Tanks for the Memories (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Tanks for the Memories is the fifth episode of the fifth season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and the ninety-sixth episode overall.

Plot
To prevent her pet tortoise Tank from going into hibernation, Rainbow Dash tries to stop winter from coming to Ponyville.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is a pretty sad and meaningful episode, as is deals with the important issue of young animal owners coming to accept the fact that they may not see their pets for a whole season because they need to hibernate. It almost executes the issue of Tank going into hibernation as a death analogue.
 * 2) The scene where Rainbow Dash is cuddled with Tank and starts crying, finally coming to the reality of the matter, was extremely heart-wrenching, thanks to the emotional performance of Ashleigh Ball and the emotional animation.
 * 3) Ashleigh Ball was actually nominated for a 2016 Leo Award for Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series for this episode.
 * 4) It's pretty educational, as it teaches what hibernation is and why some animals need to go through hibernation.
 * 5) The song "I'll Fly" is pretty catchy and also marks Rainbow Dash's first solo song in the series.
 * 6) The ending. Tank builds himself a small burrow for him to sleep him, and after the Mane Six say their goodbyes, Rainbow Dash stays and reads a bedtime story to Hank, accepting that he is about to hibernate.
 * 7) The design and concept of the Rainbow Factory is pretty creative.

Bad Quality

 * 1) In certain parts of the episode, Rainbow Dash can be a bit unlikable as she thought she was thinking about Tank, but she wasn't actually thinking about what was good for Tank, nor was she listening to her friends.

Trivia

 * The title is a play on the song "Thanks for the Memory" by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross; the title is not a reference to the Fall Out Boy song, nor is it a reference to The Big Broadcast of 1938.
 * The title of the episode is the same episode title from the Pokémon episode of the same name from the Diamond and Pearl era (Season 11).
 * According to Larson, the concept of lightning kept in glass jars was originally written for the season one episode Sonic Rainboom but was cut for time.