Hi-Tops Video
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| Industry | Home video |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Parent | Independent (1980–1984), Media Home Entertainment (Heron Communications) (1984–1996) |
Hi-Tops Video was a children's home video sublabel of Media Home Entertainment (a division of Heron Communications), active from 1980 until 1996. Some of its releases include some Charlie Brown specials, Madeline and primarily some of the original Baby Songs video releases beginning in 1987. (ex. Baby Songs, More Baby Songs, Even More Baby Songs, Turn On The Music, Baby Songs Presents: Baby Rock, etc)
Outside of the United States and Canada, Hi-Tops Video releases were distributed by other companies, examples being VPD (Video Program Distributors) in the United Kingdom and Family Home Entertainment in Australia (not related to the Lionsgate-owned company of the same name). (However, in Canada, some Hi-Tops Video releases were distributed by Astral Video, a now-defunct subsidiary of the present-day Astral Media.)
Products
Snoopy's Home Video Library
Hi-Tops Video was the original distributor of the first VHS releases of the majority of the Peanuts television specials. These specials were distributed as part of a series, Snoopy's Home Video Library.
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (Volume 2)
- Charlie Brown's All Stars! (1966) (Volume 10)
- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) (Volume 11)
- He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown (1968) (Volume 1)
- It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969) (Volume 18)
- Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971) (Volume 16)
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) (Volume 13)
- It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
- Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
- It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (1977)
- What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! (1978) (Volume 12)
- You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979) (Volume 14)
- She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980) (Volume 7)
- Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown (1980) (Volume 15)
- It's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981) (Volume 9)
- Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown (1981) (Volume 17)
- It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown (1983) (Volume 4)
- Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? (1983)
- It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984) (Volume 8)
Some other Peanuts specials, such as A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973), were not distributed by Hi-Tops Video, instead being distributed by Kartes Video Communications (a division of the E. W. Scripps Company), as well as some early VHS releases of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show. Some of the specials released in the Snoopy's Home Video Library series were earlier released by Media Home Entertainment on tapes with two or three specials appearing. The video (and DVD) distribution rights of all the Peanuts specials were later given to Paramount Home Entertainment from 1994 to 2007, then Warner Home Video from 2008 onwards.
Other shows and products
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
- Babar (TV series)
- Mctreasure Island: The Adventures of Ronald McDonald (1989)
- Swan Lake (1981)
- Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1990) (original releases)
- Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietails (1987)
- My Pet Monster (1987)
- Cricket's Club (1987) (Based on the Cricket doll line by Playmates Toys)
- Madeline (original special) (1988) (Cinar also produced the special, but the VHS only credits it to DiC Entertainment)
- Madballs (US only; distributed by Cineplex Odeon Video in Canada)
- Encyclopedia Brown (1989)
- The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987–1988)
- Enchanted Journey (1986)
- Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World (1987)
- Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth (1987) (the last two specials were released on a single tape)
- Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Some other original video series, such as Little Schoolhouse, were produced for Hi-Tops Video. Hi-Tops Video releases of The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin were designed to be compatible with the Teddy Ruxpin doll.