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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Family Appreciation Day (1981-1998)

Ponies: Grosser by the Gross

A Foal Is Born

From Dream Valley to the Devil's Backyard

I Don't Know Your Name, But the Mane Is Familiar

My Little Pony, Destroyer of Cinema

My Little Pony, Destroyer of Television

My Little Pony, Destroyer of Everything

The Long Dark Saturday Morning of the Soul

Ponies What Are British

Part 2: The Lost Generations (1998-2010)

Rebuilding the Stable

Generation the Third

Pony Conventions Lead to Press Confusion

The Promenade to Equestria

The Worst News Ever

Part 3: Twilight's Kingdom (Friendship Is Magic and Equestria Girls Reference Guide)

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3 and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls

Season 4 and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls-Rainbow Rocks

Season 5 and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls-Friendship Games

Part 4: The Foal Free Press (2010-2015)

Ultra-Feminine Yet Vinegary Ponies

Ponies: Harbingers of Even More Doom

Judging a Pony by Her Corporate Website

Yes, Really, Bronies Exist. Seriously.

Phantom Tea Parties, and Selling Toys to Young Girls Is Bad...

...Unless They're Toys from ­Boy-Friendly Franchises

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Brony?

Hasbro Catches Up

Part 5: Battles of the Brand (2012-2016)

World War Derp, Part I: The Eyes of the Gray Mare

World War Derp, Part II: Muffins Triumphant

No (Equestria) Girls Allowed, Part I: ­Two-Legged Terror, and Daily v. Girls, Round 1

No (Equestria) Girls Allowed, Part II: Sunset Rising

No (Equestria) Girls Allowed, Part III: Daily v. Girls, Round 2

Future Twilight

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index