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BillyK · 11-01-2005, 07:24 PM

Just noticed a piece of dialogue during "Pass The Tabu" that's not on the DVD.

After mentioning to Carol & Mike about how the statue is taboo...Mike says something like "take it home and show it to your friends..."

This is the dialgue that's missing: After Carol and Mike leave the room, the boys go around saying...do you think Mom and Dad are right about the taboo.......or do you still believe we should go...then Bobby shuggs his shoulders, Peter says I do, and then Greg says "me too"....

After that it's intact...then Bobby says "so what do we do...? Greg: Only one thing we can do...."- which is on the DVD.

Anyone remember that piece of dialgue or something like that going on?

Jack1000 · 11-01-2005, 09:18 PM

Billy,

Yes I can recall the line, but can't place exactly what comes before or after it. Mike DOES say something along the lines of "Take it home and show it to your friends." Carol says, "Why that little statue only has the power that you imagine it to have."

The question is....WHY???? WHY IS ANTHING CUT!!!??? THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES!!! DAMN!!!

Oh yea, what about the fill in squares for the Hawaii episodes? Are they intact, or gone like in the Grand Canyon episodes?

Jack

BillyK · 11-02-2005, 10:09 AM

The squares are Gone!!!!

Yeah, I'm pretty certain that piece of dialgue is missing. They are still himming and hawing about going...then finally decide to go.

The episode is a little shorter than the others too. Around 24:00, while the others are over 25 minutes!

So that little bit of dialogue could have been deleted.

Question: Was there another instance where the girls are sight seeing and Jan misses the spider in her bag? They show the girls looking through the binoculars and Marcia needs a tissue to clear her lens. Then there's where the girls go look at the birds -- and Jan goes to get her camera....
Can anyone else recall a place they go to other than the picnic area?

So far there is one scene during the whole "Hawaii" vacation episodes I haven't seen at all. The scene takes place during part 1 "Hawaii Bound" where Mike and Carol are outside having a romantic dinner together. Very minor stuff -- them saying what a marvelous vacation it is so far, the Don Ho show they went to and how Mike was looking at all the hula girls during the show.

Jack1000 · 11-02-2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BillyK

The squares are Gone!!!!

Yeah, I'm pretty certain that piece of dialgue is missing. They are still himming and hawing about going...then finally decide to go.

The episode is a little shorter than the others too. Around 24:00, while the others are over 25 minutes!

So that little bit of dialogue could have been deleted.

Question: Was there another instance where the girls are sight seeing and Jan misses the spider in her bag? They show the girls looking through the binoculars and Marcia needs a tissue to clear her lens. Then there's where the girls go look at the birds -- and Jan goes to get her camera....
Can anyone else recall a place they go to other than the picnic area?

So far there is one scene during the whole "Hawaii" vacation episodes I haven't seen at all. The scene takes place during part 1 "Hawaii Bound" where Mike and Carol are outside having a romantic dinner together. Very minor stuff -- them saying what a marvelous vacation it is so far, the Don Ho show they went to and how Mike was looking at all the hula girls during the show.

Hi Billy,

I checked another forum and a Brady authority thinks that the Taboo scene is intact. He didn't think that there was a cut sequence. But ALL those episodes should be coming in with a time of at least 25 minutes. You and others with this issue might want to contact Paramount. Years ago, when some selected episodes of The Odd Couple were released on VHS tape by Columbia House, as a sidenote, an edited tape somehow was mistakenly distributed as an uncut version. Some people complained, and several months later, Paramount released an uncut tape 10.

As for Mike and Carol eating dinner during the Hawaii episodes I have NO RECOLECTION of that. Out of curiosity, do you have a source for this info so we can look into this, or is it just a scene that you remember from long ago?

We DID find out that The Teeter Totter Caper from Season 3 comes in at about 24:30 however, and assumed that this episode may have been slightly trimmed by the network during the original broadcast run because it had been shown on ABC during New Years Eve Night in 1971, and the network might have taken 30 seconds out to promote the dropping of the ball that night. Strange? Yes, but it is at least a possability.

