diff --git a/static/js/embed/pandora.js b/static/js/embed/pandora.js
index 77f8e2e5..b1a19d11 100755
--- a/static/js/embed/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/embed/pandora.js
@@ -103,15 +103,17 @@ Ox.load('UI', {
         options.censored = canPlayVideo ? []
             : canPlayClips ? (
                 options.subtitles.length
-                    ? Ox.merge(
-                        options.subtitles.map(function(subtitle, i) {
-                            return {
-                                'in': i == 0 ? 0 : options.subtitles[i - 1].out,
-                                out: subtitle['in']
-                            };
-                        }),
+                    ? options.subtitles.map(function(subtitle, i) {
+                        return {
+                            'in': i == 0 ? 0 : options.subtitles[i - 1].out,
+                            out: subtitle['in']
+                        };
+                    }).concat(
                         [{'in': Ox.last(options.subtitles).out, out: data.duration}]
-                    )
+                    ).filter(function(censored) {
+                        // don't include gaps shorter than one second
+                        return censored.out - censored['in'] >= 1;
+                    })
                     : Ox.range(0, data.duration - 5, 60).map(function(position) {
                         return {
                             'in': position + 5,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index b4bdf6dc..c84ebb91 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ appPanel
     function loadBrowserMessage() {
 
         var isMSIE = $.browser.msie,
-            browsers = Ox.merge(
+            browsers = [].concat(
                 isMSIE ? [{name: 'Chrome Frame', url: 'http://google.com/chromeframe/'}] : [],
                 [
                     {name: 'Chrome', url: 'http://google.com/chrome/'},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index 39e7898d..36c2bee0 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             // ...
         } else if (['timeline', 'player', 'editor'].indexOf(state.view) > -1) {
             var videoPoints = pandora.user.ui.videoPoints[state.item] || {};
-            state.span = videoPoints.annotation || Ox.merge(
+            state.span = videoPoints.annotation || [].concat(
                 videoPoints.position
                     ? videoPoints.position
                     : [],
@@ -173,19 +173,17 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             findKeys, sortKeys = {}, spanType = {}, views = {};
 
         views[itemsSection] = {
-            list: Ox.merge(
-                // listView is the default view
-                [pandora.user.ui.listView],
+            // listView is the default view
+            list: [pandora.user.ui.listView].concat(
                 pandora.site.listViews.filter(function(view) {
                     return view.id == pandora.user.ui.listView
                 }).map(function(view) {
                     return view.id;
                 })
             ),
-            item: Ox.merge(
-                // itemView is the default view,
-                // videoView is the default view if there is a duration
-                [pandora.user.ui.itemView, pandora.user.ui.videoView],
+            // itemView is the default view,
+            // videoView is the default view if there is a duration
+            item: [pandora.user.ui.itemView, pandora.user.ui.videoView].concat(
                 pandora.site.itemViews.filter(function(view) {
                     return [
                         pandora.user.ui.itemView, pandora.user.ui.videoView
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
 
         sortKeys[itemsSection] = {list: {}, item: {}};
         views[itemsSection].list.forEach(function(view) {
-            sortKeys[itemsSection].list[view] = Ox.merge(
+            sortKeys[itemsSection].list[view] = [].concat(
                 // listSort[0].key is the default sort key
                 Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.sortKeys, pandora.user.ui.listSort[0].key)
                     || pandora.isClipView(view)
@@ -214,9 +212,13 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
         });
         views[itemsSection].item.forEach(function(view) {
             if (pandora.isClipView(view, true)) {
-                sortKeys[itemsSection].item[view] = Ox.merge(
-                    // itemSort[0].key is the default sort key
-                    [Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.clipKeys, pandora.user.ui.itemSort[0].key)],
+                // itemSort[0].key is the default sort key
+                sortKeys[itemsSection].item[view] = [
+                    Ox.getObjectById(
+                        pandora.site.clipKeys,
+                        pandora.user.ui.itemSort[0].key
+                    )
+                ].concat(
                     pandora.site.clipKeys.filter(function(key) {
                         return key.id == pandora.user.ui.itemSort[0].key;
                     })
@@ -238,13 +240,13 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             }
         };
 
