 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; subsequently, 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.