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VHS tape with recordings of Mega Man cartoon when it was shown on Fox


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I got this VHS tape on eBay in 2001 or so. It contains eighteen episodes of the American Mega Man cartoon series, recorded when the series was shown on Fox in the '90s. It has rare commercials, bumpers, and the Fox Family version of the end credits.

About eight episodes (all from season one) were released officially on VHS by Sony. There was a period after the show's cancellation and before it was released on DVD where it was a little difficult to find other episodes. Unless you had a channel that was showing reruns, about the only way to watch the rest of the episodes was to find someone who recorded them when they were shown on TV. In 2001 or so, I came across a seller in Canada on eBay that was selling this tape. It was about $30 Canadian.

As these are the Fox Family versions of the episodes, it contains shorter versions of the opening and episodes. Usually in a scene where Mega Man gets hit, the few seconds of footage of him being hit would be cut. Very noticeable in the "Electric Nightmare" episode in the scene with Pharaoh Man, where the footage of Pharaoh Man shooting Mega Man was cut and Mega Man suddenly appears on the ground outside.

All but two episodes ("Campus Commandos" and "Bad Day at Peril Park") were available to watch on a Mega Man website called The Protoman Homepage in 2002 in both low quality and high quality (well, better quality anyway). And then, of course, season one was released on DVD in 2003 followed by season two in 2004 by ADV Films, then the series was released again on DVD in 2014 by Discotek Media (which I also have). The Sony Wonder VHS tapes are uncut, and have a commercial for the Mega Man toys that Bandai released. The DVD versions are also uncut.

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