My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (season 6)

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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 6
Country of origin United States
Canada
Release
Original network Discovery Family
Original release March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26) – present
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The sixth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, is currently airing on the Discovery Family channel 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 6 of the series premiered on March 26, 2016 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

On March 31, 2015, Discovery Family announced via press release a sixth season for the series.[1][2] On January 28, 2016, Yahoo Entertainment released an exclusive clip from the show's upcoming sixth season depicting the baby daughter of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, Flurry Heart, who will be introduced into the season as a new character.[3] On March 7, 2016, a Game of Thrones-style teaser trailer for the season was released, hinting several locations of that season.[4] Ed Valentine, writer of the Season 4 episodes "Flight to the Finish" and "Three's a Crowd" with the latter being a collaboration alongside headwriter Meghan McCarthy, confirmed via Twitter that he wrote two episodes for Season 6.[5]

Season 6 is the first season of the show without Jayson Thiessen, the supervising director who stepped down after the show's first half of its fifth season to focus on the upcoming 2017 theatrical film adaptation. However, he was a consulting director in its second half. Production was then overseen by Jim Miller, with Josh Haber promoted as the show's new Story Editor, while Tim Stuby serves as the show's director alongside Denny Lu. Season 6 is also the first season of the show to be executive produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment's co-founder Asaph Fipke, who was associate producer in Beast Wars: Transformers and producer and supervising production designer in Beast Machines: Transformers, having previously co-executive produced by Thiessen and McCarthy in the fourth and fifth seasons.

Promotion

At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, while the show was in its fifth season, it was revealed that there will be an episode involving Fluttershy having a brother.[6] However, in regards to whether Fluttershy's brother would be appearing in season five or not, director Jim Miller simply responded via Twitter "not [season five]".[7]

One of the songs from the season's Christmas-themed episode was first previewed at the 2016 American Toy Fair in New York City, New York.[8]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Minor

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Guest stars

Single role

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  • Ian Hanlin as Sunburst
  • Andrew Francis as Mr. Sparkle
  • Tara Strong as Mrs. Sparkle
  • James Higuchi as Pouch Pony
  • Travis Turner as Tender Taps
  • Vincent Tong as Garble
  • Matt Cowlrick as Dragon Lord Torch
  • Ali Milner as Princess Ember
  • Terry Klassen as Hoops
  • William Samples as Professor Flintheart
  • Lili Beaudoin as Plaid Stripes
  • Caitlyn Bairstow as Blue Bobbin

Multiple roles

  • Tabitha St. Germain as Flurry Heart and Hoofer Steps
  • Alan Marriott as Buried Lede and Mr. Stripes
  • Jason Simpson as Spa Worker and Line Pony

Episodes

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See also: List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes

The first half of the season started with the two-part season premiere, "The Crystalling", which aired on Discovery Family on March 26, 2016, and will end on June 11, 2016 with the episode "Spice Up Your Life".[9] Like every previous season, except the third, the season consists of 26 episodes.

