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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appeared on the small range of non-Disney content released at the time.
* Seen on tapes of ''Steve Allen’s Music Hall'', early ''Hopalong Cassidy'' tapes such as ''Silent Conflict'' and ''The Marauder'', and classic films issued by the company under the "50s THEATRE" banner.
* Seen on tapes of ''Steve Allen’s Music Hall'', early ''Hopalong Cassidy'' tapes such as ''Silent Conflict'' and ''The Marauder'', and classic films issued by the company under the "50s THEATRE" banner.
* These tapes were packaged in the same white clamshells as tapes from Walt Disney Home Video.
* This was also seen on the 1985 VHS release of the film ''Midnight Madness'' (produced by Disney, but without their name) and early compilations of ''The Ray Bradbury Theater'' (later releases of that show came from HBO Video and were reprinted in turn by Congress Video).
* This was also seen on the 1985 VHS release of the film ''Midnight Madness'' (produced by Disney, but without their name) and early compilations of ''The Ray Bradbury Theater'' (later releases of that show came from HBO Video and were reprinted in turn by Congress Video).
* These early Buena Vista releases were packaged in the same white clamshells as tapes from Walt Disney Home Video.


=== 2nd Logo (1988-1992) ===
=== 2nd Logo (1988-1992) ===
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* Before trailers, the text "{{color|blue|COMING SOON FROM}}" in {{color|blue}} fades in above the company name.
* Before trailers, the text "{{color|blue|COMING SOON FROM}}" in {{color|blue}} fades in above the company name.
* One French variant of this logo has the word "{{color|blue|présente}}" in a different {{color|blue}}/white font.
* One French variant of this logo has the word "{{color|blue|présente}}" in a different {{color|blue}}/white font.
* At the end of Australian releases distributed by [[Roadshow Home Video]], "{{color|blue|DISTRIBUTED BY}}" appears below the "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" text.
* At the end of Australian releases distributed by [[Roadshow Home Video]], "{{color|blue|DISTRIBUTED BY}}" appears below the "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" text. Then, it cuts to the Roadshow logo.
* On Greek releases, {{color|blue|ΠΡΟΣΕΧΩΣ}} fades in above the logo.
* On Greek releases, {{color|blue|ΠΡΟΣΕΧΩΣ}} fades in above the logo.


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'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesizer tune consisting of a whoosh and an echoing staccato synth chord. Sometimes, the logo is silent.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesizer tune consisting of a whoosh and an echoing staccato synth chord. Sometimes, the logo is silent.


'''Availability:''' Very rare.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. It was mostly used outside North America.
* It was first used on releases outside North America.
* It appeared on an Australian VHS release of ''Earth Star Voyager''.
* It appeared on an Australian VHS release of ''Earth Star Voyager''.
* The "PRESENTS" variant appears on a few UK releases, mainly rentals.
* The "PRESENTS" variant appears on a few UK releases, mainly rentals.
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* A variant exists with the "'''HOME VIDEO'''" text replaced by "'''HOME ENTERTAINMENT'''". This was seen on a few later European VHS releases.
* A variant exists with the "'''HOME VIDEO'''" text replaced by "'''HOME ENTERTAINMENT'''". This variant was used on a few European VHS releases.
* On an early 90s [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone]] trailer tape from the UK, the logo is seen forming out of cubes.
* On an early 90s [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone]] trailer tape from the UK, the logo is seen forming out of cubes.
* There is another trailer tape variant, where we see "Showcase 91" alongside the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney Home Video]], [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] and [[Hollywood Pictures]] logos. At the end of the trailer tape, we see the logos again, but this time the text "Showcase 91" is gone and is replaced with a diamond. The other logos and the diamond fade out, leaving the Buena Vista Home Video logo on the top. The text lines, "The No.1 Box Office Success Story of 1990..." and "Will be the Video Success Story of 1991" fade in.
