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The Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1

Every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1!

The Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1

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. 8.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #1 - The Cutie Mark Chronicles

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    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.

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  2. 8.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Party of One

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    S1:E25

    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.

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  3. 8.6/10(930 votes)

    #3 - Sonic Rainboom

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    S1:E16

    Rainbow Dash is preparing herself for an upcoming contest, with a day with the famous Wonderbolts as the grand prize, and is sure that an old move she claimed to have pulled off long ago will guarantee her a win. However, she becomes increasingly nervous that she won't succeed.

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  4. 8.5/10(927 votes)

    #4 - The Best Night Ever

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    S1:E26

    After much anticipation, Canterlot's Grand Galloping Gala has finally begun. As Twilight and her friends take part in the festivities, only one question remains: Is it everything the ponies imagined it to be?

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  5. 8.3/10(890 votes)

    #5 - Winter Wrap Up

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    S1:E11

    As winter comes to its scheduled end, Ponyville prepares for the annual cleanup to make way for spring. Twilight Sparkle wants to help, even without her magic (to respect Ponyville's traditions), but she may find it difficult to find her place.

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  6. 8.3/10(949 votes)

    #6 - Suited for Success

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    S1:E14

    Rarity makes dresses for her friends for the upcoming Grand Galloping Gala, but they don't turn out to but what her friends expected. She strains herself catering to their demands, then learns her new dresses will be put on a fashion show.

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  8. 8.0/10(847 votes)

    #7 - Dragonshy

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    S1:E7

    As a sleeping dragon's smoke begins clouding Equestria's skies, Twilight Sparkle is tasked with getting it to leave. She and all her friends head to the dragon's lair, dragging along fearful Fluttershy, who must find the courage to face the giant dragon.

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  9. 7.9/10(821 votes)

    #8 - Fall Weather Friends

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    S1:E13

    Applejack and Rainbow Dash take part in a marathon event known as the Running of the Leaves, in which Dash must compete without the use of her wings. Can they both ensure a clean race without the competition getting the better of them?

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  10. 7.9/10(811 votes)

    #9 - A Dog and Pony Show

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    S1:E19

    To create jewel-encrusted clothing at the request of a famous pony, Rarity decides to find a new lode of gems with Spike's assistance. But when a group of creatures called the Diamond Dogs abduct Rarity and force her to find gems for them, Spike and the other ponies head underground to rescue her. In the end, who will be the one that truly needs saving?

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  11. 7.9/10(827 votes)

    #10 - Green Isn't Your Color

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    S1:E20

    When Rarity meets a famous fashion photographer, she realizes that this is her chance to promote her newest dresses, but her idea backfires when the pony is more interested in Fluttershy, whom Rarity chose to model her dresses. Both tell Twilight they aren't happy about this but don't want the other to know, and she is faced with a dilemma of keeping their secrets.

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  12. 7.8/10(919 votes)

    #11 - Bridle Gossip

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    S1:E9

    Twilight encounters the mysterious zebra Zecora, who occasionally visits Ponyville and is rumored to be a witch. When she and her friends display a range of bizarre symptoms the next day, they begin to wonder whether Zecora put a curse on them. Applejack's little sister, Apple Bloom, ventures into the Everfree Forest to find the truth.

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  13. 7.8/10(777 votes)

    #12 - Call of the Cutie

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    S1:E12

    A young pony earns their cutie mark upon discovering their special talent and life's purpose. Apple Bloom's worry about her still-missing cutie mark causes her to try to earn it before a classmate's upcoming "cute-ceañera" party.

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  14. 7.7/10(990 votes)

    #13 - Friendship is Magic (2)

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    S1:E2

    The evil Nightmare Moon is free from her imprisonment, vowing to shroud the world in eternal night, and Princess Celestia has gone missing. Twilight and the her friends must find six magic stones called the Elements of Harmony, hidden in the mysterious Everfree Forest.

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  15. 7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #14 - Friendship is Magic (1)

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    S1:E1

    Twilight Sparkle, a reclusive student of Princess Celestia, is tasked with supervising a special event in Ponyville and to make five new friends in the process.

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  16. 7.6/10(930 votes)

    #15 - Applebuck Season

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    S1:E4

    With her big brother hurt, Applejack volunteers to harvest the apple crop in her family's orchard all by herself. However, she is too prideful and stubborn to accept any help from the other ponies.

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  17. 7.6/10(858 votes)

    #16 - Swarm of the Century

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    S1:E10

    Everypony is making sure things are perfect for an upcoming visit by Princess Celestia to Ponyville, especially Twilight Sparkle, but trouble arises when a swarm of parasprites, adorable insects with ravenous appetites, invades the town.

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  18. 7.5/10(790 votes)

    #17 - Stare Master

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    S1:E17

    Fluttershy has great experience with all kinds of animals, but it is an entirely different story when she offers to take care of Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle for the night. Will she be able to keep them out of trouble, and what exactly is "The Stare"?

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  19. 7.3/10(743 votes)

    #18 - A Bird in the Hoof

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    S1:E22

    During a visit from Princess Celestia, Fluttershy sees the Equestrian royal's sick pet bird Philomena. She secrets the poor creature home and tries to take care of it, but finds that the task to be harder than it looks.

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  20. 7.2/10(848 votes)

    #19 - Griffon the Brush-Off

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    S1:E5

    Pinkie Pie bonds with Rainbow Dash over their shared love of pranks, but when Rainbow's old friend Gilda the Griffon visits, Pinkie Pie becomes a third wheel, and notices that Gilda has a mean streak.

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  21. 7.2/10(896 votes)

    #20 - Look Before You Sleep

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    S1:E8

    When a thunderstorm forces Applejack and Rarity to seek shelter in her library, they're invited by Twilight Sparkle to have a slumber party. However, their clashing personalities and preferences may make it difficult for them to get along.

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  22. 7.2/10(859 votes)

    #21 - Feeling Pinkie Keen

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    S1:E15

    Twilight learns that Pinkie Pie has an unusual ability to sense happenings in the immediate future, known around Ponyville as "Pinkie Sense." Not willing to accept these predictions are anything but a mere coincidence, Twilight sets out to find the truth behind Pinkie's power.

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  23. 7.1/10(910 votes)

    #22 - The Ticket Master

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    S1:E3

    Twilight receives two tickets from Princess Celestia to the Grand Galloping Gala. All five of her best friends want to go, but she can only choose one.

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  24. 7.1/10(854 votes)

    #23 - Over a Barrel

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    S1:E21

    The ponies separate and are caught in a dispute between a western town's settler-ponies and the native buffalo herd. Both sides have claimed the land as their own, and neither side is standing down. Can they find a way to prevent the inevitable clash?

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  25. 6.8/10(832 votes)

    #24 - Boast Busters

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    S1:E6

    A new unicorn called "The Great and Powerful" Trixie arrives in Ponyville, claiming to be the greatest magical pony in Equestria. Spike believes Twilight may be the one unicorn to put the arrogant braggart in her place, but she worries that she will lose the respect of her friends if she shows her true potential.

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  26. 6.8/10(802 votes)

    #25 - The Show Stoppers

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    S1:E18

    After entering a talent competition, the Cutie Mark Crusaders believe the event will help them discover what they are meant to do in life. They hope that winning the contest will help them get their cutie marks, if they can keep from ruining each other's work.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Cutie Mark Chronicles" is the best rated episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" season 1. It scored 8.9/10 based on 1006 votes. Directed by N/A and written by M.A. Larson, it aired on 4/15/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Party of One".