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Thread for my fellow Partridge / TV comedy nerds. So, browsing eBay the other day, I caught the lesser-spotted original UK DVD release of I'm Alan Partridge Series 1 going for next to nowt. It was released in October 2001, however the BBC withdrew it from sale in early 2002...
The Joni Mitchell song "Big Yellow Taxi" - infamously critiqued by Alan at the very beginning of the series - hadn't been cleared for use, so it was duly silenced for the 2002 re-release. But THAT'S NOT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE...
Not having read or heard of any other cuts or music subsitutions, I expected the rest to be identical on both DVD versions. And they are... except at the very end. (Brace yourselves, we're heading into the realms of anal retentiveness.)
THE ENDCAPS DON'T MATCH 
Why don't they match?
In the words of Alan, "What the hell's going on?" 
One other thing I did notice whilst checking the endcaps - so don't worry, it wasn't A COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME - was the difference in colour between the two releases, probably most noticeable in this clip. The 2001 release generally looks warmer, to my eyes anyway.
But I'm straying from the point. Here we go, To Kill A Mocking Alan, same again. Surely someone out there can solve this strange mystery?
Anyway, whilst you're here, here's the main DVD menu of the original release. Clearly not a patch on choosing YES for Bangkok Chick Boys and having the available navigation options circle Alan's gyrating body. (Tenner says that's the first time anyone's ever tweeted that.)
Really makes you appreciate the effort that was put into the subsequent DVD release.
Anyway, that's it, but here's the endcap of Towering Alan for completeness. They're ALMOST identical, but not quite. AAAAAAAAAAH. If you enjoyed this thread, please consider psychiatric help.
