CBS/Fox Video

In June 1982, CBS, after ending its partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, entered into a joint venture with 20th Century-Fox to form CBS/Fox Video. Soon after, two divisions of the company were formed: Key Video (a budget-tier label; later reactivated as Key DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) in April 1984, and Playhouse Video in February 1985 (a family-oriented label). Both labels were quietly retired in mid-1991 due to new management. In March of that same year, as part of a reorganization that would give Fox greater control of the joint venture, CBS/Fox Video's distribution functions were transferred to the newly created Fox Video, which would assume distribution rights to many 20th Century Fox properties, with a few exceptions.

Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's remaining interest in CBS/Fox and would remain active primarily for BBC Video releases until the expiration of the BBC license on July 31, 2000, due to CBS's merger with Viacom earlier that same year. In addition, Fox Video would continue to alternate with the CBS/Fox name until later that same year; with both labels formally being retired for good the following year. Both successors, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and (for a brief while) Key Video respectively, were placed under control of the Fox Entertainment Group; while CBS would continue to release content via its own CBS Video label (which became CBS Home Entertainment as of 2009, and is currently owned by Paramount Skydance Corporation as of 2025).

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CBS/Fox Video

Contents 1st Logo (November 15, 1982-July 14, 1983) 2nd Logo (UK only, 1982) 3rd Logo (July 19, 1983-November 13, 1984) 4th Logo (October 2, 1984-December 12, 2000) 5th Logo (Argentina) (1986-1988) 6th Logo (Argentina) (1988-1989) 7th Logo (UK, Australia and Denmark) (1998)

CBS/Fox Video All Time Greats

Contents   Logo (1988-Early 1990s)

CBS/Fox Video

1st Logo (November 15, 1982-July 14, 1983)

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• Standard version: On a white background, a dual set of blue lines appear piece-by-piece, stacking upwards and downwards one after another. Then, six long objects pop in at the top and bottom of the segmented lines, revealing the stacked words "CBS FOX". Then, the letters of the blue text "VIDEO" pop in one by one below "FOX".
• Australian variant: On a blue/black gradient background, two curved, segmented white squares and one segmented red square zoom in and out from the screen. The stacked words "CBS FOX", letter by letter, zoom in to the left side of the screen, as a segmented white parallelogram zooms in. As it curves, it fills the screen, and the segments of the CBS/Fox logo zoom out from the top and bottom of the screen, and a trademark symbol ("TM") zooms in next to it, while the word blue text "VIDEO" zooms out from the bottom.
• Educational variant: On a blue-red gradient background, a light blue eight-pointed star flashes, and the text "A CBS/FOX VIDEO LEARNING EXPERIENCE" fades in. The words stay for several seconds, and then zoom away inward. While this happens, sets of white lines stack upon each other and form the CBS/Fox logo. A white flash below it forms the word "VIDEO".

Variants:

• A still variant of the standard logo exists, which appears on the original release of Sophie's Choice.
• Some Australian releases with the Australian version of the logo do not have a trademark symbol ("TM").
• A B&W variant of the standard logo also exists, which can be found on the 1982 VHS release of The Diary of Anne Frank and the 1983 VHS releases of Modern Times and Intolerance (1916).
• Another Australian variant also exists, where the logo appears in the corner and Australian television and radio announcer Pete Smith (most famous for his announcing of the Australian version of Sale of the Century) introduces the film.

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: None.

Audio Variants:

• On the Australian releases, the high tone variant of the original 1953 CinemaScope extension of the TCF fanfare is heard.
• On the "Learning Experience" variant, a female voiceover says, "This has been a CBS/Fox Video Learning Experience."
• Pete Smith says in his variant, "Hello there, congratulations on your choice of a great CBS/Fox film. Before settling back, here are scenes from two films available from the vast CBS/Fox Video catalog."

Availability:

• The "Learning Experience" variant is preserved on VHS releases that begin with The CBS/Fox Guide, such as The CBS/Fox Guide to Home Videography and The CBS/Fox Guide to Complete Dog Care, among others.
• The main Australian variant can be found on releases from the era in that country; examples include the Betamax releases of Chariots of Fire and The Birth of a Nation (1915) and VHS releases of Victory, Betsy Ross (1917), Cabiria (1914), and Cruising.
• It is also seen on reissues of Intolerance (1916), Modern Times, The Graduate, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that are packaged in Magnetic Video boxes (and sometimes even have Magnetic labels).
• One of the last releases to use this logo was a 1983 reissue of Rude Boy.
• This logo is also retained on a 1984-era reprint of Hello, Dolly!.

Availability Note: The PBS print of the 1978 Bolshoi recording of The Nutcracker, broadcast in 2024 as part of WNET's ALL ARTS Performance Selects, preserves this at the start, after the Bayview Entertainment and Kultur logos.

2nd Logo (UK only, 1982)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the white text:

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Technique: A still image.

Audio: None.

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
Star Wars OSCA	LaserDisc	1982	United Kingdom

3rd Logo (July 19, 1983-November 13, 1984)

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Visuals: On a blue background, two lilac grids on the top and bottom of the screen scroll inwards, converging at the center. "CBS" comes in from the top, and "FOX" comes in from the bottom, both at an angle as the center line glows orange. "CBS" and "FOX" then swing inwards to meet each other, with the grids cutting them up as they do, and then the formed words zoom in as the grids scroll away. The word "VIDEO" then flies in from the bottom center of the screen letter-by-letter, and a trademark symbol ("TM") fades in at the bottom right corner of the logo.

