Have you ever found out that something you watched when you were younger was edited in later releases?

While watching "Bird Bird in China", a movie from my childhood, I noticed that the version uploaded had awkwardly edited out any mention of Big Bird looking for someone who speaks 'American'. Apparently it was removed for the DVD release, but I can't find any reason why. The joke is his own ignorance about English not being called 'American'--I can't really see why they'd feel the need to censor it.

https://files.catbox.moe/43pzvd.mp4