The series stars a unicorn pony named Twilight Sparkle, a student of Princess Celestia, the ruler of the magical land of Equestria. The show was developed for television by Lauren Faust, who is known for her work on two of Cartoon Network's popular and critically-acclaimed franchises, namely The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. This incarnation of the franchise is referred to as the fourth generation, or G4, of My Little Pony.
It ended after nine seasons on October 12, 2019. The show premiered on Octoon Hasbro's The Hub channel, now known as Discovery Family as of October 13, 2014. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic is an animated series based on Hasbro's popular My Little Pony franchise. Series' original logo used from seasons one through six. "We have the chops here creatively to take a big brand with a lot of pressure, execute on that reputation and legacy, do it well and bring it to another level," he told CBC after the show concluded its nine-season run.Series' logo used from seasons seven to nine. Cody saw the success of "Friendship is Magic" as a major stepping stone for the company and Canadian animation talent as a whole. DHX Media is the Vancouver-based production company behind Hasbro's hit television series, and "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" producer Devon Cody told CBC News that nearly 70 different artists from DHX contribute to each episode and that just about every artist is Canadian-based. The overwhelming majority of Canadian talent involved in the show can be best explained by its production location: Vancouver, Canada (via the Toronto Star). Rebecca Shoichet, Kazumi Evans, and Shannon Chan-Kent, who sing for Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie, respectively, were also born and raised in Canada (per IMDb). Ball similarly produced the 2014 documentary " A Brony Tale," which follows her preparations and visit to Bronycon, the annual convention for bronies.Įven the voice actors behind the ponies' singing voices have Canadian origins.
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Strong became an executive producer for the documentary movie "Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony," which explores the brony phenomenon, its implications on social expectations of masculinity, and its subsequent online communities (via IMDb). While "Friendship is Magic" was the gateway to Ponyville for Tara Strong and Ashleigh Ball, the two became involved in somewhat related projects later on. "I loved playing Minty," she said in her interview. Germain voiced characters Minty, Wysteria, Scootaloo, and Thistle Whistle amongst several other minor roles (via IMDb). She told Everfree Network that by the time she had been called into the audition for "Friendship is Magic," "I'd been in, I think, maybe four generations of it already beforehand." St. Germain had an extensive history with the franchise's animated series. Magazine, "There are lots of different ways to be a girl."
Rarity, who is the show's fashion-obsessed character, is "not a shopaholic. For example, Twilight Sparkle is smart and sweet, and Rarity is beautiful but not a mean girl. Magazine.įaust told Equestria Daily that the Mane Six were specifically designed to break some of those two-dimensional stereotypes in storytelling. Lame," she wrote in a personal essay for Ms. "In short, animated shows for little girls come across as boring.
Faust explained how she felt that shows marketed to young girls often made fun of them and reinforced harmful stereotypes. "I'm proud that I could make a show for girls that was something that was legitimately entertaining to watch," she said in an interview with Discovery Family. With the franchise near and dear to her heart, Faust set out to create a series that accurately captured the spirit of the toys in a way that honored the original target audience for the product.
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