* There is another trailer tape variant, where we see "Showcase 91" alongside the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney Home Video]], [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] and [[Hollywood Pictures]] logos. At the end of the trailer tape, we see the logos again, but this time the text "Showcase 91" is gone and is replaced with a diamond. The other logos and the diamond fade out, leaving the Buena Vista Home Video logo on the top. The text lines, "The No.1 Box Office Success Story of 1990..." and "Will be the Video Success Story of 1991" fade in.
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
* In North America, this logo is rare, as it wasn't used much.
* In North America, this logo is rare, as it wasn't used much.
** One of the first releases to use this logo was the original VHS release of ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead'' from 1990.
** The first releases to use this logo are the 1990 VHS reissues of ''Paddington Bear'', ''Max Fleischer's Cartoon Capers'' and ''Lucky Luke'' releases, all of which were previously released in the Mid-1980s under the Walt Disney Home Video banner.
** Another early release to use it was the original VHS release of ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead'' from 1990.
** Other releases that have this include ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'', the 1995 VHS release of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,'' all 4 volumes of ''The Johnny Carson Collection: His Favorite Moments From the Tonight Show'', and Andrew Solt-directed compilations like the first two volumes of ''Elvis: The Great Performances''.
** Other releases that have this include ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'', the 1995 VHS release of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,'' all 4 volumes of ''The Johnny Carson Collection: His Favorite Moments From the Tonight Show'', and Andrew Solt-directed compilations like the first two volumes of ''Elvis: The Great Performances''.
** Some ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' releases also use this logo, but they mostly use the 6th logo instead.
** Some ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' releases also use this logo, but they mostly use the 4th logo instead.
** The trailer tape variants come from promotional tapes/trailer tapes on YouTube.
** The trailer tape variants come from promotional tapes/trailer tapes on YouTube.
** This logo was also seen on a trailer for the VHS release of ''Kiki's Delivery Service'', which can be seen on 1998 prints of [[Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection|Masterpiece Collection]] titles like ''Dumbo'' and ''The Sword in the Stone''. Other prints of the trailer (and the VHS release itself) use the 5th logo instead.
** This logo was also seen on a trailer for the VHS release of ''Kiki's Delivery Service'', which can be seen on 1998 prints of [[Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection|Masterpiece Collection]] titles like ''Dumbo'' and ''The Sword in the Stone''. Other prints of the trailer (and the VHS release itself) use the 5th logo instead.
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** In August 2002, the logo made a comeback on the DVD releases of ''The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina'' (paired up with the 1999 [[Miramax Home Entertainment]] logo) and the ''Schoolhouse Rock 30th Anniversary'' DVD set; the VHS counterparts of both used the 6th logo in its place. Other DVD releases released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in 2002 would use the 5th logo.
** In August 2002, the logo made a comeback on the DVD releases of ''The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina'' (paired up with the 1999 [[Miramax Home Entertainment]] logo) and the ''Schoolhouse Rock 30th Anniversary'' DVD set; the VHS counterparts of both used the 6th logo in its place. Other DVD releases released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in 2002 would use the 5th logo.
** On July 21, 2017, the Home Video logo also made a surprise appearance at the beginning of an online trailer for the home video release of ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', advertising the 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/DVD release of the film, filmed as a tongue-in-cheek 1980's infomercial.
** On July 21, 2017, the Home Video logo also made a surprise appearance at the beginning of an online trailer for the home video release of ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', advertising the 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/DVD release of the film, filmed as a tongue-in-cheek 1980's infomercial.
* Internationally, the logo is much more common, especially in the UK, where this logo remained in use well into the early-2000's.
* Internationally, the logo is much more common, especially in the UK, where this logo remained in use well into the early-2000s.
** It appears on a few releases from [[DIC Entertainment]] outside North America, like Latin American and European French VHS releases of the company's ''Action Man'' series, and might have appeared on the Australian VHS release of ''Jingle Bell Rock'' as well.
** It appears on a few releases from [[DIC Entertainment]] outside North America, like Latin American and European French VHS releases of the company's ''Action Man'' series, and might have appeared on the Australian VHS release of ''Jingle Bell Rock'' as well.
** It also replaces the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] logo on reissues tapes of ex-Fox Kids shows that the former originally released, like ''Digimon'', ''Power Rangers'' and the CGI ''Action Man'' series.