Trivia: The familiar CBS/Fox theme makes its debut in this logo.

Variants:

• A still version exists, which can be found at the end of some UK promos.
• A B&W variant also exists, which can be found on the 1983 VHS releases of The Pride of the Yankees, The Birth of a Nation (1915), and many other films in said colors.
• On The Hit List, a series of trailer tapes, a few unique variants have appeared.
  • 1st Version: The large, red serif text "THE HIT LIST" appears over the logo. The opening variant has the logo appear by a concentric square transition, and the text flips in from the bottom. The ending has a blurry trail effect over the logo, and the text flips in over the center. It also freezes just before "VIDEO" appears.
  • 2nd Version: The logo plays out as normal, but after the text forms, the background gains a black gradient and the logo tilts upwards with a grey drop shadow. "VIDEO" and the trademark bug then pop in, also with drop shadows. The end of the tape just has the logo tilting.

Technique: Computer effects, with the orange flash done in Scanimate.

Audio: A triumphant 25-note orchestral/march fanfare (with horns, strings, and drums), sampled from the end of the Bruton Music library track "National Trust", composed in C major by Keith Mansfield.

Availability:

• VHS releases that feature this logo include the 1983 release of Star Wars, among many others, in a similar fashion to what was described in the first logo.
• One of the last releases to use this logo was the 1984 VHS/Betamax/LaserDisc release of The Empire Strikes Back.
• It is also seen on the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS release of A Boy Named Charlie Brown, the 1985 UK pre-cert VHS release of Fleshburn (1984), the 1987 UK rental VHS release of When the Wind Blows, and the 1988 UK VHS releases of Flight of the Navigator (1986), and Ewoks 1, respectively, among many others.

4th Logo (October 2, 1984-December 12, 2000)

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  Star Wars (1977): At the beginning of the promo, the 1984 logo plays as normal, then at the end, it electrifies. This was seen on a promo celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Star Wars. Appears on Star Wars videos from 1986.
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  Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me / Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers / Magic Johnson: Put Magic in the Game / Monday Night Madness: The Very Best Of Monday Night Football (1989): The 1984 logo appears in a rectangle. Appears only in the Sam Goody/Musicland/Suncoast Motion Picture Company holiday commercial.
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Visuals: On a black background, a mirrored, shining, twin stair-like blue structure zooms out from the camera, tilting to the right as it does. The "stairs" rotate counter-clockwise and turn out to be the CBS/FOX logo in blue, as the background changes to black marble. Then, the word "VIDEO" shines in below "FOX", and the whole logo shines.

Trivia: This logo is referenced in a scene in the music video for the song "DVNO" by French electronic music duo Justice. Said scene references both this logo and the Universal Pictures logo at the same time.

Variants:

• A B&W variant of the logo exists, which can be found on VHS releases of 1910s-1960s films.
• There may be either the words "STEREO", "STEREO SURROUND", the Dolby Surround logo, the Ultra Stereo logo, or the Chace Surround Stereo logo appearing in the bottom left corner.
• On widescreen releases, the logo would zoom out to a screen with two rectangles, one on the left and one on the right, on an almond-staged orange/purple background. The two rectangles on the sides would expand, and "SPECIAL WIDESCREEN EDITION" is below the screen on the stage. Sometimes, the "STEREO" or "STEREO SURROUND" words, or a Dolby Surround logo, appear on the bottom left corner (as well as other possible logos, but none have been confirmed yet).
• On late 1988-early 1990 prints, from just before CBS/Fox started printing their tapes at Rank Video Services America, during the FBI Warning screen, which appears on the beginning of such tapes at that time, a still version of this logo appears a couple of times, staying on the screen for about five seconds before cutting back to the warning. This has been spotted on prints of License to Kill, Iron Eagle (the 1989 reprint), Die Hard, Magic Memories on Ice, The Mighty Quinn, The January Man, Buying Time, The Abyss, Commando (the 1989 reprint), In Like Flint, Broadcast News, Billy Joel: Live from Long Island (the 1990 reprint), and the Garfield specials Here Comes Garfield, Garfield on the Town and Garfield Goes Hollywood from the time period.
• Memories of Me has an almost still version where the logo shines.
• On the 1984 VHS releases of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and The Alamo, there is a still version where the logo does not shine at all. The entire logo also fades in, stays on-screen for a couple of seconds, and then fades out. This variant, with the Ultra Stereo bug, can also be found on Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.
• On releases from Contacto Video in Colombia, the CBS/FOX Video logo shrinks down to the lower right of the screen. Then, the Contacto Video logo animates, and then shrinks and moves to the upper-left of the screen.

Technique: CGI designed and animated by CompuGraph Designs in New York, using a Bosch FGS-4000 CGI machine, Quantel DPB-7001 paint system, and an Abekas A-60 digital compositor; CompuGraph's staff included Ed Kramer, Mike Saz, Janet Scabrini, Nat Zimmerman, and Bill Mahler. The shining appears to be chroma-keyed rostrum animation.

Audio: The "National Trust" sample from the previous logo, but the mixing (most noticeably with the opening horns) is slightly different.

Audio Variants:

• On the widescreen variant, a big synthesized whoosh sound is heard at the beginning, then twinkling triangle sounds and an organ note ending with a synthesized thunder sound.
  • A Dolby Surround version of this variant exists. In this one, the whoosh is placed on the rear channel, meaning it is out-of-phase if listening under stereo, while the organ note would be placed in all channels, meaning it can still be heard in mono equipment, but almost out-of-phase when listening in stereo.
• On the 1990 VHS release of The Sound of Music, the logo is silent.
• The completely still variant seen on the 1984 VHS release of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly has no music at all.
• On an Argentinian VHS release of The Lightship from Gativideo, the 1981 TCF theme is used.

