Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Clip-On Library/United States of America and Canada (Part 1)

June 26, 1981–November 1982 (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: On a blue background, we see the words "HERE ARE SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM OTHER WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEOCASSETTES." on the left corner of the screen in left-aligned, yellow monospaced Helvetica font.

Technique: A digital graphic with chyroned-in text and fading effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: This was typically seen at the end of Disney films released on video at the time, either for sale or rental. In general, it's not that easy to find; it depends on the tape label and print date (the latter is usually seen on the spine of the videotape). A few examples are the 1981 VHS editions of A Walt Disney Christmas (first printing only; second printing of this uses the new clip-ons debuted.), Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Pollyanna, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Editor’s Note: The text is positioned off center.

October 15, 1981–December 1982 (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: On a black background, we see the Walt Disney Home Video logo (with the Sorcerer Mickey) with the words "Also available from" above; everything is colored in tealish grey and outlined in white. The copyright date is seen below the logo.

Technique: A digital graphic with fading effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Same as the 1st ID.

Editor's Note: The outlining has been criticized for looking cheap to say the least.

November 1982–February 28, 1989

Opening to Three Men and a Baby 1988 VHS

Walt Disney Home Video And Here's What Coming Soon Bumper 1986 With Sorcerer Mickey-2

Visuals: On a black background, we see the following white clip-on texts in a plain white font.

Clip-ons:

• COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU IN THE SUMMER OF 1985 (in a bold Helvetica Font)
• COMING SOON (in Helvetica Narrow font)
• Coming Soon From WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO (in a bold Helvetica Font)
• Now on Walt Disney Home Video... (in an italic Times New Roman font)
• COMING SOON FROM TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO ("TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO" is done using their logo; the text is colored turquoise)
• COMING TO THEATRES IN OCTOBER 1986 FROM TOUCHSTONE FILMS (in a condensed Futura Bold font)
• AND NOW, A PREVIEW OF ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER HIT FROM TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO (Seen on the 1988 VHS reissue of Tin Men, and the original releases of Hello Again, D.O.A., Shoot to Kill, and Good Morning, Vietnam)
• ASK YOUR VIDEO DEALER ABOUT THIS HIT TITLE, ALSO FROM TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO (Seen on The Rescue and Big Business)
• AND NOW, A PREVIEW OF ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER HIT. (Only seen on The Rescue)
• A SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (Only seen on Outrageous Fortune, Adventures in Babysitting, and Can’t Buy Me Love)
• FEATURE PRESENTATION

Variants: The font and size varies by tape.

• The "Coming Soon From WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO" clip-on is displayed on a black-blue gradient background. This precedes a trailer for The Journey of Natty Gann.
• On My Science Project, preceding a trailer for Down and Out in Beverly Hills, the "COMING SOON" text is dark blue and in quotation marks.
• On several 1986 releases that open with trailers for The Journey of Natty Gann and The Sword in the Stone, a bumper appears in between the trailers with reused footage from an early Disney Channel bumper featuring Sorcerer Mickey. A short musical sting from The Sorcerer's Apprentice (from Fantasia) is heard, with the 80s Disney Channel announcer, Jerry Bishop, saying "And here's what's coming soon!" over the bumper.
• An early variant of the "Ask Your Video Dealer..." clip-on exists, where the text is still and instead reads "Ask your video dealer now about this hit title also from Touchstone Home Video." Grant Goodeve reads the text as usual, only his tone is different. This version was used on Stakeout, Three Men and a Baby, and Adventures in Babysitting.
• "AND NOW, A PREVIEW" sub-variants:
  • On Hello Again, the text is seen in an all-caps Impact font.
  • On Shoot to Kill, a still version of the bumper is seen in between the two trailers on the tape.
• Feature Presentation sub-variants:
  • On Can't Buy Me Love and Hello Again, the letters are in a different font and italicized.
  • OnAdventures in Babysitting, a special animated variant is used. The text is the same as the 1st variant, but in gold. It then rotates around once, revealing it's interlocked with the film's logo, and thus rests on that. The logo then shines and flies away into the top left corner of the screen.
  • On the French-Canadian VHS of Shoot to Kill, the text instead reads "NOTRE PRESENTATION DE LONG METRAGE".
• One variant of the "A SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT" clip-on exists, where the background is orange red and the text is bolder. This version is only seen on the original release of Outrageous Fortune.

Technique: Most clip-ons are digital graphics with fading effects. The "AND NOW, A PREVIEW... TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO" clip-ons have scrolling effects, and the Feature Presentation clip-on variant from Adventures in Babysitting uses 2D computer animation.

Audio: Originally silent, until 1988, when it just had an announcer saying the following for two of the clip-ons:

• Ask Your Video Dealer: "Ask your video dealer now about this hit title, also from Touchstone Home Video." Voiced by Grant Goodeve, later credited as the voice of the Engineer in the video game Team Fortress 2.
• Feature Presentation: "And now, our feature presentation from Touchstone Home Video." Voiced by Brian Cummings, well-known Disney bumper/commercial/trailer announcer and later credited as the voices of Doofus Drake in DuckTales, Ranger McRanger in ChalkZone, and Sokolov in Metal Gear Solid 3.

Audio Variants (FP only):

• Good Morning, Vietnam had the announcer saying, "And now for our feature presentation, Good Morning, Vietnam."
• On Three Men and a Baby, Shoot to Kill, The Rescue, and Big Business, the announcer says, "And now, our feature presentation."
• On the 1988 VHS reissue of Tough Guys, a rock-and-roll tune plays, and the announcer says, "And now, from Touchstone Home Video, our feature presentation, Tough Guys."
• On Hello Again and Can't Buy Me Love, the song "Real Wild Child" by Iggy Pop, notably featured in the preceding trailer for Adventures in Babysitting, is heard in the background.
  • Similar audio is used for the animated variation on Adventures in Babysitting, except the excerpt from the previously mentioned song is slightly muffled and the announcer adds, "...Adventures in Babysitting."
• The 1988 VHS re-release of Outrageous Fortune has the announcer adding, "...Outrageous Fortune."
• On the French-Canadian variant, a French announcer reads the text.

Availability: Rare. Initially used on Walt Disney Home Video releases, they were relegated to use on Touchstone Home Video tapes in 1986.

• The "SUMMER OF 1985" clip-on is seen on early printings of the 1985 Classics video release of Pinocchio, following the theatrical trailer for The Black Cauldron.
• The original "COMING SOON" version is seen on the original video releases of Return to Oz, The Blue Yonder, and The Small One, all released in December 1985.
• The "Coming Soon From WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO" and Sorcerer Mickey clip-ons appear on March 1986 releases, including The Living Desert, Charley and the Angel, Lots of Luck, The Ugly Dachshund, and the first six volumes of Wonderful World of Disney Double Feature.
• The "Now on Walt Disney Home Video..." clip-on can be spotted on VHS releases from April 1986, including Return from Witch Mountain, The Horse Without a Head, The Flight of the Grey Wolf, Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law, and Almost Angels.
• The "COMING SOON FROM TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO" variant can be seen on VHS releases of Wildside.
• The "COMING TO THEATRES IN OCTOBER 1986 FROM TOUCHSTONE FILMS" variant appears on Down and Out in Beverly Hills and Off Beat, preceding a trailer for Tough Guys.
• The later versions of the clip-ons, with the voiceover, debuted on the 1988 VHS reissues of Tin Men and Outrageous Fortune, making their first new release appearance on Stakeout. The entire clip-on in general last appeared on Big Business.
• These clip-ons debuted on the second printing of A Walt Disney Christmas.

