The Runaway Rainbow

This animated episode is 44 minutes long and was released September 12, 2006 to DVD. It was a direct to home video release and it was available on hubworld.com along with other DVD’s The Princess Promenade and A Very Minty Christmas. This feature also came with two bonus episodes Friends are Never Far Away and Greetings From Unicornia. The episode finally premiered on the Hub TV Network alongside The Princess Promenade and Twinkle Wish Adventure, on August 8, 2014 during it’s My Little Pony: Mega Mare-athon.

Synopsis

Rainbow Dash tells us this is their rainbow celebration time of year and then we follow a ribbon from the decorations, to Unicornia where it’s caught by a unicorn named Whistle Wishes. The unicorns are also getting ready for a Princess Rainbow ceremony. Princess Rarity has been chosen as the special unicorn and has to study with Cheerilee on how to create the first rainbow of the season. She was picked from other pink ponies to join Bright Brightly, Whistle Wishes and Cheerilee in the Princess Rainbow ceremony. They’re responsible for making the first rainbow of the season and the ceremony has to be preformed after the third shooting star of four. Each shooting star represents one of the unicorns, the first a yellow star is for Bright Brightly, then a blue for Whistle Wishes, a purple one for Cheerilee and finally a pink one for Rarity. It also has to be preformed under the crystal dome where Rarity is studying but Rarity’s not really listening and following a bug on the floor. Cheerilee tries to teach Rarity how to use the wand they have to call their special carriage, When Cheerilee leaves believing Rarity had already left even though she’d hid under a table, Rarity takes the wand out of it’s case starts playing with it. Meanwhile the breezies are on their way over to the celebration in Ponyville too. Cheerilee, Bright Brightly and Whistle Wishes catch Rarity with the wand just as she makes herself disappear. Rarity reappears before the breezies and she explains to them she makes the rainbows but they don’t believe her and they take her to Ponyville, to Rainbow Dash. The unicorns go off to search for Rarity without her to perform the ceremony there won’t be any more rainbows. Rarity is now in Cotton Candy café; she tells the ponies about herself then spots some roller skates in the corner and skates off into trouble. Rarity then decides she want to go home so Minty, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and the breezies take her to see Spike who knows everything. They then find her magic wand that was tangled in her mane and Spike explains to the others that every year a special unicorn is chosen to learn the rainbow ceremony. They find a map to Rarity’s home as the second blue star passes them. The unicorns are getting worried they won’t find her in time. On the way to finding her home, Rarity falls in the stream after chasing butterflies, while trying to save her Pinkie Pie and Minty fall in too. The breezies who went on ahead, return to save the ponies just in time before they go over a water fall. They all camp out for the night and as the third star passes, Rarity decides she has to leave now. Rainbow Dash wakes up to find her rainbow colours have gone. The others unicorns who were camping close to Rarity unaware, find Rarity and she calls the crystal carriage with her wand. They all go in the carriage as the fourth star chases them, as they rush back to Unicornia. They rush under the dome as rainbow colours everywhere start disappearing. They try making the rainbow but nothing happens the first time. They try again and create a beautiful rainbow. Everything gets its rainbow colours back including Rainbow Dash and The Princess Rainbow ceremony goes ahead without a problem.

Releases

DVD

If it's all about rainbows it must be about Rainbow Dash. And it is. She loves this time of year when Ponyville and Breezie Blossom are all about celebrating rainbows. Meanwhile in a new magical place called Unicornia, RARITY is being taught how to be a Unicorn Princess and the importance of making the first rainbow of the season. But RARITY is quite a little rascal and embarks on an incredible ride that includes a MAGIC WAND, falling through the clouds right into the middle of Breezie Blossom, a visit to Ponyville, meeting SPIKE THE DRAGON and a huge adventure (with lots of mishaps) as she tries to get back to Unicornia. RARITY soon realizes that getting home in time to create the first rainbow of season is not an easy thing to do --- but it is fun! Come on, won’t you join RARITY and all her friends in the most colourful My Little Pony adventure ever?

