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I'm in the same boat with "Gary Seven" on this one.Doris2k said:As someone who hasn't actually seen the original broadcast tape, but has no reason whatsoever to distrust the person who has seen it, and as someone who has heard your recollection of seeing something different on the same broadcast, and has no reason whatsoever to distrust you, I'm glad I'm not an attorney. This would be a difficult case.
Are you saying the "homo" word survived through the summer reruns as well? That's even harder to imagine. Then again, I'm not sure why I even care. Maybe I need to get out more.
Before seeing the episode on the Shout set, when I was reading this forum's discussions about it, seeing/hearing the quote with "gay" in place of "homo" grated, in exactly the same way that other edits do.
It's well true that memory can be faulty.
But I am 100% certain (FWIW) that I had never seen the "gay" version until the Shout, and have always enjoyed the joke as people described it here, that Herb is trying to be sensitive and supportive to his best friend, and that's what he comes up with. Great stuff.
I'm 48, watched the show in its original run in Detroit, and have been chasing it ever since (as we all have).
I'm with Doris2k too -- this is a mystery, as much as the freaky alternate ending for the "Contest".
At least we can all sound off to this support group, rather than just sit at home muttering at the TV when we notice these things.