How and when did you become a brony?

[TheRockARooster 50,833]

I became a brony during June of 2012, I was going through a depressing time in my life and it was like a living hell, then one day I was going through YouTube and I found a bunch of My Little Pony videos, I never really thought much about My Little Pony but I decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did because over the next couple of months this show managed to help me out of my slump and made me happy again, I've been a brony since then.

[Catpone Cerberus 23,591]

Last month.

How... well I have no idea, I was hater (I don't know why) then somehow I watched first episode, second... And now I'm here.

[NeonFlash1 19]

I'm pertty sure I became a brony during my junior year of high school, I was just channel surfing one day and I decided, "well lets see what all the hype is about, " my first episode was when they introduced Zacora, and something just sparked in me and i pertty much never stopped watching it, but I was hesitant to say is a brony cause I thought it would mean I have a pony fetish, but after seeing so many people on YouTube and online Who were bronies too but didn't think about it that way but was a positive fan base, it made me want to be part of it and it grows every day to this day!?!?

[MilesW1998 24]

April 2014, because of AnimatedJames, Silver Quill and Ink Rose.

[Swift Marquis 327]

I joined the brony ranks when i had almost 70% of my music from the brony comunity :3, and when i finished all the seasons in just one month, then i realized i was a brony

Edited September 24, 2015 by GreyMane

[Chaton 3,765]

I started watching mlp when I was babysitting my cousin.

[Mothra 618]

I started watching it after someone I'm subscribed to uploaded a video of them watching it for the first time, it interested me, and after winter wrap up, I knew I loved the show

[Guest]

Never, still don't consider myself a brony mostly because this is like the only fan site I visit and I have little interest in brony art or music these days. My participation is low.

[ManyANewDay_36 178]

My sis was watching it, and I sat down and just got hooked.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

@

 

Just letting you know I merged your thread with the mega-thread that was active in Sugarcube Corner.

[Lunar Echo 10,335]

I watched one episode and had to see the next

[ManyANewDay_36 178]

about two years ago, I think.

[Spritejunkee 10]

I love telling this story.

 

It must have been four years ago. Before I ever watched the show I just started watching a bunch of clips online but I never expected to actually like the show. But that all changed one day during 9th grade when I was watching a bunch of pony clips on youtube. 

 

I noticed that I was about to be late but I decided to watch one last video; a 15 second clip of Applebloom dancing to the song "Moskau". Once that was over I grabbed my things and ran out of my apartment but by the time I saw the bus stop the bus was already driving away. So I got back home and since I knew that we didn't have enough money for a taxi I decided to get back on my computer and watch more pony. 

 

At some point however I began to wonder what made the show so appealing. "How could some stupid 4chan joke end up giving birth to such a huge fandom?" So after such a long time of thinking that I could never possibly become a brony I decided to watch the first two episodes. I ended up binging the whole series up until The Return of Harmony part 2. 

 

I bet if I had 15 extra seconds I would have made it to the bus that day.

[A10 23]

Some friends of mine on Smashboards asked me to try out MLP in May. I told them I would after school ended. So in late May I started watching the series. However, I didn't consider myself a brony until sometime in June when I realized that MLP was one of my most favorite shows ever. 

[TerribilisScriptor 107]

I klicked on a video called "whats wrong with bronys" and that sparked my interrest. I got curiouse how a cartoon for girls manages to thrill adult men. That was about 2-3 years ago ^^ i gave ut a shot andloved it.

[RDBestPony 271]

My sister used to watch it all the time. I gave it a try then BOOM i'm a brony. If i didn't find that show, i don't know what my life would be like now. 

[Muffinkarton 10]

I'm not sure when it started... One day I was looking for a new series to watch and I tried MLP...

Two episodes later I was a bronie

[Cadance of Love 1,118]

It was sometime during the end of Season 2 so around 2012. I started seeing MLP Fans using pony pictures as their avatars on another site i was on and started getting Pony Curious. I then decided to see what all the fuss was about when i was home alone and couldn't resist the show's charm   and became a Brony.  

 

 

[DageNox 109]

I think it was maybe early 2013 around January or so that I started to gain interest. I heard how it was for little girls and adult men watched it so I was like, "Its probably actually a good show then" in the back of my head. Saw people joking about it and I stayed away because I dislike when people are being mean. But then this person I admire in school said he liked them and I drew Fluttershy for him and Rainbow Dash for his friend. That was probably February. I'm not exactly sure when but I saw it on TV and sat down and told myself I'd watch to be ironic but I really liked it and started watching it more. I still have to watch some episodes so I will marathon it in the future. I didn't really join a community associated to the show this year. Though I'm kinda nervous about being open with the idea that I'm a "Brony". But then again I don't really have friends. Oh and another reason why I liked the show was because I envied and idolized the friendship Twilight has, that I don't.

[Raven Rawne 1,381]

I joined the Herd around June 2012, just after Canterlot Wedding. I remeber seeing awesome pony art in every corner of the internet and I just had to know what it's all about. Marathoned Seasons 1 and 2 in a week and I was this close to catching up before Season 2 finale aired. Interestingly, I took notice on the show's fandom rather late: during the hiatus that followed S2. With no more pony episodes to satisfy my newfound need for cute cartoon equines, I found that the whole fandom thing can be a positive and enritching endeavour, as opposed to my previous experience of enjoying a show all by myself. All in all, I wish I've found the show, and it's fandom, sooner - it's been a great experience all things considered.

[Galaxy1 16]

When i was 6-8 yr old

idk  :scoots:

I watched MLP G3

[Sporemane 546]

JOHN DE LANCIE MADE ME A BRONY!!! I was on YouTube binge watching clips of Q from Star Trek Next Gen. Then I saw in the related videos something titled "John de Lancie Discord" at first I did not know it was MLP, all I saw was a crazy looking Dragon. So I clicked on the video and was amazed how much Discord was like Q, then I was surprised that it was My Little Pony. This sparked my interest in the Fandom. I had "herd" of Bronies but I never paid much attention to it. After I saw the clip I found the Episode with Discord, after watching the two part episode. I wanted to learn more about the Bronies. So I searched for a documentary about them. Guise what I found, the Documentary that was produced by Q himself! After watching it I decided, if Q approved of the Bros who watch the ponies. Then I'm cool with ponies to.

 

This all happened this year so sup to any 2015 Bronies!

[FlowerHearts 66]

i became apart of the fandom last year i was watching toptenmemes(a youtube channel) and he mention my little pony and Bronies. i got interested and downloaded the first 4 seasons and the movie and i just love the show.

[Ayvid_Reader 77]

The earliest my Facebook mentions MLP is May 2014. So I'm going with that. I watched a documentry about Bronies and became interested so I decided to check it out.

[WindvoKira 6]

I was watching my little pony when I was about 6 years old so yeah. Stopped watching the show after G2 as the character were becoming one dimensional along with their personalities but when friendship is magic came out. I started watching, gave it a chance. After all lauren faust has never failed to impress me when it comes to shows before so I gave it a shoot. Alot of the things in friendship is magic all came from the first my little pony series so I was hooked. nostalgia