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The Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 8

Every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 8!

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
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"School Daze (1)" is the best rated episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" season 8. It scored 7.7/10 based on 396 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Michael Vogel, Nicole Dubuc, it aired on 3/24/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "School Daze (2)".

  • School Daze (1)
    7.7/10(396)

    #1 - School Daze (1)

    Season 8 Episode 1

    Aired 3/24/2018

    When the Friendship Map grows bigger to reflect the world beyond Equestria, the Mane Six realize they'll need a way to spread the message of friendship far and wide. Luckily, Twilight knows just what to do - open a School of Friendship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel, Nicole Dubuc

  • School Daze (2)
    7.8/10(392)

    #2 - School Daze (2)

    Season 8 Episode 2

    Aired 3/24/2018

    Twilight must reunite her students to stand up for what's right when the Friendship School gets closed by the EEA.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel, Nicole Dubuc

  • The Maud Couple
    7.0/10(397)

    #3 - The Maud Couple

    Season 8 Episode 3

    Aired 3/31/2018

    Pinkie Pie's super-best-friend-sister bond is challenged when Maud gets a boyfriend that Pinkie can't stand.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nick Confalone

  • Fake It 'Til You Make It
    7.1/10(385)

    #4 - Fake It 'Til You Make It

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 4/7/2018

    Fluttershy vows to look after Rarity's Manehattan boutique while she's away and takes on a series of characters in order to cope with the intimidating clientele.

    Director: Denny Lu, Mike Myhre

    Writer: Joshua Hamilton

  • Grannies Gone Wild
    7.0/10(371)

    #5 - Grannies Gone Wild

    Season 8 Episode 5

    Aired 4/14/2018

    Rainbow Dash agrees to accompany Granny Smith and a group of elder ponies to Las Pegasus so she can ride a roller coaster before it closes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gillian M. Berrow

  • Surf and/or Turf
    7.7/10(383)

    #6 - Surf and/or Turf

    Season 8 Episode 6

    Aired 4/21/2018

    The Cutie Mark Crusaders are called by the Cutie Map to Mount Aris to help a Hippogriff find where he belongs - either with his seapony or Hippogriff relatives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Hohlfeld

  • Horse-Play
    8.1/10(481)

    #7 - Horse-Play

    Season 8 Episode 7

    Aired 4/28/2018

    Princess Celestia's dream of being in a play is fulfilled when Twilight casts her in one, but realizes that her talents lie elsewhere.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kaita Mpambara

  • The Parent Map
    7.4/10(373)

    #8 - The Parent Map

    Season 8 Episode 8

    Aired 5/5/2018

    When Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst are called by the Cutie Map to visit their old hometown, they discover that their parents are having a friendship problem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Rapp

  • Non-Compete Clause
    4.4/10(427)

    #9 - Non-Compete Clause

    Season 8 Episode 9

    Aired 5/12/2018

    Applejack and Rainbow Dash compete with each other to see who gets to be Teacher of the Month.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kim Beyer-Johnson

  • The Break Up Breakdown
    7.9/10(418)

    #10 - The Break Up Breakdown

    Season 8 Episode 10

    Aired 5/19/2018

    When Big Mac overhears Sugar Belle talking to Mrs. Cake, he starts to believe that Sugar Belle is going to break up with him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nick Confalone

  • Molt Down
    7.5/10(374)

    #11 - Molt Down

    Season 8 Episode 11

    Aired 5/26/2018

    Spike goes through a process that dragons suffer from that might kick him out of the house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Josh Haber

  • Marks for Effort
    7.2/10(358)

    #12 - Marks for Effort

    Season 8 Episode 12

    Aired 6/2/2018

    The Cutie Mark Crusaders try many attempts to attend Twilight's School of Friendship, despite making it clear that they've already mastered the curriculum.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • The Mean 6
    7.8/10(490)

    #13 - The Mean 6

    Season 8 Episode 13

    Aired 6/9/2018

    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: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel

  • A Matter of Principals
    5.3/10(390)

    #14 - A Matter of Principals

    Season 8 Episode 14

    Aired 8/4/2018

    When Twilight leaves Starlight in charge of the School of Friendship, Discord is frustrated that he wasn't asked, so he does what he can to make Starlight's new role impossible.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • The Hearth’s Warming Club
    6.4/10(371)

    #15 - The Hearth’s Warming Club

    Season 8 Episode 15

    Aired 8/4/2018

    Preparations for Hearth's Warming Eve are ruined, and while Twilight tries to figure out who's behind it, the students bond over shared memories of their home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Hohlfeld

  • Friendship University
    7.7/10(370)

    #16 - Friendship University

    Season 8 Episode 16

    Aired 8/11/2018

    When Twilight discovers there's another school of friendship, she and Rarity go to investigate and are shocked to discover that Twilight's idol and Pillar of Old Equestria, Starswirl the Bearded, is enrolled at Friendship U.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chris Wyatt, Kevin Burke

  • The End in Friend
    6.5/10(355)

    #17 - The End in Friend

    Season 8 Episode 17

    Aired 8/18/2018

    Rarity and Rainbow Dash begin to question why they are friends when they can't find anything they both like to do together.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gillian M. Berrow

  • Yakity-Sax
    6.4/10(357)

    #18 - Yakity-Sax

    Season 8 Episode 18

    Aired 8/25/2018

    Pinkie Pie has a new hobby that she absolutely loves - playing the Zenithrash. But when her friends discourage her from playing due to her lack of skill, it causes a series of events leading to Pinkie Pie possibly leaving Ponyville forever!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael P. Fox, Wil Fox

  • Road to Friendship
    7.9/10(451)

    #19 - Road to Friendship

    Season 8 Episode 19

    Aired 9/1/2018

    When Trixie is invited to bring her magic show to the far off land of Saddle Arabia, she can think of nopony better to bring along than her great and powerful assistant, Starlight-but, not all friends are meant to travel together.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Josh Haber

  • The Washouts
    7.2/10(372)

    #20 - The Washouts

    Season 8 Episode 20

    Aired 9/8/2018

    When Scootaloo becomes enamored with The Washouts, a touring group of stunt ponies, Rainbow Dash is concerned for her safety and worries that Scoot's day as her number one fan are over.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nick Confalone

  • A Rockhoof and a Hard Place
    7.4/10(333)

    #21 - A Rockhoof and a Hard Place

    Season 8 Episode 21

    Aired 9/15/2018

    When Rockhoof, heroic Pillar of the past, is having trouble fitting into the modern world, Twilight and her friends strive to help him find a new purpose.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kaita Mpambara

  • What Lies Beneath
    8.4/10(352)

    #22 - What Lies Beneath

    Season 8 Episode 22

    Aired 9/22/2018

    The students of Twilight's School of Friendship are cramming for "History of Magic in Equestria" exam in the school library when they discover a part of the school that no pony else knows about. When they decide to do some exploring they end up learning much more than they bargained for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Vogel

  • Sounds of Silence
    9.1/10(508)

    #23 - 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

  • Father Knows Beast
    5.7/10(354)

    #24 - Father Knows Beast

    Season 8 Episode 24

    Aired 10/6/2018

    When a strange dragon crash lands in Ponyville claiming to be Spike's father, Spike is ready to do anything his "dad" says in order to learn how a to be a "real" dragon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Josh Haber

  • School Raze (1)
    8.2/10(366)

    #25 - School Raze (1)

    Season 8 Episode 25

    Aired 10/13/2018

    When the magic of Equestria mysteriously begins to fail, Twilight leads her friends on a quest for answers, leaving the School of Friendship open to attack from a dangerous mastermind.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc