Big Mcintosh

Interesting facts
In the episode "Looks Aren't Everything," when Apple Bloom leaves Applejack on a plant, she tells her she's going to tell Big McIntosh on her, so they can consider him a father figure, since he's her older brother.

Fleet feet
Comic 9 cover
Fleetfot imagining his life with Big McIntosh, according to comic #9 of the series.
In IDW's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic comics #9, Fleetfoot can be seen falling in love with Big McIntosh after a collision, which leads to Fleetfoot imagining a lifetime with Big McIntosh.

Princess Luna
In IDW's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic comic series #10, Princess Luna can be seen kissing Big McIntosh at the end of the comic after winning a contest with her.

Singing
Big Mac has a deep, bass-like singing voice, first heard when he sings "Apples to the Core." He is also the bass singer for the Pony Tones.
Romances
Cheerilee
Comic Cover Big Mancitosh and Cheerilee
Big McIntosh and Cheerilee comic book cover
The episode "Hearts and Hooves Day" further develops the "romance" between them, although this was caused by a love potion made by the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They briefly reappear in the episode "Pets Only," walking together, and in the IDW comics, they appear together briefly in "Friendship Is Magic Series #1" in "The Return of Queen Chrysalis" and on a comic book cover. They also briefly interact with each other in "Friendship Is Magic Series #1." On May 8, 2013, the official Spanish European My Little Pony Facebook page declared Big McIntosh beloved by Cheerilee.
It's possible Cheerilee has feelings for him, since in the episode "Pony Vanilli" she fainted upon hearing Big McIntosh sing, even though it was Fluttershy who was singing.

Super Strength
Big hit
Get out of my way!!!
As seen in the episode Lesson Zero, when he takes Twilight's doll, he withstands being quickly covered by several ponies trying to take it from him, and when the mayor snatches it away, he uses some kind of movement that generates a shockwave that sends all the ponies covering him flying.
Distension!!
Also in the episode "Hearts and Hooves Day," Apple Bloom tries to stop him by grabbing his tail, with a cart full of anvils pulled by oxen, and a house, both of which are yoked to his tail, but all of this fails to hold him back for long. In the same episode, he can be seen filling a cart with hay from a huge pile, presumably to take to his farm, and he also carries two tubs full of apples on his back.

In the episode "The MMMistery on the Friendship Train," it's shown that he always helps other ponies when they need his strengths. In this case, he helps Pinkie and the Cakes carry a cake.

It is also seen in Too Many Pinkie Pies, one of them jumps on him when he is lifting the barn with his family, and he lets go of the rope he was pulling, causing the rest of the ponies to be unable to handle the weight.
Being "attacked" by a Pinkie Pie
Big and strong
Big "Strong"
In the episode "Pinkie Apple Pie," he demonstrates his strength by lifting a cabinet full of silverware with a single hoof, only to have his foot fall on his face. Later, he's the one pulling a cart full of objects with Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Granny Smith, and Apple Bloom riding on it. This episode also shows that he likes to show off his strength, as his sister asks him if the cart can handle everything, and he says yes, probably because he wants to show off by carrying as much weight as possible.

Skills
Agriculture
Big McIntosh is an exceptional farm worker due to his strength and physical stamina. He and Applejack do all the heavy labor on the farm because Granny Smith and Apple Bloom are too old and young, respectively. Farm work includes breaking apple trees, moving bales of hay, plowing the land, pulling loaded wagons, and making their famous apple cider.
Repair
Apple Bloom asks Big Mac in "Hearts and Hooves Day" to come and fix a gazebo, hoping to arrange a romantic picnic for him and Cheerilee. He arrives with a toolbox, but doesn't get a chance to work on the gazebo because there's nothing wrong with it. Big Mac helps Pinkie Pie fix the bridge in "It's About Time" as they work together to tighten the nuts along the bridge's supports. He also reinstalls the dessert car side panel on the train to Canterlot in "MMMystery on the Friendship Express," as it was necessary to remove the side panel to get the Mascarpone Meringue Madness marzipan cake on board. In "Hard to Say Anything," Big Mac makes a larger display case for Sugar Belle.

