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<!-- "The Perfect Pear" is the name for the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of the Canadian-American animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as well as the one-hundred-fifty-sixth episode of the series overall. The episode centers around the story of Applejack's parents. The episode was particularly well received by critics and fans.

Plot
As Apple Bloom browses a Ponyville marketplace, she meets a vendor, Grand Pear, selling pear jam. After a brief discussion, in which it is revealed that Grand Pear was originally from Ponyville before moving to Vanhoover, he gives Apple Bloom a jar of pear jam. Upon returning home, Apple Bloom's siblings Big McIntosh and Applejack react in dismay to seeing the pear jam and scramble to hide it from their grandmother, Granny Smith. When Apple Bloom inquires Applejack as to why the jam provoked such a reaction, Applejack states that there was a long-standing feud between the Apple and Pear families, though she was unsure why. Apple Bloom wants to find out the story behind the feud, and the three all agree to visit Goldie Delicious, the Apple family historian.

After they arrive at Goldie Delicious' house, she begins to tell them that long ago, a pear orchard existed adjacent to their home orchard, Sweet Apple Acres. Each farm belonged to the respective Pear and Apple families, who feuded over which were the best farmers. Only two members of the families got along, Pear Butter and Bright Mac, the parents of the Apple siblings. After telling this, Goldie explains that the two eventually developed a romance, but that an old friend of Bright Mac's, Burnt Oak, would be able to give more details. After the siblings find Burnt Oak, he tells them of a time that he and Bright Mac raced in the fields, but Bright Mac, after being distracted by Pear Butter, crashed into the Pear family's water tower, flooding their field. After Grand Pear comes to investigate and admonish Pear Butter, Bright Mac steps in to take responsibility. Grand Pear takes Pear Butter back to their house and forbids her to see Bright Mac ever again. After telling that Bright Mac then worked to build a new water tower, and continued to get closer to Pear Butter, he recommends that the siblings talk to Mrs. Cake to inquire further.

After arriving at the Bakery to find Mrs. Cake, she tells them that Pear Butter helped her realize her baking talents, which then in turn caused her to receive her cutie mark, much similar to how Apple Bloom now helps others to find their talents and cutie marks. Mrs. Cake at one time found the couple having a picnic, and promised to keep their relationship a secret, though Granny Smith soon appeared and took her son home away from Pear Butter. The couple continued to meet, Pear Butter gave Bright Mac a guitar, on which she played a soft ballad expressing her love for him. Later, Grand Pear decided that he and his family would move to Vanhoover to expand their business, as well as escape the troubles with the Apple family. Mrs. Cake then recommends that they consult Mayor Mare for the rest of the story.

The siblings find Mayor Mare at Ponyville Town Hall, where she tells that after Grand Pear's announcement of the plans to move, Pear Butter and Bright Mac arranged a secret wedding attended only by Mrs. Cake, Burnt Oak, and the mayor herself. The two plant an apple and a pear tree to signify their union. Seconds before the Mayor was to pronounce them husband and wife, Grand Pear and Granny Smith stumbled upon the two. The Mayor hurries and finishes the ceremony, and Pear Butter proclaims to her father that the Apples are now her family too. He then demands her choose between the two families, and she chooses to be an Apple. After this he angrily leaves his daughter, upset but comforted by her new husband and now her more sympathetic mother-in-law.

In present day, the siblings return to the marketplace where they tell Grand Pear of what they've learned. After stating his wish to reconcile and grow closer to his estranged grandchildren, he comes with them back to Sweet Apple Acres. There, Grand Pear apologizes for leaving his daughter, and Granny Smith apologizes for not telling the three more about their parents. They then visit the site where the now grown trees the couple planted are wound together and thriving.