My Perfect Friendship is Magic season
Here's my compilation of the best episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic by episode number.
For every place in the season, you will also find my ranking of every episode in that number that I consider good at worst, ranked from best to worst.
For every place in the season, you will also find my ranking of every episode in that number that I consider good at worst, ranked from best to worst.
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- 2010–202022mTV-Y8.2 (960)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanNorthern Equestria's Crystal Empire has reappeared after being afflicted with a curse that made it vanish for 1, 000 years. Princess Celestia asks Twilight Sparkle and her friends to protect the empire from disappearing again.BEST EPISODE 1 (S03E01)
2) The Beginning of the End - Part 1 (S09E01)
3) The Return of Harmony Part 1 (S02E01)
4) Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 (S04E01)
5) The Crystalling - Part 1 (S06E01)
6) School Daze - Part 1 (S08E01)
7) Celestial Advice (S07E01) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.2 (782)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanAfter Princess Celestia commissions her to keep Crystal Empire from vanishing again, Twilight realizes that she must find the missing Crystal Heart in order to restore the empire's reputation and strength before it disappears again.BEST EPISODE 2 (S03E02)
2) The Beginning of the End - Part 2 (S09E02)
3) The Return of Harmony Part 2 (S02E02)
4) Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2 (S04E02)
5) The Crystalling - Part 2 (S06E02)
6) School Daze - Part 2 (S08E02) - DirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanTwilight panics when she can't find a lesson about friendship for her weekly letter to the princess.BEST EPISODE 3 (S02E03)
2) Castle Sweet Castle (S05E03)
3) Uprooted (S09E03)
4) A Flurry of Emotions (S07E03)
5) The Gift of the Maud Pie (S06E03)
6) Castle Mane-ia (S04E03)
7) Too Many Pinkie Pies (S03E03) - 2010–202022mTV-Y7.1 (368)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuMike MyhreJim MillerStarsAndrea LibmanTabitha St. GermainTara StrongFluttershy vows to look after Rarity's Manehattan boutique while she's away and takes on a series of characters in order to cope with the intimidating clientele.BEST EPISODE 4 (S08E04)
2) Applebuck Season (S01E04)
3) Sparkle's Seven (S09E04)
4) Luna Eclipsed (S02E04)
5) Daring Don't (S04E04)
6) Rock Solid Friendship (S07E04) - 2010–202023mTV-Y8.4 (819)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsAshleigh BallTabitha St. GermainCathy WeseluckSweetie Belle wants to help Rarity out at her shop, but seems to keep messing things up. An upcoming "Sisters" celebration gives her an opportunity to bond with Rarity.BEST EPISODE 5 (S02E05)
2) Gauntlet of Fire (S06E05)
3) Tanks for the Memories (S05E05)
4) Fluttershy Leans In (S07E05)
5) Flight to the Finish (S04E05)
6) Magic Duel (S03E05)
7) The Point of No Return (S09E05)
8) Grannies Gone Wild (S08E05) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.5 (784)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsAshleigh BallTabitha St. GermainMichelle CreberRainbow Dash tells scary campfire stories, which give Scootaloo nightmares, but Scootaloo doesn't want to tell anyone about her bad dreams for fear of being made fun of.BEST EPISODE 6 (S03E06)
2) No Second Prances (S06E06)
3) Common Ground (S09E06)
4) Surf and/or Turf (S08E06)
5) Power Ponies (S04E06)
6) Forever Filly (S07E06)
7) The Cutie Pox (S02E06) - 2010–202022mTV-Y7.0 (319)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuMike MyhreJim MillerStarsKatrina SalisburyTabitha St. GermainVincent TongWhen Sandbar asks Yona to a pony dance, she goes to Rarity and her friends for a makeover in appearance and personality.BEST EPISODE 7 (S09E07)
2) Dragonshy (S01E07)
3) Bats! (S04E07)
4) Make New Friends but Keep Discord (S05E07)
5) May the Best Pet Win! (S02E07)
6) Wonderbolts Academy (S03E07)
7) Newbie Dash (S06E07) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.3 (581)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuTim StubyJim MillerStarsKelly SheridanTara StrongAndrea LibmanStarlight Glimmer has a case of the holiday blues, so Twilight tries to help cure her by reading one of her favorite Hearth Warming's Eve stories, A Hearth's Warming Tale.BEST EPISODE 8 (S06E08)
