My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (season 7)

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 7
Country of origin United States
Canada
Release
Original network Discovery Family
Original release April 15, 2017 (2017-04-15) – present
Season chronology

The seventh 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 7 of the series premiered on April 15, 2017 on Discovery Family, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro.

The show follows a pony named Twilight Sparkle as she learns 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.

Cast

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Recurring

Minor

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Guest stars

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by [nb 1]Written by [nb 2]Original air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1441"Celestial Advice"Denny Lu and Tim StubyJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoApril 15, 2017 (2017-04-15)0.25[3]
Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Thorax, and Discord are awarded medals of honor for defeating Queen Chrysalis and bringing harmony to the Changeling Kingdom. During the celebration reception, Twilight Sparkle realizes she has nothing left to teach Starlight because of her accomplishment, so she turns to Princess Celestia, her former mentor, for advice. Twilight considers following Celestia's example by sending Starlight to study away from Ponyville, and she becomes fraught with worry as she shows Celestia various scenarios of Starlight's studies that all end in disaster. Celestia breaks into laughter, admitting that she had the same anxieties over sending Twilight away out of fear of growing distant from her student. Twilight feels assured and announces Starlight's graduation to the party goers. To Twilight's joy, Starlight decides not to leave Ponyville until she feels ready to do so.
1452"All Bottled Up"Denny Lu and Tim StubyJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoApril 15, 2017 (2017-04-15)0.21[3]
While Twilight Sparkle and her friends are away on a friendship retreat, Starlight Glimmer remains at the castle to help Trixie practice her unicorn magic. Trixie carelessly uses a teleportation spell on Twilight's Cutie Map table, sending it to an unknown location. Starlight's rage causes a red cloud of magic to spew from her horn, which she contains in a glass bottle for fear of hurting Trixie. During their search for the map, Starlight's anger at Trixie's carefree behavior continues to mount until the bottle accidentally breaks and releases the cloud, which infects other nearby ponies and makes them attack Trixie. Starlight is able to dispel the cloud by venting her anger to Trixie, who finally apologizes for her actions. The two are able to find the map at the spa where they first met, and return it to the castle just as Twilight and her friends arrive.
1463"A Flurry of Emotions"Denny Lu and Tim StubySammie Crowley and Whitney WettaApril 22, 2017 (2017-04-22)0.22[4]
Shining Armor and Princess Cadance appoint Twilight Sparkle to babysit Flurry Heart while they attend an art show to take a break from raising their infant daughter. Twilight gladly accepts the chance to spend time with her niece, despite her commitment to visiting sick foals at the hospital. When Twilight runs late for her appointment, she takes Flurry Heart along to remain on schedule, proving to be too busy to give Flurry Heart necessary attention. This causes Flurry Heart to act out and cause problems everywhere they go, culminating with her wreaking havoc around the hospital while searching for her stuffed snail toy. After Twilight scolds and frightens Flurry Heart, she recognizes her own negligence towards her niece and apologizes. Meanwhile, Shining Armor and Cadance begin to miss Flurry Heart and leave the art show early, returning to find Twilight spending quality time with her while Spike takes Twilight's place at the hospital.
1474"Rock Solid Friendship"Denny Lu and Tim StubyNick ConfaloneApril 29, 2017 (2017-04-29)
N/A
After Maud Pie earns her "rocktorate" in rock science, Pinkie Pie takes her sister on a tour of Ponyville in the hope that she will move in with her. Maud, unimpressed with Ponyville's selection of rocks and minerals, agrees to stay if she can make a friend who understands her passion for rocks. She meets Starlight Glimmer, and the two become fast friends as they unearth a beautiful grotto near Ponyville together. However, Pinkie fails to notice their friendship in her excitement, and she constantly tries forcing them to get along. Maud becomes annoyed with Pinkie's interference and decides to move to Ghastly Gorge by herself instead. Realizing her mistake, Pinkie convinces Maud to give Ponyville a second chance, promising not to intrude on her. Maud reunites with Starlight and sets up her new home in the underground grotto.
1485"Fluttershy Leans In"Denny Lu and Tim StubyGillian M. BerrowMay 6, 2017 (2017-05-06)[nb 3]
N/A
When Ponyville's animal clinic is overrun with sick and injured animals, Fluttershy decides to help by following her dream of building a wildlife sanctuary. Her friends recommend three experts to assist with the project: Wrangler, an animal handler; Hard Hat, a construction worker; and Dandy Grandeur, an interior decorator. However, each expert disagrees with Fluttershy's vision, and they begin work on an entirely different structure that is unfit for the animals. Outraged at the experts for ignoring her directions, Fluttershy replaces them with her friend Big Daddy McColt, who uses his building experience to complete the sanctuary her way.
1496"Forever Filly"Denny Lu and Tim StubyMichael P. Fox and Wil FoxMay 13, 2017 (2017-05-13)[nb 4]
N/A
Rarity, feeling nostalgic for her sisterly bonding with Sweetie Belle, decides to spend the day together with her. However, all of Rarity's planned activities are things Sweetie Belle has outgrown, which Rarity fails to notice as Sweetie Belle reluctantly humors her. After finally growing annoyed with Rarity and leaving her, Sweetie Belle joins Apple Bloom and Scootaloo in helping another filly, Zipporwhill, reconnect with her pet dog, who has similarly grown disinterested in playing with her. Sweetie Belle figures out that Zipporwhill has been treating her grown dog like a puppy, and encourages her to find new ways to play. Rarity overhears this and apologizes for not treating Sweetie Belle her age, the sisters agreeing to try new activities together.
1507"Parental Glideance"Denny Lu and Tim StubyJosh HamiltonMay 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)[nb 5]
N/A
Scootaloo interviews Rainbow Dash's parents, Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles, for a school report about her idol. The two are ecstatic when Scootaloo tells them that Rainbow Dash is now a Wonderbolt, and immediately visit their daughter to cheer for her. However, Rainbow Dash is mortified by her parents' overenthusiastic support, confiding in Scootaloo that she deliberately hid her induction from them for this reason. When her parents begin celebrating every mundane thing she does, Rainbow Dash snaps and angrily sends them away. Disappointed in her behavior, Scootaloo shows Rainbow Dash her report and helps her realize that her parents' lifelong support has built her into the confident and talented pony she is now. Rainbow Dash reconciles with her parents by performing a private Wonderbolts show for them to express her appreciation.
1518"Hard to Say Anything"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreBecky WangbergMay 27, 2017 (2017-05-27)[nb 6]0.19[9]
