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Does anyone know whether the DVD complete series is syndicated episodes?


I have the first four seasons on DVD, which of course I purchased individually as they were released. The very beginning of episode 4.3, immediately after the theme song, opens with Peg talking to Al who is picking stuff off of his foot. But when this same clip was shown in the "Married With Children Reunion" show (which is a bonus feature on the season 1 DVD), the camera panned from just showing Peg to a wide shot of her and Al who is picking his foot (to which you can hear the "ewwws" from the studio audience). It was then that I realized I was watching the syndicated version of episode 4.3. I mean, after the theme song, Peg is talking to Al as soon as the camera fades in to the beginning of the episode, which means that the audience already "ewwwed." But in that clip from the reunion, she's staring at Al in silence as the camera pans from her to a wide shot of she and Al. I'm contemplating buying the complete series on DVD, which I know for a fact has the original Frank Sinatra version of the theme in every single episode. So now I wonder if the episodes will be uncut, i.e. the original broadcasts. Any info on that would be much appreciated.

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My box set does not have Love And Marriage in all of the episodes. I can't recall exactly when, but around Season 3 or 4 they go with the generic music.

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the theme song is important to the show, but in all honesty, it's like 20 seconds of each episode,, not really a make it or break it type of situation..

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The most recent release (by Mill Creek) does have the original theme on the intro, but some suspect it is dubbed (there is a metallic "clank" sound during the intro that happens when "Married" slams into "With Children" that is slightly delayed on these newer DVDs). They also retain the "freeze frame" version of the endings that had live scenes during the end credits like the previous Sony DVD versions did. But the Mill Creek versions supposedly have less cut scenes, at least on earlier seasons than the Sony versions did.

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