Just a few clicks on The Hub and anyone can find one of the 20-minute videos so many teenage boys watch every week.

The first video prominently features innocent little Fluttershy dressing and undressing while Rarity watches and barks out commands.

In “Look Before You Sleep,” Rarity gets into a fight with Applejack while playing Truth or Dare at a slumber party.

Many find this series inappropriate for the young men who frequently watch it.

Regardless, the second season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic began this month.

Although the show’s target demographic is young girls (typically those under 10 years old), it has managed to pull in a significant number of viewers outside its demographic—specifically males aged 15-35, according to Wikipedia.

These older-than-intended-viewers call themselves “bronies” (the word “bro” combined with the word “pony”).

And, yes, there are bronies at Country Day.

In fact, of 107 students polled, eight admitted to watching an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. And some watch more.

Freshman Ryan Hoddick watches the show or visits a My-Little-Pony-related website just about every other day.

“The show can be serious with fight scenes, comical or moral—it’s really a mixed show,” he said.

Sophomore David Myers, an avid brony, says the show reminds him of cartoons he watched as a child, calling it “surprisingly well written.”

“Sure, I feel silly all the time (while watching My Little Pony). It’s silly yet fantastic,” Myers said.

Other boys admit they’ve watched it occasionally.

Freshman Maxwell Shukuya has seen My Little Pony only a few times.

“I thought it was weird that grown men watched a kids’ show, but I also thought it was funny because it’s a ridiculous show. It’s full of magic, ponies and rainbows,” he said.

Senior Brandon Nakagaki reluctantly watched one episode with a family friend’s niece.

“It wasn’t horrible to watch. Just the whole concept of what everything was—ponies and this weird world called Equestria—made me embarrassed to watch it,” he said.

Despite this, Nakagaki understands the attraction of the series.

“Watching it reminds me of every other cartoon show I’ve watched, just with ponies and sparkles and stuff.”

Yet for Myers, and for many bronies, My Little Pony is just as much about the community around the show as the show itself.

“All the love from the actual show gets absorbed by the viewers and imparted in their posts. Everyone is extremely kind, and there’s way more love than hate,” he said.

One brony Website, Equestria Daily, is just a never-ending string of posts by older My Little Pony fans. These posts range from funny pictures bronies have found to full-length stories authored by avid fans.

User Seattle_Lite posted his own seven-part story on Sept. 12, complete with an original illustration. The story followed one of the show’s main characters, Rainbow Dash. In it, Rainbow must decide between her friends’ well-being and their loyalty.

While neither Hoddick nor Myers authors original stories, both frequently participate in the online My Little Pony world. Hoddick occasionally critiques art for friends (who don’t go to Country Day) before they post it.

Brony art can be anything­­—but most commonly it is an image made using Microsoft Paint that features one of the six main characters: Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Spike and Rarity.

Art and stories make up the bulk of the posts on Websites like Equestria Daily and Know Your Meme.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic premiered in fall 2010, and has aired 28 episodes to date. The second season began on Sept. 17.

The show airs Saturdays at 5:30 a.m. on the television station The Hub. Recent episodes can be viewed online at www.hubworld.com.

Just to prove not all bronies are male, Sarah Mancina, ‘11, watched the entire first season after her senior-year classes finished in May.

She described an episode where all the ponies had “cutie marks,” except for one. This pony didn’t want to go to a party because she was different from the others.

“I watched this episode around the time of Prom,” Mancina said. “Previously, I hadn’t wanted to go because I didn’t have a date, but this episode made me feel better.”