My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series based on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise. The series follows a studious pony named Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong), her dragon assistant Spike (Cathy Weseluck) and her friends, Applejack (Ashleigh Ball), Rarity (Tabitha St. Germain), Fluttershy (Andrea Libman), Rainbow Dash (Ball) and Pinkie Pie (Libman). They go on adventures and help others around Equestria, solving problems with their friendships.
First aired on The Hub (later renamed Discovery Family), each season comprises 26 episodes, with the exception of season 3, which has 13 episodes. During the course of the series, 222 episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic aired, including two specials over nine seasons, between October 10, 2010, and October 12, 2019.[1] Other media released during and after its run included a feature-length film and 6 clip shows.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a co-production of DHX Media/Vancouver in Canada and Allspark in the United States. Internationally, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic aired on Treehouse TV in Canada, Boomerang in the United Kingdom until 2012 and on Tiny Pop and Pop, two British free-to-air children's television channels owned and operated by Sony Pictures Television, from September 2013,[2] Okto in Singapore,[3] Cartoon Network and later Boomerang with Eleven airing repeats in Australia and TV2 in New Zealand,[4] ntv7 and Astro Ceria in Malaysia, e-Junior in the United Arab Emirates,[5] Tooniverse in South Korea, and TV Tokyo (seasons 1–2) in Japan. The series garnered positive reviews from critics[nb 1] and received a Hugo Award nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for the episode "The Cutie Map".[10]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 26 | October 10, 2010 | May 6, 2011 | The Hub/Hub Network | |
| 2 | 26 | September 17, 2011 | April 21, 2012 | ||
| 3 | 13 | November 10, 2012 | February 16, 2013 | ||
| 4 | 26 | November 23, 2013 | May 10, 2014 | ||
| 5 | 26 | April 4, 2015 | November 28, 2015 | Discovery Family | |
| 6 | 26 | March 26, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | ||
| 7 | 26 | April 15, 2017 | October 28, 2017 | ||
| Film | October 6, 2017 | — | |||
| 8 | 26 | March 24, 2018 | October 13, 2018 | Discovery Family | |
| Holiday Special | October 27, 2018 | ||||
| 9 | 26 | April 6, 2019 | October 12, 2019 | ||
| Special | June 29, 2019 | ||||
| Clip Shows | 6 | April 20, 2020 (AUS) | May 25, 2020 (AUS) | — | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2010–11)
Each episode is directed by Jayson Thiessen with James Wootton as co-director.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Friendship Is Magic"[nb 2][nb 3] (Parts 1 and 2) | Lauren Faust | October 10, 2010 | 101 |
| 2 | 2 | October 22, 2010 | 102 | ||
| 3 | 3 | "The Ticket Master" | Amy Keating Rogers & Lauren Faust | October 29, 2010 | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | "Applebuck Season" | Amy Keating Rogers | November 5, 2010 | 104 |
| 5 | 5 | "Griffon the Brush-Off" | Cindy Morrow | November 12, 2010 | 105 |
| 6 | 6 | "Boast Busters" | Chris Savino | November 19, 2010 | 106 |
| 7 | 7 | "Dragonshy" | Meghan McCarthy | November 26, 2010 | 107 |
| 8 | 8 | "Look Before You Sleep" | Charlotte Fullerton | December 3, 2010 | 108 |
| 9 | 9 | "Bridle Gossip" | Amy Keating Rogers | December 10, 2010 | 109 |
| 10 | 10 | "Swarm of the Century" | M.A. Larson | December 17, 2010 | 110 |
| 11 | 11 | "Winter Wrap Up" | Cindy Morrow | December 24, 2010 | 111 |
| 12 | 12 | "Call of the Cutie" | Meghan McCarthy | January 7, 2011 | 112 |
| 13 | 13 | "Fall Weather Friends" | Amy Keating Rogers | January 28, 2011 | 113 |
| 14 | 14 | "Suited for Success" | Charlotte Fullerton | February 4, 2011 | 114 |
