Beethoven 2nd VHS
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Beethoven's 2nd arrived on VHS in 1993 under the MCA Universal Home Video banner, rated PG, Stereo Surround. The sequel picks up where the original 185-pound St. Bernard chaos left off: George Newton back at the center, a new dog romance, a litter of puppies, and a villain with designs on the whole pack. One copy, one shot at it.
The first Beethoven had done enough business in 1992 that Universal fast-tracked the follow-up, and by the time this tape hit retail in 1993 the family comedy VHS market was running full speed. Blockbuster shelf real estate was the metric that mattered, and a St. Bernard sequel with Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt returning had no trouble claiming it. The mid-90s family VHS run is interesting because studios were still investing in practical animal performance, no CG correction, no digital cleanup. What you watched was what happened on set. Beethoven's 2nd is exactly that kind of film: pure practical chaos, shot straight, then handed to families on tape. The MCA Universal Home Video label on releases from this period is one of the cleaner ways to date a tape. They were consistent with their clamshell formats and spine printing right through the Universal branding handoff later in the decade.
Grodin versus Saint Bernard drool, preserved on the last format that required rewinding.
This copy carries the original clamshell case. Look at the case edges for the usual contact wear that accumulates on a well-traveled rental or household tape, and check the spine for label fade before you commit. The tape window on the cassette itself should show ribbon sitting flat with no slack or bunching, which is the fastest read on whether a cassette has been stored correctly or rewound properly over the years. If the ribbon has any sag or the clamshell hinge shows stress cracking at the corner posts, that is the detail worth negotiating on.
OWNER VERIFY: Confirm 1993 MCA Universal Home Video release date against the cassette label or clamshell copyright block.
Grodin versus Saint Bernard drool, preserved on the last format that required rewinding.
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This beethoven 2nd vhs originates from the 90s era[01], represents Universal Studios[02]'s output, . Each piece in the shop is a single unit, inspected by hand in Las Vegas before listing. The data manifest to the right records the fields on file for this lot; where a field is empty it has been omitted rather than guessed.
INSPECTED IN STORE / 707 E FREMONT, LAS VEGAS
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- Universal Studios
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- 90s
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