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by [nb 1] Written by [nb 1] Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
118 1 "The Crystalling" (Part 1) Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Josh Haber March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26) 0.38[10]
The Mane Six are invited to the Crystal Empire to attend the Crystalling, a magical ceremony honoring the birth of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor's foal. Twilight brings her new pupil Starlight Glimmer to the empire to reconnect with Sunburst, her estranged childhood friend, as part of her first friendship lesson. Starlight, however, is anxious to keep Sunburst from learning of her past villainy and tries to avoid the reunion. The two eventually meet, and following a chilly conversation with him, Starlight assumes Sunburst to be a successful wizard who has moved on from their friendship. Meanwhile, Twilight is shocked to discover the foal is an alicorn filly with powerful, uncontrollable magic. Her cries shatter the Crystal Heart, leaving the Empire exposed to a deadly snowstorm.
119 2 "The Crystalling" (Part 2) Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Josh Haber March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26) 0.37[10]
The Mane Six desperately search for a spell to restore the Crystal Heart and save the Crystal Empire from the arctic snow. Starlight believes Sunburst is capable of such a feat, but when she goes to retrieve him, he despairingly admits he is not a powerful wizard as she believes. Starlight reveals her own past mistakes to him, and the two reconcile. Using the knowledge he gained from his schooling, Sunburst helps Starlight and the princesses perform the Crystalling, which repairs the heart, staves off the storm, and brings the alicorn filly's magic under control. Shining Armor and Cadance name their daughter Flurry Heart to mark the occasion and choose Sunburst as her crystaller.
120 3 "The Gift of the Maud Pie" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Josh Haber, Michael P. Fox, and Wil Fox (story)
Michael P. Fox and Wil Fox (teleplay)		 April 2, 2016 (2016-04-02) 0.21[11]
Pinkie Pie joins Rarity on a business trip to Manehattan for an annual sightseeing tour and gift swap with her sister Maud. As Rarity keeps Maud distracted, Pinkie tries to buy a fancy pouch for Maud's pet rock Boulder, hoping to be able to give a gift as good as the ones Maud always gets for her. The pouch store is closed, but Rarity spots a stallion with the very pouch that Pinkie wants; he trades it for Pinkie's party cannon. After Maud gives Pinkie her gift—confetti for the cannon—she learns what Pinkie has done and returns the pouch for the cannon. Pinkie vows to find a new gift to compensate, but Maud insists that she will be content with whatever Pinkie gives her as long as it is done with love.
121 4 "On Your Marks" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Dave Polsky (story)
Dave Polsky and Josh Haber (teleplay)		 April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09) 0.30[12]
Finally having their cutie marks, the Cutie Mark Crusaders set out to enact their destinies of helping other ponies gain and understand their own marks. They are unable to find many ponies who are discontent with their marks, however, so the three split up to pursue their own interests in the meantime. Feeling alone and indecisive, Apple Bloom takes up ballet and encounters Tender Taps, a blank flank colt who suffers from performance anxiety despite his talent for tap dancing. The Crusaders help Tender Taps overcome his fear and earn his cutie mark, themselves realizing that they can use their experiences apart to help others.
122 5 "Gauntlet of Fire" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco April 16, 2016 (2016-04-16)
N/A
Spike and numerous other dragons receive a summons from the Dragon Lord Torch to participate in the Gauntlet of Fire, a perilous challenge designed to name his successor. Spike initially has no interest to participate, but changes his mind upon realizing that the other competitors—including Garble, who holds a grudge against Spike and his friends—are eager to use the position to pillage Equestria. Receiving support from Twilight and Rarity, Spike saves the life of Torch's daughter Princess Ember, who has secretly entered the gauntlet to prove herself a worthy leader. Initially reluctant, Ember teams up with Spike and helps him claim the scepter that determines the winner, forcing Garble to stand down when he attacks his friends. Spike then passes the scepter onto Ember, declaring her the true Dragon Lord.
123 6 "No Second Prances" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Nick Confalone April 30, 2016 (2016-04-30) 0.26[13]
Twilight instructs Starlight to make a new friend in Ponyville to invite to a dinner party with Princess Celestia. After her other efforts come up short, Starlight meets Twilight's former adversary Trixie and relates with her over their mutual search for forgiveness for their past villainy. Twilight disapproves of the friendship, however, doubting Trixie's intentions despite previously forgiving her. Appalled by Twilight's lack of trust, Starlight opts to skip the dinner to act as Trixie's assistant for a magic stunt. When Twilight confronts the two before the show, Trixie thoughtlessly brags that she has been using her friendship with Starlight in an act of revenge against Twilight, devastating Starlight. Noticing Trixie's heartbreak over deceiving her friend, Twilight convinces Starlight to give Trixie another chance. Starlight helps Trixie complete her stunt just in time, and the three ponies make amends.
