Buena Vista Home Entertainment Feature Program Bumpers

1st Bumper (1992, 1995, 1997-1998)
Nickname: "Spooky Text"

Bumper: A "Feature Program" version of the 1992 Black-Blue Feature Presentation bumper, with the only differences being the music, text size, and the words are already connected.

FX/SFX: The words zooming in.

Music/Sounds: The 1991 WDHV jingle and Jim Cummings saying "And now, our feature program".

Availability: Seen on some Disney tapes such as The Black Cauldron, the 1998 release of The Brave Little Toaster, Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World, and The Spirit of Mickey (despite the former two releases being full-length theatrically-released movies). It made an early appearance on the 1992 VHS of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "Mr. Destiny". It appeared three years later in 1995 on the "Disney Princess Collection" tapes.

Legacy: The somewhat spooky text and animation has startled some viewers, and the 1991 WDHV music playing may also add to the anxiety. Thankfully though, the bumper is generally considered tamer than it looks.

2nd Bumper (1997-1998)
Nickname: "Flashzoom"

Bumper: On a navy blue background, we see the white words "Feature Program" zooming in slowly.

FX/SFX: Same as the first bumper, albeit the zooming animation for the text is slower.

Music/Sounds: Same as the first bumper.

Availability: Seen on a few 1997 Disney tapes such as Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Disney Sing-Along Songs: Happy Haunting.

Legacy: Compared to the previous bumper, this bumper is considered tamer in comparison, due to the slower text zooming animation and the less-ominous looking text font; though not by much. The bumper has also been noted to be quite similar in appearance to the notorious 1994 "Flashbang" bumpers that were in use at the time, though it's significantly not as intimidating.

3rd Bumper (2000, 2005)
Nickname: "Prototype Filmreel"

Bumper: On a still background of the 1999 filmreel "Coming Soon to Theaters" bumper, we see the words "Feature PROGRAM" stacked together. The "Feature" text is in a much bigger size compared to the "Coming Soon" text (filling up the entire square), while the "PROGRAM" text is (strangely) placed underneath directly underneath it within a blue square, leaving the gold bar (where the "TO THEATERS" text normally goes) entirely empty.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The soft electronic music from the 1999 Feature Presentation bumper, with the announcer saying "And now, our feature program!".

Availability: Seen on the 2000 re-releases of the Winnie the Pooh: Storybook Classics on VHS among others, like Out of the Box: Happy Holidays and the 2000 re-release of 101 Dalmatians Christmas. This logo returned in 2005 on the VHS releases of My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie. Despite being released direct-to-video, those titles aren't actually programs, but actual movies.

Legacy: This bumper has been criticized as a rush job, what with the lack of animation and "PROGRAM" not actually inside the gold bar where the text normally resides for these bumpers. Very likely to have been used as a placeholder for the next bumper below.

4th Bumper (2002-2004)
Nickname: "Cheap Filmreel"

Bumper: Same as the 1999 "Coming Soon to Theaters" bumper of the era, except with the text "Feature" replacing "Coming Soon" and "PROGRAM" replacing "TO THEATERS". The "Feature" text is in a bigger size than the "Coming Soon" text (though not as big as in the previous bumper), and the "PROGRAM" text is in a different font that's bigger in size and more dense in formatting compared to the "TO THEATERS" text. The "Feature PROGRAM" text also simply slide in to their default positions, lacking the gradual movement and trail effects the "Coming Soon TO THEATERS" text had.

FX/SFX: Same as the Coming Soon to Theaters bumper, albeit with cheaper animation used for the "Feature PROGRAM" text. Regardless, this is still a much better effort compared to the previous bumper.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous bumper.

Availability: It can be seen on the Schoolhouse Rock!: 30th Anniversary VHS and a few Spider-Man tapes from Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Legacy: It erases the faults of the previous bumper.

Final Note: Much like the 1999-2006 and 2001-05 Feature Presentation bumpers it was used in tandem with, Disney retired the use of Feature Program bumpers in 2006; in favor of home entertainment releases going straight to the main features. No Feature Program version of the 2006-20 bumpers was produced or used.

