Hearts and Hooves Day
| "Hearts and Hooves Day" | |
|---|---|
| My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode | |
The Cutie Mark Crusaders (center) try to get Cheerilee (left) and Big McIntosh (right) together. | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | James Wootton |
| Written by | Meghan McCarthy |
| Featured music | Music by Daniel Ingram "The Perfect Stallion", performed by Michelle Creber and Madeleine Peters |
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| Original air date | February 11, 2012 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
"Hearts and Hooves Day" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the forty-third episode of the series overall. It was written by Meghan McCarthy and directed by series director James Wootton. The episode first aired in the United States on February 11, 2012 on The Hub. The episode was viewed by an estimated audience of 316,000, and became the second-highest rated program to ever air on The Hub.
In this Valentine's Day-themed episode, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, composed of Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, attempt to create a relationship between their schoolteacher Cheerilee and Apple Bloom's older brother Big McIntosh for Hearts and Hooves Day with a love potion. However, when they discover that their potion is actually a poison that causes Cheerilee and Big Mac to become overly obsessed with each other, they must find a way to reverse its effects.