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Willie singing Elton John NOT on DVD or streaming?


One of the best moments of ALF, the ending of season 1 episode 8 was Willie singing Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting but it's not on DVD or streaming. WTF??? Luckily it's on Youtube.

https://youtu.be/oeczpCgZz40

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they didn't want to pay for the song to Elton, so they cut it.

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The original Lion's Gate DVD release was the syndicated (rebroadcast) version of the show, where they trim scenes to make time for more adverti$ing. For the nearly 20 years since they were released I've been steaming over this. I'm happy to report, however, that Shout Factory has just released the full, intact, original broadcast version, along with the post-series movie Project: ALF, the animated series, ALF Tales, a retrospective with creators Paul Fusco and Tom Patchett, as well as audio commentary on select episodes. THIS is what should have been released all those years ago instead of that half-assed Lion's Gate version. While I'm not happy to have been bamboozled into buying this twice, I am very happy to finally have the full versions on DVD after all these years (I had copies on VHS but those are a pain in the ass). Better late than never.

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The German 2009 dvd release featured all scenes except for the Chipmunks song in thr season 1 episode when Alf meets Jodie, the blind gal. It also features a slightly cut version of the season 2 episode Gilligan's Island. Does the new US release have the same issues?

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