- 7.7/10396 votes7.7/10(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
- 7.8/10392 votes7.8/10(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
- 7.0/10397 votes7.0/10(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
- 7.1/10385 votes7.1/10(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
- 7.0/10371 votes7.0/10(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
- 7.7/10383 votes7.7/10(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
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- 8.1/10481 votes8.1/10(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
- 7.4/10373 votes7.4/10(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
- 4.4/10427 votes4.4/10(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
- 7.9/10418 votes7.9/10(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
- 7.5/10374 votes7.5/10(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
- 7.2/10358 votes7.2/10(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
- 7.8/10490 votes7.8/10(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
- 5.3/10390 votes5.3/10(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
- 6.4/10371 votes6.4/10(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
- 7.7/10370 votes7.7/10(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
- 6.5/10355 votes6.5/10(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
- 6.4/10357 votes6.4/10(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
- 7.9/10451 votes7.9/10(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
- 7.2/10372 votes7.2/10(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
- 7.4/10333 votes7.4/10(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
- 8.4/10352 votes8.4/10(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
- 9.1/10508 votes9.1/10(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
- 5.7/10354 votes5.7/10(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
- 8.2/10366 votes8.2/10(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
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
7.3
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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)".