Are Pinkie Pie and Applejack Related? (S4 Spoilers)

[Scootalove 10,689]

Well, they are both earth ponies and their names combined could really show them as relatives. So, anything can be possible at all.

[Lunas Husband 2,777]

Maybe, because Pinkie pie did come from a rock farm, and well Apple Jack has her farm, well the family farm that is anyway, but at the same time maybe not. Because Pinkie Pie didn't like working on the farm at all...

[pinkiefan1287 610]

Most likely not. They would have talked about this by now or something would have come up. Most likely the Apple Family is doing something and Pinkie Pie just wants to come along, because it sounds like fun. 

[A Talking Dragon 257]

Maybe, because Pinkie pie did come from a rock farm, and well Apple Jack has her farm, well the family farm that is anyway, but at the same time maybe not. Because Pinkie Pie didn't like working on the farm at all...

 

^ Remember, Applejack wasn't exactly content with her life on the farm before, too.

 

The rock farm may not be for her, but remember that Pinkie did help Big Mac fix a bridge before. Also, she helped AJ with Applebucking, twice, and painted the broad side of barn, and helped the Apple family with the barn raising.

[RrVPfX9cPtw59FpC 1,304]

It would definetely be interesting if there were some sort of link between most of the mane characters, but if they were going to make an episode where we find out that the two are related, I would think that the ancestor would have to be alive, and it would make sense if it was Granny Smith. Still, they had a family reunion in one episode, and Pinkie Pie wasn't there.

[clueless 0]

im not sure if this was said but what if pinkie pie's family was the that cleared the field were sweet apple acres is built upon now.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Applejack seems to have more family members than a beach has grains of sand, so considering that they're both Earth Ponies whose families work in some kind of farming business, there's a good chance on that alone.

 

The fact that Pinkie is on a road trip that seems to be exclusively Apple Family, and that when Granny Smith sings "You're always welcome with your Apple kin!", the camera zooms in on Pinkie Pie and she suddenly looks very happy only seems to make it more likely.

 

I have a crappy track record with predicting things, but I'm going to say that my hunch is that they're related.

[DarligPegasi 315]

I don't think they're related, I think they were just explaining their family history too Pinkie because at some point she starts singing and paraphrasing everything they said, but she doesn't say 'we' she says 'you'.

 

Also come on...Pinkie Pie's a little tag along. So she probably just hitched a ride, or begged AJ to take her or something.

[Misterian 118]

Well, we know that one of the Season 4 episodes spotlights Pinkie Pie's family back on the Rock Farm and her relationship with them, so maybe Pinkie tagging along with the Apple Family on this apparent road trip they're having might have something to do with it.

[Dsanders 5,747]

Of course, there is also the crazier possibility: that Pinkie and Big Mac are going to get married.

That picture's so adorable :3

 

She ain't getting married to nopony except me. 

 

 

Anyways, I don't think she's related. Like with what most have already stated, I'm certain she's just an honorary family member. She's pink, with cotton candy hair. Applejacks orange and blonde. It doesn't make sense to infer that they are biologically related. There's way too much diversity between them. They have to at least have some physical similarities. 

 

If they were to actually be related...then the family ancestry would have to go back to before the first Hearths Warming Eve for me to buy into the fact that they have any slight biological relation.

 

I think she's just with them to help out the Apple Family.

Edited August 10, 2013 by Sanderspie

[techno915 408]

i noticed that in the video as well. but here are what made me question the theory:

 

1. pinkie pie = rock farm. apple jack = apple orchard. i don't think those two are very similar. it's mining and farming, basically.

2. this was a minor flaw i found, but still. so, most of the apple family has variants of orange, red, green, and yellow hues for the mane and body. the pie family was more like a grayscale color scheme with a hint of color in some of them. true, we haven't seen many pies but we've seen many apples. but i still find this to be a minor argument against this theory.

3. if pinkie pie was an apple family member, shouldn't she have been attending either of the family reunions? (the pilot episode and the one that apple jack took charge of)

 

so yeah, this is my reasoning behind it. another thing that is just personal preference kinda is that if there were sisters in the mane 6, unless they were polar opposites, i wouldn't really find it fitting. yeah, one's a party animal and the other is a hard worker, but those aren't as polar of qualities compared to pinkie and fluttershy. right now, i just want to see the reasoning behind her being in the song in the episode that is being previewed. maybe she was just there to help a hand and just decided to join in? and another thing. in the cider episode, the mane 6 were considered honorary family members. (i think that's the right wording) this might explain a bit why she is there, but we won't really know for sure until the episode airs.

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

Applejack seems to have more family members than a beach has grains of sand, so considering that they're both Earth Ponies whose families work in some kind of farming business, there's a good chance on that alone.

 

The fact that Pinkie is on a road trip that seems to be exclusively Apple Family, and that when Granny Smith sings "You're always welcome with your Apple kin!", the camera zooms in on Pinkie Pie and she suddenly looks very happy only seems to make it more likely.

