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Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, [[Créativité & Développement]]. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993, which would be acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. |
Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, [[Créativité & Développement]]. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993, which would be acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. |
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On July 23, 2008, DIC closed its doors and was acquired by the Canadian [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] decided to take over and the studio was folded into Cookie Jar (later "[[DHX Media]]", now "[[WildBrain]]"). Currently, most of the DIC library is owned by WildBrain after its acquisition of [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]], with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'' and ''The Karate Kid'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[WWE Originals|WWE]]), ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (the first three seasons were produced by DIC and the remainder of the series was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]; the series is owned by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]]), ''ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''ALF Tales'' (owned by [[Alien Productions]]; the holding company for the ''ALF'' franchise with distribution rights currently handled by [[Shout! Factory]]), the 1989 adaptation of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (owned by [[Hasbro]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]]), ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' and ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (owned by [[MGM Television]]), ''Where's Wally?'' (known as ''Where's Waldo?'' in the US; owned by [[Mattel Television]] via [[HIT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]), ''Speed Racer X'' (owned by [[Tatsunoko Production]]) and ''Camp Candy'' (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by [[Saban Entertainment]]), and ''Meet the Deedles'', ''Genius'', and the 1999 live-action ''Inspector Gadget'' film and its sequel (all of which are owned by [[Walt Disney |
On July 23, 2008, DIC closed its doors and was acquired by the Canadian [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] decided to take over and the studio was folded into Cookie Jar (later "[[DHX Media]]", now "[[WildBrain]]"). Currently, most of the DIC library is owned by WildBrain after its acquisition of [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]], with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'' and ''The Karate Kid'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[WWE Originals|WWE]]), ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (the first three seasons were produced by DIC and the remainder of the series was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]; the series is owned by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]]), ''ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''ALF Tales'' (owned by [[Alien Productions]]; the holding company for the ''ALF'' franchise with distribution rights currently handled by [[Shout! Factory]]), the 1989 adaptation of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (owned by [[Hasbro]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]]), ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' and ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (owned by [[MGM Television]]), ''Where's Wally?'' (known as ''Where's Waldo?'' in the US; owned by [[Mattel Television]] via [[HIT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]), ''Speed Racer X'' (owned by [[Tatsunoko Production]]) and ''Camp Candy'' (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by [[Saban Entertainment]]), and ''Meet the Deedles'', ''Genius'', and the 1999 live-action ''Inspector Gadget'' film and its sequel (all of which are owned by [[Walt Disney Studios|The Walt Disney Studios]]). |
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==DIC Entertainment== |
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===Standard Logos=== |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a screen filled with |
'''Visuals:''' Over a screen filled with blue concentric boxes, three of them light up in a purple color while moving inward. As that happens, the stylized word "{{color|lime|'''''DiC'''''}}" zooms up, rotating upward from the bottom as it does so. Once in position, pink sparkles appear as a white outline wipes in. |
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'''Trivia:''' It was thought for many years that this was the second DiC logo, while the logo described below was the first, as it wasn’t widely known that this logo had appeared on early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. |
'''Trivia:''' It was thought for many years that this was the second DiC logo, while the logo described below was the first, as it wasn’t widely known that this logo had appeared on early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* There are filmed and videotaped variants: |
* There are filmed and videotaped variants: |
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** The <u>filmed variant</u> has a brighter |
