My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Jake and the Never Land Pirates - The Lonely Food Worker (shortened to just The Lonely Food Worker) is a 2120 biographical comedy-drama film by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Besides being the 13th film in the franchise, it is a sequel to the films The Secret of Equestria's Landmarks, Briar Beauty Strikes Back, The Amber Crew's New Members, The Rise of Lucinda the Witch, The Race Across Canada, Bouncing Around the World, Equestria's Taxi Madness, The Abandoned Kingdom of Enchancia, Riding On a Sleeper Train, To Malaysia We Go, Superheroes Unite and The Longest Road Trip of All. It is directed by Jon Turteltaub, produced by both Turteltaub and Jerry Bruckheimer, written by Jim Kouf and the Wibberleys, featured vocals by Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and the film stars Brittany Snow as Velvet Sky, Paisley's little sister who decided to go on a hunt to become a restaurant worker at Papa's Pancakeria in Maple Mountain, located in Canada's Ontario province. However, during her career for 66 years, things do not work properly as it should which causes Velvet to end up in a disaster with angry customers. Will she tackle the job alone?
Synopsis[]
Velvet Sky is chosen to take a job in Papa's Pancakeria! However, 66 years later, things do not work properly as it should due to Velvet's clumsiness and poor work quality. What will she do?
Plot[]
Prologue: Velvie Gets an Invitation to Maple Mountain, Nahwan Nafisah Meets Teddy Touchdown[]
The film opens in a starry night in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where both Paisley and her little sister Velvet Sky are sleeping after a long day at the nursery. All of a sudden, a helium balloon with a roll of paper is seen floating into Velvet's bedroom through the window, waking her up. After receiving a letter from Papa Louie, Velvet keeps the letter, packs her bags, leaves the house by 4:00 AM and departs for Maple Mountain, located in Canada's Ontario province with her Jeep Grand Wagoneer Series III.
The next morning at the Sweet Snacks Café, Nahwan Nafisah decided to have breakfast first while her co-workers runs the stall during her absence. All of a sudden, Nafisah hears someone calling her name until she finds Canterlot High School football star Teddy Touchdown appearing ahead of her, prompting the duo to introduce each other. When a concerned Teddy asks Nafisah why she likes to watch the old Disney Junior TV series Jake and the Never Land Pirates all this time, she adds that the old Disney Junior TV series Jake and the Never Land Pirates has become a big sensation for all students in both Canterlot High School and Crystal Prep Academy, which causes almost all the students in both schools to watch the show more often than usual. Fascinated by her words, an excited Teddy Touchdown is willing to watch the show Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Velvet Sky Hired in Papa's Pancakeria, Luxury Dorms for Pancakeria Workers[]
After Velvet manages to reach Maple Mountain, located in Canada's Ontario province, she is greeted by Papa Louie who takes her on a tour of Papa's Pancakeria and how each station works, including the drink station. Noticing that Velvet came to Maple Mountain alone, Papa Louie takes Velvet to the luxury apartment.
As the sun almost goes down in Maple Mountain, Velvet is given the keys to her luxury apartment room. The landlady owning the luxury apartment warns Velvet not to lose the keys, much to Velvet's agreement. Amazed by the proper design and arrangement, a pleased Veronica Skyberg is grateful with the overall quality.
Nafisah's Concerns on Velvet's Absence, Velvet Sky's First Day at the Pancakeria[]
Trotting to a starry night at Paisley's house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a heartbroken Paisley crying in tears pleads at Nafisah to find her lovely Velvie, much to her agreement. When a concerned Teddy asks Paisley how Velvet disappeared, she has no clue. In order not to leave Paisley heartbroken, Nafisah has planned to sleep with her during Velvie's absence.
The next morning at Maple Mountain, Velvet wakes up at 6:00 AM, takes a bath, wears her Pancakeria uniform, eats a bowl of oatmeal with strawberries for breakfast and a cup of blueberry smoothie. After breakfast, Velvet cleans up the kitchen, shuts off all the lights and proceeds to the Pancakeria with her Grand Wagoneer. Upon arrival, Velvet is greeted by the other Pancakeria workers and Papa Louie introduces Velvet to the other workers. Fast forward to 66 years later, Velvet gets a massive wage of more than $5,000,000 and keeps all the money inside the safe to prevent theft.
The front view of Papa's Pancakeria.
Johnny Meets Velvet Sky for the First Time, Paisley Reacts to Velvet Working at the Pancakeria[]
One afternoon, Velvet has completed all of her tasks in the Pancakeria where all of a sudden, she bumped into a lumberjack by accident named Johnny who runs a business called Johnny's Christmas Trees every December. Given the fact that Johnny hasn't met Velvet Sky before, the duo took a chance to meet each other. After Johnny takes Velvet to his woodworking shop, Velvet is amazed by the cleanliness of his woodworking shop. Willing to join, Johnny adds that his woodworking class is only opens during the public holidays and weekends from 7:00 AM 2:00 PM, leaving an excited Velvet.
