The Video Bancorp

Credits

Captures by
LMgamer36 and Abernecio

Background

The Video Bancorp was an American bootleg/public domain distribution company based in Canoga Park, California. Little is known about this company due to the scarcity of its products. The company closed down in 1990 and is believed to have lasted for no more than 5 years. They focused on adult content with cartoons also in their lineup. Among it was "The Best of Popeye", a VHS with 3 public domain Popeye cartoons, in which one copy was recorded on a hardcore pornographic film, resulting in controversy and even a local news article when a mother who bought the tape at a dollar store found this out the hard way.

(1980s-1990)

Math Refreshers

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  Math Refresher #1
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  Math Refresher #2
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  Math Refresher #3
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  Math Refresher #4
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  Math Refresher #5

Logo: On a white square, there is a tricolor line with red, white, and blue near the top of it. Above it is "the Video bancorp", with the "V" being much larger and drawn with one of the digital brushes. Below it is "thanks you for using our product" in the same bold/italic font. All this appears to be taken from a shot of the logo in the program it was created in (Microsoft Paintbrush 2.0), complete with the interface and the edge of the monitor peeking from a random side.

Variant: Several screens of "Math Refreshers" exist featuring basic math equations that would play between cartoons, with "the Video bancorp" and the red and blue lines on top from the standard logo. The currently known equations are 2+2=4, 2x2=4, 3-1=2, 5+2=7, and 4-2=2.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare.

• This was seen on the end of tapes by the company, such as the aforementioned The Best of Popeye.
• Since some Visa Video releases in Portugal use masters originally taken from The Video Bancorp releases, this logo can be found on those releases as well.
• The Math Refreshers were seen in between some cartoons and a Tweety Bird compilation titled Piu-Piu e os Amigos.

Legacy: Due to its cheap appearance from its MS Paint style to how it's clearly videotaped off a screen, it has been considered one of the worst logos ever made.