The Video Collection advert of "A Galaxy of Entertainment" in 1987

The Video Collection advert of " A Galaxy of Entertainment" on 1987 is a UK trailer from The Video Collection, Karl-Lorimar Home Video, Kideo Video, Lorimar Home Video and Thames Video Collection on 27th July 1987.

Plot

Here is a Video Collection International "A Galaxy of Entertainment" trailer with lots of videos: movies, war, western, drama, sports, comedy, childrens, musicals, special interest and exercise & fitness featuring Ring of Bright Water, Richard III, Cary Grant Classics: Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House, John Wayne Classics: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Escape to Victory, The Way Ahead, A Tribute to Tommy Cooper, Benny & Friends, Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, Herge's Adventures of Tintin, Mr. T, SuperTed, Scooby-Doo, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Moschops, HBTV: Top Rock, Dennis the Menace, Care Bears, The Get Along Gang, GoBots, M.A.S.K., ThunderCats, Pole Position, Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats, Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Flintstones, Bunnicula the Vampire Rabbit, The Incredible Detectives, The Smurfs, Scruffy, Button Moon, Asterix, Danger Mouse, Rainbow, Top Cat, The Wind in the Willows, The Sooty Show, Teddy Ruxpin, Phil Collins, Queen, The Very Best of Hot Chocolate, The Video DIY Expert, Jane Fonda's Prime Time Workout and much more other video titles.

Script

The 1987 The Video Collection Promo can be found on many 1987 released titles in the range and on a few 1985/1986 releases (Most notably, The Quiet Man). It is considered to be one of the rarer Video Collection promos.

It starts with a view of the video collection catalogue with a sky background and videos anywhere, one of which is the Thomas The Tank Engine: Coal and Other Stories VHS, easily identified by the orange background on the cover. The announcer says "Welcome to The Video Collection. Our brand new catalogue is packed with great films."

it is followed by a montage of clips of the following and in order:

• Ring of Bright Water
• Richard lll
• Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
• Escape to Victory
• The Way Ahead
• Tommy Cooper
• Benny Hill and Friends
• Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends
• Tin Tin (The Animated Series)
• Dennis
• Thundercats
• Button Moon
• Teddy Ruxpin
• Music Videos of Phil Collins, Queen and Hot Chocolate under the Gold Rushes range (Possibly a successor to The Video Music Collection range)
• Finally, there are the front cover of two videos, one about making the most of your house and the other Jane fonda's Prime Time Workout

The 1987 promo ends with The Video Collection 1986 logo as the Announcer says: "Films, cartoons, music and much, much more. A galaxy of entertainment that is close to your high street and part of your home. The Video Collection. Britain's biggest selling video label!"

VHS Videos

• Escape to Victory
• Jane Fonda's New Workout
• Care Bears - Magical Stories About Caring
• Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - 2 - Coal and other stories
• Thundercats - Pumm-Ra/Spitting Image
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
• Ring of Bright Water
• Richard III
• The Outlaw
• Straw Dogs
• The Spanish Gardener
• Quest for Love
• Black Narcissus
• Ferry to Hong Kong
• Victim
• Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House
• The Quiet Man
• Sands of Iwo Jima
• Flying Leathernecks
• Rio Grande
• Flying Tigers
• Wake of the Red Witch
• Flame of the Barbary Coast
• Back to Bataan
• The Way Ahead
• Carve Her Name with Pride
• The Malta Story
• One of Our Aircraft is Missing
• Very Important Person
• Hell in the Pacific
• The Reluctant Heroes
• Too Late The Hero
• A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
• Benny and Friends
• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - 1 - Troublesome Trucks and other stories
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - 1 - Search for a Son/The Toymaker
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - 2 - Happy Birthday Roboto/Battle of the Dragons
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - 3 - The Cat and the Spider/The Littlest Giant
• Herge's Adventures of Tintin - The Crab with the Golden Claws
• Herge's Adventures of Tintin - The Black Island
• Mr. T - 1 - Mystery of the Gold Medallions/Mystery of the Forbidden Monastery
• Mr. T - 2 - Mystery of the Mind Thieves/Mystery on the Rocky Mountain Express
• SuperTed - Volume 1 - Six Exciting Episodes
• SuperTed - Volume 2 - Six Exciting Episodes
• Scooby-Doo in Ghastly Ghost Town
• Scooby Goes Hollywood
• Huckleberry Hound - Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie
• Hey There, It's Yogi Bear
• Yogi's First Christmas
• Moschops
• Top Rock
• Care Bears To The Rescue
• The Get Along Gang - Volume 1
• The Get Along Gang - Volume 2
• The Get Along Gang - Volume 3
• The Get Along Gang - Volume 4
• GoBots
• M.A.S.K. - Volume 1
• M.A.S.K. - Volume 2
• M.A.S.K. - Volume 3
• M.A.S.K. - Volume 4
• Thundercats - Exodus
• Thundercats - The Ghost Warrior/Return of ThunDera
• Thundercats - Vol. 4 - Snarf Takes Up The Challenge/Trouble with Time
• Pole Position
• Cats & Co.
• Grimm's Fairy Tales
• The Flintstones - The Flintstone Flyer/Hot Lips Hannigan
• The Flintstones meet Rockula and Frankenstone
• The Flintstones - The Split Personality/The Monster from the Tar Pits
• Bunnicula, The Vampire Rabbit/The Incredible Detectives
• The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
• Scruffy
• Dennis 1 - So Long Old Paint & 5 Other Hysterical Adventures
• Dennis 2 - All The President's Menace & 5 Other Hysterical Adventures
• The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
• Asterix the Gaul
• Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories/Coal and Other Stories
• Herge's Adventures of Tintin - The Crab with the Golden Claws/The Black Island
• Danger Mouse - Danger Mouse/Danger Mouse Saves the World
• Rainbow - Rainbow/Rainbow Goes Camping
• The Flintstones - Meet Rockula and Frankenstone/The Flintstone Flyer and Hot Lips Hannigan
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - 2 - Happy Birthday Roboto/Battle of the Dragons, 3 - The Cat and the Spider/The Littlest Giant
• Top Cat - Volume 1/Volume 2
• Scooby-Doo - Scooby-Doo in Ghastly Ghost Town/Scooby Goes Hollywood
• The Wind in the Willows - The Wind in the Willows, Winter Tales
• Sooty - The Adventures of Sooty/Sooty and Superdog
• SuperTed - Volume 1 - Six Exciting Episodes, Scruffy
• Care Bears - Care Bears And Their Friends/Magical Stories About Caring
• GoBots, Pole Position
• Button Moon
• The Very Best of Hot Chocolate
• The Video DIY Expect - Tiling Walls
• Jane Fonda's Prime Time Workout

