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** Many of the UK quad posters of Disney/Touchstone films released during this period incorporate the WB print logo design guidelines while replacing the print WB shield logo with their corresponding logos, for example, the Disney logo for ''Fantasia'' and ''The Little Mermaid'' and the Touchstone logo on ''Good Morning Vietnam''. A handful number of UK quad posters do not have any mentions of Warner at all, like in the case of ''Oliver & Company''. | ** Many of the UK quad posters of Disney/Touchstone films released during this period incorporate the WB print logo design guidelines while replacing the print WB shield logo with their corresponding logos, for example, the Disney logo for ''Fantasia'' and ''The Little Mermaid'' and the Touchstone logo on ''Good Morning Vietnam''. A handful number of UK quad posters do not have any mentions of Warner at all, like in the case of ''Oliver & Company''. | ||
*It doesn't appear on most video prints at least of [[CBS Theatrical Films]] releases of this time, though it's retained on the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|CBS/Fox]] VHS and Kino Lorber Blu-ray of ''Grandview, U.S.A.'' (without "PRESENTS"). | *It doesn't appear on most video prints at least of [[CBS Theatrical Films]] releases of this time, though it's retained on the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|CBS/Fox]] VHS and Kino Lorber Blu-ray of ''Grandview, U.S.A.'' (without "PRESENTS"). | ||
* The Warner Communications "Distributed by" variant can be found at the end of the 1999 DVD of ''The American President'' of all places, likely due to a printing error when editing out the [[Columbia Pictures]] in-credit closing logo. | * The 1984 Warner Communications "Distributed by" variant can be found at the end of the 1999 DVD of ''The American President'' (1995) of all places, likely due to a printing error when editing out the [[Columbia Pictures]] in-credit closing logo. | ||
* It also appears on U.S. theatrical and VHS releases of ''The Nutcracker Prince'', but the [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes]] DVD release trims it off and only contains the [[Amberwood Entertainment|Lacewood Productions]] logo, most likely because it used a master prepared by the new rights holders that removed references to Warner and added overseas opening credits (sourced from a VHS master) onto a higher quality U.S. master. | * It also appears on U.S. theatrical and VHS releases of ''The Nutcracker Prince'', but the [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes]] DVD release trims it off and only contains the [[Amberwood Entertainment|Lacewood Productions]] logo, most likely because it used a master prepared by the new rights holders that removed references to Warner and added overseas opening credits (sourced from a VHS master) onto a higher quality U.S. master. | ||
* It may have been seen on theatrical prints of the [[GFM Animation|HandMade Films]] productions ''Checking Out'' and ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', but video prints remove this logo. | * It may have been seen on theatrical prints of the [[GFM Animation|HandMade Films]] productions ''Checking Out'' and ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', but video prints remove this logo. | ||
* It can also be seen on Freeform airings of [[Rankin-Bass]] specials, such as ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (though the ending to that special before the compressed credits used the 1998 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo), and at the end of ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'', as well as ''Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July''. | * It can also be seen on Freeform airings of [[Rankin-Bass]] specials, such as ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (though the ending to that special before the compressed credits used the 1998 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo), and at the end of ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'', as well as ''Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July''. | ||
* Strangely, it appears on a 1988 reissue of the [[American International Pictures|AIP]] film ''Grayeagle'', after the Warner Home Video logo. | * Strangely, it appears on a 1988 reissue of the [[American International Pictures|AIP]] film ''Grayeagle'', after the Warner Home Video logo. | ||
* The 1992 opening variant makes a surprise appearance at the end of the 2001 widescreen DVD of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'', replacing the 2000 closing variant with URL (which the fullscreen DVD used). | * The 1992 opening variant also makes a surprise appearance at the end of the 2001 widescreen DVD of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), replacing the 2000 closing variant with URL (which the fullscreen DVD used). | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant strangely plasters the [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2018 Criterion Collection DVD's of ''Female Trouble'' and ''Polyester''. It also makes an even stranger appearance on the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' version of ''Catalina Caper'', a [[Crown International Pictures|Crown International]] film (it appears to have been sourced from a television print from around 1987); it appears as Joel and the Bots are entering the theater. | * The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant strangely plasters the [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2018 Criterion Collection DVD's of ''Female Trouble'' and ''Polyester''. It also makes an even stranger appearance on the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' version of ''Catalina Caper'', a [[Crown International Pictures|Crown International]] film (it appears to have been sourced from a television print from around 1987); it appears as Joel and the Bots are entering the theater. | ||
* The opening TWE byline variant is not preserved on the [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] 4K release of the Regency film ''Heat''; it only shows the Regency logo. The closing variant is preserved, however. | * The opening TWE byline variant is not preserved on the [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] 4K release of the Regency film ''Heat''; it only shows the Regency logo. The closing variant is preserved, however. | ||
*The Warner Communications byline variant plastered the 1970 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo on the 1991 laserdisc of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. | * The 1984 Warner Communications byline variant also plastered the 1970 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo on the 1991 laserdisc release of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971). | ||
**The in-credit variant also appears at the end of the film. | ** The in-credit variant also appears at the end of the film. | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant was also seen at the beginning of a November 14, 2022 airing of ''Operation Daybreak'' (1974) on TCM Movies UK as well. | |||
'''Legacy:''' This is considered by many to be a throwback to the 1948 shield. However, the 1992 variant is disliked by many people for its large-scale plastering, giving it the nickname "Shield of Staleness". | '''Legacy:''' This is considered by many to be a throwback to the 1948 shield. However, the 1992 variant is disliked by many people for its large-scale plastering, giving it the nickname "Shield of Staleness". | ||