| 15 | 15 | "Feeling Pinkie Keen" | Dave Polsky | February 11, 2011 | 115 |
| 16 | 16 | "Sonic Rainboom" | M.A. Larson | February 18, 2011 | 116 |
| 17 | 17 | "Stare Master" | Chris Savino | February 25, 2011 | 117 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Show Stoppers" | Cindy Morrow | March 4, 2011 | 118 |
| 19 | 19 | "A Dog and Pony Show" | Amy Keating Rogers | March 11, 2011 | 119 |
| 20 | 20 | "Green Isn't Your Color" | Meghan McCarthy | March 18, 2011 | 120 |
| 21 | 21 | "Over a Barrel" | Dave Polsky | March 25, 2011 | 121 |
| 22 | 22 | "A Bird in the Hoof" | Charlotte Fullerton | April 8, 2011 | 122 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" | M.A. Larson | April 15, 2011 | 123 |
| 24 | 24 | "Owl's Well That Ends Well" | Cindy Morrow | April 22, 2011 | 124 |
| 25 | 25 | "Party of One" | Meghan McCarthy | April 29, 2011 | 125 |
| 26 | 26 | "The Best Night Ever" | Amy Keating Rogers | May 6, 2011 | 126 |
Season 2 (2011–12)
Each episode is directed by James Wootton.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [12] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "The Return of Harmony" (Parts 1 & 2) | M.A. Larson | September 17, 2011 | 201 | 0.48[13] |
| 28 | 2 | September 24, 2011 | 202 | N/A | ||
| 29 | 3 | "Lesson Zero" | Meghan McCarthy | October 15, 2011 | 203 | N/A |
| 30 | 4 | "Luna Eclipsed" | M.A. Larson | October 22, 2011 | 204 | N/A |
| 31 | 5 | "Sisterhooves Social" | Cindy Morrow | November 5, 2011 | 205 | N/A |
| 32 | 6 | "The Cutie Pox" | Amy Keating Rogers | November 12, 2011 | 206 | N/A |
| 33 | 7 | "May the Best Pet Win!" | Charlotte Fullerton | November 19, 2011 | 207 | N/A |
| 34 | 8 | "The Mysterious Mare Do Well" | Merriwether Williams | November 26, 2011 | 208 | N/A |
| 35 | 9 | "Sweet and Elite" | Meghan McCarthy | December 3, 2011 | 209 | N/A |
| 36 | 10 | "Secret of My Excess" | M.A. Larson | December 10, 2011 | 210 | N/A |
| 37 | 11 | "Hearth's Warming Eve" | Merriwether Williams | December 17, 2011 | 213 | N/A |
| 38 | 12 | "Family Appreciation Day" | Cindy Morrow | January 7, 2012 | 211 | N/A |
| 39 | 13 | "Baby Cakes" | Charlotte Fullerton | January 14, 2012 | 212 | N/A |
| 40 | 14 | "The Last Roundup" | Amy Keating Rogers | January 21, 2012 | 214 | N/A |
| 41 | 15 | "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000" | M.A. Larson | January 28, 2012 | 215 | N/A |
| 42 | 16 | "Read It and Weep" | Cindy Morrow | February 4, 2012 | 216 | N/A |
| 43 | 17 | "Hearts and Hooves Day" | Meghan McCarthy | February 11, 2012 | 217 | 0.32[14] |
| 44 | 18 | "A Friend in Deed" | Amy Keating Rogers | February 18, 2012 | 218 | N/A |
| 45 | 19 | "Putting Your Hoof Down" | Story by : Charlotte Fullerton Teleplay by : Merriwether Williams | March 3, 2012 | 219 | N/A |
| 46 | 20 | "It's About Time" | M.A. Larson | March 10, 2012 | 220 | N/A |
| 47 | 21 | "Dragon Quest" | Merriwether Williams | March 17, 2012 | 221 | N/A |
| 48 | 22 | "Hurricane Fluttershy" | Cindy Morrow | March 24, 2012 | 222 | N/A |
| 49 | 23 | "Ponyville Confidential" | M.A. Larson | March 31, 2012 | 223 | N/A |
| 50 | 24 | "MMMystery on the Friendship Express" | Amy Keating Rogers | April 7, 2012 | 224 | N/A |
| 51 | 25 | "A Canterlot Wedding" (Parts 1 & 2) | Meghan McCarthy | April 21, 2012 | 225 | 0.49[15] |
| 52 | 26 | 226 | 0.48[15] | |||
Season 3 (2012–13)
Like the last season, James Wootton directed each episode.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [16] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "The Crystal Empire" (Parts 1 & 2) | Meghan McCarthy | November 10, 2012 | 301 | 0.58[17] |
| 54 | 2 | 302 | ||||
| 55 | 3 | "Too Many Pinkie Pies" | Dave Polsky | November 17, 2012 | 303 | 0.43[18] |
| 56 | 4 | "One Bad Apple" | Cindy Morrow | November 24, 2012 | 304 | 0.49[19] |
| 57 | 5 | "Magic Duel" | M.A. Larson | December 1, 2012 | 305 | 0.37[18] |
