(1986-May 6, 2003?)[]
Nicknames: "WR", "The Dancing WR"
Logo: Against a static background that flashes many colors, some pink lines, which quickly fade into white, fly onto the screen and collaborate in the center to form a dancing stick figure with a triangular head. As he continues to dance, several magenta, green, and sky blue-colored letters swirl around and form the words:
W A R N E R
R E P R I S E
V I D E O
At the same time, four magents-colored lines fly in and form a border around the stick figure, which is shaped like an elongated trapezoid. Then, the figure stops dancing and forms a WR shape, the border & text fade to white, and the static background fades to black.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animated static background, the dancing man, and the letters & lines flying in. The animation is good, but it may cause seizures. The logo is also outdated for the 21st Century, as the logo mostly contains '80s elements.
Music/Sounds: It starts up with a reverbed timpani, then a high-speed jungle-like tune (Around 165 BPM) starts to play, about halfway a heavy synth E chord plays, followed by a 9-note arpeggiated chorus (probably a sampler), then a 7-note sampled timpani riff plays to the end.
Availability: Common. Appears on many music-related VHS's and DVDs such as Madonna: The Immaculate Collection, Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map and Funky Monks, and Linkin Park: Frat Party at the Pankake Festival. This logo made a TV appearance at the beginning of a TCM airing of Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music.