20th Century Home Entertainment/Clip-On Library

1st Bumper (1987-1990)
Bumper: On a light blue-blue gradient background, we see a clapboard with the CBS/FOX logo (without the word "VIDEO") in it, which later fades into the blue-light blue gradient italic words "Times New Roman". The clapboard claps and we fade out.

Variants:
 * There is a variant for Playhouse Video releases, which is set on a yellow-blue gradient background, the text is white, and the Playhouse Video logo is shown instead of the CBS/FOX Video logo.
 * On Key Video releases such as History of the World Part 1, the bumper is on a light blue-pink gradient background, the text isn't italicized, and the Key Video logo is shown instead of the CBS/FOX Video logo.
 * A rare variant exists in which the clapperboard is light blue and the words "Preview of Coming Attractions" wipe onto it in a script font. The background is a purple-dark purple gradient. Its only known appearance is on the 1988 VHS of Predator.
 * After the previews, the clapboard reappears, and this time the text reads "Times New Roman". This fades into CBS/FOX logo from before and then "FEATURE PRESENTATION" appears in the same text style.
 * There is a short version in which "Times New Roman" is missing. This version can be found on some of the CBS/Fox Video, Key Video and Playhouse Video tapes that have this bumper.
 * Some Key Video releases, such as History of the World Part I, go straight to the "Times New Roman" portion. On later 1989 Key Video tapes such as The Charlie Chan Collection and The Betty Grable Collection, the words "Times New Roman" are seen instead. Both versions are not italicized.
 * On the original VHS of Slam Dance, after the Key Video logo appears, it fades to "Times New Roman", before fading to "Times New Roman".
 * A rare variant of the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" version has the text "Times New Roman" on a dark blue background with a gray line in the center, then "Feature Presentation" wiping in word-for-word in a cursive font on the clapboard before it claps. The gray clapboard is replaced with a light blue clapboard and yet another different blue gradient background is used. This was also exclusively seen on Predator.
 * The Playhouse Video and Key Video versions also exist in black and white.

FX/SFX: The shining and the clapping.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: An announcer says "CBS/Fox Video presents, a home video preview.", followed by a clap. The announcer is Bill St. James, who is also known for voicing Nick at Nite, Showtime & Adult Swim promos, as well as Rooms to Go commercials.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover Variants: The Playhouse Video variant has the announcer saying "Playhouse Video presents, a home video preview."
 * The Predator variant has the announcer saying "The following films will soon be available on videocassette, from CBS/FOX Video.”
 * The Key Video variant has the announcer saying "Key Video presents, a home video preview."
 * The "Feature Presentation" variants have "Check your local video store for details. And now, for our feature presentation.", followed by a clap.
 * Sub-variants of the "Feature Presentation" variant exist:
 * On the short CBS/Fox and Key Video variants, the announcer just says "And now, for our feature presentation."
 * On the short Playhouse Video variant, the announcer just says "And now, our feature presentation."
 * On the Playhouse Video variant, the announcer says "Check your local video store for details. And now, our feature presentation".
 * The "FEATURE PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW" variant is silent and lacks an announcer.
 * The Slam Dance version has the announcer say "Check your local video store for details. Key Video is proud to present the hit Slam Dance music video "High Hopes". Slam Dance the movie will follow".

Availability: Rare. It appears on certain CBS/Fox Video, Key Video and Playhouse Video releases from the 1980's such as the original 1988 VHS releases of A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, Overboard, and Oklahoma!, among others. The short CBS/Fox version can be seen on the original 1989 VHS of A Fish Called Wanda, while the short Playhouse Video version can be seen on the 1987 Playhouse Video re-release of Fairy Tale Theater: Cinderella. It also appears on an alternate VHS print of the original release of Die Hard (other prints instead use the third ID).

