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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
03 - Fluttershy
Fluttershy
07 - Spike
Spike
Smolder
Other characters
01 - Twilight Sparkle
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.

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