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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 5
Season 5
Release
Original networkDiscovery Family
Original releaseApril 4, 2015 (2015-04-04) –
Present
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The fifth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, is currently airing on Discovery Family in the United States. The series is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works and is often referred by collectors to be the fourth generation or "G4" of the My Little Pony franchise. Season 5 of the series premiered on April 4, 2015, on Discovery Family, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro.

The show follows Princess Twilight Sparkle, a studious alicorn pony, as her mentor Princess Celestia guides her to learn about friendship in the town of Ponyville. Twilight continues to learn with her close friends Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie. Each represents a different face of friendship, and Twilight discovers herself to be a key part of the magical artifacts, the "Elements of Harmony". The ponies share adventures and help out other residents of Ponyville, while working out the troublesome moments in their own friendships.

Development

Concept

Teasers for the season were provided by the show staff at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, including episodes centered around Twilight coping with the loss of the original library, the entire Pie family, Princess Luna dealing with a nightmare, and a 100th special episode focusing on the background characters. The staff also showed a brief animatic video from the first planned episode, showing the ability of Twilight's castle[1] to direct the main characters to friendship problems around Equestria. There will also be episodes showing more of the castle,[2] about the six main characters,[3] Pinkie Pie "breaking the fourth wall",[4] Rainbow Dash saying "woah woah woah",[5] "confetti explosions",[6] and 15 songs.[7]

The show's fifth season[8] features Twilight continuing her journey of becoming a princess in Equestria with the help of her friends; they discover that her new castle includes a magical map that highlights troubles across Equestria for them to resolve. In the two-part premiere, they come across a town indicated on the map where all of its pony citizens have an equals sign as their cutie mark and odd, creepy smiles.[9]

On February 25, 2015, it was announced at Australia's 2015 PonyCon that the show will have a second Christmas-themed episode.[10] Another episode will feature the Smooze, a gelatinous villain from the Generation 1 1986 film, My Little Pony: The Movie.[11]

Production

In an interview with World Screen, Stephen Davis announced that the series will go into its fifth season.[12] On May 7, 2014, the series was renewed for a fifth season consisting of 26 episodes,[13] with a tentative broadcast slated for April 4, 2015.[14]

On June 17, 2014, Business Wire released a press release confirming that it will premiere sometime in the fourth quarter of 2014,[15] but it was later revised by Hasbro.[16] At BronyCon 2014, G.M. Berrow announced that she would write an episode, which will center on Pinkie Pie.[17]

Promotion

First half

From November 17 to December 22, 2014, the official My Little Pony YouTube channel released six weekly teaser trailers for the upcoming fifth season, each featuring one of the Mane Six as well as giving a premiere date on early 2015.[18] Some scenes from "The Cutie Map" were teased in Rainbow Dash's and Rarity's recap videos for the season 5 teasers.[19][20]

On January 19, 2015, it was announced that a new trailer will be released at PoNYCon in Brooklyn on February 16 by Friendship Is Magic season four directors Jayson Thiessen and Jim Miller;[21] on that day, Thiessen and Miller shared some concept art of various characters and settings for this season,[22] as well as a trailer[23] that was originally planned to premiere at the convention[24] was shown.

On March 5, 2015, Entertainment Weekly released another trailer revealing a new villain with commentary on the fifth season from Hasbro's executive director Brian Lenard and co-executive producer Meghan McCarthy.[11]

Under the approval of Discovery Family and Hasbro, BABSCon showed the entire two-part season five premiere commercial-free on the same day as it premiered on the East coast of the United States on April 4, 2015.[25]

On April 7, 2015, Tina Guo revealed via Instagram that the one-hundredth episode will involve Octavia [Melody] having an Electric Cello Dubstep situation and that the episode will air on June 13, 2015.[26]

