My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (TV Series)

Putting Your Hoof Down (2012)

Andrea Libman: Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Turf

Quotes 

• Fluttershy : Okay, I feel good. I feel ready to "attack the day", as Iron Will says.

  [outside, her gardener is watering her plants, rather, drowning them in a puddle of water] 

  Mr. Greenhooves : [humming] 

  Fluttershy : Excuse me, Mr. Greenhooves, but I-I think you might be over-watering my petunias...

  Mr. Greenhooves : [chuckles] 

  Fluttershy : ...again...

  Mr. Greenhooves : Let the professional handle it.

  [humming] 

  Fluttershy : [she turns to go, dejected at first, but then turns around with a new purpose and says to herself]  "Treat me like a pushover, and you'll get the once over."

  [she steps on the hose, stopping the water, and Mr. Greenhooves looks at the hose nozzle in confusion] 

  Mr. Greenhooves : Hm? Hmm...

  [Fluttershy takes her foot off the hose and the water hits him in the face in one blast, causing Mr. Greenhooves to cough and sputter] 

  Mr. Greenhooves : Well, perhaps that *is* enough water.

  Fluttershy : Thank you.

  [she walks away, then giggles excitedly to herself] 

  Fluttershy : I can't believe it worked!

• Fluttershy : Dear Princess Celestia, sometimes it can be hard for a shy pony like me to stand up for myself, and when I first tried it, I didn't like the pony I became. But I've learned that standing up for yourself isn't the same as changing who you are. Now I know how to put my hoof down without being unpleasant, or mean.

• Iron Will : Now, to demonstrate that Iron Will's techniques will work for anypony, I'm gonna need a volunteer.

  [one of his goat assistants picks out Fluttershy] 

  Iron Will : You, in the back row!

  Fluttershy : Who, me?

  Iron Will : Yes, you! Iron Will wants you onstage!

  Fluttershy : [gulps]  Uh, well...

  Iron Will : Now!

  Fluttershy : [whispering]  Okay.

  Iron Will : [she starts to trot onstage, only to be stopped by another one of Iron Will's goats]  Whoaa! He's blocking your path. What are you gonna do about it?

  Fluttershy : Um, politely walk around him?

  Iron Will : No.

  Fluttershy : Gingerly tip-toe around him?

  Iron Will : No!

  Fluttershy : Go back home and try again tomorrow?

  Iron Will : *No*! "When somepony tries to block, show them that you *rock*!"

  Fluttershy : Oh! Sorry.

  Iron Will : Don't be sorry! Be assertive! "Never apologize, when you can criticize."

  [clears throat, he yells at his assistant as an example] 

  Iron Will : Why don't you watch where you're going?

  [calmly, to Fluttershy] 

  Iron Will : Now, you try.

  Fluttershy : [to the goat]  Uh... next time, get out of the way before... I bump into you, 'cause... I totally won't be sorry when I do!

  Iron Will : [Iron Will sees bits/coins in his eyes]  You see my friends? If my techniques can work for this shy, little pony, then they can work for anypony!

  [crowd cheers] 

• Cherry Berry : [Cherry Berry and Bon Bon are stopped on a small bridge, wearing harnesses attached to large carts of garbage]  Showpony business is tough.

  Bon Bon : Go ahead, try one of your jokes out on me, I laugh at everything.

  Cherry Berry : Okay, okay, okay. A donkey and a mule are stuck on a desert island...

  Fluttershy : [clears throat]  Excuse me? Would you mind moving your carts so I can pass?

  Cherry Berry : Yeah yeah, in a minute, I just wanna finish up this story. And so the donkey says to the mule...

  Fluttershy : A-hemmmm, can you move, you're blocking my path.

  Cherry Berry : Yeah yeah, in a minute! So the donkey says to the mule...

  [fades under] 

  Fluttershy : "When somepony tries to block, show them that you rock!"

  Cherry Berry : [Fluttershy gets behind the wagons and bucks them upwards with her back legs, sending the garbage falling down on Cherry Berry and Bon Bon]  ... and the mule says-

  [splat] 

  Cherry Berry : Ugh, easy does it, lady. We're moving, okay?

  Fluttershy : Good!

• Pinkie Pie : [serving a line of customers at Sugarcube Corner with Rarity]  Who's next, please, and what can I get for you today?

  Fluttershy : [Fluttershy walks up to the back of the line, behind Daisy, only to be rudely cut in front of by Linky]  What do you think you're doing? Didn't you see me?

