Burbank Video

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

Burbank Video was an American home video distributor based in Burbank, California. It was originally founded in July 1984 by Robert T. Moore and William G. Moore. Sometime in July 1988, the company was acquired by Viking Entertainment Corp., which in turn was acquired by Handleman Co. six months earlier. By the very beginning of 1989, subsequently after Handleman acquired Video Treasures, Viking consolidated its entire home video proprietary operations, namely including Viking Video Classics (then also known as Troy Gold), under the Burbank Video name.

The company's library consisted mostly of public domain films and cartoons (at least half of which were previously released by Viking Video Classics), alongside obscure licensed content. When Handleman folded certain assets of Viking in 1991, this company became a division of Video Treasures. Subsequently, some lesser known titles previously released by Video Treasures were re-released under the Burbank Video name. The company was completely folded by the end of 1995, almost a year after Video Treasures became Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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Bumper (1988-1992)

Visuals: On a blue background is white text reading "PLEASE ADJUST TRACKING FOR BEST PICTURE QUALITY" in small size.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Variants:

  • On some 1990-1991 releases, the screen cuts in.
  • On some copies of the 1989 release Batmania: From Comics to Screen, the background is black, the text is orange and the screen cuts in and out.
Audio: None.

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Screen (1988-1992)

Visuals: On a black background, there is "FBI WARNING:" and the generic text, all in white and in an odd skinny font.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.


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