Season 3
13 episodes · Nov 10, 2012
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 friendships. Hasbro selected animator Lauren Faust as the creative director and executive producer for the show. Faust sought to challenge the established "girly" nature of the existing My Little Pony line, creating more in-depth characters and adventurous settings, incorporating Hasbro's suggestions for marketing of the toy line.
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S3E1The Crystal Empire (1)
Nov 10, 201222mNorthern 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.
S3E2The Crystal Empire (2)
Nov 10, 201222mAfter 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.
S3E3Too Many Pinkie Pies
Nov 17, 201222mOverwhelmed with having to choose just one friend to spend time with, Pinkie Pie uses a magic mirror to clone herself.
S3E4One Bad Apple
Nov 24, 201222mThe Cutie Mark Crusaders are crushed when Babs Seed rejects their invitation to become a fellow Crusader and instead become a bully.
S3E5Magic Duel
Dec 1, 201222mWearing a mysterious amulet, Trixie returns to Ponyville for her "unfinished business" with Twilight Sparkle.
S3E6Sleepless in Ponyville
Dec 8, 201222mOver 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.
S3E7Wonderbolts Academy
Dec 15, 201222mRainbow Dash receives an invitation to attend the Wonderbolt Academy but questions whether she is Wonderbolt material.
S3E8Apple Family Reunion
Dec 22, 201222mGranny Smith agrees to let Applejack lead the Apple Family reunion but Applejack loses sight of what is truly important.
S3E9Spike at Your Service
Dec 29, 201222mAfter Applejack saved Spike, he insists on fulfilling the Nobel Dragon Code by repaying her with excessive help around the farm.
S3E10Keep Calm and Flutter On
Jan 19, 201322mPrincess 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.
S3E11Just for Sidekicks
Jan 26, 201322mSpike 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.
S3E12Games Ponies Play
Feb 9, 201322mIn 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.
S3E13Magical Mystery Cure
Feb 16, 201322mTwilight 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?