Jack

BillyK · 11-02-2005, 03:44 PM

Jack - That scene with Mike & Carol eating dinner is on the new DVD set!

The scene takes place between the scene with Don Ho, Bobby and Cindy, and the scene where the boys are going to bed where Greg says he has to get some sleep so he can be ready for the surfing contest - Bobby almost gets hit by the wall decoration.

It doesn't really bother me that much that the other scene is slightly edited.... I was just making an observation regarding it.

But, the whole set rocks. I noticed that the picture looks quite good considering it's age and the them song really sounds good.

BTW, no voice over during the credits during the Hawaii episodes as well as no squares before the tag scene (did I mention that before??).....

Nice to see some of the scenes that were not there before though.... For example during "The Show Must Go On??" there's a scene where Bobby and Peter are selling tickets door to door and the girl who played Margie Whipple in "The New Jan Brady" episode answers one of the doors. She starts hitting on Peter - and I thought he'd say..."oh hi MARGIE" (sarcastically) -- but she has a different name.... Can't recall her name in this episode -- I don't have the DVDs in front of me... but I thought that scene was great.

There's a bunch (excuse the pun) of stuff I either haven't seen in a long time -- or just haven't seen--which makes the set pretty interesting (to me at least).

Hope you like it as well Jack when you get it at some point.

Pavan · 11-02-2005, 04:13 PM

All the episodes are about 25:20...

TVFactFan · 11-02-2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

All the episodes are about 25:20...

Pav some eps in the 70's ran 27 minutes.

Pavan · 11-02-2005, 04:28 PM

In the earlier seasons, Brady Bunch ran 26 minutes or so, but not in seasons 4 and 5.

Jack1000 · 11-02-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyK

Jack - That scene with Mike & Carol eating dinner is on the new DVD set!

The scene takes place between the scene with Don Ho, Bobby and Cindy, and the scene where the boys are going to bed where Greg says he has to get some sleep so he can be ready for the surfing contest - Bobby almost gets hit by the wall decoration.

It doesn't really bother me that much that the other scene is slightly edited.... I was just making an observation regarding it.

But, the whole set rocks. I noticed that the picture looks quite good considering it's age and the them song really sounds good.

BTW, no voice over during the credits during the Hawaii episodes as well as no squares before the tag scene (did I mention that before??).....

Nice to see some of the scenes that were not there before though.... For example during "The Show Must Go On??" there's a scene where Bobby and Peter are selling tickets door to door and the girl who played Margie Whipple in "The New Jan Brady" episode answers one of the doors. She starts hitting on Peter - and I thought he'd say..."oh hi MARGIE" (sarcastically) -- but she has a different name.... Can't recall her name in this episode -- I don't have the DVDs in front of me... but I thought that scene was great.

There's a bunch (excuse the pun) of stuff I either haven't seen in a long time -- or just haven't seen--which makes the set pretty interesting (to me at least).

Hope you like it as well Jack when you get it at some point.

Very cool!!!

I worked on doing a comparision/contrast thread of scenes cut and added on TV Land/Syndicated prints in a thread "Brady Bunch Scenes No Longer Aired." I also included DVD restorations in that thread up to Season 3. I look forward to adding to the list, once I get and start watching Season 4!

Jack

Bachu · 11-06-2005, 09:56 AM

Awaiting my box set to arrive but I cannot believe that they cut the squares again! The end of the first episode has the surf contest and ends with a very dramatic (and I think one time only used) music cue. It will spoil the build up if it is cut. Dastards!!!

BillyK · 11-07-2005, 02:55 PM

Yep. Sad but true. But only on the Hawaii episodes (that I know of) and (supposedly) the one where Marcia has a crush on the dentist. I haven't gotten to that episode yet.