** The <u>filmed variant</u> has a brighter blue vortex (or on some occasions, brighter) and the "{{color|gold|'''''DiC'''''}}" is more of a {{color|gold|yellow-orange}} ({{Color|#E6AE19|amber}}) color. This variant is seen on ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors'', ''M.A.S.K.'' and ''Dennis the Menace''. |
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** The <u>videotaped variant</u> has a {{color|navy|dark purplish-blue}} vortex and "{{color|lime|'''''DiC'''''}}" is in {{color|lime|green}}, which is seen on ''Inspector Gadget,'' ''The Get-Along Gang'', ''Kidd Video'', ''Pole Position'', ''Rainbow Brite'', ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'', ''Care Bears'', ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'', ''Kissyfur'', ''Popples'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'', ''Lady Lovely Locks'' and ''Beverly Hills Teens.'' |
** The <u>videotaped variant</u> has a {{color|navy|dark purplish-blue}} vortex and "{{color|lime|'''''DiC'''''}}" is in {{color|lime|green}}, which is seen on ''Inspector Gadget,'' ''The Get-Along Gang'', ''Kidd Video'', ''Pole Position'', ''Rainbow Brite'', ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'', ''Care Bears'', ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'', ''Kissyfur'', ''Popples'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'', ''Lady Lovely Locks'' and ''Beverly Hills Teens.'' |
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*** A filmed version of this variant also exists, which can be found on French dubs of their shows of the time. |
*** A filmed version of this variant also exists, which can be found on French dubs of their shows of the time. |
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* On <u>the pilot episode of ''Kidd Video''</u>, the logo is seen in a box in the center top-left part of the screen, and the Saban logo in the center bottom-right. The corner of the DIC logo overlaps the Saban logo, and this is up against a black background with a white streak in the middle. Vice-versa on later episodes, but against an orange background, again with a white streak in the middle (with the logos switching places). |
* On <u>the pilot episode of ''Kidd Video''</u>, the logo is seen in a box in the center top-left part of the screen, and the Saban logo in the center bottom-right. The corner of the DIC logo overlaps the Saban logo, and this is up against a black background with a white streak in the middle. Vice-versa on later episodes, but against an orange background, again with a white streak in the middle (with the logos switching places). |
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** On at least a filmed copy of said series, the logos swapped places. |
** On at least a filmed copy of said series, the logos swapped places. |
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* One variant has the vortex fade to a |
* One variant has the vortex fade to a green color after the logo zooms in, probably because of quality issues with some prints of the logo. It was often seen on early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. It was also spotted on [[Maier Communications, Inc.|Maier Group]]/[[Family Home Entertainment|FHE]]/[[Kideo Video]] releases and is preserved on the 1987 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Volume 1'' from [[The Video Collection]]. |
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* On at least one reissue print of ''Ulysses 31'', the logo animation is slightly slower. Wherever this is a variation or an error with the logo is currently unknown. |
* On at least one reissue print of ''Ulysses 31'', the logo animation is slightly slower. Wherever this is a variation or an error with the logo is currently unknown. |
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* At least one [[Children's ITV/CITV|CITV]] airing of ''Care Bears'' in the late 1980s (specifically "The Last Laugh/The Show Must Go On") has the 1986 [[LWT Productions|LWT]] endcap fading in over the logo right as it starts, leaving only the first note of the music and a tiny bit of the second as well.<ref>https://archive.org/details/80s-uk-care-bears-tv-recordings-from-citv-in-the-mid-80s</ref> |
* At least one [[Children's ITV/CITV|CITV]] airing of ''Care Bears'' in the late 1980s (specifically "The Last Laugh/The Show Must Go On") has the 1986 [[LWT Productions|LWT]] endcap fading in over the logo right as it starts, leaving only the first note of the music and a tiny bit of the second as well.<ref>https://archive.org/details/80s-uk-care-bears-tv-recordings-from-citv-in-the-mid-80s</ref> |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on shows from this company from the time-period until 1987. Outside of shows that are not owned by [[WildBrain|Wildbrain]] (and before then, [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]]), it is nowadays plastered over. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on shows from this company from the time-period until 1987. Outside of shows that are not owned by [[WildBrain|Wildbrain]] (and before then, [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]]), it is nowadays plastered over. |
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* It first appeared on the pilot of ''Inspector Gadget'' in late 1982, and is also seen on multiple first-season episodes of the show in September 1983, though the logo wouldn’t begin its official run until September 1984 on other shows. |
