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|voice = [[Wikipedia:Tabitha St. Germain|Tabitha St. Germain]] (''English'', [[The Last Roundup|S2E14]])<ref name="first" /><ref name="second" /><br /><!--TBA (''English'', [[Slice of Life|S5E9]])<br />-->Tanja Schmitz (''German'')<br />Balint Magyar (''Hungarian'')<br />Gea Riva (''Italian'')<br />[[Wikipedia:Yumi Uchiyama|Yumi Uchiyama]] (''Japanese'')<br />Andressa Andreatto (''Brazilian Portuguese'')<br />Anca Sigmirean (''Romanian'')<br />Ana Romano (''European Spanish'')<br />Leyla Rangel (''Latin American Spanish'')}}
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''' Derpy''', or '''Ditzy Doo''', is a female [[Pegasi|Pegasus]] [[Ponies|pony]] who was given the name '''Derpy Hooves''' by the show's [[Bronies|internet following]] due to her cross-eyed "derpy" expression in the [[Friendship is Magic, part 1|first episode]]. The name has since been adopted by the crew and Hasbro. Starting with [[Feeling Pinkie Keen]], the show's crew began giving the pony crossed eyes intentionally and later gave her "[[Wikipedia:Where's Wally|Where's Waldo]]" type cameo appearances as a nod to the fans. The character is addressed by [[Rainbow Dash]] in [[The Last Roundup]] as Derpy, where she speaks for the first time. The scene was later altered so Rainbow no longer names Derpy, in addition to her voice being altered and eyes being less crossed. She is called '''Muffins''', '''Equestrian Mailmare''', or '''Bubbly Mare''', among various others, in [[#Merchandise and promotional material|merchandise]]. She shares her design with [[Sunshower Raindrops]]. {{TOC limit|2}}{{clr}}
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''' Derpy''', or '''Ditzy Doo''', is a female [[Pegasi|Pegasus]] [[Ponies|pony]] who was given the name '''Derpy Hooves''' by the show's [[Bronies|internet following]] due to her cross-eyed "derpy" expression in the [[Friendship is Magic, part 1|first episode]]. The name has since been adopted by the crew and Hasbro. Starting with [[Feeling Pinkie Keen]], the show's crew began giving the pony crossed eyes intentionally and later gave her "[[Wikipedia:Where's Wally|Where's Waldo]]" type cameo appearances as a nod to the fans. The character is addressed by [[Rainbow Dash]] in [[The Last Roundup]] as Derpy, where she speaks for the first time. The scene was later altered so Rainbow no longer names Derpy, in addition to her voice being altered and eyes being less crossed. She is called '''Muffins''', '''Equestrian Mailmare''', or '''Bubbly Mare''', among various others, in [[#Merchandise and promotional material|merchandise]]. She shares her design with [[Sunshower Raindrops]]. {{TOC limit|3}}{{clr}}
==Origin==
==Origin==
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Derpy has her first significant speaking role in [[The Last Roundup]]. The scene starts with [[Rainbow Dash]] getting the tip of her tail singed by a lightning bolt, coming from a gray storm cloud that Derpy is bouncing on. Dash tells her, "Now, careful, Derpy! Don't want to do any more damage than you've already done", pointing to the broken and crashing roof of the [[Ponyville]] town hall. Derpy replies, "I just don't know what went wrong", and shocks herself from another bolt of lightning from the cloud she's bouncing on. She flies by Rainbow Dash and compliments her work, but bumps into a pillar behind her and sends it hurtling to the ground. Rainbow Dash tries to stop it but she smashes through the floor with the pillar. Derpy sticks her head in the hole asking if Rainbow Dash is okay and asks if there's anything she can do to help, but Rainbow Dash flies up and tells her to sit there and do nothing. When Derpy sits down in response, the floor below her starts to crack and she falls through, grabbing Rainbow Dash and pulling her down along for the ride. When [[Mayor Mare]] gives her speech in honor of [[Applejack]], Derpy sticks out of the hole in the broken floor and cheers for Applejack, but she lets go and falls down once again. Her eyes are crossed through the majority of the scene.
