1st Warning
(1979-1983)

Warning: On a blue background, we see a black box with the letters "FBI" and the FBI logo below that on the left side of the screen. Above and to the right is the word "WARNING" in yellow, and below that is the white warning text (shown above) .

The screen fades to a blue screen with the yellow text (in Times New Roman font):



Some releases would also have a third screen similar to the second:


SFX: None.

Music: None, which all these FBI warnings are famous for.

Availability: Appears on releases from 1979-1983, such as The Black Hole, Pete's Dragon, and Escape to Witch Mountain.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Warning:
(1983-1984)

Warning: On a red background, we see a black box with the letters "FBI" and the FBI logo below that. To the right of it is a white box with the text (shown above).

Then the screen fades to the same blue "Licensed" screen mentioned above.

SFX: None.

Availability: Seen on releases from 1983-1984, including Tron and Tex.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Warning
(1984-1991)





Warning: On a white background, we see a red vertical bar at the left of the screen containing the white text "FBI" and a white FBI logo below that. At the right of the bar, in the Exotic Bold font, is the standard FBI Warning text seen in 1 and 2.

Variants:

• Some releases in 1990-1991 would have all of the text in a Times New Roman font. Walt Disney World videos had all of the text in a different sans serif font.
• On some releases, the first screen would slideshow to the next, rather than fading out.
• Some releases had the second screen fade in to a red background, and the text fading in after that.

SFX: None.

Availability: Seen on releases from 1984-1991, like Winnie the Pooh and Friends and Robin Hood. It can also be seen on 1985-91 Touchstone Home Video releases as well. The version with the Times New Roman font was seen only on a few WDHV releases (including Disney Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly and Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree). The one with the different font than the standard (which slideshows) can be seen on old 80s Walt Disney World promotional videos. The one with the fading in font can be seen, and only seen, on the original release of The Brave Little Toaster.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Warning
(1985, 1986-1988)


Warning: On a dark red background, we see a rounded rectangle with FBI and its logo on the side and the standard-issue warning on the other. Then it slideshows to the next logo, whose words are in a bold Helvetica font.

SFX: None.

Availability: Rare. However, it can be found on the original Classics print of Sleeping Beauty.

Scare Factor: Low.

5th Warning
(1991-2000)



Warning: Same as warning screen 4, except the background is green and the words are bolder. In 1997, the fonts were revised and the second screen was rephrased, replacing LICENSED FOR PRIVATE HOME EXHIBITION ONLY with THIS VIDEOCASSETTE (or DVD) IS FOR PRIVATE HOME VIEWING ONLY. IT IS NOT LICENSED FOR ANY OTHER USE.

SFX: None.

Availability: On almost every Walt Disney Home Video release (standard, Classic, or Masterpiece) from the 90s. Can be spotted on any Buena Vista Home Video, Miramax, or Touchstone Pictures releases from the 90s, too. Also seen on NCircle/DiC DVD releases and DiC ToonTime Video tapes such as Sailor Moon.

Scare Factor: Low.

6th Warning
(2000-2005)



Warning: Same as Warning Screens 4 and 5, but it now takes its place on a blue background, with the warning text and the second screen now in lowercase. On DVDs, the FBI Warning would cut right to the second screen instead of fading to black to the second screen, and the word "DVD" replaces "Videocassette". A later DVD version has the second screen with more info.

FX: None.

Availability: On all Disney/Buena Vista Video/DVD releases from this era.

Scare Factor: Low.

7th Warning
(2005-)



Warning: On a blue/white gradient textured background, we see the FBI logo, with a white box reading "FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING" in front of the FBI logo, now in color. Below it is the FBI Warning text. The second screen is the same as in the previous.

FX: None.

Availability: Current on all Disney/Buena Vista releases from 2005-present.

Scare Factor: None.