  Linky Shoeshine : [dismissively]  Uh, I guess maybe.

  Fluttershy : "Maybe"? "Maybes are for babies!"

  [she growls, hits Linky, spins her around, and yells in her face] 

  Fluttershy : Now go to the back of the line where you belong!

  [Linky does so, and the other ponies who were in front of her also back up outside the door out of fear] 

• Stallion Tourist : Excuse me, do you know how to get to the Ponyville tower?

  Fluttershy : [with a letter in her mouth, Fluttershy begins to speak, muffled]  Sure, you just...

  [the letter she was holding falls into a puddle; she gasps] 

  Stallion Tourist : Oh, that's a shame.

  [in the distance, Pinkie Pie and Rarity start walking in their direction] 

  Fluttershy : [growls]  "You make me lose, I blow my fuse!"

  [she grabs the tourist by his camera strap and tosses him in the other direction] 

  Stallion Tourist : [his camera hits the bell of a clock tower, and he lands in a haystack]  Hey!

• Rarity : Fluttershy! What *are* you doing? That's no way to behave!

  Fluttershy : Didn't you see what he did to new Fluttershy? And he thought new Fluttershy was a pushover!

  Rarity : No sweetie, he didn't. We saw the whole thing. We think that you've taken your assertiveness training a little too far.

  Fluttershy : *What*? You just want *new* Fluttershy to be a *doormat* like *old* Fluttershy! But old Fluttershy is *gone*!

  Pinkie Pie : New Fluttershy...? Old Fluttershy...?

  Rarity : What happened to *nice* Fluttershy? We want *that* Fluttershy back.

  Fluttershy : [Fluttershy begins to fly circles around Pinkie Pie and Rarity]  No, you want *wimp* Fluttershy. You want *pushover* Fluttershy. You want do-anything-to-her-and-she-won't-complain Fluttershy!

  [while she circles them, Pinkie twists her neck around to follow her] 

  Pinkie Pie : [unwinding her neck and feeling dizzy]  Nyaaaaah! Too many Fluttershies to keep track of! Make it stop!

  Fluttershy : Things getting too complicated for your simple little brain, Pinkie Pie?

  [Fluttershy pushes Pinkie by the head and knocks her into Rarity's 'arms'] 

  Rarity : Now, stop right there! Let's not let things descend into petty insults!

  Fluttershy : [still hovering above them, stationary]  Why not? I thought "petty" was what you're all about, Rarity. With your 'petty' concerns about fashion.

  Rarity : [gasps] 

  Pinkie Pie : [zips over]  Hey, leave her alone! Fashion is her passion!

  [she stands up and makes hip-swaying motions] 

  Fluttershy : Oh, and what are you passionate about? Birthday cake? *Party hats*? I can't believe that the two most frivolous ponies in Ponyville are trying to tell *new* Fluttershy how to live her life when they are throwing their own lives away on pointless pursuits that *nopony else gives a flying feather about*!

  [Pinkie Pie and Rarity are on the verge of tears now] 

  Pinkie Pie : Looks like *nasty* Fluttershy is here to stay!

  Rarity : I cannot believe what that monster Iron Will has done to you!

  Rarity , Pinkie Pie : [they run away crying] 

  Fluttershy : Iron Will's not a monster, *HE'S A MINOTAUR*!

  [she lands on the ground at the base of a puddle, and growls at her reflection. Suddenly, she sees how mean she has become and whimpers] 

  Fluttershy : ... I'm the monster.

• Turf : [talking with another teenage pony, suddenly cutting in front of Fluttershy in line for asparagus]  ... like, oh well.

  Fluttershy : Hey!

  Turf : Would you mind moving back? You're in my personal space.

  Fluttershy : But...

  Surf : Seriously, do you need your asparagus so badly? Get a life.

  Fluttershy : [backing away]  Oh, okay. There's no rush.

  Rarity : [behind Fluttershy as she backs up]  Fluttershy, you mustn't let them treat you that way.

  Fluttershy : Oh, it-it's really no big deal...

  Pinkie Pie : It's bigger than big, it's double big, you are a pony with a *problem*.

  Fluttershy : What problem?

  [to demonstrate, Pinkie places Fluttershy in front of her, then quickly zips past her, causing Fluttershy to spin around and fall down] 

  Fluttershy : Oh, go right ahead Pinkie Pie, you first.

  Pinkie Pie : Right there! *That's* the problem.

  Rarity : You've got to stop being such a doormat.

