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This company was an affiliate of GoodTimes Entertainment.

List of Customers[edit]

NOTICE: * indicates a Canadian customer.

Gaiam (2000-2006)
- GoodTimes Entertainment (1986-2005)
  - Kids Klassics (1986-1996)
  - GTK, Inc. (1986-1989)
  - Unlimited Energy (1997-2002)
Feature Films for Families (1991-1993) (some copies of Heidi and Little House on the Prairie)
HGV Video Productions (1989-2000)*
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2000)*
  - Video Treasures (1989-1998)*
    - Burbank Video (1989-1995)*
    - Strand Home Video (1992-1995)*
    - Teal Entertainment (1990s)*
    - MNTEX Entertainment (1992-1998)*
  - Starmaker Entertainment (1994-1998)*
    - R&G Video (1994-1998)*
Sofa Entertainment (2000-2005) (tapes distributed by GoodTimes Entertainment)
Avon (1985-1990) (tapes distributed by GoodTimes Entertainment)

How to Tell[edit]

Most tapes duplicated here were duplicated on cassettes manufactured in either Hong Kong, Korea or Taiwan, and had the audio track in linear only, although many SP-mode tapes duplicated at this arm did have a hi-fi audio track in addition to a linear track.
Post-1986 tapes have a black screen test pattern with the 1000 Hz tone for about 45 seconds at the end.
Some tapes have the recording tab intact; some tapes omit it.
Certain 1997-2005 tapes were duplicated on cassettes manufactured in Korea.
All tapes have a printing with a letter with the nominal tape length, mostly above the tab part. Examples: M-15, A-30, H-45, W-15, T-30, K-45, etc.
1986-1989 tapes would have a screen saying "FOR BEST QUALITY PICTURE ADJUST TRACKING CONTROL" or "FOR BEST PICTURE QUALITY ADJUST TRACKING CONTROL" at the beginning of the tape. This was later removed after 1989.
Tapes by this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval.

Locations[edit]

Bayonne, New Jersey

Notes[edit]

Feature Films for Families referred to the company as GoodTimes Home Video Corp. on the labels of videotapes that were duplicated there.

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+This company was an affiliate of GoodTimes Entertainment.
 ==List of Customers==
+'''NOTICE: * indicates a Canadian customer.'''
-* GoodTimes Entertainment
+* Gaiam (2000-2006)
-** Kids Klassics
+** GoodTimes Entertainment (1986-2005)
-** GTK Home Video
+*** Kids Klassics (1986-1996)
-** Unlimited Energy
+*** GTK, Inc. (1986-1989)
-* HGV Video Productions (Canada) (1989-1998)
+*** Unlimited Energy (1997-2002)
-** Anchor Bay Entertainment (Canada) (1995-1998)
+* Feature Films for Families (1991-1993) (some copies of Heidi and Little House on the Prairie)
-*** Video Treasures (Canada) (1989-1998)
-**** Burbank Video (Canada) (1989-1995)
+* HGV Video Productions (1989-2000)*
+** Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2000)*
-**** Strand Home Video (Canada) (1994)
+*** Video Treasures (1989-1998)*
-**** Teal Entertainment (Canada) (1994)
-**** MNTex Entertainment (Canada) (1992-1998)
+**** Burbank Video (1989-1995)*
+**** Strand Home Video (1992-1995)*
-*** Starmaker Entertainment (Canada) (1994-1998)
+**** Teal Entertainment (1990s)*
-* Sofa Entertainment (2000-2005) (mostly tapes distributed in partnership with GoodTimes Entertainment)
+**** MNTEX Entertainment (1992-1998)*
-* Avon (1984-1990) (mostly tapes distributed in partnership with GoodTimes Entertainment)
+*** Starmaker Entertainment (1994-1998)*
+**** R&G Video (1994-1998)*
+* Sofa Entertainment (2000-2005) (tapes distributed by GoodTimes Entertainment)
+* Avon (1985-1990) (tapes distributed by GoodTimes Entertainment)
 ==How to Tell==
-* Most tapes duplicated by GTK Duplicating Co. were duplicated on cassettes manufactured in either Hong Kong or Taiwan, and had the audio track duplicated in linear only, although many SP tapes produced by GTK Duplicating Co. after early 2003 did have a hi-fi audio track in addition to a linear track.
+* Most tapes duplicated here were duplicated on cassettes manufactured in either Hong Kong, Korea or Taiwan, and had the audio track in linear only, although many SP-mode tapes duplicated at this arm did have a hi-fi audio track in addition to a linear track.
-* Post-1986 tapes have a black screen test pattern with the 1000 Hz tone at the end.
+* Post-1986 tapes have a black screen test pattern with the 1000 Hz tone for about 45 seconds at the end.
-* Pre-1998 tapes have the record tab intact, while post-1998 tapes omitted it.
+* Some tapes have the recording tab intact; some tapes omit it.
 * Certain 1997-2005 tapes were duplicated on cassettes manufactured in Korea.
+* All tapes have a printing with a letter with the nominal tape length, mostly above the tab part. Examples: M-15, A-30, H-45, W-15, T-30, K-45, etc.
+* 1986-1989 tapes would have a screen saying "FOR BEST QUALITY PICTURE ADJUST TRACKING CONTROL" or "FOR BEST PICTURE QUALITY ADJUST TRACKING CONTROL" at the beginning of the tape. This was later removed after 1989.
+* Tapes by this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval.
+==Locations==
+* Bayonne, New Jersey
 ==Notes==
+* Feature Films for Families referred to the company as '''GoodTimes Home Video Corp.''' on the labels of videotapes that were duplicated there.
-* GoodTimes Home Video Corp. was founded in 1984 after the Cayne Brothers left Salsoul Records.  It was bought out by Gaiam in 2005, then renamed to GT Media.  When GoodTimes Entertainment was formed in 1993 as the holding organization, its video game division, GT Interactive Software, was also formed.  Its video game division was sold off to Infogrames Entertainment of South America in 1999.
+[[Category:Duplicators]]
-==Locations==
+[[Category:Duplicators from New Jersey]]
-* New York, New York (1984-2005)
-* Hong Kong (1984-1997) [city/state unknown]
-* Korea (1997-2005) [city/state unknown]