* It first appeared on the pilot of ''Inspector Gadget'' in late 1982, and is also seen on multiple first-season episodes of the show in September 1983, though the logo wouldn’t begin its official run until September 1984 on other shows. |
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* Most of the shows that had this logo (''Inspector Gadget'', ''Zoobilee Zoo'', ''Dennis the Menace'', and ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'' to name a few) are not currently airing (either in the U.S. or overseas), so |
* Most of the shows that had this logo (''Inspector Gadget'', ''Zoobilee Zoo'', ''Dennis the Menace'', and ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'' to name a few) are not currently airing (either in the U.S. or overseas), so it's pretty much gone on TV. |
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** However, it is still intact on a decent amount of VHS releases (and some DVD releases). |
** However, it is still intact on a decent amount of VHS releases (and some DVD releases). |
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** If the shows are rerun, the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] logo will typically appear instead; when they were rerun on a channel like pre-2015 [[Boomerang]], this logo might have been intact. |
** If the shows are rerun, the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] logo will typically appear instead; when they were rerun on a channel like pre-2015 [[Boomerang]], this logo might have been intact. |
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* This last appearance of this logo was on the second season of ''Popples''. |
* This last appearance of this logo was on the second season of ''Popples''. |
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'''Legacy:''' This is a favorite of many in the logo community and those that grew-up with it for its themes and design. |
'''Legacy:''' This logo is known for its cheap color scheme (with the filmed variant having simpler colors than the videotaped variant) and off-key music, with some thinking the logo design looks like it says "die". Nevertheless, it is a favorite of many in the logo community and those that grew-up with it for its themes and design. |
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====2nd Logo (September 10, 1983-November 2, 1985)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' A character appears across a background with a |
'''Visuals:''' A character appears across a background with a green "D.i.C.": |
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* ''<u>The Littles</u>'' (September 10, 1983-November 2, 1985): Over an |
* ''<u>The Littles</u>'' (September 10, 1983-November 2, 1985): Over an orange background, Dinky runs past the logo, throwing a green button onto the space above the "I" to form the dot. |
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* ''<u>Inspector Gadget</u>'' (October 3-December 9, 1983): Over a |
* ''<u>Inspector Gadget</u>'' (October 3-December 9, 1983): Over a blue background, Inspector Gadget passes over the logo riding skates. Suddenly, his Gadget mallet pops out of his cap, causing Gadget to lose balance and wobble off-screen. As that happens, the mallet slams into a space above the "I", dotting it. |
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Compared to the previous logo, the entire logo is drawn to be a flat 2D image and has a thick white outline. |
Compared to the previous logo, the entire logo is drawn to be a flat 2D image and has a thick white outline. |
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* When the logo was first used in fall 1987, a trademark symbol ("TM") was used instead of the standard registered trademark symbol ("®"). |
* When the logo was first used in fall 1987, a trademark symbol ("TM") was used instead of the standard registered trademark symbol ("®"). |
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* On ''<u>Ring Raiders</u>'', the 1987 variant fades in and out. |
* On ''<u>Ring Raiders</u>'', the 1987 variant fades in and out. |
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* On <u>''Wolf Rock TV''</u>, the logo is on a {{Color|#00C2FF|cerulean}} |
* On <u>''Wolf Rock TV''</u>, the logo is on a {{Color|#00C2FF|cerulean}} blue-{{Color|#9C1B88|dark magenta}} vertical gradient background. It is placed on the bottom-left of the screen, with the 4th [[Dick Clark Productions]] logo next to it and the 1st [[Saban Entertainment]] logo above it. |
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* A variant of the 1987 version exists, where the zoom in happens shorter, and the logo also freeze frames as “PRESENTS” types in below. |
* A variant of the 1987 version exists, where the zoom in happens shorter, and the logo also freeze frames as “PRESENTS” types in below. |
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* During 1990-1991, an opening variant was used, where it omits the kid in bed and "DIC" sound byte, and the word "'''PRESENTS'''" in |
* During 1990-1991, an opening variant was used, where it omits the kid in bed and "DIC" sound byte, and the word "'''PRESENTS'''" in blue fades in below. A sped-up version of this variant exists. This variant was also meant to be used internationally for DIC programs distributed through [[Silvio Berlusconi Communications]]. |
