Crusaders of the Lost Mark

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Crusaders of the Lost Mark
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode
Crusaders lead a parade through Ponyville S5E18.webp
After earning their cutie marks, the Cutie Mark Crusaders lead a parade through Ponyville to celebrate their accomplishments
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 18
Directed byDenny Lu
Jim Miller
Written by Amy Keating Rogers
Based on Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Featured music"We'll Make Our Mark (Prelude)"
"The Vote"
"The Pony I Want to Be"
"Light of Your Cutie Mark"
"The Pony I Want to Be (Reprise)"
"We'll Make Our Mark"
Original air dateOctober 10, 2015
Guest appearances
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"Crusaders of the Lost Mark" is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic . Written by Amy Keating Rogers, it is one of four musical episodes in the series, alongside "Magical Mystery Cure", "Pinkie Pride", and "A Hearth's Warming Tail". The episode aired on October 10, 2015, on Discovery Family. It is among the highest rated Friendship Is Magic episodes. [1]

Contents

The episode, which is loosely based on the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark , follows the Cutie Mark Crusaders as they continue searching for their cutie marks. They end up as the campaign managers for Pipsqueak, who is running for student pony president. Pipsqueak's opponent is the Cutie Mark Crusaders' longtime rival, Diamond Tiara. Diamond Tiara loses the election and is heavily criticized by her mother, Spoiled Rich afterwards, causing the Crusaders to sympathize with her. They then invite Diamond Tiara to their clubhouse and allow her to redeem herself. Diamond Tiara stands up to her mother and helps Pipsqueak rebuild the school playground. The Crusaders then agree to stop searching for their cutie marks and instead work together as friends to help other ponies understand their special talents, which causes the three to get their cutie marks together. They celebrate the accomplishment with their friends and family.

Production

Being one of Friendship Is Magic's four musical episodes, "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" features six songs, all of which were composed by Daniel Ingram. One of the songs in the episode, "The Pony I Want to Be" is included in the album Pinkie Pie's Party Playlist. [2]

  1. "We'll Make Our Mark (Prelude)"
  2. "The Vote"
  3. "The Pony I Want to Be"
  4. "Light of Your Cutie Mark"
  5. "The Pony I Want to Be (Reprise)"
  6. "We'll Make Our Mark"

Broadcast and reception

The episode aired on October 10, 2015, on Discovery Family to 299,000 viewers. [3]

According to IMDb, "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" is the sixth highest rated episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic with a 9.2/10, following "Slice of Life" and followed by "Amending Fences". [1] Daniel Alvarez of the website Unleash the Fanboy called the episode "a masterpiece" and among the most memorable in the series. [4]

At the 2016 Leo Awards, Daniel Ingram was nominated for and won the award for "Musical Score Animation Program or Series" because of the songs he composed "Crusaders of the Lost Mark".

Picture book adaptation

A picture book adaptation of the episode titled My Little Pony: Crusaders of the Lost Mark was released on February 9, 2016. Written by Magnolia Belle, the book is rated 3.74/5 on Goodreads. [5]

Home media release

"Crusaders of the Lost Mark" was released as part of the complete Season 5 DVD set.

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