Availability:

• The widescreen version is see on the first prints of the widescreen editions of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (preceded on both VHS releases by the widescreen version of the 1991 Fox Video logo) and all the DVD releases from Bruce Lee's "Master Collection" box set, except Bruce Lee: The Legend.
• The Chace Surround Stereo variant can also be found on the original VHS release of the 1945 version of State Fair, the 1990 VHS release of Planet of the Apes, the LaserDisc release of The Day the Earth Stood Still and the first U.S. VHS release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
• The "STEREO" text version can be found on the 1995 Hong Kong LaserDisc release of Return of the Jedi (plastering the 1981 20th Century Fox logo).
• This is also retained on the 1994 UK VHS releases of the Star Wars trilogy, but not the 1992 or 1995 U.S. VHS trilogies, despite showing the logo on the covers and labels of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, though their LaserDisc counterparts use this logo.
• The Ultra Stereo version doesn't appear often, but can be found on the VHS releases of Satisfaction, Mindgames, Survival Quest, and Frankenstein Unbound.
• Post-1991 solo appearances include Doctor Who videotapes from early 1992 such as The Three Doctors and An Unearthly Child; neither the Fox Video nor BBC Video logos appear on such releases.
• It is also preserved on Media Home Entertainment releases from the early part of 1991 such as The Applegates and Sonny Boy, among others.
• It is also preserved on the Canadian Malofilm Video release of Ambition (the U.S. Media/Fox VHS release uses the first Fox Video logo instead), and Shout! Factory TV/Tubi's print of The Compleat Al.
• The standard version (matted to widescreen) also makes an appearance on the 2000 Image Entertainment DVD release of The Twelve Chairs.
• One of the first releases to use this logo was Snoopy Come Home.
• It makes a surprise appearance on the 1992 VHS release of Garfield on the Rough after the 1991 Fox Video logo, despite featuring the CBS Video logo on the tape box and label.
• Some of the last releases to use this include the 1999-2000 U.S. DVD releases of Wallace and Gromit: The First Three Adventures, FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue, Our Friend Martin, and Walking with Dinosaurs, respectively; as well as the 2000 U.S. VHS releases of the Doctor Who serials The Crusade/The Space Museum, The Face of Evil, the remastered version of Terror of the Zygons, released in January, March, and May 2000 respectively, and several of the latter tapes have been reprinted as recent as early 2006.
• This logo is also preserved on all of the tapes from the Star Wars Trilogy: The Definitive Collection 1995 UK VHS set (although it is not the widescreen variant).
• It is also seen on UK VHS releases such as the 1988 UK VHS releases of Mr. Men: Volume 2 and Mr. Men: Volume 4, and the 1995 UK VHS release of Mr. Men: Volume 2: Mr. Bump and Friends, respectively.

5th Logo (Argentina) (1986-1988)

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Visuals: On a black background, two neon rings, one red on the bottom and one blue on the top, are seen zooming out, overlapping like a Venn diagram and having two blurry copies of them rotating around the entire logo. The CBS/FOX logo, now in white, appears over the rings piece-by-piece, first with "CBS" and then "FOX". The trademark symbol also flashes for a bit as well. The entire logo fades out to make room for the whole CBS/FOX Video logo to rotate from the bottom left corner of the screen and settles into place. Then, the background fades to blood red as bright blue trails emerge from behind the logo and warp into the background for several seconds, before the logo fades out and the trails slowly disappear.

Technique: Computer and scanimate effects, as well as possible live-action work.

Audio: The Star Wars theme by John Williams, with beeping sounds when the CBS/Fox logo appears.

Availability: Seen on earlier CBS/FOX Video Argentinian releases distributed by Legal Video, such as Romancing the Stone, Commando and Star Wars.

6th Logo (Argentina) (1988-1989)

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Visuals: On a black space background with a moon on the lower-left of the screen and a planet below that (a widescreen shot of the opening in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) after the title crawl, stretched to fit a 4:3 screen), two hands are clasped together. They move away from the top and bottom respectively, revealing a superimposed CBS/FOX Video logo with an explosion inside it. Then, clips from various movies (such as Star Wars) play inside the logo. Then, after a few seconds, "GATIVIDEO S.A." (in its pre-1989 company font) appears below, then that itself disappears after a few moments.

Technique: Live-action footage and computer effects.

Audio: A disco theme ("Hot Wheels", composed by Walter Murphy, from the Thomas J. Valentino production music library).

Availability: Seen on VHS releases in Argentina distributed by Gativideo, such as the original Star Wars trilogy.

7th Logo (UK, Australia and Denmark) (1998)

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Visuals: Essentially just a white version of the CBS/Fox Video logo, but with "VIDEO" in Arial on a black background.

Technique: A still image.

Audio: None.

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue OSCA	VHS	1998	United Kingdom
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue OSCA	VHS	1998	Australia
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue OSCA	VHS	1998	Denmark

CBS/Fox Video All Time Greats

Logo (1988-Early 1990s)

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Visuals:

• Opening: On a blue gradient background, the CBS/Fox Video logo in silver zooms up inside a black box with a white outline, and has three black lines (each one getting larger further down) come up with it. "ALL TIME GREATS" then zooms with a larger line and an upside down triangle on it.
• Closing: Same as the opening version, only "YOURS TO KEEP FOREVER" appears under it.

Variants:

• An alternate version exists, which was found on the UK sell-through of Cocoon: The Return, which featured a metallic logo and a starry night background which turns dark red on the bottom.
• There's also a Spanish version saying "GRANDES DEL CINE".

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio:

• The sample of "National Trust" featured in the 3rd and 4th logos.
• On the closing version, a male British announcer says, "All Time Greats from CBS/Fox Video, favorite films to keep and enjoy forever."

Availability: It appears on the 1989 UK VHS release of Betty Blue (1986).

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1st Bumper (1987-1990)	2nd Bumper (1987, Star Wars variant)

1st Bumper (1987-1990)

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Visuals: On a light blue-blue gradient background, there is a clapboard with the CBS/FOX logo (without the word "VIDEO") in it which later fades into the blue-light blue gradient italic words "HOME VIDEO PREVIEW" The clapboard claps.

Variants:

• After the previews, the clapboard reappears, and this time the words read "CHECK YOUR LOCAL VIDEO STORE FOR DETAILS". This fades into CBS/FOX logo from before and then "FEATURE PRESENTATION" appears in the same text style.
  • There is a short version in which "CHECK YOUR LOCAL VIDEO STORE FOR DETAILS" is missing. This version can be found on some of the CBS/Fox Video, Key Video and Playhouse Video tapes that have this bumper.
• On the 1988 VHS of Predator, the bumpers are done with different text and a different color scheme. The clapperboard is light blue, and the words "Preview of Coming Attractions" wipe onto it in a script font, omitting the CBS/FOX logo entirely. The background is a purple-dark purple gradient.
  • Following the previews, the "CHECK YOUR LOCAL VIDEO STORE FOR DETAILS" text appears by itself on a dark blue background with a grey line in the center. The words "Feature Presentation" then wipe onto the clapboard, in the same font as before.
• On Playhouse Video releases, the bumper is set on a yellow-blue gradient background, the text is white, and the Playhouse Video logo is shown instead of the CBS/FOX Video logo.
• On Key Video releases such as History of the World Part 1, the bumper is on a light blue-pink gradient background, the text isn't italicized, and the Key Video logo is shown instead of the CBS/FOX Video logo.
  • Some Key Video releases go straight to the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" portion. On later 1989 Key Video tapes such as The Charlie Chan Collection and The Betty Grable Collection, the words "FEATURE PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW" are seen instead. Both versions are not italicized.
  • On the original VHS of Slam Dance, after the Key Video logo appears, it fades to "MUSIC VIDEO", before fading to "FEATURE PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW".
• The Playhouse Video and Key Video versions also exist in black and white.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An announcer says "CBS/Fox Video presents, a home video preview.", followed by a clap. The announcer is Bill St. James of Discovery Channel EXPLORE YOUR WORLD.

Audio Variants:

• The Predator variant has the announcer saying "The following films will soon be available on videocassette, from CBS/FOX Video.”
• The Key Video variant has the announcer saying "Key Video presents, a home video preview."
• The Playhouse Video variant has the announcer saying "Playhouse Video presents, a home video preview."
• The "Feature Presentation" variants have "Check your local video store for details. And now, for our feature presentation.", followed by a clap.
• Sub-variants of the "Feature Presentation" variant exist:
  • On the short CBS/Fox and Key Video variants, the announcer just says "And now, for our feature presentation."
  • On the short Playhouse Video variant, the announcer just says "And now, our feature presentation."
  • On the Playhouse Video variant, the announcer says "Check your local video store for details. And now, our feature presentation".
  • The "FEATURE PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW" variant is silent.
  • The Slam Dance version has the announcer say "Check your local video store for details. Key Video is proud to present the hit Slam Dance music video 'High Hopes.' Slam Dance the movie will follow."

Availability:

• It appears on certain CBS/Fox Video, Key Video and Playhouse Video releases from the 1980's such as the original 1988 VHS releases of A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, Overboard, and Oklahoma!, among others.
• The short CBS/Fox version can be seen on the original 1989 VHS of A Fish Called Wanda.
• The short Playhouse Video version can be seen on the 1987 Playhouse Video re-release of Fairy Tale Theater: Cinderella.
• It also appears on early prints of the original VHS of Die Hard (later prints use the Lydian bumpers instead).
• These bumpers appear on the screener VHS of Say Anything, while the retail release uses the Lydian bumpers.

2nd Bumper (1987, Star Wars variant)

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Visuals: The 3rd CBS/Fox Video logo animates as normal, but then once it finishes, it electrocutes, and then the viewer's screen goes to a space background. An X-Wing from the original Star Wars trilogy flies from the bottom of the screen, and centers itself on it, before doing a barrel roll and zooming off into the distance. Then, another X-Wing appears from the bottom left of the screen. It shoots at an asteroid that zooms in, also from the top right of the screen. The asteroid explodes, and then a white sphere comes in (again, from the top right) and positions itself on the center of the screen, while the Star Wars logo, in silver, zooms out and settles on it. A ring, also silver, with the text "THE FIRST TEN YEARS" appears, sparkling in the process. Then, two small rectangles (yet again silver) position themselves on both sides of the ring, with the one on the left containing the year that Star Wars was first released (1977), and the one on the right containing the year of the trilogy's 10th anniversary (1987). The completed Star Wars 10th Anniversary logo then sparkles, as the space background continues to slowly move past, before the bumper freezes, and then fades out.

