Meghan McCarthy
Meghan McCarthy | |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Meghan McCarthy is an American screenwriter, lyricist, film and television producer, and creative executive best known as the showrunner of the animated television show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She is also known for her work on Class of 3000 and Fish Hooks.[1] Since June 2015, she has been the Head of Storytelling for the entire My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop brands, helping to "create expansive worlds and characters".[1]
McCarthy was a part of the original Friendship Is Magic crew, and was promoted as showrunner and story editor during season 2 after the departure of series creator and previous showrunner
Career
In October 2010, she was invited by Lauren Faust, the co-creator and producer for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, to help write on Hasbro's television revival of its My Little Pony franchise. McCarthy, on a writing hiatus at the time, was inspired to accept by Faust's dedication and the strong female characterization she had presented.[2] In 2011, Faust left the show after the two-part season two premiere, and McCarthy was promoted to co-executive producer for its third season onward; she also served as the show's story editor.[3] In early June 2015, Hasbro promoted McCarthy to become the company's new "Head of Storytelling" for their brands, My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop; her role will be to help "create expansive worlds and characters" across these brands, according to Hasbro's executive vice president Stephen Davis.[1]
In addition, McCarthy has written and helped produce the spin-off films, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and its sequel. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation" for her lyrics in the Friendship Is Magic episode "Sweet and Elite".[4]
On November 3, 2017,
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Co-executive producer |
Lyricist | Notes |
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| 2004–2006 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Yes | No | No | |
| 2006–2007 | Class of 3000 | Yes | No | No | Also staff writer and story editor Wrote 6 episodes |
| 2010–2019 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writer from 2010-2016 Showrunner from 2012 to 2016 Story editor from 2012 to 2015 Co-executive producer from 2013 to 2015, 2018–2019 Wrote 35 episodes, 25 songs |
| 2011–2013 | Fish Hooks | Story | No | No | 27 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018–2019 | Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Forgotten Friendship | No | Yes | No | |
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rollercoaster of Friendship | No | Yes | No | ||
| My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2019–2021 | Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy | No | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Spring Breakdown | No | Yes | No | |
| My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip | No | Yes | No | ||
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Sunset's Backstage Pass | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2021 | Centaurworld | Yes | No | No | Story editor[6] |
| 2025 | Bearbrick | Yes | Yes | No | Writer Showrunner executive producer[7] |
Friendship is Magic detailed writing credits
| Year | Season | Episode |
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| 2010 | 1 | "Dragonshy" |
| 2011 | "Call of the Cutie" | |
| "Green Isn't Your Color" | ||
| "Party of One" | ||
| 2 | "Lesson Zero" | |
| "Sweet and Elite" | ||
| 2012 | "Hearts and Hooves Day" | |
| "A Canterlot Wedding" (Part 1) | ||
| "A Canterlot Wedding" (Part 2) | ||
| 3 | "The Crystal Empire" (Part 1) | |
| "The Crystal Empire" (Part 2) | ||
| 2013 | 4 | "Princess Twilight Sparkle" (Part 1) |
| "Princess Twilight Sparkle" (Part 2) | ||
| "Power Ponies" | ||
| 2014 | "Three's a Crowd" | |
| "Inspiration Manifestation" | ||
| "Twilight's Kingdom" (Part 1) | ||
| 'Twilight's Kingdom" (Part 2) | ||
| 2015 | 5 | "The Cutie Map" (Part 1) |
| "The Cutie Map" (Part 2) | ||
| "Rarity Investigates!" | ||
| 2016 | 6 | "Flutter Brutter" |
| "28 Pranks Later" | ||
| "The Fault in Our Cutie Marks" | ||
| "Where the Apple Lies" | ||
| "Top Bolt" |
Film
| Year | Title | Writer | Executive producer |
Lyricist | Notes |
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| 2013 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | Yes | Co-executive producer | Yes | Wrote 3 songs |
| 2014 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks | Yes | Co-executive producer | Yes | Wrote 8 songs |
| 2016 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree | No | Co-executive producer | No | |
| 2017 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote the song "Open Up Your Eyes" |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation | No | Yes | No |
My Little Pony lyric credits
| Year | Song | Episode/film |
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| 2010 | "Hop Skip and Jump" | "Dragonshy" |
| 2011 | "Cupcake Song" | "Call of the Cutie" |
| "Pinkie Pie's Singing Telegram" | "Party of One" | |
| "Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know)" | "Sweet and Elite" | |
| 2012 | "The Perfect Stallion" | "Hearts and Hooves Day" |
| "B.B.B.F.F." | "A Canterlot Wedding" | |
| "B.B.B.F.F. (Reprise)" | ||
| "This Day Aria" | ||
| "This Day Aria (Reprise)" | ||
| "Love Is in Bloom" | ||
| "The Failure Song" | "The Crystal Empire" | |
| "The Ballad of the Crystal Empire" | ||
| "The Success Song" | ||
| 2013 | "Equestria Girls" | Equestria Girls |
| "Time to Come Together" | ||
| "This Is Our Big Night" | ||
| 2014 | "You'll Play Your Part" | "Twilight's Kingdom" |
| "Let the Rainbow Remind You" | ||
| "Better Than Ever" | Rainbow Rocks | |
| "Battle" | ||
| "Bad Counter Spell" | ||
| "Under Our Spell" | ||
| "Tricks Up My Sleeve" | ||
| "Awesome as I Wanna Be" | ||
| "Welcome to the Show" | ||
| 2017 | "Open Up Your Eyes" | My Little Pony: The Movie |
References
- ^ a b c Ristau, Reece (June 4, 2015). "Hasbro Ups 'My Little Pony' Writer Meghan McCarthy to Head of Storytelling". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-316-24754-2.
- ^ "Fourth Season of MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC to Premiere 11/23 on The Hub". Broadway World. October 23, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "The 39th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ Lang, Brent (November 3, 2017). "Paramount, Hasbro Sign Five-Year Distribution, Production Pact". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (September 3, 2019). "Animated Kids' Series 'Centaurworld' a Go at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (February 18, 2025). "Apple TV+ Tunes Up 'BE@RBRICK' Animated Series with First-Look Images". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
External links
- Meghan McCarthy on Twitter
- Meghan McCarthy at IMDb
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