| "The Cutie Map" | |
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| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes | |
| Episode nos. | Season 5 Episodes 1 and 2 |
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| Story by | Meghan McCarthy |
| Featured music | Song and Lyrics by Daniel Ingram "In Our Town", performed by Kelly Sheridan and ensemble |
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| Original air date | April 4, 2015 |
| Running time | 44 minutes (combined) |
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"The Cutie Map", also known as "Cutie Markless", is the collective name for the first and second episodes of the fifth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as well as the ninety-second and ninety-third episodes of the series overall. The two episodes focus on Twilight Sparkle and her friends as they visit a village controlled by Starlight Glimmer, a unicorn who strives to achieve "equality" amongst all ponies by removing their cutie marks.[a] Both episodes were written by Scott Sonneborn and M.A. Larson from a story by Meghan McCarthy with Jayson Thiessen and Jim Miller as director and co-director, respectively.
First broadcast on Discovery Family on April 4, 2015, with both parts airing as an hour-long event, the premiere was a ratings success, becoming the series's highest-rated premiere in many demographics. The episodes received positive reviews from critics, who praised them for their messages and moral; in addition, both episodes were jointly nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form).
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