| 58 | 6 | "Sleepless in Ponyville" | Corey Powell | December 8, 2012 | 306 | 0.39[18] |
| 59 | 7 | "Wonderbolts Academy" | Merriwether Williams | December 15, 2012 | 307 | 0.51[20] |
| 60 | 8 | "Apple Family Reunion" | Cindy Morrow | December 22, 2012 | 309 | 0.37[20] |
| 61 | 9 | "Spike at Your Service" | Story by : Dave Polsky Teleplay by : Merriwether Williams | December 29, 2012 | 310 | 0.43[21] |
| 62 | 10 | "Keep Calm and Flutter On" | Story by : Teddy Antonio Teleplay by : Dave Polsky | January 19, 2013 | 311 | 0.42[20] |
| 63 | 11 | "Just for Sidekicks" | Corey Powell | January 26, 2013 | 308 | 0.32[22] |
| 64 | 12 | "Games Ponies Play" | Dave Polsky | February 9, 2013 | 312 | 0.39[23] |
| 65 | 13 | "Magical Mystery Cure" | M.A. Larson | February 16, 2013 | 313 | 0.49[24] |
Season 4 (2013–14)
Each episode is directed by Jayson Thiessen with Jim Miller as co-director.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [25] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Princess Twilight Sparkle" (Parts 1 & 2) | Meghan McCarthy | November 23, 2013 | 401 | 0.73[26] |
| 67 | 2 | 402 | 0.71[26] | |||
| 68 | 3 | "Castle Mane-ia" | Josh Haber | November 30, 2013 | 403 | 0.46[27] |
| 69 | 4 | "Daring Don't" | Dave Polsky | December 7, 2013 | 404 | 0.40[28] |
| 70 | 5 | "Flight to the Finish" | Ed Valentine | December 14, 2013 | 405 | 0.57[29] |
| 71 | 6 | "Power Ponies" | Meghan McCarthy, Charlotte Fullerton & Betsy McGowen | December 21, 2013 | 406 | 0.68[30] |
| 72 | 7 | "Bats!" | Merriwether Williams | December 28, 2013 | 407 | 0.53[31] |
| 73 | 8 | "Rarity Takes Manehattan" | Dave Polsky | January 4, 2014 | 408 | 0.53[32] |
| 74 | 9 | "Pinkie Apple Pie" | Natasha Levinger | January 11, 2014 | 409 | 0.50[33] |
| 75 | 10 | "Rainbow Falls" | Corey Powell | January 18, 2014 | 410 | 0.51[34] |
| 76 | 11 | "Three's a Crowd" | Meghan McCarthy & Ed Valentine | January 25, 2014 | 411 | 0.48[35] |
| 77 | 12 | "Pinkie Pride" | Story by : Jayson Thiessen Teleplay by : Amy Keating Rogers | February 1, 2014 | 412 | 0.46[36] |
| 78 | 13 | "Simple Ways" | Josh Haber | February 8, 2014 | 413 | 0.55[37] |
| 79 | 14 | "Filli Vanilli" | Amy Keating Rogers | February 15, 2014 | 414 | 0.58[38] |
| 80 | 15 | "Twilight Time" | Dave Polsky | February 22, 2014 | 415 | 0.47[39] |
| 81 | 16 | "It Ain't Easy Being Breezies" | Natasha Levinger | March 1, 2014 | 416 | 0.64[40] |
| 82 | 17 | "Somepony to Watch Over Me" | Scott Sonneborn | March 8, 2014 | 417 | 0.63[41] |
| 83 | 18 | "Maud Pie" | Noelle Benvenuti | March 15, 2014 | 418 | 0.52[42] |
| 84 | 19 | "For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils" | Dave Polsky | March 22, 2014 | 419 | 0.66[43] |
| 85 | 20 | "Leap of Faith" | Josh Haber | March 29, 2014 | 420 | 0.55[44] |
| 86 | 21 | "Testing Testing 1, 2, 3" | Amy Keating Rogers | April 5, 2014 | 421 | 0.58[45] |
| 87 | 22 | "Trade Ya!" | Scott Sonneborn | April 19, 2014 | 422 | 0.51[46] |
| 88 | 23 | "Inspiration Manifestation" | Corey Powell & Meghan McCarthy | April 26, 2014 | 423 | 0.39[47] |
| 89 | 24 | "Equestria Games" | Dave Polsky | May 3, 2014 | 424 | 0.41[48] |
| 90 | 25 | "Twilight's Kingdom" (Parts 1 & 2) | Meghan McCarthy | May 10, 2014 | 425 | 0.68[49] |
| 91 | 26 | 426 | 0.79[49] | |||
Season 5 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [50] | Prod. code [50] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 1 | "The Cutie Map" (Parts 1 & 2) | Jayson Thiessen[nb 4] | Story by : Meghan McCarthy Teleplay by : Scott Sonneborn & M.A. Larson | April 4, 2015 | 501 | 0.51[51] |
| 93 | 2 | 502 | 0.57[51] | ||||
| 94 | 3 | "Castle Sweet Castle" | Jim Miller | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | April 11, 2015 | 503 | 0.42[52] |
| 95 | 4 | "Bloom & Gloom" | Jim Miller | Josh Haber | April 18, 2015 | 504 | 0.54[53] |
| 96 | 5 | "Tanks for the Memories" | Jim Miller | Cindy Morrow | April 25, 2015 | 505 | 0.65[54] |