Back in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a Himalayan Gray 2019 Genesis G70 Sport 3.3T AWD driven by Hope is seen approaching Paisley's house, parking right next to Nahwan Nafisah's Black Raven Cadillac Escalade V. Subsequently followed by Nahwan Nadhirah sitting next to her, the duo proceeds to the front door and rings the doorbell, only to find Paisley at the front door. When Nadhirah asks Paisley that her big sister is inside, she allows the duo to enter and the Nahwan sisters are grateful to reunite with each other. Given the fact that Teddy hasn't heard the name Nahwan Nadhirah before, Paisley adds that Nahwan Nadhirah is Nahwan Nafisah's little sister driving the same S213 Mercedes-AMG E63 S T-Modell just like her, leaving Teddy speechless. Hope notifies Paisley that Velvet Sky has taken a job at Papa's Pancakeria in Maple Mountain, Ontario, Canada, leaving the trio shocked. Eventually, Nafisah realizes that Papa's Pancakeria is Cooper and Prudence's old workplace before the duo retires selling pancakes, French toasts and waffles as well as a variety of different drinks. Fascinated, Paisley wishes that Velvie does not screw the customers.
Velvet Sky and Johnny Learns Woodworking with Carpenters, Sugar Stamp Meets Nahwan Nafisah[]
During the weekends and public holidays (except for Christmas) in Maple Mountain, Ontario, Velvet is seen leaving her apartment to learn woodworking with experienced carpenters in a village called Fort Simpson in Canada's Northwest Territories province. Subsequently followed by Johnny, the duo starts learning on how to make all different types of wood making courses such as making chairs, bed frames, stools, tables and everything in between using an ax, a hand saw, chisels, a mallet and a shaving knife to peel the bark off the logs. After 7 hours of hardwork, Velvet then returns to her apartment in Maple Mountain with 4 chairs made out of wood.
At a recreational park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nahwan Nafisah is seen taking a nap under a tree after failing to find Velvet elsewhere. All of a sudden, Nafisah hears someone calling her name, only to find Sugar Stamp sitting next to her. Given the fact that Nahwan Nafisah hasn't met Sugar Stamp before, the duo introduced each other for the first time and Sugar Stamp realizes that Nahwan Nafisah is the Black Raven Cadillac Escalade V owner that King Richard and Queen Kerfuffle mentioned earlier in the 11th film. When a concerned Sugar Stamp asks Nafisah why she likes to watch the old Disney Junior TV series Jake and the Never Land Pirates all this time, she adds that the old Disney Junior TV series Jake and the Never Land Pirates has become a big sensation for all students in both Canterlot High School and Crystal Prep Academy, which prompts almost all the students in both schools to watch Jake and the Never Land Pirates more often. Given the fact that Sugar Stamp hasn't heard the name Velvet Sky before, Nafisah adds that Velvet Sky is Paisley's little sister taking a job at Papa's Pancakeria which is Cooper and Prudence's previous workplace selling pancakes, French toasts, waffles and all different types of drinks such as coffee (normal or decaffeinated), orange juice, milk and tea. Fascinated by all the options in the Pancakeria, Sugar Stamp is willing to visit Velvet Sky one day.
The Greasy Gear Garage Catches Fire, Velvet Sky Extinguishes the Fire[]
The next morning, at the Greasy Gear Garage in Maple Mountain, a mechanic named Wendy is working at her garage fixing all different types of cars until white smoke comes from the power sockets and her garage starts to catch fire due to overloaded circuits. Wendy tries to use the fire extinguisher provided, but failed due to the fire burning too quickly. At the Pancakeria, Velvet is seen serving all the drinks at the Pancakeria's Drink Station until she spotted clouds of black smoke coming from a long distance which is caused by an electrical fire at Wendy's Greasy Gear Garage, prompting Velvet to leave the Pancakeria and start saving people's lives.
Back at the Greasy Gear Garage, almost all the customers suffered cuts, wounds and burns on their bodies (including Wendy) until Officer Hank spotted Velvet flying up into the sky using a jetpack, lands straight onto the Greasy Gear Garage and continues rescuing all the people who are trapped inside. After finding Wendy, she is unable to walk normally due to her broken leg, prompting Velvet to carry Wendy to a safe spot. Her heroic actions are amazed by the crowd, the firetrucks arrive on time and they managed to put out the fire on time. Although Velvet manages to get Wendy to a safe spot, she falls down unconsciously.
Velvet Sky wores out of exhaustion due to burns in her body.
Velvet Sky Shifted to the Hospital, Johnny Meets the Eco-Kids and Nahwan Sisters[]
As Velvet ended up shifted to the hospital, the doctor reports that Velvet only gets burns, a few scratches on her body and wore out of exhaustion. Only to be aware that Velvet is in the 3rd ward, the nurse notifies Velvet that Wendy and a group of visitors came to see her. Subsequently followed by Johnny, Cooper, Prudence, the Nahwan sisters, the Eco-Kids (including Paisley), Amber, Dipper, Mabel, Pacifica Northwest and Sugar Stamp, a worried Paisley is concerned at Velvie's condition and relieved to reunite after years of absence. When Pacifica asks Velvet about working at the Pancakeria, she adds that almost all the Pancakeria's workers are nice to her over the past 66 years but feels gloomy when Cooper and Prudence left the Pancakeria for decades. When a male doctor enters the ward room to inspect Velvet's condition and she seems to be healing properly. The doctor says that Velvet will leave the hospital in just a few days, giving her time to rest.
