How come some episodes on tape or DVD differ a bit from when they aired on TV?
Sometimes the reasons are obvious, and sometimes they’re not. For instance, in “Attack of the Prehistoric Pokemon”, when Meowth lit a match, the scene was cropped so all you could see was Meowth’s head. This was obviously done so little kids who were watching wouldn’t play with matches. The scene was set back to normal when the episode was released on tape. Another example is the photographer who traveled with Ash and company near the end of the first season. When aired on television, his name was Todd, but when the episodes were released on tape, his name was changed to Snap! To make things even more confusing, when he showed up again in the fourth season, his name was Todd again!
