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My girlfriend had the Biggest Ever My Little Pony Video when she was little (this one: http://mylittlewiki.org/w/images/a/ae/Mlp-vhs-biggest.jpg) and it had uncut versions of both Rescue from Midnight Castle and Escape from Catrina. I can't find out when that video was released, but she bought it in 1997.
there's just the unedited aired television special which was never seen on VHS called RaMC, and the edited version that later aired and was eventually put on DVD called RfMC. After it
In 2003, almost two decades after the original airing of My Little Pony, Disney started airing edited versions of the original series: this particular entry was edited and aired as Rescue from Midnight Castle. According to http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony_Special, "a scene including the 'Little Piece of Rainbow' song had been edited out."
Quote from: joeybuddy96 on November 26, 2018, 04:04:16 PMthere's just the unedited aired television special which was never seen on VHS called RaMC, and the edited version that later aired and was eventually put on DVD called RfMC. After it .....what? No, I'm pretty sure all TV versions of the original special were edited.. Not sure what you're trying to do tbh but FWIW here's what I have written down for the specials:Spoiler1ST SPECIAL ("Rescue at Midnight Castle"):Original title screen in the uncut, unedited special: My Little PonyOriginal US VHS box: My Little Pony (box + animation)Original UK VHS: My Little Pony in Dreamland (box), My Little Pony (animation - same as US version)Re-release US VHS box: Firefly's Adventure (box), My Little Pony (animation, AFAIK)Original TV airing of the edited-for-time version: Rescue from Midnight Castle (title card for part 1), Escape from Midnight Castle (title card for part 2)Original US DVD boxset (the one with G2 ponies on the cover): Escape from Midnight Castle, Rescue at Midnight Castle (back cover of box - yes, it used both titles), Escape from Midnight Castle (episode title cards)Shout Factory DVD boxset: Rescue from Midnight Castle (inside of DVD box), Rescue at Midnight Castle (episode title cards)Original Australian DVD boxset: Rescue at Midnight Castle (title card for part 1), Escape from Midnight Castle (title card for part 2) (Apparently? I haven't seen this for myself so this is second-hand info; would be nice to get confirmation on this)Australian compilation DVD (w/ "The Prince and the Ponies" and "Escape from Katrina"; has G2 Ivy on the cover): Rescue from Midnight Castle (cover) (Not sure what title card this uses)So there are at *least* two different versions of the edited-for-time version. The current Shout Factory release has the title cards written in a different font to every other episodes' title cards, whereas the original DVD release has it in the same font. (This is the version you can generally find on the internet, I believe)Note that the Shout Factory version of the edited-for-time cut is exactly the same as any other version except for the title cards, so yes, the opening/ending credits and "A Little Piece of Rainbow" song are still cut.----------------------------------------------------2ND SPECIAL ("Escape from Catrina"):Original title screen in the uncut, unedited special: Escape from CatrinaOriginal UK VHS box: Escape from CatrinaOriginal US VHS box: Escape from CatrinaOriginal TV airing of the edited-for-time version: Escape from Katrina (title card - yes, they went to all the trouble of re-editing the title card just to change one letter..)Original US DVD boxset: Escape from Katrina (cover + animation)Australian DVDs: Escape from KatrinaShout Factory DVD boxset: Escape from Catrina (cover + animation)So basically, for the Shout Factory release, they went in and changed the title card for part 1 back to the original version, and made a new title card for part 2. (Unlike with "Rescue at Midnight Castle", the font for Catrina's new title cards is the same as every other episode. Just as a note.)Again, the Shout Factory release is still missing the ending credits and Catrina and Rep's song; the only difference is the title card.There are uncut versions of the specials floating around out there... your best bet really is to find a decent VHS and copy it onto a DVD like I have, lol. semi-related - anyone know when "Hurry" got edited? Was it edited after the first airing or when the show came to the Disney Channel? I've heard both so idk. It's hard to find anything about that one...
Hasbro reacquired the entire Sunbow library, including the G1 specials, MLP & Friends, and MLP Tales, in 2008. There is 0% chance they will sell off any of the rights. (However that doesn't mean a complete version couldn't be snuck onto KissCartoon or other sites of questionable legality, if someone were able to make a clean rip from a VHS.)My guess is Hasbro does have the full copy of the specials somewhere, but are not versed enough in pony lore to actually know that the syndicated versions are missing footage.
Kim Shriner used to sell VHS (copied from her home recordings) of the old MLP & Friends series. I imagine the animation for "Hurry" was on them since, from what I remember, her site was the source of the Hurry audio. (She used to have a 'song of the week' feature, which was quite a novelty at the time because Youtube etc didn't exist.)So if anyone knows someone who bought the MLP & Friends copies from Kim . . .
QuoteKim Shriner used to sell VHS (copied from her home recordings) of the old MLP & Friends series. I imagine the animation for "Hurry" was on them since, from what I remember, her site was the source of the Hurry audio. (She used to have a 'song of the week' feature, which was quite a novelty at the time because Youtube etc didn't exist.)So if anyone knows someone who bought the MLP & Friends copies from Kim . . .:O Anyone with that specific tape could probably sell it for upwards of $100, at least.