Burbank Video

Burbank Video was originally formed in 1983 as a company that distributed licensed films and educational and musical documentaries on video. Around early January 1989, both this company and Video-Sig were bought out by Viking Entertainment, which owned the public domain video label Troy Gold, formerly known as SRO Video, Opening Night Productions, Curtain Call Video and Viking Video Classics. Both the Troy Gold and Video-Sig labels were eventually absorbed into the Burbank Video label when the acquisitions were accepted/completed.

From early to late 1989, the company was notorious for adding so-called "enhanced" sound-effects to many public domain cartoons and full-length films that they newly released on video, and for placing their own copyright notice in the opening title cards to each one.

Around late March 1991, Viking Entertainment bought out two video labels/companies: Jenal Entertainment (from independent) and American Video (from Powersports Productions). Both were eventually absorbed into the Burbank Video label when the acquisitions were accepted/completed. Around the same time, Viking Entertainment also bought the North American rights to the pre-late 1987 library of Active Home Video from Remtrak Corporation. Since then, many of the pre-late 1987 titles previously released by Active Home Video were re-released under the Burbank Video label.

Around mid April 1991, the McGraw brothers sold a major ownership stake in Viking Entertainment to Michigan-based rack-jobbing company Handleman Corporation. Since then, distribution of the Burbank Video catalog was handled through Video Treasures, which Handleman Corporation controlled ownership of at the time.

Kartoon Klassics (1985-1987)

 * List of Viking Video Classics Kartoon Klassics video releases

Kartoon Bonanza (1986-1987)

 * List of Viking Video Classics Kartoon Bonanza video releases

Kartoons Kartoons (1986-1987)
Kartoons Kartoons was a video series of one hour color-toned public domain black-and-white cartoon compilations that ran by Viking Video Classics from 1986 to 1987. Initially, it was known as Kartoon Parade. When the entire series was re-issued during the fall of 1986, it was renamed to Kartoons Kartoons.
 * List of Viking Video Classics Kartoons Kartoons video releases

Holiday promotions

 * List of Burbank Video Christmas promotional releases
 * List of Burbank Video Halloween promotional releases

Documentaries (1983-1987, 1989-1992)

 * List of Burbank Video documentary releases

Hollywood Matinee Serials (1991-1993)

 * List of Burbank Video Hollywood Matinee Serials video releases

Hollywood Favorites (1993-1995)

 * List of Burbank Video Hollywood Favorites video releases

Under the Video-Sig label (1985-1989)

 * Video-Sig

Under the Jenal Entertainment label (1988-1991)

 * Jenal Entertainment

Under the American Video label (1986-1991)

 * American Video