Itunes 9 erased my video playlists for my ipod video

I have a 5th gen 80gb video ipod. This weekend I upgraded to itunes 9 and it droppped all my video playlists, new and old. I tried changing the live update, reset my ipod, repaired the scan and fix issue, etc. The videos are still on the ipod and the playlists are still in itunes; but no video playlists are on the ipod. Any suggestions? Can/Should I revert to itunes 8, has anyone tried this successfully?

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