Trivia

• The Video Collection "A Galaxy of Entertainment" trailer from 1987 appear in VCI children's videos. But the Video Collection "A Galaxy of Entertainment" trailer from 1987 doesn't appear in The 12 Tasks of Asterix, Asterix the Gaul, Old Time Rock 'n' Roll, Rock 'n' Soul, Rockin' in the Country, Sesame Street videos and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword.

Videos

The Video Collection - A Galaxy of Entertainment VHS UK - 1987 Promo-0

Trailer

Taken from trailers on Videos

1. The Quiet Man (Opening)
2. Huckleberry Hound - Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie (Opening)
3. The Flintstones - The Split Personality/The Monster from the Tar Pits (Opening)
4. Bunnicula, The Vampire Rabbit/The Incredible Detectives (Opening)
5. Thundercats - The Ghost Warrior/Return of ThunDera (Opening)
6. Thundercats - Vol. 4 - Snarf Takes Up The Challenge/Trouble with Time (Opening)
7. Thundercats - Vol. 5 - Berbils/Mandora the Evil Chaser
8. M.A.S.K. - Volume 4
9. M.A.S.K. - Volume 5
10. Vampire Circus (Opening)
11. Underwater (Opening)
12. The Rocking Horse Winner (Opening)
13. The Flintstones Comedy Show (Opening)
14. Lazer Tag Academy - The Beginning and Skugg Duggery (Opening)
15. Top Rock (Opening)
16. ALF (Closing)
17. Inspector Gadget - Volume 2 (Closing)
18. ALF - Pennsylvania 6-5000 and Strangers in the Night
19. Bugsy Malone
20. Let It Be... All Right on the Night (Opening)
21. The Sandwich Man (Opening)
22. 55 Days at Peking (Opening)
23. The Night Porter (Opening)
24. The Malta Story (Opening)
25. Herge's Adventures of Tintin - The Black Island (Opening)
26. El Cid (Opening)
27. The First Rebel (Opening)
28. The Curse of the Cat People
29. A Christmas Without Snow (Opening)
30. American Football - Most Memorable Games of the Decade - Vol. I
31. American Football - Most Memorable Games of the Decade - Vol. II
32. Do You Remember Love
33. The Magnificent Showman
34. Jack Nicklaus - Golf My Way Volume 1 (Closing)
35. Jack Nicklaus - Golf My Way Volume 2
36. Kiri Te Kanawa at Christmas
37. Lilac Dream
38. Lionel Richie Live! - The Outrageous Tour
39. Lizzie's Lifestyle (Opening)
40. Love is Never Silent
41. Moonlighting
42. National Lampoon's Class Reunion
43. Please Sir!
44. Sea of Sand
45. Sincerely, Violet
46. The Fall of the Roman Empire
47. The Fiat Snooker-Pool Championship - Steve Davis v Steve Mizerak
48. The Paul McCartney Special
49. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
50. The Video Hits Collection Vol. 3
51. The Way Ahead
52. An Evening with Placido
53. This Child is Mine
54. Before and After
55. Frank Bruno V Joe Bugner
56. Sayonara
57. The Best of Tom Jones
58. The Captain's Table
59. The Fighting Seabees
60. The Rake's Progress
61. The Spanish Gardener
62. Too Many Crooks
63. The Set-Up
64. I Remember Mama
65. The Video DIY Expect - Tiling Walls
66. The Very Best of Marvin Gaye
67. Shades of Love - Champagne for Two
68. Shades of Love - The Rose Cafe
69. To See Such Fun
70. Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House
71. King Solomon's Mines
72. A Streetcar Named Desire
73. Tycoon
74. Surviving
75. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia
76. The Silent Enemy

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