It's Pony

It's Pony is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue Zoo Animation Studio. The final episode aired on Nicktoons on May 26, 2022.

It's Pony
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Ant Blades
Directed by	Ant Blades
Voices of	Jessica DiCicco Josh Zuckerman Abe Benrubi India de Beaufort
Opening theme	"It's Pony!" by Jon Wygens
Composer	Mike Rubino
Country of origin	United Kingdom[1]
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40 (78 segments)
Production
Producers	Adam Shaw Denise Green
Editors	Alec Smith Mel Dayalan
Running time	11 minutes (regular) 22 minutes (specials)
Production companies	Blue Zoo Animation Studio Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	January 18 (2020-01-18) – December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)
Network	Nicktoons
Release	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) – May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)

Premise

It's Pony follows the life of Annie as she does her best to cope in her parents' 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 is hers and she loves him. Pony adores her as well, but his optimism and enthusiasm often lead to 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,^[7][8] which premiered on October 29, 2021. On March 28, 2024, the series was removed from Paramount+ as part of a "strategic decision to focus on content with mass global appeal".^[9]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Segments	Episodes		Originally released
				First released	Last released	Network
1	35	18		January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)	December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)	Nickelodeon
2	43	22		October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)	Nicktoons

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [10][11]	Written by	Storyboard by	Original release date [10][11]	Prod. code [10]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Nosy Pony"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Francesca Adams & Catherine Salkeld	January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)	102	0.96[12]
		"Beatrice"		Charlie Higson & Denzel De Meerleer
"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	2	"Unicorn"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Charlie Higson & Dan Hamman	January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25)[a]	103B	0.75[14]
3	3	"Plants!"		Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer		101A
"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	4	"Heston's Coat"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Francesca Adams & Mohamed Skifati	February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01)	101B	0.57[15]
5	5	"Game Horse"		Charlie Higson & Mohamed Skifati		103A
"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	6	"Horace"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer	February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)	104	0.75[16]
		"The Boot"		Catherine Salkeld & Dominika Brodowska
"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	7	"Distractions"	Ant Blades & Tobi Wilson	Francesca Adams & Richard Tuft	February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)	105	0.42[17]
		"The Giving Chair"	Adam Cohen	Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer
"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	8	"Haircut"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Hugh La Terriere	February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)	106	0.68[18]
		"Gerry's Birthday"		Catherine Salkeld & Richard Tuft
9	9	"Pet Pony"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Dominika Brodowska	February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)	107	0.60[19]
		"Dog Day"		Catherine Salkeld & Richard Tuft
10	10	"Useful"	Ant Blades & Tobi Wilson	Dan Hamman & Denzel De Meerleer	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)	108	0.70[20]
		"Stompy!"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Francesca Adams & Dominika Brodowska
11	11	"Delivery Pony"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Catherine Salkeld, Richard Tuft and Graeme Young	March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)	109	0.54[21]
		"Magic Annie"		Francesca Adams & Denzel De Meerleer
12	12	"Bad Chicken"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Richard Tuft	June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)	110A	0.45[22]
13	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[23]
14	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[24]
15	15	"Clara Time"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Richard Tuft	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)	111B	0.41[25]
16	16	"Loud Horse"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Graeme Young & Dominika Brodowska	August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)	113A	0.53[26]
17	17	"Sick Annie"	Ant Blades, Adam Jeffrey Cohen, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman & Dominika Brodowska	August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25)	113B	0.50[27]
18	18	"School Dance"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Graeme Young & Prawta Annez	August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26)	114A	0.51[28]
19	19	"Dad's Speech"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Hugh La Terrier & Denzel De Meerleer	August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)	114B	0.54[29]
20	20	"Scarecrow"	Alex Collier	Hugh La Terrier & Denzel De Meerleer	October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)	112	0.44[30]
		"Poneapples"	Ant Blades, Adam Jeffrey Cohen, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Graeme Young & Richard Tuft
"Scarecrow": Pony hits a scarecrow, which causes crows to infest the pumpkins and the house. "Poneapples": After Dad tells Annie and Pony to wash the apples to sell to the public, but Pony instead chooses to wash the apples using his mouth, causing Annie to get more money for her cards.
21	21	"Fan Pony"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman, Charlie Higson and Denzel De Meerleer	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)	120	0.48[31]
		"Cop Mom"	Ant Blades, Charlie Higson, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Hugh La Terriere & Prawta Annez
22	22	"Annie-versary"	Adam Long	Hugh La Terriere & Denzel De Meerleer	November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)	115	0.54[32]
		"Teacher's Pet"	Alex Collier	Dan Hamman, Prawta Annez and Richard Tuft
23	23	"Trash Dash"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson	Dan Hamman & Prawta Annez	November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21)	117	0.53[33]
		"Save the Took Took"	Alex Collier	Dan Hamman, Denzel De Meerleer and Prawta Annez
24	24	"Bramley Holiday"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Graeme Young, Hugh La Terriere, Richard Tuft, and Denzel De Meerleer	December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)	116	0.55[34]