And yes...I checked with my old videotape and that piece of dialogue is missing - where the boys are talking about if they should go to the buriel ground.

michaellinn · 11-07-2005, 10:01 PM

I just got my Season 4 set in the mail today and watched the Hawaii episodes. I did notice that small bit of dialogue missing from the DVD. It's the part right after Mike says to the boys, "Take it (the Taboo) home and show it to your friends. They'll get a big kick out of it." Then Mike and Carol leave the room while giving Peter a playful pat on the head. The next part on the DVD has Bobby saying, "What are we going to do about it?" Missing is the small bit of dialogue just before that in which the boys are asking each other if they think the Taboo really is bad luck. Bobby asks if they think what Dave said is true. Greg then replies with something like: "But what Mom and Dad said makes sense. I mean, all those things could have happened without a Taboo. You guys don't really believe in the Taboo, do you?" Then Peter and Bobby say they do. Greg says, "Yeah, I kinda do, too." And then Bobby is supposed to say, "What are we going to do about it?" That small dialogue part and the squares at the end are the only things that I noticed missing from the Hawaii episodes.

BillyK · 11-08-2005, 04:43 PM

Yep...that's the dialogue I mentioned was missing at the beginning of the post. I couldn't remember exactly what they said but all I remember is Greg saying something like "You still don't really believe in the Taboo" and both Bobby & Peter shrug their shoulders and Greg then says "Me Too". -- then it's back to Bobby saying "What are we gonna do about it" - which is ON the DVD.

michaellinn · 11-08-2005, 10:58 PM

I wonder why that dialogue is missing on the DVD? Does TV Land air that dialogue in the reruns? I haven't watched the show on TV Land in a long time.

michaellinn · 11-08-2005, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bachu

Awaiting my box set to arrive but I cannot believe that they cut the squares again! The end of the first episode has the surf contest and ends with a very dramatic (and I think one time only used) music cue. It will spoil the build up if it is cut. Dastards!!!

Does anyone know if the squares were included at the end of the Hawaii and Grand Canyon episodes when the show ran originally in the early '70s on ABC? If so, then I have no idea why the DVD doesn't include the ending squares at the end of those episodes.

11-01-2005, 07:24 PM	#1
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	Pass the Taboo Edited on new DVD Set... Just noticed a piece of dialogue during "Pass The Tabu" that's not on the DVD. After mentioning to Carol & Mike about how the statue is taboo...Mike says something like "take it home and show it to your friends..." This is the dialgue that's missing: After Carol and Mike leave the room, the boys go around saying...do you think Mom and Dad are right about the taboo.......or do you still believe we should go...then Bobby shuggs his shoulders, Peter says I do, and then Greg says "me too".... After that it's intact...then Bobby says "so what do we do...? Greg: Only one thing we can do...."- which is on the DVD. Anyone remember that piece of dialgue or something like that going on?

11-02-2005, 04:13 PM	#6
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11-07-2005, 10:01 PM	#12
michaellinn Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 02, 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 59	I just got my Season 4 set in the mail today and watched the Hawaii episodes. I did notice that small bit of dialogue missing from the DVD. It's the part right after Mike says to the boys, "Take it (the Taboo) home and show it to your friends. They'll get a big kick out of it." Then Mike and Carol leave the room while giving Peter a playful pat on the head. The next part on the DVD has Bobby saying, "What are we going to do about it?" Missing is the small bit of dialogue just before that in which the boys are asking each other if they think the Taboo really is bad luck. Bobby asks if they think what Dave said is true. Greg then replies with something like: "But what Mom and Dad said makes sense. I mean, all those things could have happened without a Taboo. You guys don't really believe in the Taboo, do you?" Then Peter and Bobby say they do. Greg says, "Yeah, I kinda do, too." And then Bobby is supposed to say, "What are we going to do about it?" That small dialogue part and the squares at the end are the only things that I noticed missing from the Hawaii episodes.
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11-01-2005, 09:18 PM	#2
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	Billy, Yes I can recall the line, but can't place exactly what comes before or after it. Mike DOES say something along the lines of "Take it home and show it to your friends." Carol says, "Why that little statue only has the power that you imagine it to have." The question is....WHY???? WHY IS ANTHING CUT!!!??? THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES!!! DAMN!!! Oh yea, what about the fill in squares for the Hawaii episodes? Are they intact, or gone like in the Grand Canyon episodes? Jack

