@Gundlach  
The reason for that is that you need a minimum of 65 episodes for syndication (13 weeks with a different episode every weekday, so it cycles only four times in a year). From what I understand, the plan was always to make it to 65 episodes then end it if the show wasn’t a big enough success, meaning they could make money back through syndication. But as we all know, it’s been an enormous success, so they can justify investing in further episodes.

Yay!
 
Theess make me so happy!

@Takuto_Shindou  
That’d mean less episodes… If it bothers you that much why not just put half of season 4 in your S3 folder and count S4 as 13 episodes.

@Gundlach  
26+26+13 = 65, which is the magic number of episodes when it comes to kids TV syndication. Having the first three seasons come out that way is neatly arranged for that purpose.

@[Lyra]  
Evil beetle Goooood… Goood.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45x9ranFH0

Good…good.

I am filled with gallons of fuck-yesness right now.

@Gundlach  
I kinda wish season 4 had 13 episodes to complete season 3.

WOOOOOOO~!  
Screeches to a halt.  
Wait…season one has 26, season two has 26, season three has 13, and season four will have 26? Kinda odd. But I’m not complaining. MORE PONY!

meanwhile at /mlp/
 
“lol pandering”

Yeehaw!

Oh? And I thought that that one comment from some guy meant all future seasons would be 13 episodes.

Hooray! Confirmation for something we knew months ago! Now maybe they’ll stop bothering!

Well, I guess it’s official then. Awesome!

And we probably won’t get to see the first episode till November.

OH SHIT!

I approve!

Glory!

But will there be a season 5?