# It's Pony

It's Pony is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue Zoo Animation Studio. The final episode aired on Nicktoons on May 26, 2022.

## Premise

It's Pony follows the life of Annie as she does her best to cope in her parents' farm (located on the balcony of their apartment) to the everyday struggles of being a 9-year-old in the city. Luckily, she has a pony. He may not be the best pony, but he is hers and she loves him. Pony adores her as well, but his optimism and enthusiasm often lead to the pair in unexpected and unwanted situations.

## Characters
### Main

* Annie (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)
* Pony (voiced by Josh Zuckerman)
* Dad (voiced by Abe Benrubi)
* Mom (voiced by India de Beaufort)

### Supporting

* Fred (voiced by Kal Penn)
* Brian (voiced by Bobby Moynihan)
* Ms. Ramiro (voiced by Rosario Dawson)
* Mr. Pancks (voiced by Mark Feuerstein)
* Beatrice (voiced by Megan Hilty)

## Production

The series originated from a short titled Pony, created as part of the annual Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program. On March 6, 2018, it was announced that Nickelodeon officially green-lit the series with a 20-episode order at Nickelodeon's 2018 upfront presentation. On December 9, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 18, 2020, with a teaser episode released online on December 26, 2019.
On July 9, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on October 29, 2021. On March 28, 2024, the series was removed from Paramount+ as part of a "strategic decision to focus on content with mass global appeal".

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Segments | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| 1 | 35 | 18 | 18 | January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) | December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05) | Nickelodeon |
| 2 | 43 | 22 | 22 | October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) | Nicktoons |

### Season 1 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Nosy Pony" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Francesca Adams & Catherine Salkeld | January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) | 102 | 0.96 |
| 1 | 1 | "Beatrice" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Charlie Higson & Denzel De Meerleer | January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) | 102 | 0.96 |
| "Nosy Pony": In order to run the family's produce stand, Annie tries to get Pony to stop being nosy. "Beatrice": Annie lets Pony spend the day with her friend Beatrice, but worries that Beatrice is better at caring for Pony than herself. ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Unicorn" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Charlie Higson & Dan Hamman | January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) | 103B | 0.75 |
| 3 | 3 | "Plants!" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer | January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) | 101A | 0.75 |
| "Unicorn": When Pony thinks he is a unicorn, Annie uses him to with a school bake sale. "Plants!": Annie tries to cure Pony's fear of plants before her school's camping trip. ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Heston's Coat" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Francesca Adams & Mohamed Skifati | February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01) | 101B | 0.57 |
| 5 | 5 | "Game Horse" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Charlie Higson & Mohamed Skifati | February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01) | 103A | 0.57 |
| "Heston's Coat": Heston loans Annie his new coat on a cold day, and Annie keeps it away from Pony out of fear that he will ruin it. "Game Horse": Annie and Pony use their video game skills to save their friends. ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Horace" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer | February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) | 104 | 0.75 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Boot" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Catherine Salkeld & Dominika Brodowska | February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) | 104 | 0.75 |
| "Horace": Annie can avoid detention if she can heal the principal's dying plant, but the plan goes awry when Pony becomes attached to it. "The Boot": Pony's half-baked plan causes Annie to lose one of her boots, which she needs for a family photo. ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Distractions" | Ant Blades & Tobi Wilson | Francesca Adams & Richard Tuft | February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15) | 105 | 0.42 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Giving Chair" | Adam Cohen | Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer | February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15) | 105 | 0.42 |
| "Distractions": Pony keeps distracting Annie, causing her to have trouble working on her part of a science project Gerry is counting on her to do. "The Giving Chair": Annie goes with Pony to the bookstore to buy one of her dad's books, and they find a comfy chair that gives them whatever they want. ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Haircut" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman & Hugh La Terriere | February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) | 106 | 0.68 |
| 8 | 8 | "Gerry's Birthday" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Catherine Salkeld & Richard Tuft | February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) | 106 | 0.68 |
| 9 | 9 | "Pet Pony" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman & Dominika Brodowska | February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29) | 107 | 0.60 |
| 9 | 9 | "Dog Day" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Catherine Salkeld & Richard Tuft | February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29) | 107 | 0.60 |
| 10 | 10 | "Useful" | Ant Blades & Tobi Wilson | Dan Hamman & Denzel De Meerleer | March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07) | 108 | 0.70 |
| 10 | 10 | "Stompy!" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Francesca Adams & Dominika Brodowska | March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07) | 108 | 0.70 |
| 11 | 11 | "Delivery Pony" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Catherine Salkeld, Richard Tuft and Graeme Young | March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14) | 109 | 0.54 |
| 11 | 11 | "Magic Annie" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer | March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14) | 109 | 0.54 |
| 12 | 12 | "Bad Chicken" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman & Richard Tuft | June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01) | 110A | 0.45 |
| 13 | 13 | "Gerry's Tour" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Catherine Salkeld, Denzel De Meerleer and Gray Young | June 2, 2020 (2020-06-02) | 110B | 0.36 |
| 14 | 14 | "10 Minute Ticket" | Story by : Charlie Higson Written by : Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Hugh La Terriere & Dominika Brodowska | June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03) | 111A | 0.46 |
| 15 | 15 | "Clara Time" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman & Richard Tuft | June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04) | 111B | 0.41 |
| 16 | 16 | "Loud Horse" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Graeme Young & Dominika Brodowska | August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24) | 113A | 0.53 |
| 17 | 17 | "Sick Annie" | Ant Blades, Adam Jeffrey Cohen, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman & Dominika Brodowska | August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25) | 113B | 0.50 |
| 18 | 18 | "School Dance" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Graeme Young & Prawta Annez | August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) | 114A | 0.51 |
| 19 | 19 | "Dad's Speech" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Hugh La Terrier & Denzel De Meerleer | August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27) | 114B | 0.54 |
| 20 | 20 | "Scarecrow" | Alex Collier | Hugh La Terrier & Denzel De Meerleer | October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) | 112 | 0.44 |
| 20 | 20 | "Poneapples" | Ant Blades, Adam Jeffrey Cohen, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Graeme Young & Richard Tuft | October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) | 112 | 0.44 |
| "Scarecrow": Pony hits a scarecrow, which causes crows to infest the pumpkins and the house. "Poneapples": After Dad tells Annie and Pony to wash the apples to sell to the public, but Pony instead chooses to wash the apples using his mouth, causing Annie to get more money for her cards. ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Fan Pony" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman, Charlie Higson and Denzel De Meerleer | November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07) | 120 | 0.48 |
| 21 | 21 | "Cop Mom" | Ant Blades, Charlie Higson, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Hugh La Terriere & Prawta Annez | November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07) | 120 | 0.48 |
| 22 | 22 | "Annie-versary" | Adam Long | Hugh La Terriere & Denzel De Meerleer | November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14) | 115 | 0.54 |
| 22 | 22 | "Teacher's Pet" | Alex Collier | Dan Hamman, Prawta Annez and Richard Tuft | November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14) | 115 | 0.54 |
| 23 | 23 | "Trash Dash" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | Dan Hamman & Prawta Annez | November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21) | 117 | 0.53 |
| 23 | 23 | "Save the Took Took" | Alex Collier | Dan Hamman, Denzel De Meerleer and Prawta Annez | November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21) | 117 | 0.53 |
| 24 | 24 | "Bramley Holiday" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Graeme Young, Hugh La Terriere, Richard Tuft, and Denzel De Meerleer | December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05) | 116 | 0.55 |

