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McGillicuddy · 12-07-2011, 09:33 PM

Has anybody noticed any scenes in the Season 5 episodes that are missing from the public domain episodes? I was surprised to see Lucie Arnaz's cameo in Ring-a-Ding-Ding!

lucyandethel · 12-19-2011, 11:15 PM

The pubic domain episodes are heavily butchered. As much as 4 - 6 minutes are cut for syndication, and the public domain episodes are all butchered for syndication.

storrs19 · 12-21-2011, 11:23 AM

Yeah, they did a real hatchet job on the Jack Benny episode from Season 6. They just lopped off the first 3 minutes or so of the episode and it starts very abruptly. I can't wait for season 6 as it has some of my favorite episodes of the entire run of The Lucy Show.

Leslie Eckhardt · 04-27-2012, 04:03 PM

The public domain episodes I have are full-length for the most part. One DVD lops off the opening and closing credits, but the shows are full-length other than that. The only DVD I saw which had shortened eps was from Diamond. These DVDs are taken from old 16mm syndication prints of varying quality. The shortened Diamond prints are taken from pre-edited syndication masters. The video is OK, but the audio is slightly out-of-sync. For the best quality, do buy the Paramount official versions.

Jude The Obscure · 04-28-2012, 06:43 PM

And with season 6 coming out later this year, there is no reason to keep the public domain issues. mine will most likely end up at Goodwill.

12-07-2011, 09:33 PM	#1
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Scenes Missing in the Public Domain Eps. Has anybody noticed any scenes in the Season 5 episodes that are missing from the public domain episodes? I was surprised to see Lucie Arnaz's cameo in Ring-a-Ding-Ding!

12-21-2011, 11:23 AM	#3
storrs19 B&W TV Lover Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 07, 2003 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 742	Yeah, they did a real hatchet job on the Jack Benny episode from Season 6. They just lopped off the first 3 minutes or so of the episode and it starts very abruptly. I can't wait for season 6 as it has some of my favorite episodes of the entire run of The Lucy Show.
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12-19-2011, 11:15 PM	#2
lucyandethel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2009 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 435	The pubic domain episodes are heavily butchered. As much as 4 - 6 minutes are cut for syndication, and the public domain episodes are all butchered for syndication.

04-27-2012, 04:03 PM	#4
Leslie Eckhardt Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 293	The public domain episodes I have are full-length for the most part. One DVD lops off the opening and closing credits, but the shows are full-length other than that. The only DVD I saw which had shortened eps was from Diamond. These DVDs are taken from old 16mm syndication prints of varying quality. The shortened Diamond prints are taken from pre-edited syndication masters. The video is OK, but the audio is slightly out-of-sync. For the best quality, do buy the Paramount official versions.

04-28-2012, 06:43 PM	#5
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	And with season 6 coming out later this year, there is no reason to keep the public domain issues. mine will most likely end up at Goodwill.