The Mane Attraction

The Mane Attraction is the 24th Season 5 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

This episode last aired on Discovery Family on June 14, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Synopsis[]

An old friend of Applejack's has become a huge pop star and Applejack fears that the singer's manager does not have her best interests at heart.

June 17, 2014	Development began as "Going Gaga". Premise written by Meghan McCarthy. Episode later retitled "Pony Music Festival".
July 21, 2014	Outline written.
August 14, 2014	First draft of the script written by Amy Keating Rogers. Episode retitled "The Mane Attraction".
August 28, 2014	Second draft of the script written. Episode listed as #524.
September 9, 2014	Polish draft written.
September 15, 2014	Script approved.
September 22, 2014	Final draft.
September 24–October 27, 2014	Voice recording in session.
October 17, 2014	Lyrics for "Equestria, My Home" written.
October 20, 2014	Piano demo for "Equestria, My Home" composed and performed.
October 23, 2014	Piano demo for "The Magic Inside" composed and performed.
October 27, 2014	Full demos for both songs performed.
November 4, 2014	Demo for "The Spectacle" composed.
December 4, 2014	Final mixes of all songs composed and performed.
April 22, 2015	Animatic submitted for review.
September 15, 2015	Client cut of animated episode submitted for review.
October 9, 2015	Musical score added.
October 26, 2015	Completed production.

This episode was known to air on the following dates and times:

This episode features the following characters:

Main characters
Applejack	Pinkie Pie	Countess Coloratura Svengallop
Other characters
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo	Rarity	Twilight Sparkle
Fluttershy	Rainbow Dash	Spike