• Suggested retail: $12.99
• DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006
• Run Time: 30 minutes

Merchandise

• The Runaway Rainbow video game
  • Nintendo Gameboy Advance

• • Windows XP

Songs

Songs

Colours of the Rainbow All: Pink, the sunrise is pink And so is a rose a buttercup blows a yellowy Colours curve in a line Together they make the rainbow shine Blue the ocean is blue The sky is blue too The sunset is truly purpley Colours gather on high All making a rainbow in the sky Minty: Where do rainbows come from? Rainbow Dash: I'll explain it to you dear They are made, well, somewhere I imagine it's not here All: And whenever there's a rainbow There is music in our hearts Pink the sunrise is pink And so is a rose A buttercup blows a yellowy colours Curve in a line Together we make the rainbow shine (Break in song) Pink flamingos are pink And so is a rose The morning sun glows a yellowy Colours curve in a line Together we make the rainbow shine Blue the ocean is blue The sky is blue too The sunset is truly purpley Colours gather on high All making a rainbow in the sky We create each rainbow From the magic that we share It's a pretty picture You can see from everywhere And whenever there's a rainbow There is music in our hearts Blue the ocean is blue The sky is blue too The sunset is truly purpley Colours gather on high All making a rainbow in the sky I Just Wanna Have Fun I always plan to be purely perfect Time and again it's my goal Got to admit I'm not always perfect Please don't you dare tell a soul How many rules do I never break? I think the answer's "none" I try and I try, but I can't deny Basically, I just wanna have fun Gee It's a blast when you go exploring Hard not to learn something new Really, it's not that I think it's boring Doing what they say I should do (Like for instance) Watch where you step, never rock the boat Think smart, and walk don't run I try and I try, but I can't deny Basically, I just wanna have fun When you're really rolling Well of course it can be hard to stop Or bouncing like a rubber ball Or spinning like a top But if I land in trouble It's never all that bad And every new adventure Is the best I ever had As a baby unicorn I'd always dreamed that I could fly Lift up into the air And travel right into the sky I just keep on trying Cause wouldn't you agree? Flying would be funner Than most anything could be I always plan to be purely perfect Time and again, it's my goal Got to admit, I'm not always perfect Please don't you dare tell a soul How many rules do I never break? I think the answer's "none" I try and I try, but I can't deny The truth is that I, I just wanna have fun Far Apart Sung by Cheerilee and Rarity: I'm lost, I'm low No where, to go It hurts, to know We're far apart Wish I could see Where she might be Oh why, are we, so far apart? Friends needs their friends On each one the other depends Like a rainbow lovely and rare All the colours need to be there I cry, boo hoo So sad, so blue Because we two, are far apart Friends need their friends On each one the other depends Like a rainbow lovely and rare All the colours need to be there Wish I, could see Where she, might be Oh why, are we, so far apart? I cry, boo hoo So sad, so blue Because we two are far apart Because we two are far apart Here in Unicornia Made a rainbow, one two three Such a pretty sight to see What a joy it is to be Here in Unicornia Good to have our princess near She's a darling, she's a dear We're awful glad that we're Here in Unicornia Colours in the sky Shining up on high When the rainbow's done Together we will make a new one Make a new one, one two three Such a pretty sigh tot see What a joy it is to be Here in Unicornia Would I leave here? No, not me If my name is Rarity Home will always, ever be Here in Unicornia Colours in the sky Shining up on high Fade away but then They suddenly appear (appear) again (again) Make a rainbow, one two three Such a pretty sight to see What a joy it is to be Here in Unicornia Tickled as can be are we Thrilled to piece, honestly Home will always ever be Here in Unicornia Here in Unicornia

Cast

Rarity, Minty, Pinkie Pie, Sunny Daze, Rainbow Dash, Cotton Candy, Sparkleworks, Spike, Zipzee, Tiddlywink, Tra La La,, Sweetberry, Cheerilee, Brights Brightly, Whistle Wishes, Bowtie, Wysteria, Sunny Daze, Triple Treat, Razzaroo, Coconut Cream,

