The eighth season first aired on February 12, 2011 with the episode "Love Triangle". This season is the shortest one in terms of episode total, featuring only 5 episodes and two live action movies; however, all of the episodes are 30 minutes long. This season began airing in the United States even though there were still several Season 7 episodes that had yet to be broadcast, including Love Triangle's preceding lead-in episode, "Spellementary School". However, the unaired episodes of Season 7 are available on Season 7 DVD.