Filthy Rich

Filthy Rich
Main Human Earth Younger Filthy Rich in Family Appreciation Day Young Filthy Rich in Where the Apple Lies Filthy Rich's human counterpart in My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree
Kind	Earth Human (EG)
Sex	Male
Residence	Ponyville
Occupation	Businesspony Mayor of Ponyville (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #46-47)
Other links	Filthy Rich image gallery

More info
Eyes	Light azure
Mane	¤ Dark gray with lighter highlights
Coat	Grayish amber
Relatives	Spoiled Rich (wife) Diamond Tiara (daughter) Stinkin' Rich (grandfather) Seed Investor (great-great-grandfather) Unnamed father (mentioned)
Cutie mark
Voice	Brian Drummond (English) Dennis Sandmann (German) Fritz Rott (German, Legend of Everfree) Shinobu Matsumoto (Japanese) Im Chae-heon (Korean) Pawel Szczesny (Polish, season 2) Jakub Wieczorek (Polish, S6E23 and Legend of Everfree) Nikita Prozorovsky (Russian, seasons 2-4) Oleg Virozub (Russian, seasons 5-6) Anton Savenkov (Russian, Legend of Everfree) Wendel Bezerra (Brazilian Portuguese) Enzo Fortuny (Latin American Spanish)

Filthy Rich is a male Earth pony and Diamond Tiara's father. He is introduced in the season two episode Family Appreciation Day. His name is based on the phrase filthy rich, meaning "very wealthy."

Development

On April 26, 2016, Jim Miller was asked "Are Diamond Tiara's parents divorced?" and replied "Not that I'm aware of."

Depiction in the series

Season two

According to Granny Smith's tale in Family Appreciation Day, his grandfather, Stinkin' Rich, was one of the first ponies to buy Granny Smith's zap apple jam, and started a business by reselling it. In the same episode, it was told that this had helped contribute to the foundation of Ponyville.

In the same episode, Filthy Rich appears at Sweet Apple Acres to politely confirm he will receive the first one hundred jars of zap apple jam from Granny Smith, "as usual".  As they walk off-screen, Granny asks him how his father is doing. He is later seen giving a presentation about "Rich's Barnyard Bargains" to Apple Bloom's class that bores most of the class to sleep except for Twist and Diamond Tiara. He is again seen at the end of the episode sternly pushing a reluctant Diamond Tiara to Sweet Apple Acres to help other fillies sing to the water in the watering cans, part of Granny Smith's special process of making zap apple jam. Despite being a rich business pony and his daughter's mean spirit, Filthy is amicable to Apple Bloom, Granny Smith and everypony else.

When Granny Smith calls him by his first name, he explains that he prefers "Rich". Cheerilee initially calls him "Mr. Filthy"; after he looks chidingly at her she immediately corrects herself, and he regains his usual easy going and calm appearance.

Season four

In Pinkie Pride, Diamond Tiara refers to him in the song Pinkie the Party Planner.

Filthy Rich appears in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 as Rainbow Dash depressingly flies over him as he buys a whole crate of apples from Big McIntosh.

Filthy Rich appears in Inspiration Manifestation next to his daughter Diamond Tiara at the fair.

Season five

In Slice of Life, Filthy Rich is among the ponies DJ Pon-3 and Octavia Melody crash into with a mobile DJ booth. He also appears at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding.

In Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, Filthy Rich appears in Ponyville's shared dream offering money to the Tantabus in exchange for his safety. He later uses bits to assist Princess Luna in stopping the Tantabus from escaping into the real world.

In Crusaders of the Lost Mark, Filthy Rich makes a physical appearance during Light of Your Cutie Mark, alongside his wife, Spoiled Rich, where he appears to disapprove of Diamond Tiara's behavior. Later in the episode, Diamond Tiara has Spoiled Rich send a note to him, and he contributes enough money to help restore the school playground.

Season six

In On Your Marks, Filthy Rich briefly appears during a montage of the Cutie Mark Crusaders trying to find a pony with a cutie mark problem. In Where the Apple Lies, Filthy Rich appears in present day receiving a shipment of zap apple jam from Granny Smith and in flashback with his then-fiancée Spoiled Milk.

Depiction in Equestria Girls

Filthy Rich's human counterpart appears in My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree as a minor antagonist squaring off against Gloriosa Daisy. He threatens to tear down Camp Everfree and replace it with a spa. At the Crystal Fundraiser at the end of the film, he is seen scowling in defeat.

