The Simpsons Archive's Simpsons Syndication Cuts Guide Season Eleven (1999-2000) "Syndication... is there anything they can't do?" Version 2.25 - 07 Apr 2001 Last updated 07 Jul 2008 Maintained by Matt Garvey Guide created by Frederic Briere Contributions from Chad Lehman and Tim Reardon [==========================[Season Eleven Summary]==========================] Story cut episodes: AABF22, BABF13, BABF14, BABF16. Compressed episodes: All episodes were compressed. Missing lines: AABF21, BABF03, BABF08. Added content: BABF06. Changed content: BABF01, BABF09, BABF16, BABF19. Total time cut: 21:28 (21 min 28 sec) Story time cut: 2:27 (2 min 27 sec) Total time added: 0:10 (0 min 10 sec) Total time gained: 26:31 (26 min 31 sec) Notes: Syndication has introduced something new in Season 11... "Expansion." The reverse of compression, it is apparently intended to fill-out time in episodes where cuts are made. Also, new for Season 11 are the openings and closings for each episode. These are listed to give a complete feel for the duration of each episode. These will (eventually) be available for each season. Occasionally, there are lines which overlap the end credits that don't make it to the syndicated version, and they are listed as zero-length <0:00> cuts. Once again, as I am wont to say, enjoy. [-ed] ==[ AABF23 ]========================================= Beyond Blunderdome === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 70 seconds 21:15 / 22:25 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:04) 7:23 / 7:27 * Compression starts with Bart & Marge's "gas". Compressed gas. I get * it... RD/RR ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:04) 7:08 / 7:12 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:03) 5:30 / 5:33 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ AABF22 ]==================================== Brother's Little Helper === CUTS: 69 seconds GAINED: 77 seconds 21:09 / 22:26 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ! There is a strange phenomenon at work in this synd version. It ! appears the syndicators used the reverse of compression, or ! EXPANSION in certain places. I thought it might be a glitch with ! the VCR tape dragging, but I checked the tape and there was no ! problem. Acts I & II, thus, are slightly EXPANDED in time. ! After going through the entire season 11 in syndication, I've found ! that episodes getting cuts (other than the opening) are the ones ! which get EXPANDED. This is (apparently) to fill-out time created ! by cutting parts. Now, why are they cutting episodes? I'm guessing ! the new cuts are content-related--not time-related, since they've ! actually ADDED time in syndication. Once again, enjoy. ~~~~~ OPENING <0:54> (0:54) 0:23 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (-0:01) 6:53 / 6:52 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (-0:02) 7:38 / 7:36 ~~~~~ ACT III <0:15> (0:22) 5:23 / 5:45 Marge: I don't think he has diarrhea. Homer: But how do we know, Marge? How do we KNOW? <0:02> % Bart walks toward the camera; his eyes wide, his face twitching. From the back, we see him walk into Fort Fragg. ! Obvious cut, since the music from the scene cuts in late. Why did ! they cut these few frames? My feeling is it was probably a content ! related cut. The censors may have felt kids watching Bart walk ! down the centerline of a street might be tempted to do the same. ~~ Bart finds the keys, and giggles gleefully. % As Bart walks out of the shower tent... % <0:06> % Insecure Soldier: Do you think Alex would mind if I asked Janet out? % Normal Soldier: They're married, idiot! % Insecure Soldier: Why'd you have to yell? You ruined the whole % shower. * Compression starts now. Why, after 2 1/2 acts of expansion? I... * don't get it. ~~ Otto: Oh, what about Superman? CBG: [disgusted] Oh, please... <0:01> % Bart drives the tank down the street and flattens a red car. % Pan up the street to a colorful clown car at a stop sign. The % driver (Krusty) rolls down the window and looks back at the tank. % <0:03> % Krusty: [concerned] What the... hmmm? % % Bart approaches in the tank. Krusty groans uneasily, then quickly % exits the car. Krusty: Come on! Get out! ~~ Lou: It's a tank, Chief. Wiggum: You know what? I'm getting tired of your excuses. <0:03> % A siren is heard as we pan by the school playground at recess. Pan % to an approaching tank. It's Bart, and he runs over the school fence as children cheer. ~~ * Compression ends after the satellite crashes to Earth. ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ AABF21 ]===================== Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner === CUTS: 48 seconds GAINED: 67 seconds 21:18 / 22:25 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:48> (0:48) 0:28 / 1:16 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:06) 7:28 / 7:34 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 6:06 / 6:11 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:04) 6:24 / 6:28 Homer: I know, honey. The important thing is...run! The angry mob chases Homer and Lisa down as the screen fades to black. Homer whimpers as he is beaten. <0:00> % Homer: Finally getting my comeuppance! ! For some reason, the syndicated audio is dead silent for this line. ! The only reason I can think of is that it goes close to the synd ! commercial break, and no one wanted to deal with that, so the line ! went. [-mg] ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ BABF01 ]====================================== Treehouse of Horror X === CUTS: 0 seconds GAINED: 84 seconds 21:04 / 22:28 Original opening ~~~~~ OPENING <----> (0:00) 1:04 / 1:04 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:24) 5:39 / 6:03 + In syndication, during Ned's flashback, Homer sings the "Super Sugar + Crisp/fog lights in" jingle to a different tune. ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:27) 6:40 / 7:07 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:28) 6:49 / 7:17 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:05) 0:52 / 0:57 ! Alternate (shortened) Halloween end credit music is used in the full ! version, to allow for the "squeeze and tease". ==[ AABF19 ]==================================== E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 79 seconds 21:09 / 22:28 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:07) 8:08 / 8:15 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 4:40 / 4:45 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:08) 7:06 / 7:14 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ BABF02 ]================================= Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 74 seconds 21:14 / 22:28 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 7:20 / 7:25 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:04) 6:24 / 6:28 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:05) 6:15 / 6:20 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:05) 0:53 / 0:58 ==[ BABF03 ]========================================== Eight Misbehavin' === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 72 seconds 21:13 / 22:25 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 7:04 / 7:09 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 7:25 / 7:30 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:03) 5:29 / 5:32 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:53 / 0:57 Homer: Stupid mongoose! Get the snake... The ! % Do I look like a snake? Ow! Ow! Why isn't he listening? <0:00> % [screams] Oh... Show's over! Show's over! Next show at... % 8:00, and 10:00... ==[ BABF05 ]======================================= Take My Wife, Sleaze === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 75 seconds 21:12 / 22:27 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 4:02 / 4:07 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:06) 10:05 /10:11 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:03) 5:51 / 5:54 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:06) 0:52 / 0:58 ==[ BABF07 ]========================================== Grift of the Magi === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 75 seconds 21:12 / 22:27 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:03) 4:40 / 4:43 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:04) 6:20 / 6:24 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:07) 8:58 / 9:05 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:06) 0:52 / 0:58 ==[ BABF04 ]============================================= Little Big Mom === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 70 seconds 21:14 / 22:24 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 7:23 / 7:28 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:04) 7:35 / 7:39 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:03) 5:02 / 5:05 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:03) 0:52 / 0:55 ==[ BABF06 ]================================================== Faith Off === CUTS: 53 seconds GAINED: 71 seconds 21:11 / 22:22 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 7:37 / 7:42 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:04) 5:44 / 5:48 ~~~~~ ACT III <-0:02> (0:03) 6:36 / 6:39 ! This shot only appears in the syndicated version, at least when ! compared to Fox's first airing of BABF06. I'm not sure if subsequent ! Fox airings showed it, but... in the long term, who cares? ;) ! (It's in the Fox version _I_ have, but I don't know if that's the ! first. Can anyone confirm this? [-mg]) + Right at the beginning of the act: Establishing shot of hospital. <-0:02>+ + Bart: Oh, Milhouse. This is my fault. I'm so sorry. ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ BABF08 ]========================================= The Mansion Family === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 78 seconds 21:06 / 22:24 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:22 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:04) 5:14 / 5:18 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 6:16 / 6:21 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:09) 8:27 / 8:36 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:05) 0:47 / 0:52 ! These lines were missing during the credits in syndication. % Homer: [crying] ... like these guys ... [wailing; as voice % actor credits roll] Look at all these rich people <0:00> % here... Not as rich as they be, of course, % but still rich... [crying] ... look at all the peop-- % Gracie Woman: Shhh! % Homer: Don't shush me, you rich bastard! ==[ BABF09 ]======================================= Saddlesore Galactica === CUTS: 54 seconds GAINED: 71 seconds 21:14 / 22:25 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:54> (0:54) 0:23 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 7:42 / 7:47 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:03) 4:17 / 4:20 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:05) 8:00 / 8:05 + In syndication, Cake's "The Distance" background music is an + instrumental version--it isn't synchronized to video the same, + either. ! When I took over in 2003, I didn't notice any difference between the ! two - I'll leave this in for now, but any enlightenment would be ! appreciated. [-mg] ! Enlightenment received (sorry