### Season 2 (2021–22)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 25 | 1 | "Raiders of the Lost Cinema" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Hugh La Terriere & Richard Tuft | October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) | 209 | 0.02 |
| 26 | 2 | "Annie's Voice" | Sara E.B. Osman | Jessica Tóth | December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) | 211 | 0.04 |
| 26 | 2 | "Business as Usual" | Ta'riq Fisher, Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Kati Knitt | December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) | 211 | 0.04 |
| 27 | 3 | "The Wallet" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Graeme Young, Prawta Annez and Richard Tuft | January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17) | 118 | 0.11 |
| 27 | 3 | "Locked Out" | Alex Collier | Hugh La Terriere & Prawta Annez | January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17) | 118 | 0.11 |
| 28 | 4 | "Always Yes Annie" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Graeme Young & Denzel De Meerleer | January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) | 119 | 0.05 |
| 28 | 4 | "Sleepover" | Ant Blades, Charlie Higson, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dan Hamman, Hugh La Terriere and Richard Tuft | January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) | 119 | 0.05 |
| 29 | 5 | "Flight of the Chickens" | Charlie Higson | Graeme Young | January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27) | 201 | N/A |
| 29 | 5 | "Henrietta the Psychic" | Howard Read | Hugh La Terriere | January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27) | 201 | N/A |
| 30 | 6 | "Annie vs. Pony" | Isabel Fay, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis | Dave Dekeyser | February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03) | 203 | 0.09 |
| 30 | 6 | "Get Sapphire" | Derek Miller, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis | David Stoten | February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03) | 203 | 0.09 |
| 31 | 7 | "Pighog Day" | Alex Collier, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Jamie Iles | February 10, 2022 (2022-02-10) | 202 | 0.06 |
| 31 | 7 | "Second Best Friend" | Howard Read, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Gray Young & Hugh La Terriere | February 10, 2022 (2022-02-10) | 202 | 0.06 |
| 32 | 8 | "Pony Car" | Alex Collier, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis | Dave Dekeyser | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | 204 | 0.05 |
| 32 | 8 | "Wedding Planners" | Adam Cohen, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis | Jamie Iles | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | 204 | 0.05 |
| 33 | 9 | "Cat Alley" | Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal | Kati Knitt | February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24) | 205 | 0.03 |
| 33 | 9 | "Saving Horse" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | David Stoten & Jessica Tóth | February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24) | 205 | 0.03 |
| 34 | 10 | "Comic Connival" | Derek Miller, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Jessica Tóth | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) | 207 | 0.08 |
| 34 | 10 | "Horse on a Hot Tin Roof" | Howard Read, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Jamie Iles | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) | 207 | 0.08 |
| 35 | 11 | "Song of the Soil" | Giles Pilbrow | Dave Dekeyser | March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10) | 208 | N/A |
| 35 | 11 | "Street Smart" | Charlie Higson | Kati Knitt | March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10) | 208 | N/A |
| 36 | 12 | "Ponopoly" | Giles Pilbrow | Dave Dekeyser | March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) | 210 | 0.09 |
| 36 | 12 | "President Annie" | Stephanie Kemp, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Jamie Iles | March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) | 210 | 0.09 |
| 37 | 13 | "Cow Power" | James Huntrods | Richard Tuft | March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) | 212 | 0.06 |
| 37 | 13 | "I.T. Pony" | Alex Collier | Hugh La Terriere & Adelia Ardovino | March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) | 212 | 0.06 |
| 38 | 14 | "Family Free for All" | Howard Read, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Kati Knitt | March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) | 213 | 0.05 |
| 38 | 14 | "Lucky Pony" | Angel Hobbs | Jamie Iles | March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) | 213 | 0.05 |
| 39 | 15 | "City Pony" | Derek Miller, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Dave Dekeyser & Jessica Tóth | April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) | 214 | 0.07 |
| 39 | 15 | "Country Pony" | Derek Miller, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal | Dave Dekeyser & Jessica Tóth | April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) | 214 | 0.07 |
| 40 | 16 | "Hot Tub Brine Machine" | Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal | Hugh La Terriere | April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14) | 215 | 0.06 |
| 40 | 16 | "The Secret Life of Pony" | Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal | Jamie Iles | April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14) | 215 | 0.06 |
| 41 | 17 | "Space Shippers" | Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal | Jessica Tóth | April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21) | 217 | 0.05 |
| 41 | 17 | "The Lakey Loos" | Lucas Mills | Hugh La Terriere | April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21) | 217 | 0.05 |
| 42 | 18 | "Bowled Over" | Alex Collier | Dave Dekeyser | April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) | 218 | 0.06 |
| 42 | 18 | "Disaster Express" | Bryce Marrero | Kati Knitt | April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) | 218 | 0.06 |
| 43 | 19 | "Pony Almighty" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Richard Tuft | May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05) | 219 | 0.04 |
| 43 | 19 | "Annie the Influencer" | Ayana Reece | Jamie Iles | May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05) | 219 | 0.04 |
| 44 | 20 | "Never Take Advice From a Pony" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Richard Tuft | May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12) | 216 | 0.04 |
| 44 | 20 | "Moon Face-Off" | Howard Read | Jessica Tóth | May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12) | 216 | 0.04 |
| 45 | 21 | "Pony, Come Home" | Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal | Kati Knitt & Dave Dekeyser | May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) | 220 | 0.03 |
| 45 | 21 | "Special Sauce" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Dave Dekeyser | May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) | 220 | 0.03 |
| 46 | 22 | "Beachy Weachy Weach" | Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Richard Tuft | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) | 206 | 0.04 |
| 46 | 22 | "Bee in a Jar" | Alex Collier, Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal | Hugh La Terriere & Adelia Ardovino | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) | 206 | 0.04 |