 

I have a crappy track record with predicting things, but I'm going to say that my hunch is that they're related.

I also think that there is a little more to that song than Pinkie simply tagging along with them for kicks. Something about the way they seem to be singing it for her, like they're welcoming her to the family, and that she joins in later, gives me that impression. A song that good wouldn't happen just for the heck of it.

 

And I think it would be awesome if Applejack and Pinkie were related, because both ponies have kind of been hurting for development as of late. It could really change the dynamic between them and bring a new element (lowercase) to the show. I'm looking forward to this episode more than any of the others. 

Edited August 12, 2013 by TailsIsNotAlone

[Broseph 215]

--Possible spoilers, idk--

This is just a headcannon, so it most likely won't be correct but hey.

I don't think they're related, but I think this song is part of an episode that Meghan McCarthy mentioned in which Pinkie Pie "meets her match" in terms of partying.
So maybe Pinkie Pie gives up on being a party animal and decides to take up a life of work, and goes to her friend Applejack to pursue that idea, the Apples accept her and then sing this song.

 

 

Or y'know, Pinkie Pie and Big Mac are gettin' hitched

[Zygen 6,066]

Its a possible theory i suppose, but i think that its more of a thing where Pinkie is having some type of family issues and applejack decides to include pinkie for a trip or whatever.

 

But its all possible, its just a bit of a strange thing i think. idk.

 

If they're related i think it'd be a pretty distant relative.

 

Because otherwise they'd have been friends or something long before Twilight, and it'd be mentioned before i'd imagine.

 

Anythings possible, its just a bit to much speculation.

[Homura Akemi 974]

I read somewhere about the episode about Pinkie Pie temporarily trading her sweet-loving occupation to be on the Apple Farm or something like that. :/ However, Pinkie and Applejack have both been on farms at one point of their lives, even if they were two completely different types of farms.

Edited August 12, 2013 by Dismajo

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

I think it's more relation to Pinkie Pie's thoughts about her old family. Before she became part of the Cake's family she left her old family and after not seeing them for so long makes her depressed. So Applejack and her family try to cheer her up by making her feel like she's part of their family.

 

I personally don't think they are related but I won't turn down any speculation on the theory that they might be long distant cousins or something.

[Derpy Azusa 272]

Its possible that they are related I don't think they are but it would be cool if some how they were related. I can't wait to see this episode the song is so catchy

[Scootadress 361]

They did mention about the family returning from the rock farm to meet her again, perhaps they are doing this as a way to cheer her up after her parents/siblings 'abandoned' her and are doing something maybe back from the farm. Its quite possible since we all know only one part of the whole story of her cutie mark.

[CandyRush 75]

Hmm, ya know, one of brony spectalators said the episode will be about Pinkie's family. But, Pinkie could be related to the Apples. Both ideas could make sense.

Edited August 15, 2013 by ZoeyandNicole

[Buttonmash1973 1,026]

Applejack knew Pinkie Pie's sense in Feeling Pinkie Keen. What Season Four are needing is more episodes with Applejack and Pinkie Pie together like in Applebuck Season.

[Pinkieparty 15]

There's been alot of hype regarding the teaser animatics for season 4 of the song with the apple family an pinkie pie with them as they travel.

I've listened to the song and caught a line from Granny Smith singing "your always welcome if your apple kin" so I beleive this is proof that pinkie pie must be related to the apple family in some way, so I rescind earlier comments on other threads stating otherwise. Anyone else find anything different to prove me wrong? Again this is just my theory.

[Vinyl Scratch (Filly)™ 936]

Eeehhh, I wouldn't go as far as to say she's related to the Apple family. I reckon she would be referring to honorary members too, I guess that may be my own take on it. But hey, who knows? We'll just have to wait and see, eh?

[MichaelxXxTrixie 433]

I am anticipating some massive rage when we find out why she's actually with them and it's some dumb reason, but that's just the worst case scenario.

 

I personally agree to an extent, she might have something to do with there family and not necessarily be apart of there family.

[Pinkieparty 15]

Eeehhh, I wouldn't go as far as to say she's related to the Apple family. I reckon she would be referring to honorary members too, I guess that may be my own take on it. But hey, who knows? We'll just have to wait and see, eh?

What about the first line in the songs from applejack" we've traveled the road of generations, linked by a common bond." That has to mean something if it doesn't reinforce my theory, road of generations=family tree perhaps?, linked by a common bond is a little harder because I can't say for sure what the bond could possibly be in my family tree theory, but I'd say it helps a little? Yes/no?

[Blue Moon 6,341]

I'm not sure, but this actually doesn't seem that unlikely. Pinkie Pie came from a family of farmers as well as Applejack, so they may be related in some way. It's also possible that in that episode, Pinkie Pie starts noticing how Applejack's family cares for each other, and wants to experience that herself as she hasn't been shown to be in contact with her own family. It could be a temporary adoption kind of thing. I don't know.