# The Best Night Ever

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26th episode of the 1st season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

"The Best Night Ever" My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode Clockwise from the top: Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle. Episode no. Season 1 Episode 26 Directed by Jayson Thiessen Written by Amy Keating Rogers Editing by Rob Renzetti (story) Original air date May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06) Running time 22 minutes Guest appearance Vincent Tong as Prince Blueblood[1] (uncredited) Episode chronology ← Previous "Party of One" Next → "The Return of Harmony" My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 1 List of episodes

"**The Best Night Ever**" is [the first season](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_season_1) finale of the animated television series *[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic)*. The episode follows [Twilight Sparkle](/source/Twilight_Sparkle) and her friends, who try to enjoy the Grand Galloping Gala separately. Each of them finds their expectations disappointed and inadvertently cause chaos through all their attempts to satisfy their wants. The episode aired on May 6, 2011, and was positively received.

## Plot

External videos The Best Night Ever (full episode) — Official upload of the episode onto YouTube

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On the day of the Grand Galloping Gala, [Pinkie Pie](/source/Pinkie_Pie), [Rarity](/source/Rarity_(My_Little_Pony)), [Fluttershy](/source/Fluttershy), [Applejack](/source/Applejack_(My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic)), and [Rainbow Dash](/source/Rainbow_Dash) gather outside the Carousel Boutique and watch as [Twilight Sparkle](/source/Twilight_Sparkle) performs a new magic spell to transform an apple into a fancy carriage. Turning to a group of four mice that Fluttershy brought with her, Twilight uses her magic to transform them into large horse-mouse hybrids. As her friends offer tepid reactions, Opalescence appears and attacks the horses, causing them to flee. Twilight wonders how they'll get to the gala without them, but Rarity manages to charm a pair of nearby stallions to pull the carriage.

That night, at the Gala, although [Spike](/source/Spike_(My_Little_Pony)) hopes to enjoy the Gala together, Twilight and her friends quickly separate to enjoy it in their ways, but each of them soon finds their experience falls well short of their expectations. Twilight intends to talk privately with [Princess Celestia](/source/Princess_Celestia), but the latter is repeatedly interrupted by having to welcome other guests to the Gala. Rainbow Dash attempts to impress [the Wonderbolts](/source/List_of_My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_characters#The_Wonderbolts), but their time is continually taken up by other attendees. Rarity spends time with Celestia's nephew, Prince Blueblood, hoping to fall in love with him, only to discover that he is self-absorbed and obnoxious. Applejack opens a stand to sell her family's apple products but makes minimal sales. Fluttershy ends up scaring away the animals she wishes to see in the castle gardens, and tries to set up traps. Pinkie Pie tries to become the life of the Gala but learns that the Gala is a different kind of party than what she dreamed it would be.

As events mount, the friends' actions lead to a mass of chaos in the grand ballroom when Pinkie attempts a stage dive that causes a cake to fly towards Blueblood, who uses Rarity as a shield against the splatter. Rainbow Dash then tries to impress the Wonderbolts by catching a large, wobbling statue before it hits the ground, but loses control of it and causes it to smash several nearby pillars. Finally, several animals from the garden burst inside while fleeing Fluttershy. Twilight and her friends flee the gala, regroup with Spike at a donut shop, and express their disappointment with the night's events. However, they are soon joined by Princess Celestia, who explains that she had invited Twilight and her friends to liven up the normally boring Gala, and is happy with what happened. Everyone agrees the night to be the "best night ever."

## Background

"The Best Night Ever" was directed by [Jayson Thiessen](/source/Jayson_Thiessen) (supervising) and [James Wootton](/source/James_Wootton_(animator)), and written by [Amy Keating Rogers](/source/Amy_Keating_Rogers). The initial draft of the episode was thirty-nine pages long, six more than a typical *[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic)* script;[2] it included more extensive version of the "Piggy Dance", which was removed and instead appears in [season two](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_season_2) episode "Baby Cakes". Prince Blueblood, Rarity's selfish love interest, was originally meant to be a duke, but a member of the approval process believed the target demographic would be unfamiliar with the term.[3] "The Best Night Ever" features three songs written by [Daniel Ingram](/source/Daniel_Ingram_(composer)): "At the Gala", "I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala" and "Pony Pokey". Several songs were cut due to being too lengthy.[4] "At the Gala", recorded at [Bryan Adams](/source/Bryan_Adams)'s studio in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), includes a choir of twenty people with each main character singing a solo part.[5] The song is also based on [Stephen Sondheim](/source/Stephen_Sondheim)'s *[Into the Woods](/source/Into_the_Woods)*.[6][7][8] Through this episode, ponies wear dresses, much of which was designed "almost like" four-legged humans.[9]

## Broadcast and reception

The episode aired on May 6, 2011, on [The Hub](/source/Discovery_Family). Sherilyn Connelly of *[SF Weekly](/source/SF_Weekly)* called the it "the best *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* season finale ever". She praised the songs, particularly "At the Gala" and "Pony Pokey", finding the former showstopping, and the latter surprisingly deep and "saddest, most poignant song [Pinkie Pie will] ever sing".[10] *[Screen Rant](/source/Screen_Rant)* ranked the episode the fourth-best season finale according to [IMDb](/source/IMDb).[11]

