TUGS - Munitions | 15 Minute & 20 Minute Cut Differences

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2 жыл бұрын

Happy 33rd anniversary to the first ever television broadcast of TUGS!
In November of 1988, Clearwater Features released two VHS tapes each containing two episodes of the series TUGS, which at the time was still in production. The episodes on these tapes featured a 20 minute runtime, which is what was originally intended for the series.
The following year, these episodes were put to air on television, starting with "Sunshine" on April 4th, 1989. However, the televised versions were aired with the runtime cut down from 20 minutes to 15. Continuity was lost, and the deleted footage for the remaining episodes not released in the year prior is still lost to this day.
The 15 minute versions of these four VHS released episodes have become incredibly hard to find, as they were never sold - and only aired once in the UK.
I had nothing to do a few days ago, and I suddenly remembered that a much higher quality rip of the 15 minute Munitions had been uploaded a few weeks ago by TigerV. I decided to throw together this quick video demonstrating what was altered or removed when the episode came to air, compared to its VHS counterpart.
I was heavily inspired by TheStarSwitcher to make this video! This was very fun to make. I hope you all enjoy this video too - you might even find some things you didn't know about!
TigerV's Munitions 15 - • Tugs: Munitions (Episo...
StarSwitcher's Sunshine video - • TUGS - Sunshine 20 Min...

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@ClipperMcflipper 2 жыл бұрын

4:44 Never gets old.

@ericremotesteam Жыл бұрын

I love how his monocle falls off there, that's such a great little subtle touch.🧐👌

@MarvelMTs Жыл бұрын

18:08 When a filming blooper becomes an in-universe occurrence; a self aware type of thing

@chesapeakedproductions3009 2 жыл бұрын

Before I watched your Tugs Iceberg Explained, I never realized that the first scenes of the Zed Stacks at the Munitions factory was stock footage from High Tide. I also noticed that the 15 minute cut is a lot more polished in terms of actual video quality than the 20 minute VHS copies. Obviously the 20 minute cuts of Munitions, Sunshine, Regatta and Pirate were released technically unfinished for television broadcasting, but even then

@paintinginmykitchen5152 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing both openings together is really jarring, because its all flooding back to me that the 20 minute version is how it's always played in my head, no doubt due to watching it over and over again on VHS as a kid, weird how it just triggers your brain like that!

@SudrianShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched the 20 cut too many times to count and have wondered what exactly was changed between the two. But I'll be honest, as much as I adore the full 20, I kind of prefer the 15's ending. It's a bit more accurate to the events of the episode while the 20 just seems odd, saying "Bluenose was right in his way", when throughout the series, and nowhere more than this episode, he is consistently in the wrong, idk feels weird. Many thanks for putting this together, and happy TUGS-iversary!

@flashstudiosguy Жыл бұрын

What he means is, Bluenose acted with the Navy's best interests in mind but he went about it the wrong way. As a result of the investigation into the fire, it would more then likely come to light he was responsible, both for starting it and as the Naval Supervisor, seeing as the others were Civilian Contractors resulting in him most likely being either demoted or discharged on psychological grounds

@gregkiteos1936 Жыл бұрын

Maybe someone on here could make a hybrid version of the episode, combining the best of both and maybe adding the music for the duration of the fire scene.

@backbonepictures78 10 ай бұрын

I agree with that statement completely

@mateoceballos3712 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the production team this would have been fun to work on

@gregkiteos1936 2 жыл бұрын

I like how Zorran tells Ten Cents to get out of danger. Like, yeah, we don't like the Stars and we'll resort to any means necessary to get one over on them, but we don't want to see one get blown up because of some arsehole's stupidity.

@samuelfarris1949 Жыл бұрын

It just occurred to me Bluenose's vocal performance was a take on Windsor Davies, who might be best known as being one of the main characters in the BBC sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', and who more-or-less solidified himself as THE actor for officer figures in what he did, where he delivered a sense of heart underneath an officious exterior. I kind of like therefore how TUGS' producers basically decided to play with that trope by showing Bluenose be not respectful towards others in satisfying his orders. Regards, Samuel Farris.

@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle 11 ай бұрын

That Music in the 15 Minute Cut though...

@WindowsXPMapping1 2 жыл бұрын

I like this, seeing the differences between the 20 and 15 cuts on my favourite episode of TUGS

@gregkiteos1936 2 жыл бұрын

Having Zorran's face paused for a minute while at the munitions factory was not the prettiest sight.

@TitanicTARDIS 2 жыл бұрын

The opening dialogue between Hercules and Bluenose is far better in the VHS version. It's much more of a burn

@flashstudiosguy Жыл бұрын

My grandfather had a Sergeant Major like Bluenose back when he did his National Service

@GabeVeasey Жыл бұрын

If only the other episodes had their 20 minute cuts released.

@nmuniz2 2 жыл бұрын

How did you get a high quality TV version of Munitions? Edit: I would also like to thank you for making me feel like the 20 minute cut is even more incomplete than it actually is.

@TheEdwardWarrior 2 жыл бұрын

TigerV uploaded the 15 min version that was on tv, but ThomasUK has uploaded the episodes in high quality/restored. With the 20s done as well.

@Toasted_Failure Жыл бұрын

I kinda liked the music that WA sonly present in the 50 minute cut it was much more suspenseful maybe a fan edit to include the music

@shirokumaotaku 2 жыл бұрын

I originally thought that Sean Barrett was talking to himself at the start but it turns out that He only voices Hercules & someone called Mike O'Malley voiced Bluenose

@coolvinner6882 2 жыл бұрын

great video edward numer w

@German19909 Ай бұрын

12:31 And Lying In Shallow Water Save Big Mickey From Both Power And Explosion

@harrisonallen651 2 жыл бұрын

Both ending messages are the same but one was rewritten

@filmsforallnations 11 ай бұрын

Why didn’t Big Mickey survive in the VHS version? Why was Patrick Allen’s narration about Big Mickey lying in shallow water removed? It was a consolation that Big Mickey survived the dramatic fire.

@s0ulsaturn 5 ай бұрын

it wasn't removed, the VHS came first. they made it clear Big Mickey survived in the broadcast cut because he appears alive and well in a episode aired after this one (High Tide)

@filmsforallnations 5 ай бұрын

The audience wouldn’t have any idea, which episodes were broadcasted of Tugs in chronological order, unless they had seen every single episodes on their original transmission dates 1988/1989.

@TheCreepersGood Жыл бұрын

Ironically, the 15 minute cut seems cleaner than the 20 minute tape.

@georgepom328 Жыл бұрын

My biggest criticism Zorran wasn't even mentioned in captain starr's closing narration. Zorran and OJ helped contribute to the disaster yet it implies only OJ and Ten Cents and Bluenose was at fault

@josephmarrison4606 Жыл бұрын

I don’t get why he mentioned anyone besides Bluenose as well, since it was just Bluenose who caused the disaster.

@Ink-454 5 ай бұрын

@@josephmarrison4606most likely plotlines that were removed, we don't know what OJ did but its probably about the buoys.

@jameslisterthemarthplayer8322 Ай бұрын

I am tempted make an edited video which mashes together both scenes from the 20 and 15 minute cuts from the episode to make it feel complete. But I’m not sure if it will happen.