Photobucket fix - Firefox extension:

[Det-Sog]

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/photobucket-fixer/

I just tried this, and many dead photos have suddenly come back to life. I just went to page one (years ago) of a M4C picture thread and stuff was showing up. I'm not sure how long it will last, but...

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

I went to that link and added the Chrome add-on. I'll be damned, it worked. You sir deserve kudos.