2) Apple Family Reunion (S03E08)
3) Frenemies (S09E08)
4) Look Before You Sleep (S01E08)
5) The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone (S05E08)
6) The Parent Map (S08E08)
7) Rarity Takes Manehattan (S04E08) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.7 (577)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuTim StubyJim MillerStarsTabitha St. GermainTara StrongAshleigh BallWhen Rarity opens her flagship store in Manehattan, a tell-all article threatens to expose how badly her friends almost ruined the Grand Opening.BEST EPISODE 9 (S06E09)
2) Honest Apple (S07E09)
3) Sweet and Elite (S02E09)
4) Pinkie Apple Pie (S04E09)
5) Bridle Gossip (S01E09)
6) Sweet and Smoky (S09E09)
7) Non-Compete Clause (S08E09) - 2010–202023mTV-Y7.9 (679)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanIt's Spike's birthday, but his excessive greediness causes him to have a large growth spurt that could destroy Ponyville.BEST EPISODE 10 (S02E10)
2) Keep Calm and Flutter On (S03E10)
3) The Break Up Break Down (S08E10)
4) Going to Seed (S09E10) - DirectorDenny LuMike MyhreJim MillerStarsCathy WeseluckTabitha St. GermainTara StrongSpike goes through a process that dragons suffer from that might kick him out of the house.BEST EPISODE 11 (S08E11)
2) Winter Wrap Up (S01E11)
3) Three's A Crowd (S04E11)
4) Party Pooped (S05E11)
5) Flutter Brutter (S06E11)
6) Hearth's Warming Eve (S02E11)
7) Student Counsel (S09E11)
8) Just for Sidekicks (S03E11) - 2010–202023mTV-Y9.1 (714)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MillerJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongKazumi EvansRebecca HusainAfter reminiscing about her Canterlot days, Twilight realizes that she left for Ponyville without really saying goodbye to her old friends, and tries to reconnect and re-open friendships lost.BEST EPISODE 12 (S05E12)
2) Pinkie Pride (S04E12)
3) Discordant Harmony (S07E12)
4) Marks for Effort (S08E12)
5) Family Appreciation Day (S02E12)
6) Call of the Cutie (S01E12)
7) Games Ponies Play (S03E12)
8) The Last Crusade (S09E12) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.0 (915)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongCathy WeseluckAndrea LibmanWhen Twilight casts a spell that switches her friends' cutie marks and destinies, the only way to reverse the spell is by inventing her own magic.BEST EPISODE 13 (S03E13)
2) Baby Cakes (S02E13)
3) Simple Ways (S04E13)
4) Fall Weather Friends (S01E13) - 2010–202023mTV-Y7.6 (510)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuJim MillerStarsTabitha St. GermainKelly SheridanAndrea LibmanRarity's dream of owning a boutique in Canterlot finally comes true, but it comes at a price Rarity may not be willing to pay.BEST EPISODE 14 (S05E14)
2) Suited for Success (S01E14)
3) The Last Roundup (S02E14)
4) The Last Laugh (S09E14) - 2010–202023mTV-Y8.3 (504)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuJim MillerStarsTabitha St. GermainAshleigh BallMatt HillRarity must prove that her friend is innocent when Rainbow Dash is accused of a crime that she did not commit.BEST EPISODE 15 (S05E15)
2) Triple Threat (S07E15)
3) The Hearth's Warming Club (S08E15)
4) 2, 4, 6, Greaaat (S09E15)
5) The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 (S02E15)
6) Twilight Time (S04E15)
7) 28 Pranks Later (S06E15) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.3 (458)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuTim StubyJim MillerStarsCathy WeseluckKyle RideoutTara StrongWhen Spike travels with Twilight and Starlight back to the Crystal Empire to visit Flurry Heart, they discover the entire empire in a panic due to the reported presence of Changeling spy.BEST EPISODE 16 (S06E16)
2) It Ain't Easy Being Breezies (S04E16)
3) Sonic Rainboom (S01E16)
4) Read It and Weep (S02E16)
5) Made in Manehattan (S05E16)
6) Friendship University (S08E16) - 2010–202023mTV-Y8.1 (576)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuJim MillerStarsMichelle CreberPeter NewTabitha St. GermainWhen Applejack is called away and has to miss participating in the Sisterhooves Social with Apple Bloom, Big Mac decides to fill in for her.BEST EPISODE 17 (S05E17)
2) Hearts and Hooves Day (S02E17)
3) Dungeons & Discords (S06E17)
4) Stare Master (S01E17)
