LaserDisc Dead Side Bumpers

MCA DiscoVision

(1978-1981)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see the word "DISCOVISION" with black lines between "DISCO" and "VISION". The sentence "NO PROGRAM THIS SIDE" is below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. DiscoVision's standard practice for dead sides was to use a random side from a rejected run of discs and coat it with a lacquer to make it unplayable, but this bumper does appear occasionally on DiscoVision and early non-DiscoVision releases made by Universal Pioneer, such as the 1981 Magnetic Video release of All That Jazz.

Editor's Note: None.

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Pioneer Entertainment

(1980s-1990s)

Nickname: "Laserdisc Turtle"

Bumper: Up against a light yellow background, we see a drawing of an upside-down smiling turtle with a Laserdisc for a stomach. The sentence "PROGRAM MATERIAL IS RECORDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DISC" is below.

Variant: In Japan, the background is white and the text is in Japanese.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on side two of one sided Pioneer Laserdiscs.

Editor's Note: It is very cute!

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Technidisc

(1983-1996)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see two red bars at the top and bottom of the screen. The words "WRONG SIDE" appears on the first red bar, and in the blue area the sentence "Please remove disc, then turn over to play program" is below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on side two of one sided Technidisc Laserdiscs.

Editor's Note: None.