Just re-watching S1 and had a timing problem

[Echoax]

On the contrary. Things are much more fun if you can piece them together yourself. I've been a member of a Legend of Zelda community. Half of that website's efforts went to figuring out each game's place in the timeline. XD

I think MLP is pretty much the same.

I only really need NNM, the gala, Discord and Winter wrap up.

That's the only time my stories cross into the MLP side of the stories.

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[mike406]

well, same way baby cakes were born, and few minutes later, they were already month old.
let's just say there's bigger time gap between those episodes.

The show creators intentionally skipped forward a month because otherwise the episode would be about two newborn foals. Also known as a "flashforward".

And going with the original topic, a flashforward still could apply. We don't really know how long Twi has actually been in Ponyville. If the show creators went day by day that'd be quite boring. Clearly a scenery change was needed and that was what they went with.

Also, instead of thinking about the legitimacy, take a look at every other cartoon series or movie and you'll realize this is an extremely popular story telling tactic.

[Yamiookami]

They weren't a couple months old... they're ponies. Horses can walk after a couple hours. ;)

Except that Pinkie sang a song all about them being a month old.

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[Genesis890]

Also, we need to take in to account the train.

[Yetione]

They weren't a couple months old... they're ponies. Horses can walk after a couple hours. ;)

in episode, pinkie pie celebrated their 1 month old birthday.
therefore, one month passed in couple minutes.

[SnugglePounce]

Okay, I have been out-bronied... :) I have only seen all the episodes once and a few of Season 1 a second time.

[mike406]

in episode, pinkie pie celebrated their 1 month old birthday.
therefore, one month passed in couple minutes.

And by what evidence do the ponies in MLP grow like actual horses? It's most realistic to assume they grow at a similar rate to humans.

[ShakedUnicorn]

Perheaps nothing much happened during the spring and summer, so right to fall for a good story~

[Snow]

Or maybe the cameras they used to film it can't send their feed in Spring and Summer, hence the gap.

[Nightfire]

I don't over think when it comes to a cartoon, but it does leave some interesting background information like the Ed Edd and Eddy Purgatory. I don't think the creators thought about this and just put the episodes in a order that's somewhat follows the seasons.