** It also replaces the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] logo on reissue tapes of ex-Fox Kids shows that the former originally released, like ''Digimon'', ''Power Rangers'' and the CGI ''Action Man'' series.
** The "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" variant was exclusively used in European territories from 2000-2002, appearing on releases of ''The Legend of Tarzan'', ''Spider-Man'' and ''Power Rangers Wild Force''.
** The "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" variant was exclusively used in European territories from 2000-2002, appearing on releases of ''The Legend of Tarzan'', ''Spider-Man'' and ''Power Rangers Wild Force''.
*** It also showed up on a Spanish ''Art Attack'' release.
*** It also showed up on a Spanish ''Art Attack'' release.
*** It also was shown on the 2000 UK VHS of ''Baby Einstein'', and may have appeared on other [[The Baby Einstein Company|Baby Einstein]] releases prior to Disney purchasing the company.
** This can be seen at the start of the 1995 UK demo VHS release of ''The Air Up There'' (a [[Hollywood Pictures]] film).
** This can be seen at the start of the 1995 UK demo VHS release of ''The Air Up There'' (a [[Hollywood Pictures]] film).
** International DVD versions of the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' series compilation releases, such as ''Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa'' and ''On Holiday with Timon and Pumbaa'' also leave this logo intact after the closing credits.
** International DVD versions of the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' series compilation releases, such as ''Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa'' and ''On Holiday with Timon and Pumbaa'' also leave this logo intact after the closing credits.
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'''Availability:''' Rare.
'''Availability:''' Rare.
* Seen on the original 1998 VHS of ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' before and after the opening previews (the NTSC 2003 VHS uses the 2001 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] logo and that release's PAL version uses the 2nd Buena Vista Home Entertainment logo), and was set to appear on the (eventually scrapped) 1999 VHS release of ''Castle in the Sky''.
* Seen on the original 1998 VHS of ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' before and after the opening previews (the NTSC 2003 VHS uses the 2001 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] logo and that release's PAL version uses the 2nd Buena Vista Home Entertainment logo), and was set to appear on the (eventually scrapped) 1999 VHS release of ''Castle in the Sky'', as seen through the trailer of it.
* It also made appearances on the 2002 DVD releases of ''Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown'', ''Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin'', and ''David Blaine Fearless'', all of which used the next logo on their VHS releases.
* It also made appearances on the 2002 North American DVD releases of ''Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown'', ''Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin'', and ''David Blaine Fearless'', all of which used the next logo on their VHS releases.
** The PAL region version of ''The Ultimate Villain Showdown'' also retains this logo, but ''The Return of the Green Goblin'' replaces this logo with the 2002 logo.
** The PAL region version of ''The Ultimate Villain Showdown'' also retains this logo, but ''The Return of the Green Goblin'' replaces it with the 2002 logo.
* It also made a surprise appearance on the 2005 DVD set of ''Home Improvement: The Complete Third Season''; the other DVD sets of ''Home Improvement'' use the 2002 logo.
* It also made a surprise appearance on the 2005 DVD set of ''Home Improvement: The Complete Third Season''; the other DVD sets of ''Home Improvement'' use the 2002 logo.


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* Starting in 2002, the text "Home Video" is replaced by "Home Entertainment". Also, the castle's light became darker.
* Starting in 2002, the text "Home Video" is replaced by "Home Entertainment". Also, the castle's light became darker.
* On the trailer for the "Gene Autry Collection", which was spotted on the 1999 VHS release of "Gene Autry: Back in the Saddle", the logo is animated like the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo.
* On the trailer for the "Gene Autry Collection", which was spotted on the 1999 VHS release of "Gene Autry: Back in the Saddle", the logo is animated like the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo.
*On the home video trailer for ''Spider-Man and the Return of the Green Goblin'', a version of the logo appears, where a light shines through the semi-trasparent castle and slowly starts to fade away.
* On the home video trailer for ''Spider-Man and the Return of the Green Goblin'', a version of the logo appears, where a light shines through the semi-transparent castle and slowly starts to fade away.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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