The VCR was broken when Sailor Moon aired on KCOP, so I couldn't tape it. I didn't have cable so I could not catch the reruns when they were on USA.
I used to buy these videos with my babysitting money. Except the Sailor Jupiter video was a birthday present for my 14th birthday. These videos were in heavy rotation. They are the ones in the glittery Boxes. So I was pretty much only watching those 6 episodes on the tape. I would watch them anytime I had a minimum day at school in junior high. They would only serve lunch after school on those days. I would rush home to eat lunch at home and watch Sailor Moon videos. According to the
Sailor Moon wiki there were 6 of the released, so I had half of the collection. The boxes are reminscent of the boxes for the Little Mermaid Saturday morning cartoon series.
Well they were both distributed by the same company.
The A Moon star is Born video had the episodes "A Moon star is Born" and "Talk Radio" on it. In "Talk Radio" Serena listens to a radio show called "The Love Line". Perhaps Sailor Moon was a fan of Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew? She enjoyed wagering on callers, and listening to the story of Tim the Russian Rapper.
I wanted a Sailor Moon video because they were on sale, but the only one in stock at the Toys R Us was a copy of "Evil Eyes". So I got it anyway. That video had "Cruise Blues" and "Shutter Bugged" on it.
Here is the video from the Toys R Us ad. I wanted the video in the ad. It says it costs $9.99. I used this picture of the video for a collage I made in the 8th grade.
Jupiter and Venus Arrive has of course the episodes about them finding Jupiter and Venus. "Jupiter Comes Thundering in" and "Sailor V Makes the Scene".
Clips from the Sailor Venus episode were used in the promos for Sailor Moon on KCOP. They used clips of the fake Sailor Moon (Zoisyte) swinging on a rope. I wish that old promo would surface online somewhere.
The boxes looked a little beat up because the videos were well loved. One time my dad spilled milk on my videos, and of course I was pissed. The worse part? He didn't even apoligize.
The redrawn box art is pretty funny looking. Sailor Moon looks so horrible! And they are drawn so inaccurately. I could have drawn better boxart than this.