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (1987, Star Wars Variant)
Bumper: The 3rd CBS/Fox Video logo animates as normal, but then once it finishes, it electrocutes, and then the viewer's screen goes to a space background. An X-Wing from the original Star Wars trilogy flies from the bottom of the screen, and centers itself on it, before doing a barrel roll and zooming off into the distance. Then, another X-Wing appears from the bottom left of the screen. It shoots at an asteroid that zooms in, also from the top right of the screen. The asteroid explodes, and then a white sphere comes in (again, from the top right) and positions itself on the center of the screen, while the Star Wars logo, in silver, zooms out and settles on it. A ring, also silver, with the text "THE FIRST TEN YEARS" appears, sparkling in the process. Then, two small rectangles (yet again silver) position themselves on both sides of the ring, with the one on the left containing the year that Star Wars was first released (1977), and the one on the right containing the year of the trilogy's 10th anniversary (1987). The completed Star Wars 10th Anniversary logo then sparkles, as the space background continues to slowly move past, before the bumper freezes, and then fades out.

Variant: A short version exists as a feature presentation variant.

FX/SFX: The animation.

Music/Sounds: Begins with a few notes of the trilogy's end credits theme, and then an electrical zap sound. Then, there is a whooshing sound, followed by a note that is being held, along with other sound effects that accompany the actions. After that is an additional six notes of music, and then it ends with Bill St. James saying "CBS/Fox Video is proud to present a preview of the complete Star Wars trilogy".

Music/Sounds/Variant: The variant just used the announcer saying "And now, for our feature presentation" in the same tone as the previous one.

Availability: Rare. It was seen on the 1987 re-releases of the Star Wars trilogy.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Bumper (1989-March 2, 1999)
Bumper: On a black background we see one of the following clip-ons in a white Lydian font:
 * CBS/FOX COLLECTOR'S PREVIEW
 * FOX VIDEO COLLECTOR'S PREVIEW
 * HOME VIDEO PREVIEW
 * THEATRICAL PREVIEW
 * FEATURE PRESENTATION
 * CHECK FOR TITLE AVAILABILITY WHEREVER VIDEOS ARE SOLD
 * COMING TO THEATERS (this and "COMING TO VIDEO" can be found on the 1996 VHS of Strange Days)
 * COMING TO THEATRES CHRISTMAS 1989
 * COMING TO THEATERS THE SUMMER OF 1990
 * COMING TO THEATERS EARLY 1991
 * COMING TO THEATRES MARCH 1992
 * COMING TO THEATRES SUMMER 1992
 * COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU (this can be found on the 1992 VHS of The Commitments)
 * COMING TO VIDEO
 * COMING TO VIDEO NOVEMBER 1989
 * COMING TO VIDEO MAY 1990
 * COMING FROM CBS/FOX VIDEO AUGUST 1990
 * COMING FROM CBS/FOX VIDEO FALL 1990
 * COMING FROM CBS/FOX VIDEO MARCH 1991
 * COMING FROM CBS/FOX VIDEO APRIL 1991
 * Coming From CBS/Fox Video June 1991
 * COMING FROM FoxVideo JULY 1991
 * COMING FROM FOX VIDEO SEPTEMBER 1991
 * COMING FROM FOX VIDEO MARCH 1992
 * COMING FROM FOXVIDEO APRIL 1992
 * COMING FROM FOXVIDEO DECEMBER 1992
 * COMING FROM FOXVIDEO JANUARY 1993
 * COMING SOON FROM CBS/FOX VIDEO SPORTS AND NBA ENTERTAINMENT (this can be found on the 1989 VHS of Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me)
 * THE SIMPSONS' SHORT