| 97 | 6 | "Appleoosa's Most Wanted" | Jim Miller | Dave Polsky | May 2, 2015 | 506 | 0.50[55] |
| 98 | 7 | "Make New Friends but Keep Discord" | Jim Miller | Natasha Levinger | May 16, 2015 | 507 | 0.31[56] |
| 99 | 8 | "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone" | Jim Miller | Amy Keating Rogers | May 23, 2015 | 508 | 0.59[57] |
| 100 | 9 | "Slice of Life" | Jim Miller | M.A. Larson | June 13, 2015 | 509 | 0.43[58] |
| 101 | 10 | "Princess Spike" | Jim Miller | Story by : Jayson Thiessen & Jim Miller Teleplay by : Neal Dusedau | June 20, 2015 | 510 | 0.26[59] |
| 102 | 11 | "Party Pooped" | Jim Miller | Story by : Jayson Thiessen & Jim Miller Teleplay by : Nick Confalone | June 27, 2015 | 511 | 0.37[60] |
| 103 | 12 | "Amending Fences" | Jim Miller | M.A. Larson | July 4, 2015 | 512 | 0.28[61] |
| 104 | 13 | "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" | Jim Miller | Story by : Jayson Thiessen & Jim Miller Teleplay by : Scott Sonneborn | July 11, 2015 | 513 | 0.42[62] |
| 105 | 14 | "Canterlot Boutique" | Denny Lu | Amy Keating Rogers | September 12, 2015 | 514 | 0.43[63] |
| 106 | 15 | "Rarity Investigates!" | Denny Lu | Story by : Meghan McCarthy, M.A. Larson, Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco Teleplay by : Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | September 19, 2015 | 515 | N/A |
| 107 | 16 | "Made in Manehattan" | Denny Lu | Noelle Benvenuti | September 26, 2015 | 516 | N/A |
| 108 | 17 | "Brotherhooves Social" | Denny Lu | Dave Polsky | October 3, 2015 | 517 | N/A |
| 109 | 18 | "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" | Denny Lu | Amy Keating Rogers | October 10, 2015 | 518 | 0.30[64] |
| 110 | 19 | "The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows" | Denny Lu | Gillian M. Berrow | October 17, 2015 | 519 | 0.33[65] |
| 111 | 20 | "Hearthbreakers" | Denny Lu | Nick Confalone | October 24, 2015 | 520 | N/A |
| 112 | 21 | "Scare Master" | Denny Lu | Natasha Levinger | October 31, 2015 | 521 | 0.40[66] |
| 113 | 22 | "What About Discord?" | Denny Lu | Neal Dusedau | November 7, 2015 | 522 | N/A |
| 114 | 23 | "The Hooffields and McColts" | Denny Lu | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | November 14, 2015 | 523 | 0.48[67] |
| 115 | 24 | "The Mane Attraction" | Denny Lu | Amy Keating Rogers | November 21, 2015 | 524 | 0.29[68] |
| 116 | 25 | "The Cutie Re-Mark" (Parts 1 & 2) | Denny Lu | Josh Haber | November 28, 2015 | 525 | 0.30[69] |
| 117 | 26 | 526 | 0.33[69] | ||||
Season 6 (2016)
The directors for each episode are Denny Lu and Tim Stuby.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [70] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1 | "The Crystalling" (Parts 1 & 2) | Josh Haber | March 26, 2016 | 601 | 0.38[71] |
| 119 | 2 | 602 | 0.37[71] | |||
| 120 | 3 | "The Gift of the Maud Pie" | Story by : Michael P. Fox, Wil Fox & Josh Haber Teleplay by : Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | April 2, 2016 | 603 | 0.21[72] |
| 121 | 4 | "On Your Marks" | Story by : Dave Polsky Teleplay by : Josh Haber & Dave Polsky | April 9, 2016 | 604 | 0.30[73] |
| 122 | 5 | "Gauntlet of Fire" | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | April 16, 2016 | 605 | N/A |
| 123 | 6 | "No Second Prances" | Nick Confalone | April 30, 2016 | 606 | 0.26[74] |
| 124 | 7 | "Newbie Dash" | Story by : Dave Polsky & Dave Rapp Teleplay by : Dave Rapp | May 7, 2016 | 607 | 0.19[75] |
| 125 | 8 | "A Hearth's Warming Tail" | Michael Vogel | May 14, 2016 | 608 | N/A |
| 126 | 9 | "The Saddle Row Review" | Nick Confalone | May 21, 2016 | 609 | 0.25[76] |
| 127 | 10 | "Applejack's "Day" Off" | Story by : Neal Dusedau, Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox Teleplay by : Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | May 28, 2016 | 610 | 0.23[77] |
