 The HBO version still has one difference that does not appear on the new  Disney/HIT dvd, or any other video release. After the scene in the very  beginning When Emmet and his mother sing "Hole in the Washtub", the picture  fades out and we see an over head shot that zooms onto Emmets house and he  comes out of the back door (music plays in the background for this whole  scene). The HBO version of this scene is exactly the same except we have some  added narration (that plays on top of the music) from Kermit the Frog. The  narration is as follows: 