Lauren Faust
Director
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010)
Season 3
The third season of animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, originally aired on The Hub in the United States. The series is considered to be the fourth generation of the My Little Pony franchise, following earlier lines and television show tie-ins in the 1980s and 1990s. Season 3 of the series premiered on November 10, 2012, on The Hub, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro. 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
Released Oct. 10, 2010
Episode 22 min
5+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Science Fiction
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Watch Providers: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Netflix Kids, The Roku Channel + 6 more, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Netflix Standard with Ads, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Philo
Production Companies: DHX Media, Hasbro Studios, Studio B Productions, Allspark Pictures, Hasbro
Network: Discovery Family
9.0
S3E1 - The Crystal Empire (1)
Northern Equestria's Crystal Empire has reappeared after being afflicted with a curse that made it vanish for 1,000 years. Princess Celestia asks Twilight Sparkle and her friends to protect the empire from disappearing again.
Nov. 10, 2012, midnight
8.5
S3E2 - The Crystal Empire (2)
After Princess Celestia commissions her to keep Crystal Empire from vanishing again, Twilight realizes that she must find the missing Crystal Heart in order to restore the empire's reputation and strength before it disappears again.
Nov. 10, 2012, midnight
8.0
S3E3 - Too Many Pinkie Pies
Overwhelmed with having to choose just one friend to spend time with, Pinkie Pie uses a magic mirror to clone herself.
Nov. 17, 2012, midnight
7.0
S3E4 - One Bad Apple
The Cutie Mark Crusaders are crushed when Babs Seed rejects their invitation to become a fellow Crusader and instead become a bully.
Nov. 24, 2012, midnight
8.0
S3E5 - Magic Duel
Wearing a mysterious amulet, Trixie returns to Ponyville for her "unfinished business" with Twilight Sparkle.
Dec. 1, 2012, midnight
9.0
S3E6 - Sleepless in Ponyville
Over a campfire, Rainbow Dash decides to share some imaginative and spooky tales, causing Scootaloo to have frightening, vivid nightmares; Scootaloo wants to get rid of her nightmares but doesn't want the others to think she is spineless.
Dec. 8, 2012, midnight
8.0
S3E7 - Wonderbolts Academy
Rainbow Dash receives an invitation to attend the Wonderbolt Academy but questions whether she is Wonderbolt material.
Dec. 15, 2012, midnight
8.5
S3E8 - Apple Family Reunion
Granny Smith agrees to let Applejack lead the Apple Family reunion but Applejack loses sight of what is truly important.
Dec. 22, 2012, midnight
7.0
S3E9 - Spike at Your Service
After Applejack saved Spike, he insists on fulfilling the Nobel Dragon Code by repaying her with excessive help around the farm.
Dec. 29, 2012, midnight
8.5
S3E10 - Keep Calm and Flutter On
Princess Celestia has decided that the rambunctious Discord needs to be tamed and commissions the ponies for the job; Fluttershy believes that Discord deserves a second chance but she faces opposition as the only one who thinks so.
Jan. 19, 2013, midnight
8.0
S3E11 - Just for Sidekicks
Spike finds himself in over his head after convincing Twilight and her friends to let him pet-sit all of their critters in exchange for a few gems.
Jan. 26, 2013, midnight
8.0
S3E12 - Games Ponies Play
In the hopes of proving that the Crystal Empire is more than worthy of being selected as the next venue for the upcoming Equestria Games, Princess Cadance commissions Twilight to work her magic with the deciding Games Inspector.
Feb. 9, 2013, midnight
8.0
S3E13 - Magical Mystery Cure
Twilight Sparkle wakes up one day to find that all her friends' cutie marks have been switched! Can she fix something as bad as an altered destiny?
Feb. 16, 2013, midnight
Network: Discovery Family
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 4863 min.
Released: Oct. 10, 2010
Last Air Date: Oct. 12, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y
Common sense age: 5+
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