Variants:
 * The font varies depending on the tape.
 * On the 1992 VHS releases of An Affair to Remember and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the full Fox Video logo is used instead, with the voiceover being used on the logo.
 * On the 1989 VHS of Working Girl and the 1990 VHS of The Abyss, "THEATRICAL" is missing.
 * On the 1991 VHS of Predator 2, "PREVIEW" is pluralised, despite Point Break being the only movie advertised on the tape.
 * From 1989 to 1991, a clip-on is shown after the "Home Video Preview" and "Theatrical Preview" clip-ons, with Bill St. James narrating.
 * On the 1991 VHS of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, a purple gradient background is used. The text is also in a bold italicised font.
 * Collector's preview variant:
 * The text below reads "The motion pictures advertised in this trailer are rated R" with an R rating symbol next to it.
 * Feature presentation variant:
 * Sometimes, the text varies in size.
 * On the 1991 VHS releases of Stars and Stripes Forever and Sun Valley Serenade, the words are in another different font.
 * On the 1992 VHS of An Affair to Remember, the bumper is superimposed on a gold gradient background and the words "FEATURE PRESENTATION" are in a different bold font.
 * On the 1992 VHS of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the bumper is superimposed over the background of the tape's "Theatrical Trailer" bumper and the words "Feature Presentation" are in italics and in the filmstrip.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The announcer (Bill St. James) reading the clip-ons.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On 1988-1991 CBS/Fox Video releases with the "Collector's Preview" clip-on, the announcer says "CBS/Fox Video presents a collector's preview."
 * On some 1991-1992 Fox Video releases with the "Collector's Preview" clip-on, the announcer says "Fox Video presents a collector's preview."
 * On the "Feature Presentation" clip-on, the announcer says "And now, for our feature presentation".
 * On the "Coming Soon from CBS/Fox Video Sports and NBA Entertainment," "Home Video Preview," and "Theatrical Preview" clip-ons, the bumper is silent.
 * Sometimes, the announcer uses a slightly different tone. There are a total of 4 tones which the announcer says it. A few tones use the same as the previous bumper like the VHS of The Abyss.
 * Sometimes, a slightly different font is used. The Century Gothic Light font is used on some 1991 Fox Video releases, while the Helvetica font is used on some 1991-93 Fox Video releases. Depending on the release, the text can vary in font and capitalisation.
 * Sometimes the announcer says "And now our feature presentation" in a slightly different tone.
 * On "The Simpsons' Short" clip-on, the announcer says "The following Simpsons short is provided for your enjoyment".

Availability: Seen on certain CBS/Fox Video and Fox Video releases from 1988-1999. The "Theatrical Preview" version can be seen on the majority of Fox tapes from the era, such as Vital Signs, Rapid Fire, Predator 2, Young Guns II, Hot Shots!, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie, Airheads, and Speed. The "Home Video Preview" version can be seen on the 1990 VHS of The Abyss and the 1991 VHS of Pacific Heights. The "Feature Presentation" version was only used until the early-mid 1990s. The original version with the Lydian font can be seen only on the CBS/Fox Video VHS releases that have the "Check For Title Availability Wherever Videos Are Sold" screen such as the 1990 releases of Die Hard, The King and I, Patton, the James Bond film Licence to Kill, the Star Wars Trilogy, Garfield Goes Hollywood, and the 1991 VHS of Oklahoma. The last tapes that used the original version of the home video bumper were the 1992 VHS tape of A Garfield Christmas and the '92 releases of the Star Wars Trilogy (Star Wars, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and From Star Wars to Jedi). The last tape to use the feature presentation bumper was the 1993 VHS of Rapid Fire. The “The Simpsons’ Short” clip-on only appears on the first printing of the 1989 VHS of Working Girl. The last tape to use these bumpers in general is the 1999 VHS of Ever After: A Cinderella Story.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Bumper (1996-January 23, 2001)
Bumper: On a black background, we see one of the following clip-ons in a white Helvetica font:
 * Theatrical Preview
 * Theatrical Previews (This can be found on Wing Commander)
 * Now on Video
 * Coming to Video
 * Now on Television (This can be found on The Siege, Office Space, Titan A.E., Pushing Tin, and Entrapment)
 * Music CD (This can be found on Pushing Tin)
 * Soundtrack (This can be found on Big Momma's House, Anywhere But Here, and Where the Heart Is)

Widescreen Series Exclusive Clip-Ons:
 * Original Theatrical Trailer
 * Original Theatrical Preview (This can be found on the Widescreen Series VHS of Speed)
 * Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Variant: On the 1999 VHS releases of Entrapment and Best Laid Plans, a different font is used.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare, as this was only used sparsely before being replaced with the next bumper. The first tape to feature any of the non-Widescreen Series clip-ons was The Siege, and the last to have them was Me, Myself & Irene.

Editor's Note: None.

