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The Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic!

Journey to the enchanted land of Equestria, where unicorn Twilight Sparkle and her pals have adventures and learn valuable lessons about friendship.
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Perfect Pear" is the best rated episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic". It scored 9.5/10 based on 928 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco, it aired on 8/5/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Last Problem".

  • The Perfect Pear
    9.5/10928 votes
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    #1 - The Perfect Pear

    Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 8/5/2017

    Applejack and her siblings discover a few surprises when they set out to unravel the mystery of the feud between the Apple and Pear families.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco

  • The Last Problem
    9.3/10655 votes
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    #2 - The Last Problem

    Season 9 Episode 26 - Aired 10/12/2019

    Twilight Sparkle and friends tell a story about how Twilight had to make a difficult decision when Celestia and Luna retire and hand the throne to Twilight who must choose to either be the rightful ruler of Equestria or stay in Ponyville with her friends.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Josh Haber

  • A Canterlot Wedding (2)
    9.2/101,175 votes
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    #3 - A Canterlot Wedding (2)

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 4/21/2012

    Shining Armor and Princess Cadance are set to be married, but Twilight Sparkle has just discovered a dark secret about the bride-to-be.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • Twilight's Kingdom (2)
    9.2/101,022 votes
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    #4 - Twilight's Kingdom (2)

    Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 5/10/2014

    The other princesses transfer all of their magical power to Twilight in hopes of saving Equestria.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • Crusaders of the Lost Mark
    9.2/10679 votes
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    #5 - Crusaders of the Lost Mark

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 10/10/2015

    When Pip Squeak decides to run for class president, the Cutie Mark Crusaders rally around their friend, but find themselves helping their long-time nemesis, Diamond Tiara, in an unexpected way.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Amy Keating Rogers

  • Slice of Life
    9.1/10881 votes
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    #6 - Slice of Life

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2015

    In this special 100th episode, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity battle a monster as the rest of Ponyville rushes to make it to a wedding on time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: M.A. Larson

  • Amending Fences
    9.1/10752 votes
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    #7 - Amending Fences

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 7/4/2015

    After 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: M.A. Larson

  • A Royal Problem
    9.1/10644 votes
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    #8 - A Royal Problem

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/2017

    Starlight Glimmer is sent to solve a friendship problem between Princess Celestia and Princess Luna; when it's clear that the problem is that the royal sisters don't appreciate one another, Starlight impulsively switches their cutie marks!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco

  • Sounds of Silence
    9.1/10505 votes
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    #9 - Sounds of Silence

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 9/29/2018

    Fluttershy and Applejack journey to the edge of Equestria on a Friendship Quest to help a group of creatures named Kirin who are so afraid of hurting each other's feelings, they've taken a vow of silence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gregory Bonsignore

  • The Return of Harmony (2)
    9.0/101,085 votes
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    #10 - The Return of Harmony (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2011

    Twilight's friends have been corrupted by Discord, and all of Equestria is about to fall into total chaos. Twilight remembers about the riddle of finding the stolen Elements of Harmony. However, even after obtaining them, can she and her friends defeat their most powerful foe yet with almost all hope lost?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: M.A. Larson

  • Twilight's Kingdom (1)
    9.0/10921 votes
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    #11 - Twilight's Kingdom (1)

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/10/2014

    Princess Celestia chooses Discord over Princess Twilight to help track down a villain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • The Ending of the End (1)
    9.0/10511 votes
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    #12 - The Ending of the End (1)

    Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 10/12/2019

    A villainous alliance unleashes their power on Equestria.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • The Cutie Mark Chronicles
    8.9/10976 votes
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    #13 - The Cutie Mark Chronicles

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/15/2011

    Every pony with a cutie mark has a different story to tell about how they earned it. Taking a break from searching for their special talents, the Cutie Mark Crusaders decide to ask Rainbow Dash and the others about their marks, eventually discovering a surprising connection.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: M.A. Larson

  • The Return of Harmony (1)
    8.9/101,064 votes
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    #14 - The Return of Harmony (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2011

    The peace of Equestria is threatened when Discord, a mischievous spirit of disharmony, escapes from his imprisonment in stone. Twilight and her friends must defeat him using the Elements of Harmony. If only they can find them!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: M.A. Larson

  • A Canterlot Wedding (1)
    8.9/10986 votes
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    #15 - A Canterlot Wedding (1)

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/21/2012

    Twilight Sparkle is confused by her conflicting feelings when she finds out her brother, Shining Armor, is marrying Princess Celestia's niece, Cadance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • Pinkie Pride
    8.9/10905 votes
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    #16 - Pinkie Pride

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2014

    Pinkie Pie finds her status as "super-duper party pony" in jeopardy when the mysterious Cheese Sandwich comes to town and offers to plan an epic birthday party for Rainbow Dash. Guest voiceover by Weird Al.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frenemies
    8.9/10495 votes
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    #17 - Frenemies

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 5/18/2019

    Grogar sends his legion of doom on a mission to become allies, but his plan works too well and they almost become friends.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel

  • The Big Mac Question
    8.9/10439 votes
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    #18 - The Big Mac Question

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 10/5/2019

    When Big Mac and Sugar Belle decide to propose to each other, everything their friends do to help ends up making a mess of the whole thing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel, Josh Haber

  • The Ending of the End (2)
    8.9/10520 votes
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    #19 - The Ending of the End (2)

    Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 10/12/2019

    The Mane Six face off against Equestria's most dangerous foes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel

  • Party of One
    8.8/101,065 votes
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    #20 - Party of One

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/29/2011

    After a successful birthday party for Gummy, her pet alligator, Pinkie Pie invites her friends for an "After Birthday" party the next day. However, they claim to have other errands to run, declining the invitations. Pinkie Pie grows suspicious and sets out to solve the mystery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • Lesson Zero
    8.8/101,044 votes
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    #21 - Lesson Zero

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2011

    Hyper-organized Twilight panics when she can’t find a lesson about friendship for her weekly letter to Princess Celestia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • The Cutie Map (1)
    8.8/10785 votes
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    #22 - The Cutie Map (1)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2015

    The Mane 6 are summoned to solve a friendship problem only to find a utopian village where everyone has given up their Cutie Marks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cutie Map (2)
    8.8/10760 votes
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    #23 - The Cutie Map (2)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2015

    The Mane 6 have had their Cutie Marks taken and must find a way to get them back. When a deep dark secret is revealed about the pony who took them, they think they may have the answer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hurricane Fluttershy
    8.7/10897 votes
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    #24 - Hurricane Fluttershy

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/2012

    Fluttershy 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 Rainy Season up into the cloud-producing city of Cloudsdale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Cindy Morrow

  • The Beginning of the End (1)
    8.7/10495 votes
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    #25 - The Beginning of the End (1)

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2019

    Princess Celestia and Princess Luna decide to retire and hand off the ruling of Equestria to Twilight Sparkle and her friends, which sends Twilight into a tailspin of self-doubt. Meanwhile, an ancient villain bands together a legion of nefarious characters to conquer all of Equestria, challenging Twilight Sparkle and the rest of the Mane 6 to step in and save the day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco