ABC Entertainment

Background

ABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by the American Broadcasting Company formed in 1999.

Contents

1st Logo (February 3, 2001-May 17, 2002)	2nd Logo (September 27, 2002-January 10, 2003)	3rd Logo (January 24, 2003-January 11, 2004)	4th Logo (January 25-May 23, 2004)	5th Logo (September 26, 2004-May 13, 2005; June 15, 2006)


6th Logo (October 2, 2005-October 8, 2006)	7th Logo (October 15, 2006-May 18, 2007)	8th Logo (October 7, 2007-November 30, 2008)	9th Logo (December 9, 2008-May 22, 2011)	10th Logo (October 2, 2011-May 19, 2013)


11th Logo (October 13, 2013-May 22, 2016)	12th Logo (October 2, 2016-May 21, 2017)	13th Logo (October 8, 2017-May 20, 2018)	14th Logo (September 30, 2018-May 23, 2021)	15th Logo (October 3, 2021-)

1st Logo (February 3, 2001-May 17, 2002)

Visuals: Over a black background, several yellow circles and shapes move throughout the screen, alongside "entertainment". The shapes and text then expand and zoom in, eventually revealing a yellow ABC logo. The text "Entertainment" appears below, along with a copyright stamp.

Variants:

An early version exists where the logo is still on a yellow background and the text reads "American Broadcasting Companies, Inc." This was only used on two special episodes of AFV from Season 11: "Matrimony Mania" and "Nincompoop-a-rama".
A shorter version exists where it starts with the shapes zooming in.
On HD prints of AFV episodes from Seasons 11 to 20, which are edited, stretched and cropped to widescreen, the logo is superimposed on a widescreen background using the same background as the show itself. For Season 11's Matrimony Mania and Nincompoop-a-rama specials, a light blue background is used. For the rest of Seasons 11 to 14, the dark blue/orange background is used. For Seasons 15 to 20, the red/orange background is used.

Technique: 2D computer animation, done by Troika Design Group.^[1]

Audio: A cycle of two record scratches, followed by a hip-hop version of the 4-note ABC jingle. The variant uses an extended variant of the music; the closing notes are a little slower than normal. Composed and arranged by The Mad Bus.

Audio Trivia: The theme appears to sample "Crooozin" from the L.A. Riot 3 sample CD.^[2]

Audio Variants:

On the early variant, a jazz version of the ABC jingle plays.
On a November 30, 2001 ABC airing of AFV, a generic theme plays.

Availability: Appears on Seasons 11 and 12 of America's Funniest Home Videos. The later version of this logo was used to plaster the early variant on pre-2014 syndication prints of Season 11's "Matrimony Mania" and "Nincompoop-a-rama specials". It is left intact on the America's Funniest Home Videos: Volume One with Tom Bergeron DVD release. The early variant is also seen on the Love & Marriage and Nincompoops & Boneheads DVD releases, as those DVDs contain the "Matrimony Mania" and "Nincompoop-a-rama" specials, respectively.

2nd Logo (September 27, 2002-January 10, 2003)

Visuals: A shortened version of the 2002 ABC bumper, only it cuts to when the text "abc" appears on a yellow background, and "Entertainment" and a copyright stamp appears below the ABC logo as the background turns green.

Technique: CGI by Troika Design Group.

Audio:

A four-note dramatic orchestral version of the ABC jingle. Composed by Wow and Flutter Music.^[3]
On syndicated reruns, both the first note and half of the second note are cut off.

Availability: Appears on early Season 13 episodes (up to episode 11) of America's Funniest Home Videos. This logo was also used to plaster the next logo in pre-2014 syndication prints of this season.

3rd Logo (January 24, 2003-January 11, 2004)

Visuals: There is the black ABC circle with the letters "abc" in its usual font forming on the circle. The circle backs away to the center of a blue background, as we see the word "Entertainment" and the ABC, Inc. copyright stamp below. Behind the logo, there is the letters "abc" forming a ripple from small to large letters.

Technique: CGI by Troika.

Audio: A piano rendition of the ABC theme combined with drumbeats and bass guitar, followed by a reversed version of the last note. Syndicated reruns use only the first half of the theme. Composed by Wow and Flutter Music; this was also used as bumper music.

Availability: Appears on later Season 13 episodes (since episode 12) and early Season 14 episodes (up to episode 9) of AFV. This was also used to plaster the ABC Productions logo on the Bob Saget episodes of the show on ABC Family. It even appears on disc 4 of the America's Funniest Home Videos: Volume One DVD release, containing the 300th episode. This logo was also used to plaster the next logo on pre-2014 syndication prints of Season 14 of AFV.

4th Logo (January 25-May 23, 2004)

Visuals: Same as the 2003 ABC ID, but "America's Broadcasting Company" is replaced with "Entertainment". A copyright stamp appears below

Technique: 2D computer animation by PMcD Design.

Audio: Same as the 2003 ABC ID by Tonal Sound.

Availability: Appears on later Season 14 episodes (10 and later) of AFV.

5th Logo (September 26, 2004-May 13, 2005; June 15, 2006)

Visuals: Same as the 2004 ABC ID, but "America's Broadcasting Company" is replaced with "Entertainment" with a copyright stamp below.

Technique: CGI by Troika.

Audio: Same as the 2004 ABC ID by Tonal Sound.

Audio Variant: Pre-2014 syndication prints of Season 15 of AFV sometimes had this logo and the following Vin Di Bona logo in a slight low tone.

Availability: Appears on Season 15 episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos. Also seen on the one time Sports Edition special of the aforementioned show.

6th Logo (October 2, 2005-October 8, 2006)

Visuals: Same as the 2005 ABC ID, but "AMERICA'S BROADCASTING COMPANY" is replaced with "ABC ENTERTAINMENT" with a copyright stamp below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the fourth logo. Sometimes combined with whooshes.

Audio Variant: Amazon/YouTube/HD prints of Season 15 Episode 21 (a $100,000 special with the Muppets) of AFV use this logo, but with the audio of the previous logo.

Availability: Appears on Season 16 of AFV. Also used for the first two episodes of Season 17. This logo was also used to plaster the next logo for pre-2014 syndication prints of Season 17.

7th Logo (October 15, 2006-May 18, 2007)

Visuals: Same as the 2006 ABC ID, except that "America's Broadcasting Company" is replaced with "ABC Entertainment" and the copyright info below.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Same as the 2006 ABC ID.

Availability: Appears on Season 17 (episode 3 and later) of AFV.

8th Logo (October 7, 2007-November 30, 2008)

Visuals: On a white background is the ABC logo covered in water. The water then dissolves, as a red ribbon flies by. "ABC ENTERTAINMENT" fades in at the bottom of the screen, along with a copyright notice.

Technique: CGI by Troika.

Audio: A soft synthesized rendition of the ABC theme, ending in a deep sounder.

Availability: Appeared on Season 18, as well as early Season 19 episodes (up to episode 7) of AFV.

9th Logo (December 9, 2008-May 22, 2011)

Visuals: On a white background is the ABC logo tilted at its side. Then it spins around and zooms back to face the viewer. As this happens, an CGI reddish-orange ribbon quickly flies by. "ABC ENTERTAINMENT" fades in at the bottom of the screen, along with copyright information.

Variant: Starting in Season 20 (2009), a slightly different version was also used. In this version there is an extreme close-up of the ABC logo, then the logo quickly spins to the middle of the screen to face the viewer. There is a light red ribbon in this version. Furthermore, in Season 21 (2010), the logo is in widescreen.

Technique: CGI by Troika.

Audio: Same as the last logo.

Audio Variant: In Season 21 (2010), some sparkling and whooshing sound merged with the last part of the previous logo's theme are added, with the removal of the synthesized ABC jingle.

Availability: Seen on Seasons 19-21 of AFV.

10th Logo (October 2, 2011-May 19, 2013)

Visuals: It's the same concept as the last logo, but the background is now a mixture of brown and gold, and the ABC logo is seen at the top right and is facing the camera at the beginning. The logo also animates differently.

