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I’m sure a lot of you know why I’m making this thread. Season 1 is no longer an issue though since Mill Creek issued the uncut versions on DVD a few years ago. Mainly what I’m going into is preservation of the unaltered seasons 8 and 9 episodes. When Anchor Bay released them on DVD there were some edits made to hide music cues that were in the original broadcasts, even a couple of the tag scenes were cut from the episodes.
Mainly what I want are either original ABC recordings or even earlier syndicated recordings of the episodes. The Mill Creek re-releases actually do restore some of the original cues though not all, I can definitely confirm for myself that When You Wish Upon A Star was restored in their version. The only one I think would truly need to be from the original broadcast is Into That Good Night.
Here’s a list of exactly what was edited:
S08E01 - Shower the People You Love with Stuff:
The end tag in black & white with Lecy and Sarah spoofing the Patty Duke intro is removed.
S08E02 - Let Them Eat Junk:
The Looney Tunes theme playing on the tv towards the end is replaced with generic sound effects.
S08E05 - Halloween - the Final Chapter:
The music is replaced when Roseanne talks to Jerry Garcia and during the following dance scene.
S08E10 - Direct to Video:
The “Facts of Life” theme song is replaced when it plays early in the episode, while Dan comments “it was the Friends of the 70s”.
S08E11 - December Bride:
The Milton Berle cameo and a scene where Roseanne is singing christmas songs with a pianist are removed. (The pianist appearance is edited out of syndication as well)
S08E16 - Construction Junction:
The end tag with Tiny Tim teaching David to play the ukulele is removed.
S08E17 - We’re Going to Disney World:
“When You Wish Upon a Star” sung by David is muted out.
S08E18 - Disney World War II:
“When You Wish Upon a Star” is replaced by generic music on three occasions: It’s sung by the cast when they leave the hotel, played when they enter the park and played when Dan runs out of the park. (restored on Mill Creek sets)
S08E24 - Heart & Soul
The music during Darlene and David’s first dance is replaced.
S09E01 - Call Waiting
The “I Dream of Jeannie” theme song heard on tv is replaced.
S09E03 - What a Day for a Daydream
“Super freak” is replaced by disco music when Roseanne and Jackie are at the photo shoot.
S09E05 - Someday My Prince Will Come
The end tag in black and white where Bev sings at a nightclub is removed.
S09E07 - Satan, Darling
A few lines of the “That Girl” theme played when Roseanne is offered to drink from the cauldron is overdubbed.
S09E09 - Roseambo
The rap music when Roseanne dress up as Rambo is replaced.
S09E12 - Home for the Holidays
“Walking in a winter wonderland” is replaced with an instrumental “Silent night” towards the end of the episode.
S09E14 - Hit the Road, Jack
The few lines of “Breaking up is hard to do” heard on the radio as well as instrumental when Dan leaves are both replaced. The end tag with the hermit crab video is removed.
S09E19 - The Miracle
The song towards the end is replaced.
If anyone can provide me with recordings of these episodes with the original cues intact please let me know
S09E23/24 - Into That Good Night
Split into two parts instead of the hour long version as aired on ABC. Not sure if anything is cut but it would be nice to have the original.
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