Former brony here. Yes, really.

It wasn't because of any jokes only adults would get. A lot of shows have that.

It's because, for the first time, the cartoon was genuinely GREAT. Seriously, I started watching it out of spite because I was so pissed that disgusting, joke-free shows like Family Guy and Brickleberry were so damn popular--and I was stunned that I wound up LOVING it. So different from the older, vapid, substance-free MLP shows--and I'm old enough to remember the original.

And there are sickos in every fandom. Randy Stair killed people in the name of Ember, a character from Danny Phantom.

EDIT: Okay, Friendship Is Magic was great for nine seasons...and then season 10 went woke. Then the show ended. But I admit that happened.

Former brony here. Yes, really.

It wasn't because of any jokes only adults would get. A lot of shows have that.

It's because, for the first time, the cartoon was genuinely GREAT. Seriously, I started watching it out of spite because I was so pissed that disgusting, joke-free shows like Family Guy and Brickleberry were so damn popular--and I was stunned that I wound up LOVING it. So different from the older, vapid, substance-free MLP shows--and I'm old enough to remember the original.

And there are sickos in every fandom. Randy Stair killed people in the name of Ember, a character from Danny Phantom.