On April 27, 2015, writer Amy Keating Rogers revealed via Twitter that she will be leaving the Friendship Is Magic writing staff due to her new full-time job as a writer at Disney.[27] She also confirmed that she has written four episodes for this season,[28] one of which Broadway actress Lena Hall will be guest-voicing a character in.[29]

Second half

On July 9, 2015, Hasbro corrected via Twitter that the second half of this season will premiere sometime later in 2015,[30] not the sixth season.[31] Over four weeks later, on August 11, 2015, it was revealed by Zap2it that the season's second half will premiere on September 12, 2015.[32]

At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that Starlight Glimmer will be returning in the two-part Season 5 finale episode.[33]

Beginning with Canterlot Boutique, Jayson Thiessen stepped down as Supervising Director in order to focus on the show's feature-length film, however he will serve as a Consulting Director. Jim Miller was then promoted as the show's new Supervising Director, while Denny Lu will serve as the show's director.

Broadcast

The fifth season premiered in mid-2015 on Treehouse TV in Canada and will debut on November 2, 2015 on Boomerang in Australia and New Zealand.[34][35]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Minor

Guest stars

Single role

Multiple roles

  • Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer, Sassy Saddles, Architecture Pony, and Misty Fly
  • Brian Drummond as Double Diamond, Sheriff Silverstar, Filthy Rich, Rhinestone Delivery Pony, Castle Guard 2, and Furntiture Salespony
  • Nicole Oliver as Tree Hugger and Cinnamon Chai
  • Rebecca Shoichet as Sugar Belle and Night Glider
  • Michael Dobson as Bulk Biceps and Lebowski Pony
  • Shannon Chan-Kent as Posh Pony and Fashionable Pony
  • Andrea Libman as Bon Bon, Goth Pony, Popcorn Merchant, Method Mare 2 (playing "Charity Kindheart"), Elderly Pony, and Street Pony
  • Cathy Weseluck as Sunshower, Lily, Nasal Customer, Coco Pommel, and Pegasus Foal in audience
  • Ashleigh Ball as Open Skies, Lyra, Daisy, Lemon Hearts, Bright Pony, Hat Shopper, Neighbor Pony (watching play), Gardener Pony, and Pedestrian Pony 1
  • Tabitha St. Germain as Clear Skies, Derpy, Lotus Blossom, Twinkleshine, Blaze, Method Mare 4 (playing "Mrs. Pearblossom"), Manehattan Mother, and Registration Pony
  • Peter New as Doctor Hooves, Sunflower, Castle Guard 1, Orchard Blossom, and Booth Barker
  • Brenda Crichlow as Matilda and Amethyst Star
  • Lee Tockar as Stephen Magnet and Gummy
  • Richard Ian Cox as Grampa Gruff and Featherweight
  • Kazumi Evans as Octavia Melody, Rose, and Moondancer
  • Peter Kelamis as Fashion Plate and Incidental Pony
  • Mark Oliver as Method Mare actor 1 (playing agent), Hat Merchant, and Work Pony
  • Colin Murdoch as Business Pony, Method Mare actor 3 (playing secretary), Newspaper Vendor, and Pedestrian Pony 2

