Lily Sapphire

This is definitely an interesting idea...While I agree with lordbababa's comment that this show in all likelihood wasn't pitched to target older males and people experiencing depression, it's definitely caught that audience..Definitely for the better. As someone mentioned, the show is fairly 'classic' without being cliche. It is just very lighthearted, the producers know what the show is, and it just doesn't try to be something it's not, which only adds to its charm. I think another thing is that MLP has developed such a huge fanbase, making it a community of bronies and pegasisters, and communities are very beneficial to mental health. In addition, there is interaction with the creation of the show itself, as the show makes it a big point to interact with the members of the fandom community. This again, leads to reducing feelings of 'isolation' from the television, and a lot of industries these days, it seems... But it definitely would be interesting to see if there has been any scientific research on MLP FIM's effect on mood states....hmmm...

I was just going to mention this! This re-use of soundclips is pretty common in movies/TV shows! There are also these clips of kids laughing and playing, and another one of a crying/laughing baby that I first heard in Arthur when i was younger, but I continue to keep hearing in shows I watch these days!

I actually love Diamond Tiara! She's adorable, and I actually love her as a character. I think it's just because I often love the snobby mean girl character....

Actually, I agree with this! After the first season, I was wondering why people were going so crazy over the music, because I personally felt like fastforwarding through a lot of them....(some of the remixes are absolutley amazing, but I only found those after)! But the second season's musical interludes have improved DRAMATICALLY, and I just love them so much more, they're not so cheesy as in the first season. In fact, I actually love "Smile" and "Becoming Popular", and can listen to them without any remixing and enjoy them...