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The first season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic premiered on October 10, 2020 on the Hub Network, and lasted for 26 episodes through May 6, 2011.

From April 16, 2021 through May 31, 2022, this season aired on weekday afternoons from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. alongside other seasons, then from June 2022 through June 2023, it aired on weekday mornings at 10:00 and 10:30 a.m., and as of August 2023, on weekday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

VITAC's closed captioning of this season is used worldwide; however, the words "Captions by VITAC" and "Captions paid for by Discovery Communications" do not appear in the international versions.

Intro[]

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MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC - Show Opening - Clip

The opening animation shown above was the very first video ever seen online, on September 28, 2010.

Episodes[]

Episode title English (US) Spanish (LA) Portuguese (Brazil) Japanese Korean
Friendship is Magic, part 1 October 10, 2010 November 21-24, 2011 April 2, 2013 April 30–May 1, 2014
Friendship is Magic, part 2 October 22, 2010 April 9, 2013
The Ticket Master October 29, 2010 April 16, 2013 May 7-8, 2014
Applebuck Season November 5, 2010 April 23, 2013
Griffon the Brush Off November 12, 2010 December 30, 2011 April 30, 2013 May 14-15, 2014
Boast Busters November 19, 2010 November 28, 2011 May 7, 2013
Dragonshy November 26, 2010 November 30, 2011 May 14, 2013 May 21-22, 2014
Look Before You Sleep December 3, 2010 December 2, 2011 May 21, 2013
Bridle Gossip December 10, 2010 December 5, 2011 May 28, 2013 May 28-29, 2014
Swarm of the Century December 17, 2010 December 7, 2011 June 4, 2013
Winter Wrap Up December 24, 2010 December 9, 2011 June 11, 2013 June 4-5, 2014
Call of the Cutie January 7, 2011 December 12, 2011 June 18, 2013
Fall Weather Friends January 28, 2011 December 14, 2011 June 25, 2013 June 11-12, 2014
Suited for Success February 4, 2011 December 16, 2011 July 2, 2013
Feeling Pinkie Keen February 11, 2011 April 2, 2012 April 8, 2012 July 9, 2013 June 18-19, 2014
Sonic Rainboom February 18, 2011 May 7-11, 2012 July 16, 2013
Stare Master February 25, 2011 July 23, 2013 June 25-26, 2014
The Show Stoppers March 4, 2011 July 30, 2013
A Dog and Pony Show March 11, 2011 August 6, 2013 July 2-3, 2014
Green Isn't Your Color March 18, 2011 August 13, 2013
Over a Barrel March 25, 2011 September 3-7, 2012 August 20, 2013 July 9-10, 2014
A Bird in the Hoof April 8, 2011 August 27, 2013
The Cutie Mark Chronicles April 15, 2011 September 3, 2013 July 16-17, 2014
Owl's Well That Ends Well April 22, 2011 September 10, 2013
Party of One April 29, 2011 September 17, 2013 July 23-24, 2014
The Best Night Ever May 6, 2011 September 28, 2012 September 24, 2013

The last weekend reruns of each episode of this season are as follows:

Friendship is Magic (part 1) April 2, 2023 6:00 AM
Friendship is Magic (part 2) April 2, 2022 8:00 AM
The Ticket Master April 2, 2022 8:30 AM
Applebuck Season April 2, 2022 9:00 AM
Griffon the Brush Off April 2, 2023 12:30 PM
Boast Busters April 2, 2022 10:00 AM
Dragonshy April 2, 2022 10:30 AM
Look Before You Sleep April 9, 2022 7:30 AM
Bridle Gossip April 9, 2022 8:00 AM
Swarm of the Century April 9, 2022 8:30 AM
Winter Wrap Up July 15, 2023 12:30 PM
Call of the Cutie April 9, 2022 9:00 AM
Fall Weather Friends April 9, 2022 9:30 AM
Suited for Success April 9, 2023 10:00 AM
Feeling Pinkie Keen April 2, 2023 1:00 PM
Sonic Rainboom April 16, 2022 7:30 AM
Stare Master April 16, 2022 8:00 AM
The Show Stoppers April 16, 2022 8:30 AM
A Dog and Pony Show April 16, 2022 9:00 AM
Green Isn't Your Color January 20, 2024 1:00 PM
Over a Barrel April 16, 2022 10:00 AM
A Bird in the Hoof April 16, 2022 10:30 AM
The Cutie Mark Chronicles April 23, 2022 7:30 AM
Owl's Well That Ends Well April 23, 2022 8:00 AM
Party of One April 2, 2023 1:30 PM
The Best Night Ever April 23, 2022 9:00 AM

Availability on Netflix[]

