[s8e18] Yakity-sax Instant

At a performance in Yakyakistan, the yaks reveal that the instrument is about the joy of playing , not technical perfection. Pinkie resumes playing with her friends' full support. Key Themes & Trivia

After picking up the yovidaphone, Pinkie Pie practices incessantly. However, her playing is so loud and tuneless that it causes physical discomfort to those around her, even turning Rarity’s apples into applesauce. [S8E18] Yakity-Sax

Pinkie decides to move to Yakyakistan to be among others who appreciate the yovidaphone. Her friends follow her to apologize, realizing that their honesty—while technically true—was unsupportive of her happiness. At a performance in Yakyakistan, the yaks reveal

In this episode, Pinkie Pie discovers a new passion: playing the , a traditional musical instrument from Yakyakistan described as a cross between a bagpipe and a pipe organ. While Pinkie is overjoyed, her lack of skill leads to a dissonant, ear-splitting sound that annoys her friends and disrupts life in Ponyville. Plot Summary However, her playing is so loud and tuneless

Devastated by the critique, Pinkie gives up the instrument and falls into a deep depression, losing her color and reverting to her somber "Pinkamena" state.