

Peter New as Big McIntosh, Goldie Delicious, and Dr.Nicole Oliver as Fume, Miss Cheerilee, and Dr.Scott Underwood as Rusty Bucket, Rogue, and Withers.Richard Cox as Snails, Clump, and Grampa Gruff.Kazumi Evans as Moondancer, Rose, and Octavia Melody.Germain as Princess Flurry Heart, Muffins, First Folio, Granny Smith, and Mrs. Chris Britton as Star Swirl the Bearded.According to series' director Jim Miller, Discord impersonating Grogar was planned since the beginning of the season, as they wanted Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow to be the villains since they had more connection to the main characters. In a March 2019 Discovery Family press release, it was announced that Patton Oswalt and "Weird Al" Yankovic would return to reprise their roles as Quibble Pants and Cheese Sandwich, respectively. The writing for this season began in late 2017. At the following year's Toy Fair, it was confirmed that this will be the final season of the series. In a TV Kids Guide by Gaumont, it was confirmed that season nine will have 26 episodes. On February 17, 2018, at the American International Toy Fair in New York, a ninth season was announced by Hasbro. At the same time, an evil ram named Grogar recruits Twilight and her friends' worst enemies in a plot to take over the kingdom. The final season focuses on Twilight preparing to become the new ruler of Equestria before Princess Celestia and Princess Luna's retirement. Season 9 of the series premiered on April 6, 2019, on Discovery Family, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro, and concluded with a three-part series finale on October 12. The series is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works and is often referred by collectors to be the fourth generation, or "G4", of the My Little Pony franchise. The ninth and final season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, originally aired on the Discovery Family channel in the United States.
