Ponyville doesn't see much action outside the mundane, and everypony there is fine with that. But when two stallions come to town with the promise of making a cartoon featuring the Elements of Harmony and by proxy, some of the town's residents, nopony could resist the temptation to try their hooves at something new.

There's just one problem, or perhaps a buck ton of them...
A general lack of experience, a strict deadline and an overbearing producer... this is practically begging to turn into a disaster!