Synopsis[]
"Get your muzzle out of those books and make some friends!" That's what Princess Celestia tells Twilight Sparkle. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an "incomplete" in friendship. There's more to life than learning magic, after all -- so she goes to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. There she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all ... the magic of friendship!
Overview[]
In each episode, the Mane Six ponies (or in other cases, other characters) go on adventures in Equestria and learn lessons in friendship. Each season starts off with a two-part story (comprising of two episodes), with most focusing on Twilight Sparkle. Originally in Season 1, Twilight writes all the letters to Princess Celestia about friendship. In Seasons 2-3, her pony friends (and Spike) write the letters to her. From the Season 3 finale onwards, Twilight graduates from being a student of Princess Celestia and becomes an Alicorn princess, then by the end of the show's first era (2010-2014) in the Season 4 finale, acquires her own castle, the Castle of Friendship.
The second generation of this show, which starts off with Season 5, introduces Starlight Glimmer, who learns lessons in friendship of her own throughout Season 6, then begins having adventures with her new friends in Season 7. To educate various ponies and creatures in Equestria, the School of Friendship is introduced for Season 8. Finally, Twilight and her friends defeat evil for good in Season 9, and many years later, Twilight becomes the new ruler of Equestria.
Cast[]
Character's name | Voice actor | Singing voice actor | Sonic/Kirby counterpart |
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Twilight Sparkle | Tara Strong | Rebecca Shoichet | Amy Rose |
Pinkie Pie | Andrea Libman | Shannon Chan-Kent | Sonic |
Rainbow Dash | Ashleigh Ball | Ashleigh Ball | Sally Acorn |
Applejack | Ashleigh Ball | Ashleigh Ball | Bunnie |
Fluttershy | Andrea Libman | Andrea Libman | Tails |
Rarity | Tabitha Germain | Kazumi Evans | Rouge |
Spike | Cathy Weseluck | Cream | |
Apple Bloom | Michelle Creber | Charmy | |
Sweetie Belle | Claire Corloett | Marine | |
Scootaloo | Madeleine Peters | Sticks | |
Big McIntosh | Peter New | Knuckles | |
Cheese Sandwich | Weird "Al" Yankovic | ||
Maud Pie | Ingrid Nilson | ||
Zephyr Breeze | Ryan Beil | ||
Starlight Glimmer | Kelly Sheridan | Blaze | |
Trixie | Kathleen Barr | Shadow | |
Discord | John de Lancie | King Dedede | |
Princess Celestia | Nicole Oliver | Vanilla | |
Princess Luna | Tabitha Germai | Lady Like | |
Princess Cadance | Britt McKillip | Commander Vee | |
Shining Armor | Andrew Francis | Meta Knight |
Production timeline[]
Production Phases for Episodes/Films | ||
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Phase 1 | Premise | The fundamental concept that drives the plot of the episode. |
Phase 2 | Outline | An extended telling of the episode. If the premise is approved, the episode moves on to this stage. |
Phase 3 | 1st Draft | The first full script for the episode. |
Phase 4 | 2nd Draft | The first revisions made to the script. |
Phase 5 | Polish | A much more improved version of the script. |
Phase 6 | Locked Polish | Last minute changes before the script is finalized. |
Phase 7 | Voice Recording | All the voices to be used in the episode are recorded. |
Phase 8 | Animatic | A full storyboard for the whole episode. |
Phase 9 | Post-Production | Rough cuts of the final animation are delivered. |
Phase 10 | Final Cut | Production officially concludes. |
Production Phases for Songs | ||
Phase 1 | First Lyrics | New lyrics are written for a song. |
Phase 2 | First Demo | The first composition of a song. |
Phase 3 | Unmixed Demo | The final vocals are first composed, but the song itself is not yet finalized. |
Phase 4 | Final Mix | The song is officially finalized. |
Date | Event |
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December 17, 2008 | Lauren Faust wrote the first full script for an early version of "The Ticket Master". |
May 19, 2009 | The Mane Six was originally going to be the Mane Nine -- Twilight Twinkle, Applejack, Cherilee, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. |
May 27, 2009 | Lauren Faust, the first of only two available writers for the show back then, wrote the script for unreleased Animation Test titled "My Little Pony Adventures" (codenamed "MLPTST"). This Animation Test was to feature Twilight Twinkle, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie. |
June 9, 2009 | The full animatic for the Animation Test was completed. Tara Strong performed all the voice talents for all three characters. |
July 9, 2009 | The rough cut for the Animation Test was completed. Twilight's final design was first used here. |
