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The Video Collection

1984-1989

VCI Warning 1984

Warning: On a grey background, we see pink Warning text typing itself in (with "WARNING" on top), Followed by "THIS PROHIBITION MAY BE ENFORCED BY LEGAL ACTION"

FX/SFX: The warning text typing itself in.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on The Video Collection releases with the first logo.

Scare Factor: None.

1986, 1989-1995, 1998

VCI Warning 1986

Tracking Control Screen: On a black background we see a white tracking control text.

Warning: On the same marble background from the Video Collection logo, we see we see a white box containing a red bar with a white "WARNING" at the top and red warning text below it.

Variant: On the Tracking Control Screen, the font can change the following years.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on The Video Collection releases with the second logo.

Scare Factor: None.

Video Collection International

1995-2005

Tracking Control Screen: On the same wire-framed globe background from the VCI logo but mirrored and at the different angle, We see the VCI logo on the top left of the screen with the white tracking control text.

Warning: On the same wire-framed globe background from the VCI logo but with the faded VHS tape below, we see the white warning text.

FX/SFX: None

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Men Behaving Badly, Father Ted, Game On, Sooty & Co, Tots Video, Rosie & Jim, Brum, Fourways Farm, The Wind in the Willows, Roald Dahl's The BFG and other VCI VHS releases from the era.

Scare Factor: None.

1998-2005

Warning: We see a still image of the VCI logo, we see the warning text with "COPYRIGHT WARNING" on top.

Variant: A widescreen variant exists.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availaibilty: Seen on Thomas & Friends and other VCI DVD releases from the era.

Scare Factor: None.

Final Note: When Video Collection International merged with BBC Video in 2004, it went to use the warnings from 2 Entertain.

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