for the delay)! "Jibberuski" alerted ! me to the fact that the original airing was an instrumental, ! somewhat soundalike, and the two repeats on Fox used the actual ! song. Probably they couldn't get the rights in time. (This is also ! mentioned in the episode capsule.) [-mg] ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ BABF10 ]================================= Alone Again, Natura-Diddly === CUTS: 54 seconds GAINED: 72 seconds 21:14 / 22:26 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:54> (0:54) 0:23 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:04) 5:45 / 5:49 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:06) 8:15 / 8:21 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:04) 5:59 / 6:03 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:52 / 0:56 ==[ BABF11 ]===================================== Missionary: Impossible === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 74 seconds 21:09 / 22:23 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:04) 6:53 / 6:57 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:07) 9:50 / 9:57 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:02) 3:16 / 3:18 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:06) 0:47 / 0:53 ==[ BABF12 ]================================================= Pygmoelian === CUTS: 54 seconds GAINED: 63 seconds 21:19 / 22:22 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:54> (0:54) 0:23 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:05) 7:08 / 7:13 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 7:22 / 7:27 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:04) 5:27 / 5:31 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (-0:05) 0:59 / 0:54 ! For some inexplicable reason, the syndication credits were EXPANDED. ! I guess the episode was too short ;) ==[ BABF13 ]========================================= Bart to the Future === CUTS: 97 seconds GAINED: 62 seconds 21:14 / 22:16 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ! Here goes another EXPANDED episode. In all expanded episodes this ! year, we see cuts. There are no episodes with anything other than ! the opening credits cut which are expanded, so let's assume ! the syndicators expand episodes to fill-out time left by cuts they ! make... which raises the question... why do they cut anything, ! anyway? We've come back full-circle. ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (-0:14) 8:22 / 8:08 ~~~~~ ACT II <0:42> (0:32) 5:42 / 6:14 ! Remember; this act is EXPANDED, meaning that even with 42 seconds of ! cuts, it still gains _less_ than that, overall. # In the trailers for Bart to the Future, a grown Maggie is shown as |?:??| # an astronaut standing on the moon, with an air hose in place of her # pacifier--which, of course, she sucks just like a pacifier. This was # probably originally to be shown right after Marge introduces Maggie # Jr., at the Presidential supper table. This unaired scene may # explain why the original version is well short of the 22:30 target. ~~ Bart: You've changed, Lisa. You used to be cool. Lisa: No, I didn't! % Lisa speaks at a press conference on the White House lawn, with some % African-American athletes standing behind her. % % Lisa: I am proud to honor the players of the Negro Leagues of Roller % Ball. And as we strive for the de-segregation of all death % sports, we cannot help but be inspired by-- % Bart: [off-screen] Heads! % % Lisa is hit in the forehead with a Frisbee; it lands on the ground. % Three Secret Service men shoot it repeatedly. Bart wanders into the % scene, with his shirt off. In the background, we see the Washington <0:42> % Monument with Jetsons-style rings around it. % % Bart: [annoyed; to guards] Hey. You guys owe me a Frisbee. A _new_ % one! % Lisa: [grabbing Frisbee; whispering] Bart! Get out of here! % Bart: Relax, Lis. You'll live longer. % Lisa: I can't relax. Being President is hard work! Maybe _you_ % should try doing something with your life. % Bart: [defensive] I'm gonna. % Lisa: Yeah. Did you even call about that messenger job? % Bart: Yeah, but they said I wouldn't get my first check for _two_ % weeks. Meanwhile, they're making major interest on _my_ % salary! [getting idea] Hey... maybe I could _sue_ 'em! % Lisa: [disgusted] Ah... Establish shot of White House at night. ! Definitely feels like a content-related cut. After all... they said ! the word "Negro." Bart's "you'll live longer" is repeated later in ! the episode, when talking to the foreign diplomats. I'm not sure ! what this means, if anything, to anyone. The quip wasn't that great ! a joke. ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (-0:10) 5:53 / 5:43 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (-0:01) 0:54 / 0:53 ==[ BABF14 ]============================== The Days of Whine and D'Ohses === CUTS: 79 seconds GAINED: 72 seconds 21:11 / 22:23 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ! Yet another EXPANSION job. Get ready for some cuts... ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (-0:03) 5:45 / 5:42 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (-0:01) 6:55 / 6:54 ~~~~~ ACT III <0:24> (0:21) 7:20 / 7:41 Homer: [pointing at TV] Oh, no! That's Bart & Lisa! % Brockman: Unfortunately, fire trucks are unavailable to fight the % blaze, as they're all being used to film the new Burt % Reynolds Movie: Fireball and Mudflap. I caught up with % Burt on the set. % % Cut to: Brockman, seated across from Burt Reynolds during an <0:24> % interview. % % Brockman: So, Burt. Tell us a little about Fireball and Mudflap. % Reynolds: Well I play... Jerry... Fireball Mudflap; a... feisty % Supreme Court Justice who's searching for his birth mother % ... while... competing in a cross-country fire truck race. % It's.... garbage. % % Brockman rolls his eyes uncomfortably. Carl, Lenny, Homer and Moe stand outside, looking at the fire. ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:00) 0:48 / 0:48 ==[ BABF16 ]================================= Kill the Alligator and Run === CUTS: 121 seconds GAINED: 74 seconds 21:15 / 22:29 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ! Another expanded episode (which means cuts), but with a twist. This ! appears to be the first time syndication puts something from one act ! into another. They've actually edited the episode, putting a piece ! of Act III into Act II, then they cut it again when they got to Act ! III. It's clearly an attempt to keep the episode "making sense", ! despite a large cut. I do remember that in 8F07, a beauty parlor ! scene was swapped with Homer's video store visit, but that was from ! the same act. This was a heavy-duty edit here in BABF16. Enjoy. ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (-0:16) 6:07 / 5:51 ~~~~~ ACT II <0:05> (-0:15) 7:57 / 7:42 No sooner does the Simpsons' car jump across the tracks in front of the freight train safely, than the Amtrak slams into them. Homer: D'Oh! The train just easily pushes the Simpsons' car down the tracks in front of it. Family: [screaming] AAAIGH! % Lisa: Dad, what do we do? % Homer: The only thing we _can_ do. Sit tight, and try to get some <0:13> % sleep. [He snuggles against the car door, then snores] % % Front view of train, pushing the car down the tracks. We see it % disappear into the sunset. [end of ACT II] ! This piece of Act III was added as the end of syndicated Act II. It ! was then cut out of Act III (naturally). + The engineer pries the car off the tracks with a large bar, and the <-0:08>+ Simpsons' car rolls down the hillside. It lands on all four wheels, + and it's wrecked. ~~~~~ ACT III <1:01> (0:46) 5:55 / 6:41 ! The first scene of Act III is cut. Naturally, this would only make ! sense--given Act II's "new ending". % Pan by a peaceful field, with horses and a fence. Soon, here comes % the Amtrak train, pushing the Simpsons' car. Marge, Bart, Lisa, and % Maggie are indeed sleeping, as Homer suggested. % % Lisa: [yawning; waking] Hey. Where's Dad? % % Just then, Homer enters through the window--carrying a food tray. % % Homer: [grunting] Rise and shine, everybody. % Marge: You went to the snack car? % Homer: [friendly] Yeah. But first, I talked to the engineer. He said % there's a procedure for dealing with events of this nature. % <0:58> % The engineer pries the car off the tracks with a large bar, and the % Simpsons' car rolls down the hillside--as they scream. It lands on % all four wheels, and it's wrecked. % % Homer: [voice-over] Ugh. Okay. Now, am I the only one on fire? Good. % [He gets out, falls down, and rolls on the ground moaning] % Hot! Hot hot hot hot! [He gets up and pats out the fire] % Marge: [getting out of car; disgusted] This family has hit a new % low. We're on the run from the law, totally lost, no car, no % money, no clean clothes... and it's all YOUR [poking Homer in % the chest] fault. % Homer: I _love_ being married. % % Country theme music plays, as the Simpsons walk away from their car. The family all hang their heads as they walk up a path, finally coming upon a diner. ~~ Radio Announcer: This just in: authorities in Six Toe County are on the lookout for a family of fugitives. [Bart & Lisa gasp] They're charged with Gatorcide-- <0:03> % [shot of Homer, worried] and defrauding an Amtrak % snackbar... Ol' Velma shuts off the radio. Velma: Trouble with the law, huh? ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:04) 0:53 / 0:57 ! Now, a compressed ending after an expanded episode. Boy, these guys ! are geniuses. (They'd prefer "genii", probably) ==[ BABF15 ]============================== Last Tap Dance in Springfield === CUTS: 54 seconds GAINED: 67 seconds 21:16 / 22:23 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:54> (0:54) 0:23 / 1:17 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:02) 5:08 / 5:10 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 6:38 / 6:43 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:06) 8:16 / 8:22 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:00) 0:51 / 0:51 ==[ BABF18 ]============================ It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 71 seconds 21:14 / 22:25 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:04) 6:37 / 6:41 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 7:39 / 7:44 ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:04) 5:43 / 5:47 ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:03) 0:52 / 0:55 ==[ BABF19 ]======================================== Behind the Laughter === CUTS: 55 seconds GAINED: 73 seconds 21:11 / 22:24 No blackboard, no solo, original couch ~~~~~ OPENING <0:55> (0:55) 0:23 / 1:18 ~~~~~ ACT I <----> (0:06) 7:03 / 7:09 ~~~~~ ACT II <----> (0:05) 7:37 / 7:42 ! In the original airing, Moe's name was spelled "Syzlak." I don't ! know if it was corrected for later Fox airings or only for ! syndication, but the proper spelling (Szyslak) is in the synd ! version. [-mg] ~~~~~ ACT III <----> (0:04) 5:18 / 5:22 ! It's significant to note that "Northern Kentucky family" is the ! phrase used in syndication. That jibes with the premier version of ! Behind the Laughter. ~~~~~ ENDING <----> (0:03) 0:50 / 0:53 ==[ ---- ]===================================================================