Big Mac appears in "A Horse Shoe-In" as a candidate for the position of assistant principal at Friendship School. He passes the first test, teaching a class, but fails the second test: being unable to hold a conversation with Silverstream's father, Sky Beak, during a parent-teacher conference. After a conversation with Starlight Glimmer, he gracefully withdraws from the race. In "Growing Up Is Hard to Do," Big Mac isn't feeling well, prompting Applejack to join the Cutie Mark Crusaders at the Appleloosa County Fair.
In "The Big Mac Question," Big Mac plans an elaborate surprise proposal to Sugar Belle, but Spike, Discord, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and Mrs. Cake all try to help but interfere. Ultimately, Big Mac and Sugar Belle get engaged and married at the end of the episode.
In "The Ending of the End - Part 2," Big Mac, along with his family and Sugar Belle, reunites with the other Earth ponies in Ponyville to confront Mayor Marley about the apparent battle between Earth ponies, unicorns, and Pegasi. After the Young Six reassure everyone in Equestria that their friendships matter, Big Mac joins the final battle against Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, and Cozy Glow. In "The Last Problem," he appears in flashbacks trying to help Applejack transport goods to Canterlot for Twilight's coronation. However, he accidentally gives the wrong kinds of apple products to each caterer, much to his embarrassment when he attends the coronation with his family and Sugar Belle. At the end of the episode, set in the future, it is revealed that he had a child with Sugar Belle. Big Mac also appears alongside Sugar Belle in the group shot of Applejack during "The Magic of Friendship Grows."

Ninth Season
In The Beginning of the End - Part 2, Big Mac is brainwashed by King Sombra and forced to knock down the entrance to Canterlot Castle. After the Mane Six defeat Sombra, Big Mac is freed from Sombra's mind control. In Sparkle's Seven, Big Mac appears with the rest of the Apple family in Applejack's fantasy flashback to her days as Apple Chord. In She's All Yak, he appears in the reused image from The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2 during Fit Right In. He also appears in Sweet Apple Acres, rolling a barrel when Yona and Rarity arrive, and again on the apple cider treadmill.
In "Going to Seed," Big Mac plans the family's harvesting schedule for the "Great Confluence," which keeps him up all night and forces him to go without sleep. Despite this, he helps his family as best he can, though he regularly gets caught in the traps Apple Bloom has set for the Great Seedling. Apple Bloom and Applejack later mistake the sleepwalking Big Mac for the Great Seedling, and he is once again caught in a trap.

In The Last Crusade, Big Mac appears alongside Sugar Belle during CMC Appreciation Day. His cutie mark also appears on Aunt Lofty's quilt. In 2, 4, 6, Greaaat, Big Mac helps Applejack give Rainbow Dash some hay bales to help her with the School of Friendship cheerleading squad.

The Best Gift
In the Christmas special My Little Pony Best Gift Ever, Big Mac appears celebrating Hearth Warming Eve with his family and Pinkie Pie's. During One More Day, he kisses Sugar Belle under some mistletoe. During The True Gift of Gifting, he and Sugar Belle gaze at the night sky from inside the barn at Sweet Apple Acres.

Eighth Season
Big Mac's Friendship Mirror photo reappears in School Daze - Part 2. It also appears in Fake It 'Til You Make It, as one of the potential ponies Rarity requests to run her shop in Manehattan. In Grannies Gone Wild, it briefly appears as a companion on Granny Smith and her friends' trip to Las Pegasus before Rainbow Dash takes its place.

In "The Break Up Break Down," Big Mac plans a Hearts and Hooves Day surprise for Sugar Belle, but after overhearing a conversation between her and Ms. Cake, he believes she's planning to break up with him. After feeling sorry for himself and trying to break up with Sugar Belle first, Big Mac finally realizes he misheard Sugar Belle and learns she's taking a part-time apprenticeship with Ms. Cake so they can spend more time together. Happy they're still together, Big Mac invites Sugar Belle to spend the rest of the day with him.
In "Marks for Effort," Cozy Glow does Big Mac's chores for him so he can spend time with Sugar Belle as part of his Friendship School assignment. In "Friendship University," Twilight mentions Big Mac and his family collectively when she points out to Star Swirl the Bearded that Flim and Flam tried to own Sweet Apple Acres.

