It's Pony

It's Pony is a British 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. On July 9, 2020, the series was renewed for a 20-episode second season.

It's Pony
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Ant Blades
Written by	Ant Blades Magda Liolis Bob Mittenthal Tobi Wilson Adam Cohen
Directed by	Ant Blades
Voices of	Jessica DiCicco Josh Zuckerman Abe Benrubi India de Beaufort
Opening theme	"It's Pony!" by Jon Wygens
Composer(s)	Mike Rubino
Country of origin	United Kingdom[1]
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (22 segments)
Production
Producer(s)	Adam Shaw Denise Green
Editor(s)	Alec Smith Mel Dayalan
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Blue-Zoo Animation
Distributor	ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	January 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

• Annie (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)[2]
• Pony (voiced by Josh Zuckerman)[2]
• Dad (voiced by Abe Benrubi)[2]
• Mom (voiced by India de Beaufort)[2]

Supporting

• Fred (voiced by Kal Penn)[2]
• Brian (voiced by Bobby Moynihan)[2]
• Ms. Ramiro (voiced by Rosario Dawson)[2]
• Mr. Pancks (voiced by Mark Feuerstein)[2]
• Beatrice (voiced by Megan Hilty)[2]

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]

On July 9, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes, set to premiere in early 2021.[7][8]

Episodes

No.	Title [9][10]	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date [9][10]	Prod. code [9]	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)	102	0.96[11]
"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[13]
"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[14]
"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)	104	0.75[15]
"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)	105	0.42[16]
"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)	106	0.68[17]
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)	107	0.60[18]
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)	108	0.70[19]
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)	109	0.54[20]
12	"Bad Chicken"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Richard Tuft	June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)	110A	0.45[21]
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)	110B	0.36[22]
14	"10 Minute Ticket"	Story by : Charlie Higson Written by : Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Hugh La Terriere & Dominika Brodowska	June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)	111A	0.46[23]
15	"Clara Time"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Richard Tuft	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)	111B	0.41[24]
16	"Loud Horse"	TBA	TBA	August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)	113A	TBD
17	"Sick Annie"	TBA	TBA	August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25)	113B	TBD
18	"School Dance"	TBA	TBA	August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26)	114A	TBD
19	"Dad's Speech"	TBA	TBA	August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)	114B	TBD

Notes

1. "Plants!" was released on the Nick App and Nick On Demand on December 25, 2019, releasing on YouTube the next day.[2][12]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of It's Pony

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	15	January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)	0.96[11]	TBA	TBD	0.60

References

1. Ryan Tuchow (January 16, 2020). "Why Nick is ponying up a new series". Kidscreen. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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6. Kate Hogan (December 9, 2019). "New Series Spotlights the Sweet Bond Between a Girl and Her Horse: Check Out It's Pony". People. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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External links

• It's Pony on IMDb