Audio Subtitles
Arabic Y N
Bahasa Indonesia Y N
Bahasa Melayu N N
Chinese (中文/简体) Y N
Chinese (中文/繁體) Y N
Chinese (粵語) N N
Dansk R N
Deutsch R N
English Y Y
Español N N
Español (Latinoamérica) R N
Français R N
Hindi Y N
Hrvatski N N
Italiano R N
Magyar N N
Nederlands R N
Norsk R N
Polski Y N
Português N N
Português (Brasil) R N
Română Y Y
Suomi R N
Svenska R N
Tiếng Việt N Y
Türkçe Y N
Íslenska N N
Čeština N N
Ελληνικά Y N
עברית N N
Pусский N N
Yкраї́нська N N
Thai Y Y
Japanese R N
Korean Y N

Songs[]

These songs were dubbed in both Japanese and Korean:

  • Laughter Song (Friendship is Magic, part 2)
  • Pinkie's Gala Fantasy Song (The Ticket Master)
  • The Ticket Song (The Ticket Master)
  • Hop, Skip and Jump Song (Dragonshy)
  • Evil Enchantress Song (Bridle Gossip)
  • Cupcake Song (Call of the Cutie)
  • Hush Now Lullaby (Stare Master)
  • Cutie Mark Crusaders Song (The Show Stoppers)
  • You Got to Share, You Got to Care (Over a Barrel)
  • So Many Wonders (The Cutie Mark Chronicles)
  • Pinkie Pie's Singing Telegram (Party of One)
  • I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala (The Best Night Ever)
  • Pony Pokey (The Best Night Ever)

This song was dubbed in Japanese but NOT in Korean:

  • At the Gala (The Best Night Ever)

These songs were NOT dubbed in Japanese or Korean:

  • Winter Wrap Up (Winter Wrap Up)
  • Art of the Dress (Suited for Success)

Character appearances[]

Individual[]

01 - Twilight Sparkle 02 - Pinkie Pie 03 - Fluttershy 04 - Rainbow Dash 05 - Rarity 06 - Applejack
Episodes they each appeared in 26 22 22 21 23 24
Episodes they each appeared in but didn't speak 0 1 1 2 1 1
Episodes they each did not appear in 0 3 3 3 2 1

Pairs[]

Appearances in the same episode
(excluding silent cameos)
Absences in the same episode
01 - Twilight Sparkle 02 - Pinkie Pie 22 0
01 - Twilight Sparkle 03 - Fluttershy 22 0
01 - Twilight Sparkle 04 - Rainbow Dash 21 0
01 - Twilight Sparkle 05 - Rarity 23 0
01 - Twilight Sparkle 06 - Applejack 24 0
02 - Pinkie Pie 03 - Fluttershy 21 3
02 - Pinkie Pie 04 - Rainbow Dash 20 2
02 - Pinkie Pie 05 - Rarity 19 0
02 - Pinkie Pie 06 - Applejack 21 1
03 - Fluttershy 04 - Rainbow Dash 19 1
03 - Fluttershy 05 - Rarity 20 1
03 - Fluttershy 06 - Applejack 20 0
04 - Rainbow Dash 05 - Rarity 19 1
04 - Rainbow Dash 06 - Applejack 21 2
05 - Rarity 06 - Applejack 21 0

Bonus Material[]

Meet the Ponies[]

Prior to the premiere of the show itself, seven video clips, each focusing on a main character of the show, were seen on the official My Little Pony website. They are:

These video clips were first seen on September 28, 2010 on the official My Little Pony website, and they contain footage from the first four episodes of this season. They were later uploaded to YouTube on July 23, 2011.

Another two months later, on September 22, a profile video clip for Spike was added.

Promo: "There's a Pony for That"[]

This promo for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic on the Hub Network aired in October 2010 (just after the first episode premiered), and was uploaded to YouTube on July 8, 2011.

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There's A Pony For That - My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic

Hub Network Promo[]

This was the Hub Network's original promo for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, from December 22, 2010.

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My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

iTunes Promo[]

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MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC - Now on iTunes - Commercial

Halfway through this season, all further episodes were released on iTunes about 1-2 days after their debut on the Hub Network.[1] The commercial shown below appeared on the My Little Pony website on February 28, 2011.

"Equestria Girls"[]

Equestria Girls (California Girls) Parody Music Video

A California Girls parody music video aired on The Hub on May 24, 2011, more than two weeks after the premiere of the Season 1 finale. Three days later, the extended version of this song was uploaded by Equestria Daily.

Behind-the-Scenes Featurette[]

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Behind the Scenes of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Making of the MLP TV Series

This video shows stages of how each episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is made. It was one of the series' official YouTube channel's first videos on YouTube, uploaded on June 21, 2011, and re-uploaded by Hasbro Studios Shorts in 720p HD on November 15, 2013.

DVD & Digital[]

On February 15, 2011, the show became first available in home media through iTunes. The original price was $69.99 -- very expensive for an entire season! Since then, new episodes have usually been released about 1-2 days after their television premiere.

Later in 2011, two DVDs were made, and they were only available in limited stores. The complete season boxset was released on December 4, 2012.

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