1st Bumper (1992-1994)
Nickname: "Comic Sans Prototype"

Bumper: On a green background, we see the white words "FEATURE PROGRAM" in the Dawncastle font, which resembles a prototype version of the infamous Comic Sans font.

Variant: On Muppet Sing-Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green, this is preceded by a similarly-styled "STAY TUNED..." bumper, which transitions to the standard bumper via a fade to green.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The last few seconds of "All for Just One Thin Dime" (from "Killer Tracks 17: Specialty Vol. 3"), with an announcer saying "And now, our feature program". The announcer is either Grant Goodeve or Jim Cummings.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Muppet Sing-Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs, the screeching trumpet theme from the end of the Muppet Babies closing theme is heard. Jim Cummings also provides the voice-over.
 * On Muppet Sing-Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green, the end of the Muppet Sing-Alongs theme is heard. An announcer says "Stay tuned after the show to find out more about great Muppet entertainment." over the STAY TUNED... bumper, and "And now, get ready to sing along with all your favorite Muppets." over the FEATURE PROGRAM bumper.

Availability: Rare. Seen on The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories and an assortment of Jim Henson Video releases, such as The Great Muppet Caper, Hey Cinderella! and, judging by how many trailer and preview videos are made out of it, the quite memetically popular Muppet Sing-Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs. Also seen on some 1993 prints of The Muppet Movie due to a video editing error (other prints use Jim Henson Video's Feature Presentation bumper instead).

Legacy: The Muppet Sing-Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs variant has bothered some, due to the "Bad Trumpet" theme being played in the bumper.

2nd Bumper (Buena Vista Home Video) (1992-1995)
Bumper: On the same background of the Jay Ward Buena Vista Home Video logo, we see the brownish-gold text "FEATURE PROGRAM" zooming in fast.

FX/SFX: The text zooming in.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st original bumper.

Availability: Seen on a few Alvin and the Chipmunks tapes. A few AATC tapes from that year either use the Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Along variant, or cut straight to the theme song from the AATC preview. This also made an interesting return on the 1995 VHS of Parachute Express: Come Sing With Us.

Legacy: The fast zoom-in of the text, along with the use of the 1991 WDHV jingle, has been found to be off-putting by a few. It's amazing how this bumper returned (after a 3-year absence) on a "Parachute Express" VHS tape.

3rd Bumper (Fraggle Rock) (1993)
Nickname: "The Caves"

Bumper: We see the multi-colored text "FEATURE PROGRAM" on the bottom right of the screen, which is on a blue-tinted stone wall. In the corner, the "Fraggle Rock with the Muppets" logo is seen on a cartoony stone fragment.

Music/Sounds: The second verse of the Fraggle Rock theme is played and we hear Brian Cummings saying "And now our Feature Program".

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on five Fraggle Rock tapes released in 1993 by Jim Henson Video.

4th Bumper (Disney's Haunted Mansion) (1993)
Nickname: "Haunted Scene"

Bumper: We start with an image of a tree, full moon, and black clouds in a gray background. After a second, the text "Feature Program" in an orange "Matterofact" font with a dark green border appears.

Variant: There is a variant with the text "Stay Tuned..." instead of "Feature Program". Instead of "And now, our feature program! Nyuh-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!", the announcer says "Stay tuned for more Halloween fun! Nyuh-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!" This was seen between cartoons on Disney's Haunted Mansion tapes.

FX/SFX: The lightning flash and "Feature Program" appearing.

Music/Sounds: An organ theme is heard with some other typical Halloween sound effects (i.e.: wind blowing, lightning striking, a wolf howling). Brian Cummings then eerily says "And now, our feature program!" and does an evil laugh.

Availability: Extremely rare, as it was only seen on Disney's Haunted Mansion (not to be confused with the 2004 film The Haunted Mansion) tapes.

Legacy: Although intentional, this bumper has been considered rather creepy, due to the text and the announcer.

5th Bumper (Disney's Happy Holidays) (1993)
Nickname: "The Christmas Tree"

Bumper: We see an image of a Christmas tree and the white words "Serif" on a starry background, similar to the Walt Disney Mini Classics logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A holiday tune and an announcer saying "And now, our feature program!"

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen only on Disney's Happy Holidays tapes.

