TV Show plays half, then returns to main menu

We synched Married...With Children and Cheers (Season 4) with no problems, but we are having issues with Cheers, Season 3. When I watch an episode I get to the 10 - 12 minute mark and the episode stops playing and the iPod returns to the main menu. The episode plays fine in iTunes, so I think it should play fine on the iPod. Why is it different? How do I fix it?
We are running Windows Vista and iTunes 7. It is an iPod Classic (160GB), software version 1.1.2 PC.

Try restoring your iPod.
For more details, read here: How to restore your iPod
Also, what firmware version is your iPod running on? See your iPod's info in iTunes, or go to "Settings > About" on your iPod to learn what version it's running on. (it would be either 1.2 or 1.2.1)
If you currently aren't upgraded to 1.2.1 (which is the latest), give it a try, and see if anything happens to change or work for you.
-Kylene

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