Jim Henson Video/Production Logo

Background

Jim Henson Video was formed on December 19, 1991, when Jim Henson Productions and Buena Vista Home Video signed a worldwide home video distribution deal. The partnership ended in 1996, and Jim Henson Productions went onto sign a new deal with Columbia TriStar Home Video and form Jim Henson Home Entertainment.

Logo (1992-1996)

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  Demo variant
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  Retail variant (North American revision)
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  Retail variant (United Kingdom revision)
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  Demo "byline" variant
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  Demo scaled "byline" variant
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  Retail "byline" variant
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Visuals: On a blue background, the green "Jim Henson" signature writes itself. Below it, the word "VIDEO" in spaced out letters, with a red line above it, fades in underneath.

Variants:

• The original North American variant has "VIDEO" spaced out more, and the red line reaches to the "J".
• There is a still variant of this logo that features the white words "DISTRIBUTED BY BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO" appearing at the bottom of the screen. This can be found on early 1993 tapes usually after the "Available on Jim Henson Records" bumper. In the UK, this variant was spotted on the Muppet Babies tapes as they were taken from the United States prints of the VHS tapes.
  • On several demo tapes, the byline is scaled larger than usual, thus having the logo positioned higher than usual like the British bumpers.
• On the coming soon version of the Muppet Sing-Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs trailer, the white text "Coming This Summer" appears below the still logo.
• A variant also exists where the logo animates like normal but off-center, and "NOW AVAILABLE" fades in below.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A slowed-down variant of the 1991 Walt Disney Home Video theme.

Audio Variant: On VHS releases of Muppet Babies, the end theme to the show itself is used.

Availability:

• It appears at the end of early Jim Henson Video VHS and Laserdisc releases by Buena Vista Home Video from 1992 to 1996. Apart from the promos featured, this doesn't appear at the beginning, as the Jim Henson Productions logo is used instead.
• The US VHS releases of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island also don't have it.
• It was also seen on the promotional video for Jim Henson Video on the demo VHS tape of The Muppet Movie.

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