Editor's Note: This is the very first Disney ID to contain multiple clip-ons, introduced years before it became a standard. Excluding the Sorcerer Mickey clip-on, this is the last known Disney ID of any kind in U.S./Canada that didn't feature any voiceover on all of the bumpers until 2006. On the "Ask Your Video Dealer" variant, there's a period, but the comma is gone. These clip-ons look very plain compared to the more elaborate ones that came later; in fairness, these were the first forays into consistent clip-on branding for Disney, and they certainly got better over time. Also, the appearance of the FP text is awkwardly delayed on select VHS copies of Good Morning, Vietnam to make room for the announcer on it; had the FP text been on screen slightly longer, it would've been fine.

August 19, 1986–1992 (Touchstone Home Video)

Visuals: Just the 1986-87 Touchstone Home Video logo animation without any changes.

Trivia: This ID was relegated exclusively to Touchstone VHS releases, never appearing on Disney or Buena Vista VHS tapes from the time period.

Variant:

• Starting in 1987, the 1987-2001 Touchstone Home Video logo is used, this time in 2D Cel animation by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
  • A short version exists, starting at the point where the light flashes over the text.
  • Another variant of this bumper exists where the golden yellow words "NOW YOU CAN OWN YOUR FAVORITE HIT MOVIES..." are typed in above the logo. This bumper is seen before a promo for all of Touchstone Home Video's VHS reissues available through sell-thru.

Technique: Same as the 1986-87 Touchstone Home Video logo, which uses CGI animation.

Audio:

• August 19, 1986-September 29, 1987: The 1986 Touchstone Home Video logo fanfare, accompanied by Brian Cummings, the same announcer as the previous ID, saying one of the following:
  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills home video preview: "And now, here's a look at the Touchstone Home Video smash-comedy hit..." followed by stated movie title. This voiceover variant uses the undistorted version of the logo's music, and is seen only on Off Beat.
  • Off Beat home video preview: "From Touchstone Home Video, their special preview of the hit feature starring Judge Reinhold and Meg Tilly..." again followed by stated movie title. This voiceover variant uses the distorted version of the logo's music, and is seen only on Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
  • Ruthless People home video preview: "And don’t forget these other hit titles from Touchstone Home Video." The Ruthless People trailer's theme is played instead of the logo's music. This voiceover variant is seen on Outrageous Fortune, Tin Men, and Ernest Goes to Camp.
  • The Color of Money home video preview: "And now, for one of the year’s top films..." once again followed by the movie title. The Color of Money trailer's theme is played instead of the logo's music. This voiceover variant is seen only on Tin Men.

• October 27, 1987-1992: The 1986 Touchstone Home Video logo fanfare, with Brian Cummings saying, "Now you can own these hit titles from Touchstone Home Video!"

Audio Variants:

• On the 1990 reissue of Stakeout, since only one trailer appears at the beginning of the tape, Cummings says, "Now you can own this hit title from Touchstone Home Video!"
• On the short version, Cummings says, "Coming from Touchstone Home Video." and there's no music at all.
• Sometimes, there's no voiceover on this bumper.

Availability:

• August 19, 1986-September 29, 1987: Rare; it premiered on the original 1986 VHS tapes of Down and Out in Beverly Hills and Off Beat, following the Video Dealer Announcement. It later appeared on the 1987 VHS releases of Outrageous Fortune, Tin Men and Ernest Goes to Camp.

• October 27, 1987-1992: More common than the first variant; it was seen only on certain Touchstone Home Video VHS reissues from 1987-1992 under Touchstone's sell-thru promotion such as Cocktail and Splash, which were printed into the late 1990s. The short version is seen on the 1991 VHS releases of Arachnophobia (also on the 1992 VHS release), Taking Care of Business and the demo tapes of White Fang and Green Card. It also appears on the 1992 reissues of Arachnophobia, V.I. Warshawski, and The Marrying Man from Hollywood Pictures Home Video. The original textless variant debuted on the 1987 VHS of Tin Men.

Editor’s Note: This American/Canadian Disney ID is noteworthy for containing numerous voiceover variants and being one of Brian Cummings' first forays into announcing bumpers, trailers, and promotions for Disney, along with their video dealer announcement screen from the era, the "Feature Presentation" variant of the previous ID, the second trailer for the 1984 reissue of Pete's Dragon, and the British/Irish home video trailers for I-Man and One Magic Christmas.

1986-1990 (Demo tapes)

Visuals: On a customized background is the title for a particular Disney film.

Technique: Some variants use 2D computer animation, while others are still photos created on computers.

Audio: A particular score of music and Brian Cummings saying, "And now, our feature presentation of [FILM TITLE]."

Availability: Appears on the demo VHS tapes of One Magic Christmas, The Rescue, Big Business, Beaches, Blaze, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Gross Anatomy, and Arachnophobia.

Editor’s Note: Since multiple color schemes and fonts are used for each variant, this bumper in general could be considered an early foray into elaborate clip-on branding for Disney.

April 18, 1989–May 27, 1992; September 18, 1992 (Buena Vista Home Video)

Disney Gold Feature Presentation Logo

Nickname: "Fly-In"

Visuals: On a black background, we see either one of the clip-ons below swiftly appear in a Clarendon font depending on the bumper. It may either fly up and down, respectively, and then shine, fly up and then shine, fly in from the right and shine, or it may simply shine while otherwise being still.

Clip-ons:

• ALSO FROM TOUCHSTONE (First appeared on Beaches; last appeared on Mr. Destiny and Three Men and a Little Lady.)
• Coming To Theatres (Seen on Classics release of Peter Pan, and White Fang.)
• Coming On Videocassette (First seen on Mr. Destiny as a still image; the fully animated version was first seen on Run and last seen on So Dear to My Heart.)
• Now On Videocassette (Seen on the Classics release of Peter Pan andShipwrecked as a still image.)
• Also on VIDEO (Seen on The Marrying Man, One Good Cop, and V.I. Warshawski.)
• ALSO FROM WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO (This was seen on Three Men and a Little Lady)
• Coming This March To Videocassette (This was seen on the 1992 demo tapes of Paradise and The Doctor.)
• STAY TOONED (This always preceded a trailer for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and was seen on the original releases of Cocktail, Heartbreak Hotel, Beaches, Ernest Saves Christmas, and Three Fugitives.)
• BEHIND THE SCENES (Exclusively seen on Cocktail before a music video preview for Heartbreak Hotel.)
• FEATURE PRESENTATION

Trivia: Most of these clip-ons were relegated exclusively to Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures VHS releases.

