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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 scarce promotion in media. The company closed down in 1990 and might have lasted for no more than 5 years. Among their lineup was "The Best of Popeye", a VHS with 3 public domain Popeye cartoons, in which one copy was recorded on a hardcore pornographic film. This resulted in some 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

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

Nicknames: "The Unsaved MS Paint Project", "Thanks You for Using our Product"

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 peeking from the left 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, and 5+2=7.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. This was seen on the end of tapes by the company. The Math Refreshers were seen in between some cartoons.

Editor's Note: A very cheap logo, from its MS Paint style to how it's clearly videotaped off a screen. The Math Refreshers are also very flimsy attempts at providing educational content between completely unrelated and otherwise non-educational programs.

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 '''Logo:''' On a white square, there is a tricolor line with {{Color|red}}, white, and {{Color|blue}} near the top of it. Above it is "'''''{{Color|crimson|the Video bancorp}}'''''", with the "{{Color|crimson|V}}" being much larger and drawn with one of the digital brushes. Below it is "'''''{{Color|crimson|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 peeking from the left side.
-'''Variant:''' Several "Math Refreshers" exist featuring basic math equations that would play between cartoons, with "'''''{{Color|crimson|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, and 5+2=7.
+'''Variant:''' Several screens of "Math Refreshers" exist featuring basic math equations that would play between cartoons, with "'''''{{Color|crimson|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, and 5+2=7.
 '''FX/SFX:''' None.
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 '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was seen on the end of tapes by the company. The Math Refreshers were seen in between some cartoons.
-'''Editor's Note:''' A very cheap logo, from its MS Paint style to how it's recorded off a screen. The Math Refreshers are also very flimsy attempts at providing educational content between completely unrelated programs.
+'''Editor's Note:''' A very cheap logo, from its MS Paint style to how it's clearly videotaped off a screen. The Math Refreshers are also very flimsy attempts at providing educational content between completely unrelated and otherwise non-educational programs.
 [[Category:American logos]]