The Cutie Mark Crusaders discover that Big McIntosh has a crush on Sugar Belle, the baker from Starlight Glimmer's village. They encourage Big Mac to confess his feelings, but he is interrupted by Feather Bangs, a pompous stallion who also has affections for Sugar Belle. The Crusaders help Big Mac compete against Feather Bangs using grand, romantic gestures, but Sugar Belle is overwhelmed by their advances and rejects both stallions. Dejected, the Crusaders help Big Mac prepare a more meaningful gift for Sugar Belle by building her a new bakery display case like she always wanted. Sugar Belle is delighted and accepts Big Mac's feelings, while the Crusaders decide to help the brokenhearted Feather Bangs find new love with his own admirers.
1529"Honest Apple"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreKevin LappinJune 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)[nb 7]
N/A
Rarity selects Applejack to serve as a judge for an upcoming fashion show. Applejack accepts, figuring that she simply needs to give her honest opinion. Before the show, Applejack is mystified by the other judges and stylists' fashion sense and heavily criticizes their design choices, bluntly telling them her belief that fashion is ridiculous. The offended fashion ponies storm out, forcing the show to be cancelled. When Applejack tries defending her opinions, Rarity takes her to a pony who unapologetically disregards apples, making Applejack realize how hurtful her own comments were. Gathering the fashion ponies, Applejack manages to get the show uncancelled. When given the deciding vote during the show, Applejack finds new admiration in the stylists' hard work and names all of them the winner.
15310"A Royal Problem"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJune 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)[nb 8]0.15[12]
Starlight Glimmer is summoned by the Cutie Map to solve a friendship problem between Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, who feel unappreciated by each other. When the sisters argue over whose royal duties are more difficult, Starlight impulsively casts a spell that temporarily switches their cutie marks and abilities, intending to make them swap roles to change their perspective. The sisters agree to Starlight's idea, initially confident in their new responsibilities before quickly discovering their respective hardships: Luna finding it taxing to keep up appearances in public throughout the day; and Celestia realizing the loneliness of guarding Equestria at night. While observing her subjects' dreams, Celestia finds Starlight suffering from a nightmare where the sisters' feud has escalated into a battle between Nightmare Moon and Celestia's own evil alter ego, Daybreaker. With both sisters admitting their jobs are equally challenging, Celestia dispels Starlight's nightmare with Luna's support, finally ending their feud.
15411"Not Asking for Trouble"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreMay ChanJune 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)[nb 9]
N/A
Pinkie Pie is invited to the rustic village of Yakyakistan, where she partakes in the yak holiday of Yikslurbertfest to prove her understanding of yak culture. During their customary stomping ritual, Pinkie and the yaks accidentally cause an avalanche that buries the entire village in snow, leaving them without food or shelter. Unable to dig the snow away on their own, Pinkie offers to gather her friends to assist the yaks, but the proud Prince Rutherford stubbornly rejects any outside help and opts to wait for the snow to melt instead. Pinkie disregards the prince and rallies her friends to secretly remove the snow while they sleep. Awakening the next morning to find the snow gone, Rutherford and the yaks commend Pinkie for helping them without their asking, and make her an honorary yak.
15512"Discordant Harmony"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreMichael P. Fox and Wil FoxAugust 5, 2017 (2017-08-05)[nb 10]
N/A
After joining Fluttershy for another tea party, Discord realizes he has never invited her for tea before, and extends the invitation. While shopping for supplies, Discord encounters Pinkie Pie, who suggests that he should make sure to have a party that would make Fluttershy feel comfortable. Discord takes it upon himself to change himself and his home in his realm to be much more normal in appeal to Fluttershy. When Fluttershy arrives, she sees that Discord is fading away, unable to make chaos. She rectifies the situation by creating chaos for him, which helps to restore him to normal. She reminds him that they get along so well because they are so different, and she was hoping to have a tea party under Discord's chaotic setting rather than one like her own. The two enjoy a chaotic tea party together.
15613"The Perfect Pear"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoAugust 5, 2017 (2017-08-05)[nb 11]
N/A
Apple Bloom encounters a kindly old pear merchant named Grand Pear in the market. When she tells Applejack and Big McIntosh about it, they tell her about a long-standing feud between the Apple and Pear families that Granny Smith refuses to talk about. Visiting Goldie Delicious for more information, the siblings discover that their mother, Buttercup, was Grand Pear's daughter, originally named Pear Butter. Through stories told by friends of their parents, the siblings learn about the star-crossed romance between Pear Butter and their father, Bright Mac, which is complicated by Grand Pear's plans to move his family away from Ponyville. Bright Mac and Pear Butter hold a secret wedding ceremony that is discovered by their disapproving parents as soon as they are married. Pear Butter asserts her place with the Apple family and cuts ties with Grand Pear when he refuses to accept their love. In the present, the Apple siblings arrange a meeting between Granny Smith and the now remorseful Grand Pear, allowing their estranged grandparents to reconcile.
15714"Fame and Misfortune"Denny Lu and Mike MyhreM.A. LarsonAugust 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)TBD
After an encounter with two feuding foals, Twilight Sparkle decides to publish her and her friends shared friendship journal to help everypony else learn the lessons inside of them. Her friends start being humiliated and insulted by ponies due to the friendship journal's success. Rarity gets insulted by a couple of ponies who thinks they should have left her lessons out, Fluttershy is being mobbed by ponies who want to know why she hasn't become more assertive, Pinkie Pie is being laughed at by ponies for her every word, Rainbow Dash is being followed around by fans everywhere she goes, and Applejack's fans want to become part of the Apple Family and start crowding Sweet Apple Acers. All the ponies hide in Twilight's castle, where a group of mobbing ponies follows them. The ponies try to convince the crowd that their flaws are what makes their friendship strong, but the ponies start arguing again. Starlight Glimmer finds two fillies who help Twilight recognize that the publishing of the friendship journal was able to help two fillies become even greater friends.
15815"Triple Threat"[16]Denny Lu and Mike MyhreTBAAugust 19, 2017 (2017-08-19)TBD
Spike mistakenly invites both Thorax and Ember to Ponyville on the same day.
15916"Campfire Tales"[16]Denny Lu and Mike MyhreTBAAugust 26, 2017 (2017-08-26)TBD
Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash tell their favorite folktales to the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Notes