-        findKeys = Ox.merge([{id: 'list', type: 'string'}], pandora.site.itemKeys);
+        findKeys = [{id: 'list', type: 'string'}].concat(pandora.site.itemKeys);
 
         self.URL = Ox.URL({
             findKeys: findKeys,
             getItem: pandora.getItemByIdOrTitle,
             getSpan: pandora.getMetadataByIdOrName,
-            pages: Ox.merge(
+            pages: [].concat(
                 ['home', 'software', 'api', 'help', 'tv'],
                 pandora.site.sitePages.map(function(page) {
                     return page.id;
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/account.js b/static/js/pandora/account.js
index 21faf4d8..bd8dfcf1 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/account.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/account.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pandora.ui.accountDialogOptions = function(action, value) {
     }
 
     return {
-        buttons: Ox.merge(
+        buttons: [].concat(
             buttons[action].map(function(type) {
                 return button(type);
             }),
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/annotationDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/annotationDialog.js
index 0ceac691..42139c09 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/annotationDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/annotationDialog.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 pandora.ui.annotationDialog = function(layer) {
     var isEditor = pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'editor',
         $dialog = Ox.Dialog({
-            buttons: Ox.merge(
+            buttons: [].concat(
                 isEditor ? [
                     Ox.Button({title: 'Sign Up...'}).bindEvent({
                         click: function() {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/browser.js b/static/js/pandora/browser.js
index 0b016000..a20cee3a 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/browser.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/browser.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pandora.ui.browser = function() {
                         info = (
                             /^color/.test(format.type.toLowerCase()) ? Ox.Theme : Ox
                         )['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)].apply(
-                            this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || [])
+                            this, [data[sortKey]].concat(format.args || [])
                         );
                     } else {
                         info = data[sortKey];
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/clipList.js b/static/js/pandora/clipList.js
index 4007758f..dde43b3a 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/clipList.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/clipList.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pandora.ui.clipList = function(videoRatio) {
                         info = (
                             /^color/.test(format.type.toLowerCase()) ? Ox.Theme : Ox
                         )['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)].apply(
-                            this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || [])
+                            this, [data[sortKey]].concat(format.args || [])
                         );
                     } else {
                         info = data[sortKey];
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ pandora.ui.clipList = function(videoRatio) {
                     query: query
                 }, data), callback);
             },
-            keys: Ox.merge(
-                ['annotations', 'id', 'in', 'out'],
+            keys = ['annotations', 'id', 'in', 'out'].concat(
                 !ui.item ? ['videoRatio'] : []
             ),
             max: 1,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js b/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
index 3b7fd385..0522b6d2 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ pandora.ui.filterForm = function(list) {
     }, function(result) {
         that.append(
             that.$filter = Ox.Filter({
-                findKeys: Ox.merge(pandora.site.itemKeys.map(function(itemKey) {
+                findKeys: pandora.site.itemKeys.map(function(itemKey) {
                     var key = Ox.clone(itemKey);
                     key.type = key.type == 'layer'
                         ? Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.layers, key.id).type
                         : key.type;
                     return key;
-                }), {
+                }).concat([{
                     id: 'list',
                     title: 'List',
                     type: 'list',
                     values: result.data.items.map(function(item) {
                         return item.id;
                     })
-                }),
+                }]),
                 list: list ? null : {
                     sort: pandora.user.ui.listSort,
                     view: pandora.user.ui.listView
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/findElement.js b/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
index a902d221..8dee9c27 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
         findKey = pandora.user.ui._findState.key,
         findValue = pandora.user.ui._findState.value,
         hasPressedClear = false,
-        previousFindKey = findKey;
-    var that = Ox.FormElementGroup({
-            elements: Ox.merge(pandora.user.ui._list ? [
+        previousFindKey = findKey,
+        that = Ox.FormElementGroup({
+            elements: [].concat(pandora.user.ui._list ? [
                     pandora.$ui.findListSelect = Ox.Select({
                             items: [
                                 {id: 'all', title: 'Find: All ' + pandora.site.itemName.plural},
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
                 ] : [], [
                     pandora.$ui.findSelect = Ox.Select({
                             id: 'select',
-                            items: Ox.merge(
+                            items: [].concat(
                                 pandora.site.findKeys.filter(function(key, i) {
                                     return !key.capability
                                         || pandora.site.capabilities[key.capability][pandora.user.level];
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
                             var findInList = pandora.user.ui._list
                                     && pandora.$ui.findListSelect.value() == 'list',
                                 key = pandora.$ui.findSelect.value(),
-                                conditions = Ox.merge(
+                                conditions = [].concat(
                                     findInList ? [{
                                         key: 'list',
                                         value: pandora.user.ui._list,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/homePage.js b/static/js/pandora/homePage.js
index b74146a7..92ffa753 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/homePage.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/homePage.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pandora.ui.homePage = function() {
         // fixme: duplicated
         $select = Ox.Select({
             id: 'select',
-            items: Ox.merge(pandora.site.findKeys.map(function(key) {
+            items: [].concat(pandora.site.findKeys.map(function(key) {
                 return {
                     id: key.id,
                     title: 'Find: ' + key.title
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/infoView.0xdb.js b/static/js/pandora/infoView.0xdb.js
index e6c2b8d3..a0d2abad 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/infoView.0xdb.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/infoView.0xdb.js
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ pandora.ui.infoView = function(data) {
     }
 