In Yakity-Sax, Big Mac is about to pick apples with his family, only to get covered in applesauce when Pinkie Pie's yovidaphone causes all the apples to explode. In The Washouts, Big Mac briefly appears leaving the stadium with Sugar Belle after the Washouts' first show.

In Father Knows Beast, Big Mac brings a basket of apples for Applejack and Sludge to turn into cider on the treadmill.

Seventh Season
In "Heavenly Council, Fame and Disgrace, and A Health of Information," Big Mac appears in the opening group photo in the Twilight mirror. In "Fluttershy Leans In," Big Mac is among Fluttershy's friends who help her build her animal sanctuary.

In "Hard to Say Anything," it's revealed that Big Mac has a crush on Sugar Belle, having made several apple deliveries to her bakery in Our Town over a short period. Encouraged by the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Big Mac tries to tell Sugar Belle he likes her, but his efforts are thwarted by another stallion who also likes Sugar Belle, named Feather Bangs. After several failed attempts and increasing competition with Feather, Big Mac finally wins Sugar Belle's affection with a generous gesture, and the two begin a romantic relationship.
In The Perfect Pear, Big Mac and his sisters discover how their father, Bright Mac, and mother, Pear Butter, united despite the feud between the Apple and Pear families, and they meet their grandfather, Grand Pear, for the first time. In Fame and Misfortune, as a result of the Apple family's increased popularity, Big Mac has to carry the luggage of numerous ponies to Sweet Apple Acres.

In It Isn't the Mane Thing About You, Big Mac walks from Sweet Apple Acres with Sugar Belle.

Sixth Season
In "On Your Marks," Big Mac pulls a cart full of apples. The Cutie Mark Crusaders ask him if he needs help understanding his Cutie Mark, but he keeps insisting that he doesn't need any help.

In "No Second Prances," Starlight Glimmer uses her magic to make him uncontrollably talkative, but she sulkily agrees to change him back. He also appears during Twilight's Hearth's warm-up party at her castle in "A Hearth's Warming Tail." In Applejack's "Day Off," Applejack mentions that Big Mac is busy taking the apple harvest to market with Apple Bloom and Granny Smith. In "28 Pranks Later," Rainbow Dash plays a prank on Big Mac by dropping a large rock on his apple cart, causing it to roll downhill. Big Mac also buys Filly Guide cookies from the Cutie Mark Crusaders and pretends to be a zom-pony as part of a revenge prank on Rainbow Dash.
In Dungeons & Discords, Big McIntosh has a boys' night in with Spike and Discord and plays the role-playing game Ogres & Oubliettes with them. In the game, Big Mac's character is a level 27 Black Unicorn Knight named Sir McBiggun. In the Buckball season, he helps Applejack and Rainbow Dash's buckball team tryouts.

A flashback in Where the Apple Lies shows Big Mac as being much more talkative in the past.

In Scare Master, Big Mac and his family build a maze at Sweet Apple Acres for Nightmare Night. He's dressed as a mom during the event in an attempt to scare the guests.

In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1, Big Mac and the rest of the family supply rations for the war against the Shadow King's army. He is also seen in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2 during the segment "Friends Are Always There For You."

Fifth Season
Big Mac is mentioned by Spike in The Cutie Map - Part 1. He and Spike have plans to play fantasy hoofball.

In Bloom & Gloom, Big Mac is plowing the field while Apple Bloom screams that she has her cutie mark during her first nightmare, which frightens him a little. During Apple Bloom's third nightmare, Big Mac explains to her in full sentences the consequences of not having an apple for her cutie mark, which ends with Apple Bloom being disowned by the family. Big Mac also appears during breakfast in real life, eating pancakes with the family.

Big Mac appears in Slice of Life witnessing his sister and her friends having an argument just before a bug bear attacks the town. He also appears on a town hall balcony with the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Zecora during Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding. In Party Pooped, he appears with Apple Bloom watching Applejack and Pinkie Pie interact with Prince Rutherford outside the barn at Sweet Apple Acres.
In Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, Big McIntosh appears in Ponyville's collective dream, initially taking the form of a unicorn and then an Alicorn to fight the Tantabus.

