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[[File:MLP Midnight Castle press.jpeg|thumb|Artwork promoting the 1986 special, "Rescue at Midnight Castle"]]
'''1986''' is the fifth year since the release of ''[[My Pretty Pony]]'' and the third year since the official launch of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' as a franchise. The following is all relevant events that transpired in 1986. This was the year the first season of ''[[My Little Pony (TV series)|My Little Pony]]'' was both produced and aired, as it began production in January and finishing airing in November.

==Events==
===Episode airings===
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! Story
! Total
! Episode
! Writer
! Release
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! 1
! 1-10
| "[[The End of Flutter Valley]]"
| [[George Arthur Bloom]]
| [[15 September|September 15]]-[[26 September|26]] {{Tooltip|(note)|Skipping September 20 and 21}}
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! 2
! 11-14
| "[[The Ghost of Paradise Estate]]"
| George Arthur Bloom
| <small>[[29 September|September 29]]-[[2 October|October 2]]</small>
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! 3
! 15
| "[[The Great Rainbow Caper]]"
| [[Diane Duane]]
| [[3 October|October 3]]
|-
! 4
! 16-19
| "[[The Glass Princess]]"
| [[Tracy Mann Hill]] & [[Michael Charles Hill]]
| [[6 October|October 6]]-[[9 October|9]]
|-
! 5
! 20
| "[[Pony Puppy]]"
| <small>[[Carla Joseph Conway]] & [[Gerry Conway]]</small>
| [[10 October|October 10]]
|-
! 6
! 21-24
| "[[Bright Lights]]"
| [[Barbara Petty]]
| [[13 October|October 13]]-[[16 October|16]]
|-
! 7
! 25
| "[[Sweet Stuff and the Treasure Hunt]]"
| [[Cherie Dee Wilkerson]]
| [[17 October|October 17]]
|-
! 8
! 26-29
| "[[The Return of Tambelon]]
| [[Michael Reaves]]
| [[20 October|October 20]]-[[23 October|23]]
|-
! 9
! 30
| "[[Little Piece of Magic]]"
| [[Beth Bornstein]]
| [[24 October|October 24]]
|-
! 10
! 31-34
| "[[The Magic Coins]]"
| Michael Reaves
| [[27 October|October 27]]-[[30 October|30]]
|-
! 11
! 35
| "[[Mish Mash Melee]]"
| [[Bruce Faulk]]
| [[31 October|October 31]] {{CN|[[Halloween]]}}
|-
! 12
! 36-37
| "[[Woe Is Me]]"
| [[Gordon Kent]]
| [[3 November|November 3]]-[[4 November|4]]
|- 
! 13
! 38-39
| "[[Fugitive Flowers]]"
| [[Martin Pasko]] & [[Rebecca Parr]]
| [[5 November|November 5]]-[[6 November|6]]
|-
! 14
! 40
| "[[Would Be Dragonslayer]]"
| Carla Joseph Conway & Gerry Conway
| [[7 November|November 7]]
|-
! 15
! 41-42
| "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]"
| Gordon Kent
| [[10 November|November 10]]-[[11 November|11]]
|-
! 16
! 43-44
| "[[Crunch the Rockdog]]"
| [[Linda Woolverton]]
| [[12 November|November 12]]-[[13 November|13]]
|-
! 17
! 45-46
| "[[The Revolt of Paradise Estate]]"
| [[David Wise]]
| [[14 November|November 14]] and [[17 November|17]]
|-
! 18
! 47-48
| "[[Through the Door]]"
| David Wise
| [[18 November|November 18]]-[[19 November|19]]
|-
! 19
! 49-50
| "[[Rescue at Midnight Castle]]"
| George Arthur Bloom
| [[20 November|November 20]]-[[21 November|21]]
|}
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===Episode productions===
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! Episode
! {{Tooltip|Date|Production dates, not air dates}}
! Archive
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! 1
| "Rescue at Midnight Castle"
| [[3 January|January 3]]-[[9 January|9]]
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=January 3-9 1986 |title-external=Rescue at Midnight Castle, Act II draft 1 |publisher=[[Marvel Productions]] |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231018_20231018_1058}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=January 3-9 1986 |title-external=Rescue at Midnight Castle, Act II draft 2 |publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231019_20231019_1820}}</ref>
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! 2
| "Ghost of Paradise Estate"
| [[11 March|March 11]]-[[17 March|17]]
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=March 11-17 1986 |title-external=Ghost of Paradise State storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231021_20231021_1800}}</ref>
|-
! 3
| "The Return of Tambelon"
| [[18 April|April 18]]-[[29 April|29]]
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=April 18-29 1986 |title-external=The Return of Tambelon storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/ReturnofTambelonPart4}}</ref>
|-
! 4
| "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
| ''Unknown''
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=Baby, It's Cold Outside storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/mlp-baby-it-s-cold-outside-page-04}}</ref>
|-
! 5
| "Would Be Dragonslayer"
| ''Unknown''
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=Would Be Dragon Slayer storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231028_20231028_1329}}</ref>
|-
! 6
| "The End Of Flutter Valley"
| [[5 August|August 5]]-[[28 August|28]]
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=The End of Flutter Valley, part 3 storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231029_20231029_1233}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=The End of Flutter Valley, part 4 storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231031_20231031_1741}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=The End of Flutter Valley, part 9 storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231101_20231101_1153}}</ref>

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! 7
| "The Quest of The Princess Ponies"
| ''Unknown''
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=The Quest of the Princess Ponies|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231026_20231026_1130}}</ref>
|-
! 8
| "Somnambula"
| ''Unknown''
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=Somnambula, part 1 storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231023_20231023_1453}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=Somnambula, part 2 storyboard|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/mlp-somnambula-part-2-page-05}}</ref>
|-
! 9
| "The Prince and the Ponies"
| ''Unknown''
| <ref>{{cite book |artist=Wendell Washer |date=Unknown |title-external=The Prince and the Ponies|publisher=Marvel Productions |page= |isbn=|archive=https://archive.org/details/20231026_20231026_2141}}</ref>
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===Songs===

===Births===
* '''[[15 April|April 15]]''' - [[Zsófia Mánya]]
* '''[[1 May|May 1]]''' - [[Lauren Savir]]
* '''[[2 May|May 2]]''' - [[James Kirk]]
* '''[[6 May|May 6]]''' - [[Neringa Nekrašiūtė]]
* '''[[28 June|June 28]]''' - [[Suzuko Mimori]]
* '''[[30 June|June 30]]''' - [[Lina Ivanova]]
* '''[[26 December|December 26]]''' - [[Borbála Csuha]]
* '''?''' - [[Grzegorz Kwiecien]]'''

===Publications===
* [[My Little Pony 'n Friends presskit]]
* [[Rescue at Midnight Castle press pack]]
===Other===

==References==
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