It's Pony

It's Pony is a British-American animated television series created by Ant Blades. It is storyboarded, designed, and animated by Blue-Zoo Animation, and premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020.

It's Pony
GenreComedy
Created byAnt Blades
Written by
  • Ant Blades
  • Magda Liolis
  • Bob Mittenthal
  • Tobi Wilson
  • Adam Cohen
Directed byAnt Blades
Voices of
Opening theme"It's Pony!"
by Jon Wygens
Composer(s)Mike Rubino
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States[1]
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (22 segments)
Production
Producer(s)
  • Adam Shaw
  • Denise Green
Editor(s)
  • Alec Smith
  • Mel Dayalan
Running time11 minutes
Production company(s)Blue-Zoo Animation
DistributorViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJanuary 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) –
present
External links
Website

Plot

It's Pony follows the life of Annie as she does her best to cope in her parent's farm (located on the balcony of their apartment) to the everyday struggles of being a 9-year old in the city. Luckily, she has a pony. He may not be the best pony, but he's hers and she loves him. Pony adores her, but his optimism and enthusiasm often land the pair in unexpected and unwanted situations.

Characters

Main

Supporting

Production

The series originated from a short titled Pony, created as part of the annual Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program.[3] On March 6, 2018, it was announced that Nickelodeon officially green-lit the series with a 20-episode order at Nickelodeon's 2018 upfront presentation.[4][3][5] On December 9, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 18, 2020, with a teaser episode released online on December 26, 2019.[2][6]

Episodes
No.Title [7][8]Written byStoryboard byOriginal air date [7][8]Prod.
code [7]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Nosy Pony"
"Beatrice"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Francesca Adams & Catherine Salkeld
Charlie Higson & Denzel De Meerleer		January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)1020.96[9]

"Nosy Pony": In order to run the family's produce stand, Annie tries to get Pony to stop being nosy.

"Beatrice": Annie lets Pony spend the day with her friend Beatrice, but worries that Beatrice is better at caring for Pony than herself.
2
3		"Unicorn"
"Plants!"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Charlie Higson & Dan Hamman
Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer		January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25)[lower-alpha 1]103B
101A		0.75[11]

"Unicorn": When Pony thinks he is a unicorn, Annie uses him to with a school bake sale.

"Plants!": Annie tries to cure Pony's fear of plants before her school's camping trip.
4
5		"Heston's Coat"
"Game Horse"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Francesca Adams & Mohamed Skifati
Charlie Higson & Mohamed Skifati		February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01)101B
103A		0.57[12]

"Heston's Coat": Heston loans Annie his new coat on a cold day, and Annie keeps it away from Pony out of fear that he will ruin it.

"Game Horse": Annie and Pony use their video game skills to save their friends.
6"Horace"
"The Boot"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer
Catherine Salkeld & Dominika Brodowska		February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)1040.75[13]

"Horace": Annie can avoid detention if she can heal the principal's dying plant, but the plan goes awry when Pony becomes attached to it.

"The Boot": Pony's half-baked plan causes Annie to lose one of her boots, which she needs for a family photo.
7"Distractions"
"The Giving Chair"		Ant Blades & Tobi Wilson
Adam Cohen		Francesca Adams & Richard Tuft
Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer		February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)1050.42[14]

"Distractions": Pony keeps distracting Annie, causing her to have trouble working on her part of a science project Gerry is counting on her to do.

"The Giving Chair": Annie goes with Pony to the bookstore to buy one of her dad's books, and they find a comfy chair that gives them whatever they want.
8"Haircut"
"Gerry's Birthday"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Dan Hamman & Hugh La Terriere
Catherine Salkeld & Richard Tuft		February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)1060.68[15]
9"Pet Pony"
"Dog Day"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Dan Hamman & Dominika Brodowska
Catherine Salkeld & Richard Tuft		February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)1070.60[16]
10"Useful"
"Stompy!"		Ant Blades & Tobi Wilson
Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Dan Hamman & Denzel De Meerleer
Francesca Adams & Dominika Brodowska		March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)1080.70[17]
11"Delivery Pony"
"Magic Annie"		Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Catherine Salkeld, Richard Tuft
and Graeme Young
Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer		March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)1090.54[18]
12"Bad Chicken"Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Dan Hamman & Richard TuftJune 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)110A0.45[19]
13"Gerry's Tour"Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Catherine Salkeld, Denzel De Meerleer
and Gray Young		June 2, 2020 (2020-06-02)110B0.36[20]
14"10 Minute Ticket"Story by : Charlie Higson
Written by : Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Hugh La Terriere & Dominika BrodowskaJune 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)111A0.46[21]
15"Clara Time"Ant Blades, Magda Liolis
and Bob Mittenthal		Dan Hamman & Richard TuftJune 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)111B0.41[22]

Notes
  1. "Plants!" was released on the Nick App and Nick On Demand on December 25, 2019, releasing on YouTube the next day.[2][10]

Ratings
Viewership and ratings per season of It's Pony
Season Episodes First aired Last airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)		 Date Viewers
(millions)
1 15 January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) 0.96[9] TBA TBD0.60

References
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