Just for Sidekicks

"Just for Sidekicks"
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 11
Written byCorey Powell
Original air dateJanuary 26, 2013 (2013-01-26)
Running time22 minutes

"Just for Sidekicks" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The episode was written by Corey Powell. It originally aired on The Hub on January 26, 2013. In this episode, Spike agrees to pet-sit for the Mane Six while they travel to the Crystal Empire, but the task proves more challenging than expected when he accidentally boards the train with the pets and the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

The episode takes place at the same time as the next episode, "Games Ponies Play".