MGM Home Entertainment

## 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.

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## 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 1999, in North America, pre-1960 Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Home Video titles were distributed by Warner Home Video.

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

**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.

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### 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.

Notable appearances:

* **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"
* **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

**Logo**

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**Warning screen**

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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.

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## 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.

Notable appearances:

* **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

### 1998-2007 (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.

### 2003-2019 (DVD version)

Very common on current DVDs distributed by MGM Home Entertainment.

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