Other syndication changes

S04E22 The Handicap SpotretroMar 10, 2003, 12:47 PM ET10 years later4 posts by 3 posters
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Fans discuss how opening monologues were replaced with closing monologues in syndicated versions of "The Handicap Spot" and "The Wallet," questioning whether this happened in other episodes.

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Hi all,

I just found out (sorry if this is old news to some of you) that the opening monologue in The Handicap Spot is different from the original version to the syndication version. The original version has the following monologue:

JERRY: I have a friend who is about to get married, they're having the bachelor party and the bridal shower on the same day... So it's conceivable that while she's getting the lingerie, he'd be at a nude bar watching a table dancer wearing the same outfit. That is possible. But to me, the difference between being single and being married, is the form of government. You see, when you're single, you are the dictator of your own life. I have complete power. I can give the order to fall asleep on the sofa with the TV on in the middle of the day, no-one can overrule me! When you're married, you're part of a vast decision-making body. Before anything gets done there are meetings. Committees have to study the situation. And this is if the marriage works. That's what's so painful about divorce: you get impeached and you're not even the president!

The syndicated episode has a monologue about handicap spots at the special Olympics... Are there any other episodes where the monologue has been changed in syndication?

Er

NooneEr

In article , [email] says...

The special olympics monologue is originally the closing monologue from that same episode.

Dan CooganNoone

They did this with the syndicated version of episode 45 - The Wallet.

They removed the opening monologue and replaced it with the closing monologue. I noticed it when I did the complete episode corrections (available at Mike's site and Seinology.com) for episode 45 - The Wallet.

I'll bet this has happened with other episodes too, and that's why I feel the best resources for the fans (beyond the ultimate dvd release) are complete and accurate transcripts

-- also the search feature at Seinology.com is awesome -- type in a phrase or key word and it searches all the scripts on the site -- but again, it's only as accurate as the information there, so that's why we need these scripts to be complete and accurate.

best, Dan

Noone wrote:

Dan Coogan Coogan Photographic / Phoenix, AZ E-Mail [email] Web: http://www.CooganPhoto.com
ErDan Coogan

"Dan Coogan" wrote in message news:[email]...

monologue.

"Sons of bitches!"

So, there's two episodes that we know of, The Wallet and The Handicap Spot.

Er