Variant: A short version exists as a feature presentation variant.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: It begins with a few notes of the trilogy's end credits theme, and then an electrical zap sound. Then, there is a whooshing sound, followed by a note that is being held, along with other sound effects that accompany the actions. After that is an additional six notes of music, and then it ends with Bill St. James saying "CBS/Fox Video is proud to present a preview of the complete Star Wars trilogy." The variant just has St. James saying "And now, for our feature presentation."

Availability: It was seen on the 1987 re-releases of the Star Wars trilogy.

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Bumper (1983-1984)

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Visuals: On a black background, several rectangular white boxes zoom in until they take up most of the screen. A green light can be seen in the centre of the box "tunnel". The sequence then fades to the second half of the 1983 CBS/Fox Video animate. When it finishes, the red words "TIME IN" in Arial zoom up and settle in the middle of the CBS/Fox logo. Eleven pink diagonal lines then draw in, in front of the CBS/Fox logo, but behind "TIME IN". The screen then cuts to various clips of the five movies being advertised, in the middle of a gray background with coloured lines changing colour per film. The screen then cuts to the last half of the CBS/Fox logo animating again, before going into the first trailer.

Variants:

• The closing of the featurette just features the beginning from "TIME IN" zooming up, and the lines drawing.
• On The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the clips are not described, and it skips to the first trailer.
• A version exists on some trailer tapes from the time, where the box tunnel animation plays at a later point. Then, instead of "TIME IN" zooming up, the red words, "THE HIT LIST" in a Typewriter font enter through same animation as "TIME IN".
  • At the end of the tape, it fades from a more blurred version of the CBS/Fox Video logo. Then, as it comes into focus, "THE HIT LIST" zooms up during the logo's animation.

Technique: Mostly Scanimate.

Audio: A couple of synth drumbeats play as the boxes zoom in. When the CBS/Fox logo animates, the music segues into a downbeat synth score with a male announcer (John Sachs) saying, "Hello, and welcome to another great movie from CBS/Fox. And to Time In, where we tell you about five other great movies you won't want to miss." He then describes the five films being advertised, which varies by tape. After this, he says, "Movies in a box, from CBS/Fox." At the end of the featurette, the last bars of the synth tune play, with Sachs saying, "And now, on with the show."

Audio Variant: For the Hit List variant, the same music plays in the background, with a different announcer for each volume.

• Volume 2: The same announcer as the normal variant says, only with more enthusiasm than normal, "Hello, and welcome to Hit List 2, the second edition of the CBS/Fox special preview tape. This time, we have seventeen new titles which cover the whole spectrum of entertainment." Before the first trailer, and after the last one, he says, albeit slightly differently, "Go for the name you know; Movies in a box from CBS/Fox!"
• Volume 3: The same announcer as before says, "Hello. You're watching Hit List 3, the third edition of the CBS/Fox special preview tape. To start off the new year, we have thirteen great new titles. So, let's take it from the top." Before the first trailer, he says, "Movies in a box from CBS/Fox," and after the last one, he adds, "Go for the name you know," before the slogan.
• Volume 4: A different announcer with an American accent says, "CBS/Fox welcomes you to the latest edition of the Hit List, and to a great new range of titles for the Spring." Before the first trailer, he says "All-new releases from CBS/Fox!", and finally, after the last trailer, he says, "Go for the name you know; Movies in a box from CBS/Fox."

Availability: Seen on a few pre-cert UK VHS tapes from CBS/Fox Video, such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Verdict, The Empire Strikes Back, Table for Five, and Porky's II.

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1st Bumper (1983)

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Visuals: The sequences starts on a plain dark blue CBS/Fox logo upon a white background. It then cuts to multiple boxes zooming out on a black background, until a box with the CBS/Fox logo animation zooms in towards the viewer, surrounded by 90-degree angles. One at a time, clips from eight unidentified movies take up the screen and respectively zoom out towards the upper left, lower right, upper middle, lower middle, upper right, lower left, middle right, and middle left sides of the screen, while the first CBS/Fox logo continues to animate in the center of the screen. Once the last clip is settled, the CBS/Fox logo does six flips towards the screen whilst zooming in, all while the background fades to white, before it settles in the center.

Technique: Live-action in the movie clips, computer animation for the logo.

Audio: A disco tune.

Availability: This bumper can be found on the 1983 Australian VHS release of My Bodyguard, one of the first CBS/Fox tapes to feature previews.

2nd Bumper (1983-1992)

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Visuals: On a black-pink gradient background, a purple rectangle border rotates and zooms in with the 1984 CBS/Fox Video logo zooming in inside it. The scene then cuts to a space background, with a rotating purple-pink orbit and with a square with a green border, turning turquoise, then orange to the right. Nine squares of the four trailers being advertised appear, then zoom back via scanimation, to the rear of the 'tunnel'. In order, they appear in the top left, middle bottom, far right, bottom left, top right, far left, bottom right, middle top and centre, before cutting to the next movie being advertised, and so on. After the final trailer, the scene cuts back to the black-pink background, complete with purple border, where the white Arial text, "PREVIEWS OF OTHER GREAT MOVIES FROM THE CBS/FOX VIDEO COLLECTION" zooms in.

'Keep Watching' Bumper: On the space background, over where the movies being advertised are appearing, and zooming back, the blue text, in a Helvetica Condensed font types in, "KEEP WATCHING AFTER THIS FEATURE FOR MORE PREVIEWS OF MOVIES FROM THE CBS/FOX VIDEO COLLECTION".

