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| ShortSummary = Princess Celestia gives Twilight Sparkle the notebook of Star Swirl the Bearded, which contains a final, unfinished spell that she thinks Twilight can complete. When Twilight evokes it, it causes her friends—through the Elements of Harmony—to have their cutie marks and respective destinies switched, resulting in disasters around Ponyville. Twilight finds a means to convince each of her friends of their proper place with the aid of the Elements, restoring her friends to normal, and is able to complete Star Swirl's spell, accounting for her friendships. When she does so, Twilight is magicked by the Elements to an ethereal place, where Princess Celestia congratulates her on completing her journey, and helps her transform into an [[winged unicorn |
| ShortSummary = Princess Celestia gives Twilight Sparkle the notebook of Star Swirl the Bearded, which contains a final, unfinished spell that she thinks Twilight can complete. When Twilight evokes it, it causes her friends—through the Elements of Harmony—to have their cutie marks and respective destinies switched, resulting in disasters around Ponyville. Twilight finds a means to convince each of her friends of their proper place with the aid of the Elements, restoring her friends to normal, and is able to complete Star Swirl's spell, accounting for her friendships. When she does so, Twilight is magicked by the Elements to an ethereal place, where Princess Celestia congratulates her on completing her journey, and helps her transform into an [[winged unicorn]] and crowns her as a new princess. Twilight's ascension is celebrated by her friends and across Equestria. |
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*This Is The Only Episode Of Season 3 To Have A Follow-up ([[Magic Ture Ends]] |
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*On The Dvd Princes Balls Brides And More The End Theme (Friends For A life) Is Replaced By The 1ST Transformation From [[My Little Pony Cloud Chaser Best Is Pony]] |
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*An Bonnes Short Comic Dub Is Also On Princes Balls Brides And More |
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*First And Only Time The [[Pegasus]] Hyper Wings Are Not Used By Starsong |
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| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | The Hub |
| Original release | November 10, 2012 – February 16, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
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 (G4) 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.
Development
A sneak peek of two future songs in Season 3, "The Failure Song" and "The Ballad of the Crystal Empire" (both from the first episode), was unveiled at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con.[1] Part of a continuing plot in this season is a journey that Twilight Sparkle undertakes that ultimately leads to her to be named a Princess in the season finale, which includes becoming an alicorn. Meghan McCarthy said that the intent was to show that they were building a "unique mythology around being a princess", and to show girls that while they cannot be princesses themselves, they can live to the ideals of one by "shar[ing] the gifts that they have been given with others".[2] As of Season 3, the song titles make their appearance in the closing credits, along with the name of the composer Daniel Ingram and the name of the lyricist.
Cast
As with previous seasons, voice actors for this season include Tara Strong playing the role of Twilight Sparkle, along with Rebecca Shoichet as her singing voice. Tabitha St. Germain and Kazumi Evans portray Rarity and her singing voice respectively. Ashleigh Ball voices both Applejack and Rainbow Dash. Andrea Libman portrays both Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie (with Shannon Chan-Kent as the singing vocals for Pinkie Pie, with Libman occasionally singing as well), and Cathy Weseluck plays the role of Spike. Supporting voice actors include Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia, Tabitha St. Germain as Princess Luna, Claire Corlett playing the role of Sweetie Belle, with Michelle Creber as her singing voice (who also plays the role of Apple Bloom), and Madeleine Peters voices Scootaloo.