Variant: An odd variant of this logo can be spotted on America's Funniest Home Videos season 23 episodes on the Up network. The logo starts at normal speed and then suddenly gets slower/lowered in pitch, with the Vin Di Bona Productions logo that follows also being slowed down. Depending on the episode, the speed/pitch may be varying. This might be an editing mistake on the network's part. The previous logo, as well as the next three also suffered the same treatment on their respective seasons.

Technique: CGI by Troika.

Audio: Same as the 2010 variant of the 9th logo.

Availability: Seen on Seasons 22 and 23 of AFV.

11th Logo (October 13, 2013-May 22, 2016)

Visuals: Same as the 2013 ABC ID, but near the end, the text "ABC ENTERTAINMENT" fades on the bottom third of the screen, along with the copyright stamp straight under it.

Technique: Computer animation by Loyalkaspar.

Audio: Same as the last logo.

Availability: Seen on Seasons 24 (later episodes), 25, and 26 (earlier episodes) of America's Funniest Home Videos.

12th Logo (October 2, 2016-May 21, 2017)

Visuals: On a black background, two brown transparent circles fly down about two-thirds of the screen while overlapping each other and reveal the ABC logo from before zooming out a bit, ending up with the same result as before but with the two circles still on the screen. "ABC ENTERTAINMENT" fades in at the bottom of the screen. with the copyright stamp from before below that.

Variant:

Technique: CGI by Loyalkaspar.

Audio: Same as the last two logos; however, a soft whoosh is heard at the start.

Availability: Seen on Season 27 of America's Funniest Home Videos.

13th Logo (October 8, 2017-May 20, 2018)

Visuals: On a black background, the 2013 ABC logo swings out from the right side of the screen to the center, encircled by gold dust. The dust flies away to the right as the ABC logo settles, and "ABC ENTERTAINMENT", with copyright info below, appears underneath.

Variant: An odd variant of this logo can be spotted on recent America's Funniest Home Videos episodes on the Up network. The logo starts at normal speed and then suddenly gets slower/lowered in pitch, with the Vin Di Bona Productions logo following also slowed down just like the last three logos. Depending on the episode, the speed/pitch may be varying. This might be an editing mistake on the network's part.

Technique: CGI by Troika.

Audio: Same as the last three logos; however a soft whoosh is heard at the start, like the last logo.

Availability: Seen on Season 28 of America's Funniest Home Videos.

14th Logo (September 30, 2018-May 23, 2021)

Visuals: On a large black circle on a red background is the ABC logo in the center. Thick and thin, white and red lines are swirling and drawing themselves around the logo, with the black circle slowly growing in size. The "ABC ENTERTAINMENT" text and the copyright stamp fade in below the logo.

Technique: 2D animation by The New Blank.

Audio: A new jingle with heavy drum music, ending with a vocal rendition of the ABC theme and a whoosh sound. Composed by DreamArtists Music: this was ABC's brand jingle, known as "Heroes", written by Matthew Kajcienski with vocals by Taylor Carroll, between 2015 and 2021.

Audio Variants:

Sometimes, the closing theme of the show plays over it.
Since 2018, original ABC airings of America's Funniest Home Videos uses generic network music.

Availability: Seen on Seasons 29-31 of America's Funniest Home Videos. Also seen on Videos After Dark.

15th Logo (October 3, 2021-)

Visuals: On a dark gray background is a red circle, with three smaller black ones inside. The three circles zoom out one after the other, with the first one already formed as "A". The circles zoom back up sequentially, while morphing into their respective letters, forming "ABC". As that is happening, spinning black/dark blue gradient circles fade in behind the logo, along with the copyright stamp:

all in white underneath the ABC logo.

Technique: Computer animation designed by Trollback+Company.

Audio: A snap, then the 3-note ABC mnemonic, composed by YouTooCanWoo.

Audio Variants:

Original ABC airings used the same jingle, as described above, and a voiceover. On the logo's debut, the generic music was used instead.
On a January 16, 2022 rerun of the October 17, 2021 episode of America's Funniest Home Videos, the logo is silent along with the Vin Di Bona Productions logo due to the then-recent death of former AFV host Bob Saget.

Availability: Seen on America's Funniest Home Videos from Season 32 onward.

References

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[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDOf34ZYvwg

[3] ttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a8591/abc-to-get-quotvibrant-new-lookquot/

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