     function renderCapabilities(rightsLevel) {
-        var capabilities = Ox.merge(
+        var capabilities = [].concat(
                 canEdit ? [{name: 'canSeeItem', symbol: 'Find'}] : [],
                 [
                     {name: 'canPlayClips', symbol: 'PlayInToOut'},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/infoView.js b/static/js/pandora/infoView.js
index 9024ccec..ef2932d7 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/infoView.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/infoView.js
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ pandora.ui.infoView = function(data) {
     }
 
     function renderCapabilities(rightsLevel) {
-        var capabilities = Ox.merge(
+        var capabilities = [].concat(
                 canEdit ? [{name: 'canSeeItem', symbol: 'Find'}] : [],
                 [
                     {name: 'canPlayClips', symbol: 'PlayInToOut'},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/infoView.padma.js b/static/js/pandora/infoView.padma.js
index 9024ccec..ef2932d7 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/infoView.padma.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/infoView.padma.js
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ pandora.ui.infoView = function(data) {
     }
 
     function renderCapabilities(rightsLevel) {
-        var capabilities = Ox.merge(
+        var capabilities = [].concat(
                 canEdit ? [{name: 'canSeeItem', symbol: 'Find'}] : [],
                 [
                     {name: 'canPlayClips', symbol: 'PlayInToOut'},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/list.js b/static/js/pandora/list.js
index 2aeb9f5d..2b4234f9 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/list.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/list.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
 
     if (view == 'list') {
         that = Ox.TextList({
-            columns: Ox.merge([{
+            columns: [].concat([{
                 align: 'center',
                 defaultWidth: 16,
                 format: function(value, data) {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                         info = (
                             /^color/.test(format.type.toLowerCase()) ? Ox.Theme : Ox
                         )['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)].apply(
-                            this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || [])
+                            this, [data[sortKey]].concat(format.args || [])
                         );
                     } else {
                         info = data[sortKey];
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                         info = (
                             /^color/.test(format.type.toLowerCase()) ? Ox.Theme : Ox
                         )['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)].apply(
-                            this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || [])
+                            this, [data[sortKey]].concat(format.args || [])
                         );
                     } else {
                         info = data[sortKey];
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                         info = (
                             /^color/.test(format.type.toLowerCase()) ? Ox.Theme : Ox
                         )['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)].apply(
-                            this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || [])
+                            this, [data[sortKey]].concat(format.args || [])
                         );
                     } else {
                         info = data[sortKey];
@@ -525,15 +525,15 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                         };
                     } else {
                         query = {
-                            conditions: Ox.merge([
-                                pandora.user.ui.find
-                            ], data.rest.map(function(id) {
-                                return {
-                                    key: 'id',
-                                    value: id,
-                                    operator: '!='
-                                };
-                            })),
+                            conditions: [pandora.user.ui.find].concat(
+                                data.rest.map(function(id) {
+                                    return {
+                                        key: 'id',
+                                        value: id,
+                                        operator: '!='
+                                    };
+                                })
+                            ),
                             operator: '&'
                         };
                     }
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
index b0e5ae67..7c2fb099 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pandora.ui.listDialog = function(section) {
     section = section || 'general';
     var width = getWidth(section);
     var listData = pandora.getListData(),
-        tabs = Ox.merge([
+        tabs = [].concat([
             {id: 'general', title: 'General'},
             {id: 'icon', title: 'Icon'}
         ], listData.type == 'smart'
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ pandora.ui.listIconPanel = function(listData) {
             items: function(data, callback) {
                 pandora.api.find(Ox.extend(data, {
                     query: {
-                        conditions: Ox.merge(
-                            [{key: 'list', value: listData.id, operator: '=='}],
+                        conditions: [{key: 'list', value: listData.id, operator: '=='}].concat(
                             value !== '' ? [{key: key, value: value, operator: '='}] : []
                         ),
                         operator: '&'
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
index 4414570d..5a37a733 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pandora.ui.logsDialog = function() {
 