July 10, 2009 | The Animation Test finished production. However, it wasn't unveiled online until the show ended 10 years later. |
August 5, 2009 | Lauren Faust wrote a second draft for The Ticket Master. |
September 10, 2009 | A "My Little Pony Adventures" show bible existed. This bible included premises for what were initially to be the first nine episodes of the show: The Ticket Master, Griffon the Brush Off, The Cutie Mark Chronicles, Applebonk Season, Bring on the Thunder, Dragonshy, A Dawg and Pony Show, Fancy Meeting You Deer, and Nothing More to Sea. |
October 21, 2009 | Season 1 officially began pre-production with the first outline for one of the nine episodes listed above, along with the script for a new pilot episode. |
February 18, 2010 | The My Little Pony theme song was first composed and performed, not long before the very first full animatic. |
July 9, 2010 | Season 2 started development, in which what were supposed to be the last two Season 1 episodes ("Seeds of Chaos") moved to this season. |
March 29, 2011 | Season 1 officially wrapped up production. |
April 25, 2011 | Season 3 started development. |
March 23, 2012 | Season 2 officially wrapped up production. |
April 10, 2012 | Season 4 started development. |
January 10, 2013 | Season 3 officially wrapped up production. |
October 8, 2013 | Season 5 started development. |
April 4, 2014 | Season 4 officially wrapped up production. |
October 10, 2014 | Season 6 started development, as so did a motion picture film. |
November 9, 2015 | Season 5 officially wrapped up production. |
December 2, 2015 | Season 7 started development, in which initially, it was going to be a reboot, but that concept was rejected. |
May 13, 2016 | A recolored version of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic logo was first revealed. This logo went into permanent effect starting with Season 7. |
August 8, 2016 | Season 8 started development. |
August 22, 2016 | Season 6 officially wrapped up production. |
August 8, 2017 | Season 9, the final season, started development. |
August 29, 2017 | Season 7 officially wrapped up production. |
March 21, 2018 | The last new writer for the show, Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim, wrote the premise for "A Horse Shoe-in". |
April 12, 2018 | The final episode order was finalized, with the announcement of The Last Problem. |
May 31, 2018 | Season 8 officially wrapped up production. |
September 2018 | The last voice recordings were done. |
February 16, 2019 | Season 9 was confirmed to be the final season, resulting in a total of 221 episodes for the entire series (222 if you count "Best Gift Ever"). |
June 21, 2019 | The show officially wrapped up production, with the final episodes of Season 9. |
In Other Languages[]
Language | Title | Release date |
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Français | My Little Pony : Les amies, c'est magique | August 27, 2011 |
Italiano | My Little Pony: L'amicizia è magica | August 29, 2011 |
Nederlands | My Little Pony: Vriendschap is betoverend | September 2011 |
Español | My Little Pony: La magia de la amistad | September 12, 2011 |
Deutsch | My Little Pony: Freundschaft ist Magie | September 19, 2011 |
Dansk | My Little Pony: Venskab er ren magi | September 26, 2011 |
Norsk | My Little Pony: Vennskap er ren magi | September 26, 2011 |
Suomi | My Little Pony: Ystävyyden taikaa | September 1, 2012 |
Svenska | My Little Pony: Vänskap är magiskt | September 26, 2011 |
Türkçe | My Little Pony: Arkadaşlık Sihirlidir | October 1, 2011 |
Arabic | مهرتي الصغيرة: الصداقة رائعة | October 6, 2011 |
Polski | My Little Pony: Przyjaźń to magia | October 15, 2011 |
Español (Latinoamérica) | My Little Pony: La Magia de la Amistad | November 21, 2011 |
Português (Brasil) | My Little Pony: A Amizade é Mágica | November 21, 2011 |
Magyar | My Little Pony: Varázslatos barátság | December 11, 2011 |
Čeština | My Little Pony: Přátelství je magické | December 16, 2011 |
Română | My Little Pony: Prietenia este magică | December 16, 2011 |
Português | My Little Pony: A Amizade é Mágica | March 5, 2012 |
Slovenčina | My Little Pony: Priateľstvo je magické | December 2012 |
Ελληνικά | Μικρό μου Πόνυ: Η φιλία είναι μαγική | 2013 |
Japanese | マイリトルポニー:トモダチは魔法 | April 2, 2013 |
Chinese (中文) | 彩虹小馬:友情就是魔法 | May 5, 2012 |
Chinese (普通话) | 小马宝莉:友谊的魔力 | September 2, 2013 |
Korean | 마이 리틀 포니: 우정은 마법 | April 30, 2014 |
Hebrew | הפוני הקטן שלי: חברות היא קסם | December 12, 2014 |
Bahasa Indonesia | January 1, 2015 | My Little Pony: Keajaiban Persahabatan |
Chinese (粵語) | 小馬寶莉 | February 1, 2015 |
Thai | มายลิตเติ้ลโพนี่ มิตรภาพอันแสนวิเศษ | 2015 or earlier |
The show was never dubbed in Canadian French or Icelandic; instead, Québec imported the standard French dub, and Iceland imported the Danish and Norwegian dubs.