In "The Brotherhood of the Hooves," Big Mac offers to join Apple Bloom in the Brotherhood of the Hooves, as Applejack is retiring during the event. He does so by dressing in drag and posing as Apple Bloom's cousin, Orchard Blossom.

She appears with Applejack and Granny Smith in Crusaders of the Lost Mark holding back tears of joy because Apple Bloom got her Cutie Mark.

In Hearthbreakers, Big Mac and his family spend Hearth's pre-show warm-up eve with the Pie family. Big Mac befriends Pinkie Pie's younger sister, Marble Pie, whose shyness means most of her communication is in the form of "Mm-hmm."

Fourth Season
Big Mac makes a brief appearance in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 along with his family, trying to remove the spiky vines from the Everfree Forest, only to be annoyed by the vines growing out and back into the ground as he tries to grab them with his teeth.

In "Pinkie Apple Pie," Big McIntosh travels with his family and Pinkie Pie to see Goldie Delicious, hoping to confirm whether or not Pinkie Pie is related to the Apple family. Because he didn't pack light for the trip, his car breaks down on the road, much to his sisters' frustration.

In Simple Ways, Big Mac makes a brief appearance when Rarity is chosen as the ceremonial pony for the Ponyville Days Festival and another appearance later inside the Apple Family stable.
In "Filli Vanilli," Big McIntosh is shown to be part of The Pony Tones, but he loses his voice due to an annual turkey-calling competition at Sweet Apple Acres. It's revealed that he was the champion for six years running before losing the title to a pinky cake. He lets Fluttershy sing in his place with a male voice and lip-syncs to her.

In Somepony to Watch Over Me, Big Mac talks to Applejack and Granny Smith to see if Apple Bloom is ready to stay home alone. He also takes a cart full of apple pies with Applejack to deliver them to a "far away" town.

In Leap of Faith, Big McIntosh doubts the effectiveness of the Flim Flam Miracle Healing Tonic, and shares his concerns with his sister Applejack.
In Testing Testing 1, 2, and 3, Rainbow Dash and Big McIntosh do business with Filthy Rich, who buys an apple cart from them. Later, Big McIntosh and the rest of Ponyville help Twilight teach Rainbow Dash the history of the Wonderbolts.

Big Mac makes a cameo at the end of Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2 along with several other ponies to see the newly formed Castle of Friendship.

She makes a brief appearance in one of the Foal Free Press prints in Ponyville's Fourth Estate, hiding the Smarty Pants doll she recognized in Lesson Zero, before appearing with Applejack later in the episode. The two engage in a character swap in the latter: Applejack speaks to Big McIntosh's general "eeyup" and "nope," while Big Mac scolds Apple Bloom and her friends for the trouble they caused.

He appears in MMMystery on the Friendship Express, carrying the cake for the Cake Contest to the train station. However, the cake is so heavy that even he needs the help of the Mane Six.
Third Season
In "Too Many Pinkie Pies," she appears with Applejack, Apple Fritter, and Meadow Song, raising a section of wall with rope-support equipment for the new barn until Pinkie Pie duplicates arrive and destroy the site. Shortly after, she also makes a brief appearance with Jonagold.

In Magic Duel, he appears disguised as a gender-swapped Applejack as part of Twilight's plan to steal the Alicorn Amulet from Trixie. In this appearance, Ashleigh Ball provides his voice and refers to him as "Male Applejack" in the credits.

In "Apple Family Reunion," he appears alongside the rest of his family. During the reunion, he sneaks in an apple fritter, whistling indifferently when Applejack looks at it.
He makes a brief cameo in "Keep Calm" and "Flutter On," fluttering around the flooded Sweet Apple Acres in a basket of apples, and an even briefer appearance in "Just for Sidekicks," leaving the frame with Cheerilee, a reference to Hearts and Hooves Day. He makes another brief appearance in "Magical Mystery Cure," pulling Applejack in a cart as she plants some seeds.

