Why haven't Applejack's parents been shown?

[Guest 3p1c d3m0n]

Considering that Applejack lives on a familyfarm, why haven't Applejack's parents been shown? Did they Die?

[Finesthour 7,284]

Because she is obviously an orphan.

 

She lives with her grandmother.

[Twi Rubix 726]

All we know is that she has:

 

A grandmother

A Brother

An aunt

And an Uncle.

[L-PinkVsD-Pink327 177]

All we know is that she has:

 

A grandmother

A Brother

An aunt

And an Uncle.

 

And not in any way, shape, or form a sister.

[Nah 3,181]

No idea

[I used to be a stranger 7,989]

This will probably be indicated in the future, alongside similar veins to the fact that Rainbow Dash has no observed or indicated nuclear or biological family.

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Perhaps they don't live with Applejack and have a different farm in another area of Equestria? Or perhaps they decided to skip out on the farming because that wasn't their special talents, and live in a more citylike place like Manehattan. I don't really think they're dead though.

[Lyra Heartstrings1 53]

She lives with her grandmother.

 

So, like finethour said, she's a orphan.

Edited December 27, 2011 by Lyra Heartstrings

[Flow 1,619]

I'm not so sure, but yeah I've noticed that as well

[Twi Rubix 726]

And not in any way, shape, or form a sister.

 

Oh, right. I forgot Apple Bloom.

[ScottishUnicorn 284]

Yeah I'm gonna have to go with the idea that Applejack is an orphan, I guess it makes sense.

[Vinyl Scratch 260]

The only potential appearance was that Equestrian Gothic picture from "The Cutie Pox." Could just be a picture, though. Maybe Applejack running away in "The Last Roundup" is connected to her parents visiting.

[Knight Shadrahk 158]

Maybe they abandoned her, and Granny Smith found her and raised her as her own.

[83awsm 234]

I was JUST considering this same question... I started to ask myself the question I saw when applejack's reflection on her past in the CMChronicles. We see the flashback of her as a filly, leaving the farm with only Granny Smith and Macintosh present. The question that rose from her non-present parents for me was when did Applebloom come into the picture? and if Applejack was aodpted before applebloom, does that make them technically not biologically related?

[Spock 91]

uhh, no. they just haven't shown them, and perhaps they were on vacation when she left? I dunno but an orphan seems too serious for a show like this.

[Wonka 39]

Maybe it's just like in the case of Rarity; They're alive, but they live else were while Applejack, her brother, sister, and her grandmother lives together.

[StarGazer 129]

Maybe her mom got pregnant at a young age, dumped her, Big Mac and Applebloom off with Granny Smith "just until she could get her life together" and never returned, save for the odd Christmas visit or to stop by to say "hello" and grab Granny Smith's money.

 

That or else my vote is on them being apple business ponies who are frequently away on business trips overseas to sell apples to foreign ponies. Granny Smith watched the kids while mom and dad were away and since she's getting old, she turned over running of the farm to Applejack and Big Macintosh. Apple Bloom doesn't yet know it but she will one day be the overseas sales rep for Sweet Apple Acres.

 

Those are just my theories but I think it make sense as far as Applejack's take charge, responsible, motherly attitude

[I used to be a stranger 7,989]

Those are just my theories but I think it make sense as far as Applejack's take charge, responsible, motherly attitude

 

That and Big Macintosh seems like a good brother/father figure, albeit a little aloof. Edited December 28, 2011 by Blue

[pondus30 152]

Because thats the way Lauren Faust wants it

[Marshmallow 1,134]

From Lauren Faust's FAQ on Deviantart.

 

"Where are Applejack's parents?

 

To put it bluntly, we just never figured it out. I just liked the feeling of them living with their Granny, but keeping the family dynamic tight and small. To be honest, I would like to simply say that they passed away somehow, but it's justit would have likely been deemed too sad for a kids' show and I don't think it would have ever been approved. There was brief discussion of them being traveling salesponies or explorers, but since we never needed the information in an episode, nothing was ever made official. So it will have to remain a mystery until someone decides to define it."

Edited December 28, 2011 by Marshmallow

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

I like the explorer angle. Maybe mom and dad are trekking across Equestria, planting apple seeds wherever they go!

[Riverleaf Breeze 47]

Was there any sign of the parents at the reunion at Sweet Apple Acres,,during season 1 episode one?

[StarGazer 129]

I like the explorer angle. Maybe mom and dad are trekking across Equestria, planting apple seeds wherever they go!

 

And the dad could be named Johnny and the mom Appleseed

I like the idea of them being explorers too.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

And the dad could be named Johnny and the mom Appleseed

I like the idea of them being explorers too.

 

Perfect names for them!

[Shankveld 4,945]

I assume they are dead, since she and her siblings live with their grandparents ~