Episode
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Sonic Rainboom
Overview
Rainbow Dash is preparing herself for an upcoming contest, with a day with the famous Wonderbolts as the grand prize, and is sure that an old move she claimed to have pulled off long ago will guarantee her a win. However, she becomes increasingly nervous that she won't succeed.
Details
- Series
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2011-02-18
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Sonic Rainboom is Episode 16 in Season 1 of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. It aired on 2011-02-18. The runtime is 22 min.
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