Minor characters for this series include Kelly Metzger as Spitfire, Brynna Drummond playing the role of Babs Seed, Chantal Strand as Diamond Tiara, Shannon Chan-Kent portraying Silver Spoon, Tabitha St. Germain as Granny Smith, Peter New playing Big Macintosh, Brenda Crichlow as Zecora, Lee Tockar as Snips and Richard Ian Cox as Snails.[citation needed] This season hires the vocals of Jim Miller playing King Sombra, Kathleen Barr as Trixie, Britt Irvin as Lightning Dust, John de Lancie playing the voice of Discord, Veena Sood voicing Ms. Harshwhinny, and Patricia Drake as Ms. Peachbottom.[citation needed]
Episodes
The third season began on November 10, 2012 (with "The Crystal Empire - Part 1"), and ended on February 16, 2013 (with "Magical Mystery Cure"). Unlike the show's first two seasons, it only contains 13 episodes.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "The Crystal Empire - Part 1" | James Wootton & Jayson Thiessen | Meghan McCarthy | November 10, 2012 |
| 54 | 2 | "The Crystal Empire - Part 2" | James Wootton & Jayson Thiessen | Meghan McCarthy | November 10, 2012 |
| 55 | 3 | "Too Many Pinkie Pies" | Jayson Thiessen | Dave Polsky | November 17, 2012 |
| 56 | 4 | "One Bad Apple" | James Wootton | Cindy Morrow | November 24, 2012 |
| 57 | 5 | "Magic Duel" | Jayson Thiessen | M. A. Larson | December 1, 2012 |
| 58 | 6 | "Sleepless in Ponyville" | James Wootton | Corey Powell | December 8, 2012 |
| 59 | 7 | "Wonderbolts Academy" | Jayson Thiessen | Merriwether Williams | December 15, 2012 |
| 60 | 8 | "Apple Family Reunion" | Jayson Thiessen | Cindy Morrow | December 22, 2012 |
| 61 | 9 | "Spike at Your Service" | James Wootton | Dave Polsky (story) Merriwether Williams (teleplay) | December 29, 2012 |
| 62 | 10 | "Keep Calm and Flutter On" | Jayson Thiessen | Teddy Antonio (story) Dave Polsky (teleplay) | January 19, 2013 |
| 63 | 11 | "Just for Sidekicks" | James Wootton | Corey Powell | January 26, 2013 |
| 64 | 12 | "Games Ponies Play" | James Wootton | Dave Polsky | February 9, 2013 |
| 65 | 13 | "Magical Mystery Cure" | Jayson Thiessen | M. A. Larson | February 16, 2013 |
Song list
Song credits are as listed in The Elements of Harmony show guidebook.[3]
| Episode | Song | Lyrics | Music | Sung by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Crystal Empire - Part 1" | "The Failure Song" | Meghan McCarthy | Daniel Ingram[a] | Twilight Sparkle and Spike |
| "The Ballad of the Crystal Ponies" | Mane Six and Spike | |||
| "The Crystal Empire - Part 2" | "The Success Song" | |||
| "One Bad Apple" | "Babs Seed" | Cindy Morrow & Daniel Ingram | Daniel Ingram | The Cutie Mark Crusaders |
| "Apple Family Reunion" | "Raise This Barn" | Cindy Morrow | Daniel Ingram[a] | Applejack, Apple Bloom and the rest of their family |
| "Magical Mystery Cure" | "Morning in Ponyville" | Mitch Larson | Twilight Sparkle | |
| "What My Cutie Mark is Telling Me" | Daniel Ingram | Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rarity | ||
| "I've Got to Find a Way" | Daniel Ingram | Twilight Sparkle | ||
| "A True, True Friend" | Daniel Ingram[a] | Mane Six and crowd | ||
| "Celestia's Ballad" | Princess Celestia | |||
| "Behold, Princess Twilight Sparkle" | Royal Unicorn Guards and Earth Pony Servants | |||
| "Life in Equestria" | Mitch Larson | Twilight Sparkle and Chorus |
Notes
References
- ^ Valle, Raul (13 July 2012). "SDCC 2012 – My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 3 Teaser Songs". PixelatedGeek. San Diego. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Busis, Hiliary (2013-01-29). "'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' exclusive: Twilight's becoming a princess!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ Snider, Brandon T. (2013). "The Elements of Harmony: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - The Official Guidebook. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316247542.
