It also implies Pinkie's youth. And combining it with Call of the Cutie implies that AJ is older than most of them and Rainbow is younger than most of them.

here ya go Star.

What's weird is that AJ was last in her class but was still 'littler' then the CMC. They must really be late bloomers.

Which makes me think the CMC are are preteens. I'd say they are all safely 13 by season 3.

Eh, depending on how closely one looks at the 'cutie marks as puberty' allegory(Which when you think about it really makes no sense... it's more like Apple Bloom is having a seriously early Quarter-Life Crisis) 13 is REALLY late. Like, distressingly late. 10 or 11 would be my guess, assuming I remember health class correctly.

Which is what I figure. She's 11 and a half to 12 in Call of the Cuty and ages from there being 14 by the time of One Bad Apple. Though I head canon her as the oldest in the group with the others trailing a few months behind.

Now that you point it out, it is weird that they would have gone three years without getting C Ms when they're already the oldest. It's like they're cursed or something.

I don't think that much time passes between the seasons of the show, personally.

I'm with Ike. They'd have gotten visibly bigger if three whole years had passed. I'm of the opinion that the whole series has taken place in the same year.

Well we know that can't be true since the Grand Galloping Gala happened twice.

I think they run on Calvin And Hobbes time.

What's that, time passes but noone ages? I think that's more Comic Book Time in general.

Surely it's only a year? During course of the show Pinkie Pie and Twilight have had birthdays and no-pony has had more than one, also the Cake Babies are still the same age in S3 as they were in S2 - there's a timeskip of like... a month between the babies being born and Pinkie babysitting right?

I'ld say 1.5 years fits the series better, enough time for Twilght to have settled when the alicorning happens.

Wait when did the second Grand Galloping Gala happen? So far since S1 we've had Fancy Pants Party, Canterlot Wedding and Twilights Alicorn Ceremony. Pretty sure there's not been another Grand Galloping Gala yet

edited 8th Sep '13 2:52:05 PM by jennytablina

Two at least, season 1 covers summer, fall, and spring so the first season alone is around a year. Besides, Winter Wrapup to Heart's Warming Eve is a year from winter to winter. Not to mention there's a summer festivel in One Bad Apple.

Hang about...if each episode is the highlight moment of a week...and there's...what...50 something episodes...the first three seasons only took up about a year give or take.

I'm not sure if that works considering winter passes in each season, unless we think that all the episodes are really out of order, or the year in Equestria is about half as long as here.

edited 8th Sep '13 3:09:27 PM by Mio

Well a little over a year, maybe.

Topics on that specific point(ages) kinda pisses me off. It's over and done with now. So... what's new?

Ya know what? I'm getting real bored with me not having an Avatar when I'm on this thread so why not? I'll take you guys up on the search for an Avatar thing. And plus it'll distinguish me from the rest I guess.

edited 8th Sep '13 3:34:12 PM by Starscream759

It was about to happen during Sweet and Elite.

One year is to short. two or so would be about right.

No, the only mention was that the Garden Party Rarity got invited to was the biggest High Society event other then the Gala.

edited 8th Sep '13 3:39:57 PM by Seraphem

Two at least, season 1 covers summer, fall, and spring so the first season alone is around a year.

Considering that Winter Wrap up is episode 11 and Fall Weather Friends is episode 13, I'm not sure how closely we can really hold the world's chronology to its seasonal changes, unless we accept that like half a year passed with absolutely nothing episode-worthy happening but the formation of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Well, why do we assume episode order means chronological? I take it that season 1 is pure anacronic order over a year. It's easier if you stack up the time markers in season 1 in American holiday order and go from there.

So, when does the season 1 premier take place?

It was said to be happening soon later in the episode.