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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!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 25 - Twilight's Kingdom (1)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Twilight's Kingdom (1)

    S4:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  2. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 26 - Twilight's Kingdom (2)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Twilight's Kingdom (2)

    S4:E26

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  3. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 8 Episode 13 - The Mean 6
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Mean 6

    S8:E13

    When the ponies decide to go on a camping trip, Queen Chrysalis creates evil clones of the Mane 6 to help her steal the Elements of Harmony so she can use their power to get revenge on Starlight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Vogel

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  4. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1 Episode 23 - The Cutie Mark Chronicles
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #4 - The Cutie Mark Chronicles

    S1:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:M.A. Larson

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  5. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 1 - The Return of Harmony (1)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Return of Harmony (1)

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:M.A. Larson

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  6. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 2 - The Return of Harmony (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Return of Harmony (2)

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:M.A. Larson

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  7. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 4 - Luna Eclipsed
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Luna Eclipsed

    S2:E4

    It's Nightmare Night and the macabre celebrations are in full swing when Luna herself shows up in Ponyville, determined to change her frightening public image.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:M.A. Larson

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  8. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 5 - Sisterhooves Social
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Sisterhooves Social

    S2:E5

    Sweetie Belle comes up with an idea to celebrate sisterly unity in an impromptu party with not much planning, and when Rarity decides not to be part of the celebration, Sweetie Belle becomes angry and disowns her as her sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Cindy Morrow

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  9. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 11 - Hearth's Warming Eve
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Hearth's Warming Eve

    S2:E11

    The six friends are honored to put on Canterlot's most important play of the season, the Hearth's Warming Eve's holiday pageant, which illustrates how Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies put aside their differences and founded Equestria.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Merriwether Williams

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  10. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 16 - Read It and Weep
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Read It and Weep

    S2:E16

    After mocking it as an 'egghead' pursuit, Rainbow Dash discovers the joys of reading while laid up in Ponyville Hospital. Can she finish her book before her friends discover her secret?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Cindy Morrow

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  11. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 18 - A Friend in Deed
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - A Friend in Deed

    S2:E18

    When Pinkie Pie meets Cranky Doodle Donkey, she becomes flummoxed about what to do when the donkey refuses her usual offer of lifelong friendship, so she must decide what to do next about the first creature ever to do such a thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Amy Keating Rogers

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  12. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 20 - It's About Time
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - It's About Time

    S2:E20

    When Twilight Sparkle receives a strange and vague warning about impending doom and disaster from her future self, she drives herself nearly mad in an attempt to stall a cataclysmic event, but her uncertainty makes finding answers difficult.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:M.A. Larson

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  13. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 25 - A Canterlot Wedding (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - A Canterlot Wedding (1)

    S2:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  14. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 Episode 26 - A Canterlot Wedding (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - A Canterlot Wedding (2)

    S2:E26

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  15. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 3 Episode 1 - The Crystal Empire (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Crystal Empire (1)

    S3:E1

    Northern 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  16. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 3 Episode 6 - Sleepless in Ponyville
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Sleepless in Ponyville

    S3:E6

    Over a campfire, Rainbow Dash decides to share some imaginative and spooky tales, causing Scootaloo to have frightening, vivid nightmares; Scootaloo wants to get rid of her nightmares but doesn't want the others to think she is spineless.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Corey Powell

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  17. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 1 - Princess Twilight Sparkle (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Princess Twilight Sparkle (1)

    S4:E1

    Now that she is a Princess, Twilight Sparkle has an important new role to play in the Summer Sun Celebration. But her plans are put on hold when Princess Luna and Princess Celestia go missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  18. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 2 - Princess Twilight Sparkle (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Princess Twilight Sparkle (2)

    S4:E2

    The Everfree Forest is threatening to take over all of Equestria. In order to stop it, Princess Twilight and her friends must bring their Elements to the Tree of Harmony.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meghan McCarthy

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  19. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 7 - Bats!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Bats!

    S4:E7

    Vampire Fruit Bats take over Sweet Apple Acres and Applejack and her friends' efforts to get rid of them take an unexpected and frightening turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Merriwether Williams

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  20. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 12 - Pinkie Pride
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Pinkie Pride

    S4:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 14 - Filli Vanilli
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Filli Vanilli

    S4:E14

    When a member of the singing group, the Ponytones, has to drop out of an important performance, Fluttershy takes drastic measures to ensure that the show goes on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Amy Keating Rogers

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  22. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 19 - For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils

    S4:E19

    Sweetie Belle ruins a costume for one of Rarity's clients on purpose; Luna visits her in her dreams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Polsky

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  23. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 Episode 24 - Equestria Games
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Equestria Games

    S4:E24

    Spike is in charge of lighting the torch for the opening of the Equestria Games, but his nerves get the best of him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Polsky

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  24. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 5 Episode 2 - The Cutie Map (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Cutie Map (2)

    S5:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 5 Episode 4 - Bloom and Gloom
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Bloom and Gloom

    S5:E4

    Apple Bloom's anxieties about getting her Cutie Mark turn her life into a nightmare from which she may never escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Josh Haber

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Best Episodes Summary

"Twilight's Kingdom (1)" is the best rated episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Meghan McCarthy, it aired on 5/10/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Twilight's Kingdom (2)".