[#1061] Worldvision Home Video with GoodTimes Home Video Music
Channel: ITB ITB
Date: 2018-08-29

[Requested by Sailor Moon Rie Twilight Sunset Fan Media OMNI]

Nicknames: "Radar Globe II", "Radar W II", "Worldvision W Globe II", "WHOOSH Globe (of Doom)"

Logo: On a white screen, the Worldvision Enterprises globe with a red "W" zooms-out from the center. As the camera zooms out, the word "WORLDVISION" emerges from the front, and both plaster themselves into place. The text "HOME VIDEO INC." slides in from the Worldvision name, as the background fades to black. Afterwards, the radar globe shins and the "World Vision International" print stamp (in very small type here) fades onto the bottom of the screen. The finished logo then cuts to black.

Trivia: This logo would become the basis of the 1988 Worldvision logo.

Bylines:
- 1983-1987: "A TAFT COMPANY" and the "World Vision International" print stamp replacing the byline a second later.
- 1987-1989: (Bylineless; just the "World Vision International" print stamp appearing in)
- 1989-1994: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC." (with the "World Vision International" print stamp below the byline) Trademark symbol appears by the "Radar W" logo in 1991.
- 1994-1995: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC., A BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY"

Variants:
- There is a filmed variation of this logo.
- On the 1991 release of the 1987 television movie Hands of a Stranger as soon as the text "HOME VIDEO INC." stops sliding in, it cuts to the finished 1988 television logo. That last second of the globe zooming in on the television version is seen for a split second.

FX/SFX: The zoom out, the lettering layering effects and the shining radar globe.

Cheesy Factor: The animation is quite choppy, and the text "HOME VIDEO INC." is very hard to see.

Music/Sounds: The Goodtimes Home Video Music.

Availability: Very rare. It's seen on most releases of material from the Hanna-Barbera Productions and Spelling Entertainment libraries. Other notable releases were Sam's Son, The Goodbye Bird, Happily Ever After, Cujo and Get Smart...Again! Much of the back catalog (mainly the feature films, television films and some mini-series) were reissued by Republic Pictures Home Video in the mid-1990s (much of it in EP mode with Worldvision packaging). Could also be seen on EP mode recorded reissues of films from AIP Home Video. Also seen on the first releases of Beverly Hills 90210 and any show that showed the Worldvision logo on it. The quiet version is only used after the 1986 Taft Video logo. This can be found on Netflix's print of The Stand episode "The Plague". The filmed version is extremely rare, but can be found on a Guild Home Video VHS release of Atom Ant. It was also seen at the start of an HBO broadcast of the 1994 film Crackerjack. Also found on a few early 1990s GoodTimes Home Video reissued tapes that were under license from the company.

Scare Factor: Depending on the variant:
- Original Version: Medium to high. The loud whoosh, combined with the animation, eerie synth, globe design and the dark text may scare some people. The scare factor is lower for those who are used to it.
- Quiet Variant: Low to medium.

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