This article is about the original MLP character. Not to be confused with Lemon Meringue and Lemon Zest.
Bonnie Louise Elena "Lemon" Hearts, more widely known in German as Zitronenherzen, is a female unicorn pony featured in the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic with a yellow coat, a cerulean mane and tail with a lighter tail streak, raspberry eyes and a cutie mark of three hearts: two light blue and one light green. She has speaking roles in some episodes starting with Green Isn't Your Color and appears as a human form in the film The Journey Continues.
Portrayers[]
Cathy Weseluck previously played several characters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (including Spike), but starting from The Journey Continues, Lemon Hearts is played by Jennifer Connelly.
Appearance[]
Pony Form[]
Lemon Hearts is a female unicorn pony with a yellow coat, a cerulean mane and tail with a lighter tail streak, raspberry eyes and a cutie mark of three hearts: two light blue and one light green.
Human Form[]
Her human form consists of a cerulean hair, yellow skin, raspberry eyes, light blue vest over a green T-shirt with her cutie mark on both sleeves, dark blue slacks and tri-colored sneakers with her cutie mark on both shoes.
Depiction In Friendship Is Magic[]
Season 1[]
Lemon Hearts is commonly featured as a background pony. During running sequences, her eye color turns blue and her eye style often changes to one resembling Rarity's, her tail also loses its lighter streak.
She makes her first appearance in Friendship is Magic, part 1 in Canterlot. She, Minuette and Twinkleshine appears before Twilight Sparkle while carrying a present on her back. She has no spoken lines in the scene, but she receives Twinkleshine's remark about Twilight when the studious unicorn turns down the offer to join them at Moondancer's get-together. Later in the episode, she appears at Pinkie Pie's party in Ponyville's library and is among the ponies who visually yell SURPRISE to Twilight. Since then, Lemon Hearts has been a common sight in Ponyville.
Lemon Hearts attends the Grand Galloping Gala in The Best Night Ever and makes it into the V.I.P. section. She takes photos of Wonderbolts Spitfire and Soarin with fellow Gala attendees Charm and Masquerade.
Season 2[]
Lemon Hearts appears in Luna Eclipsed dressed as a mouse. In Putting Your Hoof Down, she offers two bits for the cherry Fluttershy wanted to buy for Angel's salad.
Season 3[]
Lemon Hearts returns in The Crystal Empire - Part 1 she is among the ponies at the Crystal Faire when Rainbow Dash flies back to the Crystal Empire castle with the flag. In Spike at Your Service, she looks from the window as Spike slides down the roof. In Games Ponies Play, she sells baked goods for Cotton Cloudy.
Season 4[]
Lemon Hearts appears in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, Flight to the Finish, Power Ponies, Rainbow Falls, Pinkie Pride, Simple Ways, Filli Vanilli and It Ain't Easy Being Breezies. She appears in For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils at the Cutie Mark Crusaders' play, having extended lines of dialogue. She also appears in Leap of Faith, Trade Ya, Inspiration Manifestation, Equestria Games, Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1 and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.
Season 5[]
Lemon Hearts appears at the beginning of The Cutie Map - Part 1 walking towards the Castle of Friendship alongside Neon Lights. She is also seen twice in Apple Bloom's first nightmare running from the twittermite infestation in Bloom & Gloom. She participates in the Running of the Leaves in Tanks for the Memories, attends Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding in Slice of Life, appears at the Grand Equestria Pony Summit in Princess Spike and appears in Party Pooped.
Lemon Hearts appears in Amending Fences, in which she is referred to by name for the first time in the series and reconnects with old friends Twilight Sparkle and Moondancer. In Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep, she appears in Ponyville's shared dream. In Canterlot Boutique, she briefly appears during the song Rules of Rarity. In Brotherhooves Social, she appears as a spectator at the Sisterhooves Social. She appears in the final group shot during the song Friends Are Always There For You in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2.