In August 2020, the entire series was temporarily pulled from global broadcast and streaming due to a rights dispute between Televisa and Grupo Chespirito . This sparked a massive surge in people searching for "archived" full episodes on platforms like the Internet Archive and YouTube . The Legend of the "Creepy" Episodes

: For those with cable or digital antennas in the United States, full episodes are broadcast regularly on Galavisión Roku and DIRECTV : Users with a Roku device can access the show via the Roku Channel, while DIRECTV STREAM also carries the series. Internet Archive Digital Archives and Video Services

The search for often leads fans to unofficial "archive" channels on YouTube. These channels are a double-edged sword.

: Dedicated fan communities actively track "lost" or partially found episodes. For instance, a long-lost 1978 episode, "Las trampas de la Chilindrina," was only partially recovered in 2023 via a vintage VHS recording from Peru. Why the Archive Matters: A Microcosm of Society