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'''Nicknames:''' "Elvis Rhino", "Early Elvis Rhino"
 
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'''Variant:''' A opening variant found on ''Bizarre Music Television'' has the logo in black on a cornflower blue background. "RHINO VIDEO PRESENTS" in a yellow serif font fades in over it.
'''Trivia:''' This same rhino was also used for the print logo for Rhino Records at the time.
 
'''Trivia:''' This same rhino was also used for the print logo for Rhino Records at the time, illustrated by Will Stout in 1974, although the rhino here lacks the record on his horn.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' The diamond transition.
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Can be seen on a 1987 copy of ''Commercial Mania: Special Edition'', and maybe on other videotapes.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' This seems like a prototype for the next logo.
 
=== 2nd Logo (1987-1995)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "1, 2, 3...RHINO!", "Elvis Rhino II"
 
'''Logo:''' On a white background, multiple blue scribbles with red shadows are seen, possibly supposed to be stones, while a large serif 1 can be seen. The screen buzzes with white for a second, which it then flashes to a 2 in the same font and different-looking "stone" scribbles. It then buzzes with white again, changing to a 3 on a different scribble background, filled with light green, yellow, and teal strokes. It then fades to an actual stone wall with an white plate in the middle of it. On it is the Rhino Video logo from before, but fully colorized with a skin colored rhino with a black pompadour and jacket, and a white gloved hand. Above it is "RHINO" in the same configuration from before, but with black letters and cycling multi-colored squares, and below that is "VIDEO" in the same font from before as well. The screen then suddenly starts rapidly flashing white, in which the rhino snaps its fingers, developing a yellow glow around the tube, the squares to stop shifting colors, and the rhino also winks at us (which is hardly noticeable). After several seconds of flashing, it stops and the logo slowly fades out.
'''Logo:''' On a "stone" background, we see the number one. The screen "flashes" and we see the number two. Again, we see a number three. Then on the fourth flash, we see a cartoon rhino (wearing what looks like a leather jacket and gloves and a modified Elvis haircut) in a TV tube, with the word "RHINO" over him, changing colors and "VIDEO" below. While all this happens, the rhino snaps his fingers and winks (this is barely noticeable). A yellow "haze" surrounds the rhino.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' The "flashing".
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Very rareUncommon. ThisIt wascan be seen on themost releases from earliestthis Rhinotime tapesperiod.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 
===3rd Logo (1995-1999)===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Football"
 
'''Logo:''' On a light gray stone background, a large silver "RHINO" word flies in on the left, which is in a serif font but is also arranged like the 1978 wordmark. The whole thing then suddenly shifts to the right, where a red football-like oval is seen behind it. Passing through the "O", the logo straightens itself out and settles onto the background, which shifts to a darker, different-looking stone background. The words also seem to zoom back a bit.
'''Logo:''' Against a light gray marble background, the words "RHINO" (in jumbled white letters) come in from the right side of the screen, along with a smooth, red 3D ellipse. They turn to face us and zoom back, then the lights dim.
 
'''Variant:''' The logo was brown with silver text on some VHS releases.
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be seen on ''South Park'' and ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' tapes from 1998-1999 and other releases and early DVDs of the time.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 
=== 4th Logo (1999-2009)===
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic synth-string sounder with a "bling" during the shine, and ending with a short choir tune and a "slam" sound.
 
'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The music (which is a stock track without the slamming at the end) was also used for the 2000s [[Plastic Wax (Australia)|Plastic Wax]], 2002 [[Eureka Multimedia (Australia)|Eureka Multimedia]] (lacking the slam sound), and 2004 [[Favorit-Film (Russia)|Favorit-Film]] logos.
 
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on recent DVDs of music videos, many ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' DVDs, as well as some ''Transformers Armada'' and ''Gumby'' DVDs.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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Revision as of 22:21, 17 March 2021


Background

Rhino Home Video (formerly "Rhino Video") was the home video arm of Rhino Records, now part of the Warner Music Group.

1st Logo (1985-1987)

Nicknames: "Elvis Rhino", "Early Elvis Rhino"

Logo: On a black background, a blue TV tube shape can be seen, in which it has a anthropomorphic rhino inside it. The rhino has a Elvis-like pompadour, a jacket with zippers on them, and appears to be grinning at us, while snapping his fingers. A diamond transition then brings forth the hot pink text "RHINO" in a 50's-era styled font, each on unevenly placed squares that invert colors for every other letter. Below it is the

Variant: A opening variant found on Bizarre Music Television has the logo in black on a cornflower blue background. "RHINO VIDEO PRESENTS" in a yellow serif font fades in over it.

Trivia: This same rhino was also used for the print logo for Rhino Records at the time, illustrated by Will Stout in 1974, although the rhino here lacks the record on his horn.

FX/SFX: The diamond transition.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. Can be seen on a 1987 copy of Commercial Mania: Special Edition, and maybe on other videotapes.

Editor's Note: This seems like a prototype for the next logo.

2nd Logo (1987-1995)

Nicknames: "1, 2, 3...RHINO!", "Elvis Rhino II"

Logo: On a white background, multiple blue scribbles with red shadows are seen, possibly supposed to be stones, while a large serif 1 can be seen. The screen buzzes with white for a second, which it then flashes to a 2 in the same font and different-looking "stone" scribbles. It then buzzes with white again, changing to a 3 on a different scribble background, filled with light green, yellow, and teal strokes. It then fades to an actual stone wall with an white plate in the middle of it. On it is the Rhino Video logo from before, but fully colorized with a skin colored rhino with a black pompadour and jacket, and a white gloved hand. Above it is "RHINO" in the same configuration from before, but with black letters and cycling multi-colored squares, and below that is "VIDEO" in the same font from before as well. The screen then suddenly starts rapidly flashing white, in which the rhino snaps its fingers, developing a yellow glow around the tube, the squares to stop shifting colors, and the rhino also winks at us (which is hardly noticeable). After several seconds of flashing, it stops and the logo slowly fades out.

FX/SFX: The "flashing".

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. It can be seen on most releases from this time period.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1995-1999)

Nickname: "The Football"

Logo: On a light gray stone background, a large silver "RHINO" word flies in on the left, which is in a serif font but is also arranged like the 1978 wordmark. The whole thing then suddenly shifts to the right, where a red football-like oval is seen behind it. Passing through the "O", the logo straightens itself out and settles onto the background, which shifts to a darker, different-looking stone background. The words also seem to zoom back a bit.

Variant: The logo was brown with silver text on some VHS releases.

FX/SFX: The text and "ball" coming in.

Music/Sounds: A synth bass sounder with a dramatic UAV-like "whoosh" when the logo comes in.

Availability: Uncommon. Can be seen on South Park and Mystery Science Theater 3000 tapes from 1998-1999 and other releases and early DVDs of the time.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1999-2009)

Logo: Against a black background, a 2D version of the Rhino logo from before (this time in red) zooms-up. It shines with a lens flare, and "HOME VIDEO", in plum, fades in below.

FX/SFX: The zoom and shine.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic synth-string sounder with a "bling" during the shine, and ending with a short choir tune and a "slam" sound.

Music/Sounds Trivia: The music (which is a stock track without the slamming at the end) was also used for the 2000s Plastic Wax, 2002 Eureka Multimedia (lacking the slam sound), and 2004 Favorit-Film logos.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on recent DVDs of music videos, many Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVDs, as well as some Transformers Armada and Gumby DVDs.

Editor's Note: None.

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