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mashunter18 · 10-05-2002, 05:27 PM

Hey.
I used to watch the show when I was younger,hard to remember know.
Does anyone know,were some episodes only 15 minutes long??How many if this is true.

Thanks

Ericguy · 10-16-2002, 01:52 PM

This one is easy to answer. Back when PB started it aired on Sunday nights at 7. It began in September, and then NBC had NFL football on. If you anything about football you know that games almost never end on time. They will run at least a few minutes over. NBC decided that it would be better to make two different shows, that way if football ran day 15 minutes over, then they could just start a new show fresh rather then join one in progress that people had missed half of already. It was a nice idea and with PB format it was possible. They ended the idea towards the end of football season and when the show came back next September for season 2 they just showed regular shows. I hope this helps.

10-05-2002, 05:27 PM	#1
mashunter18 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 03, 2002 Location: ohio Posts: 509	15 minute episodes??????? Hey. I used to watch the show when I was younger,hard to remember know. Does anyone know,were some episodes only 15 minutes long??How many if this is true. Thanks

10-16-2002, 01:52 PM	#2
Ericguy Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 09, 2002 Posts: 185	This one is easy to answer. Back when PB started it aired on Sunday nights at 7. It began in September, and then NBC had NFL football on. If you anything about football you know that games almost never end on time. They will run at least a few minutes over. NBC decided that it would be better to make two different shows, that way if football ran day 15 minutes over, then they could just start a new show fresh rather then join one in progress that people had missed half of already. It was a nice idea and with PB format it was possible. They ended the idea towards the end of football season and when the show came back next September for season 2 they just showed regular shows. I hope this helps.