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May the Best Pet Win! is the seventh Season 2 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Synopsis[]
Rainbow Dash holds a flying race to determine who will win the honor of being her pet.
Production[]
On August 19, 2010, Lauren Faust wrote premises for this episode, back then titled "No Tank You", along with The Cutie Pox and a canceled episode titled "Jewel Thieves".
Charlotte Fullerton wrote the outline from September 2–22, 2010. A de-facto title of "The Tortoise and the Mare" was announced when Fullerton finished the outline. A month later, on October 22, it became the official title, replacing No Tank You.
The first full script was written from September 27 through November 10, 2010, and revisions were made from November 15 through December 7. The Pet Song was first composed and performed on December 16, 2010, as a piano demo, followed by a full demo on January 10, 2011. Voice recording began on January 13, 2011.
The completed animatic for this episode was submitted for review on April 5, 2011.
On June 23, 2011, The Tortoise and the Mare was re-titled again to "May the Best Pet Win!". The Pet Song, now titled "Finding a Pet", was first remixed on July 25, 2011.
A rough cut of the animated episode was submitted for review on August 18, 2011.
Production was officially complete on October 3, 2011.
Broadcast history[]
This episode was known to air on the following dates and times:
| Date | Time | Notes |
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| November 19, 2011 | 10:00 AM 10:30 AM |
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| November 20, 2011 | 8:00 AM 8:30 AM |
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| November 21, 2011 | 8:00 AM 11:30 AM |
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| November 25, 2011 | 8:00 AM 11:30 AM |
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| December 24, 2011 | 12:00 PM | |
| January 6, 2012 | 8:00 AM 11:30 AM |
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| January 21, 2012 | 12:30 PM | |
| February 2, 2012 | 8:30 AM 12:00 PM |
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| March 7, 2012 | 8:30 AM 12:00 PM |
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| April 10, 2012 | 8:30 AM 12:00 PM |
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| May 6, 2012 | 8:00 AM | |
| June 14, 2012 | 1:30 PM | |
| June 24, 2012 | 10:30 AM | |
| September 15, 2012 | 10:00 AM | |
| September 21, 2012 | 11:30 AM | |
| September 30, 2012 | 6:30 AM | |
| November 9, 2012 | 11:00 AM | |
| January 14, 2013 | 9:00 AM | |
| February 1, 2013 | 10:30 AM | |
| March 28, 2013 | 12:30 PM | |
| June 2, 2013 | 10:30 AM | |
| July 15, 2013 | 2:00 PM | |
| August 13, 2013 | 2:00 PM | |
| September 11, 2013 | 2:30 PM | |
| September 21, 2013 | 10:30 AM | |
| October 19, 2013 | 10:30 AM | |
| January 30, 2014 | 5:00 PM | |
| April 2, 2014 | 12:30 PM | |
| April 29, 2014 | 4:00 PM |
International titles[]
| Spanish | Que Gane la Mejor Mascota |
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| Portuguese | Que Ganhe o Melhor Animal de Estimação |
| Japanese | ペットコンテスト! |
| Korean | 애완동물 대회! |
Characters[]
This episode features the following characters:
| Main characters | ||||||
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 Rainbow Dash |
 Fluttershy |
 Twilight Sparkle |
 Pinkie Pie |
 Rarity |
 Applejack |
 Spike |
Home media[]
DVDs with this episode:
 Season Two (May 14, 2013) |
 A Dash of Awesome (March 25, 2014) |
Gallery[]
