My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

==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	Other counterparts
Pinkie Pie 	Andrea Libman 	Shannon Chan-Kent 	
Twilight Sparkle 	Tara Strong 	Rebecca Shoichet 	
Rainbow Dash 	Ashleigh Ball 	Ashleigh Ball 	
Applejack 	Ashleigh Ball 	Ashleigh Ball 	
Fluttershy 	Andrea Libman 	Andrea Libman 	
Rarity 	Tabitha Germain 	Kazumi Evans 	
Spike 	Cathy Weseluck 	N/A 	
Apple Bloom 	Michelle Creber 	N/A 	
Sweetie Belle 	Claire Corloett 	N/A 	
Scootaloo 	Madeleine Peters 	N/A 	
Big McIntosh 	Peter New 	N/A 	
Cheese Sandwich 	Weird "Al" Yankovic	N/A 	
Maud Pie 	Ingrid Nilson 	N/A 	
Zephyr Breeze 	Ryan Beil 	N/A 	
Starlight Glimmer	Kelly Sheridan 	N/A 	
Trixie 	Kathleen Barr 	N/A 	
Discord 	John de Lancie 	N/A 	
Princess Celestia	Nicole Oliver 	N/A 	
Princess Luna 	Tabitha Germai 	N/A 	
Princess Cadance 	Britt McKillip 	N/A 	
Shining Armor 	Andrew Francis 	N/A 	
==Production timeline==
Production Phases for Episodes/Films	Production Phases for Episodes/Films	Production Phases for Episodes/Films
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 	Production Phases for Songs 	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
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
Spanish 	My Little Pony: La Magia de la Amistad
Portuguese	My Little Pony: A Amizade é Mágica
Japanese 	マイリトルポニー：トモダチは魔法
Chinese 	彩虹小馬：友情就是魔法
Korean 	마이 리틀 포니: 우정은 마법
Thai 	มายลิตเติ้ลโพนี่ มิตรภาพอันแสนวิเศษ
==List of 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
October 15 – November 7, 2010 	Mondays and Fridays at 2:00 p.m.
Weekends at 8:00 a.m.	
November 8, 2010 – February 11, 2011	Mondays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
Weekends at 8:00 a.m.	
February 12 – May 29, 2011 	Mondays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
Weekends at 9:30 a.m.	
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.	
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.	
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.	
*Episodes were released simultaneously on iTunes since February 15, 2011. It was also available on Netflix since April 1, 2012, but is no longer available on that service outside the USA as of February 1, 2022. Season 9 is still available on Hulu.
*The Hub Network was replaced by Discovery Family on October 13, 2014, shortly after The CW discontinued its Saturday morning cartoon block, Vortexx. Since then, most shows including My Little Pony were moved from the Hub Network to Discovery Family, and the show's second era that began with Season 5 has always originally aired on this network.
*As of February 2020, Season 7 no longer airs on Discovery Family; in its place at the time was weekly reruns of all Equestria Girls movies and specials, and Rainbow Roadtrip.
*In April 2021, Season 2 reruns were discontinued, while Season 1 was brought back to the schedule. In addition, Season 8 now only aired on Saturdays and Season 9 on Sundays. Both seasons last aired in March 2022.
*Season 3 reruns were discontinued in December 2021, while Season 6 was brought back three months earlier, in September. However, Season 3 was temporarily brought back for one more run in May 2022, and four episodes of Season 8 on Sundays in June.
*Most seasons were once available on The Roku Channel, along with Rainbow Roadtrip and the Rainbow Rocks film, but the entire show was removed in April 2022.
*For the rest of 2022, weekday reruns of the show comprised of Season 1 episodes airing on weekday mornings and Seasons 4-6 in the afternoons.
*The show last aired on Discovery Family on December 30, 2022, ending with the final 13 episodes of Season 9.
For an expanded timeline of the channel's broadcast history, see also:
==Home video timeline==
==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===
My Little Pony Adventures.jpg|The early "My Little Pony Adventures" logo, as seen in the Animation Test from 2009.
My Little Pony Adventures (2009).jpg|A sample from the Animation Test.
===The Show===
343D0396-354B-4B7D-AE5F-107A21BB537E.png|Title screen (2010-2016)
My Little Pony S7 opening title card.png|Title screen (2017-2019)
===Characters===
Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters 	Main characters
Twilight Sparkle 	Twilight Sparkle 	Twilight Sparkle 	Pinkie Pie 	Pinkie Pie 	Pinkie Pie 	Fluttershy 	Fluttershy 	Fluttershy 	Rainbow Dash 	Rainbow Dash 	Rainbow Dash
Rarity 	Rarity 	Rarity 	Rarity 	Applejack 	Applejack 	Applejack 	Applejack 	Spike 	Spike 	Spike 	Spike
Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members 	Season 1 crew members
Cutie Mark Crusaders
(Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo)	Cutie Mark Crusaders
(Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo)	Cutie Mark Crusaders
(Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo)	Princess Celestia 	Princess Celestia 	Princess Celestia 	Princess Luna 	Princess Luna 	Princess Luna 	Granny Smith 	Granny Smith 	Granny Smith
Big McIntosh 	Big McIntosh 	Big McIntosh 	Trixie 	Trixie 	Trixie 	Cheerilee 	Cheerilee 	Cheerilee 	Spitfire and Soarin 	Spitfire and Soarin 	Spitfire and Soarin
Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members 	Season 2 crew members
Discord 	Discord 	Discord 	Princess Cadance 	Princess Cadance 	Princess Cadance 	Shining Armor 	Shining Armor 	Shining Armor 	Daring Do 	Daring Do 	Daring Do
Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members 	Season 4 crew members
Cheese Sandwich 	Cheese Sandwich 	Cheese Sandwich 	Cheese Sandwich 	Maud Pie 	Maud Pie 	Maud Pie 	Maud Pie 	Flash Sentry 	Flash Sentry 	Flash Sentry 	Flash Sentry
Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members 	Season 5 crew members
Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer 	Starlight Glimmer
Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members 	Season 6 crew members
Flurry Heart 	Flurry Heart 	Flurry Heart 	Flurry Heart 	Flurry Heart 	Flurry Heart 	Zephyr Breeze 	Zephyr Breeze 	Zephyr Breeze 	Zephyr Breeze 	Zephyr Breeze 	Zephyr Breeze
Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters	Background crew characters
==Videos==
thumb|center|335 px|The first commercial from 2010.thumb|center|335 px|One of the last commercials, seen on Discovery Family since January 2020. It was last seen on an April 5, 2021 rerun of The Last Roundup.
==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