He works alongside his family producing cider at The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. During cider sales, he carries the heavy barrels to the stand and connects them to the tap so Apple Bloom can dispense the cider. He dismisses Flim and Flam's unfair business proposition by banging his hoof on the ground and saying, "No deal!" In the cider-making competition, he runs on a treadmill to press the apples into the cider, later with the help of Rainbow Dash.

Big McIntosh plays a significant role in "Hearts and Hooves Day." Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo attempt to concoct a love potion to make Big McIntosh fall for their teacher, Cheerilee. However, they accidentally make love with poison, which has overpowering effects. The poison eventually wears off, and Big McIntosh and Cheerilee are drawn to each other to deceive the Cutie Mark Crusaders. In this episode, he has a very extensive speaking role, though most of what he says consists of meaningless terms of endearment.
He appears briefly during the smile song in A Friend in Deed, giving Pinkie Pie and two fillies a ride in his hay wagon.

In "It's About Time," Big McIntosh helps Pinkie Pie "disaster-proof" on a bridge by suspending her with a rope in his mouth. When Twilight comes to inspect his work, he says "eeyup," accidentally dropping the rope.

She makes a brief appearance in one of the Foal Free Press prints in Ponyville's Fourth Estate, hiding the Smarty Pants doll she recognized in Lesson Zero, before appearing with Applejack later in the episode. The two engage in a character swap in the latter: Applejack speaks to Big McIntosh's general "eeyup" and "nope," while Big Mac scolds Apple Bloom and her friends for the trouble they caused.

Second Season
His first appearance in the second season is in The Return of Harmony, Part 2. After Discord takes over Ponyville, Big McIntosh behaves like a dog, digging in the ground and panting.

In the remastered opening sequence, which first appeared in "Lesson Zero," Big McIntosh replaces "Creme Brulee" pulling a cart. Big McIntosh appears in the episode itself when Twilight Sparkle crashes into him after trying to break up a fight that started between the Cutie Mark Crusaders. He retrieves Smarty Pants from the fillies, but then falls in love with it himself and runs away with it. The spell attracts dozens of ponies, and they fight over the doll until Princess Celestia intervenes and breaks the spell. Once the commotion has subsided, Big McIntosh checks if the shoreline is clear and runs off with it again, whinniing with joy.

At the beginning of Luna Eclipsed, he is pulling several ponies in a cart. He is dressed in his Nightmare Night costume; that is, a black top hat and a cape with a white apple in the shape of a skull.
In "The Sisterhood and the Hooves," he helps Granny Smith as the race announcer by whispering the correct words in her ear when she makes a mistake. In "The Cutie Pox," he's inside Sweet Apple Acres during the discussion about Apple Bloom's cutie marks. He cures Granny Smith's sudden change in horse Charley with a gentle tap on the hip. However, don't comment on his sister's new cutie marks; just smile and repeat Applejack's cheerful exclamations with a "Yippee" or "Nooo."

On Family Appreciation Day, he prepares for the zap apple harvest with Applejack. He says a partial prayer at the beginning of the episode when he, Applejack, and Apple Bloom cheer in unison that the zap apples are coming in.

History and Appearances
Season One
Big McIntosh first appears walking through town when Twilight lands in Ponyville in episode one. Later, he makes a brief appearance at Apple's family reunion, holding a small green apple cupcake. Although he is mentioned by name and referenced in subsequent episodes, he doesn't speak until the Applebuck season.

Before the events of Applebuck Season, Big McIntosh was injured and unable to pick apples with Applejack. In Winter Wrap Up, Big McIntosh and other Earth ponies clear snow from the fields around Ponyville. He also tells Applejack that Caramel lost the grass seeds. In Fall Weather Friends, Big McIntosh, Granny Smith, and Apple Bloom cheer on Applejack during the Iron Pony competition. Applejack's flashback in The Cutie Mark Chronicles shows Big McIntosh as a shorter, thinner young pony, anxiously watching her leave the farm to find her destiny. He is loved again when Applejack returns to the farm.

The episode "The Fourth Estate of Ponyville" makes reference to his affection for the doll; a newspaper edition titled "Big McIntosh: What Is He Hiding?" features a picture of him playing alone with the doll.
Although he generally speaks few words, as mentioned earlier, Big Mac demonstrates a more articulate vocabulary while in disguise in "The Brotherhood of Hooves," speaking much more eloquently than usual. He is also portrayed as very talkative and sarcastic as a teenage colt in "Where the Apple Lies," though he is not a good listener. By the end of the episode, he learns to "talk less and listen more."

