How and when did you become a brony?

[Dainbow Rash 80]

My friend kept talking about "bronies" so I decided to see what the show was about by watching an episode on youtube and I got hooked...

[Painted Lattice 131]

I joined in 2011 when the first season  was wrapping up.

 

It was a slow start for me...

 

I started off as one of those "I refuse to watch this because girly ponies" people. The first four episodes or so I felt pretty neutral towards, but I started to notice that as I watched more, I began to like the show more.

 

As soon as I made it to episode five, something magical happened and I couldn't stop watching. I am so happy to be here.

[Flank 14]

copied from my intro topic:  I found out about mlp on a erotic furry art site when someone posted a link to the first episode in the comments. i watched about 10 minutes of it b/c i was bored and thought huh, cool. then about a month later for whatever reason i decided to go watch it again but this time i watched episode 1 and 2 and i got into it from there. 

[ShadyoFayx 4]

I became a Brony in July of 2013.  The first episode hooked me and I have not regretted it since! I have friends who like the show as well, so we discuss the show all the time.  I love the show!!

[CheeseChangeling 31]

I became a brony somewhere in November, 2012. My cousin showed it to me.

[funnydash 15]

Never I never joined the heard

[funnydash 15]

Well wene the show came out I relly thought it looked cool so I started to wach the show but Imade some frinds and we were bulles and I was the worst and i was mean to bronys and hert some but yesterday Icame out and said it I'm a brony I'm no longer scared or a anti brony

[Princess Periwinkle 3,775]

@@funnydash,

 

As we already have a thread for sharing how you became a brony, I've added your post to this one. In the future, please refer to the search function before creating a new thread.

[rst64tlc 11]

How I joined: I Was looking for more Fanmade, Voice-acted Phoenix Wright videos on youtube and found Turnabout storm and watched all to part 4 of both sides of the story. Gave MLP:FIM a shot and I was hooked on it ever since.

[THATguy 0]

I became a brony sometime in February of 2013, my first episode was Wonderbolts academy and from then, I was hooked. 

[Nikkers 29]

Since I was kid, I used to make my barbies ride them . Lol but more recently near the end of season1 a dear friend of mine jason made me watch and I was hooked again.=)(=

[funnydash 15]

I watched the first time and I was just happy so I never told anyone and Imade some friends and we were bullys and I was the worst and I hert some people for being bronys but yesterday I finly amited it it felt so good now I just became a relly brony

[Raiko 43]

Once upon a time there was a  guy named Raiko. He got really, really bored. The end.

[SilverStarApple 849]

I was on Failblog.Org one day, and saw a new site for My Little Pony. Remembering what the show was like when I was a kid, I clicked it. I ended up laughing so much that I went on youtube and watched the first few episodes, I loved it, and now I watch it whenever I'm alone.

[Kiro 0]

I was wondering what was the deal with those pony avatars some of my friends had on skype, so i asked, one of them told me everything i needed to know, watched the episodes, and here we are.

[Firehearted 120]

It was on a campout with some friends. A warm December night. (I live in Hawaii right now) We were in the tent talking about random stuff.

"Did I ever tell you guys I'm a brony" Says one of the three of us in the tent.

"Woe woe woe. A brony?" Note at the time I was the the defenition of a hater. It really is a Saul to Paul story.

Anyway: "Yes"

"..."

"What are you a hater or something?"

"I wouldn't say hater..."

"Does that affect anything?"

"Well no. I've know you for like three years"

"Good. You should watch the first four episodes"

"Sure..."

A week after the campout...

Well i guess i could... I mean i won't become one of them...

Presses play buttion.

Four episodes later...

Oh my gosh i want to watch more!

Much later...

Wait... I'm a brony now...

That's my story. 

I'm a brony and proud of it!

[mlp_cutie 6]

My friend and i were on Netflix and we were really bored, so we found MLP and we started watching the first few episodes. My friend was really judgmental and wanted to stop, but i was hooked!

[Sn0wblind 78]

The initial flood of pony artwork on the web (particularly deviantart) back in 2011 got me interested. Started looking into it more and got hooked within a week.

 

The good:

I had a very tough semester both with school and personal life right after that and I credit MLP for calming me during stressful times. It's amazing how much those little ponies can cheer you up when your mind is wrecked by the dark side of life...mostly. 

 

The bad:

Unfortunately that was during the summer I was taking multivariable calculus, though it ended up not doing anything to my grades .

[Somepony is Evil 14]

My Cousin was staying at my house and she forced me to watch it.

[Finesthour 7,287]

I first got into the show to impress one of my best friends. Let's call her Rachel. Rachel and I weren't very close, but I had the biggest crush on her for many years. She was an age above my own, so we didn't have many classes together. One day in our theater class however, she told me that there were boys that watched a show called "My little Pony". Of course, I laughed at what she said. What man would demean himself to do such a thing?

 

As I said this, she cut me off and said that she would love to date a guy who loved the show. Apparently, she was something called a "pegasister". At that moment, I knew what I had to do.

 

That night, I went home and watched the entire first season. I texted her, and we talked nonstop about the show. I spent my time watching the show and being on the forum. This was three years ago now.

[t&kluvrainbowdash 28]

I don't think I am a brony yet. My daughter likes the MLP stuff. I think I'm just more of a fan of actual bronies, then MLP. lol. If that's actually a thing. I just think it is cute and interesting the way adults let their freak flags fly with the pony stuff. My daughter has watched most of the episodes, I only have watched a little of it. I think I have watched more Brony reaction videos then actual MLP episodes. Yes I'm wierd.

[PureIntegrity 4]

The first episode I was waiting for was Feeling Pinkie Keen. During that time I felt like I was a freak. Now I feel normal, and proud.

[Kelario 95]

I'm coming up on my 1-year anniversary. I was sitting there laughing to myself about how stupid this kind of fandom is. "I should watch some of this show to prove my point," I believe was what I was thinking.

 

The rest is history.

Edited December 30, 2013 by Kelario

[XRainbowDash 17]

Well.... Like a few months ago my friend told me it was a good show and told me to see for myself. So I watched some was like ehh. Watched first season liked, loved it, then I was obsessed with it.

[Onylex 2,837]

There were actually multiple influences that got me into MLP:FiM. The fanart, fan made music, and fandom itself but, the thing that truly pushed me into MLP was my curiosity toward the show and fandom. Well that, and a friend that was currently watching the show told me to watch it.

 

I have no regrets, Im extraordinarily happy that I have become a brony and joined the fandom.