| 128 | 11 | "Flutter Brutter" | Story by : Meghan McCarthy Teleplay by : Dave Rapp | June 4, 2016 | 611 | N/A |
| 129 | 12 | "Spice Up Your Life" | Michael Vogel | June 11, 2016 | 612 | N/A |
| 130 | 13 | "Stranger Than Fan Fiction" | Josh Haber & Michael Vogel | July 30, 2016 | 613 | 0.25[78] |
| 131 | 14 | "The Cart Before the Ponies" | Story by : Ed Valentine & Michael Vogel Teleplay by : Ed Valentine | August 6, 2016 | 614 | N/A |
| 132 | 15 | "28 Pranks Later" | Story by : Meghan McCarthy Teleplay by : F.M. De Marco | August 13, 2016 | 615 | 0.20[79] |
| 133 | 16 | "The Times They Are a Changeling" | Story by : Kevin Burke, Michael Vogel & Chris "Doc" Wyatt Teleplay by : Kevin Burke & Chris "Doc" Wyatt | August 20, 2016 | 616 | 0.27[80] |
| 134 | 17 | "Dungeons & Discords" | Nick Confalone | August 27, 2016 | 617 | 0.28[81] |
| 135 | 18 | "Buckball Season" | Jennifer Skelly | September 3, 2016 | 618 | N/A |
| 136 | 19 | "The Fault in Our Cutie Marks" | Story by : Josh Haber & Meghan McCarthy Teleplay by : Ed Valentine | September 10, 2016 | 619 | N/A |
| 137 | 20 | "Viva Las Pegasus" | Story by : Kevin Burke, Michael Vogel & Chris "Doc" Wyatt Teleplay by : Kevin Burke & Chris "Doc" Wyatt | September 17, 2016 | 620 | N/A |
| 138 | 21 | "Every Little Thing She Does" | Michael Vogel | September 24, 2016 | 621 | 0.21[82] |
| 139 | 22 | "P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)" | Story by : Kevin Burke, Michael P. Fox, Wil Fox & Chris "Doc" Wyatt Teleplay by : Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | October 1, 2016 | 622 | 0.19[83] |
| 140 | 23 | "Where the Apple Lies" | Story by : Meghan McCarthy & Dave Rapp Teleplay by : Dave Rapp | October 8, 2016 | 623 | 0.27[84] |
| 141 | 24 | "Top Bolt" | Story by : Joanna Lewis, Meghan McCarthy & Kristine Songco Teleplay by : Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | October 15, 2016 | 624 | N/A |
| 142 | 25 | "To Where and Back Again" (Parts 1 & 2) | Josh Haber & Michael Vogel | October 22, 2016 | 625 | 0.26[85] |
| 143 | 26 | 626 | 0.24[85] | |||
Season 7 (2017)
Denny Lu directs each episode, although there are different co-directors.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Co-directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [86] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 1 | "Celestial Advice" | Tim Stuby | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | April 15, 2017 | 701 | 0.25[87] |
| 145 | 2 | "All Bottled Up" | Tim Stuby | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | April 15, 2017 | 702 | 0.21[87] |
| 146 | 3 | "A Flurry of Emotions" | Tim Stuby | Sammie Crowley & Whitney Wetta | April 22, 2017 | 703 | 0.22[88] |
| 147 | 4 | "Rock Solid Friendship" | Tim Stuby | Nick Confalone | April 29, 2017 | 704 | N/A |
| 148 | 5 | "Fluttershy Leans In" | Tim Stuby | Gillian M. Berrow | May 6, 2017[nb 5] | 705 | N/A |
| 149 | 6 | "Forever Filly" | Tim Stuby | Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | May 13, 2017[nb 6] | 706 | N/A |
| 150 | 7 | "Parental Glideance" | Tim Stuby | Josh Hamilton | May 20, 2017[nb 7] | 707 | N/A |
| 151 | 8 | "Hard to Say Anything" | Mike Myhre | Becky Wangberg | May 27, 2017[nb 8] | 708 | 0.19[93] |
| 152 | 9 | "Honest Apple" | Mike Myhre | Kevin Lappin | June 3, 2017[nb 9] | 709 | N/A |
| 153 | 10 | "A Royal Problem" | Mike Myhre | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | June 10, 2017[nb 10] | 710 | 0.15[96] |
| 154 | 11 | "Not Asking for Trouble" | Mike Myhre | May Chan | June 17, 2017[nb 11] | 711 | N/A |
| 155 | 12 | "Discordant Harmony" | Mike Myhre | Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | August 5, 2017 | 712 | N/A |
| 156 | 13 | "The Perfect Pear" | Mike Myhre | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | August 5, 2017 | 713 | N/A |
| 157 | 14 | "Fame and Misfortune" | Mike Myhre | M.A. Larson | August 12, 2017 | 714 | N/A |