11-02-2005, 10:09 AM	#3
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	The squares are Gone!!!! Yeah, I'm pretty certain that piece of dialgue is missing. They are still himming and hawing about going...then finally decide to go. The episode is a little shorter than the others too. Around 24:00, while the others are over 25 minutes! So that little bit of dialogue could have been deleted. Question: Was there another instance where the girls are sight seeing and Jan misses the spider in her bag? They show the girls looking through the binoculars and Marcia needs a tissue to clear her lens. Then there's where the girls go look at the birds -- and Jan goes to get her camera.... Can anyone else recall a place they go to other than the picnic area? So far there is one scene during the whole "Hawaii" vacation episodes I haven't seen at all. The scene takes place during part 1 "Hawaii Bound" where Mike and Carol are outside having a romantic dinner together. Very minor stuff -- them saying what a marvelous vacation it is so far, the Don Ho show they went to and how Mike was looking at all the hula girls during the show.

11-02-2005, 03:44 PM	#5
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	Jack - That scene with Mike & Carol eating dinner is on the new DVD set! The scene takes place between the scene with Don Ho, Bobby and Cindy, and the scene where the boys are going to bed where Greg says he has to get some sleep so he can be ready for the surfing contest - Bobby almost gets hit by the wall decoration. It doesn't really bother me that much that the other scene is slightly edited.... I was just making an observation regarding it. But, the whole set rocks. I noticed that the picture looks quite good considering it's age and the them song really sounds good. BTW, no voice over during the credits during the Hawaii episodes as well as no squares before the tag scene (did I mention that before??)..... Nice to see some of the scenes that were not there before though.... For example during "The Show Must Go On??" there's a scene where Bobby and Peter are selling tickets door to door and the girl who played Margie Whipple in "The New Jan Brady" episode answers one of the doors. She starts hitting on Peter - and I thought he'd say..."oh hi MARGIE" (sarcastically) -- but she has a different name.... Can't recall her name in this episode -- I don't have the DVDs in front of me... but I thought that scene was great. There's a bunch (excuse the pun) of stuff I either haven't seen in a long time -- or just haven't seen--which makes the set pretty interesting (to me at least). Hope you like it as well Jack when you get it at some point.

11-02-2005, 04:28 PM	#8
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,815	In the earlier seasons, Brady Bunch ran 26 minutes or so, but not in seasons 4 and 5.

11-06-2005, 09:56 AM	#10
Bachu Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 10, 2005 Posts: 809	Awaiting my box set to arrive but I cannot believe that they cut the squares again! The end of the first episode has the surf contest and ends with a very dramatic (and I think one time only used) music cue. It will spoil the build up if it is cut. Dastards!!!

11-07-2005, 02:55 PM	#11
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	Yep. Sad but true. But only on the Hawaii episodes (that I know of) and (supposedly) the one where Marcia has a crush on the dentist. I haven't gotten to that episode yet. And yes...I checked with my old videotape and that piece of dialogue is missing - where the boys are talking about if they should go to the buriel ground.

11-08-2005, 04:43 PM	#13
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	Yep...that's the dialogue I mentioned was missing at the beginning of the post. I couldn't remember exactly what they said but all I remember is Greg saying something like "You still don't really believe in the Taboo" and both Bobby & Peter shrug their shoulders and Greg then says "Me Too". -- then it's back to Bobby saying "What are we gonna do about it" - which is ON the DVD.

11-08-2005, 10:58 PM	#14
michaellinn Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 02, 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 59	I wonder why that dialogue is missing on the DVD? Does TV Land air that dialogue in the reruns? I haven't watched the show on TV Land in a long time.