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The Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 3

Every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 3!

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 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" season 3 is "The Crystal Empire (1)", rated 8.2/10 from 977 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Meghan McCarthy. "The Crystal Empire (1)" aired on 11/10/2012 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Crystal Empire (2)".

  • The Crystal Empire (1)
    8.2/10 977 votes

    #1 - The Crystal Empire (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/10/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • The Crystal Empire (2)
    8.2/10 799 votes

    #2 - The Crystal Empire (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2012

    After Princess Celestia commissions her to keep Crystal Empire from vanishing again, Twilight realizes that she must find the missing Crystal Heart in order to restore the empire's reputation and strength before it disappears again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Meghan McCarthy

  • Too Many Pinkie Pies
    8.3/10 756 votes

    #3 - Too Many Pinkie Pies

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2012

    Overwhelmed with having to choose just one friend to spend time with, Pinkie Pie uses a magic mirror to clone herself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Polsky

  • One Bad Apple
    6.5/10 733 votes

    #4 - One Bad Apple

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2012

    The Cutie Mark Crusaders are crushed when Babs Seed rejects their invitation to become a fellow Crusader and instead become a bully.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Cindy Morrow

  • Magic Duel
    8.2/10 725 votes

    #5 - Magic Duel

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2012

    Wearing a mysterious amulet, Trixie returns to Ponyville for her "unfinished business" with Twilight Sparkle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: M.A. Larson

  • Sleepless in Ponyville
    8.5/10 806 votes

    #6 - Sleepless in Ponyville

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: Corey Powell

  • Wonderbolts Academy
    8.0/10 773 votes

    #7 - Wonderbolts Academy

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/2012

    Rainbow Dash receives an invitation to attend the Wonderbolt Academy but questions whether she is Wonderbolt material.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Merriwether Williams

  • Apple Family Reunion
    7.1/10 654 votes

    #8 - Apple Family Reunion

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/2012

    Granny Smith agrees to let Applejack lead the Apple Family reunion but Applejack loses sight of what is truly important.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Cindy Morrow

  • Spike at Your Service
    6.1/10 698 votes

    #9 - Spike at Your Service

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/29/2012

    After Applejack saved Spike, he insists on fulfilling the Nobel Dragon Code by repaying her with excessive help around the farm.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Keep Calm and Flutter On
    7.9/10 712 votes

    #10 - Keep Calm and Flutter On

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2013

    Princess Celestia has decided that the rambunctious Discord needs to be tamed and commissions the ponies for the job; Fluttershy believes that Discord deserves a second chance but she faces opposition as the only one who thinks so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Just for Sidekicks
    7.0/10 645 votes

    #11 - Just for Sidekicks

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2013

    Spike finds himself in over his head after convincing Twilight and her friends to let him pet-sit all of their critters in exchange for a few gems.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Corey Powell

  • Games Ponies Play
    7.1/10 638 votes

    #12 - Games Ponies Play

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2013

    In the hopes of proving that the Crystal Empire is more than worthy of being selected as the next venue for the upcoming Equestria Games, Princess Cadance commissions Twilight to work her magic with the deciding Games Inspector.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Polsky

  • Magical Mystery Cure
    8.0/10 936 votes

    #13 - Magical Mystery Cure

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/2013

    Twilight Sparkle wakes up one day to find that all her friends' cutie marks have been switched! Can she fix something as bad as an altered destiny?

    Director: James Wootton

    Writer: M.A. Larson