My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a children's animated fantasy television series created by Lauren Faust for Hasbro. The series is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works and is often referred by collectors as the fourth generation ("G4") of the franchise. The series premiered on October 10, 2010 to October 12, 2019 on Discovery Family (formerly The Hub). Hasbro selected animator Lauren Faust as the creative director and executive producer for the show. Faust sought to challenge the established nature of the existing My Little Pony line, creating more in-depth characters and adventurous settings; she left the series during season 2, to be replaced by Meghan McCarthy as showrunner.
The show follows a studious anthropomorphic unicorn pony named Twilight Sparkle as her mentor Princess Celestia guides her to learn about friendship in the town of Ponyville. Twilight becomes close friends with five other ponies: Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie. Each of the ponies represent a different facet of friendship, and Twilight discovers herself to be a key part of the magical artifacts known as the "Elements of Harmony". The ponies travel on adventures and help others around Equestria while working out problems that arise in their own friendships.
The series became a major commercial success, becoming the most highly rated original production in the Hub Network's broadcast history and leading to new merchandising opportunities for Hasbro, including books, clothing, collectible trading cards, and comics. Despite the target demographic of young girls, Friendship Is Magic has also gained a large following of older viewers, mainly young and middle-aged men, who call themselves "bronies". Portions of the show have become part of the remix culture, and have formed the basis for a variety of internet memes.
A spin-off feature film series, Equestria Girls, started in 2013 and has been shown in limited theatrical screenings prior to television broadcast and home media release. A feature-length film adaptation directly based on the TV series, titled My Little Pony: The Movie, was theatrically released on October 6, 2017 in the United States. My Little Pony: Pony Life, a spin-off comedy series, premiered on Discovery Family in November 2020.
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Twilight Sparkle | Tara Strong | Miyuki Sawashiro | Emanuela Pacotto | MagdalenaKrylikGruziel | Joanna Węgrzynowska | Lina Hedlund | Olga Golovanova | Talya Barkay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Applejack | Ashleigh Ball | Claudia Motta | Sora Tokui | Fabienne Loriaux | Renata Bertolas | Anna Apostolakis | Emma Lewin | Siri Nilsen | Siwi DwiIswanti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pinkie Pie | Andrea Libman | Meli G | Suzuko Mimori | Tatiane Keplmair | Magdalena Turba | Donatella Fanfani | Melise deWinter | Amanda Rendberg | Yelyzaveta Zinovenko | Ana Vieira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rainbow Dash | Ashleigh Ball | Analiz Sánchez | Izumi Kitta | Silvia Suzy | FedericaValenti | RenataBertolas | Jill Wrethagen | Sandra deCastro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rarity | Tabitha St.Germain | Elsa Covián | Mikoi Sasaki | Julie Basecqz | Magdalena Krylik-Gruziel | Ilona Molnár | Anine Kruse | María Zervoú | Jana Mařasová | Jana Mařasová | Yeo Minjeong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fluttershy | Andrea Libman | MaggieVera | Polo Rojas | Emiri Kato | Julia Stoepel | Mario Scarabelli | Joanna Pach | Lizemijn Libgott | Olga Golovanova | Orly Tagar | Ami Mandelman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spike | Cathy Weseluck | Motoko Kumai | Dominika Kluźniak | Szabolcs Seszták | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Apple Bloom | Michelle Creber | Susana Moreno | Gaby Ugarte | Ikue Otani | Joanna Pach | María Zervoú | Yelyzaveta Zinovenko | Sandra deCastro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweetie Belle | Claire Corlett | Christine Byrd | Leyla Rangel | Cathy Boquet | Renata Bertolas | Olga Golovanova | Yang Jeonghwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Twilight Sparkle | Tara Strong | Miyuki Sawashiro | Emanuela Pacotto | MagdalenaKrylikGruziel | Joanna Węgrzynowska | Lina Hedlund | Olga Golovanova | Talya Barkay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Applejack | Ashleigh Ball | Claudia Motta | Sora Tokui | Fabienne Loriaux | Renata Bertolas | Anna Apostolakis | Emma Lewin | Siri Nilsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pinkie Pie | Andrea Libman | Meli G | Suzuko Mimori | Tatiane Keplmair | Magdalena Turba | Donatella Fanfani | Melise deWinter | Amanda Rendberg | Yelyzaveta Zinovenko | Jana Mařasová | Ana Vieira | Stefania Chougia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rainbow Dash | Ashleigh Ball | Izumi Kitta | Silvia Suzy | FedericaValenti | RenataBertolas | Jill Wrethagen | Jana Mařasová | Sandra deCastro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rarity | Tabitha St.Germain | Elsa Covián | Mikoi Sasaki | Julie Basecqz | Magdalena Krylik-Gruziel | Ilona Molnár | Anine Kruse | María Zervoú | Jana Mařasová | Jana Mařasová | Yeo Minjeong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fluttershy | Andrea Libman | MaggieVera | Emiri Kato | Julia Stoepel | Joanna Pach | Lizemijn Libgott | Olga Golovanova | Orly Tagar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spike | Cathy Weseluck | Motoko Kumai | Dominika Kluźniak | Szabolcs Seszták | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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