'''Variants:'''
* ThereA isB&W avariant blackof andthe whitelogo variantexists, which is seen on releases forof classic MGM and UA movies in B&W.
* In Sweden, MGM tapes were often distributed through [[Esselte Video]]. The byline "From ESSELTE VIDEO" in white appears below. In between "From" and "ESSELTE" is a circle with an "X" inside and eight little "points" around it. The logo is also poorly cropped, as the entire space below the byline either shows the color bars or blank black space.
* On German releases, "IM VERTRIEB DER IMV AUS DEM HAUSE EUROVIDEO" fades in below the logo.
* On a Spanish VHS promo for ''MGM Cartoon Moviestars'', after the logo finishes animating, "PROMOREEL" appers below the logo.
* On some videos from Australia and New Zealand, the logo animates as normal up until "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" flashes. Then, Leo's static picture becomes Leo roaring, and then the beginning of a promotional reel tunnels in.
* On tapesVHS releases from the early 1990s, this was used for preview bumpers (and usually at the end of films). The logo plays like normal, but instead of "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" appearing, the logo eases back upward, and either "Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You", "Now Playing at a Theatre Near You", "Coming Soon on Videocassette", or "Now Available on Videocassette" appears below. There's an earlier version of this variant (spotted as early as 1989), where "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" remains intact while the logo eases upward, and "ALSO AVAILABLE" appears below.
* This was also used for Coming Attraction screens from around 1988-1990. In this variant, the logo plays as normal. When it finishes, the background turns into a gray marble color. Then the ribbons and "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shrink and move to the upper right. "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" moves slightly to the right and a transparent square flies in behind "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}". The square shines as a purple squiggly line etches itself in below "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" and a lime green squiggly line etches itself below the square. "COMING ATTRACTION" wipes itself below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" and flashes, and as this happens, the preview begins above "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}", and when the words flash, the screen zooms into the preview.
* On home video TV spots for ''Desperate Hours'' and ''Death Warrant'', the lines above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" are thicker.
* On an UK promo for musical films that were released to home media in 1986, the logo appears 9nine times (3three logos on three rows), and clips from the films flip over the logos to end one clip and start another.
* On a 1983 promo seen at the end of some tapesVHS releases in late 1983/early 1984, the tail end is shown after clips from such works as ''Poltergeist'', ''Clash of the Titans'', ''Coma'', ''Village of the Damned'', ''Midnight Cowboy'', ''Diner'', ''Shaft'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Diva'', ''Network'', ''Westworld'', ''Fame'', ''The Compleat Beatles'', ''My Favorite Year'', ''A Gumby Adventure'', ''Tom and Jerry Cartoon Festival'', ''Viva Las Vegas'', ''Travels with My Aunt'', ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'', ''The Goodbye Girl'', ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''Pennies from Heaven'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Easter Parade'', ''That's Entertainment! Part II'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'', among other titles in the MGM/UA library.
* Another variant exists where a “/“ is in the middle of the screen, zooming out and brightly shining. “{{font|Serif|MGM}}” and “{{font|Serif|UA}}” slide out from behind the “/“, and zoom with it into its usual position. A {{color|red}} trail of a silhouette of the MGM logo zooms out, revealing the MGM logo. “{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}” zooms out to the usual spot, but doesn’t flash.
* On UK VHS releases in the 1980s such as the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''MGM Cartoon Magic Vol. 1'' and ''The Phantom Tollbooth'', respectively, among others, a still variant features the logo with the words "{{color|red|MORE GREAT TITLES}}" and "{{color|red|Available now from your local dealer}}" in red, appearing above and below the logo, respectively.
* On athe 1983 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''The Dr. Seuss Video Festival'', after the logo finishes animating, the words "Ask your local dealer about availability" in pink fade in.
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation effects.
* The Australian promo logo (with Leo actually roaring) has a different roar track.
* The TV spots for ''Desperate Hours'' and ''Death Warrant'' have the sound of Leo roaring, despite being a still picture, possibly because they replaced it from the original TV spots during each movie's theatrical run.
* On certain UK rental tapesVHS releases from the 1980s, after the logo finishes, an announcer says "The following new films, which will soon be available from your local stockist, are brought to you by MGM/UA Home Video, one of the leaders in home entertainment."
* There does exist aA silent variant of this logo. Itexists, which wasis spotted on athe French Canadian VHS release of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven''.
