Changes: The Last Laugh

Revision as of 09:28, 25 September 2020

The Last Laugh is the 14th Season 9 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Synopsis

When Pinkie Pie seeks help from her old friend, the super-silly Cheese Sandwich, in finding her life's purpose, she discovers the unimaginable has happened.

Production timeline

September 5, 2017	An episode titled "That's a Laugh", in which Cheese Sandwich was to return, began development on this date. Listed as #914.
November 10, 2017	Episode retitled "Pinkie and the Chicken Factory" and moved up to #907. It was pushed back to #914 a week later. Premise written by Michael P. and Wil Fox.
February 5, 2018	Outline written.
March 2, 2018	First draft of the script written.
March 16, 2018	Second draft of the script written.
April 2, 2018	Final draft written.
April 19, 2018	Lyrics for "The Last Laugh" song written.
April 27–May 9, 2018	Voice recording in session.
May 7, 2018	Full demo for "The Last Laugh" song composed and performed.
June 25, 2018	The last of Cheese Sandwich's lines were recorded.
June 27–July 12, 2018	Final unmixed version of "The Last Laugh" song composed and performed.
August 23, 2018	Animatic submitted for review.
January 17, 2019	Client cut submitted for review.
February 21, 2019	Musical score added.
February 26–27, 2019	Final mix of "Lotta Little Things" composed and performed.
March 12, 2019	Final revisions made for the episode.

Characters

Main characters
Pinkie Pie			Cheese Sandwich
Other characters
Twilight Sparkle	Fluttershy	Rainbow Dash	Rarity	Applejack	Spike

Home media

This episode is only available on digital platforms due to Shout! Factory's 10-year licensing rights having been expired as of 2019.

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 ==Synopsis==
 When Pinkie Pie seeks help from her old friend, the super-silly Cheese Sandwich, in finding her life's purpose, she discovers the unimaginable has happened.
-==Production==
+==Production timeline==
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
-The first set of springboards for Season 9 were written on September 5, [[2017]]. Listed as #14 in the episode order was "That's a Laugh", in which Cheese Sandwich was to return in this episode.
+| width=20%|'''September 5, [[2017]]'''
+|An episode titled "That's a Laugh", in which Cheese Sandwich was to return, began development on this date. Listed as #914.
-On November 10, 2017, the episode had an alternate title of "Pinkie and the Chicken Factory", and moved up to #7. It went back down to #14 and was officially titled "Last Laugh" on February 5, [[2018]], when Mike & Wil Fox wrote the full outline.
+|-
+| width=20%|'''November 10, 2017'''
+|Episode retitled "Pinkie and the Chicken Factory" and moved up to #907. It was pushed back to #914 a week later. Premise written by Michael P. and Wil Fox.
+|-
+| width=20%|'''February 5, [[2018]]'''
+|Outline written.
+|-
+|'''March 2, 2018'''
+|First draft of the script written.
+|-
+|'''March 16, 2018'''
+|Second draft of the script written.
+|-
+|'''April 2, 2018'''
+|Final draft written.
+|-
+|'''April 19, 2018'''
+|Lyrics for "The Last Laugh" song written.
+|-
+|'''April 27–May 9, 2018'''
+|Voice recording in session.
+|-
+|'''May 7, 2018'''
+|Full demo for "The Last Laugh" song composed and performed.
+|-
+|'''June 25, 2018'''
+|The last of Cheese Sandwich's lines were recorded.
+|-
+|'''June 27–July 12, 2018'''
+|Final unmixed version of "The Last Laugh" song composed and performed.
+|-
+|'''August 23, 2018'''
+|Animatic submitted for review.
+|-
+|'''January 17, 2019'''
+|Client cut submitted for review.
+|-
+|'''February 21, 2019'''
+|Musical score added.
+|-
+|'''February 26–27, 2019'''
+|Final mix of "Lotta Little Things" composed and performed.
+|-
+|'''March 12, 2019'''
+|Final revisions made for the episode.
+|}
 ==Characters==
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 | colspan=3|[[File:02 - Pinkie Pie.png|100px]]<br />[[Pinkie Pie]]
-| colspan=3|[[File:15 - Cheese Sandwich.png|100px]]<br>[[Cheese Sandwich]]
+| colspan=3|[[File:15 - Cheese Sandwich.png|100px]]<br />[[Cheese Sandwich]]
 |-
 ! colspan=6|Other characters