Representation in the series
Personality
Big McIntosh is quite calm and easygoing in contrast to his sister, Applejack. He's a pony of few words and, like the rest of his family, speaks with a Missouri Ozark-like accent. He tends to answer questions or reaffirm things with a brooding "eeeyup" or "nnope." He's hard to rile up, though he does scold the Cutie Mark Crusaders for posting damaging gossip about him and Applejack in "The Fourth Estate of Ponyville," readily agrees with Cheerilee disciplining the scheming Crusaders in "Hearts and Hooves Day," and gets annoyed by Applejack's constant questions in "Pinkie Apple Pie." He does possess a kind of practical wisdom; for example, he advises Applejack not to pick all the apples during Applebuck season.
Big Mac has a close bond with his sisters and cherishes his relationship with them. In "The Last Roundup," he cries when he learns that Applejack has decided not to return to Ponyville. In "The Sisterhood of Hooves," he goes to great lengths to earn Apple Bloom a blue ribbon in the Sisterhood of Hooves, and it's stated that the two were quite close when they were younger. In the same episode, he is shown to harbor feelings of inferiority and neglect whenever Apple Bloom praises Applejack for her heroic deeds, and he feels envious when Apple Bloom starts spending more time with her for this reason. In "Crusaders of the Lost Mark," he sheds tears of joy and pride after Apple Bloom earns her Cutie Mark.

He's hilariously involved in the "I want it, I need it" spell fiasco in Lesson Zero, falling in love with and refusing to give up Twilight's enchanted, ragged Smarty Pants doll. Many other Ponyville citizens also fall prey to the spell and the pile of Big Mac dogs, but he blows them all away in a cartoonish explosion. Even after the spell is lifted from the doll, he still manages to run off with it.

Production and design
Big McIntosh's original name was Big Apple, but it was changed by Hasbro's legal department. Its name refers to the McIntosh apple variety (which also lends its name to the Macintosh line of computers manufactured and distributed by Apple Inc.).
Big McIntosh's design ("Big and with hairy hooves") is inspired by the G1 Big Brother Ponies.

Its tail is docked, a common practice with working animals to prevent them from getting tangled in the harness or cart axles, and it is fitted with a
He wears a plow harness, including when he's young in Friendship Chronicles. He usually has a sprig of wheat in his mouth. He and Applejack have very similar freckles on their cheeks. During his first appearance, his Cutie Mark has sparkles around the apple that aren't present in later appearances, but they return in The Brotherhood of Hoofs.

Big McIntosh is an Earth Pony and a member of the Apple family. He is the older brother of Applejack and Apple Bloom, and also the grandson of Granny Smith. He is first seen in the first episode, walking peacefully through Ponyville when Twilight Sparkle arrives in town. He is later officially introduced during the Apple Family Reunion, though he doesn't speak until the fourth episode. He is a recurring member of the Apple family and a member of the Ponytones.

His signature phrase (Eyup or Sip in Latin America) is frequently used as an affirmative response to any question or comment. He usually answers "Nope" to negative questions.

Big McIntosh is also the one who warns and takes care of Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith.

It is known that he hides the Twilight plushie from Know-It-All.

General
Race:
Land
Human in Equestria Girls
Gender:
Male
Occupation:
Farmer
More information
Eyes:
Dark green
Mane/Tail:
Bright orange
Nicknames:
Big Mac
Family members:
Bright Mac (father, deceased)
Pear Butter (mother, deceased)
Applejack (middle sister)
Apple Bloom (younger sister)
Grandma Smith (paternal grandmother)
Grand Pear (maternal grandfather)
Braeburn (cousin)
Babs Seed (cousin)
The Apple Family
Pinkie Pie (Possible Cousin)
Maud Pie (Possible cousin)
Limestone cake (Possible bonus)
Marble cake (Possible bonus)
Sugar Belle (girlfriend)

Beauty brand:
Voice (Latin):
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