Did any of the other mane ponies know Bright Mac and Pear Butter/Buttercup?

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With the obvious exception of Twilight, who only moved to Ponyville a few years ago, if that in universe, the rest of the mane six have seemingly lived in Ponyville since early foalhood. In that case, what are the odds that Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy knew Bright Mac and Pear Butter/Buttercup before their deaths?

[BastementSparkle 20,335]

Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Pinkie all moved to Ponyville a bit later. Pinkie was seemingly still a young filly when that happened so she might have met or seen them once or twice, but we don't know what age Dash and Shy were when they moved, so they could have been older. Rarity's lived there her whole life so again, I think it's possible she might have seen or talked with them a few times, Ponyville seems to be a pretty friendly and close-knit town for the most part.

Edited June 30, 2017 by RareBase

[Jeric 46,884]

17 minutes ago, ggg-2 said:

With the obvious exception of Twilight, who only moved to Ponyville a few years ago, if that in universe, the rest of the mane six have seemingly lived in Ponyville since early foalhood. In that case, what are the odds that Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy knew Bright Mac and Pear Butter/Buttercup before their deaths?

Rainbow Dash would likely not know they since she hadn't been in Ponyville long enough by the start of the show (Pinkie Pride and the absence of any Filly flashbacks in Ponyville). Fluttershy ... I'm racking my brain, but can't remember if they gave clues to when she arrived. 

Pinkie appears to have moved to Ponyville at a young enough age according to flashbacks, and with her connection to Mr. and Mrs. Cake she may have known them simply through working with the Cakes. This assumed they were married at the time and also that Pinkie started working for them early on. 

Rarity would more than likely have known of them. She didn't exactly have the best opinion of AJ from the onset of the show, so I am guessing she wasn't close to that family at all. That said, with then helping to run the only apple orchard in the area, hard to not have some familiarity. 

[Brainstorm 4,123]

Well, I would say, Applejack, Big Mac, and Applebloom of course, but, I would say PinkiePie, and Fluttershy might also have known them.

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Pinkie Pie may of known about Bright Mac and Pear Butter best because she keeps a record of everpony in Ponyville for their birthday parties. This probably includes old records too, dating to when Mr. and Mrs. Cake opens Sugarcube corner. She would had been fairly young since moving away from the rock farm and Mrs. Cake showing the files and introducing Pinkie Pie to all the residents as a way to grow accustomed towards everypony. 

Fluttershy living in a cottage near the Everfree forest may of bring her close to the local Earth pony families, which probably includes the Apples. She may of moved to her cottage later in life after living in Cloudsdale and that property may of been built buy the Earth ponies. Figuring out, she thanked them and eventually she got to know some of them, which probably included the Apples. 

Rarity since originating in Ponyville might give her know-how about some of the Ponyville residents. As a boutique owner, she may of opened her store when the Apple Parents were still here and the possibility of them meeting or buying something from her is likely. 

Rainbow is least likely to know the them and that whether depends on whenever she goes down to Ponyville from Cloudsdale. As a casual visitor she may of overheard about the Apple Parents.

For a small town like Ponyville, the close relation between businesses and families are intertwined and the locals knew all of each other closely so the possibility that everpony knows are high. 

[Hierok 11,833]

5 hours ago, ggg-2 said:

With the obvious exception of Twilight, who only moved to Ponyville a few years ago, if that in universe, the rest of the mane six have seemingly lived in Ponyville since early foalhood. In that case, what are the odds that Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy knew Bright Mac and Pear Butter/Buttercup before their deaths?

I think Bright Mac and Pear Butter died when AJ was 12 years old or something like that. I am ordering them in age (young to old).

• Pinkie - She moved to ponyville on an older age. I think she would stay with her parents till she was an young adult. So she haven't met Apple Jacks parents, also her family.
• Rainbow - She could have met them, but I think she was to busy to talk to them, or she just wasn't interrested in them.
• Rarity - I think Rarity had met them, because she lived in ponyville before their death and I suppose she likes to talk often to the townsfolk.
• Fluttershy - She is really shy and I don't think she could talk to strangers.