## Home media

"The Best Night Ever", along with four other episodes, was released in August 2012 by [Shout! Factory](/source/Shout!_Factory) as part of the "Royal Pony Wedding" [DVD](/source/DVD).[12] It is also included in the company's complete [season one](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_season_1) collection and [Madman Entertainment](/source/Madman_Entertainment)'s season one boxset.[13][14]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Devall, Trevor \[@TrevorDevall\]](/source/Trevor_Devall) (November 21, 2012). ["Ok Bronies, time to clear this up once and for all: Prince Blueblood was played by Vincent Tong, not by me. I KNEW that wasn't my voice..."](https://twitter.com/TrevorDevall/status/270976711196303360) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Rogers, Amy Keating \[@KeatingRogers\]](/source/Amy_Keating_Rogers) (August 23, 2012). ["#MLP:FiM Tidbit: Scripts are generally 33 pages long. But my first draft of 'The Best Night Ever' was 39 pages! Talk about too many words!"](https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/238332094508593152) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Faust, Lauren](/source/Lauren_Faust) (March 31, 2011). ["He's the great great great great great great great great great great great (and probably even more greats) nephew on Celestia's and Luna's mother's side, about 52 times removed, roughly speaking. I would have preferred to call him a Duke, but someone in the approval process thought kids wouldn't know what a Duke is. Luna and Celestia have no siblings and no children. Also that's a fan name, he has no official name on the show"](https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/1603670/1932962564). [DeviantArt](/source/DeviantArt). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211106075736/https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/1603670/1932962564) from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Keating Rogers, Amy \[@KeatingRogers\]](/source/Amy_Keating_Rogers) (June 19, 2012). ["@OsakaJack27 @umandsf @dannyimusic I have versions of all my songs including some that were cut from The Best Night Ever! (too long)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160330001736/https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/215148827370467329) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Archived from [the original](https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/215148827370467329) on March 30, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ingram_5-0)** [Ingram, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Ingram_(composer)) (March 23, 2011). ["Daniel Ingram Interview has arrived!"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/daniel-ingram-interview-has-arrived.html) (Interview). Interviewed by Sethisto. [Equestria Daily](/source/Equestria_Daily). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211105035433/https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/daniel-ingram-interview-has-arrived.html) from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wired_uk_6-0)** Griffiths, Daniel Nye (August 15, 2011). ["Colt Success"](https://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/09/play/colt-success). *[Wired UK](/source/Wired_UK)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111121111102/http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/09/play/colt-success) from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Weinman, Jaime (September 7, 2011). ["Ponies Do Sondheim"](https://www.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/ponies-do-sondheim/). *[Maclean's](/source/Maclean's)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110909125555/http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/ponies-do-sondheim/) from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rollingstone_ingram_8-0)** Rutherford, Kevin (April 20, 2012). ["Behind the Music of Pop Culture Smash *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic*"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/behind-the-music-of-pop-culture-smash-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-20120420). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180429203929/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/behind-the-music-of-pop-culture-smash-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-20120420) from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Begin, Mary Jane (October 13, 2015). *My Little Pony: The Art of Equestria*. [Abrams Books](/source/Abrams_Books). p. 40. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-419-71577-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-419-71577-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Connelly_10-0)** Connelly, Sherilyn (May 9, 2012). ["My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Season 1 Finale and Wrap Up"](https://archives.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/05/09/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-finale-and-wrap-up). *[SF Weekly](/source/SF_Weekly)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211005045741/https://archives.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/05/09/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-finale-and-wrap-up) from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Olsen_11-0)** Olsen, Carly (November 21, 2019). ["My Little Pony: Every Season Finale, Ranked According to IMDb"](https://screenrant.com/my-little-pony-season-finale-best-worst-imdb). *[Screen Rant](/source/Screen_Rant)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210610124913/https://screenrant.com/my-little-pony-season-finale-best-worst-imdb/) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding"](https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-royal-pony-wedding?product_id=2038). [Shout! Factory](/source/Shout!_Factory). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210526023919/https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-royal-pony-wedding?product_id=2038) from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Season One"](https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-one?product_id=3198). [Shout! Factory](/source/Shout!_Factory). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210526023917/https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-one?product_id=3198) from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["My Little Pony; Friendship Is Magic Season 1 Boxset"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130510094233/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/19756/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-boxset). [Madman Entertainment](/source/Madman_Entertainment). Archived from [the original](http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/19756/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-boxset) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

## External links

- ["The Best Night Ever"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1880665/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Season 1 "Friendship Is Magic" "The Ticket Master" "Applebuck Season" "Griffon the Brush Off" "Boast Busters" "Dragonshy" "Look Before You Sleep" "Bridle Gossip" "Swarm of the Century" "Winter Wrap Up" "Call of the Cutie" "Fall Weather Friends" "Suited for Success" "Feeling Pinkie Keen" "Sonic Rainboom" "Stare Master" "The Show Stoppers" "A Dog and Pony Show" "Green Isn't Your Color" "Over a Barrel" "A Bird in the Hoof" "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" "Owl's Well That Ends Well" "Party of One" "The Best Night Ever"

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