Why Is William Shatner Flooding Our Twitter Feeds With 'My Little Pony'?

By Vivian Kane | Celebrity | August 5, 2015 |

By Vivian Kane | Celebrity | August 5, 2015 |

If you follow any number of geek-based celebrities on Twitter, you may have noticed a sudden influx of My Little Ponies. Specifically, heads of your favorite celebrities photoshopped (or drawn) onto the bodies of Ponies, like some sort of nerdy, adorable abomination.

These ponypeople have all been accompanied with the hashtag #ShatnerMadeMeDoIt, which begs the question… “Huh?”

It turns out this is all related to GISHWHES (Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen), which was created by Supernatural star Misha Collins to be “part silliness, part art, part kindness and 100% fun.” The week-long hunt (which we’re right in the middle of now) has previously featured challenges like getting a Stormtrooper to clean a swimming pool, donating blood, and wearing an outfit made of cheese.

One major fan of GISHWHES is William Shatner. The man is super excited for the hunt—

It's #gishwhes2015 day!

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 1, 2015

And also pretty damn competitive.

Q: What do you call #gishwhesers not on #TeamShatner? A: Not the winners of #gishwhes2015! 😘

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 1, 2015

Now, I’m not sure how exactly Shatner is behind this (any of you more in the know, please help out below), but it looks like teams earn points by getting a retweet of their My Little Pony/celebrity mashup art. For those of us not participating in the hunt, let’s just be grateful to have our feeds filled with friendship and magic. And these weird pony-person hybrids.

@DuleHill Could I please get a RT of my #Psych-inspired Pony? #ShatnerMadeMeDoIt for @gishwhes! Thank you so much! pic.twitter.com/OCJFmy4ihc

— Lisa Cerezo (@lisa_cerezo) August 5, 2015

Although I'm on the sidelines this year I couldn't resist #Shatnermademedoit #Bronylando @gishwhes @mishacollins pic.twitter.com/TphZ1Qv8i6

— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) August 4, 2015

@feliciaday I drew you as a pony for @gishwhes! Please RT #Shatnermademedoit pic.twitter.com/S8prYJaOC8

— Nicole (@Kosherart) August 2, 2015

@HillyHindi Please RT my sketch of you as My Little Pony, dressed as Dean. Thanks! @gishwhes #Shatnermademedoit pic.twitter.com/XEvW3Uh0qz

— Mrs. J (@mish_a_migos) August 2, 2015

One of the strangest but greatest things I have ever created. @OsricChau as a MLP. #Shatnermademedoit @gishwhes pic.twitter.com/sBNGPRY5Zh

— rayna (@raynatheberg) August 1, 2015

@prattprattpratt Help #TeamDragonKeepers out & RT #Shatnermademedoit @gishwhes # 54 make ur fav actor MLP Pleease pic.twitter.com/NyxV9YxY6O

— Jela (@JelasHeart) August 1, 2015

@feliciaday Please retweet this for @gishwhes #Shatnermademedoit pic.twitter.com/1YJT17olPK

— Calista Wielgos (@CalistaWielgos) August 1, 2015

@NathanFillion Pls RT this for my @gishwhes team! #Shatnermademedoit #teamholykale pic.twitter.com/Lcjk2BFUcf

— Ashley Maul (@siriuslyhere) August 4, 2015

@NathanFillion Captain! Please RT our pony? #Shatnermademedoit @gishwhes #NineteenBowlingCommandos pic.twitter.com/MglKs95Odp

— Debbie (@openlocket) August 5, 2015

@NathanFillion You need to check this out, @WilliamShatner made me do it! @gishwhes #Shatnermademedoit pic.twitter.com/caHnDOzqOy

— Natasha Rausch (@Not_Tasha_) August 4, 2015

@BryanFuller for the betterment of humanity I highly suggest a RT? #gishwhes #teamkaleofthelord #shatnermademedoit pic.twitter.com/rnTpNjCrqh

— Viktoria (@philargitta) August 1, 2015