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Sorry to be that guy but if the tapes were never preserved it's probably because nobody cared...
It was a cost-cutting measure to save money on tapes by reusing the old ones.
People absolutely do care. These lost media include the origins of shows that are still relevant today. But backups weren't exactly treated with much care until relatively recently.
I highly doubt it would have cost much to preserve a few of the original tapes.
Yeah that's kinda my point
You got that right.