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: The 'Previews' ID has a dark-sounding synth tune. The 'Keep Watching' ID only has a male announcer read the text.

Availability: Both 'Previews' and 'Keep Watching' Bumpers from 1983-85 appear on the Australian releases of Borderline and Pieces. The original 'Previews' Bumper from 1983 can be found on the Australian releases of Author! Author!, Porky's and Table for Five. The 'Keep Watching' Bumper from 1985-92 appears on Bachelor Party, The Toughest Man in the World, Romancing the Stone, and Blue Velvet, as well as other releases in Australia.

3rd Bumper (1983-September 29, 1991)

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Visuals: On a black background, there is a blue mirrored, stair-like texture which zooms out and rotates to face the camera. The word "PREVIEWS" is revealed as it zooms back to a comfortable distance over a city which moves in from the right. A few searchlights shine from the city, causing "PREVIEWS" to shine a bit.

Variants:

• A short variant starts with the word already formed.
• For Stay Tuned variant, the pink words "MORE TO COME" zoom out through Scanimation and settle underneath "PREVIEWS".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A short synth score, followed by a male announcer saying:

• CBS/FOX Video Stay Tuned: "Keep watching after this feature for more previews from the CBS/FOX Video collection."
• CBS/FOX Video Previews: "And now, more previews from the CBS/FOX Video collection."
• Medusa Communications Stay Tuned: "Keep watching after this feature for more previews from the Medusa home video collection."
• Medusa Communications Previews: "And now, more previews from the Medusa home video collection."

Availability: Seen on Australian CBS/Fox releases such as The Star Chamber, and The Toughest Man in the World, but possibly on other tapes from the time as well, including those from Medusa Communications. Strangely, during the post-movie previews on the 1985-87 Australian VHS editions of Romancing the Stone and Blue Velvet, the bumper doesn't appear. It also isn't seen at all on the 1986 Australian VHS of Enemy Mine.

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1st Bumper (1988)

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Visuals: On a red gradient background with a yellow grid, there is a VHS with a blue spine, a white label (black text and CBS/Fox Video logo), and a CBS/Fox logo sticker on the left reel side. About 10 seconds later, the VHS and grid move up (revealing the CBS/Fox logo next to the words "CBS/FOX Video" on the spine) so only the top is seen. Then a Betamax tape (which has the same tape label as the VHS) appears on the same background (only without the grid), where there's a pink/red-tiled hologram seal with a transparent blue CBS/Fox logo shown on the reel, and the hologram zooms in for clarification. It goes back on the tape, then both of the tapes appear together on the same background, and the Australian Film and Video Security Office phone number is shown below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A male voiceover says "To ensure you receive the best possible sound and picture quality in video entertainment, CBS/Fox Video have introduced a new blue spine on all VHS cassettes. If the VHS cassette you're watching does not look like this, it's possible you're viewing an inferior pirated copy. Beta cassettes do not have a blue spine; Beta program quality is guaranteed by this polarized seal. If your cassette does not carry these guarantees of quality, phone the Australian Film and Video Security Office. Help stop video pirates."

2nd Bumper (1989-1990)

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Visuals: Same as last time, except it's on a blue gradient background with no grid, the VHS has a yellow spine, and the VHS starts from the top then moves down to the front.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Mellow funky elevator music plays and a different stoic man says "If the VHS cassette you're watching does not look like this, it's possible you're viewing an inferior pirated copy. Beta cassettes do not have a yellow spine. Beta program quality is guaranteed by this polarized seal. If your cassette does not carry these guarantees of quality, phone the Australian Film and Video Security Office. Help stop video pirates."

3rd Bumper (1991)

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Visuals: On a striped background similar to the 1983 ABC and the Kartes Video Communications logo, a flashlight beam moves in from the bottom and highlights a VHS tape with a blue spine. The VHS has the same animation from the 1st bumper. Then it turns into the animation for the 2nd bumper and zooms out, where the AFaVSO number fades in below in a serif font.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A male voiceover says "If the VHS cassette you're watching does not look like this, it's possible you're viewing an inferior pirated copy. All CBS/Fox Video VHS cassettes have a colored customized spine, which is your guarantee of audio and video quality. If your cassette does not carry this guarantee of quality, phone the Australian Film and Video Security Office. Help stop video pirates."

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1st Bumper (1985-1989)

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Visuals: On the 1984 CBS/FOX Video background, the rating symbol can be seen with the full rating description to the right.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on The Toughest Man in the World.

2nd Bumper (1989-1992)

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Visuals: On a light blue gradient background, the rating symbol is shown with the full rating description to the right of it.

Variant: Before a trailer reel preceding the feature film, "THE FOLLOWING TRAILERS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED..." is shown on the very top.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Die Hard, Marked for Death and Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.

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United Kingdom

Contents 1st Screen (1982-1983) 2nd Screen (Autumn 1983-1984) 3rd Screen (1984)

Germany

Contents 1st Screen (1982) 2nd Screen (1983-2000s)

Spain

Contents   Screen (1980's)

France

Contents 1st Screen (1989) 2nd Screen (1990-1993) 3rd Screen (1993-1997)

Italy

Contents 1st Screen (1980's-1995) 2nd Screen (1990's)

Hungary

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Greece

Contents   Screen (1980s)

United Kingdom

1st Screen (1982-1983)

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Visuals: On a black background is this warning text in a white Helvetica font:

The copyright proprietor has licensed the picture contained in this videocassette for private home use only and prohibits any other use, copying, reproduction or performance in public, in whole or in part.