| 158 | 15 | "Triple Threat" | Mike Myhre | Josh Hamilton | August 19, 2017 | 715 | N/A |
| 159 | 16 | "Campfire Tales" | Mike Myhre | Barry Safchik & Michael Platt | August 26, 2017 | 716 | N/A |
| 160 | 17 | "To Change a Changeling" | Mike Myhre | Kevin Lappin | September 2, 2017 | 717 | N/A |
| 161 | 18 | "Daring Done?" | Mike Myhre | Gillian M. Berrow | September 9, 2017[nb 12] | 718 | N/A |
| 162 | 19 | "It Isn't the Mane Thing About You" | Mike Myhre | Josh Haber | September 16, 2017 | 719 | N/A |
| 163 | 20 | "A Health of Information" | Mike Myhre | Sammie Crowley & Whitney Wetta | September 23, 2017 | 720 | N/A |
| 164 | 21 | "Marks and Recreation" | Mike Myhre | May Chan | September 30, 2017 | 721 | N/A |
| 165 | 22 | "Once Upon a Zeppelin" | Mike Myhre | Brittany Jo Flores | October 7, 2017 | 722 | N/A |
| 166 | 23 | "Secrets and Pies" | Mike Myhre | Josh Hamilton | October 14, 2017 | 723 | N/A |
| 167 | 24 | "Uncommon Bond" | Mike Myhre | Josh Haber & Kevin Lappin | October 21, 2017[nb 13] | 724 | N/A |
| 168 | 25 | "Shadow Play" (Parts 1 & 2) | Mike Myhre | Story by : Josh Haber Teleplay by : Josh Haber & Nicole Dubuc[nb 14] | October 28, 2017[nb 15] | 725 | N/A |
| 169 | 26 | 726 | |||||
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Little Pony: The Movie | Jayson Thiessen | Story by : Meghan McCarthy & Joe Ballarini Screenplay by : Meghan McCarthy, Rita Hsiao & Michael Vogel | September 24, 2017 (New York City) October 6, 2017 (general) |
Season 8 (2018)
Directors for each episode are Denny Lu and Mike Myhre
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [101] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 1 | "School Daze" (Parts 1 & 2) | Michael Vogel & Nicole Dubuc | March 24, 2018 | 801 |
| 171 | 2 | 802 | |||
| 172 | 3 | "The Maud Couple" | Nick Confalone | March 31, 2018 | 803 |
| 173 | 4 | "Fake It 'Til You Make It" | Josh Hamilton | April 7, 2018 | 804 |
| 174 | 5 | "Grannies Gone Wild" | Gillian M. Berrow | April 14, 2018 | 805 |
| 175 | 6 | "Surf and/or Turf" | Brian Hohlfeld | April 21, 2018 | 806 |
| 176 | 7 | "Horse Play" | Kaita Mpambara | April 28, 2018 | 807 |
| 177 | 8 | "The Parent Map" | Dave Rapp | May 5, 2018 | 808 |
| 178 | 9 | "Non-Compete Clause" | Kim Beyer-Johnson | May 12, 2018 | 809 |
| 179 | 10 | "The Break Up Break Down" | Nick Confalone | May 19, 2018 | 810 |
| 180 | 11 | "Molt Down" | Josh Haber | May 26, 2018 | 811 |
| 181 | 12 | "Marks for Effort" | Nicole Dubuc | June 2, 2018 | 812 |
| 182 | 13 | "The Mean 6" | Michael Vogel | June 9, 2018 | 813 |
| 183 | 14 | "A Matter of Principals" | Nicole Dubuc | August 4, 2018 | 814 |
| 184 | 15 | "The Hearth's Warming Club" | Brian Hohlfeld | August 4, 2018 | 815 |
| 185 | 16 | "Friendship University" | Chris "Doc" Wyatt & Kevin Burke | August 11, 2018 | 816 |
| 186 | 17 | "The End in Friend" | Gillian M. Berrow | August 18, 2018 | 817 |
| 187 | 18 | "Yakity-Sax" | Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | August 25, 2018[nb 16] | 818 |
| 188 | 19 | "Road to Friendship" | Josh Haber | September 1, 2018 | 819 |
| 189 | 20 | "The Washouts" | Nick Confalone | September 8, 2018 | 820 |
| 190 | 21 | "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place" | Kaita Mpambara | September 15, 2018 | 821 |
| 191 | 22 | "What Lies Beneath" | Michael Vogel | September 22, 2018 | 822 |
| 192 | 23 | "Sounds of Silence" | Gregory Bonsignore | September 29, 2018 | 823 |
| 193 | 24 | "Father Knows Beast" | Josh Haber | October 6, 2018 | 824 |
| 194 | 25 | "School Raze" (Parts 1 & 2) | Nicole Dubuc | October 13, 2018 | 825 |
| 195 | 26 | Josh Haber | 826 | ||
Holiday Special (2018)
My Little Pony Best Gift Ever is a double-length Christmas-themed special that aired in between the eighth and ninth seasons of the series. It was followed by a series of three supplementary animated shorts that were uploaded to YouTube on December 11, 2018.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever | Denny Lu & Mike Myhre | Michael Vogel | October 27, 2018 | |
