List of "You know, for kids!" Moments - Brainstorming

[Conspirapon3 4]

I need a list of every "You know, for kids!" moment that you guys can think of. If you don't know what I mean- it's a moment that is rather intense, edgy, or just unfitting for a "kids" show. Such as Sombra enslaving Crystal ponies. 

 

Go Go Go

[Jeremiah 1,586]

Well would Discord be considered an 'anarchist' ?

[honk friend 1,987]

What? This show is for kids????

[CookieK 74]

Fluttershy in putting your hoof down and Twilight in Lesson zero are two big ones in my opinion. 

Edited September 18, 2015 by CookieK

[Dark Qiviut 22,583]

Applejack during "Simple Ways":

 

 

[Yufery 205]

That giant worm creature from 'Three's A Crowd' is one of the first things that come to mind. 

Edited September 19, 2015 by Yufery

[Koori 156]

From MLP? Umm...

 

I would say Rescue at Midnight Castle, but since that's G1, it doesn't count. From FiM... Lesson Zero

 

 

The entire Twilight freaking out sequence. That is definitively the most disturbing thing I've seen in the show.

 

 

The Cutie Map is close second with its...

 

 

... brainwashing and dark theme.

 

Edited September 18, 2015 by Koori

[Cleverclover 1,526]

Probably the entirety of The Cutie Map. The themes in that episode were quite beyond the realm of a kids show. 

[RivkaBobble 111]

I watched a youtube video explaining that in The Cutie Pox, three ponies in the bowling alley resembled criminals, including a child sex offender.

[cmarston1 5,963]

I would have to say that Twilight's mental breakdown in Lesson Zero and the Cutie Map come to mind when talking about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X9ZRTIAA5g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhEXlI23QR0

Edited September 18, 2015 by cmarston1

[FlitterFlutter 1,595]

Are we only talking about MLP?

[ponylaces 1,870]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iv2Ct-Xtlp0

Hurting your friend! You know, for kids!

Edited September 18, 2015 by PonyLaces

[FrozenSpark 47]

Queen Chrysalis imprisons Twilight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzgZ4YcM2w

[Conspirapon3 4]

Are we only talking about MLP?

Yesiree amigo. Working on a project thingy that relates

[Akari of Duskshire 581]

The Cutie Map.  From the very beginning, I was reminded of The Giver.

[PoisonClaw 8,173]

Lord Tirek. Just...Tirek. The guy just oozes unsettling creepiness...

[Princess Book Horse 353]

Arimaspi from "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone" and the part later in the episode when Gilda saw his rotting bones. Also, the Nightmare Angel in "Do Princess's Dream of Magic Sheep?" That thing nearly made me pee my pants.

[Yoshi89 5,293]

Discord appearing in Spike's bed. Yipe.

[Melon Blitz 423]

I thought when angel slapped fluttershy it was a bit shocking lol

[ShadOBabe 19,023]

One that really got me was the first time we see Tirek sucking out a pony's magic.

I mean seriously; an adorable, unsuspecting unicorn is confronted alone in a dark alley at night by a sinister cloaked figure, who who then basically mugs said unicorn for his magic/essence, while the unicorn's eyes gloss over and his cutie mark fades away.

 

You know... FOR KIDS!! 

Edited September 19, 2015 by ShadOBabe

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

I'm just gonna leave this here. Two years later, and I'm still pissed about this. WHY DID THEY DO THIS?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr7Luc69qTk

[PROJECT: Simon 3,955]

Lesson Zero Twilight xD T^T       

[MoltenKitten 342]

Bed eyes in every other episode

[best poni 1,521]

The cutie mark map just in general. I thought it was a dark two parter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhEXlI23QR0

[Blaze Bronson 343]

I think the "You know, for kids!" meme is stupid. It's such a desperate attempt trying to justify the content of MLP.

 

Just think about Lion King which is for all ages. Death, deceit and evil are themes, yet they are presented in a good way.
Another example people reference this meme is the "violence". Think about Tom & Jerry, a comedy purely about human like animals getting hurt.

Kids aren't fragile beings that easily breaks, they can handle complex emotions and thoughts earlier than you think, they are mostly just bad a communicating it.

 

The only thing that deserves "You know, for kids!", are references to old movies, and themes that are too complex for kids to grasp. I couldn't find any good examples of the latter in MLP.

 

I couldn't find a clip including the part where he says: "Kill him" to the hyenas. That just adds that extra little flavor of evil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiM3dv7JoYU

Edited September 19, 2015 by Blaze Bronson