Derpy has her first significant speaking role in [[The Last Roundup]]. The scene starts with [[Rainbow Dash]] getting the tip of her tail singed by a lightning bolt, coming from a gray storm cloud that Derpy is bouncing on. Dash tells her, "Now, careful, Derpy! Don't want to do any more damage than you've already done", pointing to the broken and crashing roof of the [[Ponyville]] town hall. Derpy replies, "I just don't know what went wrong", and shocks herself from another bolt of lightning from the cloud she's bouncing on. She flies by Rainbow Dash and compliments her work, but bumps into a pillar behind her and sends it hurtling to the ground. Rainbow Dash tries to stop it but she smashes through the floor with the pillar. Derpy sticks her head in the hole asking if Rainbow Dash is okay and asks if there's anything she can do to help, but Rainbow Dash flies up and tells her to sit there and do nothing. When Derpy sits down in response, the floor below her starts to crack and she falls through, grabbing Rainbow Dash and pulling her down along for the ride. When [[Mayor Mare]] gives her speech in honor of [[Applejack]], Derpy sticks out of the hole in the broken floor and cheers for Applejack, but she lets go and falls down once again. Her eyes are crossed through the majority of the scene.
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====Production====
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=====Production=====
[[File:Derpy Hooves Flying S2E14.png|thumb|Derpy with Rainbow Dash in [[The Last Roundup]].]] Derpy is voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in both cuts of the episode.<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/goldenrusset/status/160781538429116416|title=Jayson Thiessen stating that "Tabitha" voiced Derpy in The Last Roundup|date=2012-01-21|accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref><ref name="second">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TheBiggestJim/status/424612189102563328|title=Jim Miller confirming Tabitha on both versions|date=2014-01-18|accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref> Germain was not aware at the time that Derpy is female and voiced her "with a neighbor's son in mind."<ref>[[:File:Tabitha St Germain e-mail Kelven486 Derpy voice.png|Tabitha St. Germain replying to an e-mail from a fan about Derpy's voice]], archived locally from [http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/oynoa/so_i_emailed_ms_germain_voice_for_rarity_luna/ reddit]</ref> The episode was storyboarded by [[Crew#Sabrina Alberghetti|Sabrina Alberghetti]] and [[Crew#Nicole Wang|Nicole Wang]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1453017/2378139473|title=Sabrina Alberghetti comment on deviantArt, discussing the episode.|date=2012-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1453017/2378136851|title=Sabrina Alberghetti comment on deviantArt, discussing the episode.|date=2012-01-21}}</ref> Alberghetti was reminded of herself in the portrayal of Derpy as an "accident-prone klutz".<ref>[[:File:Sabrina Alberghetti 2012-01-31 Derpy.png|Sabrina Alberghetti discussing Derpy's portrayal in The Last Roundup]], archived locally.</ref> Derpy was originally named "Ditzy" in the episode's production and was portrayed as "ditzy" by the writer, [[Crew#Amy Keating Rogers|Amy Keating Rogers]]. Rogers was requested by Faust<ref name="faust1025">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Fyre_flye/status/526108380398514176|title="It was my idea..."|author=Lauren Faust|work=Twitter|date=2014-10-25|accessdate=2014-10-25}}</ref> to rename the pony to "Derpy" as a "tip of the hat" to fans.<ref name="Rogers" /> According to Faust, it seemed "unnatural to give her another name".<ref name="faust1025" />
[[File:Derpy Hooves Flying S2E14.png|thumb|Derpy with Rainbow Dash in [[The Last Roundup]].]] Derpy is voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in both cuts of the episode.<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/goldenrusset/status/160781538429116416|title=Jayson Thiessen stating that "Tabitha" voiced Derpy in The Last Roundup|date=2012-01-21|accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref><ref name="second">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TheBiggestJim/status/424612189102563328|title=Jim Miller confirming Tabitha on both versions|date=2014-01-18|accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref> Germain was not aware at the time that Derpy is female and voiced her "with a neighbor's son in mind."