===5th Bumper (March 20, 2001-December 13, 2005)

Bumper: On a black background, we see one of the following clip-ons in a white Compacta font:
 * COMING SOON TO THEATERS
 * COMING TO THEATERS
 * NOW IN THEATERS (This can be found on Shallow Hal)
 * COMING TO VIDEO & DVD
 * COMING SOON TO VIDEO & DVD
 * NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEO & DVD
 * AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEO & DVD
 * NOW ON TELEVISION (This can be found on Dude, Where’s My Car?, Phonebooth, Down With Love, and Life or Something Like It)
 * NOW ON FOX (This can be found on Ice Age, Joe Somebody and Kung Pow! Enter the Fist)
 * NOW ON FOX TV (This can be found on One Hour Photo)
 * MUSIC VIDEO (This can be found on Like Mike and Daredevil)
 * NOW AVAILABLE ON CD (This can be found on Like Mike)
 * SOUNDTRACK
 * SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE (This can be found on Super Troopers)
 * PSA (This can be found on Cheaper by the Dozen)

Variants:
 * In 2003, three of the clip-ons were changed to "NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD & VIDEO", "COMING SOON TO DVD & VIDEO" and "AVAILABLE TO OWN ON DVD & VIDEO".
 * On the 2001 VHS releases of Bedazzled (2000) and Bootmen, the clip-ons are in a thinner font and in lowercase.
 * On the 2003 VHS of X2: X-Men United, the clip-ons are in a metallic font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Almost uncommon. This can be found on early 2000s Fox videocassettes such as Planet of the Apes (2001), Joe Somebody, Ice Age, and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003). The standard variant was first used on Men of Honor, and this ident in general was last used on the 2005 VHS of Roll Bounce.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Bumper (2000)
Bumper: We fade in on a space background. The metallic text "FEATURE PRESENTATION" (with a slight blue tint on the bottom) quickly zooms in, and light shines off it.

FX/SFX: The text zooming in and shining.

Music/Sounds: A five-note horn fanfare, with a clanking sound on the fifth note, followed by a seven-note drumbeat.

Availability: Only seen on the 2000 VHS of Power Rangers in 3-D: Power Rangers Triple Force.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Bumper (1983-1984)
Bumper: On a black background, we see several rectangular white boxes zoom in until they take up most of the screen. A green light can be seen in the centre of the box "tunnel". We then fade to the second half of the 1983 CBS/Fox Video animate. When it finishes, the red words "TIME IN" in Arial zoom up and settle in the middle of the CBS/Fox logo. Eleven pink diagonal lines then draw in, in front of the CBS/Fox logo, but behind "TIME IN". We then cut to various clips of the five movies being advertised, in the middle of a gray background with coloured lines changing colour per film. We then cut to the last half of the CBS/Fox logo animating again, before going into the first trailer.

Variants:
 * The closing of the featurette just features the beginning from "TIME IN" zooming up, and the lines drawing.
 * On The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the clips are not described, and it skips to the first trailer.
 * A rare version exists on some trailer tapes from the time, where the box tunnel animation plays at a later point. Then, instead of "TIME IN" zooming up, the red words "THE HIT LIST" in a Typewriter font enter with the same animation as "TIME IN".
 * At the end of the tape, we fade from a more blurred version of the CBS/Fox Video logo. Then, as it comes into focus, "THE HIT LIST" zooms up during the logo's animation.

FX/SFX: As well as the logo's animation, the rest is pretty much all Scanimate.

Music/Sounds: A couple of synth drumbeats play as the boxes zoom in. When the CBS/Fox logo animates, the music segues into a downbeat synth score with a male announcer (John Sachs) saying, "Hello, and welcome to another great movie from CBS/Fox. And to Time In, where we tell you about five other great movies you won't want to miss." He then describes the five films being advertised, which varies by tape. After this, he says, "Movies in a box, from CBS/Fox." At the end of the featurette, the last bars of the synth tune play, with Sachs saying, "And now, on with the show."

Music/Sounds Variant: For the Hit List variant, the same music plays in the background, but an oddly American-accented announcer says, "CBS/Fox welcomes you to the latest edition of the Hit List, and to a great new range of titles for the Spring." The closing of this bumper has the announcer say, before the first trailer, "All-new releases from CBS/Fox!", and finally, after the last trailer, he says, "Go for the name you know. Movies in a box from CBS/Fox."

Availability: Rare. Seen on a few pre-cert UK VHS tapes from CBS/Fox Video, such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Verdict, The Empire Strikes Back, Table for Five, and Porky's II. Possibly appears on other CBS/Fox releases from the time as well.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (1989-1994)
Bumper: On a black background, we see the text "COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU."

