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Jim Henson Home Video Questionnaire 1993 (MCC 15/11/93)

This is a double-sided card flyer included with The Muppet Christmas Carol on VHS. The card is green in colour and features 10 questions about the purchase of the videocassette. The card also acts as a proof of postage tag.

The form asks for the following information:

    • Did you receive this video cassette as a gift?
    • If purchased, who had the major say in selecting the title
      • Adult
      • Child
      • Other)
    • Who was it for?
      • Self
      • Family
      • Friend
      • Other
    • What is the primary reason you purchased this video cassette
      • Someone asked for it
      • Saw it in store
      • Price
      • Rented before
      • Makes a great gift
      • Saw press advertising
      • I own other films
      • Other
    • How many pre-recorded videos in total have you purchased/recieved
      • 1-5
      • 6-10
      • 11-20
      • 21+
    • How many Jim Henson pre-recorded videos does your house hold own in total?
      • Purchased
        • 1
        • 2
        • 3-5
        • 6-10
        • 10+
      • Recieved
        • 1
        • 2
        • 3-5
        • 6-10
        • 10+
    • Where would you normally purhcase your pre-recorded video cassettes
      • Department Store
      • Supermarket
      • Radio/Electrical Shop
      • Toy Shop
      • Woolworths
      • Direct Mail
      • Hi-Fi Record Shop
      • Video Shop
      • High Street Retailer
      • Bookshop
      • W H Smith
      • Other
    • How did you discover this Feature Film cassette was available for purchase
      • Browsing in store
      • Direct Mail
      • Trailer on video
      • Recommendation by a friend / family
      • Ads in newspapers / magazines
      • Other
    • Please enter the following details about yourself and your household
      • Occupation head of household
      • Number of Children
        • Age of Boy(s)
        • Age of Girl(s)
    • If you do not wish to receive further mail about Jim Henson videos or any further communication from Jim Henson Home Video, please tick the box
    • Name
    • Address
    • Postcode
    • Phone

The questionnaire has the following address:

P.O. Box 9
Freepost
Nelson
Lancs.
BB9 8DP

 

Jim Henson Home Video Muppet’s Video Catalogue (1994)

I found this inlay promotion in The Muppet Christmas Carol (D217292).

The inlay advertises the following titles:

  • The Muppet Movie
  • It’s The Muppets! “Meet the Muppets!”
  • It’s The Muppets! “More Muppets, Please!”
  • The Great Muppet Caper
  • Muppet Sing Alongs

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Columbia TriStar 75th Anniversary Video Catalogue (1994)

I found this inlay promotion in So I Married An Axe Murderer (Widescreen Presentation) (CVR 39800).

The inlay advertises the following titles:

  • Jumanji / Hook (2 Great Films Together)
  • Sleepless in Seattle / A League of Their Own (2 Great Films Together)
  • Kramer vs. Kramer
  • Dr. Strangelove
  • Sense and Sensibility / Remains of the Day (2 Great Films Together)
  • My Best Friends Wedding / Steel Magnolias (2 Great Films Together)
  • Buddy
  • The Mask of Zorro
  • Madeline
  • Slappy

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Warner Home Video Inlay Promotion (1995)

I found this promotion in Interview with the Vampire (S013176).

The inlay advertises the following video titles:

  • Ace Ventura Pet Detective
  • Pelican Brief
  • Thumbelina
  • True Romance
  • Black Beauty
  • Wyatt Earp
  • Blown Away
  • The Client
  • Maverick
  • The Specialist
  • Interview with the Vampire
  • Batman Forever

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Jim Henson Home Entertainment & Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999)

I found this promotion in Dark Crystal (CVR 70146).

