7.6/101,025 votes#1 - Friendship is Magic (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Lauren Faust
7.7/10950 votes#2 - Friendship is Magic (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Lauren Faust
7.1/10877 votes#3 - The Ticket Master
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Lauren Faust, Amy Keating Rogers
7.6/10898 votes#4 - Applebuck Season
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
7.3/10820 votes#5 - Griffon the Brush-Off
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Cindy Morrow
6.8/10798 votes#6 - Boast Busters
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: N/A
8.0/10817 votes#7 - Dragonshy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
7.2/10864 votes#8 - Look Before You Sleep
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Charlotte Fullerton
7.8/10891 votes#9 - Bridle Gossip
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
7.6/10831 votes#10 - Swarm of the Century
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2010
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.
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Writer: M.A. Larson
8.3/10859 votes#11 - Winter Wrap Up
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/24/2010
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
7.8/10749 votes#12 - Call of the Cutie
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
7.9/10789 votes#13 - Fall Weather Friends
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2011
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
8.3/10923 votes#14 - Suited for Success
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlotte Fullerton
7.2/10829 votes#15 - Feeling Pinkie Keen
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dave Polsky
8.6/10900 votes#16 - Sonic Rainboom
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
7.5/10763 votes#17 - Stare Master
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2011
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"?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10775 votes#18 - The Show Stoppers
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
7.9/10786 votes#19 - A Dog and Pony Show
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/11/2011
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
7.9/10800 votes#20 - Green Isn't Your Color
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/18/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
7.1/10830 votes#21 - Over a Barrel
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/2011
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: Dave Polsky
7.3/10719 votes#22 - A Bird in the Hoof
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/8/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlotte Fullerton
8.9/10971 votes#23 - 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
6.4/10832 votes#24 - Owl's Well That Ends Well
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/22/2011
Spike meets an owl Twilight befriends to help her with their work. He soon feels threatened over the possibility that it will take his spot as the unicorn's trusted assistant. Driven by jealousy, how far will he go to make sure it doesn't happen?
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
8.8/101,063 votes#25 - 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
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!
Journey to the enchanted land of Equestria, where unicorn Twilight Sparkle and her pals have adventures and learn valuable lessons about friendship.
Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyKids
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Friendship is Magic (1)" is the best rated episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 1025 votes. Directed by Jayson Thiessen and written by Lauren Faust, it aired on 10/10/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Friendship is Magic (2)".