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Background

Vidtape, Inc. (also known as Duratape Inc.) was an American distributor of public domain films, TV shows and cartoons. They are known for releasing the Cartoons R Fun series of tapes in 1989. Since Vidtape did not release any other series of tapes at the time, they changed the company name to Cartoons R Fun in 1990. Cartoons R Fun continued releasing tapes through the 1990s. The Vidtape brand was briefly revived in 1999 to release classic short films on VHS. Vidtape changed their name to Videozone in 2000 and went out of business shortly afterward.

Duratape Inc.

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(1989-1991)

Cartoons R Fun

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1st Logo (1989-1996?)	2nd Logo (1999?-????)

Vidtape Inc.

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(1989-1996?)

Duratape Inc.

(1989-1991)

Logo: On a blue background, we see the following text, arranged like this:

A Presentation Of DURATAPE INC. Placentia, CA

Compilation & Edit By Unkovich

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: A snippet from Hamateur Night, consisting of a piano playing "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", followed by a bell hit as the logo cuts to black.

Availability: Very rare. Seen at the end of Cartoons R Fun tapes from the era.

Cartoons R Fun

1st Logo (1989-1996?)

The logo starts at 0:19

Logo: On a black background, we see a blue upside-down triangle with one third of the triangle colored yellow. The following text is seen on the triangle, arranged like this:

CARTOONS R FUN PRESENTS

Variant: Due to VHS deterioration, the logo may appear darker.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare.

2nd Logo (1999?-????)

Logo: On a background consisting of blue, yellow and red stripes, we see the following text, arranged like this:

CARTOONS R FUN

PRESENTS

WONDERWORLD SERIES

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the video.

Availability: Very rare. Seen on Wonderworld releases from the era. Cascadia's DVD releases of these videos plaster this logo with their own logo, but keep the "Stories From a Land Far Far Away" screen and the opening credits (styled the same as this logo) that came with it.

Vidtape Inc.

(1989-1996?)

Logo: Two CGI spheres come in from the sides of the screen and join together to create one sphere. The words "VIDTAPE INC. PRESENTS" can partially be seen on the sphere as it unfolds in bars across the screen.

Technique: The bars swirling and forming the logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. The Cartoons R Fun "Felix the Cat" VHS is the only known release to use this logo.

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 '''Availability:''' Very rare. Seen on Wonderworld releases from the era. Cascadia's DVD releases of these videos plaster this logo with their own logo, but keep the "Stories From a Land Far Far Away" screen and the opening credits (styled the same as this logo) that came with it.
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