but these two Crocodile Dundee scenes are just dumb gags that contribute nothing.

Yeah. I don’t disagree with folks who say “give us both and let us pick”, but as a consumer, I would probably just feel like my time was wasted with this one, after given the choice.

It’s just not a big loss to rip it out. To me, it’s not even worth the minutes I would spend deciding which version to watch. Lol.