Fries Home Video
wisp2007 and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by
Shadeed A. Kelly and Kyrongenius1
Background
Fries Home Video was the home video division of Fries Entertainment, formed in March 1987 and headed by former IVE executive Len Levy. The company primarily distributed Fries movies but also released some licensed material from other companies. From 1986 to 1993, Fries also distributed and reissued Monterey Video releases. The company stopped issuing new products in 1993.
Logo (1987-1993)
Visuals: Same as the filmed 1984 Fries Distribution Company logo, but in a videotaped quality. The text below now reads "FRIES HOME VIDEO", and it appears in 3D as it flies in from the bottom, rotating towards the screen as it stops. The byline "a subsidiary of Fries Entertainment Inc." fades in below.
Variants:
- On some tapes, the logo is bylineless.
- A short version exists where the logo begins when the diamond starts to flip in.
Technique: Same as above.
Audio: Same as the 1986 Fries Distribution Company logo.
Audio Voice-over Variants:
- Sometimes, an announcer says: "We also invite your attention to these other outstanding videocassette programs, available from Fries Home Video".
- At the end of each Lamb Chop's Sing-Along Song tape, after the screen fades to black, there is Lamb Chop say "Ooh, it's dark." and when the Fries Home Video logo plays, she says "Oh, look, it's Fries Home Video". Shari Lewis then corrects the pronunciation of the name "Fre-ees". Lamb Chop then says "Freeze? I'm not even chilly."
Availability: Seen on all Fries releases on VHS, such as Friends, Lovers and Lunatics, Night Angel, Peacemaker (1990), Fast Food, Diplomatic Immunity, True Blood, The Winds of Kitty Hawk, and a reissue of Quip With Yip & Friends, among others. Also seen on reprints of early Monterey Home Video releases. The short version appears at the end of Lamb Chop's Sing-Along Song tapes.