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* On ''<u>Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters</u>'', "In association with" is below the logo. Sometimes, it fades in midway or stays throughout the entire duration, and the phrase is completely capitalized. |
* On ''<u>Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters</u>'', "In association with" is below the logo. Sometimes, it fades in midway or stays throughout the entire duration, and the phrase is completely capitalized. |
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* On some shows from 1991-1994, the byline "COPRODUCED BY RETEITALIA, s.p.a. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELECINCO" appears below at the end. Another version has it rephrased to "IN ASSOCIATION WITH RETEITALIA s.p.a & TELECINCO". |
* On some shows from 1991-1994, the byline "COPRODUCED BY RETEITALIA, s.p.a. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELECINCO" appears below at the end. Another version has it rephrased to "IN ASSOCIATION WITH RETEITALIA s.p.a & TELECINCO". |
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'''Availability:''' Most airings and releases of DIC shows today have the [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo plastering it, but some TV airings, online prints, and older DVD and VHS releases of DIC shows keep this logo intact, and remains the easiest logo to find from the company, especially the 1990 variant. |
'''Availability:''' Most airings and releases of DIC shows today have the [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo plastering it, but some TV airings, online prints, and older DVD and VHS releases of DIC shows keep this logo intact, and remains the easiest logo to find from the company, especially the 1990 variant. |
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* Like the first logo, this does not appear on [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] films from the late 1990's like ''Meet the Deedles'' and ''Inspector Gadget'', respectively, as this logo is only used on both television and direct-to-video productions. |
* Like the first logo, this does not appear on [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] films from the late 1990's like ''Meet the Deedles'' and ''Inspector Gadget'', respectively, as this logo is only used on both television and direct-to-video productions. |
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* The 1987 variant first appeared on ''The New Archies''. |
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* The 1987 variant first appeared on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' season 3 episode "Baby Spookums" (season 2 on ABC airings), which was broadcast on September 12, 1987 (two days before the airing of Season 2) and was seen on every episode of the series afterwards. |
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** It is also seen on season 2 both of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' and ''Dennis The Menace'' (the latter of which aired on [[Boomerang]] until 2015), and on other shows from the time. |
** It is also seen on season 2 both of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' and ''Dennis The Menace'' (the latter of which aired on [[Boomerang]] until 2015), and on other shows from the time. |
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** The choir version was seen on syndicated programs that switched from [[Columbia Pictures Television]] to [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]] at the last minute, including some syndicated episodes of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (plastering the first logo - the syndicated episodes were produced during the era that logo was used), and some episodes of ''Starcom: The U.S. Space Force''. |
** The choir version was seen on syndicated programs that switched from [[Columbia Pictures Television]] to [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]] at the last minute, including some syndicated episodes of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (plastering the first logo - the syndicated episodes were produced during the era that logo was used), and some episodes of ''Starcom: The U.S. Space Force''. |
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* An <u>in-credit version</u> exists where the logo is also superimposed in the credits. |
* An <u>in-credit version</u> exists where the logo is also superimposed in the credits. |
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** ''<u>Cro et Bronto</u>'' has this version with a black outline. |
** ''<u>Cro et Bronto</u>'' has this version with a black outline. |
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** On ''<u>Ulysses 31</u>'', the logo's depth is removed. |
** On Japanese prints of ''<u>Ulysses 31</u>'', the logo's depth is removed. |
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'''Technique:''' A still, printed image. |
'''Technique:''' A still, printed image. |
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'''Visuals:''' There is a background with |
'''Visuals:''' There is a background with red, green, yellow and blue (the areas are filled with patterns such as a DiC logo outline, and planets). The red and green wipe away until there is just a yellow background with a blue oval. A {{Color|purple|purplish}} globe pops out of the blue oval, then bounces to the center before zooming to fill the screen and backing up again, at which point the planets in the background disappear and are replaced with stars, and stars pop up from behind the globe. On the upper-half of the globe, some sparkles fly across and write the words: |
