Syndication and DVD Release
At the height of the O. J. Simpson trial, the show made its way to syndicated reruns. The complete series was released on DVD on January 24, 2006.
The original HBO versions ran for 30 minutes, while the edited-for-syndication versions ran for 22 minutes, and had some dialog and scenes edited for content, as well as the addition of a laugh-track. The majority of episodes on the "Complete Collection" DVD are the syndicated versions.
The original opening credits showed former professional football player Fran Tarkenton introducing the players and the plot points at the beginning of each episode. Completely different closing credits were originally used, too. They showed credits rolling over scenes from the episode. In syndication, these were replaced with later opening credits, featuring Miracle Miles Coolidge, (even though he did not join the cast until the last season), and a generic "Copyright 1991" disclaimer on a blue background respectively.
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