My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 2

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Season 2
DVD cover
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	The Hub
Original release	September 17, 2011 (2011-09-17) – April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The second season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, originally aired on The Hub, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro. 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 2 of the series premiered on September 17, 2011 and concluded on April 21, 2012.

The show follows a studious unicorn pony named Twilight Sparkle as her mentor Princess Celestia guides her to learn about friendship in the town of Ponyville. Twilight becomes close friends with five other ponies: 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.

Concept

Hasbro selected animator Lauren Faust as the creative director and executive producer for the show. Faust sought to challenge the established "girly" nature of the existing My Little Pony line, creating more in-depth characters and adventurous settings, incorporating Hasbro's suggestions for marketing of the toy line. From season 2 onward, E/I ("educational and informational") content was dropped in favor of only TV-Y, designed for ages 2 and up.^{[citation needed]}

Production

Lauren Faust left the show after the conclusion of the first season. She was credited in the second season as Consulting Producer. Her involvement in the second season consisted mainly of story conception and scripts, and the involvement ceased after the second season. Despite leaving, she still has high hopes for the staff members, stating that "the gaps I have left are being filled by the same amazing artists, writers, and directors who brought you Season 1. I'm certain the show will be as entertaining as ever".^[1]

Cast

Main

• Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle (speaking voice)
  • Rebecca Shoichet as Twilight Sparkle (singing voice)
• Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity (speaking voice)
  • Kazumi Evans as Rarity (singing voice)
• Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash
• Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie (speaking voice)
  • Shannon Chan-Kent as Pinkie Pie (singing voice); Libman occasionally
• Cathy Weseluck as Spike

Recurring

Minor

Guest stars

Episodes

Each episode is directed by James Wootton.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code [3]	US viewers (millions)
27	1	"The Return of Harmony" (Parts 1 & 2)	M.A. Larson	September 17, 2011 (2011-09-17)	201	0.48[4]
28	2			September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)	202	N/A
29	3	"Lesson Zero"	Meghan McCarthy	October 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)	203	N/A
30	4	"Luna Eclipsed"	M.A. Larson	October 22, 2011 (2011-10-22)	204	N/A
31	5	"Sisterhooves Social"	Cindy Morrow	November 5, 2011 (2011-11-05)	205	N/A
32	6	"The Cutie Pox"	Amy Keating Rogers	November 12, 2011 (2011-11-12)	206	N/A
33	7	"May the Best Pet Win!"	Charlotte Fullerton	November 19, 2011 (2011-11-19)	207	N/A
34	8	"The Mysterious Mare Do Well"	Merriwether Williams	November 26, 2011 (2011-11-26)	208	N/A
35	9	"Sweet and Elite"	Meghan McCarthy	December 3, 2011 (2011-12-03)	209	N/A
36	10	"Secret of My Excess"	M.A. Larson	December 10, 2011 (2011-12-10)	210	N/A
37	11	"Hearth's Warming Eve"	Merriwether Williams	December 17, 2011 (2011-12-17)	213	N/A
38	12	"Family Appreciation Day"	Cindy Morrow	January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07)	211	N/A
39	13	"Baby Cakes"	Charlotte Fullerton	January 14, 2012 (2012-01-14)	212	N/A
40	14	"The Last Roundup"	Amy Keating Rogers	January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21)	214	N/A
41	15	"The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000"	M.A. Larson	January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28)	215	N/A
42	16	"Read It and Weep"	Cindy Morrow	February 4, 2012 (2012-02-04)	216	N/A
43	17	"Hearts and Hooves Day"	Meghan McCarthy	February 11, 2012 (2012-02-11)	217	0.32[5]
44	18	"A Friend in Deed"	Amy Keating Rogers	February 18, 2012 (2012-02-18)	218	N/A
45	19	"Putting Your Hoof Down"	Story by : Charlotte Fullerton Teleplay by : Merriwether Williams	March 3, 2012 (2012-03-03)	219	N/A
46	20	"It's About Time"	M.A. Larson	March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10)	220	N/A
47	21	"Dragon Quest"	Merriwether Williams	March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17)	221	N/A
48	22	"Hurricane Fluttershy"	Cindy Morrow	March 24, 2012 (2012-03-24)	222	N/A
49	23	"Ponyville Confidential"	M.A. Larson	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	223	N/A
50	24	"MMMystery on the Friendship Express"	Amy Keating Rogers	April 7, 2012 (2012-04-07)	224	N/A
51	25	"A Canterlot Wedding" (Parts 1 & 2)	Meghan McCarthy	April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)	225	0.49[6]
52	26				226	0.48[6]

Songs

Reception

Reception for the second season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic has generally been positive. Episodes "The Return of Harmony" and "A Canterlot Wedding" received widely positive reviews. We Got This Covered said the series was "plain awesome", calling it "[The] Lord of the Rings with ponies"^[7] and SF Weekly stated the series "never stops kicking at its envelope to see what it can get away with, nor does it ever underestimate the intelligence of its audience."^[8]

DVD release

My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Season Two
Set details				Special features
26 episodes 4-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Subtitles: English				Live stage reading from the My Little Pony Project 2012 event Recording of the 2012 San Diego Comic Con Pony Panel Sing-Along song videos ("The Perfect Stallion", "Love Is In Bloom", "Smile Song", and "Becoming Popular") Printable coloring sheets
Release dates
Region 1				Region 2
May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)[9]				November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)[10]

References