Variants:
 * On rare occasions, the text is in a different font.
 * Depending on the tape, the text may end with "SOON", have multiple periods at the end, or even be arranged differently.
 * An early version has the text in a yellow color, lowercase, and italicized, against a blue background. This version appears on Die Hard.
 * A special "now available" variant appears on Keeper of the City, where the text is presented like the above variant, but in all caps and against the normal black background. It reads ""THIS IS MY LIFE'' IS AVAILABLE FROM FOXVIDEO"".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. This can be seen on UK rental releases such as Point Break, Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, Predator 2, Alien 3, Pacific Heights, and Sleeping with the Enemy, appearing before trailers for theatrical releases.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Bumper (1994)
Bumper: On a white background, we see a close-up of Wesley Snipes, co-star of Rising Sun, saying "Hi, I'm Wesley Snipes. Thank you for renting Rising Sun. Sit back and enjoy."

FX/SFX: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: Snipes saying his line.

Availability: Appears on the 1994 UK rental VHS of Rising Sun.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Bumper (1997-2000)
Bumper: We start off with a white flash, which zooms out to reveal 4 gold/white filmstrips rotating on a dark gray background. Then the words "VIDEO", "RELEASES", "TO", and "RENT" in a red Helvetica font also zoom into the bottom. Once the words have finished zooming, a gold light zooms into the camera that turns into a splash of light, which fades onto a different dark gray background with a gold TV set with the aforementioned words floating inside. Then, the bordered circle zooms out transitioning to black.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, "RENT" is replaced with "BUY", the words are in green, and the bordered circle zooms in transitioning to black.
 * A variant exists for promoting theatrical releases, with the words in blue, reading "CINEMA", "RELEASES", "COMING", and "SOON". The TV set is replaced with filmstrips.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic synth-driven action theme, complete with whooshes once the words zoom in, which ends with a deep THX-like chord and more whooshes.

Availability: Seen on 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, later Guild Home Video and Pathé releases in the UK, such as James and the Giant Peach, The Blair Witch Project, Speed 2: Cruise Control, The X-Files: One Son and the 1998 rental tape of The Fifth Element.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Bumper (1999-2001 (standard usage); 2000s-2011 (VCDs))
Bumper: We see the 1999 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo animating as normal, but "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" blurs and fades away, and one of the following clip-ons folds in where "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" used to be:
 * COMING TO VIDEO
 * NOW ON VIDEO
 * AVAILABLE ON VIDEO(Mostly exclusive to VCDs)
 * COMING TO CINEMAS
 * COMING TO THEATRES (This can be found on a 2002 VCD of Behind Enemy Lines)
 * FEATURE PRESENTATION
 * COMING SOON TO CINEMAS, CHECK NEWSPAPERS FOR DETAILS

Variants:
 * Very rarely, the Fox structure will be removed and the clip-on will appear in its place. This has been spotted with the "COMING SOON TO CINEMAS, CHECK NEWSPAPERS FOR DETAILS" clip-on.

FX/SFX: The logo animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: The 1994 Fox fanfare, and an announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Coming to video for your home viewing pleasure."
 * "Now on video for your home viewing pleasure."
 * "Available on video for your home viewing pleasure."
 * "Look for these exciting films, coming soon to cinemas."
 * "Look for these exciting films, coming soon to theatres."
 * "And now, our feature presentation."

Availability: Seen on many 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Pathé, and Fox Pathé Home Entertainment VHS releases in the UK such as Lake Placid, Sleepy Hollow, The Beach, and The World is Not Enough, and Entrapment. The "Available on Video" clip-on was mainly used on VCDs well beyond 2001. Examples include the 2005 VCDs of Die Hard With a Vengeance and That Thing You Do!, and the 2007 VCD of Apocalypto (released by Touchstone Pictures in the US/Canada).

Editor's Note: None.

