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Hearts and Hooves Day is the 17th Season 2 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. This episode marks the first time none of the Mane Six are main characters.
Synopsis[]
The Cutie Mark Crusaders create a love potion to make Miss Cheerilee and Big Macintosh fall in love but quickly regret their actions when the couple starts spouting lovey-dovey baby talk.
Production[]
On November 15, 2010, Lauren Faust wrote premises for this episode, originally titled "Valentine's Day", A Friend in Deed, and Putting Your Hoof Down (titled "When Push Comes to Shove" at the time).
Meghan McCarthy wrote the full outline from November 24, 2010 through January 20, 2011, followed by the first full script from February 18 through March 14. Revisions were made to the script from March 17–21, and voice recording began on March 31.
The song "The Perfect Stallion" was first composed and performed on April 11, 2011, as a piano demo. The full demo was performed the next day, on April 12. The final mix was composed on May 10.
The completed animatic for this episode was submitted for review on June 21, 2011.
A rough cut of the animated episode was submitted for review on October 20, 2011. During post-production, Valentine's Day was re-titled "Hearts and Hooves Day" as of November 1, 2011. By then, all Season 2 episodes had their official broadcast titles.
Production was officially complete on December 14, 2011.
Broadcast history[]
This episode was known to air on the following dates and times:
| Date | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Before this, eight previous episodes aired as part of the "Fan Favorite Mare-a-Thon". |
| February 12, 2012 | 8:00 AM | |
| February 13, 2012 | 8:00 AM 11:30 AM |
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| February 17, 2012 | 8:00 AM 11:30 AM |
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| April 17, 2012 | 8:30 AM 12:00 PM |
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| June 15, 2012 | 11:00 AM | |
| June 20, 2012 | 1:30 PM | |
| September 4, 2012 | 1:30 PM | |
| September 26, 2012 | 11:00 AM | |
| November 15, 2012 | 11:00 AM | |
| December 2, 2012 | 6:30 AM | |
| December 28, 2012 | 12:00 PM | |
| January 18, 2013 | 9:30 AM | |
| July 7, 2013 | 10:00 AM | |
| July 18, 2013 | 2:00 PM | |
| August 16, 2013 | 2:00 PM | |
| September 16, 2013 | 2:30 PM | |
| February 8, 2014 | 8:00 AM | |
| February 14, 2014 | 4:00 PM | |
| April 8, 2014 | 12:00 PM | |
| May 2, 2014 | 4:30 PM |
Characters[]
This episode features the following characters:
| Main characters | ||
|---|---|---|
 Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo |
 Big McIntosh |
 Cheerilee |
| Other characters | ||
 Twilight Sparkle | ||
Home media[]
DVDs with this episode:
 Royal Pony Wedding (August 7, 2012) |
 Season Two (May 14, 2013) |
Gallery[]