  1. ↑ Information about the directors are taken from the episode's opening credits.[1]
  2. ↑ Information about the writers are taken from the episode's opening credits.[2]
  3. ↑ This episode aired on April 30, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[5]
  4. ↑ This episode aired on May 6, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[6]
  5. ↑ This episode aired on May 7, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[7]
  6. ↑ This episode aired on May 13, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[8]
  7. ↑ This episode aired on May 14, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[10]
  8. ↑ This episode aired on May 20, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[11]
  9. ↑ This episode aired on May 21, 2017 in Canada (Treehouse TV).[13]
  10. ↑ This episode aired on June 20, 2017 in Australia (Boomerang).[14]
  11. ↑ This episode aired on June 20, 2017 in Australia (Boomerang).[15]

Songs

References

  1. ↑ My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Season 7. Episode 1-26. 2017. 22 minutes in. Discovery Family Channel.
  2. ↑ My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Season 7. Episode 1-26. 2017. 22 minutes in. Discovery Family Channel.
  3. 1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (2017-04-18). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (2017-04-25). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.22.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. ↑ Sethisto (April 30, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 5 - Fluttershy Leans In - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sethisto (May 6, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 6 - Forever Filly - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Sethisto (May 7, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 7 - Parental Glideance - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Sethisto (May 13, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 8 - Hard to Say Anything - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (2017-05-31). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.27.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  10. ↑ Sethisto (May 14, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 9 - Honest Apple - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ Sethisto (May 20, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 10 - A Royal Problem - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (2017-06-13). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.10.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  13. ↑ Sethisto (May 21, 2017). "MLP Season 7 Episode 11 - Not Asking for Trouble - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ Sethisto (June 20, 2017). "(AU) MLP Season 7 Episode 12 - Discordant Harmony - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ Calpain (June 21, 2017). "(AU) MLP Season 7 Episode 13 - The Perfect Pear - Stream / Discussion". Equestria Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  16. 1 2 Albert, Jared (July 18, 2017). "August 2017 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Discovery Family. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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