6th Bumper (2001-2005)
Bumper: On a blue-orange diagonal gradient background, we see one of the following clip-ons in a gold font:
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif
 * Serif (Exclusive to the 2002 UK rental VHS of Behind Enemy Lines)

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common. Seen on many 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Pathé Home Entertainment VHS releases in the UK such as Ice Age, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Just Married, and Planet of the Apes (2001), as well as the first four Strawberry Shortcake tapes. Also seen on UK DVDs such as Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, X-Men 2, Daredevil and Garfield: The Movie. Sometimes used in tandem with the next bumpers.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Bumper (2004-2006)
Bumper: Over a time-lapse cloud background of a variable colour, one of the following clip-ons appears via light rays, zooms in, and disappears through the aforementioned effect:
 * COMING SOON TO BUY (Purple BG)
 * COMING SOON TO CINEMAS (Brown BG)
 * COMING SOON TO DVD AND VIDEO (Pink BG)
 * COMING SOON TO RENT (Orange BG)
 * OUT NOW ON DVD AND VIDEO (Turquoise BG)

FX/SFX: The cloud background, and the clip-ons zooming in and out.

Music/Sounds: The first three drumrolls of the 1994 Fox fanfare accompanied with two whooshes.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment UK VHS releases from the time such as I Heart Huckabees, The Day After Tomorrow, Garfield: The Movie, Bride and Prejudice and I, Robot. Also seen on UK DVDs such as Hide and Seek, Robots and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. For the first couple of months, it was used in tandem with the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: None.

8th Bumper (2005)
Bumper: On a black background, we see one of the following captions in a light blue Futura font fade in and out:


 * OUT NOW ON DVD AND VIDEO
 * COMING SOON TO DVD AND VIDEO
 * COMING SOON TO CINEMAS

Variant: On other releases, the stacked words "NOW ON DVD" cut from black, before cutting to the succeeding trailer.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: An extremely rare oddity. The first three bumpers appear on the 2005 UK VHS of Robots. The variant appears on the UK tapes of Bratz: Rock Angelz and Fantastic Four (2005).

Editor's Note: None.

9th Bumper (2005)
Bumper: On a black background, we see the plain text "OUT NOW IN CINEMAS".

Variant: On other occasions, we see one of the following clip-ons fade in and out:
 * OUT NOW
 * COMING SOON

FX/SFX: None for the regular version, but the fade-in and out for the variant.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. It appears on the UK VHS of 5 Children and It. The variant can be seen on the VHS of The Magic Roundabout (2005; titled Doogal in the US), which is equally rare.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Bumper (1983-1991)
Bumper: On a black background, we see a blue mirrored, stair-like texture which zooms out and rotates to face us. The word "PREVIEWS" is revealed as it zooms back to a comfortable distance over a city which moves in from the right. A few searchlights shine from the city, causing "PREVIEWS" to shine a bit.

Variants:
 * A short variant starts with the word already formed.
 * Before the movie, a variant appears where "MORE TO COME" in maroon trails in under "PREVIEWS".

FX/SFX: The word "PREVIEWS" zooming out and shining, the city rotating into view, and the searchlights. All retro 80's animation.

Music/Sounds: A short synth score, followed by a male announcer saying "Keep watching after this feature for more previews from the CBS/FOX (or Medusa) Video collection". After the film, he says "And now, more previews from the CBS/Fox Video collection," or for Medusa Communications releases, "And now, more previews from the Medusa home video collection." The CBS/FOX and Medusa variants have different announcers.

Availability: Seen on Australian CBS/Fox releases such as The Star Chamber and other tapes from the time as well, including those from Medusa Communications. The standard variant was dropped from 1987 onward, though the "MORE TO COME" variant continued to be used until 1991.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (1991)
Bumper: On a black background, we see the following text:

From 20th Century Fox Coming soon to a theatre near you.

FX/SFX: The text fading.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: This was found on an Australian VHS of Home Alone, preceding a trailer for Hot Shots!.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Bumper (1996)
Bumper: On a black-light blue gradient background, we see the following text:

Serif

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 1996 Australian VHS of Down Periscope.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Bumper (1999-2006)
Bumper: We see the final result of the 1999 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo, but without "HOME ENTERTAINMENT". One of the following clip-ons folds in where "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" is supposed to be:
 * COMING TO VIDEO
 * NOW ON VIDEO
 * COMING TO CINEMAS
 * FEATURE PRESENTATION

Variant: Occasionally, the whole logo plays.

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Coming to video for your home viewing pleasure."
 * "Now on video for your home viewing pleasure."
 * "Look for these exciting films, coming soon to cinemas."
 * "And now, our feature presentation."

Availability: Seen on most Aussie 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment VHS releases at the time such as Ice Age, Minority Report, One Hour Photo, and Robots.