     function updateList(key, value) {
         var query = {
-                conditions: Ox.merge(
+                conditions: [].concat(
                     key != 'url' ? [{key: 'user', value: value, operator: '='}] : [],
                     key != 'user' ? [{key: 'url', value: value, operator: '='}] : []
                 ),
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/menu.js b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
index de8bca6e..c4cd3a27 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/menu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                 })
             ],
             id: 'mainMenu',
-            menus: Ox.merge(
+            menus: [].concat(
                 [
-                    { id: pandora.site.site.id + 'Menu', title: pandora.site.site.name, items: Ox.merge(
+                    { id: pandora.site.site.id + 'Menu', title: pandora.site.site.name, items: [].concat(
                         [
                             { id: 'home', title: 'Home' },
                             {}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                                 }, view);
                             }) },
                         ]},
-                        { id: 'icons', title: 'Icons', items: Ox.merge([
+                        { id: 'icons', title: 'Icons', items: [].concat([
                                 { group: 'viewicons', min: 1, max: 1, items: ['posters', 'frames'].map(function(icons) {
                                     return {id: icons, title: Ox.toTitleCase(icons), checked: ui.icons == icons};
                                 }) }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                 }
             },
             click: function(data) {
-                if (Ox.merge(
+                if ([].concat(
                     ['home', 'software'],
                     pandora.site.sitePages.map(function(page) {
                         return page.id;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
     }
 
     function getListMenu(lists) {
-        return { id: 'listMenu', title: 'List', items: Ox.merge(
+        return { id: 'listMenu', title: 'List', items: [].concat(
             { id: 'allitems', title: 'All ' + pandora.site.itemName.plural, checked: !ui.item && !ui._list, keyboard: 'shift control w' },
             ['personal', 'favorite', 'featured'].map(function(folder) {
                 return {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
             }) : [];
         return { id: 'sortMenu', title: 'Sort', items: [
             { id: 'sortitems', title: 'Sort ' + (isClipView || ui.item ? 'Clips' : pandora.site.itemName.plural) + ' by', items: [
-                { group: 'listsort', min: 1, max: 1, items: Ox.merge(
+                { group: 'listsort', min: 1, max: 1, items: [].concat(
                     items,
                     pandora.site.sortKeys.filter(function(key) {
                         return Ox.getIndexById(items, key.id) == -1 && (
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/siteDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/siteDialog.js
index aed72ae9..cbf02c7e 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/siteDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/siteDialog.js
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ pandora.ui.siteDialog = function(section) {
     var dialogHeight = Math.round((window.innerHeight - 48) * 0.75),
         dialogWidth = Math.round(window.innerWidth * 0.75),
         isEditable = pandora.site.capabilities.canEditSitePages[pandora.user.level],
-        tabs = Ox.merge(
-            Ox.clone(pandora.site.sitePages, true),
-            [{id: 'software', title: 'Software'}]
-        );
+        tabs = pandora.site.sitePages.concat([{id: 'software', title: 'Software'}]);
     Ox.getObjectById(tabs, section).selected = true;
     var $tabPanel = Ox.TabPanel({
             content: function(id) {
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ pandora.ui.siteDialog = function(section) {
                                 .css({width: '128px', height: '128px', marginBottom: '8px'})
                                 .appendTo($right);
                             risk = ['Unknown', 'Severe', 'High', 'Significant', 'General', 'Low'];
-                            Ox.merge(
+                            [].concat(
                                 ['Unknown'],
                                 pandora.site.rightsLevels.map(function(rightsLevel) {
                                     return rightsLevel.name;
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/sortMenu.js b/static/js/pandora/sortMenu.js
index 906d895c..c95c4a65 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/sortMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/sortMenu.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pandora.ui.sortMenu = function() {
     // FIXME: unused
 