* The 1983 promo variant features "Help!" by the Beatles from ''The Compleat Beatles'', "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow from ''The First Barry Manilow Special'', "Ebben? Ne andrò lontano" by Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez from ''Diva'', "Fame" by Irene Cara from ''Fame'', "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King from ''Carole King: One to One'', "Shake It Up" by The Cars from ''The Last American Virgin'', and "Le Jazz Hot" by Julie Andrews from ''Victor/Victoria''.
'''Availability:''' AppearsSeen on many VHS and Laserdisc releases from MGM and UA from the time-period until 1993.
* The logo lasted for a pretty good eleven years, with the last release to use this being ''Rich in Love''.
* It also makes a surprise appearance on the 1995 Australian VHS release of ''Getting Even with Dad'', the 1999 VHS release of ''Annie Hall'', and at the end of the documentary ''Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', which can be found on the 2001 MGM flipper disc release of ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963).
* It is also appearspreserved on the 1985 Betamax release of ''Forbidden Planet'', but in an MGM/CBS case and with MGM/CBS labels.
* It is also appearspreserved on the Laserdisc and VHS releases of ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes''.
* This logo was kept on reprints even past 1993, including 1995 printings of ''Pink Floyd: The Wall'' and ''Diamonds Are Forever'', due to those printings still using tape masters from 1993 and 1992, respectively.
* In a few Asian countries (including Indonesia), VCD releases kept using this logo (instead of having the 4th logo) until 1999. Example of this are the 1997 VCD release of ''GoldenEye'' and the 1999 VCD release of ''Get Shorty'' (both 1995 films). Other VCD releases probably used the regular 1986 MGM logo as de-facto home entertainment logo.
* It is also appearsintact on a 1999 reprint of ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'', as MGM used the original 1992 tape master for the release.
* The variant with the red trail is said to be seen on a 1987 U.S. VHS release of an unknown movie before a trailer.
* This logo is also appearspreserved on UK VHS releases such as ''Terrytoons: The Cowardly Watchdog'', ''MGM Cartoon Magic Vol. 1'', ''Faerie Tale Theatre: Pinocchio'', the 1985 UK MGM Classic Collection pre-cert VHS releases of ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1939, including the 1986 UK VHS re-release thereof), and ''MGM Cartoon Festival'', the 1986 UK VHS releases of ''Bugs Bunny: Hold the Lion, Please'', ''Tom and Jerry: Cartoon Festival'', and ''Barney Bear Cartoon Festival: The Bear That Couldn't Sleep'', the 1987 UK VHS release of ''Tom and Jerry: Cartoon Festival: Vol. 2'' and ''Tom and Jerry: Blue Cat Blues'', the 1988 UK VHS releases of ''Thunderbirds Are Go'' (1966), and ''Tom and Jerry Vol. 4'', the 1989 UK VHS releases of ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink Suds'', ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink Paradise'', ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink at First Sight'', ''Porky Pig and Friends'', and ''The Further Adventures of Droopy: Out Foxed'', the 1990 UK VHS releases of ''Tom and Jerry: Little School Mouse'' and ''Tom and Jerry: Tom and Cherie'', the 1992 UK VHS release of ''Tom and Jerry in Cat and Dupli-Cat'', and both the 1993 UK VHS release of ''Tom and Jerry's Festival of Fun'', and 1993 UK retail VHS release of ''For Your Eyes Only'' (digitally remastered), respectively, among many others.
* It is also appearsseen at the end of the 1991 UK VHS release of ''Vid-ee-oh! Rap Toon Show'', afterfollowing the 1985 [[Warner Home Video]] logo.
'''Legacy:''' It's seen as one of the most iconic video logos of the 1980s.
'''Audio:''' Leo's 1982 roar.
'''Availability:''' This logo appearsis seen at the beginning of a promotional trailer for MGM/UA's video release ''Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever'' and aon the 1986 promo for classic MGM musicals on home video.
===3rd Logo (October 24, 1989-August 23, 2005, 2006 on Thailand VCDs)===
'''Audio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' It appearsSeen on most MGM/UA U.S. VHS releases at both beginning and end of their VHS releases such as ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' and all the ''007'' VHS releases of the era, even after the the company's renaming as MGM Home Entertainment. Not all releases may have the opening or closing variants, however. Starting in 2003, it was only used at the end of VHS releases.
* One of the first VHS releases to feature this logo was the original VHS release of ''Leviathan'', and some of the last VHS releases to feature this logo were the 2005 VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop''; the last of which was their final independent release. All MGM films released on VHS after that were distributed by other parties (mainly Sony).
