Cartoon Video-Film
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Background
Cartoon Video-Film was a cartoon-focused home entertainment arm of Wendros AB.
(1980s-1990s)
Logo: On a desaturated purple or pink background, we see a blue cartoon eye roll in from the right side of the screen until it gets close to the center of the screen and backs away. Four white ovals of increasing size come in and out from its pupil as a blue mouth rolls in from the left side of the screen. When the mouth hits the eye, it makes an "O" shape and turns into the same eye, and rounded cartoon letters spelling the word "CARTOON" shuffle out from the eyes and arrange themselves into the word, after which three white ovals appear in both eyes. Quickly after, the text "VIDEO-FILM" and "PRESENTS", in light purple and yellow respectively, appear below the logo.
Variants: On a yellow background, two blue eyes sneakily look back and forth before proceeding to blow a bubble of bubblegum. The bubble gradually grows bigger until it eventually pops, leaving pink gooey gum all over. The pair of eyes seen earlier are arranged diagonally, and as the gum drips down and forms the word "CARTOON", the eye on the left jumps behind the eye on the right. The text "VIDEO-FILM" and "PRESENTS", in dark purple or black and pink respectively, and the same white ovals from before appear immediately after.
FX/SFX: All 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A snazzy theme of sorts accompanied by wood-like rattling noises for much of the logo and a "whiish-woosh!" sound at the end that sounds like it was produced by a human mouth.
Music/Sounds Variants: Similar as the above theme and with the same ending sounds, but this time accompanied by a high-pitched, rapidly-repeating "pling" noise up until the bubble pops, which is when a gong noise plays.
Availability: Appeared on Swedish home video releases of cartoons by Wendros AB, some examples being Vuk, The Legend of Zelda and Hello! Sandybell, though which specific releases both the logo and its variant appeared on are unknown. Check eBay or charity shops for VHS releases of cartoons that have the Cartoon Video-Film label on them.
Editor's Note: None.
