Can someone explain why TV land skips episodes of LITB? In the past they have done it with other shows and continue to... specifically TAGS.

But why are they jumping around so much with LITB?

Their contract allows them to show each episode only a certain number of times. In the case of some episodes they've reached their quota by showing them as part of special features, such as 'boxed sets' or special-themed marathons.

Well that certainly makes sense and sort of sounds like what I suspected was the reason.

When in doubt, follow the money...

But, my question is; do they renew these contracts often or how is that done?