Variant: Laserdiscs had the words "contained in this videocassette" replaced with "recorded on this video disc."

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: A stoic man (which is also the same man that provides the 20th Century Fox Video UK voiceover) reads the warning text out loud. Sometimes, it is silent.

Availability: It can be seen at the end of 20th Century Fox Video UK pre-certs, such as The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The Desert Fox, Star Wars, The Janitor (known as Eyewitness in the US/Canada), and Chariots of Fire. Also on most tapes from other independent home video companies, whose releases were distributed by (CBS/)Fox, such as Intervision/Alpha Video (at the end), Entertainment in Prime Time, Minstrel Entertainments, Nickelodeon Pictures, Avatar Communications, Odyssey Video, Psycho Video, Curzon Video and VCL/Merlin Video (at the end). Alternatively, it is also seen on releases by Carlton Video, New Age Entertainment, Manga Video, Sony Video Software, Sony Wonder and, most notably, High Fliers Video Distribution. The Laserdisc variant appeared on the original CBS/Fox Video UK Laserdisc of Star Wars.

2nd Screen (Autumn 1983-1984)

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Visuals:

• Opening: On a black background is this warning text:

Name Of Title The copyright proprietor has licensed the picture contained in this videocassette for private home use only and prohibits any other use, copying, reproduction or performance in public in whole or in part. --- This product is manufactured, distributed and marketed solely by CBS/FOX VIDEO LIMITED.

Everything is in blue with a white outline.

• Closing: At the end of tapes, the completed warning screen just fades in and out.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on pre-cert VHS releases such as Judas Priest Live and Table For Five.

3rd Screen (1984)

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Visuals:

• Opening: On a black background, is this warning text that types itself in with a red line:

Name Of Title The copyright proprietor has licensed this picture and all other material featured in this videocassette for private home use only and prohibits any other use, copying, reproduction or performance in public in whole or in part.

Then it fades out to make room for the next screen:

This product is manufactured, distributed and marketed solely by CBS/FOX VIDEO LIMITED

• Closing: At the end of the film, the completed first warning screen simply fades in and out.

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on the UK VHS releases of The Empire Strikes Back, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Porky's II: The Next Day.

Germany

1st Screen (1982)

Visuals: On a black background is the following text:

Der film auf dieser Bildplatte wurde vom Urheberrechtinhaber ausschliesslich zum privaten Gebrauch zu Hause freigegeben. Jede andere Verwendung, Vervielfältigung, Reproduktion oder öffentliche Vorführung als Ganzes oder teilweise ist verboten.

(The film on this picture plate has been released by the copyright holder for private use at home only. Any other use, duplication, reproduction or public showing in whole or in part is prohibited.)

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

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Alien OSCA IMDb	Laserdisc	1982

2nd Screen (1983-2000s)

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Visuals: On a black background is the following text:

Sowohl die Ausstattung dieser Cassette als
auch der aufgespielte Film sind rechtlich
geschützt. Der Besitz dieser Cassette
berechtigt ausschliesslich zur Benutzung
im privaten Bereich. Jede andere Benutzung
wie zum Beispiel unerlaubte Vervielfältigung
jeglicher Art, öffentliche Vorführung oder
Sendung verstösst gegen geltendes Recht
und wird straf- und zivilrechtlich verfolgt.

Variants:

• An early variant features the following differences:
  • The text is in a different font and arranged differently.
  • The words "ausschliesslich" and "verstösst" are spelled as "ausschließlich" and "verstößt".
  • "Jede andere Benutzung wie" is followed by a comma.
  • The words "zum Beispiel" are abbreviated to "z.B.".
  • The phrase "jeglicher Art" follows the word "Vorführung" and is replaced by "jeder Art".
• Later tapes using this warning have the warning text fade out to make room for "Kaufcassette ohne Vermietrecht!".

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Spain

Screen (1980's)

Visuals: On a white background, the blue text "RESERVADOS TODOS LOS DERECHOS DE LA OBRA CONTENIDOS EN ESTE VIDEOCASSETTE (Copyright). EL PROPIETARIO DE LOS DERECHOS HA LICENCIADO EL FILM (INCLUIDA SU BANDA SONORA) EXCLUSIVAMENTE PARA SU USO DOMESTICO. CUALQUIER OTRA FORMA DE EXHIBICION O CORRECCION, ALQUILER, COPIA O INTERCAMBIO DE ESTE VIDEOCASSETTE O DE ALGUNA PARTE DEL MISMO SIN AUTORIZACION ESTA TERMINANTEMENTE PROHIBIDA. QUEDA EXPRESAMENTE PROHIBIDA SU UTILIZACION EN VIDEOS COMUNITARIOS. LA REALIZACION DE ALGUNA DE ESTAS ACTIVIDADES, U OTRAS ANALOGAS, SERA PERSEGUIDA DE ACUERDO CON LAS LEYES." scrolls up.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be found on Spanish CBS-Fox Video tapes, such as Inferno and Chariots of Fire (Carros de fuego).

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Visuals: On a blue background, the word "ATTENTION" enclosed in a white box, with French warning text below.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

2nd Screen (1990-1993)

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Visuals: On a blue background, the word "EDV 18" for a second or two before it cuts to warning text.

