Foreign Versions
When the series was broadcast in French, the theme song gave Heathcliff and Riff-Raff equal treatment, highlighting the differences between them: Heathcliff the domesticated animal, Riff-Raff the alley cat, but both equally cunning and troublesome in their own ways — whereas the American version placed especial emphasis on Heathcliff.
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