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'''Background:''' 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the home entertainment division of 20th Century Fox, formed from Fox's acquisition of Magnetic Video Corporation, which had been distributing Fox titles on video. It was first known as "20th Century-Fox Video". In 1982, Fox entered into a joint venture with CBS to form "CBS/Fox Video", also launching two sub-labels; "Key Video" (later reactivated as "Key DVD" by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment), and "Playhouse Video", which both became inactive in 1991. CBS/Fox became "Fox Video" the same year, alternating with the CBS/Fox name until 1998, when Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's interest in CBS/Fox and relaunched it under its current name as "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment" in 1995, alternating with the Fox Video name until 1998.

    The 1979 TCF fanfare can be heard on PAL and French SÉCAM releases, as well as a few NTSC releases, such as the widescreen Laserdisc of Die Hard and a rental copy of Point Break.

    The UK rental VHS of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York uses the extended TCF fanfare.

    The Widescreen version has an abridged version of the extended TCF theme that starts when the logo zooms out and an energetic whoosh sound when the logo expands.

    On some tapes, only the drums from the opening of the fanfare are heard.

    On Media Home Entertainment releases, the announcer for the Media and Fox Video logos says "Distributed by Fox Video".

    There was a closing variant seen on some Australian PAL tapes (mainly rental tapes) which had the same voice-over from the CBS/Fox PAL closing variant, sometimes with the 1979 TCF fanfare preceding it.

    This logo first appeared on the 1991 original print of Robin Hood (1991 20th Century Fox film) and can be seen on movies such as Sleeping with the Enemy, Home Alone, Class Action, Only the Lonely, Point Break, Hot Shots!, For the Boys, White Men Can't Jump, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, My Cousin Vinny, Alien 3, The Last of the Mohicans, The Simpsons Christmas Special and the 1992 Star Wars trilogy box set (pan and scan), as well as the UK VHS of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.

    A letterboxed version in a scope aspect ratio appears on the special letterbox collector's edition of the Star Wars trilogy.

    It can also be found on BBC Video tapes from 1991-1993, but those aren't as easy to find. It also appeared, surprisingly enough indeed, on the 1998 UK VHS of Edward Scissorhands (which is probably a reprint from 1991, according to the previews on it).

    In Australia, this logo was used until 1995, such example of this being used on a post-1993 tape is the 1994 Australian VHS of Mrs. Doubtfire.

    It also appeared on a 2001 VHS of Demetrius and the Gladiators (most likely a reprint itself).

    Also seen on tapes from Media Home Entertainment released from mid-to-late 1991 until 1993, such as Paris Trout, Nails, and Prospero's Books.

    Among the last tapes to use this were Love Potion #9 and the 1993 Studio Classics VHS of A Letter to Three Wives.

    The Widescreen version is seen on the UK Special Edition VHS of The Abyss (which also uses the next logo).

    It strangely appeared on some early '90s reprints of earlier CBS/Fox titles with CBS/Fox packaging and labels, including My Bodyguard and Short Circuit.

 

    There is a black and white variant. This can be found on the 1993 VHS of Young Frankenstein.

    A shortened version exists where the logo fades in as the lights shine and the logo moves to its final angle. This was seen on the 1995 20th Century Fox Selections releases of Young Guns II and Dutch.

    A short version with far more vibrant colors than usual appears on the promo for the VHS of Mrs. Doubtfireon the 1994 VHS of Speed.

 

    Occasionally, the 1979 TCF fanfare was used, mainly on PAL releases including the UK rental VHS releases of Used People,Jack the Bear,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, and The Vanishing.

    On the 1995 Hong Kong laserdisc of Star Wars: Episode VI -Return of the Jedi, a deep synth score is heard.

    On Media Home Entertainment releases, the announcer for the Media and Fox Video logos says "Distributed by Fox Video".

 

    First appeared on Used People, Toys, and Hoffa, with the same 2D print logo. This can be seen on all 1993-1995 Fox Video releases such as My Neighbor Totoro, Doctor Dolittle, Frozen Assets, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Once Upon a Forest, The Sandlot (including a 2000 VHS reprint, in print as late as 2004), Mrs. Doubtfire, True Lies, Speed, Baby's Day Out, The Pagemaster, Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog, The Scout, Nell, all 1995 20th Century Fox Selections VHS releases such as Big, Pacific Heights, Shining Through and Only the Lonely, and some BBC Video releases from that era, including Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers and Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out.

    Was also seen on tapes released by Media Home Entertainment from 1993, including Scam, shortly before Media Home Entertainment went out of business.

    This also appears on the Star Wars Trilogy: The Definitive Collection Laserdisc box set from 1993.

    The last tapes to use this were the John Hughes remake of Miracle on 34th Street and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.

    Strangely, this logo doesn't appear on the 1995 Star Wars trilogy VHS box set, despite showing the 1994 full color print logo on the cover. However, the 1995 Laserdisc of Star Wars: A New Hope actually uses this, while the 1995 Laserdiscs of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi use the 1984 CBS/Fox Video logo instead.

 

    The end theme of the trailer, combined with a female voice saying "From Fox Video".

    On the Rodgers & Hammerstein Golden Anniversary Collection trailer, it's silent.