Variants:

• The color scheme varies for each clip-on.
• On Mr. Destiny, only the sparkling/shining animation on the "Coming On Videocassette" clip-on is shown. This animation also occurs, but from right to left, on the "Now On Videocassette" clip-on on the original 1991 VHS release of Shipwrecked.
• On a 1991 promotional VHS release featuring clips from both Run and Shipwrecked, the clip-on fades out much earlier and slower than usual.
• On the original releases of Deceived, Billy Bathgate, and Truly, Madly, Deeply, the "Coming On Videocassette" clip-on cuts in a second later than usual.
• On the "ALSO FROM TOUCHSTONE" clip-on, the text "TOUCHSTONE" shines differently and doesn't have any sparkle effects.
• On the "Also on VIDEO" clip-on, the text is in a Lydian font. There are no sparkle effects on it.
• On the "BEHIND THE SCENES" and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons, the background is grey and the letters zoom in one by one from top to bottom instead of flying in. There are also no sparkle effects on them.
• On the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on, the text is in gold.
• Starting with the 1992 demo tapes of Deceived and Billy Bathgate and ending with Truly, Madly, Deeply, Touchstone releases would have a variation of the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on using the normal black background and orange text.
• On the "STAY TOONED" clip-on, it is on a different grey background, the text is in a gold-red gradient Balloon font, and instead of shining, a flash forms behind them, and spawns a shadow.
• On the "Coming This March To Videocassette" clip-on, the text zooms in from the right top corner instead of connecting, and the text is more two dimensional. The text "shines" once centered on the screen.

Technique: Most clip-one use CGI animation, while others are photo stills with 2D computer effects.

Audio: The first eight notes of "Great Ovation" by Steve Gray from the Bruton Music library, a triumphant tune meant to invoke an award show atmosphere noteworthy for its prominence on many Disney clip-ons. An announcer (Brian Cummings, the same announcer as the previous two clip-ons), is heard saying one of the following:

• Coming To Theatres: "Coming to theaters from Walt Disney Pictures."
• Coming On Videocassette: "Coming soon on videocassette!"
• Now On Videocassette: "Don't miss this timeless Disney classic, now on videocassette."
• Also from Touchstone: "Ask your video dealer about these hit titles, also from Touchstone Home Video."
• Also on Video: "Ask your video dealer about these hit titles!"
• Also from Walt Disney Home Video: "Coming, from Walt Disney Home Video."
• Coming This March To Videocassette: "Coming from Touchstone Home Video."
• Stay Tooned: "Stay tuned for the most fun ever on home video!"
• Behind the Scenes: "Behind the scenes with Touchstone Home Video's Heartbreak Hotel."
• Feature Presentation: "And now for our feature presentation."

Audio Variants:

• The version of the intro of “Great Ovation” used for the first two editions of the “ALSO FROM TOUCHSTONE” clip-on along with the “STAY TOONED” and “FEATURE PRESENTATION” clip-ons sounds more intense and fades out earlier than normal. This is because the intro used for these clip-ons was sampled from the original version of the fanfare, while other clip-ons used a slightly modified version of the intro.

• Coming To Theatres:
  • On White Fang, Cummings says, "Coming to theaters soon."
• Coming On Videocassette:
  • The Mr. Destiny variant features Cummings quickly saying "Coming on videocassette."
  • On White Fang, Cummings quickly says, "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video."
  • On What About Bob?, Cummings enthusiastically says, "Coming on videocassette!"
  • On an unknown demo tape from 1991, Cummings says “Coming soon on videocassette.” in a calmer tone of voice than usual. Along with its original energetic counterpart, this voiceover was reused for the 1992-94 clip-ons.
  • On the demo VHS releases of Paradise and The Doctor, an edited version of the audio from the second version of the "ALSO FROM TOUCHSTONE" clip-on is used, where Cummings only says "Also from Touchstone Home Video."
  • On the original VHS releases of Paradise and The Doctor, as well as the demo VHS releases of Deceived and Billy Bathgate, Cummings says, "Coming from Touchstone Home Video."
  • The 1992 VHS release of So Dear to My Heart has the shortened version of "Great Ovation" heard on other bumpers from the time, with Mark Elliot saying, "Coming soon, from Walt Disney Home Video." This bumper crossfades into the start of the Beauty and the Beast video trailer.
• Now On Videocassette:
  • On Shipwrecked, Cummings enthusiastically says, "Now on videocassette!"
• Also from Touchstone:
  • On 1989 Touchstone Home Video tapes, a different announcer, Tom Kane, later credited as the voices of Monkey Fist in Kim Possible and Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, says, "Ask your video dealer about this hit title, also from Touchstone Home Video". As this version of the bumper only referred to one preview, this bumper appeared twice on Three Fugitives and Turner & Hooch. The last tape to use this variation was New York Stories, and the first tape to use the 1990 variation was An Innocent Man.
  • On Mr. Destiny and Three Men and a Little Lady, Cummings says, "Ask your video dealer about this hit title...from Touchstone Home Video".
  • On the Laserdisc of Dead Poets Society, no announcer is heard.
  • On the 1990 demo tapes of Spaced Invaders and Fire Birds, no music is heard and a different announcer says, “Also coming from Touchstone Home Video this fall...”
• On the "Behind the Scenes" clip-on, a more bombastic version of "Great Ovation" sourced from the last few seconds of the track is heard instead.
• The "Also from Walt Disney Home Video" clip-on used a sample of a different, majestic-sounding fanfare ("Pageantry (6)" as composed by Leslie Pearson, from the Bruton Music Library).

Availability: Rare, as it was only used for three years.

• It was first seen on the original printing of Cocktail, and appeared on all subsequent titles from Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures Home Video until Truly, Madly, Deeply; however, the "Coming On Videocassette" clip-on made one last appearance on So Dear to My Heart.
• The "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on is relatively more common, as it was used on Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, and Disney releases, including Lantern Hill, Looking for Miracles, Shipwrecked, White Fang, Robin Hood, The Rescuers Down Under, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, and The Brave Little Toaster, and the 1992 releases of Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken and The Rocketeer.
• This was preserved on numerous Touchstone reissues that used the below two clip-ons described below well into the late 1990s, even with a later FBI warning screen replacing an earlier one.
• Also found on VHS releases from Filipino VHS distributor Regal Home Video, such as Aswang.
• Surprisingly, the "ALSO FROM TOUCHSTONE" and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons have also appeared on the Laserdisc of Dead Poets Society. The latter clip-on also appeared on the Laserdisc of Gross Anatomy and the demo tape of White Fang.

Editor's Note: The sudden zooming of the words and the announcer might catch some off guard, and the font of the text may spook some, but it's fairly tame.

1989–2000

American Spanish clip-ons

Atracción Principal logo

Canadian French clip-ons

Visuals: On a black background, we see one of the following clip ons in a gradient gray Helvetica font and with a shadow-effect applied to it:

American Spanish clip-ons:

• Ahora en video
• Próximamente en Video
• Atracción Principal

French-Canadian clip-ons:

• Bientôt disponible sur videoocassette
• Maintenant disponsible sur videocassette
• Notre programme principal

Variants:

• On the French-Canadian VHS of Aladdin and the European French SECAM VHS of Hocus Pocus, the text is in Cooper Black font with the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo underneath it which looks slightly similar to the "Now You Can Own These Hit Titles" bumper from 1992. An unknown announcer is heard saying, "Bientôt disponible sur vidéocassette de Walt Disney Home Video." while the first eight notes of "Great Ovation" play.
• On the French-Canadian VHS of Pocahontas II: Journey to the New World, the text is in a different font.

Technique: A photo still created on a computer.

Audio: Just the first eight notes of "Great Ovation" without a voiceover.

Availability: Common.

• The American Spanish clip-ons can be found on U.S. Spanish Disney-associated videocassettes of the period, including the U.S. Spanish VHS releases of Disney films like The Aristocats, Toy Story, and The Fox and the Hound as well as the Canta con Nosotros (Sing Along Songs) series.
• The Canadian French clip-ons appear on French-Canadian Disney-associated videocassettes of the period such as Aladdin and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World.

