Star Home Video

1st Logo

(1981-1995)

Nickname: "Still Star Home Video"

Logo: On a white background, we see the words:

Star Home Video.

painted in green.

FX/SFX: None, is a still logo.

Music: None.

Availability: Rare.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(1996-2005)

Nicknames: "Gary and the VHS Tape", "Play Me!"

Logo: On a white background, we see Gary holding a VHS in his hands with a Fast Forward overlay, then the overlay changes to a "Play" Overlay. Then the "Star Home Video" words appear.

FX/SFX: All is animated as a cartoon. And increible text effects!

Music: Gary's famous bark. Then the high-pitched sound effect you hear in some tapes when the words appear, then Gary barks again.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen only in some VHS tapes by Star Home Video.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo

(1996-2002)

Nickname: "Because Star Home Video Take Hollywood Home!"

Logo: We see the Star Home Video words appearing (in a sliding effect) then disappears, then, appears the words: "Because Star Home Video Take Hollywood Home!".

Trivia: The "Take Hollywood Home!" choir was presented for 1st time on the Columbia-Tristar Home Video 1995-1997 logos.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music: A 14-note ascending violin fanfare based on the final notes from the 2002 Golden Harvest logo, then the chorus singing: "Take Hollywood Home!"

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to medium, the sudden chorus will catch you off ward.

4th Logo

(2002-)

Nicknames: "Gary in Space", "Space Dog Gary" "The Orion Ripoff"

Logo: On a starry background, we see Gary dressed on an astronaut swit going to the right, then, the stars forms the "S", then, the letters "TAR" appears (by a sliding effect) to complete the STAR word, then the letters "Home Video" appears in the bottom of the STAR words. Then Gary appears again but going to the left. Then, when Gary goes to the center, the STAR Home Video words disappears by magic.

FX/SFX: Same as the 2nd logo.

Music: Three beep sounds is in the start, then a "WHOOSH", then a fanfare, and then we start again with the beep sounds.

Availability: Common on all DVDs released by Star Home Video.

Scare Factor: None, if you're scared by the music, then medium.