Sweet and Smoky is the ninth Season 9 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. This episode marks the final appearance of Garble. It is also revealed here that Garble is Smolder's big brother. This episode first aired outside of North America on May 16, 2019, then premiered on May 25.
This episode last aired on Discovery Family on November 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Synopsis[]
Smolder returns to the Dragonlands with Spike and Fluttershy to help cheer up her sensitive brother, but when they arrive they discover the dragon eggs aren't hatching.
Production timeline[]
September 5, 2017 | Began development on this date. Listed as #909 and titled "Trial by Fire". |
November 20, 2017 | Premise written by Kim Beyer-Johnson. Episode retitled "Sweet and Smoky". |
November 29, 2017 | Outline written. |
January 16, 2018 | First draft of the script written. |
January 29, 2018 | Second draft of the script written. |
February 2, 2018 | Final draft written. |
February 28–April 4, 2018 | Voice recording in session. |
April 27, 2018 | The last lines were recorded. |
July 5, 2018 | Animatic submitted for review. |
November 13, 2018 | Client cut submitted for review. |
December 20, 2018 | Musical score added. |
January 21, 2019 | Final revisions made for the episode. |
Characters[]
Main characters | ||
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Fluttershy |
Spike |
Smolder |
Other characters | ||
Twilight Sparkle |
Home media[]
This episode is only available on digital platforms due to Shout! Factory's 10-year licensing rights having been expired as of 2019.