As the show entered its initial run in syndication, several episodes were 'time compressed' to allow for more commercial room than the initial Fox airings; later, the show was trimmed even more when aired on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s to the present. The most visibly edited shows are the 'music video' eps; the exceedingly popular video for They Might Be Giants' "Istanbul" lost much of its content over the years.