Crew and Credits

Cast and Crew

Executive Producers Paul Sabella Jonathan Dern Producers Cheryl McCarthy Jeanne Romano Supervising Director Paul Sabella Director Vic Dal Chele Davis Doi Producer Robert Winthrop Written By Jeanne Romano Bonnie Solomon Voices Sweetberry/Unicorn 2: Kathleen Barr Minty: Tabitha ST. Germain Tra La La: Britt McKillip Spike: Brian Drummond Rainbow Dash/Unicorn 1/Breezie C: Venus Terzo Tiddlywink: Chantal Strand Zipzee: Andrea Libman Pinkie Pie Janyse Jaud Cotton Candy: Kelly Sheridan Cheerilee: Tracey Moore Brights Brightly/Breezie A: Maryke Hendrikse Rarity The Unicorn: Cathy Weseluck Whistle Wishes/Breezie B: Brittney Wilson Casting & Talent Coordination BLT Productions, LTD. Casting & Voice Direction Michael Donovan Voice Directors Assistant Kerry Stewart-Lackner BLT Production Manager Tanya K. Taylor BLT Production Coordinator Neera Garg Recorded at Koko Studios, Vancover, B.C. Sound Engineers Jesse Young Wes Swales Home Entertainment Business Manager Patti Roakes Production Supervisor Clarise Cameron Art Direction Matt Mattus Sean Platter Assistant Art Direction David Carrol Production Coordinator Robert Stemwell Character Design Mark Lewis Patrick Gleeson Prop Design Paula Heumer Background Design Andrew Gentle Dan McHugh Karen Hamrock Rodgers Background Key Rozalina Tchouchev Sean Platter Bonnie Callahan Colour Models Patricia Pettinell Storyboard Artist Kathleen Carr Llyn Hunter Ian Freeman Carol Lay Bob Miller Mike Sosnowski Track Reading Peggy Defibaugh Animation Timing Bill Reed Kunio Shimamura Animatics provided by Edison Yu Original Score/Music By Mark Watters Terry Sampson Additional Music By Eric J. Schmidt Chris Klatman Mark Gasbarro Song Arrangement By Mark Watters Craig Garfinkle Lyrics By Lorraine Feather Performed By Britt McKillip Cathy Weseluck Tabitha St. Germain Tracy Moore Venus Terzo Editor/AVID Nitris Artist Bruce W. Cathcart Post Production Supervisors John Grusd AJ Ullman Colour Timer John Busenberg Post Production Services Provided By HIGH TECHNOLOGY VIDEO Los Angeles, CA Sound Designer Heather Olsen Dialog Editor Robbi Smith Foley Artist Mary Erstad Foley Mixer Marilyn Graf Re-Recording Mixers Ray Leonard Michael Beiriger Digital Audio Transfer J. Lampinen Post Production Sound Advantage Audio, Inc. Production Accountant John Bigler Production Executives Michele Martell Executive Coordinator Deena Doherty Assistant Production Accountant Kent Guresky Production Assistants Robert Nadsady Cheryl Cayetano Jason Evaristo Produced in Association with Wang Film Production Co., Ltd. Hong Guang Animation Co., Ltd. General Manager George Chang Associate General Manager Stephanie Liao Animation Manager' Sophie Huang Production Coordinator Nancy Xu Layout Leader Wang Sheng Hua Layout Li Rui Li Chenjie Zhou Meifan Wang Guofang Animation Supervisors' Jack Zhou Xia Weiyu Du Dan Shun Deyu Animators' Xu Ao You Junyi Wu Yunliang Zhang Hua Zai Hui Ge Jun Lin Min Ge Ke Xia Jing Lu Xixiao Clean-Up Leaders' Pan Zhenrong Zhao Qin Clean-Up' Zhao Qing Xie Yanping Yang Chunmei Liu Xiaojing Li Lifang Jin Minghua In-Between Leaders' Zhou Hong Guo Quiping Li Young Ma Xiyuan In-Between' Zhou Jian Liu Dingfu Lv Liheng Jing Nengqing Bao Zheng Jiang Haiying Hong Xiaoyu Xu Huajun He Wanli Fan Xueying Gao Qing Chen Sha Backgrounds' Jim Zhou Zhou Changchum Computer Manager' David Peng Jane Lu Scanning' Zhou Jun Yuan Xiangrong Liu Shengbiao Mark Up' Chen Xuanfang Gu Lanhong Wu Huizhu Gu Qiong Compositing Leaders' Xu Guohong Shen Aiqin Compositing' Li Chende Zhang Jiechun Li Hao Peng Li Chen Tao Creative Consultants Michelle Aubin Natasha Berlining Lisa Fasoldt Michelle Paolino Gretchen Forrest Valerie Jurries Marisa Kambour Melissa Mips Meghan Northrup Olwen Ruff Ben Sligar © 2006 Hasbro Inc. Sabella Dern Entertainment. Hasbro Entertainment.

