My Little Pony: Pony Life

My Little Pony: Pony Life is an animated television series that aired on Treehouse TV in Canada from June 21, 2020 to April 25, 2021 and aired on Discovery Family in the United States from November 7, 2020, to May 22, 2021.^[2] It is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise and is the fourth animated series in the franchise overall. Pony Life acts as a standalone spin-off to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2019), sporting a new caricatured artstyle, slice-of-life narrative, and some of the writers and voice cast returning.^[3]

My Little Pony: Pony Life
Also known as	Pony Life
Based on	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic by Lauren Faust My Little Pony by Bonnie Zacherle
Developed by	Whitney Ralls Katie Chilson
Directed by	Adrian Ignat
Voices of	Tara Strong Ashleigh Ball Andrea Libman Tabitha St. Germain
Theme music composer	Jess Furman Ethan Roberts
Opening theme	"Pony Life" performed by Lauren Dyson
Ending theme	"Pony Life" (instrumental)
Composer	Jess Furman
Country of origin	Canada Republic of Ireland United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Stephen Davis Olivier Dumont
Producer	Peter Lewis
Running time	11 minutes[1][a]
Production company	Entertainment One
Original release
Network	Treehouse TV (Canada) Tiny Pop (United Kingdom) Discovery Family (United States)
Release	June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21) – May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)

The series was produced by Entertainment One with animation provided by Boulder Media.^{[4][non-primary source needed]} Unlike Friendship Is Magic, each episode is 11 minutes long, consisting of two five-minute segments.

Premise

The main setting of Pony Life is Sugarcube Corner, a bakery operated by Pinkie Pie that she and her friends Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity and Fluttershy often use as a hangout. The series explores comedic, slice-of-life stories that they experience, primarily while hanging out at Sugarcube Corner. The series uses an art style based on Japanese chibi. As a reboot, it has no continuity with Friendship Is Magic, allowing for the existence of new characters (such as Octavio Pie, Pinkie Pie's brother) and the omission of certain other characters from the original series.^{[citation needed]}

Voice cast

Main cast

With the exception of Cathy Weseluck, who voiced Spike, the main voice actors from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic reprise their roles in Pony Life.^[3]

• Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle
• Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash
• Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie^[b]
• Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity^[c] and Spike^[d]

Supporting cast

• Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee
• Kyle Rideout as Dishwater Slog
• Andrew McNee as Bubbles Cherub McSquee
• Andrea Libman as Buttershy and Matt 2
• Daniel Doheny as Derek and Matt 1
• Tabitha St. Germain as Smallfry, Karen and Muffins
• Trevor Devall as Fancy Pants
• Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo
• Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom
• Claire Corlett as Sweetie Belle
• Peter New as Discord^[e] and Big McIntosh
• Kathleen Barr as Trixie Lulamoon
• Ryan Beil as Finn Tastic
• Chanelle Peloso as Potion Nova
• Lili Beaudoin as Minty
• Jesse Inocalla as Octavio Pie
• Richard Ian Cox as Snails
• Ian Hanlin as Snips^[f]
• Michael Dobson as Bulk Biceps
• Luc Roderique as Herd Happily and Curtain Call
• Peter Kelamis as Saddle Bags
• Laara Sadiq as Natalie
• Rebecca Shoichet as Twilight Sparkle (singing voice) and Pulverizer
• Britt McKillip as Princess Cadance
• Bethany Brown as Lightning Chill
• Connor Parnall as Echo
• Ana Sani as Sugar Snap
• Samuel Vincent as Flim
• Scott McNeil as Flam
• Andrew Francis as Shining Armor
• Tina Grant as Chamomilia

Episodes

Main article: List of My Little Pony: Pony Life episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	26		November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)	February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06)
2	14		April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)	May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)

Production and release

My Little Pony: Pony Life premiered on Discovery Family in the United States on November 7, 2020.^[5] Clips of several episodes have also been uploaded to the My Little Pony YouTube channel prior to the announcement. On September 17, 2020, it was reported that a second season was in production.^{[6][better source needed]} The second season premiered on April 10, 2021,^[7][8] and concluded on May 22 of the same year.

In Ireland, the series premiered on Tiny Pop on September 1, 2020. The second season premiered on Tiny Pop ahead of the U.S. broadcast on April 2, 2021.^[9]

The show last aired regularly on Discovery Family in September 2023. Despite that, the network still owns the show's broadcasting rights.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

1. Each episode includes two segments, which are about 5-6 minutes each. The series though originally aired as a half-hour program, meaning four segments in each episode.
2. Shannon Chan-Kent was the primary singing voice of Pinkie Pie in Friendship is Magic with Libman occasionally providing her singing voice.
3. Kazumi Evans was the original singing voice of Rarity in Friendship is Magic.
4. Tabitha St. Germain voices Spike in Pony Life since Cathy Weseluck chose not to reprise the role.
5. John de Lancie was the original voice of Discord in Friendship is Magic.
6. Lee Tockar was the original voice of Snips in Friendship is Magic.

References

1. "TV Schedule for Treehouse". TV Passport.
2. "My Little Pony: Pony Life : Programs : Discovery Family : Discovery Press Web". press.discovery.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. Tyler Aquilina (13 November 2019). "'My Little Pony' to launch new animated series and toy line – see exclusive first look". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
4. "Tweet". Retrieved 19 June 2020 – via Twitter.
5. Milligan, Mercedes (12 October 2020). "New 'My Little Pony' Series 'Pony Life' Premieres Nov. 7 on Discovery Family". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
6. Sethisto (17 September 2020). "Pony Life Gets a Second Season in Spring of 2021". Equestria Daily.
7. Milligan, Mercedes (23 March 2021). "'My Little Pony: Pony Life' S2 Trots to Discovery Family April 10". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021.
8. "Attention Every Pony! My Little Pony: Pony Life Season 2 Debuts on Discovery Family Channel April 10" (Press release). Discovery Family Channel. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
9. Lang, Neil (10 March 2021). "Second series of My Little Pony: Pony Life to premiere on Tiny Pop in April". ATV Today. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

External links

• My Little Pony: Pony Life at IMDb