Is the same kid from the shining

he’s got the shinning

Not to mention, the jeans worn by the kid he’s a reference to were dark green.
 
Of course, between him and Tree Hugger, it does stand out as a huge reversal of the “Green Doesn’t Sell” thing; this time last year it was a law so absolute that they had to fight to be allowed to use an artist’s green ponysona for a one-line shopkeeper who was never slated for the toyline. Well, this kid’s a lot greener than that and Tree Hugger is way greener still…
 
…which means there’s hope that we’ll see Minty someday after all!
 
(Also, this angle lets us know for sure that Masquerade is not Milky Way. Two very important missing components!)

@Background Pony #856B  
YES MORE GREEN PONIES PLEASE.

@kuren247  
M. A. Larson said something about there not being enough green ponies in the show when he appeared in the “Bronies React to the Season 5 Premiere.” He was the story editor in this episode. Therefore I believe he is trying to tell the storyboardists and artists to remedy the lack of green ponies, because in addition to him, Tree Hugger was also green.
 
In fact, it seems there has been an uptick in green pone since Larson came back to the show in S5.

so….why a green fur color?

@Background Pony #106A  

I Smell Canon,fluttershy mother is earth pony and father is pegasus.So This colt is proably fluttershy s brother.

It’s Tha Shinning, boy! Tha Shinning! D’ye wanna get us sooood?

@AaronMk  

 
REᗡЯUM

Rocketry is now canon?

@BK_Leonidas  
Not only that, we can’t see anything. Unless ponies can see each other’s junk but humans can’t or something.

Danny, I’m coming!

@brony841  
He’s more worried about the blob.

He can see right up that yellow mare’s dress, so why is he looking the other way?

@AaronMk  
Yeah, that can be his full name but Red for short - for the more sensitive among us.

@Registered Anon  
He’s a reference to Danny Torrance from The Shining so…

@gimmickfire5
 
Red Rum?

@Registered Anon  
Red.

FINALLY!

@Registered Anon
 
Danny

What are we calling this green guy?

It’s all there hidden in background clues.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFUWRjDcew

@Trickquestion
 
“That’s a big budget.”
 
“For you.”

@AaronMk  

 
“Crashing this space program…”
 
“WITH NO SURVIVORS!”