  Fluttershy : A doormat?

  Rarity : A pushover, darling. You've got to stand up for yourself, promise us.

  Fluttershy : Oh, okay. I promise.

  [sees some asparagus for sale] 

  Fluttershy : Oh! Good!

• Iron Will : [looking at the screen with a thumbs-up]  Iron Will's my name, training ponies is my game.

  Rarity : [Pinkie Pie and Rarity stare back at us, puzzled. Then they turn back and address Iron Will]  What a darling little catchphrase.

  Iron Will : Your friend Fluttershy *loved* Iron Will's catchphrases. Word on the street is that she doesn't take no guff from nopony! So, Iron Will is here to collect Iron Will's fee.

  Pinkie Pie : Fluttershy is in no shape to deal with *that* creep!

  Rarity : [gasps; starts running after him as he walks]  I'm sure a big, brave, powerful and rich monster- I mean, minotaur, like you, doesn't need that money right away. You can afford to come back later.

  Iron Will : Are you kidding? Fluttershy is overdue as it is. Iron Will collects *now*.

• Iron Will : [Pinkie Pie has suggested Iron Will give them some time to "track down" Fluttershy]  Iron Will does have some grocery shopping to do. Iron Will will come back this afternoon.

  [he gets out a small list and a basket and starts walking away] 

  Pinkie Pie : But that's only half a day. We need one full day at least.

  Iron Will : [stops walking]  Iron Will will delay for half a day and no longer!

  Pinkie Pie : A full day!

  Iron Will : Half day!

  Pinkie Pie : Full day!

  Iron Will : [making an actiony arm motion]  Half day!

  Pinkie Pie : [imitating him]  Half day!

  Iron Will : [bends down and yells in Pinkie's face]  Full day!

  Pinkie Pie : [stretches her neck like a giraffe to Iron Will's eye level and then snaps the rest of her body up to that height]  We need half a day and no more!

  Iron Will : [grabs her by the tail]  Well you'll get a full day and no less!

  Pinkie Pie : [walks away from him on air while still being held by her tail]  Okie dokie. See you tomorrow.

  [Iron Will pulls her down to the ground and looks confused] 

  Iron Will : Wait, what?

  [from inside her house, Fluttershy sneezes] 

  Iron Will : Huh. Sounds like the search won't be necessary. Iron Will collects *now*.

  [he goes up to Fluttershy's door] 

  Pinkie Pie : But we had an agreement! You gotta come back tomorrow!

  Iron Will : "When somepony tries to block, show them that you rock!"

  [he tosses Pinkie over the fence and a small cliff into a shallow, muddy brook next to Fluttershy's house] 

• Iron Will : [stretching up against Fluttershy's fence like a pro wrestler at the edge/rope of a wrestling ring]  Ohhh, I'd hate to be you right now, because Iron Will is gonna to rain down a world of hurt unless Iron Will gets his money *pronto*!

  [snorts on top of her] 

  Fluttershy : [calmly]  As I recall, during your workshop you promised one hundred percent satisfaction guaranteed, or you pay nothing. Well, I'm not satisfied.

  Iron Will : What do you mean you're not satisfied? Everypony has always been satisfied!

  Fluttershy : Well I guess I'm the first then. But since I'm not satisfied, I refuse to pay. It's as simple as that.

  [Pinkie's mouth drops open, Rarity closes it, Iron and his goat assistants quickly go into a quiet huddle] 

  Iron Will : Ohh, are you... sure you're not just a little bit satisfied? B-because maybe... we could, cut a deal, I-I mean, we're both reasonable creatures, aren't we?

  Fluttershy : I'm sorry, but no means no.

  Iron Will : No means no, huh? Nopony's ever said that to me before. Huh... I gotta remember that one. That's a good catchphrase for my next workshop.

  [he leaves with his assistants] 

• Pinkie Pie : [Pinkie and Rarity gallop up to Fluttershy]  You were amazing, Fluttershy!

  [they hug her] 

  Pinkie Pie : You totally stood up to that monster!

  Rarity : In fact, you didn't change at all! You were the same old Fluttershy that we've always loved!

  Pinkie Pie : The one we missed!

  Fluttershy : Don't worry, old Fluttershy's back for good. I'm sorry I took the whole assertiveness thing too far. Friends?

  [she gets a pair of teary smiles] 

  Rarity , Pinkie Pie : Friends.

  Fluttershy , Rarity , Pinkie Pie : [laughing]