Editor's Note: The "shadow" effect applied to the text doesn't really work on a black background, and the ID overall looks very plain and unprofessional. Also, the dark background and the sudden fanfare might get to some viewers. The lack of an announcer may also startle viewers who are used to the announcers in the domestic IDs.

February 6, 1991–September 18, 1992 (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: Just the 1986-2001 Walt Disney Home Video logo, appearing in full or short (starting from the spark writing the words "WALT DiSNEY" and forming the logo).

Variants:

• On Lantern Hill and Looking for Miracles, the variant of the 1986 logo where "presents" fades in below the logo is used, starting as the spark appears on screen. The bumper crossfades to the home video trailer for either Looking for Miracles or Lantern Hill, depending on the tape.
• On the 1992 VHS releases of So Dear to My Heart and The Rescuers, the logo is seen already formed and shines a few times.

Technique: Same as the 1986-2001 Walt Disney Home Video logo, which uses a combination of motion-controlled animation and CGI.

Audio: Same as the 1986-2001 Walt Disney Home Video logo, but with Brian Cummings slowly saying "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video".

Audio Variants:

• The early 1991 variant features Brian Cummings saying "New, from Walt Disney Home Video!" over the music as the "presents" text fades in.
• On the 1992 variant, a shortened version of the introduction to "Great Ovation" is heard. Mark Elliott says "Now available on videocassette!" (So Dear to My Heart) or "And available now on videocassette..." (The Rescuers).

Availability: Rare. It was first seen on Lantern Hill and Looking for Miracles. The short version is seen on the 1991 Classics VHS release of The Jungle Book, and the full version is seen on the 1991-92 VHS releases of DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp and Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.

May 3, 1991 (Walt Disney Pictures)

Visuals: On a black background, we see the words "COMING TO THEATERS FROM WALT DISNEY PICTURES" in white. "COMING TO THEATERS" and "WALT DISNEY PICTURES" are above and below "FROM" respectively. This precedes a sneak peek trailer for Beauty and the Beast.

Technique: A photo still created on a computer.

Audio: Mark Elliot provides the voice-over.

Availability: This can only be seen on the Classics edition of The Jungle Book, before a trailer for the theatrical release of Beauty and the Beast.

July 12-September 20, 1991 (Walt Disney Classics)

Visuals: Just the shortened version of the 1989 Walt Disney Classics logo, starting with the spark writing the text "WALT DiSNEY" (Robin Hood and The Brave Little Toaster) or the second spark appearing to color the “CLASSICS” typeface (The Rescuers Down Under). This precedes the video trailer for The Jungle Book.

Technique: Same as the 1988 Walt Disney Classics logo, which uses a combination of motion-controlled animation and CGI.

Audio: The short version of the 1988 Walt Disney Classics logo, along with Brian Cummings saying, "Look for these animated classics on videocassette" (Robin Hood and The Brave Little Toaster), or silence and him saying, "Don't miss this timeless Disney classic, from Walt Disney Home Video." (The Rescuers Down Under).

Availability: Seen on the first pressings of the 1991 VHS releases of Robin Hood, The Brave Little Toaster and The Rescuers Down Under.

September 11, 1991–July 17, 1992 (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: On a blue-black gradient background, the text “NOW AVAILABLE ON HOME VIDEO” in a golden-white gradient, narrow western font (the same font used for the Guns N Roses logo) is shown in the center of the screen. This is the first screen seen in the trailer for Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection.

Trivia: Unlike other IDs, this one was displayed during the first scene of a home video collection trailer, instead of after.

Technique: A photo still created on a computer.

Audio: The first eight bars of an electric guitar/synth/jazz jingle, composed exclusively for the trailer for Walt Disney’s Studio Film Collection.

Availability: Seen at the beginning of the 1991-92 Walt Disney’s Studio Film Collection VHS releases of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Candleshoe, In Search of the Castaways, The Love Bug, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Kidnapped, The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, Old Yeller, The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, The Three Lives of Thomasina, Treasure Island, and Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

April 10, 1992–August 17, 1999 (Walt Disney Home Video)

Walt Disney Studios Feature Presentation ID Handwriting (1991-1999)

Feature Presentation (Thanks for joining us)

Feature Presentation (Navy Blue)

Nicknames: "Lilac", "Handwriting", "Fancy Writing"

Visuals: On a lilac blue gradient background, we see one of the clip-ons below in a Laser LET font.

Trivia:

• On VHS printings of Beauty and the Beast from May to Early July 1992, the "Special Previews" clip-on is shown (the early pressings from Late May to Early-Mid June contains two Home Video Previews for the Classics release of Pinocchio and 101 Dalmatians after the movie's end. On pressings from Late June to Early July, it still has the same "Special Previews" bumper, but it led to a editing error in which the cassette has one preview (for the Classics release of 101 Dalmatians) after the movie is done, as a result of the other preview (for the Classics release of Pinocchio) being removed). Subsequent VHS printings from Mid-Late July contain the "Special Preview" clip-on with one preview at the end of the movie (and include a preview for Pinocchio before the movie and going right after the re-release preview for the cancelled 1993 theatrical re-release of Sleeping Beauty, which was never removed on any printings of the tape).
• These clip-ons were relegated exclusively to Disney VHS releases (mostly animated films but some live action films also), never appearing on Touchstone or other Buena Vista VHS tapes from the time period.
• The audio from the "Feature Presentation" clip-on is heard at the very end of Cannibals, a track from Neil Cicierega's 2020 album Mouth Dreams.

Clip-ons:

• Coming to Videocassette
• Coming Soon To Videocassette (This can be found on most copies of The Lion King; very early printings use the above clip-on)
• Coming to Home Video (This can be found on the 1992 Classics releases of The Rescuers and Beauty and the Beast)
• Coming to Home Video/Coming on Video Cassette This Summer (This can be found on the 1992 Classics release of 101 Dalmatians; very early printings don't have this or the below bumper)
• Coming This Fall to Home Video (This can be found on the 1992 Classics releases of 101 Dalmatians and The Great Mouse Detective)
• Coming Only to Theatres this 1992 Holiday Season (This can be found on the 1992 Classics releases of 101 Dalmatians and Beauty and the Beast)
• Now on Home Video (This can be found on the 1992 Classics release of Beauty and the Beast)
• Now on Videocassette (This can be found on 1995 printings of the 1994 Masterpiece Collection releases; earlier copies contain the blue “Now Available on Videocassette” clip-on described below)
• Special Previews After our feature from Walt Disney Home Video (This can be found on printings of Beauty and the Beast from before July 1992)
• Feature Presentation

Variants:

• On several 1992 Classics VHS releases, the clip-on appears underneath the red Walt Disney script from the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo, in place of "HOME VIDEO".
• Very rarely, a dark blue background will be used instead of the standard lilac blue gradient background. This has been spotted with the "Feature Presentation" clip-on on the Classics release of The Rescuers.
• The "Feature Presentation" clip-on writes itself in on the screen from left to right.
• Printings of Beauty and the Beast from after July 1992 have only one preview following the film, so as such, the "s" in "Previews" is omitted.

FX/SFX: Most of the clip-ons are digital graphics with fading effects, while the "Feature Presentation" clip-on uses traditional animation (most likely digital ink and paint).

