^I wouldn't go that far.
All ensemble cast comedies are built around lampooning social misunderstandings and awkwardness, aren't they?
That's part of it, sure- but just one part. As an animated show, a lot of MLP's appeal is the slapstick, its parodying/honoring traditional cartoon cliches (chase sequences, moral-of-the-story structure), and surprisingly witty lines and exchanges. It's not all about satire.
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