Episodes

Like the show's first, second and fourth seasons, the season contains 26 episodes. The first half of the fifth season began on April 4, 2015 (with the two-part premiere "The Cutie Map") and ended on July 11, 2015 (with the episode "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?"). The remaining 13 episodes began airing with "Canterlot Boutique" on September 12, 2015.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by[nb 1] Written by[nb 1] Original air date U.S. viewers
(in millions)
921"The Cutie Map" (Part 1)Jayson Thiessen (and co-directed by Jim Miller)Meghan McCarthy (story)
Scott Sonneborn and M.A. Larson (teleplay)
April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)0.51[36]
932"The Cutie Map" (Part 2)Jayson Thiessen (and co-directed by Jim Miller)Meghan McCarthy (story)
Scott Sonneborn and M.A. Larson (teleplay)
April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)0.57[36]
943"Castle Sweet Castle"Jim MillerJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoApril 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)0.42[37]
954"Bloom & Gloom"Jim MillerJosh HaberApril 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)0.54[38]
965"Tanks for the Memories"Jim MillerCindy MorrowApril 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)0.65[39]
976"Appleoosa's Most Wanted"Jim MillerDave PolskyMay 2, 2015 (2015-05-02)0.50[40]
987"Make New Friends but Keep Discord"Jim MillerNatasha LevingerMay 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)0.31[41]
998"The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"Jim MillerAmy Keating RogersMay 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)0.59[42]
1009"Slice of Life"Jim MillerM.A. LarsonJune 13, 2015 (2015-06-13)0.43[43]
10110"Princess Spike"Jim MillerJayson Thiessen and Jim Miller (story)
Neal Dusedau (teleplay)
June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)0.26[44]
10211"Party Pooped"Jim MillerJayson Thiessen and Jim Miller (story)
Nick Confalone (teleplay)
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)0.37[45]
10312"Amending Fences"Jim MillerM.A. LarsonJuly 4, 2015 (2015-07-04)0.28[46]
10413"Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?"Jim MillerJayson Thiessen and Jim Miller (story)
Scott Sonneborn (teleplay)
July 11, 2015 (2015-07-11)0.42[47]
10514"Canterlot Boutique"Denny LuAmy Keating RogersSeptember 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)0.43[48]
10615"Rarity Investigates!"Denny LuMeghan McCarthy, M.A. Larson, Joanna Lewis, and Kristine Songco (story)
Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco (teleplay)
September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19)0.31[49]
10716"Made in Manehattan"Denny LuNoelle BenvenutiSeptember 26, 2015 (2015-09-26)0.34[50]
10817"Brotherhooves Social"Denny LuDave PolskyOctober 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)0.31[51]
10918"Crusaders of the Lost Mark"Denny LuAmy Keating RogersOctober 10, 2015 (2015-10-10)0.30[52]
11020 by production order"The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows"Denny LuGillian M. BerrowOctober 17, 2015 (2015-10-17)TBD
11119 by production order"Hearthbreakers"[53]Denny LuNick ConfaloneOctober 24, 2015 (2015-10-24)TBD
11221"Scare Master"[54]Denny LuNatasha LevingerOctober 31, 2015 (2015-10-31)TBD
11322"What About Discord"[55]Denny LuTBANovember 7, 2015 (2015-11-07)TBD
11423"The Hooffields and McColts"[56]Denny LuTBANovember 14, 2015TBD
11524"The Mane Attraction"[57]Denny LuAmy Keating Rogers[58]November 21, 2015TBD
11625"TBA" (Part 1)TBATBATBATBD
11726"TBA" (Part 2)TBATBATBATBD

Songs

No. in
series
Episode Song Lyrics by Sung by
92 "The Cutie Map" (Part 1) "In Our Town" Daniel Ingram Starlight Glimmer and crowd
94 "Castle Sweet Castle" "Make This Castle a Home" Daniel Ingram, Joanna Lewis, and Kristine Songco Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack
105 "Canterlot Boutique" "Rules of Rarity" Amy Keating Rogers and Daniel Ingram Rarity
108 "Brotherhooves Social" "Sisterhood" Daniel Ingram Apple Bloom and Big McIntosh[a]
109 "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" "We'll Make Our Mark (Prelude)" Daniel Ingram and Amy Keating Rogers Cutie Mark Crusaders
"The Vote" Cutie Mark Crusaders, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon and crowd
"The Pony I Want to Be" Diamond Tiara
"Light of Your Cutie Mark" Daniel Ingram Diamond Tiara and the Cutie Mark Crusaders
"bb (Reprise)" Diamond Tiara
"We'll Make Our Mark" Daniel Ingram and Amy Keating Rogers Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie (one line)

Song notes

  1. ^ Disguised as Orchard Blossom.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Information about the directors and writers are taken from the episode's opening credits.

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