"Thou Shalt Not"

Cut Scenes:

In a draft script (version unknown), the leap date is noted as February 3rd 1974 (not 2nd).

Tthe opening bat mitzvah ceremony is much longer and it includes singing from Karen (which Mrs Dalwitz compliments in the scene after the credits, which is also extended to include lots of chatter about the ceremony).

Al is dressed in 'formal attire' during the bat mitzvah party, and suggests to Sam he might have to perform a circumcision (which panics our hero), also referring to his moves on the dancefloor as "Jewish breakdancing".

There is a lengthy chat between Irene and Sam in the kitchen, introducing their friendship.

Al talks more about Ruthie and how she insisted they visit her mother for Passover and her sister's for Hanukkah.

It's specified that Heimlich was choking on a knish.

The scene with Bert romancing Irene has some extra beats in it - no new information but just slowing down the pace to show the seduction in more detail.

Finally, and quite unusually, after the leapout, Al is heard in voiceover saying "boy, am I in the mood for a corned beef sandwich".

Syndication Edits:

The Merits of Fidelity