Lesson Zero
- Studio
- Studio B Productions, Hasbro Studios
- Animation studio
- DHX Media Vancouver, Top Draw Animation
- Distributor
- The Hub
Synopsis
Twilight Sparkle has to send Princess Celestia a friendship lesson every week. If she doesn't write a letter by sundown, she'll be (gasp) TARDY!
Characters
Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Mrs. Cake, Bon Bon, Spike, Mayor of Ponyville, Princess Celestia, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Big Macintosh
Credits
Directing
- Director
- James Wootton
Producing
- Producer
- Sarah Wall
- Executive Producers
- Lauren Faust, Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters, Kirsten Newlands, Stephen Davis
Writing
- Writer
- Meghan McCarthy
Animation
- Animator
- Greg Adams, Brent Bouchard, Andrew Fieldon, Brad Gibson, Holly Giesbrecht, Matt Herring, Sophia Lee, Chris Leinonen, Marco Li, Graeme MacDonald, Stephanie Mahoney, Aidan McAteer, Thom McKenna, Elard Monoses, Tony Osman, Richard Rose, Randy Santa Ana, Tim Stuby, Tzanko Tchangov, Mike Tisserand, Jhun Terrones, Steve Wedel
Voices
- Voice
- Tara Strong (Twilight Sparkle), Ashleigh Ball (Applejack, Rainbow Dash), Andrea Libman (Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy), Tabitha St. Germain (Rarity, Mrs. Cake, Bon Bon), Cathy Weseluck (Spike, Mayor of Ponyville), Nicole Oliver (Princess Celestia), Michelle Creber (Apple Bloom), Madeline Peters (Scootaloo), Claire Corlett (Sweetie Belle), Peter New (Big Macintosh [uncredited])
Music
- Music
- William Anderson
- Main Title Theme
- Daniel Ingram
- Songs
- Daniel Ingram
Crew
- Developed for Television by
- Lauren Faust
- Story Editor
- Rob Renzetti
- Voice Director
- Terry Klassen
- Storyboard Artists
- Sabrina Alberghetti, Kenny Park, Tom Sales, Mike West
- Storyboard Revisionists
- Marshall Fels Elliott, Jim Miller, Davie Wiebe
- Art Director
- Ridd Sorensen
- Character Designer
- Robin Mitchell
- Prop Designer
- Ted Wilson
- Location Designer
- Phil Caesar
- Color Artists
- Kellie Devries, Alexandra Jones
- Cleanup Artists
- John Beveridge, Mike Gilbert
- BG Builds Supervisor
- Chris Mizzoni
- Character Builders
- Jared Bennett, Jacqueline Robinson, Gregory Roth
- Offline Editors
- Aaron Saunders, Ryan Vaugh
- Online Editor
- Tom Harris
- Layout Supervisors
- Brad Gibson, Joel Dickie
- Key Layout Artists
- Brent Bouchard, Matthew Herring, Todd Ramsay, Dana Smith, Mike Tisserand, Andy Tougas
- Layout Artists
- Tim Bennett, Lee Beer, William Bradford, Paul Brown, Kuan-Fu Chen, Daniel Dinnendahl, Andrew Hogan, Norm Kritsch, Wataro Uno, Allen Wu
- Animation Directors
- Denny Lu, Ishi Rudell
- Animation Revisionists
- Tim Barton, Aidan McAteer
- AFX Artist
- Ben Galewitz
- Production Manager
- Angela Belyea
- Design Coordinator
- Kimberly Small
- Storyboard Coordinator
- Lesley Crawford
- Char & BG Builds Coordinator
- Jason Ross Belyea
- Layout Coordinator
- Alicia Savlin
- Animation Coordinator
- Chris Bevacqua
- Post Production Coordinator
- Lesley Jenner
- Production Accountant
- Marjorie Artamia
- Recording Engineer
- Jason Frederickson
- Sound Editors
- Todd Araki, Marcel Duperreault, Jason Frederickson, Adam McGhie, Roger Monk CAS
- Re-Recording Mixers
- Todd Araki, Marcel Duperreault
- Foley Artists
- Ian Mackie, Don Harrison
- Foley Recordist
- Rick Senechal
- Layout Supervisor
- Chito Bernardo
- Background Supervisor
- Hubert Vitug
- Production Management
- Gemma Santos, Irene Breis, Issabelita Itum, Mary Beth Bambridge, Kathryn Page
- Technical Staff
- Alvin Sunga
- Production Legal
- Sarah Tarry, Kevin Healy, Michael Jaffa, Deborah Uluer, Brenda Cullen
- Production Finance
- Steven Thibault
- Digital Production Mgmt
- Mark Recchio
- Technical Support
- Danyul Carmichael, Mark Lin, Zorion Terrell
- Technical Operations
- Bradford Keatts
- Production Accounting
- Jason Zhang
- Development & Creative Supervision
- Linda M. Steiner, Brian Lenard
- Production Executives
- Robert Fewkes, Sophia Hussain
Companies and other credits
- Voice Casting & Production: Voicebox Productions Inc
- Dialogue Recording: Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
- Audio Post Production & Mix: Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
- Layout/BG Services: Top Draw Animation Inc
- Studio B Productions
- Hasbro Studios
Production notes
Flash animation.
This TV series is scheduled to run for 78 episodes.
"Get your muzzle out of those books and make some friends!" That's what Princess Celestia tells Twilight Sparkle. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an "incomplete" in friendship. There's more to life than learning magic, after all - so she goes to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. There she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all... the magic of friendship!
The show's main focus is on girls 6 to 8 years old (but girls from 3 to 11 like the ponies). As they watch the show, girls learn about their own lives through the colorful, four-legged citizens of Equestria. The ponies have very different personalities and behaviors, and most girls identify with at least one of them.
Every week, the ponies introduce girls to important concepts in two main areas: 1) interpersonal skills - managing ourselves, engaging with others, and working together to make things happen. 2) history-social science thinking skills - thinking about culture, heritage and environments, as well as civic participation. The show addresses important questions and lessons, just as little girls are starting to think about them.
This TV series is scheduled to run for 78 episodes.
"Get your muzzle out of those books and make some friends!" That's what Princess Celestia tells Twilight Sparkle. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an "incomplete" in friendship. There's more to life than learning magic, after all - so she goes to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. There she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all... the magic of friendship!
The show's main focus is on girls 6 to 8 years old (but girls from 3 to 11 like the ponies). As they watch the show, girls learn about their own lives through the colorful, four-legged citizens of Equestria. The ponies have very different personalities and behaviors, and most girls identify with at least one of them.
Every week, the ponies introduce girls to important concepts in two main areas: 1) interpersonal skills - managing ourselves, engaging with others, and working together to make things happen. 2) history-social science thinking skills - thinking about culture, heritage and environments, as well as civic participation. The show addresses important questions and lessons, just as little girls are starting to think about them.