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The Mane Six and Spike try to find each other the best gift ever for Hearth's Warming. | ||||
Season 9 (2019)
On February 17, 2018, at the American International Toy Fair, a ninth season was announced by Hasbro.[103] In a TV Kids Guide by Gaumont, it was confirmed that season nine will have 26 episodes.[104] At the following year's Toy Fair in New York, it was confirmed that this will be the final season of the series.[105] It premiered on April 6, 2019. Among highlights include the series' 200th episode as well as the return of "Weird Al" Yankovic and Patton Oswalt as Cheese Sandwich and Quibble Pants, respectively.[106]
As with the previous season, Denny Lu and Mike Myhre direct each episode.| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [107] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | 1 | "The Beginning of the End" (Parts 1 & 2) | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | April 6, 2019 | 901 |
| 197 | 2 | 902 | |||
| 198 | 3 | "Uprooted" | Nicole Dubuc | April 13, 2019 | 903 |
| 199 | 4 | "Sparkle's Seven" | Story by : Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, Tara Strong & Cathy Weseluck Teleplay by : Josh Haber & Nicole Dubuc | April 20, 2019 | 904 |
| 200 | 5 | "The Point of No Return" | Gillian M. Berrow | April 27, 2019 | 905 |
| 201 | 6 | "Common Ground" | Josh Haber | May 4, 2019 | 906 |
| 202 | 7 | "She's All Yak" | Brian Hohlfeld | May 11, 2019 | 907 |
| 203 | 8 | "Frenemies" | Michael Vogel | May 18, 2019 | 908 |
| 204 | 9 | "Sweet and Smoky" | Kim Beyer-Johnson | May 25, 2019 | 909 |
| 205 | 10 | "Going to Seed" | Dave Rapp | June 1, 2019 | 910 |
| 206 | 11 | "Student Counsel" | Josh Haber | June 8, 2019 | 911 |
| 207 | 12 | "The Last Crusade" | Nicole Dubuc | June 15, 2019 | 912 |
| 208 | 13 | "Between Dark and Dawn" | Gail Simone | June 22, 2019 | 913 |
| 209 | 14 | "The Last Laugh" | Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox | August 3, 2019 | 914 |
| 210 | 15 | "2, 4, 6, Greaaat" | Kaita Mpambara | August 10, 2019 | 915 |
| 211 | 16 | "A Trivial Pursuit" | Brittany Jo Flores | August 17, 2019 | 916 |
| 212 | 17 | "The Summer Sun Setback" | Michael Vogel | August 24, 2019 | 917 |
| 213 | 18 | "She Talks to Angel" | Nick Confalone | August 31, 2019 | 918 |
| 214 | 19 | "Dragon Dropped" | Josh Haber | September 7, 2019 | 919 |
| 215 | 20 | "A Horse Shoe-In" | Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim | September 14, 2019 | 920 |
| 216 | 21 | "Daring Doubt" | Nicole Dubuc | September 21, 2019 | 921 |
| 217 | 22 | "Growing Up is Hard to Do" | Ed Valentine | September 28, 2019 | 922 |
| 218 | 23 | "The Big Mac Question" | Josh Haber & Michael Vogel | October 5, 2019 | 923 |
| 219 | 24 | "The Ending of the End" (Parts 1 & 2) | Nicole Dubuc | October 12, 2019 | 924 |
| 220 | 25 | Michael Vogel | 925 | ||
| 221 | 26 | "The Last Problem" | Josh Haber | October 12, 2019 | 926 |
Rainbow Roadtrip (2019)
My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip is a 60-minute special that aired on Discovery Family during the season nine mid-season hiatus between episodes 13 and 14. It was produced by the Irish animation studio Boulder Media rather than DHX and features the same animation style used in the 2017 movie.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip[108] | Gillian Comerford | Kim Beyer-Johnson | June 29, 2019 | |
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Rainbow Dash has been invited to a festival at Hope Hollow as a guest of honor. | ||||
Animated shorts (2019)
A series of five animated shorts were published weekly to the My Little Pony YouTube channel in early 2019 in the months prior to the season nine premiere.