124 7 "Newbie Dash" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Dave Polsky and Dave Rapp (story)
Dave Rapp (teleplay)		 May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07) 0.19[14]
Rainbow Dash finally joins the Wonderbolts after one of its members retires. During her first day of flight practice, however, Rainbow Dash makes a novice mistake and crashes into a trash can, leading her teammates to calling her "Rainbow Crash", a nickname previously used by bullies. Hurt by this nickname, Rainbow Dash tries to find other ways to change the others' impression of her, to no avail. When the Wonderbolts perform a show in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash enlists Scootaloo's help to perform an unscheduled stunt to impress them, but it backfires and results in her suffering an even more disastrous crash. After the show, the Wonderbolts explain to Rainbow Dash that they all have their own embarrassing nicknames, telling her she should not let hers define who she is. They keep her on the team, admitting they have wanted her to join ever since she became a reserve, though Spitfire puts her on a month-long probation for her actions.
125 8 "A Hearth's Warming Tail" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Michael Vogel May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14)
N/A
On Hearth's Warming Eve, Twilight reads Starlight her favorite holiday story, A Hearth's Warming Tail (a retelling of A Christmas Carol), to help her better appreciate the season. In the story, Snowfall Frost (Starlight) is a cold-hearted unicorn who despises Hearth's Warming, so she brews a magic potion meant to erase the holiday from existence. Her actions draw the attention of three spirits, who intend to dissuade her from casting the spell by showing her visions of various Hearth's Warming scenes. First, the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past (Applejack) reminds Snowfall of the holiday spirit she abandoned in her youth to focus on her studies. Next, the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents (Pinkie Pie) helps Snowfall understand the spirit of friendship that the holiday represents. Finally, the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come (Princess Luna) reveals that Snowfall's spell would leave Equestria defenseless against the windigos' eternal winter, which convinces Snowfall to change her ways. After the story ends, Starlight similarly realizes the importance of Hearth's Warming and joins her friends in the festivities.
126 9 "The Saddle Row Review" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Nick Confalone May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) 0.25[15]
Rarity and her friends are interviewed for a journalistic review of Rarity's new boutique in Manehattan. While Rarity believes the store's grand opening was a perfect success, her friends candidly recount the numerous blunders and last-minute solutions that they hid from Rarity during preparations. With their mistakes exposed in the review, the ponies fear Rarity's disappointment in them for almost ruining the opening. To their surprise, the review ends with a glowing assessment of Rarity and her friends' individual contributions that have helped ensure the store's success.
127 10 "Applejack's "Day" Off" Denny Lu and Tim Stuby Neal Dusedau, Michael P. Fox, and Wil Fox (story)
Michael P. Fox and Wil Fox (teleplay)		 May 28, 2016 (2016-05-28) 0.23[16]
Rarity wishes to spend time with Applejack at the spa, but Applejack finds herself too busy to make good on her promises. Twilight and Spike agree to do Applejack's chores per her exact instructions, freeing up an hour for Applejack to spend with Rarity. To Rarity's annoyance, Applejack spends most of this time fixing the spa's plumbing, which has been inadvertently causing larger problems around the spa. Applejack returns to the farm to find that Twilight and Spike have not yet completed their task due to too many unnecessary steps in Applejack's instructions. Twilight, Spike and Rarity help Applejack streamline her workload, finally allowing her to take the rest of the day off.
128 11 "Flutter Brutter"[17] TBA TBA June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) TBD
Fluttershy's brother moves into her cottage after she convinces him to move out of their parents' house.
129 12 "Spice Up Your Life"[18] TBA TBA June 11, 2016 (2016-06-11) TBD
Pinkie Pie and Rarity are called to Canterlot by the Cutie Map to help a struggling family restaurant business.

Notes

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Songs

No. in
series		 Episode Song Lyrics by Sung by
121 "On Your Marks" "Out On My Own" Daniel Ingram, Josh Haber,
and Dave Polsky		 Apple Bloom
125 "A Hearth's Warming Tail" "Hearth's Warming Eve Is Here Once Again" Michael Vogel Full company sans Twilight Sparkle
"Say Goodbye to the Holiday" Starlight Glimmer[lower-alpha 1]
"The Seeds of the Past (part 1 & 2)" Applejack[lower-alpha 2] and Starlight Glimmer[lower-alpha 3]
"Pinkie's Present" Pinkie Pie[lower-alpha 4]
"Luna's Future" Daniel Ingram
and Michael Vogel		 Princess Luna[lower-alpha 5]
"Hearth's Warming Eve Is Here Once Again (Reprise)" Starlight Glimmer and full company

Song notes

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