Audio: These clip-ons usually use the beginning of "Great Ovation"; some clip-ons use different music, described below. Brian Cummings or Mark Elliot announce one of the following:

• Coming to Videocassette: Brian Cummings: "Coming soon to videocassette."
• Coming Soon To Videocassette: Brian Cummings: "And now, coming soon to videocassette."
• Coming to Home Video: "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video."
• Coming to Home Video/Coming on Video Cassette This Summer: Mark Elliot: "Stay tuned, for a preview of two new Disney classics coming to home video. Coming on videocassette this summer."
• Coming This Fall to Home Video: Mark Elliot: "And, coming this Fall to home video..."
• Coming Only to Theatres this 1992 Holiday Season: Mark Elliot: "Coming only to movie theaters this 1992 holiday season: the newest Disney animated classic, from Walt Disney Pictures."
• Now on Home Video: "Now, on Walt Disney Home Video."
• Now on Videocassette: "Now on videocassette!"
• Special Previews After our feature from Walt Disney Home Video: Mark Elliot: "Be sure to stay tuned after our feature, for a look at more special previews, from Walt Disney Home Video."
• Feature Presentation: Mark Elliot: "And now, our feature presentation."

Audio Variants:

• On the "Coming to Home Video/Coming on Video Cassette This Summer" clip-on, an alternate take of the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video theme is heard instead of the normal music.
• On the "Coming This Fall to Home Video" clip-on and the version of the "1992 Holiday Season" clip-on from the 1992 Classics release of 101 Dalmatians, only the announcer is heard.
• On the "1992 Holiday Season" clip-on and the "Special Preview(s)" clip-on from Beauty and the Beast, a triumphant horn fanfare beginning with a trumpet flourish is heard instead of the normal music ("Fanfare to the Modern Man 3" by Richard Hill, from the Bruton Music library, album BRG 09 - The Will to Win).
• On the "Now on Videocassette" clip-on, the 1991 Walt Disney Home Video theme is heard instead of the normal music.
• Coming to Home Video:
  • On The Rescuers, the shortened version of the opening to “Great Ovation” is heard and Mark Elliot says, "Coming soon, from Walt Disney Home Video.".
• Special Previews After our feature from Walt Disney Home Video:
  • On the single-preview variant, Mark Elliot says, "Be sure to stay tuned after our feature, for a look at another special preview, from Walt Disney Home Video."
• Feature Presentation:
  • A variant tailored for Disney tapes which open with the Walt Disney Company Intro (described in greater detail in another clip-on library page) had Beau Weaver announcing, "Thanks for joining us for this special preview. And now, our feature presentation!" The music's volume is lowered in this version. It was first used on Toy Story and was last used on Hercules.
  • On Beauty and the Beast, the first note of the music is cut.
  • From Fun and Fancy Free through Hercules, half of the first note of the 1996 variant is cut.

Availability: Rare written all over it for all clip-ons except the "Feature Presentation" clip-on.

• The "Feature Presentation" clip-on first appeared on the Classics release of 101 Dalmatians and was used unaltered on all subsequent Classics and Masterpiece Collection titles, until the updated version was introduced on Toy Story. The original unaltered version returned on 1999 Masterpiece Collection releases that lacked a custom opening, as well as a few direct-to-video specials like The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, which is rather odd considering that the other clip-ons used on releases from this time were based off the 1994 clip-ons. The final VHS tapes to use this were Madeline: Lost in Paris, Belle’s Tales of Friendship and Hercules: Zero to Hero (the latter two were released on the same day). It was also seen on the original VHS releases of some miscellaneous films released by Disney, such as Heidi, Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians, The Santa Clause, Gordy, A Goofy Movie, A Bug's Life, and the two Aladdin direct-to-video sequels. It also made a surprise appearance on the 1993 demo tape of Pinocchio.

Editor's Note: Fondly remembered among VHS collectors and Disney enthusiasts, these bumpers' eye-grabbing color schemes and fonts surprised some and captivated others. These were the first attempts at Disney clip-ons using consistent branding, preceding the below clip-ons by one month; however, following the Classics release of Beauty and the Beast, many of the clip-ons would slowly be retired, as after the mid-90s up until the bumper was officially retired, only the "Feature Presentation" clip-on was used.

May 27, 1992–October 28, 1994; April 7, 1995; 1998 (Buena Vista Home Video)

Stay Tuned For More Great Scenes from The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show bumper

Nicknames: "Blue Text", "Blue-Black"

Visuals: On a black background, we see one of the clip-ons below in a tall, blue Clearface font.

Clip-ons:

• Coming to Videocassette
• Now Available on Videocassette
• Own Your Favorite HIT MOVIES
• HIT MOVIES You Can Own
• Own This BIG HIT
• After our feature MORE GREAT PREVIEWS
• A SPECIAL MESSAGE after our feature
• Special PREVIEWS After the Movie from Buena Vista Home Video (This can be found only on the original release of Father of the Bride)
• Special PREVIEW After the Feature from Walt Disney Home Video (This can be found only on the 1992 VHS release of So Dear to My Heart)
• Look For This HIT MOVIE (This can be found only on Sister Act)
• A SPECIAL MESSAGE (This can be found only on the original release of Newsies)
• Look for these ACTION HITS (This can be found only on A Stranger Among Us)
• STAY TUNED after our feature... (This can be found only on the original release of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid)
• Coming to Video THIS FALL (This can be found only on the original release of The Mighty Ducks)
• Rent This NEW RELEASE (This can be found on releases of Disney Channel Premiere Films such as Not Quite Human, Chips the War Dog, and Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss)
• NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEOCASSETTE (This can be found only on the 1994 Walt Disney’s Family Film Collection VHS releases)
• Nationally Advertised Availability April 10th (This and the next clip-on can be found only on the VHS screener of Frankenweenie)
• Stay Tuned For More Great Scenes From The Very Best Of The Ed Sullivan Show After Our Feature
• Coming To Home Video (This and the next two clip-ons can be found on the VHS screeners of Truly, Madly, Deeply and Father of the Bride)
• Stay Tuned For Other Exciting Previews
• Also Coming From Touchstone Home Video & Hollywood Pictures Home Video
• ALSO COMING ON VIDEOCASSETTE (This can be found on the VHS screeners of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and True Identity)
• PREVIEW $45 Million Dollar Box Office Hit (This can be found on the VHS screeners of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, True Identity, Strangers in Good Company, and Ernest Scared Stupid, preceding a trailer for Medicine Man.)
• Coming From Touchstone Home Video & Hollywood Pictures Home Video (This can be found only on the VHS screener of Strangers in Good Company)
• Coming Soon On Videocassette (Exclusive to demo tapes; first seen on Medicine Man)
• Also Coming On Videocassette (This can be found on the VHS screener of Strangers in Good Company during the opening previews, and before the closing previews at the end of the VHS screener of Medicine Man)
• Coming From TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO at $19.99 S.R.P. ("TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO" is done using a still version of their logo; this can be found exclusively on the VHS screener of Sister Act. On the Canadian version, "$19.99" is replaced with "$22.99".)
• PREVIEWS (This can be found on the VHS screeners of Super Mario Bros., Hocus Pocus and The Crow)
• FEATURE PRESENTATION
• FEATURE PROGRAM

Trivia:

