My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Season 1

October 10, 2010 (16 years ago)

26 episodes

8.2/10

Shy unicorn Twilight Sparkle and her five pony pals have adventures that teach them about the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship.

Key Crew

Director

Jayson Thiessen

Writer

Amy Keating Rogers

Age 41 (now 56)

Producer

Lauren Faust

Age 36 (now 51)

S01E01

8.3/10

Friendship is Magic (1)

22m

October 10, 2010

Twilight Sparkle, a reclusive student of Princess Celestia, is tasked with supervising a special event in Ponyville and to make five new friends in the process.

S01E02

8.5/10

Friendship is Magic (2)

22m

October 22, 2010

The evil Nightmare Moon is free from her imprisonment, vowing to shroud the world in eternal night, and Princess Celestia has gone missing. Twilight and the her friends must find six magic stones called the Elements of Harmony, hidden in the mysterious Everfree Forest.

S01E03

8.3/10

The Ticket Master

22m

October 29, 2010

Twilight receives two tickets from Princess Celestia to the Grand Galloping Gala. All five of her best friends want to go, but she can only choose one.

S01E04

8.0/10

Applebuck Season

22m

November 5, 2010

With her big brother hurt, Applejack volunteers to harvest the apple crop in her family's orchard all by herself. However, she is too prideful and stubborn to accept any help from the other ponies.

S01E05

7.9/10

Griffon the Brush-Off

22m

November 12, 2010

Pinkie Pie bonds with Rainbow Dash over their shared love of pranks, but when Rainbow's old friend Gilda the Griffon visits, Pinkie Pie becomes a third wheel, and notices that Gilda has a mean streak.

S01E06

8.2/10

Boast Busters

23m

November 19, 2010

A new unicorn called "The Great and Powerful" Trixie arrives in Ponyville, claiming to be the greatest magical pony in Equestria. Spike believes Twilight may be the one unicorn to put the arrogant braggart in her place, but she worries that she will lose the respect of her friends if she shows her true potential.

S01E07

8.4/10

Dragonshy

22m

November 26, 2010

As a sleeping dragon's smoke begins clouding Equestria's skies, Twilight Sparkle is tasked with getting it to leave. She and all her friends head to the dragon's lair, dragging along fearful Fluttershy, who must find the courage to face the giant dragon.

S01E08

8.1/10

Look Before You Sleep

22m

December 3, 2010

When a thunderstorm forces Applejack and Rarity to seek shelter in her library, they're invited by Twilight Sparkle to have a slumber party. However, their clashing personalities and preferences may make it difficult for them to get along.

S01E09

7.6/10

Bridle Gossip

22m

December 10, 2010

Twilight encounters the mysterious zebra Zecora, who occasionally visits Ponyville and is rumored to be a witch. When she and her friends display a range of bizarre symptoms the next day, they begin to wonder whether Zecora put a curse on them. Applejack's little sister, Apple Bloom, ventures into the Everfree Forest to find the truth.

S01E10

8.5/10

Swarm of the Century

22m

December 17, 2010

Everypony is making sure things are perfect for an upcoming visit by Princess Celestia to Ponyville, especially Twilight Sparkle, but trouble arises when a swarm of parasprites, adorable insects with ravenous appetites, invades the town.

S01E11

7.8/10

Winter Wrap Up

22m

December 24, 2010

As winter comes to its scheduled end, Ponyville prepares for the annual cleanup to make way for spring. Twilight Sparkle wants to help, even without her magic (to respect Ponyville's traditions), but she may find it difficult to find her place.

S01E12

8.2/10

Call of the Cutie

22m

January 14, 2011

A young pony earns their cutie mark upon discovering their special talent and life's purpose. Apple Bloom's worry about her still-missing cutie mark causes her to try to earn it before a classmate's upcoming "cute-ceañera" party.

S01E13

8.7/10

Fall Weather Friends

22m

January 28, 2011

Applejack and Rainbow Dash take part in a marathon event known as the Running of the Leaves, in which Dash must compete without the use of her wings. Can they both ensure a clean race without the competition getting the better of them?