     var that = Ox.MenuButton({
-            items: Ox.merge(
+            items: [].concat(
                 pandora.site.clipKeys.map(function(key) {
                     return Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
                         checked: key.id == pandora.user.ui.itemSort[0].key,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
index d29ac8d0..a1c5dfbf 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pandora.ui.sortSelect = function(isNavigationView) {
         sortKey = !pandora.user.ui.item ? 'listSort' : 'itemSort',
         that;
     if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
-        items = Ox.merge(
+        items = [].concat(
             items,
             pandora.site.sortKeys.filter(function(key) {
                 return Ox.getIndexById(items, key.id) == -1 && (
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js
index 2b1e4bb3..aefecf53 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pandora.ui.statisticsDialog = function() {
         },
         dialogHeight = Math.round((window.innerHeight - 48) * 0.9),
         dialogWidth = Math.round(window.innerWidth * 0.9),
-        names = Ox.merge(Object.keys(colors.system), Object.keys(colors.browser)),
+        names = Object.keys(colors.system).concat(Object.keys(colors.browser)),
         tabs = [
             {id: 'seen', title: 'First Seen & Last Seen', selected: true},
             {id: 'locations', title: 'Locations'},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
index 907c79e1..96380448 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
             'Android', 'BSD', 'iOS', 'Linux',
             'Mac OS X', 'Unix', 'Windows'
         ],
-        userLevels = Ox.merge(
-            pandora.site.userLevels.map(function(userLevel) {
-                return Ox.toTitleCase(userLevel);
-            }),
-            ['Robot']
-        ),
+        userLevels = pandora.site.userLevels.map(function(userLevel) {
+            return Ox.toTitleCase(userLevel);
+        }).concat(['Robot']),
 
         $reloadButton = Ox.Button({
                 title: 'redo',
@@ -968,11 +965,11 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
             value = $findInput.value(),
             query = {
                 conditions: value
-                    ? Ox.merge(
+                    ? [].concat(
                         key != 'email' ? [{key: 'username', value: value, operator: '='}] : [],
                         key != 'username' ? [{key: 'email', value: value, operator: '='}] : []
                     )
-                    : Ox.merge(
+                    : [].concat(
                         !guests ? [{key: 'level', value: 'guest', operator: '!='}] : [],
                         !robots ? [{key: 'level', value: 'robot', operator: '!='}] : []
                     ),
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index 686ccc19..262a1f61 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ pandora.getMetadataByIdOrName = function(item, view, str, callback) {
 };
 
 pandora.getPageTitle = function(stateOrURL) {
-    var pages = Ox.merge([
+    var pages = [
             {id: '', title: ''},
             {id: 'help', title: 'Help'},
             {id: 'home', title: ''},
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ pandora.getPageTitle = function(stateOrURL) {
             {id: 'signup', title: 'Sign Up'},
             {id: 'software', title: 'Software'},
             {id: 'tv', title: 'TV'}
-        ], pandora.site.sitePages),
+        ].concat(pandora.site.sitePages),
         page = Ox.getObjectById(
             pages,
             Ox.isObject(stateOrURL) ? stateOrURL.page : stateOrURL.substr(1)
@@ -830,13 +830,12 @@ pandora.getVideoOptions = function(data) {
     options.censored = canPlayVideo ? []
         : canPlayClips ? (
             options.subtitles.length
-                ? Ox.merge(
-                    options.subtitles.map(function(subtitle, i) {
-                        return {
-                            'in': i == 0 ? 0 : options.subtitles[i - 1].out,
-                            out: subtitle['in']
-                        };
-                    }),
+                ? options.subtitles.map(function(subtitle, i) {
+                    return {
+                        'in': i == 0 ? 0 : options.subtitles[i - 1].out,
+                        out: subtitle['in']
+                    };
+                }).concat(
                     [{'in': Ox.last(options.subtitles).out, out: data.duration}]
                 ).filter(function(censored) {
                     // don't include gaps shorter than one second
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js
index 14c2e8e8..a713d38b 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pandora.ui.viewSelect = function() {
         viewKey == 'itemView'
         && pandora.site.capabilities.canSeeExtraItemViews[pandora.user.level]
     ) {
-        Ox.merge(items, [
+        items = items.concat([
             {},
             {id: 'data', title: 'View Data'},
             {id: 'files', title: 'View Files'}