Logo descriptions by mr3urious and kidinbed
Logo captures and video courtesy of videohollic2008, kidinbed,and videos4everybody
1st Warning
(1988-Early 1990s)
Nickname: ''The Gun''
Logo: We see a hand holding a gun, the barrel facing us. The hand turns the cylinder and fires it. The words "FBI WARNING", in a thick red font with white shadows, zoom out, and the following text fades in, all in white: ANY COMMERCIAL USE OR DUPLICATION
OF THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
WITHOUT PRIOR LICENSING IS
FORBIDDEN BY FEDERAL LAW:
VIOLATORS WILL BE
PROSECUTED
(c) (year) DEAL-A-MEAL CORP.
The gun is fired again.
FX/SFX: The text and live-action BG footage.
Music/Sounds: Begins with a drumroll, then part of the Dragnet theme, a gunshot, and another gunshot accompanied by the sound of a body falling to the ground.
Availability: Rare; seen on a tape of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies", of all things!
Scare Factor: Medium to high for people who aren't expecting it, obviously due to the subject matter, but this is one of the more creative warning screens out there!
2nd Warning
(1989-Early 1990s)Nickname: "The Trial", "Did You or Did You Not Copy Sweatin' to the Oldies 2?"Logo: We see a black screen for a few seconds and hear a judge banging his gavel and yelling "ORDER IN THE COURT! ORDER IN THE COURT!!!". Then the screen lightens up and we see a courtroom scene, possibly taken from an old movie. The judge continues talking. He says to the guilty man in this scene, "Answer the question, did you or did you not copy Sweatin' to the Oldies 2?". We see an old woman shaking and gritting her teeth. The judge says "Well?", and the man says, "I did.". Everyone gasps and the woman screams. The judge says to two policemen, "Take him away, boys.". After the guilty man istaken away, a newspaper spins up to us and it says: The Times
(in a CloisterBlack styled font)
_________________________________
FBI WARNING!!!
ANY COMMERCIAL USE OR DUPLICATION
OF THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
WITHOUT PRIOR LICENSING IS FORBIDDEN
BY FEDERAL LAW.
VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED!!!
(C)(year)DEAL-A-MEAL CORP.
The judge then says "Don't even think about copyin' THIS videotape." and bangs his gavel.
FX/SFX: Mostly live-action.
Music/Sounds: Dramatic music is heard over the voices. A whoosh is heard when the newspaper spins up, followed by police sirens.
Availability: Rare; found on Sweatin' to the Oldies 2, of course.
Scare Factor: Low to high, because of the gavel sounds and subject matter, of course. But this is just as creative as the first warning, possibly even more so!