ðə fˈɜːst sˈiːzən ˈɛɹd ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ðɐn ˈɛlswɛɹ, ðˈʌs ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ɹˈɪʃɚ tˌiːpˌiːˈiː, ðə dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ ðæt hæd sˈoʊld ðə sˈɪɹiz tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˈɑːɹkɪt, hædtə mˌeɪk ɐ dᵻsˈɪʒən ɐbˌaʊt faɪnˈænsɪŋ ɐ nˈuː sˈiːzən.
The first season aired earlier in the United States than elsewhere, thus in early 1993, Rysher TPE, the distributor that had sold the series to the American market, had to make a decision about financing a new season.