The third season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was first unveiled at SDCC 2012 on July 13, 2012, and premiered on the Hub Network on November 10, 2012. It moved to Discovery Family in October 2014, and last aired there regularly on weekday afternoons from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2021. It returned to the air for a short time in May 2022, then back to a regular basis on weekday afternoons in July 2023.
When released on iTunes, it was titled "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Vol. 5".[1]
The international version of the English closed captions are different to the ones seen on Discovery Family reruns and on Shout! Factory's DVDs.
Intro[]
With very minimal changes for the show between Seasons 2 and 3, the opening animation was a complete carryover.
On the sing-along version of "Magical Mystery Cure", the Season 6 intro was used, but luckily, the 2011 DHX Media logo was not plastered by a newer logo.
Episodes[]
Episode title | English (US) | Spanish (LA) | Portuguese (Brazil) | Korean | Japanese |
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The Crystal Empire (part 1) | November 10, 2012 | July 21, 2013 | May 11-12, 2016 | August 3, 2019 | |
The Crystal Empire (part 2) | November 10, 2012 | August 10, 2019 | |||
Too Many Pinkie Pies | November 17, 2012 | July 24-26, 2013 | August 3-4, 2013 | May 18-19, 2016 | August 17, 2019 |
One Bad Apple | November 24, 2012 | August 24, 2019 | |||
Magic Duel | December 1, 2012 | August 10, 2013 | May 25-26, 2016 | August 31, 2019 | |
Sleepless in Ponyville | December 8, 2012 | October 7-11, 2013 | October 14-18, 2013 | September 7, 2019 | |
Wonderbolts Academy | December 15, 2012 | June 1, 2016 | September 14, 2019 | ||
Just for Sidekicks | January 26, 2013 | June 15, 2016 | October 12, 2019 | ||
Apple Family Reunion | December 22, 2012 | June 2, 2016 | September 21, 2019 | ||
Spike at Your Service | December 29, 2012 | June 8-9, 2016 | September 28, 2019 | ||
Keep Calm and Flutter On | January 19, 2013 | August 18, 2013 | October 5, 2019 | ||
Games Ponies Play | February 9, 2013 | September 15, 2013 | June 16, 2016 | October 19, 2019 | |
Magical Mystery Cure | February 16, 2013 | June 22, 2016 | October 26, 2019 |
The last weekend reruns of each episode of this season are as follows:
The Crystal Empire (part 1) | May 7, 2022 | 7:30 AM |
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The Crystal Empire (part 2) | May 7, 2022 | 8:00 AM |
Too Many Pinkie Pies | July 10, 2022 | 1:00 PM |
One Bad Apple | May 7, 2022 | 9:00 AM |
Magic Duel | May 7, 2022 | 9:30 AM |
Sleepless in Ponyville | May 7, 2022 | 10:00 AM |
Wonderbolts Academy | May 7, 2022 | 10:30 AM |
Just for Sidekicks | May 14, 2022 | 7:30 AM |
Apple Family Reunion | May 14, 2022 | 8:00 AM |
Spike at Your Service | May 14, 2022 | 8:30 AM |
Keep Calm and Flutter On | May 14, 2022 | 9:00 AM |
Games Ponies Play | May 14, 2022 | 9:30 AM |
Magical Mystery Cure | May 14, 2022 | 10:00 AM |
Availability on Netflix[]
Audio | Subtitles | |
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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 | N | N |
Deutsch | N | N |
English | Y | Y |
Español | N | N |
Español (Latinoamérica) | N | N |
Français | N | N |
Hindi | Y | N |
Hrvatski | N | N |
Italiano | N | N |
Magyar | N | N |
Nederlands | N | N |
Norsk | N | N |
Polski | Y | N |
Português | N | N |
Português (Brasil) | N | N |
Română | Y | N |
Suomi | N | N |
Svenska | N | 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 | N |
Japanese | N | N |
Korean | Y | N |
Character appearances[]
Individual[]
Episodes they each appeared in | ||||||
Episodes they each appeared in but didn't speak | ||||||
Episodes they each did not appear in |
Pairs[]
Appearances in the same episode (excluding silent cameos) |
Absences in the same episode | |
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DVD & Digital[]
Four DVDs were released from 2012 to 2013. The complete season boxset was released on February 4, 2014.
Late in 2013, seven "Best Of" collections were released exclusively on iTunes. Each collection comprises of five episodes, and are priced at $8.99 each.
The Best of Twilight Sparkle:
- Boast Busters (Season 1, episode 6)
- Lesson Zero (Season 2, episode 3)
- It's About Time (Season 2, episode 20)
- Magic Duel (Season 3, episode 5)
- Magical Mystery Cure (Season 3, episode 13)
The Best of Fluttershy:
- Dragonshy (Season 1, episode 7)
- Stare Master (Season 1, episode 17)
- Putting Your Hoof Down (Season 2, episode 19)
- Hurricane Fluttershy (Season 2, episode 22)
- Keep Calm and Flutter On (Season 3, episode 11)
The Best of Pinkie Pie:
- Feeling Pinkie Keen (Season 1, episode 15)
- Party of One (Season 1, episode 25)
- Baby Cakes (Season 2, episode 12)
- A Friend in Deed (Season 2, episode 18)
- Too Many Pinkie Pies (Season 3, episode 3)
These are the same episodes from the Pinkie Pie Party DVD.
The Best of Applejack:
- Applebuck Season (Season 1, episode 4)
- Over a Barrel (Season 1, episode 21)
- The Last Roundup (Season 2, episode 14)
- The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 (Season 2, episode 15)
- Apple Family Reunion (Season 3, episode 8)
The Best of Rarity:
- Look Before You Sleep (Season 1, episode 8)
- Suited for Success (Season 1, episode 14)
- A Dog and Pony Show (Season 1, episode 19)
- Sisterhooves Social (Season 2, episode 5)
- Sweet and Elite (Season 2, episode 9)
The Best of Rainbow Dash:
- Griffon the Brush-off (Season 1, episode 5)
- Sonic Rainboom (Season 1, episode 16)
- May the Best Pet Win! (Season 2, episode 7)
- Read it and Weep (Season 2, episode 16)
- Wonderbolts Academy (Season 3, episode 7)
Friendship Pack:
- Friendship is Magic (Part 1) (Season 1, episode 1)
- Friendship is Magic (Part 2) (Season 1, episode 2)
- Griffon the Brush-off (Season 1, episode 5)
- The Cutie Mark Chronicles (Season 1, episode 23)
- The Best Night Ever (Season 1, episode 26)
Video Clips[]
Meet the Ponies[]
From June 18 to August 6, 2013, new video profiles of the eight main characters were uploaded in the summer of 2013.
Applejack (June 18, 2013) |
Rainbow Dash (June 25, 2013) |
Twilight Sparkle (July 2, 2013) |
Fluttershy (July 9, 2013) |
Pinkie Pie (July 16, 2013) |
Spike (July 23, 2013) |
Rarity (July 30, 2013) |
Princess Celestia (August 6, 2013) |
The Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash clips were all later re-released on the Discovery Family GO! app.
Fan Favorite Marathon[]
On August 30, 2013, a promo for the winner of the fan favorites' main character and the first Equestria Girls film was uploaded to YouTube. The winner was Fluttershy.
Poniaffirmations[]
In this short video series, we review 20 different lessons in friendship from Seasons 1-3.