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Season 8 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was the fourth season of the show's second era, which takes place after Season 7 and The Movie.

The entire season was released on Netflix on November 12, 2018, and was the last season to do so.

This season only aired on Saturdays until March 2022. Most episodes of this season returned to the schedule from September 10 through December 18, 2022, airing on entire weekends, and also on weekday afternoons from March 31 through May 22, 2023. The entire season returned to weekdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. starting on July 25, 2023.

Previews[]

The first trailer was uploaded on February 17, 2018, and the second on March 23, 2018.

Episodes[]

Episode title English Spanish
School Daze, part 1 March 24, 2018 September 10-14, 2018
School Daze, part 2
The Maud Couple March 31, 2018
Fake It 'Til You Make It April 7, 2018
Grannies Gone Wild April 14, 2018
Surf and/or Turf April 21, 2018 September 17-21, 2018
Horse Play April 28, 2018
The Parent Map May 5, 2018
Non-Compete Clause May 12, 2018
The Break Up Break Down May 19, 2018
Molt Down May 26, 2018 October 8-12, 2018
Marks for Effort June 2, 2018
The Mean 6 June 9, 2018
A Matter of Principals August 4, 2018
The Hearth's Warming Club
Friendship University August 11, 2018 November 19-23, 2018
The End in Friend August 18, 2018
Yakity-Sax July 20, 2018 (Discovery Family)
August 25, 2018
Road to Friendship September 1, 2018
The Washouts September 8, 2018
A Rockhoof and a Hard Place September 15, 2018 November 26-30, 2018
What Lies Beneath September 22, 2018
Sounds of Silence September 29, 2018
Father Knows Beast October 6, 2018
School Raze, part 1 October 13, 2018
School Raze, part 2 December 3, 2018
Best Gift Ever October 27, 2018 December 21, 2018

The Brazilian Portuguese dub was released on October 2 (first five episodes) and December 14, 2018, respectively.

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

School Daze (part 1) December 11, 2022 11:30 AM
School Daze (part 2) December 11, 2022 12:00 PM
The Maud Couple November 20, 2021 10:30 AM
Fake It 'Til You Make It November 27, 2021 10:30 AM
Grannies Gone Wild December 4, 2021 10:30 AM
Surf and/or Turf October 22, 2022 11:30 AM
Horse Play December 17, 2022 11:30 AM
The Parent Map December 17, 2022 12:00 PM
Non-Compete Clause January 15, 2022 10:30 AM
The Break Up Break Down October 23, 2022 12:00 PM
Molt Down December 18, 2022 11:30 AM
Marks for Effort December 18, 2022 12:00 PM
The Mean 6 September 24, 2022 11:30 AM
A Matter of Principals September 24, 2022 12:00 PM
The Hearth's Warming Club December 24, 2022 10:30 AM
Friendship University September 25, 2022 12:00 PM
The End in Friend October 1, 2022 11:30 AM
Yakity-Sax April 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Road to Friendship October 2, 2022 11:30 AM
The Washouts October 2, 2022 12:00 PM
A Rockhoof and a Hard Place October 8, 2022 11:30 AM
What Lies Beneath October 8, 2022 12:00 PM
Sounds of Silence October 9, 2022 11:30 AM
Father Knows Beast October 9, 2022 12:00 PM
School Raze (part 1) October 15, 2022 11:30 AM
School Raze (part 2) October 15, 2022 12:00 PM

Character appearances[]

Including Best Gift Ever:

Individual[]

01 - Twilight Sparkle 02 - Pinkie Pie 03 - Fluttershy 04 - Rainbow Dash 05 - Rarity 06 - Applejack
Episodes they each appeared in 25 17 16 20 18 19
Episodes they each appeared in but didn't speak 0 1 3 0 4 1
Episodes they each did not appear in 2 9 8 7 5 7

Pairs[]

Appearances in the same episode Absences in the same episode
01 - Twilight Sparkle 02 - Pinkie Pie 17 1
01 - Twilight Sparkle 03 - Fluttershy 18 1
01 - Twilight Sparkle 04 - Rainbow Dash 19 1
01 - Twilight Sparkle 05 - Rarity 21 1
01 - Twilight Sparkle 06 - Applejack 19 1
02 - Pinkie Pie 03 - Fluttershy 17 7
02 - Pinkie Pie 04 - Rainbow Dash 17 6
02 - Pinkie Pie 05 - Rarity 18 5
02 - Pinkie Pie 06 - Applejack 17 6
03 - Fluttershy 04 - Rainbow Dash 18 6
03 - Fluttershy 05 - Rarity 18 4
03 - Fluttershy 06 - Applejack 19 7
04 - Rainbow Dash 05 - Rarity 20 5
04 - Rainbow Dash 06 - Applejack 19 6
05 - Rarity 06 - Applejack 19 4

DVDs[]

Hearts and Hooves was the last DVD release from Shout! Factory.

The expiration of Shout! Factory's home video rights for My Little Pony in 2019 resulted in Season 8 getting a bootleg DVD boxset in Malaysia. The UPC of this DVD is "DVD-TMC-118".

Video Clips[]

Fundamentals of Magic[]

A short video series made by Princess Celestia. In each episode, Princess Celestia teaches her students in her class at the School for Gifted Unicorns the basics of magic. There are five in all:

Music Videos[]

Title Performed by Release date Length
1 MLP Friendship Always Wins
Friendship Always Wins
Mane Six, Starlight Glimmer, Spike, School of Friendship students January 29, 2018 2:07
2 MLP Your Heart Is In Two Places
Your Heart is in Two Places
Cutie Mark Crusaders May 2, 2018 2:11
3 MLP A Kirin Tale
A Kirin Tale
Autumn Blaze October 12, 2018 3:08

MLP's 35th Anniversary[]

Four animated shorts were made for the My Little Pony franchise's 35th anniversary:

Best Gift Ever Special[]

My_Little_Pony_-_Best_Gift_Ever_Holiday_Special_🎁_All_New_Trailer!!

My Little Pony - Best Gift Ever Holiday Special 🎁 All New Trailer!!

A trailer for the 27th and really final episode of Season 8 was uploaded on September 25, 2018.

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