### Shorts

| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| Nickelodeon |||||
| 1 | "Coffee Run" | May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28) | 101 | 0.29 |
| 1 | "Paper Chase" | May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28) | 101 | 0.29 |
| "Coffee Run": When George and Helen run out of morning coffee, Annie and Pony quest off to get them some. "Paper Chase": After Annie forgets her homework, Pony chases after her to return it. |||||
| 2 | "Hold My Spot" | June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) | 102 | 0.26 |
| 2 | "Screen Time" | June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) | 102 | 0.26 |
| "Hold My Spot": Annie asks Pony to hold her spot when she has to go to the bathroom from drinking too much juice. However, Pony takes it to extremes as he waits. "Screen Time": Annie and her friends attempt to do their homework together online, but Pony is fooling around in the background. |||||
| Nicktoons |||||
| 3 | "Vending Machine" | March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) | 117 | 0.09 |
| 3 | "Inside Pony" | March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) | 117 | 0.09 |

## Reception
### Critical response

Emily Ashby gave the series a 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "the show plays on the absurd for laughs, but it's mostly well done and does entertain."

### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of It's Pony :
| Season | Episodes | First aired | First aired | Last aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | Avg. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 24 | January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) | 0.96 | December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05) | 0.55 | 0.57 |
| 2 | 20 | October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) | 0.02 | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) | 0.04 | 0.06 |

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2021 | Annie Awards | Best Voice Acting – TV/Media | Jessica DiCicco (Annie) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Kidscreen Awards | Best Short Film | "Coffee Run" | Won |
| 2023 | Kidscreen Awards | Best Animated Series | It's Pony | Nominated |