OVERALL: Draw

Between the R0 SE ("16 Ton Megaset"), for containing the entire series plus two additional bonus discs, as well as some minor extras spread over the other 14 discs, and the R2 "Complete Box Set", for featuring uncut episodes 31, 33 and 38 (apart from one sketch), and an eighth bonus disc filled with extras different from those found on the R0.

CUTS:

• R0 America - The Complete Series- A&E - numerous audio/video edits, including:
  

  Episode 19: "It's a Living" - word substitution during the animated Prince and the Black Spot segment: "cancer" is replaced with "gangrene".
  Episode 24: missing "Satan Animation"
  Episode 31: "The All-England Summarise Proust Competition" - removal of the word 'masturbation' in the Summarizing Proust sketch.
  Episode 31: "The All-England Summarise Proust Competition" - removal of the line "what a silly bunt" during the Travel Agent sketch.
  Episode 33: "Salad Days" - missing dialogue in the Biggles Dictates a Letter sketch: "I'm not a Spanish person. You must call me-".
  Episode 38: missing "Party political choreographer" sketch.
  Episode 38: "A Book at Bedtime" - removal of several minutes' footage at the end of the episode.

• R0 Special Edition America - The Complete Series- A&E - numerous audio/video edits, as detailed above.
• R2 Europe - Season 1- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts.
• R2 Europe - Season 2- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - Yes:
  Episode 19: "It's a Living" - word substitution during the animated Prince and the Black Spot segment: "cancer" is replaced with "gangrene".
  Episode 24: missing "Satan Animation"
• R2 Europe - Season 3- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - Episode 38: missing "Party political choreographer" sketch. Otherwise, no cuts in episodes 31, 33 and 38.
• R2 Europe - Season 4- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts
• R2 Spain- Manga Films - Yes, as per US release.
• R2 United Kingdom - The Complete Box Set- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - audio/video edits including:
  Episode 19: "It's a Living" - word substitution during the animated Prince and the Black Spot segment: "cancer" is replaced with "gangrene".
  Episode 24: missing "Satan Animation".
  Episode 38: missing "Party political choreographer" sketch.

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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 23/08/02
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Bouche on 10/02/09

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