* On the 1992 U.S. VHS release of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', this logo uses a 1992 copyright at the beginning of the tape, but a 1990 copyright at the end of the tape.
* On MGM Greats releases, after the sparkle effects fade out, the words "{{color|red|MGM GREATS}}" wipe in (instead of the normal "{{color|darkblue|{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}} HOME VIDEO}}" text) without the spotlight gradient effect. It has been spotted on a 2001 UK VHS release of ''The Great Escape''. The logo also fades out slower than usual at the end.
* On a 1995 syndicated infomercial for ''James Bond'' films, the specular highlights for "{{font|Serif|{{color|darkblue|MGM/UA}}}}" are lit up, and "Presents" fades in instead of the home video text that is normally in place. Also, the logo does not shine.
* An edited version of the logo also exists, which appearswas seen on TeleCine bumpers from the early 2000s.
'''Trailer Variants:''' There is a bumper that precedes trailers with a still of the end logo, replacing "HOME VIDEO" with one of these below:
* COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU
* Some Polish VHS releases distributed by Warner Bros. have an announcer.
'''Availability:''' It debuted with the August 1993 home video release of ''Untamed Heart'', and appearsis seen on VHS and Laserdisc releases of this era, such as ''The Pebble and the Penguin'', ''Get Shorty'', ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'', and the 1996 release of ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''.
* On the 1996 VHS release of ''Rocky'', both the opening and closing variations of this appear at the beginning of the tape. The opening variation appears before the previews, while the closing variation appears after the previews.
* Earlier DVD releases also feature this logo such as ''Red Dawn'' (which has the MGM Home Entertainment logo on the cover), ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''Rocky'', ''Rocky II'', ''Rocky IV'', ''The Black Stallion'', ''Leaving Las Vegas'', ''Rob Roy'', ''GoldenEye'', ''Blown Away'', ''Species'', ''A Christmas Story'' and ''Poltergeist''.
* Even though this logo officially ended in 1998 with the DVD releases of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', ''Moonraker'', ''Hoodlum'', and the aforementioned ''Leaving Las Vegas'' and ''Red Dawn'', the trailer bumpers were still used into the MGM Home Entertainment days, and the logo itself is also appearspreserved on the 1999 VHS releases of ''When Harry Met Sally...'', ''National Velvet'', ''The Cutting Edge'', and ''Moonstruck''.
* It is also appearspreserved on ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes'' on Laserdisc.
* The closing variant also makes a surprise appearance at the end of a behind-the-scenes featurette on the 2000 DVD release of ''Spaceballs'' (this was likely sourced from a 1996 Special Edition Laserdisc release).
* This logo appearsis also preserved on many UK MGM VHS releases from Warner Home Video and 20th Century Fox until at least 2002, on titles such as ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', and ''Child's Play''. The closing variant does not appear on the UK VHS release of ''Tank Girl'', however.
* The opening variant was also made available on the author's [https://vimeo.com/106222325 Vimeo profile].
* TheThis logo also makes a surprise appearance before an October 1998 Poland TVP1 showing of ''For Your Eyes Only''.
* This logo is replaced by the 1996 [[Warner Home Video]] logo on all 1999 Warner pressed repackagings of 1997-1998 MGM DVD releases from the pre-1986 MGM library that was owned by Turner.
* It is also appearspreserved on UK VHS releases, such as the 1993 UK VHS releases of ''Tom and Jerry on Parade'', and ''The Pink Panther's Greatest Hits'', the 1994 UK VHS releases of ''Tom and Jerry's Special Bumper Edition: Vol. 2'', and ''The Pink Panther's Zaniest Adventures'', the 1995 UK VHS release of ''Tom and Jerry: Vol. 7: Mouse Line & Sinker'', the 1996 UK VHS release of ''Daffy Duck & Company'', the 1997 UK VHS release of ''All Dogs Go To Heaven 2: Charlie's New Adventure'' (1996), the 1998 UK VHS release of ''Tom and Jerry's: Festival of Sport'' (Marks & Spencer Exclusive), and the 1999 UK VHS re-releasereleases of ''The Beatles: Yellow Submarine'' (1968), and the 1999 UK VHS re-release), ofand ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Pink, Pink and Away'', respectively, among many others.
* It also makes a surprise appearance on the 2001 UK VHS re-release of ''Spaceballs'' (1987), despite the 1998 MGM Home Entertainment logo appearing on the packaging.
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