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===Background===
===Background===
'''Re-TV Video Library''' was a home entertainment company, owned by Columbia House. They mostly did videos for [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], such as Looney Tunes. It is unknown what happened to the company.
'''Re-TV Video Library''' was a home entertainment company, owned by Columbia House, which was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records, which itself is a subsidiary of [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. They did videos for many TV shows and animated shorts for companies such as [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount]], and [[Columbia TriStar Television]]; including such releases as ''Looney Tunes'', various ''Star Trek'' series, and ''One Day at a Time''; among others. The company went defunct in 2004, when the unit was shuttered after Columbia House ceased VHS production.


===(Late 1990s-Early 2000s?)===
===Logo (Mid-1990s-2004)===
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[[File:Retv logo.PNG|150ppx|246x246px]] [[File:Retv customer support number.PNG|150ppx|246x246px]] [[File:Retv canadian po box.PNG|150ppx|246x246px]]
Images=
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Retv logo.PNG|Opening logo
Retv customer support number.PNG|Closing telephone number
Retv canadian po box.PNG|Closing PO box address
</gallery>
|-|
Videos=
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{{YouTube|id=2w__ZBkLhd8|id2=zyV2He9q_GQ}}
[[File:Retv_closing_logo.mp4|200px|center]]
</tabber>


{{Guidance detail|reason=phone}}
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{{YouTube|id=2w__ZBkLhd8}}


'''Logo:''' We start at the Re-TV Video Library logo, with a Columbia House byline. The arrows then spin towards us, then they overlap, showing lots of old shows (some of which being ''Gilligan's Island'', ''M*A*S*H'', and ''The Beverly Hillbillies''). Across the screen, quotes from various shows slide across the screen. It then goes back to its normal state for a split second, then turning blue and fades in, just like before, showing more shows and quotes. Then, 4 triangles fade into 1, then another triangle appears, flipping back into the Re-TV logo. The whole logo then flips up, showing the title of the tape.
'''Visuals:''' The logo starts at the Re-TV Video Library logo, with a Columbia House byline. The arrows then spin towards the camera, then they overlap, showing lots of old shows (some of which being ''Gilligan's Island'', ''M*A*S*H'', and ''The Beverly Hillbillies''). Across the screen, quotes from various shows slide across the screen. It then goes back to its normal state for a split second, then turning blue and fades in, just like before, showing more shows and quotes. Then, 4 triangles fade into 1, flipping back into the Re-TV logo. Another triangle slides in. The whole logo then flips up, showing the title of the tape.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*At the end of the tapes, a telephone number and a PO box address for Re-TV appears.
*At <u>the end of the tapes</u>, a telephone number and a PO box address for Re-TV appears.
*A different ending appears on Looney Tunes tapes. The Re-TV title slide is replaced with "presents" and then a CGI version of the merchandising Looney Tunes logo appears, and then it shows the title.
*A different ending appears on <u>''Looney Tunes'' tapes</u>. The Re-TV title slide is replaced with "presents" and then the 9th [[Warner Bros. Animation]] logo appears, and then it shows the title.


'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A jazzy tune for the first part, and a western-like tune for the second. The jazz tune comes back when the finished logo appears.
'''Audio:''' A jazzy tune for the first part, and a triumphant fanfare, a mysterious science-fiction tune and a western-like tune for the second. The jazz tune comes back when the finished logo appears.


'''Availability:''' So far, it is known to appear on ''Looney Tunes'' tapes, such as ''[https://archive.org/details/running-amuck Running Amuck]'' and ''[https://archive.org/details/daffy-doodles Daffy Doodles]'', both available on the Internet Archive (physical copies are hard to find however), as well as others, including ''Wonder Woman''.
'''Availability:''' Appears on their releases, such as ''Babylon 5'', ''Looney Tunes'', ''Wonder Woman'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''Star Trek: Voyager'', ''One Day at a Time'', ''The Jeffersons'', and ''Sanford and Son''.


{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
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[[Category:Columbia House]] [[Category:American home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
{{Navbox-Sony}}
[[Category:Columbia House]]
[[Category:Sony Music Entertainment]]
[[Category:Sony Corporation]]
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[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Logos with film and television footage]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 28 June 2024

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Retro VHS trailers

Background

Re-TV Video Library was a home entertainment company, owned by Columbia House, which was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. They did videos for many TV shows and animated shorts for companies such as Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount, and Columbia TriStar Television; including such releases as Looney Tunes, various Star Trek series, and One Day at a Time; among others. The company went defunct in 2004, when the unit was shuttered after Columbia House ceased VHS production.

Logo (Mid-1990s-2004)

  • Opening logo
    Opening logo
  • Closing telephone number
    Closing telephone number
  • Closing PO box address
    Closing PO box address



Visuals: The logo starts at the Re-TV Video Library logo, with a Columbia House byline. The arrows then spin towards the camera, then they overlap, showing lots of old shows (some of which being Gilligan's Island, M*A*S*H, and The Beverly Hillbillies). Across the screen, quotes from various shows slide across the screen. It then goes back to its normal state for a split second, then turning blue and fades in, just like before, showing more shows and quotes. Then, 4 triangles fade into 1, flipping back into the Re-TV logo. Another triangle slides in. The whole logo then flips up, showing the title of the tape.

Variants:

  • At the end of the tapes, a telephone number and a PO box address for Re-TV appears.
  • A different ending appears on Looney Tunes tapes. The Re-TV title slide is replaced with "presents" and then the 9th Warner Bros. Animation logo appears, and then it shows the title.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: A jazzy tune for the first part, and a triumphant fanfare, a mysterious science-fiction tune and a western-like tune for the second. The jazz tune comes back when the finished logo appears.

Availability: Appears on their releases, such as Babylon 5, Looney Tunes, Wonder Woman, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Sanford and Son.

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