6th Bumper (Winnie the Pooh and other releases) (1994-2000)
Bumper: On a different colored background, usually with a spotlight shining down from the right top corner to the left bottom corner, we see the text "FEATURE PROGRAM" in a jumbled-up cartoonish redo of the Biondi font. The logo varies by variant.

Variants:
 * 1994, 1999-2000 (Winnie The Pooh Storybook Classics, Winnie The Pooh: Sing A Song With Pooh Bear (1999) and Tigger (2000)): Blue background with white text
 * 1994 (Playtime Videos)/1998-99 (101 Dalmatians Christmas, The Bear, and Disney's Holiday Toons): Green background with white text.
 * 1994-1998 (Playtime, Friendship, Learning Videos and Sing Me a Story with Belle): Light-green background with yellow text. It was modified in 1995 with slightly smaller text that has its color changed to jonquil. The background also looks slightly darker. Frankenpooh was the first to use the alternate variant.
 * 1994 (Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day): Blue background with yellow text.
 * 1994, 1997 (Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too): Same as the 1994/1998-2000 variant, but with snow falling.
 * 1994-96 (Favorite Stories): Rose background with white text.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the music variants seen below.

Music/Sound Variants:
 * 1994 (Storybook Classics): The Winnie the Pooh main theme from 1966-1974.
 * 1994-2000: An instrumental version of the chorus of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh theme song.
 * 1994-96 (Favorite Stories): A portion of Beethoven's "Minuet in G" as arranged for the opening to Music Land is heard, while the man says "And now, our Feature Program."
 * 1996 (Sing Me a Story With Belle): None, except for a woman saying "And Now, Our Feature Program."
 * 1998-2000: Same as the 1st original bumper.
 * 1999 (Disney's Holiday Toons): An a capella chorus singing "Deck the Halls" with a male announcer saying "And now, our feature program!" in a cheerful tone.
 * 1994 (Winnie The Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day): The alternate closing theme of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Availability: Common. Seen on a lot of kid-targeted Walt Disney Home Video videos, such as many Winnie the Pooh tapes, which include the two Sing a Song With... releases, and the Storybook Classics, Friendship, Playtime, and Learning series (and their re-releases; the Playtime and Learning series had at least 2 re-releases from 1995-1998). One of the last releases to use this was the 2000 VHS release of Sing A Song With Tigger. Look above for the other releases on which it can be found.

7th Bumper (Alvin and the Chipmunks) (1993-1994)
Bumper: In Dave's camera room, we see the light-purple text "FEATURE PROGRAM" in the Revue font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Along.

Availability: Seen on a few Alvin and the Chipmunks tapes such as "Trick or Treason" or "Robomunk". Also seen on Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Along tapes.

8th Bumper (Timon and Pumbaa) (1996)
Bumper: On a green background, we see the text "FEATURE PROGRAM" in an orange/yellow gradient color and a jungle-like font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A drum and xylophone tune (which is the music for title cards for Timon And Pumbaa) with Jim Cummings saying "And now, our feature program" in a scratchy African-esque accent, resembling his work as the Winnie the Pooh character Tigger.

Availability: Seen on Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: Don't Get Mad, Get Happy.

Legacy: Jim Cummings trying to imitate an African accent sounds rather "off", and therefore it comes out as quite offensive to some.

9th Bumper (Sailor Moon) (1997)
Bumper: On a bright, bubbly background mirroring the episode title card to a Sailor Moon episode, we see the words "Feature Program" in a black-rose gradient font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Sailor Moon music with a female announcer saying "And now, our feature program."

Availability: Seen on a few Sailor Moon tapes, such as Sailor Moon: Scouts Unite!. Other tapes use the regular Feature Presentation ident of the era or have no previews at all.

Legacy: This bumper actually came out in 1997.

10th Bumper (Disney's Doug) (1997)
Nickname: "Doug Holding a Giant Pencil"

Bumper: We see Doug holding a giant pencil on a white background. In front of him are the orange words "Feature Program".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: See Bumper 6 of this section.

Availability: Rare. It's seen on some Disney's Doug tapes, which are very hard to find.

11th Bumper (Bone Chillers) (1997)
Nicknames: "Edgar Allen Poe High School at Night", "Whatever is Strange Becomes Stranger"

Bumper: We see Edgar Allen Poe High School surrounded by bats at night. In front of the building is the orange text "Feature Program".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 10th bumper.