In the half-hour special Mirror Magic, Filthy Rich briefly appears at the Canterlot Mall with his daughter Diamond Tiara.

Other depictions

IDW comics

In My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #3, Filthy Rich is mentioned, and a "Future Site of a new Barnyard Bargains" billboard featuring a waving image of him appears.

On page 13 of My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #1, Summer van der Hoof says that Filthy Rich "was seen eating a creme de menthe sundae!"

On page 12 of My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #15, Filthy Rich appears on Mayor Mare's Ponyville business council.

In My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #16, Filthy Rich hires Prancy Drew to help Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in the school scavenger hunt and later sees the Pony Pickers in concert with them.

In the Friendship is Magic Issue #30-31 story arc Ponyville Days, Filthy Rich and half of Ponyville quarrel against the other half over who the true town founder is.

In Don't You Forget About Us, Filthy Rich appears at the end of Friendship is Magic Issue #39.

In the Friendship is Magic Issue #46-47 story arc, Filthy Rich runs against Mayor Mare for mayor of Ponyville. He makes numerous decadent promises to the ponies such as a hoofball stadium and golf courses, and he wins the election at the end of Issue #46. However, after running a poor administration and making more promises than he can keep in Issue #47, he returns the mayorship to Mayor Mare.

My Little Pony mobile game description

The father of Diamond Tiara, Filthy Rich is a wealthy businesspony whose family contributed to the foundation of Ponyville.

Enterplay's Trading Card description

Filthy Rich is just about the best salespony in Ponyville! He's the owner of Rich's Barnyard Bargains, not only an excellent store to buy somepony a gift, but also the first place to go to purchase some of the Apple Family's world famous Zap Apple Jam. Raising a pony as "spirited" as his filly Diamond Tiara is a lot of work, but luckily this pony is rich with wealth and patience. Just remember not to call call him Filthy; he prefers Rich!
"...And that's how Rich's Barnyard Bargains became the cornerstone of retail in Ponyville!" -Filthy Rich
His card is the #25 of Series 2, and groups him with Stinkin' Rich and Diamond Tiara.

The Elements of Harmony guidebook

FILTHY RICH and his wealthy family date back to the very founding of Ponyville. His daughter is Diamond Tiara.

Appearances

Legend
Y	At least one appearance where the character is the focus of a shot
S	At least one appearance where the character is the focus of a shot, without spoken dialogue or narration
B	Background appearance or an appearance where the character is not the focus
F	At least one appearance where the character is only in a flashback or fantasy-setting
P	No physical appearance, but appears in a photo, drawing, or figure
M	No appearance, but a mention by name or title
N	No appearance and no mention by name or title

Season two

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Season six

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Quotes

"Excellent news, and as usual, I get your first hundred jars?"

— Family Appreciation Day

"Uh, I prefer Rich."

— Family Appreciation Day

"And, by capturing the whole sale market, purchasing in bulk and slashing all prices, we undermine every other gift market in town, and that's how Rich's Barnyard Bargains became the cornerstone of retail in Ponyville."

— Family Appreciation Day

"Please! I'll pay you anything!"

— Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?

"Why, Rarity, I figured you would certainly be interested in having the plaque at the location of my first shop. [...] Because my first shop was located right where the Carousal[sic] Boutique now sits."

— My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #30

"Official town greeter... I guess that doesn't sound too hard. Sign me up!"

— My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #31

"Gee, isn't it rather early in the day for fireworks?"

— My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #31

"We are most unhappy, Mayor Mare. We dislike the new sales tax!"

— My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #15

"Unacceptable! We business ponies keep this town running! Perhaps we should find a different town in which to set up our various sporting goods shops!"

— My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #15

"Are these those same girls you're always telling me about? Those bullies from that club that give you a hard time?"

— My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #16

"Diamond Tiara! I had no idea the prize was blue hay tickets! I didn't know you liked blue hay music! Why, you only entered the contest so you could take your old dad to see his favorite band, didn't you?"

— My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #16

"Face the pecuniary power of the Equestrian Bit, vile fiend!"

— Enterplay collectible card game High Magic #5 U card of Filthy Rich

Gallery

Filthy Rich image gallery

See also

• Filthy Rich, Cold Hard Cash on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
• Filthy Rich on the My Little Pony Gameloft Wiki
• "Impossibly Rich"