• Due to an editing error, the "Also Coming On Videocassette" clip-on at the end of the demo VHS of Medicine Man precedes two repeats of trailers that were already seen at the beginning of the tape.
• Both the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" and "FEATURE PROGRAM" clip-ons were made to clarify to viewers about whether they are about to watch a movie or a show on a particular videocassette.
• The "A SPECIAL MESSAGE after our feature" clip-on is unique among Disney clip-ons for not using the term "preview" to refer to post-movie content. Oddly, this clip-on was used on the original release of Strictly Ballroom, which had two previews at the end.
• The trailers for titles that were available for rental but not supposed to be properly purchased were preceded by the "Coming to Videocassette", "Coming to Video THIS FALL", "Now Available on Videocassette", and "Rent This NEW RELEASE" clip-ons.
• The trailers for titles that could be properly purchased were preceded by the "Own This BIG HIT", "Look For This HIT MOVIE", “HIT MOVIES You Can Own", "Own Your Favorite HIT MOVIES", "Look for these ACTION HITS", and "NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEOCASSETTE" clip-ons.
• These clip-ons were mostly relegated to Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures releases, along with most live-action Disney tapes from the time period.
• Though not specifically mentioned, the music video in question on Honey, I Blew Up The Kid is for Little Richard's version of "On Top of Spaghetti."

Variants:

• The color scheme varies for each clip-on.
• On the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on, the text swiftly zooms in and connects.
• On early VHS tapes, most of the outlining of "FEATURE PRESENTATION" is blacked out and the text is tinted in white. This variant debuted on the 1992 VHS reissues from Walt Disney Home Video and made its final appearances on Sister Act and the 1993-94 reissues of Paradise, Deceived, Billy Bathgate, The Doctor, and Anne of Green Gables. The standard version of the clip-on debuted on Encino Man.
• On the "FEATURE PROGRAM" clip-on, the text simply zooms in, and is in a different, wider, lighter Clearface font.
• On the "NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEOCASSETTE" clip-on, the text is in a different, bolder Clarendon font.
• An extremely rare sub-variant of the "Now Available on Videocassette" and "Own This BIG HIT" clip-ons features a still version of the 1993 "WDHV Presents" logo, which fades to the ID.
• On the 1993 VHS reissues of Paradise, Deceived, Billy Bathgate, and The Doctor, the "HIT MOVIES You Can Own" ID zooms in like the "FEATURE PROGRAM" ID, except at a slower pace, and the text looks thicker and includes a drop shadow.
• Demo VHS tapes used a Korinna font for the clip-ons instead. Strangely, the 1994 demo VHS of The Joy Luck Club used the normal "Coming to Videocassette" variant instead.
• On the "Stay Tuned For More Great Scenes From The Very Best Of The Ed Sullivan Show After Our Feature" clip-on, most of the text is light blue, and "The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show" is yellow.
• On the “Nationally Advertised Availability April 10th” clip-on, the text is light blue.
• There are two versions of the "PREVIEW $45 Million Dollar Box Office Hit" clip-on:
  • On the demo tapes of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and True Identity, the text is a dark purple color.
  • On the demo tapes of Strangers in Good Company and Ernest Scared Stupid, the text is in a lighter shade of purple.
• On the "Coming From TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO at $19.99/$22.99 S.R.P." clip-on, the text is the same dark blue color as the text in the Touchstone Home Video logo.
• The demo tapes of Super Mario Bros., Hocus Pocus and The Crow feature a special bumper with the movie's logo on top, and "BEHIND THE SCENES" below it (in a different font depending on the tape), which cross-fades to the "PREVIEWS" clip-on.
• U.K./Irish, Turkish, Croatian, and Bulgarian clip-on variants of this bumper exist, as described in the "European and Oceanian Clip-Ons" section below.
• Select bumpers were used on Malaysian, Singaporean, and Filipino VHS releases up until 2001, with slight differences:
  • The "Now Available on Videocassette" clip-on is silent, lacking the usual announcer and music. It also stays on screen for about three or four additional seconds before fading out.
  • The "After our feature MORE GREAT PREVIEWS" clip-on stays on screen for about three or four additional seconds before fading out.
• "Feature Program" clip-on variants:
  • On some Jim Henson Video VHS tapes and the 1995 release of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the text is seen in a white Dawncastle font, centered on a green background. This clip-on is nicknamed "Comic Sans Prototype".
    • On the 1994 VHS release of Muppet Sing-Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green a dramatic trumpet theme plays, the words are replaced with "STAY TUNED..." and an announcer says "Stay tuned after the show to find out about more great Muppet entertainment". The words fade out and "FEATURE PROGRAM" fades in, then the announcer says "And now...Get ready to sing with all your favorite Muppets."
  • On 1993 Disney Halloween VHS tapes, a grey-colored image of a tree, full moon, and black clouds is seen. The text "FEATURE PROGRAM" in an orange "Matterofact" font with a dark green border suddenly appears after about a second, and the announcer says "And now, our feature program!" before sinisterly laughing.
    • In between cartoons on these tapes, "STAY TUNED..." is seen instead of "FEATURE PROGRAM", and the announcer says "Stay tuned for more Halloween fun!" instead.
  • On Disney's Happy Holidays with Darkwing Duck and Goofy, we see an image of a Christmas tree and the white words "Feature Program" on a starry background, similar to that of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics logo.
  • On Spot VHS tapes, it takes place on a white background, and when we see Spot looking at the left side of the screen at the bottom-right corner of the screen, at the upper left-hand corner of the screen is the words "Feature Program" in black and in the Times New Roman font.
  • On Fraggle Rock VHS tapes, we see multi-colored text on the bottom right of the screen with stone backgrounds and the "Fraggle Rock with the Muppets" logo on the top left.
  • On most Alvin and the Chipmunks VHS tapes, the text is in a Revue font and it takes place in Dave's camera room.
  • On some Alvin and the Chipmunks VHS tapes and Parachute Express: Come Sing with Us, it takes place on the Jay Ward Buena Vista background, and the text is in a different gold font.
  • On Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad VHS tapes, it takes place on a background like that of the VHS opening title card, and the text "FEATURE PROGRAM" is in a font like that of the episode opening cards following the intro.

Technique: Most clip-ons are digital graphics with fading effects, while others use CGI animation.

Audio: Unlike the previous clip-ons, the introduction of "Great Ovation" is only used on the "Coming to Videocassette", "Coming Soon On Videocassette", "Coming From Touchstone Home Video & Hollywood Pictures Home Video", "FEATURE PRESENTATION", "NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEOCASSETTE" and "Also Coming On Videocassette" clip-ons. The two "Special PREVIEW(S)" clip-ons used "Fanfare to the Modern Man 3" from the previous ID. All other clip-ons used either the 1991 WDHV logo theme or a slowed down version of the theme. Brian Cummings announces one of the following:

• Coming to Videocassette: "Coming soon on videocassette."
• Now Available on Videocassette: "Now on videocassette!"
• Own Your Favorite HIT MOVIES: "Now you can own your favorite hit movies!"
• HIT MOVIES You Can Own: "Look for these hit movies that you can own!"
• Own This BIG HIT: "Don't miss owning this big hit, from Touchstone Home Video."
• After our feature MORE GREAT PREVIEWS: "Stay tuned after our feature, for more great previews."
• A SPECIAL MESSAGE after our feature: "Stay tuned after our feature, for a special message."
• Special PREVIEWS: "Be sure to stay tuned after our feature, for a special look at something new and different from Buena Vista Home Video." (Announced by a deep-voiced announcer, presumed to be Grant Goodeve, instead of Brian Cummings)
• Special PREVIEW: "Stay tuned after our feature." (Recycled from a UK/Irish "Stay Tuned" bumper)
• Look For This HIT MOVIE: "Look for this ownable hit, from Touchstone Home Video."
• Look for these ACTION HITS: "Look for these action hits, from Hollywood Pictures Home Video."
• STAY TUNED after our feature...: "Stay tuned after our feature, for a special music video."
• Coming to Video THIS FALL: "Coming to video this Fall."
• Rent This NEW RELEASE: "Now you can rent this new release, from Walt Disney Home Video!"
• NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEOCASSETTE: "Now available to own on videocassette." (This voiceover was later used for the 1994 clip-on version of this bumper.)
• Nationally Advertised Availability April 10th: "Now on videocassette!"
• Stay Tuned For More Great Scenes From The Very Best Of The Ed Sullivan Show After Our Feature: "Stay tuned after our feature."
• Coming To Home Video: “Coming from Touchstone Home Video.”
• Stay Tuned For Other Exciting Previews: "Stay tuned for other exciting previews following our feature presentation."
• Also Coming From Touchstone Home Video & Hollywood Pictures Home Video: “Coming soon on videocassette!”
• ALSO COMING ON VIDEOCASSETTE: "Coming on videocassette."
• PREVIEW $45 Million Dollar Box Office Hit: "And now, here's a preview of the action-adventure hit that grossed $45 million at the box office, coming this August from Hollywood Pictures Home Video!"
• Coming From Touchstone Home Video & Hollywood Pictures Home Video: “Coming soon on videocassette!”
• Coming Soon On Videocassette: "Coming soon on videocassette!"
• Also Coming On Videocassette: "Coming on videocassette."
• Coming From TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO at $19.99/$22.99 S.R.P.: "Coming from Touchstone Home Video." (Said slightly more enthusiastically than the previous versions of this voiceover)
• Behind the Scenes / PREVIEWS: "Before our feature begins, here's a look behind the scenes of [NAME OF MOVIE], plus some previews of soon-to-be released videos!"
• Feature Presentation: "And now, our feature presentation."
• Feature Program: "And now, our feature program."

Audio Variants:

• On Malaysian and Singaporean VHS releases, the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on is higher pitched than usual. The "Now Available on Videocassette" clip-on on these releases (as well as Filipino VHS releases) is silent.
• On the "A SPECIAL MESSAGE" clip-on, only the 1991 WDHV logo fanfare is heard.
• On the two clip-ons from the demo release of Frankenweenie as well as the "Coming To Home Video", "Stay Tuned For Other Exciting Previews", "Also Coming From Touchstone Home Video & Hollywood Pictures Home Video", "PREVIEW $45 Million Dollar Box Office Hit" and "BEHIND THE SCENES / PREVIEWS" clip-ons, only the announcer is heard.
• After the behind the scenes segment on the demo tapes of Super Mario Bros., Hocus Pocus and The Crow, the "PREVIEWS" clip-on reappears, but is silent.
• Now Available on Videocassette:
  • On the 1992 VHS release of A Woman Under the Influence, the first tape to include this clip-on, the announcer says, "Ask your video dealer about these hit titles from Touchstone Home Video."
  • On the 1993 Studio Film Collection releases of The Shaggy Dog, That Darn Cat!, Herbie Rides Again, and Escape to Witch Mountain, only the music is heard.
  • On later printings of The Three Musketeers, the "Great Ovation" audio from the 1990 "Now On Videocassette" clip-on is heard instead of the 1991 WDHV theme.
  • On The Ernest Green Story, Perfect Harmony, Back Home, A Friendship in Vienna, Not Quite Human 2, and Still Not Quite Human, Cummings’ voiceover is calmer.
• Coming to Videocassette:
  • On rental prints of Father of the Bride, the opening notes of "Great Ovation" are low-pitched and slower to accommodate the length of the voiceover. A different, deep-voiced announcer (believed to be Grant Goodeve) says, "Don't miss these exciting upcoming releases that you'll find at your favorite video rental store."
  • There are three different voiceover variants for this clip-on:
    • On 1992-93 tapes, Brian Cummings says "Coming soon on videocassette." in a calmer voice than usual. This version first appeared on the original release of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and last appeared on Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.
    • Fall 1993 releases have Brian Cummings saying "Coming soon on videocassette!" in a more energetic voice, reused from the 1989-92 clip-ons. Although this voiceover was first heard on Aspen Extreme, it began regular use on Swing Kids and Ethan Frome (which were released on the same day), and was last heard on Guilty as Sin and Super Mario Bros.
    • The final version of the voiceover was used from late 1993-August 1994 (and on the Disney Princess Collection releases from 1995), and had Brian Cummings saying "Coming soon to videocassette." in a similar tone to the previous clip-on. It was first heard on A Far Off Place, and last heard on Like Water for Chocolate and Three Colors: Blue, which were also the last releases to use this clip-on.
• Coming Soon On Videocassette:
  • On 1994 demo tapes, Brian Cummings says, "Coming soon to videocassette."
• Own This BIG HIT:
  • Sometimes, Brian Cummings’ voiceover is slightly delayed and he says, "Don't miss owning this big hit." Shown on the 1993 VHS re-prints of Honey I Blew Up the Kid, Newsies, Consenting Adults, and Sarafina!.
  • On the 1993 VHS reissue of Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, Cummings adds, "...from Touchstone Home Video."
  • On Not Quite Human, Chips the War Dog, and Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss, Brian Cummings says, “Now you can own this big hit!”
• HIT MOVIES You Can Own:
  • On the 1993 reissues of Paradise, Deceived, Billy Bathgate, and The Doctor, Cummings adds, "...from Touchstone Home Video!"
  • On the 1993 reissue of Adventures in Babysitting, the introduction of "Great Ovation" is heard instead.
• After our feature MORE GREAT PREVIEWS:
  • On A Stranger Among Us (the first release to use this bumper), Cummings says, "After our feature, stay tuned for more great previews."
• Feature Presentation:
  • This clip-on has four different voice-overs:
    • On the original release of Father of the Bride (the first new release to use this bumper), Grant Goodeve says, "And now our feature presentation." on the first version of the clip-on.
    • On So Dear to My Heart, the same audio that accompanied the 1989 Feature Presentation clip-on is heard on the first version of the clip-on.
    • Brian Cummings says "And now, for our feature presentation!" on both versions of the clip-on; first seen on 1992 VHS reissues from Walt Disney Home Video, and last seen on Indian Summer and Anne of Green Gables. It also appears on Malaysian, Singaporean, and Filipino VHS releases.
    • The second version of the clip-on introduced a different voiceover where Brian Cummings says "And now, our feature presentation." Although this was first heard on reprints of Consenting Adults, Sarafina!, Captain Ron, The Mighty Ducks, and The Distinguished Gentleman, it didn't begin regular use until A Far Off Place. Its last appearances were on 1994 VHS releases from the Family Film Collection line.

Availability: Like before, most of the clip-ons have rare written all over them.