Editor's Note: None.

(2000?-2006)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the clip-ons are replaced by the following:
 * 最新ビデオ情報 ("Latest video information")
 * FEATURE PRESENTATION with これより 本編が始まります ("The main story starts from this") below.

Variant: Occasionally, the whole logo plays.

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Australian bumpers.

Availability: Found on the Japanese VHS release of Robots (ロボッツ).

Editor's Note: None.

1st Bumper (Early 1990's-2000?)
Bumper: On a black background, we see one of the following clip-ons in a white Compacta font:
 * DEMNÄCHST AUF VIDEO ("COMING SOON ON VIDEO")
 * JETZT IM KINO ("NOW IN CINEMAS")

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the tail-end of the music of the trailer that plays before it.

Availability: Rare. Seen on German Fox Video VHS releases of the time, such as Rising Sun (Die Wiege der Sonne).

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (2000?-2006?)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the clip-ons are replaced by the following:
 * Demnächst auf DVD ("Coming soon to DVD")
 * Jetzt auf DVD ("Now on DVD")
 * Jetzt auf DVD und Video ("Now on DVD and Video")
 * Demnächst im Kino ("Coming soon to cinemas")
 * Jetzt im Kino ("Now in cinemas")
 * www.fox.de
 * HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Variant: Occasionally, the whole logo plays.

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Demnächst auf DVD." ("Coming soon to DVD.")
 * "Jetzt auf DVD." ("Now on DVD.")
 * "Jetzt auf DVD und Video." ("Now on DVD and Video.")
 * "Demnächst im Kino." ("Coming soon to cinemas.")
 * "Jetzt im Kino." ("Now in cinemas.")
 * "Besuchen sie www.fox.de." ("Visit www.fox.de.")
 * "Und jetzt, Film ab." ("And now, the film starts.")

Availability: Uncommon. Found on various German VHS releases, such as Ice Age and Robots.

Editor's Note: None.

(2000's)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the clip-ons blur in and are replaced by the following:
 * BREVE NAS LOCADORAS ("SOON IN RENTAL STORES")
 * JÁ À VENDA" (“NOW ON SALE")
 * BREVE NOS CINEMAS ("SOON IN CINEMAS")
 * ASSISTA AGORA O FILME ("WATCH THE FILM NOW")

Variant: Occasionally, the whole logo plays.

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Para sua diversão, em breve nas locadoras." ("For your enjoyment, coming soon to rental stores.")
 * "Já à venda." ("Now on sale.")
 * "Em breve nos cinemas." ("Coming soon in theaters.")
 * "E agora, assiste o filme." ("And now, watch the movie.")

Availability: Uncommon. So far, seen on the Brazilian VHS releases of Ice Age (A Era Do Gelo) and Robots (Robôs).

Editor's Note: None.

1st Bumper (Mid 1990's-2000?)
Bumper: On a white background, we see one of the following clip-ons in blue:
 * YA A LA VENTA ("NOW ON SALE")
 * PROXIMAMENTE EN VIDEO ("COMING SOON ON VIDEO")
 * MUY PRONTO EN ALQUILER ("COMING SOON FOR RENT")

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Spanish Fox VHS releases of the time, such as The X-Files: Fight the Future (Expediente X: La película).

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (2000?-2006?)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the clip-ons are replaced by the following:
 * MUY PRONTO EN VÍDEO ("COMING SOON ON VIDEO")
 * YA EN VÍDEO ("NOW ON VIDEO")
 * PRÓXIMO ESTRENO EN CINE ("COMING SOON TO CINEMAS")
 * PELÍCULA ("MOVIE")

Variant: Occasionally, the whole logo plays.

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Muy pronto a la venta en vídeo." ("Coming soon on sale on video.")
 * "Ya a la venta en vídeo." ("Now on sale on video.")
 * "No se pierdan esta emocionante película che pronto podrán ver en cine." ("Do not miss this exciting movie that you will soon be able to see in theaters.")
 * "Y ahora, presentamos la película." ("And now, we present the movie.")

