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'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion V", "Gold Ribboning V" | '''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion V", "Gold Ribboning V" | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. Found primarily on VHS releases, VCDs and later Laserdiscs. | '''Availability:''' Common. Found primarily on VHS releases, VCDs and later Laserdiscs. | ||
*Such examples include the Special Edition Laserdisc of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', as well as on the 2000 VHS of ''Never Say Never Again'' (despite no MGM logo appearing on the packaging). One of the first releases to use this logo was the 1998 VHS of ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (the demo VHS used the 1990 [[Orion Home Video]] logo). | * Such examples include the Special Edition Laserdisc of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', as well as on the 2000 VHS of ''Never Say Never Again'' (despite no MGM logo appearing on the packaging). One of the first releases to use this logo was the 1998 VHS of ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (the demo VHS used the 1990 [[Orion Home Video]] logo). | ||
*This makes a strange appearance on the TV spots for ''Platoon'' on its 2001 MGM DVD. Doesn't appear on the 1998 [[THX]] remastered Laserdisc of ''Singin' in the Rain'', despite showing the print logo on the cover. | * This makes a strange appearance on the TV spots for ''Platoon'' on its 2001 MGM DVD. Doesn't appear on the 1998 [[THX]] remastered Laserdisc of ''Singin' in the Rain'', despite showing the print logo on the cover. | ||
*This logo officially retired in the United States in 2005, with some of the last uses of this logo, like the 3rd logo, being the 2005 VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop''. | * This logo officially retired in the United States in 2005, with some of the last uses of this logo, like the 3rd logo, being the 2005 VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop''. | ||
*Strangely enough, VCDs released in Asia still use this logo, and it makes a surprise appearance on the Fox PAL DVD release of ''For a Few Dollars More''. | * Strangely enough, VCDs released in Asia still use this logo, and it makes a surprise appearance on the Fox PAL DVD release of ''For a Few Dollars More''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' It's generally considered a letdown, especially considering the effort of the 1st and 4th MGM/UA logos, since this is just the plain old MGM logo with a Home Entertainment suffix below. | '''Editor's Note:''' It's generally considered a letdown, especially considering the effort of the 1st and 4th MGM/UA logos, since this is just the plain old MGM logo with a Home Entertainment suffix below. | ||