Season 2 (2021–22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [10][11][35][36]	Written by	Storyboard by	Original release date [10][35]	Prod. code [10]	U.S. viewers (millions)
25	1	"Raiders of the Lost Cinema"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Hugh La Terriere & Richard Tuft	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)	209	0.02[37]
26	2	"Annie's Voice"	Sara E.B. Osman	Jessica Tóth	December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	211	0.04[38]
		"Business as Usual"	Ta'riq Fisher, Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Kati Knitt
27	3	"The Wallet"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Graeme Young, Prawta Annez and Richard Tuft	January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)	118	0.11[39]
		"Locked Out"	Alex Collier	Hugh La Terriere & Prawta Annez
28	4	"Always Yes Annie"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Graeme Young & Denzel De Meerleer	January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)	119	0.05[40]
		"Sleepover"	Ant Blades, Charlie Higson, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dan Hamman, Hugh La Terriere and Richard Tuft
29	5	"Flight of the Chickens"	Charlie Higson	Graeme Young	January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27)	201	N/A
		"Henrietta the Psychic"	Howard Read	Hugh La Terriere
30	6	"Annie vs. Pony"	Isabel Fay, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis	Dave Dekeyser	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	203	0.09[41]
		"Get Sapphire"	Derek Miller, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis	David Stoten
31	7	"Pighog Day"	Alex Collier, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Jamie Iles	February 10, 2022 (2022-02-10)	202	0.06[42]
		"Second Best Friend"	Howard Read, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Gray Young & Hugh La Terriere
32	8	"Pony Car"	Alex Collier, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis	Dave Dekeyser	February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)	204	0.05[43]
		"Wedding Planners"	Adam Cohen, Bob Mittenthal and Magda Liolis	Jamie Iles
33	9	"Cat Alley"	Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal	Kati Knitt	February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24)	205	0.03[44]
		"Saving Horse"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	David Stoten & Jessica Tóth
34	10	"Comic Connival"	Derek Miller, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Jessica Tóth	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)	207	0.08[45]
		"Horse on a Hot Tin Roof"	Howard Read, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Jamie Iles
35	11	"Song of the Soil"	Giles Pilbrow	Dave Dekeyser	March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)	208	N/A
		"Street Smart"	Charlie Higson	Kati Knitt
36	12	"Ponopoly"	Giles Pilbrow	Dave Dekeyser	March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)	210	0.09[46]
		"President Annie"	Stephanie Kemp, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Jamie Iles
37	13	"Cow Power"	James Huntrods	Richard Tuft	March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)	212	0.06[47]
		"I.T. Pony"	Alex Collier	Hugh La Terriere & Adelia Ardovino
38	14	"Family Free for All"	Howard Read, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Kati Knitt	March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	213	0.05[48]
		"Lucky Pony"	Angel Hobbs	Jamie Iles
39	15	"City Pony"	Derek Miller, Magda Liolis, Ant Blades and Bob Mittenthal	Dave Dekeyser & Jessica Tóth	April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)	214	0.07[49]
		"Country Pony"
40	16	"Hot Tub Brine Machine"	Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal	Hugh La Terriere	April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)	215	0.06[50]
		"The Secret Life of Pony"		Jamie Iles
41	17	"Space Shippers"	Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal	Jessica Tóth	April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)	217	0.05[51]
		"The Lakey Loos"	Lucas Mills	Hugh La Terriere
42	18	"Bowled Over"	Alex Collier	Dave Dekeyser	April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)	218	0.06[52]
		"Disaster Express"	Bryce Marrero	Kati Knitt
43	19	"Pony Almighty"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Richard Tuft	May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)	219	0.04[53]
		"Annie the Influencer"	Ayana Reece	Jamie Iles
44	20	"Never Take Advice From a Pony"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Richard Tuft	May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)	216	0.04[54]
		"Moon Face-Off"	Howard Read	Jessica Tóth
45	21	"Pony, Come Home"	Magda Liolis & Bob Mittenthal	Kati Knitt & Dave Dekeyser	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)	220	0.03[55]
		"Special Sauce"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Dave Dekeyser
46	22	"Beachy Weachy Weach"	Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Richard Tuft	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)	206	0.04[56]
		"Bee in a Jar"	Alex Collier, Ant Blades, Magda Liolis and Bob Mittenthal	Hugh La Terriere & Adelia Ardovino

Shorts

No.	Title [57][58]	Original release date [57][58]	Prod. code [57]	U.S. viewers (millions)
Nickelodeon
1	"Coffee Run"	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)	101	0.29[59]
	"Paper Chase"
"Coffee Run": When George and Helen run out of morning coffee, Annie and Pony quest off to get them some. "Paper Chase": After Annie forgets her homework, Pony chases after her to return it.
2	"Hold My Spot"	June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)	102	0.26[60]
	"Screen Time"
"Hold My Spot": Annie asks Pony to hold her spot when she has to go to the bathroom from drinking too much juice. However, Pony takes it to extremes as he waits. "Screen Time": Annie and her friends attempt to do their homework together online, but Pony is fooling around in the background.
Nicktoons
3	"Vending Machine"	March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)	117	0.09[46]
	"Inside Pony"

Reception

Critical response

Emily Ashby gave the series a 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "the show plays on the absurd for laughs, but it's mostly well done and does entertain."^[61]

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	24	January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)	0.96[12]	December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)	0.55[34]	0.57
2	20	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)	0.02[37]	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)	0.04[56]	0.06

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	Annie Awards	Best Voice Acting – TV/Media	Jessica DiCicco (Annie)	Nominated	[62]
2022	Kidscreen Awards	Best Short Film	"Coffee Run"	Won	[63]
2023		Best Animated Series	It's Pony	Nominated	[64]

Notes

1. "Plants!" was released on the Nick App and Nick On Demand on December 25, 2019, releasing on YouTube the next day.^[2][13]