Variant: Later tapes feature rearranged warning text, and have the "EDV 18" screen run for longer.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

3rd Screen (1993-1997)

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Visuals: On a blue-black gradient background, the text "Tous droits d'exploitation et de reproduction réservés. Projection de ce vidéogramme en séance publique avec ou sans perception de droits d'entrée interdite. Utilisation strictement et uniquement réservée au détenteur pour son propre usage dans le cadre familial et privé. Toute duplication interdite. Utilisation pour radiodiffusion, télévision ou tèlédistribution interdite. Les contrevenants s‘exposent à des poursuites judiciaires." is shown.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Italy

1st Screen (1980's-1995)

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Visuals: Against the backdrop of the 1991 Fox Video logo, a white laser wipes in the text "La proiezione di questa videocassetta e riservata solo utillizo privato. Solo pertanto assolutamente vietate, e sono punibili a norma di legge la duplicazione, il prestito e l'utilizzazione per la visione in pubblica e la diffuzione via etere/cavo in quanto costituiscono violazione del dirltti de copyright. Prodotto destinato alla vendita. Vietato il noleggio.". After that, the text "Distribuito da Fox Video ITALIA S.p.a". zooms in (with "Fox Video" being represented by the aforementioned logo).

Variant: Pre-1991 releases feature the CBS-FOX Video logo instead of the Fox Video logo.

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: An old recording of typewriter clicks and a whoosh sound when the text zooms in. On some releases, such as Star Wars, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on Italian Fox Video tapes of the era, such as a copy of Mrs. Doubtfire (Mrs. Doubtfire - Mammo per sempre).

2nd Screen (1990's)

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Visuals: On a black-blue gradient background, the underlined text "AVVISO" is shown. Under it is the text "IL TITOLARE DEI DIRITTI D'AUTORE, (COLONNA SONORA COMPRESA) HA CONCESSO IL FILM CONTENUTO IN QUESTA VIDEOCASSETTA ESCLUSIVAMENTE PER USO DOMESTICO. TUTTI GLI ALTRI DIRITTI SONO RISERVATI." The text quickly fades out, and then the following text fades in, staying on-screen longer: SONO RIGOROSAMENTE VIETATI SE NON AUTORIZATI, LA RIPRODUZIONE, L'ADATTAMENTO, L'ESECUZIONE IN PUBBLICO, IL NOLEGGIO, IL PRESTITO, LA DIFFUSIONE E TRASMISSIONE TELEVISIVA DI QUESTA VIDEOCASSETTA O PARTI DELLA STESSA; OGNI VIOLAZIONE SARA' PERSEGUITA IN SEDE CIVILE E PENALE.".

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: This was found on an Italian VHS of One Fine Day.

Hungary

Screen (1990's)

Visuals: On a black background, the white texts "FIGYELMEZTETÉS" and "EZ A VIDEÓKAZETTA SZERZŐI JOGVÉDELEM ALATT ÁLL, ÉS CSAK OTTHONI LEJÁTSZÁSA ENGEDÉLYEZETT. A JOGTULAJDONOS FOXVIDEO, INC. MINDEN EGYÉB JOGOT FENNTART MAGÁNAK. A FILM KÉP- ÉS HANGANYAGÁNAK RÉSZEIRŐL ÉS EGÉSZÉRŐL MÁSOLATOT KÉSZÍTENI TILOS. A KAZETTA TOVÁBBADÁSA, NYILVÁNOS HELYEN TÖRTÉNŐ VETÍTÉSE VAGY SUGÁRZÁSA SZIGORÚAN TILOS. A FELSOROLT TEVÉKENYSÉGEK FOLYTATÁSA VAGY TŰRÉSE BÜNTETÉST VON MAGA UTÁN." scroll up.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Hungarian Fox videocassettes at the time, such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Power Rangers: A film - Atomcsapat).

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Visuals: On a black background, there is warning text aligned to the left.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

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• Autumn 1983-1984: On a light blue background is a large yellow "WARNING" with a black outline. Below it, yellow INTERPOL warning text, also with a black outline, scrolls up. When the text fully disappears, it fades to black.
• 1984-1987: On the same background as the 1984 CBS/Fox Video logo, a large light blue "WARNING" fades in at the top. Underneath it, light blue INTERPOL warning text scrolls up. After the scrolling is done, "WARNING" fades out.

Variant: There is an alternate variant in a ITC Lubalin Graph font with rephrased wording. In some cases, this is used on the same tape as the standard version.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None, although the releases from Autumn 1983 to 1984 has the same audio from the previous warning, only slightly shortened, since the warning fades out earlier.

Availability: Found on Australian CBS/Fox Video releases from the era, such as Author! Author!, Being There, Borderline, Breaker! Breaker!, The Choirboys, The Empire Strikes Back, The Grapes of Wrath, I Ought to be in Pictures, Joysticks, Julia (1977), Monsignor, My Bodyguard, Peeper, Porky's, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Saturn 3, The Star Chamber, Table for Five, Torchlight, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?.

2nd Screen (1986-1995)

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Visuals: On a black background is a yellow outline of a television set. Inside it is the red word "WARNING" and underneath said word is yellow warning text.

Variant: In New Zealand, the text and font are different.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

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Visuals: On a light blue background, the following texts "国際協定および国家法 により著作権のある録音、 録画物は保護されて いますので、この作品を 無断で複製、公開演奏 もしくは販売尾をすると 法律により罰せられます。" and "国際刑事警察機構 （INTERPOL） は鉄音、録画物の著作権が 侵されぬよう各国の 警察機構の協カのもとに 取締りを行っています。", in white with a black drop shadow, scroll up.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Found on Japanese VHS releases of Aliens, Die Hard, The Abyss, Home Alone, Edward Scissorhands, and Speed.

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