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<center><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">'''The'''</span>{{color|white|-----------}}<br><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">'''Incredible World'''</span><br>{{color|white|-----------}}<span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">'''of'''</span></center> |
<center><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">'''The'''</span>{{color|white|-----------}}<br><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">'''Incredible World'''</span><br>{{color|white|-----------}}<span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">'''of'''</span></center> |
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in yellow script, and on the lower-half, the word: |
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<center><span style="font-size: 42px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 1.2px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 4px 2px 0px; letter-spacing: -3px;">{{color|gold|'''DiC'''}}</span></center> |
<center><span style="font-size: 42px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 1.2px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: gold; text-shadow: black 4px 2px 0px; letter-spacing: -3px;">{{color|gold|'''DiC'''}}</span></center> |
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(in the same-font as the previous logo, in |
(in the same-font as the previous logo, in yellow) zooms out to the logo. |
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'''Trivia:''' "The Incredible World of DIC" name was originally introduced in 1994 as a print logo. It was in-name-only until 2001 when an on-screen logo was made. |
'''Trivia:''' "The Incredible World of DIC" name was originally introduced in 1994 as a print logo. It was in-name-only until 2001 when an on-screen logo was made. |
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** The <u>extremely short variant</u> also exists, which starts where the "DIC" caption zooms out to the completed logo. |
** The <u>extremely short variant</u> also exists, which starts where the "DIC" caption zooms out to the completed logo. |
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** A short version also exists, where the logo starts off with the words finished being written, though it’s hard to describe what part of the longer logo this exactly starts at. |
** A short version also exists, where the logo starts off with the words finished being written, though it’s hard to describe what part of the longer logo this exactly starts at. |
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* A similar logo appears on <u>the DIC Entertainment website from 2005</u>: On a plain |
* A similar logo appears on <u>the DIC Entertainment website from 2005</u>: On a plain orange background, the globe jumps out of a white hole from the ground and bounces to its usual position with transparent stars zooming in from the background. Afterwards, the words and "DIC" caption zoom out and land on the globe, with the "DIC" caption bouncing slightly. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. The website variant utilizes flash animation. |
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. The website variant utilizes flash animation. |
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** A mid-length version of it exists, which is seen on ''Alienators: Evolution Continues'', the logo's TV debut. |
** A mid-length version of it exists, which is seen on ''Alienators: Evolution Continues'', the logo's TV debut. |
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* The shorter version of the logo first appeared on ''Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!'' and was also seen on ''Liberty's Kids'', all twelve of the ''DIC Movie Toons'', ''Sabrina's Secret Life'', the first season of ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Trollz'', the ''Iz and the Zizzles'' special and its sequel "Will the Zizzles Sizzle or Fizzle?", and the ''McKids Adventures'' direct-to-video releases. |
* The shorter version of the logo first appeared on ''Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!'' and was also seen on ''Liberty's Kids'', all twelve of the ''DIC Movie Toons'', ''Sabrina's Secret Life'', the first season of ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Trollz'', the ''Iz and the Zizzles'' special and its sequel "Will the Zizzles Sizzle or Fizzle?", and the ''McKids Adventures'' direct-to-video releases. |
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* The warp-speed version is seen on Series 2-4 of ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Horseland'', ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie'', and also plasters older DIC logos on the 2003- |
* The warp-speed version is seen on Series 2-4 of ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Horseland'', ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie'', and also plasters older DIC logos on the 2003-2009 "DIC Kids Network" syndication package and the 2006-2007 "KOL Secret Slumber Party" block that aired on [[CBS]] Saturday mornings. |
