In the original LD release, many early scenes were cut out:
- 1. Mendou's wedding invitation scene, which lied between the prologue and the opening credits.
- 2. Ataru rides Elle spaceship's escalator up to the Captain, Lum tries to zap him, but he's protected by a shield.
- 3. The first time Ataru runs down the Elle spaceship's escalator to get away from Babara.
- 5. Lum's brief conversation with Ataru as he rides the escalator back down to the clock tower.
- 6. Lum moping through town and eventually encountering Benten.
- 7. Benten's intergalactic phone call at the beef-bowl shop and the arrival of Rei.
