Video Collection International, Lollipop Video and Thames Video Warning Screens

These are all the FBI warning screens of Video Collection International, Lollipop Video and Thames Video over the years.

1984-Early 2000s
Warning: On a navy blue background, at the top of the screen is the red-orange text "FBI WARNING", sandwiched between two lines. Below it is the standard “Title 17” warning text.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: It appears in The Video Collection Titles, Pioneer Entertainment Titles, Tamagotchi Video Adventures and Viz Video Titles. Seen on most Viz Video VHS and DVD releases from the era. It also appeared on Viz Video/Pioneer Entertainment VHS tapes of the Indigo League and early Johto Journeys episodes of Pokémon, in place of the next warning, which their DVD counterparts and later VHS tapes contain. This also makes a surprise appearance on the 1997 VHS release of Tamagotchi: Video Adventures, which was distributed by Bandai.

Scare Factor: None.

1984-1989
Warning: On a grey background, we see pink Warning text typing itself inside (with "WARNING" on the top of the screen), 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
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.

1988-1990


Warning: On a black background, we all see an white warning text in a Marker Felt Wide Font, with "COPYRIGHT WARNING" above.

FX/SFX: None

Music/Sounds: None

Availability: Seen on many Lollipop Video that was released through Thames Video.

Scare Factor: None

1978-1992
Warning: On the black background, we all see a white Warning Text in a Helvetica font, with "WARNING" on the top of the screen.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Thames Video releases from the era.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

1990-1999
Warning: On a black background, we see the word "WARNING" and warning text below in white, surrounded by a white double border. The font is similar to CG Omega.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on The BFG and other Thames Video releases in the UK from the era.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

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 video 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 video 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.