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Make New Friends but Keep Discord is the seventh Season 5 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. On April 17, 2015, Discovery Family announced that the episode was to premiere on May 16, resulting in no new episodes on May 9.

This episode last aired on Discovery Family on June 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

Synopsis[]

When Discord learns that Fluttershy is taking a new friend to the Grand Galloping Gala instead of him, he goes to extreme lengths to prove that he isn't upset about it.

Production timeline[]

November 19, 2013 Premise written by Natasha Levinger. Episode titled "Discord's + 1".
December 20, 2013 Premise revised.
January 10–24, 2014 Outline written. Episode listed as #507 at the earliest.
January 31–February 27, 2014 First draft of the script written.
February 28–March 17, 2014 Second draft of the script written. Episode retitled "Make New Friends but Keep Discord".
March 21–27, 2014 Polish draft written.
April 4–10, 2014 Script approved.
April 16, 2014 Final draft.
April 23–May 28, 2014 Voice recording in session.
August 19, 2014 Animatic submitted for review.
February 10, 2015 Client cut of animated episode submitted for review.
February 23–March 5, 2015 Musical score added.
March 25, 2015 Completed production.

Broadcast history[]

This episode was known to air on the following dates and times:

Date Time Notes
May 16, 2015 11:30 AM
August 22, 2015 11:00 AM
2:00 PM
August 23, 2015 1:00 PM
January 17, 2016 1:00 PM

Characters[]

This episode features the following characters:

Main characters
10 - Discord
Discord
03 - Fluttershy
Fluttershy
01 - Twilight Sparkle
Twilight Sparkle
02 - Pinkie Pie
Pinkie Pie
04 - Rainbow Dash
Rainbow Dash
05 - Rarity
Rarity
06 - Applejack
Applejack
Other characters
11 - Princess Celestia
Princess Celestia
16 - Maud Pie
Maud Pie
07 - Spike
Spike

Home media[]

DVDs with this episode:

Mylittlepony vol13
Friends Across Equestria
(March 1, 2016)
Mlp season5dvd
Season Five
(July 12, 2016)

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