instances in which a regular's scenes were cut for syndication

[jamesanthony]

Offhand I can't think of any case where a regular's only scene(s) in an episode of a show were cut out of the syndicated version. Maybe Cosby Show, Different World or Happy Days did this? Isn't there some sort of rule that a regular's scenes can't be cut out like that?

[treky]

I never heard of such a rule, if there is one.

[Kelly Ann Hillias]

awww

[jrb_wi]

Maybe those "telephone scenes" with Suzanne Somers on Three's Company about 1981 or so, just before she left permanently, which I've never seen on TV Land. (I'm too young to remember if they did that on local station syndication.)

...Or wasn't that what you had in mind?

[jamesanthony]

Maybe those "telephone scenes" with Suzanne Somers on Three's Company about 1981 or so, just before she left permanently, which I've never seen on TV Land. (I'm too young to remember if they did that on local station syndication.)

...Or wasn't that what you had in mind?
Oh I remember those. Makes you wonder if they didn't cut the tag scenes out just to spite Suzanne Somers.

[dave insinga]

i taped all the happy days episodes originally when they aired on tbs in the late 80's then when nick at night aired them again.both stations cut the shows the way they wanted to .at one point i wrote some of these networks they told me that once a station is licenced to air a show they can cut and show it any way they please.tv land usually shows the happy days series the sameway sister station nick at night did.but not always .they all suck a show should be shown its original way not the way some network excutives feel like!

[treky]

Unfortunately, they can't show reruns in their original length, because they have to fit in commercials, which help pay for the shows. And, since the prices keep going up, networks (TBS, N@N, TV LAND, etc.) have no choice but show more commercials. And, to make room for them, sadly, the only thing they can do is cut out portions of the show.

[TVFactFan]

Oh I remember those. Makes you wonder if they didn't cut the tag scenes out just to spite Suzanne Somers.


The only Phone Scene that was cut in syndication was the Phone convo between Chrissy and Jack

[Stuck In The '70's]

The only Phone Scene that was cut in syndication was the Phone convo between Chrissy and Jack
On N@N the tag scenes aired but in regular syndication they were all cut out.