Availability: Seen only on a few Bone Chillers tapes.

12th Bumper (Quack Pack) (1997)
Nicknames: "In Soviet Russia, Feature Program Watches You", "Donald Stares Into Your Soul"

Bumper: We see Donald Duck sitting on a green chair on a blue background, looking at the center of the screen, with the orange text "Feature Program".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 10th and 11th IDs.

Availability: Seen only on Disney's Quack Pack tapes.

Legacy: The combination of Donald's stare and the 1991 WDHV theme has been said to unnerve some.

13th Bumper (Inspector Gadget) (2000)
Bumper: On a black background, we see Inspector Gadget. When he comes down, the words "Feature Program" appear.

FX/SFX: Inspector Gadget moving, and the words "Feature Program" appearing.

Music/Sounds: The 1983 Inspector Gadget intro music and Brian Cummings saying "And now, our feature program!" in a cheerful tone.

Availability: Rare, only seen on Inspector Gadget tapes from the era, such as "Gadget's Greatest Gadgets".

14th Bumper (Playhouse Disney) (2000-2005)
Nickname: "Handprints"

Bumper: On a blue background with handprints appearing in certain spots, the red words "Feature Program", written in a childish font, zoom in. As the logo finishes, the square cuts to the black background.

FX/SFX: Handprints, the words flying in, and box cutting the screen.

Music/Sounds: A whimsical woodwind jingle ("Spooks Come Out to Play" by Adele Patricia Frodsham; the same jingle used on the Feature Presentation variant and other bumpers of its type), with Brian Cummings saying "And now, our feature program!"

Availability: The most common Handprint ID ever. Seen on some preschool-oriented videos from Walt Disney Home Video, such as certain Playhouse Disney releases of the era and the 2001 VHS reprint of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

15th Bumper (Halloween 2001) (2001)
Nickname: "And now our Feature Program. Boo!"

Bumper: On an orange background, we see a ghost flying up. Below him are the black words "FEATURE PROGRAM" in a font that looks like something from the 90s. The ghost disappears as the words move to the center of the screen. Then, a ghost and the words "BOO!" appear in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

FX/SFX: The ghost flying, the words moving to the center, the "BOO!" appearing.

Music/Sounds: A spooky, childish tune, with Brian Cummings once again saying "And now, our feature program!"

Availability: Seen on the 2001 VHS of Winnie the Pooh: Boo to You Too.

16th Bumper (Buena Vista/Miramax) (2002-2005)
Bumper: On a purple background with sound wave bars in white, the green words "Feature Program" move all around the background, separately, until they end up in the center. After the words center, they "shine", then zoom out and in, and the images ripple out.

FX/SFX: The sound wave bars, the words moving around the background and the 'rippling'.

Music/Sounds: A catchy electro-pop tune with Brian Cummings saying "And now, our feature program!".

Availability: Common. Seen on some Buena Vista and Miramax releases. This was commonly seen on Miramax releases of the Pokémon movies, such as Pokémon Heroes (the demo version has the 1999-2006 Feature Presentation bumper), Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker and Pokémon 4Ever, Buena Vista releases of Power Rangers, and certain Marvel shows and movies.

Legacy: This bumper may startle some due to its sudden appearance.

17th Bumper (Disney Toon Pals) (2004)
Nickname: "Mickey Playing Golf"

Bumper: On a background where Mickey Mouse plays golf, the words "Feature Program" fly in on the left-hand corner.

FX/SFX: The words "Feature Program" spinning.

Music/Sounds: Mickey Mouse music with Brian Cummings saying "And now, our feature program!"

Availability: Rare. Seen on Toon Pals tapes of the era.

18th Bumper (Kim Possible) (2004-2006)
Nickname: "Kim Possible!"

Bumper: On the same background as the Kim Possible end credits, we see "FEATURE PROGRAM" in a font similar to the Kim Possible opening credits.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The last bars of the Kim Possible opening credits with an announcer saying "And now, our feature program!"

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Kim Possible tapes of the era, also seen on Marvel Animation releases.

Final Note: Same as the standard IDs.