I got into MLP somewhere around when Season 1 only had 11 episodes or so, I was browsing an old Anime forums which I don't visit anymore, in the chatroom people were posting pictures and gifs of ponies to each other, and I asked them "What show is that?" I was quite surprised when they said "My Little Pony" because at the time, the first image that came to mind was "G3" ponies, but after looking it up, I found its a different My Little Pony and they convinced me to give it a try, and then I ended up following the series until the end of Season 1, and has been stuck with the fandom since.