S01E14

8.3/10

Suited for Success

22m

February 4, 2011

Rarity makes dresses for her friends for the upcoming Grand Galloping Gala, but they don't turn out to but what her friends expected. She strains herself catering to their demands, then learns her new dresses will be put on a fashion show.

S01E15

8.7/10

Feeling Pinkie Keen

22m

February 11, 2011

Twilight learns that Pinkie Pie has an unusual ability to sense happenings in the immediate future, known around Ponyville as "Pinkie Sense." Not willing to accept these predictions are anything but a mere coincidence, Twilight sets out to find the truth behind Pinkie's power.

S01E16

8.8/10

Sonic Rainboom

22m

February 18, 2011

Rainbow Dash is preparing herself for an upcoming contest, with a day with the famous Wonderbolts as the grand prize, and is sure that an old move she claimed to have pulled off long ago will guarantee her a win. However, she becomes increasingly nervous that she won't succeed.

S01E17

8.2/10

Stare Master

22m

February 25, 2011

Fluttershy has great experience with all kinds of animals, but it is an entirely different story when she offers to take care of Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle for the night. Will she be able to keep them out of trouble, and what exactly is "The Stare"?

S01E18

7.0/10

The Show Stoppers

22m

March 4, 2011

After entering a talent competition, the Cutie Mark Crusaders believe the event will help them discover what they are meant to do in life. They hope that winning the contest will help them get their cutie marks, if they can keep from ruining each other's work.

S01E19

7.5/10

A Dog and Pony Show

22m

March 11, 2011

To create jewel-encrusted clothing at the request of a famous pony, Rarity decides to find a new lode of gems with Spike's assistance. But when a group of creatures called the Diamond Dogs abduct Rarity and force her to find gems for them, Spike and the other ponies head underground to rescue her. In the end, who will be the one that truly needs saving?

S01E20

8.3/10

Green Isn't Your Color

22m

March 18, 2011

When Rarity meets a famous fashion photographer, she realizes that this is her chance to promote her newest dresses, but her idea backfires when the pony is more interested in Fluttershy, whom Rarity chose to model her dresses. Both tell Twilight they aren't happy about this but don't want the other to know, and she is faced with a dilemma of keeping their secrets.

S01E21

7.5/10

Over a Barrel

22m

March 25, 2011

The ponies separate and are caught in a dispute between a western town's settler-ponies and the native buffalo herd. Both sides have claimed the land as their own, and neither side is standing down. Can they find a way to prevent the inevitable clash?

S01E22

8.0/10

A Bird in the Hoof

22m

April 8, 2011

During a visit from Princess Celestia, Fluttershy sees the Equestrian royal's sick pet bird Philomena. She secrets the poor creature home and tries to take care of it, but finds that the task to be harder than it looks.

S01E23

9.2/10

The Cutie Mark Chronicles

22m

April 15, 2011

Every pony with a cutie mark has a different story to tell about how they earned it. Taking a break from searching for their special talents, the Cutie Mark Crusaders decide to ask Rainbow Dash and the others about their marks, eventually discovering a surprising connection.

S01E24

7.4/10

Owl's Well That Ends Well

22m

April 22, 2011

Spike meets an owl Twilight befriends to help her with their work. He soon feels threatened over the possibility that it will take his spot as the unicorn's trusted assistant. Driven by jealousy, how far will he go to make sure it doesn't happen?

S01E25

8.8/10

Party of One

22m

April 29, 2011

After a successful birthday party for Gummy, her pet alligator, Pinkie Pie invites her friends for an "After Birthday" party the next day. However, they claim to have other errands to run, declining the invitations. Pinkie Pie grows suspicious and sets out to solve the mystery.

S01E26

8.8/10

The Best Night Ever

22m

May 6, 2011

After much anticipation, Canterlot's Grand Galloping Gala has finally begun. As Twilight and her friends take part in the festivities, only one question remains: Is it everything the ponies imagined it to be?