The Cutie Map

"The Cutie Map"
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes
Episode nos.Season 5
Episodes 1 and 2
Directed by
Written by
Story byMeghan McCarthy
Featured music
Editing by
  • M.A. Larson (story)
  • Rachel Kenzie (animatic)
Original air dateApril 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)
Running time44 minutes (combined)

"The Cutie Map", also known as "Cutie Markless", is the collective name for the first and second episodes of the fifth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as well as the ninety-second and ninety-third episodes of the series overall. The two episodes focus on Twilight Sparkle and her friends as they visit a village controlled by Starlight Glimmer, a unicorn who strives to achieve "equality" amongst all ponies by removing their cutie marks. Both episodes were written by Scott Sonneborn and M.A. Larson from a story by Meghan McCarthy with Jayson Thiessen and Jim Miller as director and co-director, respectively.

First broadcast on Discovery Family on April 4, 2015, with both parts airing as an hour-long event, the premiere was a ratings success, becoming the series's highest-rated premiere in many demographics. The episodes received positive reviews from critics, who praised them for their messages and moral; in addition, both episodes were jointly nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form).