The inlay advertises the following titles:

  • The Muppet Show – Volume One
  • The Muppet Show – Volume Two
  • The Muppet Movie
  • Muppet Fary Tales
  • Mopatop’s Shop – Upsy Daisy
  • Mopatop’s Shop – Trouble with a Puddle
  • The Wombles – Camping and Cloudberries and other Stories
  • The Worst Witch
  • The Famous Five – Five Go Down to the Sea
  • Animal Ark – Badger in the Basement and Goose on the Loose
  • Madeline
  • The Storyteller

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Cinema Club “Great Movies, Great Price” Inlay Promotion (1998)

I found this promotion in Bingo (CC7630).

The inlay advertises the following video titles:

  • Wuthering Heights (CC 7358)
  • A Few Good Men (CC 7297)
  • Jason and the Argonauts (CC 7295)
  • Born Free (CC 7283)
  • Groundhog Day (CC 7335)
  • Drop Dead Fred (CC 7272)
  • The Addams Family (CC 7298)
  • Hellraiser (CC 1164)
  • Rebecca (SONE 7388)
  • Last Action Hero (CC 7440)
  • Kalifornia (CC 7435)
  • The Man from Laramie (CC 7477)
  • The Silence of the Lambs (CC 7525)
  • The Shawshank Redemption (CC 7524)
  • Frankenstein (CC 7527)
  • Clint Eastwood (CC 7531)
  • Dad’s Army: The Movie (CC 7142)
  • Fried Green Tomatoes (CC 7235)
  • Strictly Ballroom (CC 7201)
  • Genghis Khan (CC 7384)
  • Waterloo (CC 1150)
  • The Jolson Story (CC 7520)
  • Boyz N The Hood (CC 7260)
  • Gandhi (CC 7261)

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MTV Home Video Beavis and Butthead Video Collection Inlay Promotion (1996)

I found this promotion in Beavis and Butthead Chicks N’ Stuff (VHR 4358).

The inlay advertises the following items:

Videos

Video Games

  • Beavis and Butthead Virtual Stupidity (mis-spelt as Vitual Stupidity)

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Video Collection International (VCI) Something For Everyone Inlay Promotion (1997)

I found this promotion in Apocalypse Clarkson (VC6583).

The inlay advertises the following video titles:

  • Fever Pitch His ‘n’ Hers 2-Sided Sleeve (VC3606 Full Frame, VC3611 Widescreen)
  • Joe Pasquale Twin Squeaks (VC6584)
  • The Very Best of Men Behaving Badly (TV8262)
  • Have I Got News For You (VC6587)

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BBC Comedy Video Catalogue (1991)

I found this promotion in Rab C Nesbitt (Work, City of Culture, Rat) (BBC Video, BBCV 4484).

The inlay advertises the following items:

Videos

  • Only Fools and Horses: The Second Time Around (BBCV 4679)
  • Only Fools and Horses: The Yellow Peril (BBCV 4703)
  • Only Fools and Horses: Homesick (BBCV 4747)
  • Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em: The Job Interview (BBCV4692, BBCV 4693)
  • Dad’s Army: The Day The Balloon Went Up (BBCV 4088)
  • Steptoe and Son: The Piano (BBCV 4602)
  • Fawlty Towers: The Germans (BBCV 4000)
  • Yes, Prime Minister – The Grand Design (BBCV 4410)
  • The Black-Adder – The Foretelling (BBCV 4293)
  • The Black-Adder – The Queen of Spain’s Beard (BBCV 4296)
  • Rab C. Nesbitt (Work-City of Culture-Rat) (BBCV 4484)
  • The Young Ones (Cash. Interesting. Summer Holiday) (BBCV 4646)
  • A Farties Guide To The Man From Auntie (BBCV 4677)
  • French and Saunders (BBCV 4306)
  • Smith and Jones (BBCV 4674)
  • A Bit of Fry and Laurie (BBCV 4673)
  • Black Adder II – Parte the Firste (BBCV 4298)
  • Black Adder II – Parte the Seconde (BBCV 4299)
  • Black-Adder The Third – Dish and Dishonesty (BBCV 4142)
  • Black-Adder The Third – Sense and Senility (BBCV 4143)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth – Captain Cook (BBCV 4349)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth – Private Plane (BBCV 4350)

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