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Weird VHS Titles From Days Gone By

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Ah, the 1980s. A time when anybody with a pulse, a camcorder, and a few bucks could market a video.

Writers Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher (The Onion, The Colbert Report) claim to have spent the last 20 years collecting "the best odd and unintentionally hilarious videotapes ever produced."

The resultant book, "VHS: Absurd, Odd, and Ridiculous Relics from the Videotape Era" (Running Press, $14) has just been published, and to celebrate that fact, we present a rewind to the days when pausing meant juddering images, tapes would spool inside machines, and video rental stores were our YouTube.

Captions are taken directly from the book. Enjoy!

Funny VHS Titles
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We identify with machine-made marbles.
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The FBI is working around the clock to put a stop to this adorable crime.
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After posing this unnaturally, you'll need a body break too.
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We think he might be expecting a little too much out of the geese.
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Try as they might, the Batemans could never escape the watchful eye of Ted Danson.
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It's only the cover photo and they're already way out of sync.
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This video answers the question: "Hey, are you guys walking?"
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Graphic designer to Charlotte Diamond: "What about an orange drop shadow?"Charlotte Diamond: (with a mouthful of carrot) "I love it!"
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We haven't watched this one yet, but we're willing to bet that at some point the alien puts on sunglasses and raps.
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Together at last!
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Most confusing ten bucks we ever spent.


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