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* The extended version is preserved on the [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] DVD set of ''Inspector Gadget: The Original Series'', where this logo is tacked onto most episodes on it (except for "The Boat" and "The Ruby", both of which use the 1990 version of the 3rd DiC logo). |
* The extended version is preserved on the [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] DVD set of ''Inspector Gadget: The Original Series'', where this logo is tacked onto most episodes on it (except for "The Boat" and "The Ruby", both of which use the 1990 version of the 3rd DiC logo). |
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** It is also intact on ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever'', and on the video game ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game'', respectively. |
** It is also intact on ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever'', and on the video game ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game'', respectively. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black or white background, a |
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DIC Entertainment Corporation (formerly "DIC Audiovisual", "DIC Enterprises, Inc.", "DIC Animation City, Inc.", "DIC Productions, L.P.", "DIC Entertainment, L.P." and during its last few years "The Incredible World of DiC", stylized as "DiC" and pronounced as "deek", as in "decaffeinated") was founded by Jean Chalopin as "OGAP" (Office de Gestion et d'Action Publicitaire), an advertising company. In 1971, with an investment from the tabloid newspaper La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, it was incorporated as "Diffusion Information Commercial". It developed into a full production company during the following decade, soon being renamed "Diffusion Information Communication", and becoming specialized in animation. In 1982, the US arm was founded and Chalopin, Andy Heyward, and Bruno Bianchi were in charge of the company.
Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, Créativité & Développement. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "ABC, Inc.") in 1993, which would be acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 1996, until Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital.
On July 23, 2008, DIC closed its doors and was acquired by the Canadian Cookie Jar Entertainment and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, Cookie Jar decided to take over and the studio was folded into Cookie Jar (later "DHX Media", now "WildBrain"). Currently, most of the DIC library is owned by WildBrain after its acquisition of Cookie Jar Entertainment, with the following exceptions: The Real Ghostbusters, Dinosaucers, Stunt Dawgs and The Karate Kid (owned by Sony Pictures Television), Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (owned by WWE), Captain Planet and the Planeteers (the first three seasons were produced by DIC and the remainder of the series was produced by Hanna-Barbera; the series is owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment via Turner Entertainment Co.), Alvin and the Chipmunks (owned by Bagdasarian Productions), ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales (owned by Alien Productions; the holding company for the ALF franchise with distribution rights currently handled by Shout! Factory), the 1989 adaptation of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (owned by Hasbro), Kissyfur (owned by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios), Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (owned by MGM Television), Where's Wally? (known as Where's Waldo? in the US; owned by Mattel Television via HIT Entertainment), Sailor Moon and Knights of the Zodiac (owned by Toei Animation), Speed Racer X (owned by Tatsunoko Production) and Camp Candy (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by Saban Entertainment), and Meet the Deedles, Genius, and the 1999 live-action Inspector Gadget film and its sequel (all of which are owned by The Walt Disney Studios).
Visuals: Over a screen filled with blue concentric boxes, three of them light up in a purple color while moving inward. As that happens, the stylized word "DiC" zooms up, rotating upward from the bottom as it does so. Once in position, pink sparkles appear as a white outline wipes in.
Trivia: It was thought for many years that this was the second DiC logo, while the logo described below was the first, as it wasn’t widely known that this logo had appeared on early episodes of Inspector Gadget.
Variants:
Technique: Motion-controlled animation.
Audio: An off-tune, ascending eight-note synthesized theme accompanied with whooshing, introduced in September 1984. Composed by Saban Brands founder Haim Saban (with an organ preset) in the keys of G and A♭.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on shows from this company from the time-period until 1987. Outside of shows that are not owned by Wildbrain (and before then, Cookie Jar), it is nowadays plastered over.
Legacy: This logo is known for its cheap color scheme (with the filmed variant having simpler colors than the videotaped variant) and off-key music, with some thinking the logo design looks like it says "die". Nevertheless, it is a favorite of many in the logo community and those that grew-up with it for its themes and design.
