Are the DVDs unedited?

*Sage Ninja* · 05-15-2005, 11:07 PM

While I was watching season two of the classic series there where a few times when i went "hey wasn't there more to that scene than that". For instance in the episode where April gets poisened by Shredder by smelling this leathal plant, the turtles have to go to this green house to get the cure. I could have sworn that there was a scene of the turtles walking down the street talking when the wind blows Donatello's cap across the street and he complains about the inconvience be he goes to get it.

But on my DVD it just cuts to him grabing his hat off a fence with no explaination of how it got there before a fight breaks out. I mean I admit that it has been many years since I have seen these episodes so maybe I'm just remembering another instance or something. But I was almost positve that this happened and it wasn't shown on my dvd.

In the same episode when baxter was thrown into the portel to Deminction X I thought that there was a scene where he is reacting to being in the technodrome and you actually see Krang order him to be exicuted a before he is dragged off to the vaporiser. In my Dvd you just see Baxter being dragged to the vaporiser with Krang saying that he too is a sciencetist.

So was this episode edited or am I just rembering events that never occured, or just events that happened in different episodes. Am I crazy or has it just been to long since I've seen these?

*MrPliggins* · 05-15-2005, 11:26 PM

nope, you're remembering events that never occured.. I always thought it was weird that Donatello's hat was stuck on that fence, but there was never a scene explaining why. A way you know these episodes are unedited is that they are all at least 22 minutes long, while if they were edited, they'd be about 18 or 19 minutes long.
The scene in the Technodrome always started with Baxter being dragged away.

*Deathknight* · 05-16-2005, 09:05 AM

They are 100% uncut, I am positive of it.

*BigApple3AM* · 05-16-2005, 04:03 PM

Take Deathknight's word for it, he knows what he's talking about (I'm not being saracastic though it may read like it).

*cowabunga14* · 05-16-2005, 05:08 PM

That's good that the episodes are uncut. It would suck if they weren't. I don't even know why someone would wanna edit 'em.

Thereisnoart · 05-18-2005, 04:05 PM

The reason they could possibly have been edited would be for time, not content. I know that with most television shows, the first time they air they are uncut but when they get syndicated they cut a scene or two so they can squeeze in more commercials (I know they do this on the Simpsons - Matt Groening is always complaining about it on the DVDs). I'm glad to know that these DVDs aren't edited.

*MrPliggins* · 05-18-2005, 09:22 PM

Yeah, it's sad but true... Fortunately, I don't think Cartoon Network or Boomerang edit anything out of their "classic" shows.

*Sage Ninja* · 05-18-2005, 11:58 PM

I'm glad to hear that I guess I was just remembering stuff weird. I haven't seen these episodes for a long time, I was a little kid when these aired. In fact half these episodes I caught in re-runs.

I guess I was wondering why they where edited is because in another thread some one lese said something about the european arc of the seris was edited and I was just wondering if the other episodes where edited.

*Spitfire* · 05-19-2005, 08:16 AM

I dont even see why the nunchucks were a problem it's not like the turtles ever used their weapons anyways. They barely fought! And when they did they barely tapped the guys. The only violent episodes were in the first season

*MrPliggins* · 05-19-2005, 09:32 PM

They were only edited on USA network, the European ones were edited because all the episodes were edited on USA. I have most of the 1988 season's original airings on tape, so I can say without any doubt these aren't edited.
Yeah, I guess I can see why they took out the nunchucks, but replaced it with a grapple hook? At least they didn't take out every "ninja" reference.

05-15-2005, 11:07 PM	#1
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	Are the DVDs unedited? While I was watching season two of the classic series there where a few times when i went "hey wasn't there more to that scene than that". For instance in the episode where April gets poisened by Shredder by smelling this leathal plant, the turtles have to go to this green house to get the cure. I could have sworn that there was a scene of the turtles walking down the street talking when the wind blows Donatello's cap across the street and he complains about the inconvience be he goes to get it. But on my DVD it just cuts to him grabing his hat off a fence with no explaination of how it got there before a fight breaks out. I mean I admit that it has been many years since I have seen these episodes so maybe I'm just remembering another instance or something. But I was almost positve that this happened and it wasn't shown on my dvd. In the same episode when baxter was thrown into the portel to Deminction X I thought that there was a scene where he is reacting to being in the technodrome and you actually see Krang order him to be exicuted a before he is dragged off to the vaporiser. In my Dvd you just see Baxter being dragged to the vaporiser with Krang saying that he too is a sciencetist. So was this episode edited or am I just rembering events that never occured, or just events that happened in different episodes. Am I crazy or has it just been to long since I've seen these?

05-16-2005, 09:05 AM	#3
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	They are 100% uncut, I am positive of it. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

05-16-2005, 05:08 PM	#5
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	That's good that the episodes are uncut. It would suck if they weren't. I don't even know why someone would wanna edit 'em. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

05-18-2005, 04:05 PM	#6
Thereisnoart Mouser Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gadsden, AL Posts: 6	The reason they could possibly have been edited would be for time, not content. I know that with most television shows, the first time they air they are uncut but when they get syndicated they cut a scene or two so they can squeeze in more commercials (I know they do this on the Simpsons - Matt Groening is always complaining about it on the DVDs). I'm glad to know that these DVDs aren't edited. __________________ thereisnoart @ deviantART art.liftedspirits.net

05-19-2005, 08:16 AM	#9
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I dont even see why the nunchucks were a problem it's not like the turtles ever used their weapons anyways. They barely fought! And when they did they barely tapped the guys. The only violent episodes were in the first season __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

05-15-2005, 11:26 PM	#2
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	nope, you're remembering events that never occured.. I always thought it was weird that Donatello's hat was stuck on that fence, but there was never a scene explaining why. A way you know these episodes are unedited is that they are all at least 22 minutes long, while if they were edited, they'd be about 18 or 19 minutes long. The scene in the Technodrome always started with Baxter being dragged away.

05-16-2005, 04:03 PM	#4
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	Take Deathknight's word for it, he knows what he's talking about (I'm not being saracastic though it may read like it).

05-18-2005, 09:22 PM	#7
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	Yeah, it's sad but true... Fortunately, I don't think Cartoon Network or Boomerang edit anything out of their "classic" shows.

05-18-2005, 11:58 PM	#8
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	I'm glad to hear that I guess I was just remembering stuff weird. I haven't seen these episodes for a long time, I was a little kid when these aired. In fact half these episodes I caught in re-runs. I guess I was wondering why they where edited is because in another thread some one lese said something about the european arc of the seris was edited and I was just wondering if the other episodes where edited.

05-19-2005, 09:32 PM	#10
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	They were only edited on USA network, the European ones were edited because all the episodes were edited on USA. I have most of the 1988 season's original airings on tape, so I can say without any doubt these aren't edited. Yeah, I guess I can see why they took out the nunchucks, but replaced it with a grapple hook? At least they didn't take out every "ninja" reference.