The BEST episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 8

Every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 8!

Princess Celestia sends her star pupil, the bookish unicorn Twilight Sparkle, to Ponyville to improve her socialization skills. Twilight quickly makes five new four-legged friends: Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity. Each instilled with the respective spirits of magic, honesty, loyalty, laughter, kindness and generosity, the animals learn that by working together they can achieve the most important element of all: harmony.

Last Updated: 9/29/2024Network: Discovery FamilyStatus: Ended
Sounds of Silence
star
9.22
59 votes

#1 - Sounds of Silence

Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/29/2018

Fluttershy and Applejack journey to the edge of the map on a Friendship Quest to help a group of ponies named Kirin -- who are so afraid of hurting each other's feelings, they've taken a potion of silence.

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A Rockhoof and a Hard Place
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7.82
45 votes

#2 - A Rockhoof and a Hard Place

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/15/2018

When Rockhoof, heroic Pillar of the past, is having trouble fitting into the modern world, Twilight Sparkle and her friends strive to help him find a new purpose.

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School Raze (2)
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7.72
47 votes

#3 - School Raze (2)

Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/13/2018

The Mane Six try to escape from Tartarus while Cozy Glow furthers her plot to take over the School of Friendship, with only the Young Six and the Cutie Mark Crusaders to stop her.

Fake It 'Til You Make It
star
7.68
66 votes

#4 - Fake It 'Til You Make It

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/2018

When Fluttershy looks after Rarity's Manehattan Boutique, she takes on a series of characters to cope with the intimidating clientele.

School Raze (1)
star
7.62
47 votes

#5 - School Raze (1)

Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/13/2018

The magic of Equestria mysteriously begins to fail, and Twilight Sparkle leads her friends on a quest for answers, leaving the School of Friendship open to attack from a dangerous mastermind.

The Hearth's Warming Club
star
7.62
52 votes

#6 - The Hearth's Warming Club

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/4/2018

A prank gone wrong ruins Hearth's Warming Eve preparations; while Twilight tries to figure out which of her students is behind it, the students bond over shared memories of home.

Surf and/or Turf
star
7.59
66 votes

#7 - Surf and/or Turf

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2018

With family members on Mount Aris and Sea Pony relatives in Seaquestria, the Cutie Mark Crusaders try to help a young Hippogriff figure out where he belongs.

Molt Down
star
7.58
55 votes

#8 - Molt Down

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/26/2018

Spike struggles with a series of bizarre symptoms that Smolder explains is something all dragons go through in adolescence: 'the molt.' Smolder also reveals an unfortunate 'molt side-effect' that compels a molter's family to kick them out of the house!

Road to Friendship
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7.47
49 votes

#9 - Road to Friendship

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/1/2018

When Trixie is invited to bring her magic show to the far off land of Saddle Arabia, she can think of nopony better to bring along than her great and powerful assistant, Starlight-but, not all friends are meant to travel together.

What Lies Beneath
star
7.46
50 votes

#10 - What Lies Beneath

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/22/2018

The students of Twilight's School of Friendship are cramming for "History of Magic in Equestria" exam in the school library when they discover a part of the school that no pony else knows about. When they decide to do some exploring they end up learning much more than they bargained for.

The Washouts
star
7.39
51 votes

#11 - The Washouts

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/8/2018

When Scootaloo becomes enamored with The Washouts, a touring group of stunt ponies, Rainbow Dash is concerned for her safety and worries that Scoot's days as her number one fan are over.

School Daze (2)
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7.36
81 votes

#12 - School Daze (2)

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2018

When the School of Friendship is closed by Chancellor Neighsay of the Equine Educational Association, Twilight Sparkle must reunite her students, inspire her friends and buck the rules to stand up for what she knows is right for every creature, pony or not. Song #2: Friendship Always Wins - Reprise Version

Directors: Denny Lu, Mike Myhre
The Maud Couple
star
7.29
69 votes

#13 - The Maud Couple

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/31/2018

Pinkie Pie's sister Maud gets a boyfriend that Pinkie doesn't like.

Marks for Effort
star
7.21
47 votes

#14 - Marks for Effort

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/2/2018

The Cutie Mark Crusaders try to convince Twilight Sparkle to let them into the School of Friendship, even though it's clear they've already mastered the curriculum.

Father Knows Beast
star
7.19
42 votes

#15 - Father Knows Beast

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/6/2018

When a strange dragon crash lands in Ponyville claiming to be Spike's father, Spike is ready to do anything his "dad" says in order to learn how a to be a "real" dragon.

The Break Up Break Down
star
7.15
55 votes

#16 - The Break Up Break Down

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2018

It's Hearts and Hooves Day and Big Mac has romantic plans for Sugar Belle, but the day takes a turn when he overhears his special pony tell Mrs. Cake she's planning on breaking up with him!

Friendship University
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7.14
49 votes

#17 - Friendship University

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/11/2018

When Twilight Sparkle discovers there's another School of Friendship, she and Rarity go to investigate and are shocked to discover that Twilight's idol and Pillar of Old Equestria, Star Swirl the Bearded, is enrolled at the school.

Grannies Gone Wild
star
7.13
68 votes

#18 - Grannies Gone Wild

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/2018

Granny Smith and her friends are headed to Las Pegasus; Rainbow Dash tags along as a chaperone so she can ride the best rollercoaster ever before it closes.

Horse Play
star
7.01
67 votes

#19 - Horse Play

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2018

Twilight Sparkle casts Princess Celestia in her play, only to discover Celestia's talents lie elsewhere.

School Daze (1)
star
7.01
92 votes

#20 - School Daze (1)

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/2018

When the Friendship Map grows bigger to reflect the world beyond Equestria, the Mane Six realize they'll need a way to spread the message of friendship far and wide. Luckily, Twilight knows just what to do- open a School Of Friendship! My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Season 8: Beyond Equestria, Song #1: A School of Friendship

Directors: Denny Lu, Mike Myhre
The Mean 6
star
6.98
57 votes

#21 - The Mean 6

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/9/2018

Queen Chrysalis returns to exact her revenge on Starlight Glimmer and the Mane Six.

The Parent Map
star
6.97
66 votes

#22 - The Parent Map

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/5/2018

Neither Starlight nor Sunburst have visited their parents in a long time, but when both are called by the map to their hometown, they discover their parents are at the center of the friendship problem.

The End in Friend
star
6.92
48 votes

#23 - The End in Friend

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/18/2018

Rarity and Rainbow Dash begin to question why they are friends when they can't find anything they both like to do together.

Non-Compete Clause
star
6.82
62 votes

#24 - Non-Compete Clause

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2018

Applejack and Rainbow Dash take the friendship students on a teamwork learning field trip, and accidentally show the students the opposite of teamwork.

Yakity-Sax
star
6.81
54 votes

#25 - Yakity-Sax

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/25/2018

Pinkie Pie has a new hobby that she absolutely loves - playing the Zenithrash; when her friends discourage her from playing due to her lack of skill, it causes a series of events leading to Pinkie Pie possibly leaving Ponyville forever.