Availability: Uncommon. Found on various Spanish VHS releases, such as Home Alone 3 (Solo en casa 3) and Dr. Dolittle 2.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Bumper (1998-2000?)
Bumper: On a blue background, we see the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo. It then fades out and one of the following clip-ons flips in word-by-word:
 * Muy pronto en los mejores cines ("Very soon in the best cinemas")
 * Próximamente a la venta ("Coming soon on sale")

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Spanish Fox VHS releases of the time, such as The X-Files: Fight the Future (Expediente X: La película).

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (2000?-2006?)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the whole logo always plays and the clip-ons are replaced by the following:
 * PRÓXIMAMENTE EN RENTA ("COMING SOON FOR RENT")
 * PRÓXIMAMENTE A LA VENTA ("COMING SOON FOR SALE")
 * DISPONIBILE A LA VENTA EN NOVEMBRE ("AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON NOVEMBER") (This can be found on the Mexican VHS release of Robots)
 * PRONTO EN LOS MEJORES CINES ("SOON IN THE BEST CINEMAS")
 * PRESENTACIÓN ESTELAR ("STELLAR PRESENTATION")

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Proximamente en renta. Buscalos en su videoclub favorito." ("Coming soon for rent. Look for them at your favorite video store.")
 * "Proximamente a la venta. Forma tu colección." ("Coming soon for sale. Form your collection.")
 * "Vive la emoción de lo séptimo arte pronto en los mejores cines." ("Live the thrill of the seventh art soon in the best cinemas.")
 * "A continuacion, disfruten nuestra presentación estelar." ("Now, enjoy our stellar presentation.")

Availability: Appears on Mexican TCFHE videotapes from the era, such as The Abyss (El Secreto Del Abismo), Ice Age (La era de hielo), The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del diablo), and Robots.

Editor's Note: None.

(2000?-2006?)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the clip-ons are replaced by the following:
 * BIENTOT EN VIDEO ("COMING SOON ON VIDEO")
 * EN VENTE EN VIDEO ("ON SALE IN VIDEO")
 * DISPONIBLE EN VIDEO ("AVAILABLE ON VIDEO")
 * BIENTOT AU CINEMA ("COMING SOON TO CINEMAS")
 * None.

Variant: Occasionally, the whole logo plays.

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons folding in.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying one of the following:
 * "Bientot en vidéo pour votre plus grand plaisir." ("Coming soon on video for your viewing pleasure.")
 * "Disponible en vidéo au printemps." ("Available on video in the spring.")
 * "Maintenant en vidéo pour votre plus grand plaisir." ("Now on video for your viewing pleasure.")
 * "En vidéo pour votre plus grand plaisir." ("On video for your viewing pleasure.")
 * "Bientot, vous pourrez voir au cinema ce nouveau film." ("Soon, you will be able to see this new film in cinemas.")
 * "Cet automne dans les salles." ("In theaters this autumn.")
 * "Et maintenant, votre film." ("And now, your film.")

Availability: Appears on French TCFHE videotapes from the era.

Editor's Note: None.

(2000?-2006?)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumpers, but the clip-ons flip in while fading in and are replaced by the following:
 * PROSSIMAMENTE IN VIDEOCASSETTA ("COMING SOON ON VIDEOTAPE")
 * IL GRANDE FILM FOX ("THE GRAND FOX FILM")

FX/SFX: The background animating and the clip-ons appearing.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Found on the Italian VHS releases of The Transporter, Robots and Ice Age: The Meltdown (L'era glaciale 2 - Il disgelo).

Editor's Note: None.

(1980's)
Bumper: Same as the Australian bumper at the time, but the subtitle "Nu eerst een voorfilm uit de CBS/Fox Video collectie." ("Now first a film from the CBS/Fox Video collection.") appears below.

FX/SFX: Same as the Australian bumper at the time.

Music/Sounds: Unknown; probably same as the Australian bumper at the time.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Dutch CBS/Fox releases.

Editor's Note: None.

(Early 2000's)
Bumper: On a black background, we see one of the following clip-ons:
 * FILMY FOX NA KASETACH WIDEO ("FOX FILMS ON VIDEOCASSETTE")
 * JUŻ WKRÓTCE FILMY FOX NA KASETACH WIDEO ("FOX FILMS COMING SOON ON VIDEOCASSETTE")
 * ZAPRASZAMY NA FILM ("WELCOME TO THE FILM")

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Found on the Polish VHS release of One Hour Photo (Zdjęcie w godzinę).

Editor's Note: None.