• The demo versions of the clip-ons first appeared on a February 1992 Buena Vista sampler demo tape, which was excerpted for the demo tape of Frankenweenie. They were further polished a month later, on the screeners of Father of the Bride and Truly, Madly, Deeply. Starting with Straight Talk and Newsies, all tapes with the demo clip-ons (with the exception of Sister Act) would just use the "Coming Soon On Videocassette" and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons.
• The "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on first appeared on the 1992 WDHV VHS reprints with the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." bumper, such as The Rocketeer, White Fang, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Return to Snowy River, and Shipwrecked. It made its first new-release appearance on rental prints of Father of the Bride, and was last seen on the 1994 Family Film Collection VHS releases.
  • In the U.K. and Ireland, this particular clip-on variant continued to be used until 2004, as described below.
• The "Now Available on Videocassette" clip-on was slightly more sporadic, primarily appearing on reprints of VHS tapes like the 1994 reprint of The Three Musketeers.
• The “FEATURE PROGRAM” clip-on made its debut on A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show, and on sell-thru reprints of the 1991 VHS of Mr. Destiny (due to an editing error). It made a surprising comeback in 1998, appearing on early printings of the Masterpiece Collection edition of The Black Cauldron as well as The Brave Little Toaster, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (despite them being full-length movies), The Spirit of Mickey, and both volumes of The Little Twins released by Buena Vista; these titles also used the Flashbang IDs.
• Both the "Coming to Videocassette" and "Now Available on Videocassette" clip-ons made a surprise appearance on the 1995 Disney Princess Collection VHS releases, released almost a year after the Flashbang clip-ons were introduced. These releases also included the "FEATURE PROGRAM" clip-on described above.
• In Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, the "Now Available on Videocassette", "After our feature MORE GREAT PREVIEWS", and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons were still used on VHS releases until 2001, such as Sleeping Beauty, Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians: Dalmatian Christmas, Disney Sing-Along Songs: Honor to Us All, and The 13th Warrior.

Editor’s Note: Both the appearances of each clip-on and their respective musical cues are considered unsettling for some, but this set of clip-ons are otherwise tamer than they look. The earliest tapes to use these clip-ons had inconsistent fonts, music, and announcers; and even the later versions have oddities, including some noticeable audio splicing on the "STAY TUNED after our feature..." clip-on. This branding would later be used for the 1998 Walt Disney Home Video logo, which acted as a placeholder logo on lower-priority live action VHS releases.

May 27, 1992; November 15, 1992

Visuals: Just either the 1991 Hollywood Pictures Home Video logo playing at warp speed or the unaltered 1990 Buena Vista Home Video logo.

Technique: The HPHV logo uses traditional cel animation from Lumeni Productions, and the BVHV logo uses CGI with 2D computer effects.

Audio: The music of either logo, along with Grant Goodeve saying one of the following:

• Hollywood Pictures Home Video variant: “Coming from Hollywood Pictures Home Video...“ This voiceover variant uses the second half of the Hollywood Pictures Home Video logo fanfare.
• Buena Vista Home Video variant: “Now, from Buena Vista Home Video...”

Availability: Extremely rare. Both variants appear on Touchstone Home Video’s 1992 rental VHS release of Father of the Bride, while the latter can also be seen on Buena Vista Home Video’s 1992 VHS release of A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show and sell-thru reprints of the 1991 VHS of Mr. Destiny.

May 27, 1992 (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: On a black background, we see the white text "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." fade in. A few seconds later, the 1991 Walt Disney Home Video logo fades in below the text, and shines.

Technique: CGI with 2D computer effects.

Audio: The first eight notes of "Great Ovation" with Brian Cummings saying, "Now you can own these hit titles, from Walt Disney Home Video.".

Availability: Seen on 1992 VHS reprints of films like Shipwrecked, Anne of Green Gables, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, White Fang, The Rocketeer, Return to Snowy River, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Back to Hannibal: Return of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, and Mark Twain & Me. Some of these tapes were kept in print into the late 90s.

Editor’s Note: The black background, along with the sudden appearances of the text and WDHV logo and the voiceover, may surprise some.

1992–1996 (Jim Henson Video)

Visuals: On the same background as the Jim Henson Video logo, we see the following clip-ons in the Optima Italic font.

Clip-Ons:

• Coming Soon on Videocassette
• Now Available on Videocassette
• Feature Presentation

Technique: A digital graphic with fading effects.

Audio:

• Both "..on Videocassette" clip-ons: None.
• Feature Presentation: The last few notes of Howard Pfeifer's "All for Just One Thin Dime" as heard on the "Comic Sans Prototype" Feature Program clip-on, with Beau Weaver saying, "And now, our feature presentation."

Audio Variant: On the 1992 demo tape of The Muppet Movie, the Jim Henson Video music is heard over the "Feature Presentation" clip-on. No announcer is heard.

Availability: Slightly common. Can be found on VHS releases of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Classic Theater, and the 1996 VHS issue of Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Copies of The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper that don't have the aforementioned Feature Program ID have this, too, as well as the variants.

Editor's Note: A tame bumper despite some off-putting factors such as the 1989 Jim Henson Productions logo that follows it. The lilac background slightly resembles that of the Handwriting clip-ons.

July 17-October 30, 1992 (Walt Disney Pictures)

Visuals: On a black background, we see the words, "Coming To Theatres For The 1992 Holiday Season From Walt Disney Pictures". This was shown at the end of the trailer for Aladdin.

Early Variant: On The Great Mouse Detective, the lines are double-spaced and “Thanksgiving 1992” is in place of “The 1992 Holiday Season”, as shown on Beauty and the Beast.

Technique: A digital graphic created on a computer.

Audio: None.

Availability: Rare. This appears on the 1992 Classics releases of The Great Mouse Detective and Beauty and the Beast.

Editor’s Note: Same as the 10th ID.

1993 (A) (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: We see the words "COMING SOON TO VIDEO" or "NOW ON VIDEO" in a bold Dawncastle font on a ribbony background, which varies depending on the series.

• Goof Troop variant: The text “COMING SOON TO VIDEO” is in cyan-light blue gradient and displayed on a purple-blue ribbony background.
• Ariel’s Undersea Adventures variant: “COMING SOON TO VIDEO” is in white-yellow gradient and the ribbony background is light blue-medium blue.
• ”NOW ON VIDEO” variant: The text “NOW ON VIDEO” is in purple-magenta gradient and the ribbony background is blue-violet.

Technique: A digital graphic created on a computer.

Audio:

• On the Ariel’s Undersea Adventures variant, "Under the Sea" is heard with a female announcer saying, "Coming soon to video."
• On the Goof Troop variant, just the end of the Goof Troop theme song with Brian Cummings saying, "Coming soon to video."
• On the "Now on Video" variant from Darkwing Duck, music from the show is used with Brian Cummings saying, "Now on video" in a relaxed tone.
• On the "Now on Video" clip-on from Disney's Haunted Mansion and Happy Holidays, Brian Cummings just says, "Now on video" in an enthusiastic tone.

Availability: The "Coming Soon on Video" clip-on is seen on Ariel’s Undersea Adventures and Goof Troop on VHS. The "Now on Video" clip-on is seen on Darkwing Duck: His Favorite Adventures, Disney's Haunted Mansion Collection, and Happy Holidays with Darkwing Duck and Goofy.

1993 (B) (Walt Disney Home Video)

Visuals: We see the words "NOW ON VIDEO" on a kaleidoscope/mandala background.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The Adventures in Wonderland theme song is heard with a female announcer saying the text, "Now on video".

Availability: Seen on releases of Adventures in Wonderland.