After Season 2, the Slovak dub was discontinued, and the Czech dub was used in Slovakia starting with Season 3.
List of episodes[]
- Main article: List of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episodes
Broadcast history[]
All My Little Pony media was broadcast on the Hub Network since its launch on October 10, 2010, on different air times:
Broadcast dates | Broadcast times | Notes |
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October 15 – November 7, 2010 | Mondays and Fridays at 2:00 p.m. Weekends at 8:00 a.m. |
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November 8, 2010 – February 11, 2011 | Mondays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Weekends at 8:00 a.m. |
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February 12 – May 29, 2011 | Mondays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Weekends at 9:30 a.m. |
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May 31 – September 5, 2011 | Tuesdays–Fridays at 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturdays and Mondays at 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. |
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September 6 – October 14, 2011 | Weekdays at 8:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturdays at 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays at 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. |
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October 15, 2011 – March 2, 2012 | Weekdays at 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays at 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. |
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2012–2021 | TBA | |
April 12 – December 23, 2021 | Weekdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. (Season 8 only) Sundays at 12:00 or 12:30 p.m. |
Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony was 18½ hours. |
January 1 – April 1, 2022 | Weekdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. (Season 8 only) Sundays from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. |
Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony increased to 19½ hours. |
April 2 – May 31, 2022 | Weekdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Not airing on Sundays |
First major schedule change since the end of Pony Life. Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony increased to 20½ hours. |
June 1 – July 1, 2022 | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Not airing on Saturdays |
Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony increased to 22 hours. |
July 2–31, 2022 | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Weekends at 11:00 a.m. |
Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony increased to 23½ hours. |
August 1, 2022 – February 12, 2023 | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Season 1) and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Weekends at 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. |
Children's programming on Discovery Family was reduced from 12 hours to 10 hours; however, the My Little Pony franchise's weekly broadcast time peaked at 25 hours. |
February 18 – April 30, 2023 | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Season 1) and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Weekends at 12:00 p.m. (Season 9 only) |
S.M.A.S.H! premiered on this date. Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony decreased to 24 hours. |
May 1 – June 30, 2023 | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Season 1) and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Weekends at 12:30 p.m. (Season 9; unless a movie airs) |
Baby Looney Tunes and The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries premiered on this date. Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony decreased to 23 hours. |
July 1, 2023 – February 29, 2024 | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Seasons 2-4) and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Weekends at 12:30 p.m. (Season 9; unless a movie airs) |
The rest of the whole series unexpectedly returned to Discovery Family. Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony decreased to 20½ hours on October 1. |
March 1, 2024 – present | Weekdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Season 5) and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Weekends at 12:30 p.m. (Season 9) |
To guarantee Season 9 reruns every Saturday and Sunday, How Do Animals Do That? (another show on Discovery Family) is removed from weekend afternoon reruns. Total weekly broadcast time of My Little Pony increased to 22½ hours. |
For an expanded timeline of the channel's broadcast history, see also:
- Main article: Television broadcast timeline for My Little Pony
Home video timeline[]
- Main article: List of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic DVDs
Weblinks[]
My Little Pony G4 Official Website (Version 1)
- http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony (September 28, 2010–December 10, 2011)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Official Website (Version 2)
- http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony (December 10, 2011–January 6, 2013)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Official Website (Version 3)
- http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony (January 11, 2013–March 31, 2014)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Official Website (Version 4)
- http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony (April 4, 2014–July 2015)
- http://mylittlepony.hasbro.com (July 2015–February 25, 2017)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Official Website (Version 5)
- http://mylittlepony.hasbro.com (February 26, 2017–2019)
Other sites
- http://mlp.wikia.com (launched on December 12, 2010)
- http://www.equestriadaily.com (launched on January 19, 2011)
Gallery[]
Production[]
The Show[]
Characters[]
Main characters | |||||||||||
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Twilight Sparkle |
Pinkie Pie |
Fluttershy |
Rainbow Dash | ||||||||
Rarity |
Applejack |
Spike | |||||||||
Season 1 characters | |||||||||||
Cutie Mark Crusaders (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo) |
Princess Celestia |
Princess Luna |
Granny Smith | ||||||||
Big McIntosh |
Trixie |
Cheerilee |
Spitfire and Soarin | ||||||||
Season 2 characters | |||||||||||
Discord |
Princess Cadance |
Shining Armor |
Daring Do | ||||||||
Season 4 characters | |||||||||||
Cheese Sandwich |
Maud Pie |
Flash Sentry | |||||||||
Season 5 characters | |||||||||||
Starlight Glimmer | |||||||||||
Season 6 characters | |||||||||||
Flurry Heart |
Zephyr Breeze | ||||||||||
Background characters |
Videos[]
See also[]
- Cast and crew
- List of credits
- List of fates
- List of My Little Pony content
- Unreleased episodes
- The complete map of Equestria Girls