"...I'm kind of missing episodes 9-22..."
I'm guessing here, but those very early episodes are probably too painful for the lads to let back out of the barn, so to speak...
See... by their own estimations, they were winging it right at first, and the production value rose so high and so fast right after that, it's probably painful to re-experience the earlies, much less share 'em.
For lack of a more apt metaphor: Imagine showing your college love-interest your primary-school Band Camp photo's... Priceless, true... but mortifying as well. See also: Any poetry written in Junior High ; Any "demo" ever made using a BoomBox, a condenser mic and a garage band. 
These are not the statements of an official spokesperson...
These are just Tutone's TuCents.
Tutone,
a Wookiee