| No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rarity's Biggest Fan"[109] | Gillian M. Berrow | Aynsley King | January 29, 2019 | |
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Rarity sets out to create a constantly flowing mane-style for herself, similar to Princesses Celestia and Luna. | |||||
| 2 | "Ail-icorn"[110] | Kim Beyer-Johnson | Chelsea Woolman | February 5, 2019 | |
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Twilight Sparkle comes down with a horn allergy that causes her to sneeze out bursts of uncontrolled magic. | |||||
| 3 | "Teacher of the Month"[111] | Katherine Chilson | Aynsley King | February 12, 2019 | |
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Shortly after the events of the season eight episode Non-Compete Clause, after Fluttershy wins her sixteenth Teacher of the Month award, Applejack and Rainbow Dash ask her for advice on how to improve their chances with the students. | |||||
| 4 | "Starlight the Hypnotist"[112] | Gillian M. Berrow | Chelsea Woolman | February 19, 2019 | |
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Starlight Glimmer tries to cure Twilight's entomophobia; but she ends up flying a kite every time she sees a ladybug. | |||||
| 5 | "Sundae, Sundae, Sundae"[113][114] | Gillian M. Berrow | Aynsley King | February 26, 2019 | |
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Pinkie Pie and the Cakes open up an ice cream museum at Sugarcube Corner on a hot day. | |||||
Clip Shows (2020)
Clip show episodes of the series are being released exclusively through the 9Now video-on-demand service in Australia. These episodes replace the words "Friendship is Magic" in the series logo with "Friendship is Forever" in the opening sequence, and they feature various clips of episodes from seasons one through nine alongside brand new animation. These episodes were written by Josh Haber and directed by Denny Lu and Mike Myhre.
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "A-Dressing Memories" | April 20, 2020 | |
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Rarity reminisces about her past moments of generosity while making the dress for Twilight Sparkle's princess coronation. | |||
| 2 | "Cakes for the Memories" | April 27, 2020 | |
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Pinkie Pie reminisces about her past moments of laughter while making the cakes for Twilight Sparkle's princess coronation. | |||
| 3 | "Memnagerie" | May 4, 2020 | |
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Fluttershy reminisces about her past moments of kindness while Twilight Sparkle assists her in overseeing rehearsals for the animal presentation for Twilight's princess coronation. | |||
| 4 | "Deep Tissue Memories" | May 11, 2020 | |
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Rainbow Dash reminisces about her past moments of loyalty (and awesomeness) with Twilight Sparkle at the Ponyville Day Spa. | |||
| 5 | "Harvesting Memories" | May 18, 2020 | |
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Applejack reminisces about her past moments of honesty without revealing her true intentions to Twilight Sparkle. | |||
| 6 | "Memories and More" | May 25, 2020 | |
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Starlight Glimmer, Spike, and the rest of their friends make last-minute memory additions to Twilight Sparkle's scrapbook present in time for her coronation. | |||
Notes
- ^ On Rotten Tomatoes, season 1 has an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews[6] while season 2 consists of two positive reviews,[7] season 3 comprises a negative review and season 4 consists of a positive review.[8][9]
- ^ Part 1 listed as "Mare in the Moon" on Hasbro's website.
- ^ Part 2 listed as "Elements of Harmony" on Hasbro's website.
- ^ Co-directed by Jim Miller.
- ^ This episode aired on April 30, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[89]
- ^ This episode aired on May 6, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[90]
- ^ This episode aired on May 7, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[91]
- ^ This episode aired on May 13, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[92]
- ^ This episode aired on May 14, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[94]
- ^ This episode aired on May 20, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[95]
- ^ This episode aired on May 21, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[97]
- ^ This episode was published on YouTube on September 3, 2017.[98]
- ^ This episode aired on October 15, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[99]
- ^ Josh Haber was credited as the sole writer during this episode's early airing in Canada. During the original airing on Discovery Family and on subsequent airings, the credit was to both Josh Haber and Nicole Dubuc.
- ^ This episode aired on October 21, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[100]
- ^ This episode aired on July 20, 2018 as part of Discovery Family's "Summer Surprises" programming block, however this article will use the order provided by The Futon Critic to keep consistency.[102]
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