History WesternAnimation / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' was the flagship work in the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 fourth generation]] of the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise, incorporating self-aware humor, a more streamlined art style, and strong characterization. It lasted nine seasons with 222 episodes, airing from 2010 to 2019.

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' was the flagship work in the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 fourth generation]] of the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise, incorporating self-aware humor, a more streamlined art style, and strong characterization. It lasted nine seasons of two-hundred and twenty-two episodes, airing from 2010 to 2019.

* [[BrokenAesop/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Broken Aesop]]

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' was the flagship work in the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 fourth generation]] of the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise, incorporating self-aware humor, a more streamlined art style, and strong characterization. It lasted nine seasons, from 2010 to 2019.

* [[RedOniBlueOni/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Red Oni Blue Oni]]

* [[DarkFic/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Dark Fic]]

* [[DeconstructionFic/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Deconstruction Fic]]

* [[CompletedFic/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Completed Fic]]

* [[Aesop/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Aesop]]

* [[WarpThatAesop/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Warp That Aesop]]

* [[XMeetsY/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic X Meets Y]]

!!''General trope examples:''

[[caption-width-right:350:And magic makes it all complete!\\

!!Additional pages:
* [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ensemble Darkponies]]
* [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Memes]]

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!!This series provides examples of these tropes (for more, please also visit the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic episode]] and [[Characters/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic character]] guides):

'''[[TropeCodifier THE]]''' [[ThePowerOfFriendship Power of Friendship]] show.

[[labelnote:From left to right]]Back row: [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]] and [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]]. Front row: [[TheFashionista Rarity]], [[TheOneGuy Spike]], [[TalentedButTrained Twilight Sparkle]], [[TheWorkaholic Applejack]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Pinkie Pie]].[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:And magic makes it all complete!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:And magic makes it all complete! [[labelnote: Clockwise from upper-left]] [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]], [[{{Bookworm}} Twilight Sparkle]], [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], [[TheHighQueen Princess Celestia]], [[TheWorkaholic Applejack]], [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]], [[TheOneGuy Spike]], and [[TheFashionista Rarity]].[[/labelnote]]]]

Tie-in media includes [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyGameloft a mobile game]], [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW a comic series]], the spinoff ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017'' (set between seasons 7 and 8), and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyRainbowRoadtrip'' (set during season 8).

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from upper-left: [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]], [[{{Bookworm}} Twilight Sparkle]], [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], [[TheHighQueen Princess Celestia]], [[TheWorkaholic Applejack]], [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]], [[TheOneGuy Spike]], and [[TheFashionista Rarity]].]]

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' was the flagship work in the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 fourth generation]] of the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise, incorporating self-aware humor, a more streamlined art style, and strong characterization.

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFriendshipGardens'', a Gen 2 PC Game. However, there is [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyGameloft a video game]] based on the series.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[note]]Clockwise from upper-left: [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]], [[{{Bookworm}} Twilight Sparkle]], [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], [[TheHighQueen Princess Celestia]], [[TheWorkaholic Applejack]], [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]], [[TheOneGuy Spike]], and [[TheFashionista Rarity]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[note]]Clockwise from upper-left: [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]], [[{{Bookworm}} Twilight Sparkle]], [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], [[TheHighQueen Princess Celestia]], [[TheWorkaholic Applejack]], [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]], [[TheOneGuy Spike]], and [[TheFashionista Rarity]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[PeripheryDemographic It's OK, lads]]. You're allowed to like the cute ponies.-][[note]]Clockwise from upper-left: [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]], [[{{Bookworm}} Twilight Sparkle]], [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], [[TheHighQueen Princess Celestia]], [[TheWorkaholic Applejack]], [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]], [[TheOneGuy Spike]], and [[TheFashionista Rarity]].[[/note]]]]

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' is the latest show in the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise and the flagship work of the franchise's [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 fourth generation]], incorporating self-aware humor, a more streamlined art style, and strong characterization.