@Badumsquish  
I just saw that! Neat to know its inspiration.
 
I have to admit that it’s clever, and I say that as someone who loves Twilight and dislikes Trixie for it.

So I actually couldn’t think of a direct follow-up, but Twiggles being so gullible did inspire me to make this :P  

Twilight’s at her best when she’s stupid-smart, like she’s so smart she makes incredibly stupid decisions because she overthinks so hard that she fails to grasp basic logic :P
 
Also, that Twilight face is super cute :P

@Softy  
To be fair, the first ten seasons of The Simpsons are way better than the last twenty.

@Beta Upgrade  
You may be thinking of a different episode. This is from “Marge on the Lam” and Homer wants a Crystal Buzz Cola but has no change. He even turns his pockets inside out showing they’re empty, then he says “Time to stick it to the man” as he reaches inside the machine.
 
Yes, I watched that episode just now to confirm. Also it’s one of the best Simpsons episodes ever.

oh Twilight not!….

Twilight: Yeah. Why do you ask?  
Trenderheart: Just let go of the snacks.  
Twilight: But I already paid for them. They’re mine by right!  
Trenderheart: We can simply open the machines and give you the snacks you paid for.  
Twilight: … Oh…. That’s much simpler than what I was trying to do. *lets go and pulls her hooves out of the machine*  
Redheart, thinking to herself: (Damn, I was really hoping to give an amputation today.)

Twilight has that can-do attitude.

Twilight: “None shall have these drinks or snacks!”

@Wayneponeth  
this exactly

@Softy  
actualy he wasnt trying to steal, he had put the money in and his purchace had goten stuck after rateling the machine didnt work he tried reaching inside to get it out, preventing that sorta shit is why modern vending machines have safety flaps (well that and preventing theft)

@Softy  
I was feeling this pic seems similar. Of course it’s a Simpsons reference. :P

@Background Pony #0FAC  
Also Burns is enough greedy to cut off an employee instead the machine

@Beta Upgrade  
Because the full scene implies (nearly) everyone else is just as stupid as Homer.
 
In the Simpsons, you can see a skeleton arm holding a can stuck inside the same vending machine Homer reaches into. The obvious implication being: Someone got their arm stuck inside THE SAME VENDING MACHINE and their arm was amputated rather than just cutting the machine open or letting go of the can.
 
For kids/the inattentive, you laugh at Homer. For adults/the attentive, you laugh at those laughing at Homer cause this isn’t the first time, nor will it be the last time.

@Wayneponeth  
In the Simpsons episode this is referencing, Homer was trying to steal from the vending machines, so presumably Twilight was too.

the simpsons joke was funny when i was a kid and didnt know any better, in a grim way  
but now im like…wait why would they amputate his arm rather then just cuting the machine open…

Again, it’s all about the principle. She paid for the snack and beverage, she has the right to get those things! If she lets go or uses magic the machines win. She will not be beaten by these stupid machines!

Spoilers: It was Discord messing with her

 
PONY HOOVES, HOW DO THEY WORK!?

holding on to the can… with what? :3

What’s your point?