Curious tin lunch box - Mane Six (except Fluttershy) have dismayed/confused look

[Music Chart Fan 819]

I saw this tin lunch box recently, and I thought the design is a little curious. I'm not sure how long it's been on the market.

 

 

Does anyone have any idea why the front of the box has Fluttershy front and center smiling while the rest of the Mane Six are in a circle behind her with dismayed/confused looks on their faces? What is the marketing strategy behind this design? Has anyone else seen it? Post here if you know anything about it or have any theories about it.

[TotalNeon 72]

That's kinda creepy :| like a piece of haunted MLP merchandise that was sold on Ebay for next to nothing, then the guy that bought it gets visited by smiley Fluttershy there who makes him insane. I don't trust it.

[Celtore 2,770]

Hah! That's actually pretty funny. I could post a few captions for that picture, but I'm above such rude behaviour.

 

*sips tea*

 

I can't really think of any genuine reasons though, it really is kind of an odd design choice... Maybe they didn't think the design over too much?

Edited August 9, 2013 by Celtore

[techno915 408]

i believe it is aluding to the Dragonshy episode, where the rest of the mane 6 is trying to convince fluttershy to enter the dragon's cave.

[Music Chart Fan 819]

i believe it is aluding to the Dragonshy episode, where the rest of the mane 6 is trying to convince fluttershy to enter the dragon's cave.

 

Upon investigation, this looks to be partially correct. The shot with Fluttershy front and center and the rest of the Mane Six around her is from "Dragonshy" (Season 1, Episode 7), as seen below.  

 

 

However, during that segment in the episode (approximately 13:34 - 13:39), I don't think we ever see Fluttershy smiling, and Rainbow Dash has an angry face, so it seems that both Rainbow Dash's and Fluttershy's facial expressions were changed for the picture on the lunch box.

 

It's still a bit of a mystery to me why this shot from this episode, with the alterations to Fluttershy's and Rainbow Dash's facial expressions, was chosen to be the large picture on the side of a lunch box.

[techno915 408]

@@Music Chart Fan, yeah, i did realize the whole face change thing, but i still like it that way. then again, i like it almost every time whenever fluttershy is smiling. 

[Flutter's lover <3 8,210]

I bought one of these and didn't really notice it till later...but it is a rather odd design....but still looks pretty cool. At least Fluttershy is smiling.

 

I also noticed they changed Dashie's Expression as well.

Edited August 10, 2013 by Flutter Dash