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Yes! Finally!

I am looking forward to getting Season 2 of Di8ff'rent Strokes
infact I just got Season 1 of Diff'rent Strokes on DVD
on Saturday, October 1, 2005

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Well since Comcast only skipped 2 eps out of 24, I won;t need to buy the DVD

Finally!!

Lets hope the other seasons are released quickly

Thanks a lot, Pav., It is about time!

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4589


Follow that link to the cover art. Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, no extras?


Pat

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4589


Follow that link to the cover art. Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, no extras?


Pat

Back cover confirms no extras on this set:

That really sucks, I mean season one didn't have too many features, but at least they showed good quality, not even one, I swear, it seems as if extras were a yesterday fad. I think they add so much more to a DVD.

Pat

well, with season 2, let's just be glad it's coming. The commentaries on season 1 weren't anything to write home about anyways.

However, I notice the back of the box says 24 episodes, according to TV.com, there were 26. Does this mean that this time, Sony will be presenting the two two-parters as one complete episode as opposed to the way they were handled in season 1? I know Sony's been able to present hour long episodes in their entiries on the Seinfeld sets before.

Sony would have been doing themselves well if they got this out before Christmas as opposed to after. I got S1 for my nephew for Christmas last year and he loved it. It has kid appeal whether you were a kid when it was originally on or whether you're a kid now. Not saying that it won't sell, but I could see it being a good Christmas gift for a lot of people.

well, with season 2, let's just be glad it's coming. The commentaries on season 1 weren't anything to write home about anyways.

However, I notice the back of the box says 24 episodes, according to TV.com, there were 26. Does this mean that this time, Sony will be presenting the two two-parters as one complete episode as opposed to the way they were handled in season 1? I know Sony's been able to present hour long episodes in their entiries on the Seinfeld sets before.

Good obsvervation. I think we will see the multiple part episodes as "one" episode, at least the ones that aired like that originally. DS S2 had 4 two-part episodes. Three of them aired in the one-hour format and the other (The Adoption) aired as a two part episode. So, 24 episodes seems strange, it should be 23. Maybe one of the three hour episodes will be in two parts?

Season 1 had 2 two part episodes that originally aired as one hour episodes and the packaging listed the season as having 24 episodes instead of 22.

Aaron

Diff’rent Strokes: The Complete Second Season Episodes Are:

1. Arnold’s Girlfriend (Part 1)
2. Arnold’s Girlfriend (Part 2)
3. Feudin’ And Fussin’ (1-hr)
4. Mrs. Garrett’s Romance
5. Birds And Bees
6. Arnold’s Hero
7. The Adoption (Part 1)
8. The Adoption (Part 2)
9. Father And Son Day
10. Thanksgiving Crossover (1-hr)
11. The Rivals
12. Hot Watch
13. The Dog Story
14. The Election
15. Friendly Mate
16. Poor Drummond
17. Big Business
18. Return Of The Gooch
19. Valentine’s Day Retrospective
20. Guess Who?
21. Teacher’s Pet
22. Slumber Party
23. The Will
24. The Squealer

Looks like Arnold's Girlfriend might be syndicated version, since it is two-parts. Everything else looks right.

well, with season 2, let's just be glad it's coming. The commentaries on season 1 weren't anything to write home about anyways.

Exactly. I found the commentaries to be pretty boring and I can definitely do without them on future releases. The other extras were decent, but nothing great. The episodes themselves (uncut for the most part) are what's important...

Looks like Arnold's Girlfriend might be syndicated version, since it is two-parts. Everything else looks right.

That's great if we only get one syndicated episode. (2 parts) I was expecting many edited multi-part eps on this DVD, which would have sucked. Thanks for posting that S2 info, Pav. I'm definitely excited about this set. I REALLY hope we get more DS sets in the future. It would be great if S3 was released shortly after S2, like Sony did with Jeffersons after a long wait for S3, but I'm not holding my breath.

anyone else think season 2 will outperform season 1?

I personally think this will likely be a case similar to that of Mary Tyler Moore and Once And Again where season 1's sales weren't up to snuff, the company decided to give it a second go-round after a prolonged hiatus and sales picked up sufficiently enough that there was no worry about the rest of the show. While season 2 wasn't DS at it's peak (to me, seasons 3-5 were the peak), the show had really picked itself up and was getting much funnier by season 2. The first season was essentially an extended introduction to the situation on the show, season two was when it really took off, and the Arnold's Hero and The Rivals alone were bigger classics than anything in season 1 IMO.

As long as we get all the way up to season 6 on DVD, I'm perfectly fine. I'll take seasons 7 and 8 for free if they ever come out, but as far as I'm concerned, the 2 parter where we meet Sam, as well as David Hasselhoff in his Knight Rider character is the moment where Diff'rent Strokes entered shark-infested territory.

Good news! I've timed all the episodes, and they all appear to have normal running times. It's strange that they have Arnold's Girlfriend in two parts, when it originally aired as an one-hour episode. Part 1 runs 26:29 and Part 2 is 23:58 on the set. These episodes were only 22 minutes each on the Columbia House tapes. The other one-hour episodes on the DVD set run 48:57 and 48:46. All other episodes run over 25 minutes in length. Review is coming soon.

Good news! I've timed all the episodes, and they all appear to have normal running times. It's strange that they have Arnold's Girlfriend in two parts, when it originally aired as an one-hour episode. Part 1 runs 26:29 and Part 2 is 23:58 on the set. These episodes were only 22 minutes each on the Columbia House tapes. The other one-hour episodes on the DVD set run 48:57 and 48:46. All other episodes run over 25 minutes in length. Review is coming soon.

that's awesome, I assumed that the episodes that were in two parts would have to be the syndicated edits

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