Posted 29 August 2020
Dad’s Speech / It’s Pony / Premiered: 27 August 2020 / Nickelodeon
This week, Nickelodeon aired a week of premieres for “It’s Pony.” The episode “Dad’s Speech” stood out to me.
Annie volunteers her father to speak to her class about farming. George Bramley knows a lot about farming but has trouble speaking about it in large groups. Pony teaches George how to face his public speaking fears leading to bizarre results.
–Summary by Vic’s Review
Public speaking is a common fear among certain individuals. This especially applies to Annie’s dad who is a farmer. Farming doesn’t frequently involve public speaking. When George begins to take lessons from Pony, he gets a bit too confident becoming the same troublemaker as Pony. This episode gives tips on how to overcome public speaking anxiety. These tips include not getting embarrassed or flustered and having good voice projection. Pony has all of these qualities.
I personally don’t mind public speaking but I would suggest this episode for those who do (but they shouldn’t act like Pony when overcoming their fears). I liked it when George cracked that joke about the tomato and the salad dressing. Whenever I hear Annie’s classmate Henrietta speak, I hear Mandy’s voice (from “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy” (Cartoon Network, 2003-2008 (separate series))). Grey DeLisle-Griffin used Mandy’s voice for Henrietta’s voice. I haven’t rated individual episodes in a while. Should I carry on with the star system or just say whether I suggest this episode or not? I’ll just say if you have issues with public speaking, just watch this episode and remember its events. This episode doesn’t formally teach public speaking but can quell the fears for those that have them.
Note: Yes, I have retired the star system for my ratings. The star system was widely used in my old blog and has become outdated. Yeah, I might just do suggestions rather than rate a show from 1-5.