<ref>[[:File:Tabitha St Germain e-mail Kelven486 Derpy voice.png|Tabitha St. Germain replying to an e-mail from a fan about Derpy's voice]], archived locally from [http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/oynoa/so_i_emailed_ms_germain_voice_for_rarity_luna/ reddit]</ref> The episode was storyboarded by [[Crew#Sabrina Alberghetti|Sabrina Alberghetti]] and [[Crew#Nicole Wang|Nicole Wang]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1453017/2378139473|title=Sabrina Alberghetti comment on deviantArt, discussing the episode.|date=2012-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1453017/2378136851|title=Sabrina Alberghetti comment on deviantArt, discussing the episode.|date=2012-01-21}}</ref> Alberghetti was reminded of herself in the portrayal of Derpy as an "accident-prone klutz".<ref>[[:File:Sabrina Alberghetti 2012-01-31 Derpy.png|Sabrina Alberghetti discussing Derpy's portrayal in The Last Roundup]], archived locally.</ref> Derpy was originally named "Ditzy" in the episode's production and was portrayed as "ditzy" by the writer, [[Crew#Amy Keating Rogers|Amy Keating Rogers]]. Rogers was requested by Faust<ref name="faust1025">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Fyre_flye/status/526108380398514176|title="It was my idea..."|author=Lauren Faust|work=Twitter|date=2014-10-25|accessdate=2014-10-25}}</ref> to rename the pony to "Derpy" as a "tip of the hat" to fans.<ref name="Rogers" /> According to Faust, it seemed "unnatural to give her another name".<ref name="faust1025" />
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====Subsequent alteration====
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=====Subsequent alteration=====
The episode was removed from iTunes a week after its release and put back up on 24 February 2012, with Derpy's scene altered: a few words are omitted from the dialog, in particular Rainbow Dash does not name Derpy, Derpy's voice is different and more feminine, and Derpy's eyes are not as acutely crossed in a few of the shots in the scene. This alteration does not appear in the 2012 DVD ''The Friendship Express''. An April 14, 2012 rerun of the episode on the Hub uses the altered scene, but the closed captions were not adjusted. The episode available on Netflix also uses the edited scene, as does the 2013 DVD ''Season Two Disc 3''.
The episode was removed from iTunes a week after its release and put back up on 24 February 2012, with Derpy's scene altered: a few words are omitted from the dialog, in particular Rainbow Dash does not name Derpy, Derpy's voice is different and more feminine, and Derpy's eyes are not as acutely crossed in a few of the shots in the scene. This alteration does not appear in the 2012 DVD ''The Friendship Express''. An April 14, 2012 rerun of the episode on the Hub uses the altered scene, but the closed captions were not adjusted. The episode available on Netflix also uses the edited scene, as does the 2013 DVD ''Season Two Disc 3''.
The decision to alter the character was made by Hasbro or The Hub, in response to emails complaining about the character's portrayal and the word "Derpy", both of which have been taken as offensive to people with disabilities.<ref name="Rogers" /><!--Video to cite if noting Andy Price's statement at Cincinnati ComiCon in September 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66acAjq9B1A-->
The decision to alter the character was made by Hasbro or The Hub, in response to emails complaining about the character's portrayal and the word "Derpy", both of which have been taken as offensive to people with disabilities.<ref name="Rogers" /><!--Video to cite if noting Andy Price's statement at Cincinnati ComiCon in September 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66acAjq9B1A-->
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====International broadcasts====
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=====International broadcasts=====
In the Arabic,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JDG9Rn-seA</ref> French, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Japanese broadcasts of The Last Roundup, she is still called "Derpy" by Rainbow Dash. Additionally, the Japanese dub credits her as "ダーピー" ("Derpy") in the closing credits. In the European Spanish version, the voice credits name her "Derpy", although Rainbow Dash doesn't refer to her by name.
In the Arabic,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JDG9Rn-seA</ref> French, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Japanese broadcasts of The Last Roundup, she is still called "Derpy" by Rainbow Dash. Additionally, the Japanese dub credits her as "ダーピー" ("Derpy") in the closing credits. In the European Spanish version, the voice credits name her "Derpy", although Rainbow Dash doesn't refer to her by name.