Outside the hospital, a woman named Natalie who is a newsreporter spreads the news about Velvet showing up at Wendy's Greasy Gear Garage, rescuing 93 people who are trapped in the fire. In addition to Velvet being treated at the hospital by the staff, all the Maple Mountain residents (including Officer Hank) says that they spotted Velvet working at the Pancakeria for years without any criminal activities and constantly attended woodworking classes during the weekends and public holidays. When Officer Hank and his team investigates the causes of electrical fire at Wendy's Greasy Gear Garage, it is discovered that the disaster is caused by the power sockets due to overloaded circuits. After Velvet left the hospital, the media snaps pictures of her as Maple Mountain 's heroic female Pancakeria worker. Trotting back to Velvet's apartment room, Johnny, Cooper, Prudence, the Nahwan sisters, the Eco-Kids (including Paisley), Amber, Dipper, Mabel, Pacifica Northwest and Sugar Stamp are relieved to be together again. Proud of Velvie's hardwork in the Pancakeria, Cooper and Prudence congratulates Velvie for mastering the Pancakeria without any criminal activities. Realizing that Velvet misses Fort Lauderdale so much, a pleased Johnny allows Velvet to return, much to her joy.
Epilogue: It's Time to Leave Maple Mountain, Velvet Opens Her Woodworking Shop[]
The next morning, it's time to leave. Velvet is seen packing her old luxury apartment that she's been staying over the past 66 years and recently quits her old job behind. When a heartbroken Wendy watches Velvet packing up her old apartment, Velvet tells Wendy that she hasn't returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for years now. After she returns the keys to the landlady, the Eco-Kids and the Nahwan sisters loads all the items into Velvet's Grand Wagoneer and Velvet marks her last goodbye to both Johnny and Wendy, wishing to open her woodworking business in the next 40 years. After Velvet gets behind the wheel in her Grand Wagoneer again, the film ends with Cooper, Prudence, the Nahwan sisters, the Eco-Kids, Velvet, Amber, Dipper, Mabel, Pacifica Northwest and Sugar Stamp departing back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
After the post credits set to 40 years later in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Velvet has unveiled the grand opening of her first wood carpentry shop called Veronica Skyberg's Woodworking Workshop where she specializes in making all different types of furniture, bed frames, tables and everything in between from wooden trees. After millions of people attending her woodworking shop every single day from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Velvet is pleased to watch everybody attending her woodworking shop and hopes to build more than 120 branches worldwide.
Transcripts[]
Cast of Characters[]
Credits[]
- Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films Presents
- In Association with Flipline Studios
- A Hasbro Studios/DHX Media Production
- A Jon Turteltaub Film
- Jason Sudeikis
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Jake and the Never Land Pirates - The Lonely Food Worker
- Lauren Alaina
- Sophie Rundle
- Kaylee DeFer
- Rebel Wilson
- Justin Bartha
- Saiorse Ronan
- China Anne McClain
- Elizabeth Banks
- Max Thieriot
- with Jesse McCartney
- and Julia Roberts
- Amber Tamblyn, AnnaSophia Robb, Diane Kruger
- Brittany Snow, Jason Ritter, Kristen Schaal
- Jessica Barth, Chris Hemsworth
- Casting by Sarah Halley Finn, CSA
- Music Supervision by Bob Badami
- Music by Jeremy Soule
- Featured Vocals and Title Song by Adam Levine of Maroon 5
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Dan Deleeuw
- Costume Designer: Michael Wilkinson
- Film Editor: Jeffrey Ford, ACE
- Production Designer: Darren Gilford
- Director of Photography: Hiro Narita, ASC
- Executive Producers: Jonathan Hensleigh, Matt Neff and Tony Solary
- Executive Producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman and Barry Waldman
- Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub
- Based on Walt Disney's Sofia The First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates
- Based on the Hasbro Hit Series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Created by Lauren Faust and Jayson Thiessen
- Screenstory by Jim Kouf, Oren Aviv and Charles Segars
- Screenplay by Jim Kouf and The Wibberleys
- Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Trivia[]
- This is the 2nd film in the franchise to not feature the Mane 10, similar to the film Superheroes Unite.
- Velvet Sky is hired to become a worker at Papa's Pancakeria for the first time.
- Velvet buying a luxury apartment room in Maple Mountain is similar to the 2016 animated Disney film Zootopia where Judy Hopps rents a low-cost apartment in the city.
- Velvet also ended up meeting lumberjack Johnny for the first time.
- Sugar Stamp takes a chance to meet Nahwan Nafisah for the first time.