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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | *A filmed version of this logo also exists. | ||
*On the 1991 release of the 1987 television movie ''Hands of a Stranger'', as soon as the text "HOME VIDEO INC." stops sliding in, it cuts to the finished 1988 television logo (which also cuts out after it finishes). That last second of the the globe zooming in on the television version is seen for a split second. | *On the 1991 release of the 1987 television movie ''Hands of a Stranger'', as soon as the text "HOME VIDEO INC." stops sliding in, it cuts to the finished 1988 television logo (which also cuts out after it finishes). That last second of the the globe zooming in on the television version is also seen for a split second. | ||
*One trailer variant featured the phrase "COMING SOON FROM" in a {{color|red}}/black gradient on a white background before the logo begins. the words "COMING SOON" and "FROM" are divided by a black line. | *One trailer variant featured the phrase "COMING SOON FROM" in a {{color|red}}/black gradient on a white background before the logo begins. the words "COMING SOON" and "FROM" are divided by a black line. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' It starts with a loud, long "whoosh". After the "whoosh" dies down, an 8-note synthesized tune with "air" in the background plays, which is actually a slowed-down version of Andy Clarke's "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN3swM9zCUo Moog Statement 14]". | '''Music/Sounds:''' It starts with a loud, long "whoosh". After the "whoosh" dies down, an 8-note synthesized tune with "air" in the background plays, which is actually a slowed-down version of Andy Clarke's "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN3swM9zCUo Moog Statement 14]". | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' There is a quiet (but not silent) version of the music. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' There is also a quiet (but not silent) version of the music. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare. It's seen on most releases of material from the Hanna-Barbera Productions and Spelling Entertainment libraries. Other notable releases were ''Sam's Son'', ''The Goodbye Bird'', ''Happily Ever After'' and ''Get Smart…Again!'' | '''Availability:''' Very rare. | ||
*It's seen on most releases of material from the Hanna-Barbera Productions and Spelling Entertainment libraries. | |||
*Other notable releases were ''Sam's Son'', ''The Goodbye Bird'', ''Happily Ever After'' and ''Get Smart…Again!'' | |||
*Much of the back catalog (mainly the feature films, television films and some mini-series) were reissued by Republic Pictures Home Video in the mid-1990s (much of it in EP mode with Worldvision packaging and even recycling the original tape masters.) | *Much of the back catalog (mainly the feature films, television films and some mini-series) were reissued by Republic Pictures Home Video in the mid-1990s (much of it in EP mode with Worldvision packaging and even recycling the original tape masters.) | ||
*Could also be seen on EP mode reissues of films from [[Action International Pictures|AIP Home Video]]. | *Could also be seen on EP mode reissues of films from [[Action International Pictures|AIP Home Video]]. | ||
*Also seen on the first releases of ''Beverly Hills 90210'' and any show that had the Worldvision Enterprises logo on it. | *Also seen on the first releases of ''Beverly Hills 90210'' and any show that had the Worldvision Enterprises logo on it. | ||
*The quiet version is only used after the 1986 Taft Video logo. | *The quiet version is only used after the 1986 Taft Video logo. | ||
*It is also seen on the original VHS of ''Happily Ever After''. | *It is also seen on the original VHS release of ''Happily Ever After''. | ||
* | *It can also be found on a Canadian VHS release of ''The Stand'' from Malofilm Video, as well as Netflix's print of ''The Stand'' episode "The Plague". | ||
*The filmed version is extremely rare, but can be found on | *The filmed version is extremely rare, but can be found on the 1982 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Atom Ant'' from [[Guild Home Video]]. | ||
*It was also seen at the start of an HBO broadcast of the 1994 film ''Crackerjack''. | *It was also seen at the start of an HBO broadcast of the 1994 film ''Crackerjack''. | ||
*Also found on a few early 1990s GoodTimes Home Video reissued tapes that were under license from the company. | *Also found on a few early 1990s GoodTimes Home Video reissued tapes that were under license from the company. | ||
*A 1994 VHS of ''Cujo'' doesn't have this logo; instead, it uses the Worldvision Enterprises logo, both at the beginning and end. | *A 1994 VHS of ''Cujo'' doesn't have this logo; instead, it uses the 1988 Worldvision Enterprises logo, both at the beginning and end. | ||
*It makes surprise apperances on the CBS Home Entertainment MOD DVD-R of ''The Stepford Children'', a recent UK TalkingPictures TV airing of ''Breakthrough'' (''Steiner - Das eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil'', 1979), and ''Bunnicula the Vampire Rabbit'' (1982) on the Boomerang streaming service. | *It also makes surprise apperances on the CBS Home Entertainment MOD DVD-R of ''The Stepford Children'', a recent UK TalkingPictures TV airing of ''Breakthrough'' (''Steiner - Das eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil'', 1979), and ''Bunnicula the Vampire Rabbit'' (1982) on the Boomerang streaming service. | ||
*It also appears on UK VHS releases of the Hanna-Barbera shows from both | *It also appears on UK VHS releases of the Hanna-Barbera shows from both Guild Home Video and [[The Video Collection]] in the 1980s, respectively. | ||
===2nd Logo (1983-1985)=== | ===2nd Logo (1983-1985)=== | ||