My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks Shorts (2014)

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Synopsis

A collection of eleven animated shorts released alongside My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks. The first eight, released as prequels in the lead-up to the film, follow individual members of the Rainbooms as they each discover the instrument that awakens their magic, from Rainbow Dash's guitar showdown with Trixie to Fluttershy calming a hamster stampede with a tambourine. The remaining three, released afterward as "encore" music videos, spotlight Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity in songs. Though not part of the film itself, the shorts fill in the story of how the girls' band came together.

First Air Date: 2014-03-27

Last Air Date: 2015-04-03

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 11

Created By: Jayson Thiessen, Ishi Rudell

Networks: YouTube

Top Cast

Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle
Ashleigh Ball as Applejack / Rainbow Dash
Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie / Fluttershy
Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity
Kathleen Barr as Trixie

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

During the spring and early summer of 2014, eight prequel and three encores animated shorts for My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks were released on YouTube.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Music To My Ears (2014-03-27)

DJ Pon-3 struts to her own beat on her way to Canterlot High, only to have her headphones confiscated by Principal Celestia when she gets there.
Ep. 2: Guitar Centered (2014-04-04)

Rainbow Dash and Trixie compete over a guitar.
Ep. 3: Hamstocalypse Now (2014-04-11)

Rarity helps Fluttershy volunteer at the animal rescue center to clean the hamster habitat. Fluttershy lets all the hamsters out with Rarity so she can clean out the tubes. When Fluttershy finishes, she finds that the hamsters have gone out of control during Rarity's attempts to accessorize them. Unable to calm the hamsters down, the girls reach for their backpacks to catch them. A tambourine drops out of Fluttershy's bag, hypnotizing the hamsters with its sound. Fluttershy shakes her tambourine to lure the hamsters back into the habitat, gaining her pony ears, wings, and tail in the process.
Ep. 4: Pinkie on the One (2014-04-25)

Rainbow Dash discovers Pinkie Pie's inexhaustible energy is ideal for a drummer.
Ep. 5: Player Piano (2014-05-10)

Rarity discovers the benefits of a lighter-weight keytar over a grand piano.
Ep. 6: A Case for the Bass (2014-05-24)

Applejack tries to get her bass guitar back after Granny Smith sells it to the Film Flam Brothers by mistake.
Ep. 7: Shake Your Tail! (2014-06-06)

The Rainbooms try to decide on a theme for an upcoming school dance.
Ep. 8: Perfect Day for Fun! (2014-06-19)

The Rainbooms have fun at a school carnival before performing for the crowd.
Ep. 9: Life is a Runway (2015-04-03)

A Rarity song, featuring some fan favorites getting fashion make-overs.
Ep. 10: My Past Is Not Today (2015-04-03)

A Sunset Shimmer "I Am Becoming" song. Features the debut of Sunset's standard look for Friendship Games.
Ep. 11: Friendship Through the Ages (2015-04-03)

A group song featuring the outfits from the Rockin' Hairstyles line.