Visuals: A character appears across a background with a green "D.i.C.":
Compared to the previous logo, the entire logo is drawn to be a flat 2D image and has a thick white outline.
Trivia: As detailed above, it was thought for many years that this was the first DiC logo, as it was not widely known that this logo did not appear on all season one episodes of Inspector Gadget.
Technique: Traditional animation, done by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (currently known as TMS Entertainment).
Audio:
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen only on both The Littles and Inspector Gadget. Nowadays, they are plastered over, but are still retained on older prints.
Visuals: There are two main variants:
Trivia:
Variants:
and
Technique: CGI mixed with chroma-key effects. Live-action video (later photo) for the kid in bed portion. All made using Digital Arts DGS 1.0 and 2.0 on the IBM Personal Computer AT (expanded with a Definicon Accelerator Board and an AT&T Truvision TARGA graphics chip).
Audio: Four different sets of music were used, with a child saying "DiC" (pronounced "Deek") near the end of the latter three versions, in most cases (the first voiceover was rather stoic, while the next two ones featured much perkier voiceovers):
Audio Variants: Throughout its 14-year run, this logo had many different audio variations:
Availability: Most airings and releases of DIC shows today have the Cookie Jar Entertainment logo plastering it, but some TV airings, online prints, and older DVD and VHS releases of DIC shows keep this logo intact, and remains the easiest logo to find from the company, especially the 1990 variant.
Legacy: This was notable in the logo community for its darkness, spiked star, music and voice (more so with the 1987 variant and especially the early choir variant). However, it is a favorite who grew up with it.
Visuals: The "DiC" logo is featured in a stylized, rounded font and with 3D depth facing the lower left.
Variants:
Technique: A still, printed image.
Audio: None or the closing theme of the show.
Availability: It first appeared as an in-credit logo on Cro et Bronto. That variant was also seen on original Japanese airings of Ulysses 31. However, shows from this period either had this logo replaced or are lost outside of original TV airings.
Visuals: There is a background with red, green, yellow and blue (the areas are filled with patterns such as a DiC logo outline, and planets). The red and green wipe away until there is just a yellow background with a blue oval. A purplish globe pops out of the blue oval, then bounces to the center before zooming to fill the screen and backing up again, at which point the planets in the background disappear and are replaced with stars, and stars pop up from behind the globe. On the upper-half of the globe, some sparkles fly across and write the words:
in yellow script, and on the lower-half, the word:
(in the same-font as the previous logo, in yellow) zooms out to the logo.
Trivia: "The Incredible World of DIC" name was originally introduced in 1994 as a print logo. It was in-name-only until 2001 when an on-screen logo was made.
Variants:
Technique: 2D computer animation. The website variant utilizes flash animation.
Audio: A light dance-pop tune with bells and other cartoonish sounds, and ending with a child saying "DiC" ("Deek"; the third kid voice-over from the previous logo). The music for this logo was done by Andy Heyward's daughter, Bianca.
Audio Variants:
Availability: As with the 1990 variant of the previous logo, it was commonly used to plaster older DIC logos. However, due to making less appearances, it's often plastered with logos of other companies, mainly Cookie Jar Entertainment.
Legacy: Like the previous logos, it's a favorite among those who grew up with it. However, it's less popular than the last logo due to having weak significance.
Visuals: On a black or white background, a blue gradient globe with stars within its upper half is shown. In front of the wireframe globe, there is the following text:
It is in yellow script. On the lower-half, the word:
(in the same-font as the 1987 logo, in yellow) Is shown.
Technique: A still, digital graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: The logo is seen on game releases of DIC-produced shows, which include Inspector Gadget: Advance Mission, Gadget Racing, and various Madeline PC games.
Cookie Jar Entertainment took over for the then-current shows DinoSquad (for the series finale) and Sushi Pack (for season 2), which formerly ended with this logo until December 2008.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on DIC's series:
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