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1980-1982: MGM/CBS Home Video[]

1980-1981[]

In 1980, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer joined forces with CBS Video Enterprises, and for less than two years, the company's name was known as MGM/CBS Home Video. These were their first logos.

1981-1982[]

These logos were short-lived like their 1980 counterparts, though by about half a year longer.

1982-1999: MGM/UA Home Video[]

1982-1993[]

In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merged with United Artists, and CBS was no longer partnered with MGM (it moved to 20th Century Fox Film Corporation). The two companies (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists) were formed to make MGM/UA Home Video.

The logo appears on the 1985, 1989 and 1991 VHS prints of The Wizard of Oz (1939) and on VHS releases of early films with the 1987 MGM logo (the one with the "An MGM/UA Communications Company" byline).

Starting in late 1989, a preceding logo appeared at the very beginning and end of VHS tapes of MGM installments. The logo contained a copyright stamp, which included the year of when the VHS tape was released. This preceding logo lasted until 2005. Also, beginning in 1990, in countries outside of North America, MGM/UA Home Video titles were distributed by Warner Home Video.

The fanfare music for this logo actually debuted on the 1981 CBS Video logo.

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Warning scroll

This warning scroll can seen on MGM/CBS and MGM/UA Home Video's VHS tapes from the 1980s, including the 1985 and 1989 (50th Anniversary Edition) VHS releases of The Wizard of Oz.

1993-1999[]

Two variants of this logo were made. The first variant, which appears at the beginning of MGM/UA Home Video titles, is about 20 seconds long. The closing variant is much shorter, at about 7 seconds.

The logo can be found on all MGM/UA Family Entertainment titles on VHS from 1996, as well as on 1993-1996 prints of The Wizard of Oz, and early DVDs of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures films, including The Wizard of Oz, Goldeneye, Red Dawn and Species.
For example:

  • Getting Even with Dad (1994 VHS)- Wyatt Earp, Maverick, Blown Away, Blown Away CD-ROM, The Client, End Hunger Network PSA
  • Getting Even with Dad (1995 VHS)- The Pebble and the Penguin
  • National Velvet (1995 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, Tom and Jerry: Quiet Please
  • Little Women (1995 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • The Black Stallion (1995 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • My Summer Story (1995 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
  • The Pebble and the Penguin (1995 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, Seaworld message, A Little Princess, Born to Be Wild, The Pebble and the Penguin soundtrack
  • Fluke (1995 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Tom Thumb (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Yours, Mine and Ours (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Tom Sawyer (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • My Summer Story (1996 VHS)- The James Bond 007 Collection, Rocky: 20th Anniversary
  • Flipper (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Zebra in the Kitchen (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Namu: My Best Friend (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • The Black Stallion Returns (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Lassie Come Home (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Courage of Lassie (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Clash of the Titans (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM, Fast Forward to End Hunger
  • The Birdcage (1996 VHS)- The Birdcage soundtrack, The Wizard of Oz, Mulholland Falls, It's My Party, Larger than Life
  • The Yearling (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Flipper's New Adventure (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • A Christmas Story (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • Getting Even with Dad (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • Fluke (1996 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • Little Monsters (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM
  • A Cry in the Wild (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM
  • My Summer Story (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown/Babes in Toyland CD-ROM
  • MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • MGM Sing-Alongs: Searching for Your Dreams (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Larger Than Life (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures, MGM Sing-Alongs
  • Hills of Home (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Challenge to Lassie (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • The Painted Hills (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Treasures
  • Prancer (1997 VHS)- MGM Sing-Alongs, Thurl Ravenscroft music video - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
  • The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Jet Pink (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM Sing-Alongs, Thurl Ravenscroft music video - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
  • The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Prehistoric Pink (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM Sing-Alongs, Thurl Ravenscroft music video - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
  • The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Pink Bananas (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM Sing-Alongs, Thurl Ravenscroft music video - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
  • The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Pink Elephants (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM Sing-Alongs, Thurl Ravenscroft music video - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
  • The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Pink-A-Rella (1997 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment, MGM Sing-Alongs, Thurl Ravenscroft music video - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
  • Warriors of Virtue (1997 VHS)- Babes in Toyland, Warriors of Virtue and The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection, Warriors of Virtue soundtrack
  • Babes in Toyland (1997 VHS)- Babes in Toyland, Warriors of Virtue and The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection, All Dogs Go to Heaven Activity Center CD-ROM, Babes in Toyland CD-ROM

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Warning screen

This warning screen also appeared on New Line Home Video titles on VHS.

Turner Entertainment[]

Founded in 1986 by Ted Turner, Turner Entertainment owned the rights to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures films, but in 1996, when Time Warner purchased Turner, it now owns the rights to Warner Bros. films.

1998-Present: MGM Home Entertainment[]

1998-2005 (VHS version)[]

After MGM/UA Home Video was renamed MGM Home Entertainment, all movies and other installments distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contained this logo when released on VHS. It lasted until the VHS format phased out.
For example:

  • Courage of Lassie (1998 VHS)- All Dogs Go to Heaven Activity Center CD-ROM, Babes in Toyland CD-ROM
  • The Princess Bride (1998 VHS)- All Dogs Go to Heaven Activity Center CD-ROM, Babes in Toyland CD-ROM
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven (1998 VHS)- All Dogs Go to Heaven Activity Center CD-ROM, Babes in Toyland CD-ROM
  • Hello Kitty: Wizard of Paws (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Hello Kitty: Kitty and the Beast (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • F.I.S.T. (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Zapped! (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Red Headed Stranger (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Masquerade (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Eve of Destruction (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Delirious (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Crooked Hearts (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Tank Girl (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Bio-Dome (1998 VHS)- MGM/UA Family Entertainment
  • Joey (1998 VHS)- MGM Family Entertainment, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Napoleon
  • Napoleon (1998 VHS)- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 VHS)- MGM Studio Store, Distributing Behavior, Deceiver, The Wedding Singer, Mr. Nice Guy, The Spree, I Love You, Don't Touch Me, Hurricane Streets, Species II, Music from Another Room, MGM Family Entertainment
  • Gone With the Wind (1998 VHS)- MGM's 75th Anniversary
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1998 VHS)- MGM Family Entertainment, Virgin Atlantic, Napoleon, MGM Rising Star
  • An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998 VHS)- MGM Family Entertainment, MGM Rising Star
  • The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998 VHS)- MGM Family Entertainment, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue soundtrack, Robocop: Alpha Commando Toy Line
  • National Velvet (1999 VHS)- MGM 75 Years, MGM Family Entertainment
  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1999 VHS)- MGM 75 Years, MGM Family Entertainment
  • Courage Mountain (1999 VHS)- MGM 75 Years, MGM Family Entertainment
  • Larger Than Life (1999 VHS)- MGM 75 Years, MGM Family Entertainment

1998-2003 (DVD version)[]

For the same reason explained above, MGM DVD became the company's new name for further DVD releases of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films.

2003-Present (DVD version)[]

Very common on current DVDs distributed by MGM Home Entertainment.

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