Trivia

• A storybook adaptation of the film was created by Nora Pelizzari and was published by HarperFestival on August 15, 2006.
• A comic adaption was also published by Tokyopop in 2006.

Errors

• For a split second as Minty chucks the ribbon around the star at the start, her cutie mark vanishes.
• When we first see Rainbow Dash there’s no yellow in her hair, then it’s on the left then close up it’s on the right.
• When Whistle Wishes catches the yellow ribbon on the bridge, the yellow of her hair changes sides when we move in for a close up. It also happens while she’s running over the bridge to the ribbon and standing by the ladder that Bright Brightly is standing on.
• When Cheerilee ask Rarity if she is listening during the wand explanation, the yellow of Rarity’s mane is coloured pink.
• The ponies on the picture Cheerilee paints with the wand has a blue and purple pony instead of the pink Rarity who should be there. Then while Cheerilee is telling Rarity about being under the dome, Rarity’s mane is wrong again and the pictures gone from the paper.
• When the Breezie put their antenna together the bag on Zipzee’s back isn’t drawn in.
• Mid song where they stop for a talk and Minty says her tummy was thinking to much. The pony who has a green and yellow mane has a purple one as they pull away and fade to the castle.
• When Cheerilee asks the ponies cleaning the carriage “Has anyone seen Rarity?” two of them appear to have swapped places and they forget to draw in Bright Brightly who was just with the other two.
• When Rarity falls in the flowers, Zipzee who’s not wearing her bag and Tra La La fly up to her, when they pan across the Breezies these two aren’t there.
• When Rarity has the first piece of cake Cotton candy is behind her and then when they zoom out Cotton Candy is now to the right of her then back to behind her next shot.
• When Sweetberry says there’s no more Rainberries left to Rarity, Rainbow Dash isn’t by Minty’s side, when they zoom out she is.
• As we watch Rarity eat all the cake we have a shot of all the ponies including Cotton Candy again, later the same shot Cotton Candy becomes Coconut Cream. Then possibly Coconut Cream becomes Wysteria who was at the back of the shop as Rarity explains where she’s from to the ponies.
• When Rainbow Dash faints after the song Minty behind her is yellow and blue.
• As spike recalls the route to Unicornia Tiddlywink and Tra La la swap places, then again when they do a close up shot of the three as they find the wand.
• When Spike asks “are we all ready?” While loading the cart, Pinkie pie is standing with Minty the very next second she’s walking with Rarity.
• After they save the ponies from the water when they make it to their camping site, Rainbow Dash first switches places with Pinkie Pie when they stop then Rainbow Dash is drawn with a full purple mane.
• When the unicorn ponies are setting up camp before panning to the other ponies, as they zoom out, Bright Brightly is the one sitting up awake and is in the wrong place when it should be Cheerilee.
• When Rarity is sitting, spinning on the star before turning into stars her mane is next to all yellow with no pink at all.
• When Spike appears out of the bushes the three unicorn ponies change places.
• As they run into the palace Pinkie Pie’s mane isn’t the right colour and neither is Minty’s.
• Rarity’s voice becomes Cheerilee’s as they put there horns together.

External Links

• "The Runaway Rainbow" on youtube