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The Friendship Factory

by Canter Everposter

Welcome to the Friendship Factory! Here, join Cain, Theo, and also definitely Paddington as they confront their teenage demons and get you caught up on one of the most notorious fandoms ever born out of the internet — My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Latest episodes

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S3E2 - Help We're Trapped in a Time Loop (Not Clickbait) (Feat. Ashley)

Welcome back to the Friendship Factory! Your job rotation this week is to... whoa, didn't we do this already? Are we stuck in a time loop? Legally, you have to tell us if

Nov 9
2 h 31 min

S3E1 - We're Back and Busted (Season 3 Premiere)

Welcome back to the Friendship Factory! Your job rotation this week is to embark on a journey to the Crystal Empire, so join us as we let Theo out of the supply closet, a

Nov 2
2 h 06 min

Daniel's Dread Tales Feed Drop — April Foal's, Part Two

Who gave Theo drugs? That's right, it was our friends over at Daniel's Dread Tales! Time for the thrilling conclusion to the adventures of our Side Six, where most o

Jun 15
1 h 11 min

Daniel's Dread Tales Feed Drop — April Foal's, Part One

Hello everypony! Got another bonus episode hot and ready for y'all, this time coming directly from our friends over at Daniel's Dread Tales! Have you ever imagined w

Jun 8
1 h 23 min

Surprise! Documentary Be Upon Ye

Surprise! It's not season 3 yet, it's just Cain and Theo suffering through the 2012 Bronies documentary, but don't worry: you can suffer right along with them! This week

May 4
2 h 32 min

S2E25 - Season 2 Postmortem

Time for the end of another season! This time, we're not only looking back at our show, we're looking forward at your excellent questions! And also answering them, of cou

Apr 6
1 h 36 min

S2E24 - Canterlot's 9/11 (feat. Daniel Dread Tales)

Ring-a-ding-ding, everypony! The season's almost over but, with a royal wedding around the corner, the fun's just begun: failgirl villains, overhyped empresses, and gamer

Mar 23
2 h 29 min

S2E23 - A Baker Most Foul (feat. Russell)

Zounds! A cake has been devoured—and nary a suspect to be found! Fortunately, we've got our best two detectives on the case. Unfortunately, we've got only two detectives

Mar 16
1 h 27 min

S2E22 - Cheerilee Forgets to Do Her Job

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are back, and more craven than ever! Watch as they expose everypony's innermost secrets in pursuit of fame and glory, a goal we only know will de

Mar 9
1 h 17 min

S2E21 - Active FlutterDash Propaganda

Fluttershy is once again too moe to live as, uh-oh, Rainbow Dash needs her help to get water up to Cloudsdale! Will the shy successfully overcome her fear of flying? Will

Mar 2
1 h 22 min

S2E20 - Equestrian Racial Identity and You

Spike may be a dragon, but what does that even mean when he's only grown up around ponies? To find out, he'll have to leave home and come to terms with his—oh, what's tha

Feb 23
1 h 21 min

S2E19 - Ter-mare-nator 2: Rise of the Forced Puns

It's time for a shake-up! Twilight's had it too good for too long in her ivory tower—wait, haven't we done this episode before? This week: "It's About Time." Look this o

Feb 16
1 h 12 min

S2E18 - Fluttershy the Alpha Male (feat. Dan "Big Challenges" Silva)

Poor Fluttershy—too moe to live, but too kawaii to die. It's time for her to learn the art of assertiveness but, unfortunately, "assertiveness" and "whoa you're just stra

Feb 9
1 h 34 min

S2E17 - She Cranky on My Doodle Til I Donkey

fuck you I'm not writing a description this episode doesn't deserve it except to say that Cain came up with the title This week: "A Friend in Deed." eat shit Pinkie Pie

Feb 2
1 h 13 min

S2E16 - The Girls, the Gays, and Big Mac

Time again for the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and can you guess what they're looking for a cutie mark in this week? That's right—heteronormativity! This week: "Hearts and Hoo

Jan 26
1 h 25 min

S2E15 - The Woke Indiana Jones Reboot

Ever read a book so good you wanted to steal it? Sure, we all do, but nopony's doing it harder than Rainbow Dash, incidentally giving us a troublingly true-to-life insigh

Jan 19
1 h 20 min

S2E14 - The Gang Doesn't Learn Shit (feat. Marn & Izze)

Uh-oh! Capitalists come for Sweet Apple Acres! Can Applejack fend off the pernicious practices of the devious Flim Flam brothers? Only if she improves on her dogshit busi

Jan 12
1 h 26 min

S2E13 - Putting the 'Horse' in 'Discourse'

Applejack fucks up a rodeo or something but who gives a shit, this was the episode where a fan favorite showed up and oh my God can this show be normal for five minutes i

Jan 5
1 h 35 min

S2E12 - Mrs. Cake Got Creamed

When Mr. and Mrs. Cake need a babysitter on short notice, who's the only pony they can rely upon? Not Pinkie, that's for fucking sure, but unfortunately fate has denied t

Dec 29 2025
1 h 02 min

S2E11 - Zapping for Apples

Hi-diddly-ho, everypony! Welcome back to the factory, where we've got fantasy fruit and equine dementia on the docket! And, somehow, it turns out, the second setting lore

Dec 22 2025
1 h 16 min

Chart trend

Position in the Animation & Manga chart (US), last 90 days.

#15
all-time peak
55
days in the top 50 since Aug 2025

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