5) To Change a Changeling (S07E17)
6) The Summer Sun Setback (S09E17) - DirectorJayson ThiessenJim MillerStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanWhen Pinkie introduces her visiting sister, the others find they can't relate to that sibling's completely different personality.BEST EPISODE 18 (S04E18)
2) She Talks to Angel (S09E18)
3) Buckball Season (S06E18)
4) Daring Done? (S07E18) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.4 (646)TV EpisodeDirectorJayson ThiessenJim MillerStarsClaire Margaret CorlettMadeleine PetersMichelle CreberPrincess Luna visits Sweetie Bellle in her dreams after she purposely ruins one of Rarity's dresses.BEST EPISODE 19 (S04E19)
2) Putting Your Hoof Down (S02E19)
3) The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows (S05E19)
4) Dragon Dropped (S09E19)
5) The Fault in Our Cutie Marks (S06E19)
6) It Isn't the Mane Thing About You (S07E19)
7) A Dog and Pony Show (S01E19) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.0 (412)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuMike MyhreJim MillerStarsAndrea LibmanTara StrongDoron BellFluttershy does everything she can to take care of Zecora when she is ill.BEST EPISODE 20 (S07E20)
2) Hearthbreakers (S05E20)
3) A Horse Shoe-In (S09E20)
4) The Washouts (S08E20)
5) Green Isn't Your Color (S01E20)
6) Leap of Faith (S04E20)
7) It's About Time (S02E20)
8) Viva Las Pegasus (S06E20) - 2010–202023mTV-Y6.4 (707)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanSpike goes on a journey of self-discovery by joining the "Great Dragon Migration," but a raucous gang of teenage dragons might hold the key to the questions Spike has about his identity.BEST EPISODE 21 (S02E21)
2) Every Little Thing She Does (S06E21)
3) Scare Master (S05E21) - 2010–202023mTV-Y8.8 (856)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanFluttershy struggles to overcome her fear of public humiliation so she can help Rainbow Dash and the other pegasi create a tornado powerful enough to lift the water required for the rainy season in the cloud-producing city of Cloudsdale.BEST EPISODE 22 (S02E22)
2) What Lies Beneath (S08E22)
3) What About Discord? (S05E22)
4) Once Upon a Zeppelin (S07E22)
5) A Bird in the Hoof (S01E22) - 2010–202023mTV-Y7.8 (679)TV EpisodeDirectorJames WoottonJayson ThiessenStarsTara StrongAshleigh BallAndrea LibmanThe Cutie Mark Crusaders start a gossip column under the name Gabby Gums, but find it might not be worth the pain the stories cause other ponies.BEST EPISODE 23 (S02E23)
2) The Cutie Mark Chronicles (S01E23)
3) Inspiration Manifestation (S04E23)
4) Where the Apple Lies (S06E23)
5) Sounds of Silence (S08E23)
6) The Big Mac Question (S09E23)
7) The Hooffields and McColts (S05E23) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.9 (483)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuMike MyhreJim MillerStarsTara StrongKathleen BarrJohn de LancieA villainous alliance unleashes their power on Equestria.BEST EPISODE 24 (S09E24)
2) Owl's Well That Ends Well (S01E24)
3) Top Bolt (S06E24)
4) MMMystery on the Friendship Express (S02E24)
5) Father Knows Beast (S08E24)
6) Equestria Games (S04E24) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.4 (504)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuTim StubyJim MillerStarsKelly SheridanKathleen BarrTara StrongStarlight Glimmer goes back to the old town to join the sunset festival, but when she returns home she finds out her friends and the princesses were replaced by changelings. Trixie, Discord, and Thorax join her on a mission to rescue them.BEST EPISODE 25 (S06E25)
2) The Ending of the End - Part 2 (S09E25)
3) A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 (S02E25)
4) Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1 (S04E25)
5) Party of One (S01E25)
6) School Raze - Part 1 (S08E25) - 2010–202022mTV-Y8.3 (503)TV EpisodeDirectorDenny LuTim StubyJim MillerStarsKelly SheridanJohn de LancieKathleen BarrHaving found the Changeling hive Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Thorax and Discord hunt through its corridors to rescue the princesses and Starlight's friends from Queen Chrysalis.BEST EPISODE 26 (S06E26)
2) A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 (S02E26)
3) The Last Problem (S09E26)
4) Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2 (S04E26)
5) School Raze - Part 2 (S08E26)