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Hi-Tops Video

Industry	Home video
Founded	October 27, 1986; 39 years ago (October 27, 1986)
Defunct	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Fate	Label and its upcoming titles absorbed intoGolden Book Video
Parent	Media Home Entertainment(Heron Communications)

Hi-Tops Video was a children's home video sublabel ofMedia Home Entertainment (a division ofHeron Communications), active from 1986^[1] until 1991. Some of its releases include someCharlie Brown specials,Madeline and primarily some of the originalBaby Songs video releases beginning in 1987.

The company was initially run by Heron president Stephen Diener, with many of the other executive positions filled by people who had previously worked for rivalFamily Home Entertainment.^[2][3]

Deals made by Hi-Tops included a partnership withWorlds of Wonder to distributeTeddy Ruxpin tapes,^[4] and a deal with MTS Entertainment (the newly-formed television syndication arm ofMattel) for videos featuringCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, as well as the twoBarbie specials produced byDIC Entertainment during this period (Barbie and the Rockers andBarbie and the Sensations).^[5]

Outside of theUnited States andCanada, Hi-Tops Video releases were distributed by other companies, examples being Video Program Distributors in theUnited Kingdom (rights to Hi-Tops content in the UK were later assumed by Channel 5 Video, a joint-venture of Heron andPolyGram Video)^[6] and Family Home Entertainment inAustralia (not related to theLionsgate-owned company of the same name). In Canada, some Hi-Tops Video releases were distributed by Astral Video, a now-defunct subsidiary of the present-dayAstral Media.

In 1990,Video Treasures assumed distribution of Hi-Tops Video titles. Shortly afterwards, Media/Heron began seeking a buyer for the assets of Hi-Tops. In July 1991,Western Publishing acquired Hi-Tops Video fromHeron Communications.^[7]Golden Book Video obtained rights to 60 yet to be released Hi-Tops Video titles, while previous titles were distributed by Video Treasures.^[8]Lightyear Entertainment moved itsStories to Remember series to BMG Video as a result of the sale.^[9]

Hi-Tops Video was the original distributor of the first VHS releases of the majority of thePeanuts 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 otherPeanuts specials, such asA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973), were not distributed by Hi-Tops Video, instead being distributed by Kartes Video Communications (a division of theE. W. Scripps Company), as well as some early VHS releases ofThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show. Some of the specials released in theSnoopy'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 thePeanuts specials were later given toParamount Home Entertainment from 1994 to 2007, thenWarner Home Video from 2008 onwards.

• Inhumanoids (1986–87)
• My Favorite Fairy Tales (1986)
• Madballs (U.S. only; distributed byCineplex Odeon Video in Canada)
• Babar and Father Christmas (1986)
• Dick Tracy and The Oyster Caper (1986)
• Enchanted Journey (1986)
• Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing It Safe When on Your Own (1987)
• Swan Lake (1987)
• Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietails (1987)
• Cricket's Clubhouse (1987) (Based on the Cricket doll line by Playmates Toys)
• The Storybook Series with Hayley Mills (1987)
• The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987–88)
• My Pet Monster (1987–89)
• 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)
• Commander Crumbcake (1987–89)
• Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987)
• Baby Songs (1987–91)
• The Tin Soldier (1987)
• Madeline (original special) (1988) (Cinar also produced the special, but the VHS only credits it to DiC Entertainment)
• Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988–89) (original releases)
• Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1988–89)
• Gulliver's Travels (1988)
• Someday Me (1988–89)*
• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1988–89)
• Barnyard Commandos (1988–90)
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical (1989)
• Encyclopedia Brown (1989)
• Stories to Remember (1989–91)
• McTreasure Island: The Adventures of Ronald McDonald (1989)
• Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)

Some other original video series, such asLittle Schoolhouse, were produced for Hi-Tops Video. The Hi-Tops Video releases ofThe Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin were designed to be compatible with the Teddy Ruxpin doll.

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• Home video companies of the United States
• Mass media companies established in 1986
• Mass media companies disestablished in 1991

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