Wood Knapp & Co., commonly called Wood Knapp Video or simply Wood Knapp, was a VHS distributor founded in 1988 by Betsy Wood Knapp. It distributed the Children's Circle releases from

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, classic teleplays such as '' Marty'' and ''

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'', among others. Wood Knapp Video declared bankruptcy in January 1995,"Low Profits, High Costs Blamed For Wood Knapp's Demise"
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'', 1995-01-21. and ceased operations on December 31, 1995.

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Home video companies of the United States {{US-media-company-stub Companies based in Los Angeles Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1995 1988 establishments in California 1995 disestablishments in California