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Background

DIC Toon-Time Video was another home video imprint of DIC, originally created as part of a deal between BMG Video and DIC in 1991, and later used following another North American deal with Buena Vista Home Video in 1993, being used until 2000.

Following DIC's sale from Disney back to Andy Heyward, DIC formed a new home video division - DIC Home Entertainment, in 2001.

1st Logo (1991)

Logo: Same as the 1990 version of the "Kid in Bed" logo, except the spiked star is replaced with just a shining star in the distance. Then, a crudely-drawn yellow cartoon TV emerges from it. It has a blue screen and the DIC logo (in silver). "TOON-TIME VIDEO" ("TOON-TIME" is in blue while "VIDEO" is in purple) appears below it in a crude font, with 2 eyes in place of the 2 "O"s in "TOON".

Technique: Zooming effects.

Music/Sounds: Same as the TV counterpart.

Availability: Extremely rare. Only known to appear on the 1991 BMG Kidz release of Wish Kid. It might have been seen on other BMG Kidz DIC releases as well. When Buena Vista Home Video reissued these tapes, this logo was plastered with the standard 1990 DIC logo.

2nd Logo (June 7, 1994-July 12, 2000)

Logo: Against a gray background, the yellow TV from before with a blue screen zooms out, rocking left and right as it does so, and then settles the center of the screen against an egg-shaped circle. Then, a button on the right side of the TV flashes, the TV screen lights up, and the DIC logo (with "DiC" in it's standard font in blue) appears in the center. Then, "TOON•TIME VIDEO", in blue and in a different font, appears in blue.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1990 DiC logo, with whooshing sounds added as the TV zooms out, a thud as the button flashes, and a brief cymbal when the DIC logo appears and flashes.

Availability: Very rare. Appears on DIC VHS releases distributed by Buena Vista Home Video.

This logo is seen on VHS releases of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Some releases have the standard 1990 DIC logo), Sonic the Hedgehog (SATAM), Double Dragon, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, Rimba's Island, Old McDonald's Sing-a-Long Farm, What-a-Mess, and Sailor Moon, as well as Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures!, The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers, Jingle Bell Rock, Mummies Alive!: The Legend Begins, and Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets.
Some DIC VHS releases have the print logo on the packaging but have the standard 1990 DIC logo on-screen.
It first appeared on Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog tapes Sonic's Song and Road Hog, and the Double Dragon tapes The Legend Begins and Deadly Mutants, and last appeared on Sailor Moon: The Doom Tree Series.

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 '''Logo:''' Same as the 1990 version of the "Kid in Bed" logo, except the spiked star is replaced with just a shining star in the distance. Then, a crudely-drawn {{color|gold|yellow}} cartoon TV emerges from it. It has a {{color|blue}} screen and the DIC logo (in {{Color|#C4C4C4|silver}}).  "{{color|blue|TOON-TIME}} {{color|darkviolet|VIDEO}}" ("{{color|blue|TOON-TIME}}" is in {{color|blue}} while "{{color|darkviolet|VIDEO}}" is in {{color|darkviolet|purple}}) appears below it in a crude font, with 2 eyes in place of the 2 "O"s in "TOON".
-'''Technique:''' Zooming effects for the TV.
+'''Technique:''' Zooming effects.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the [[DIC Entertainment|TV counterpart.]]
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 '''Logo:''' Against a {{Color|#C4C4C4|gray}} background, the {{color|gold|yellow}} TV from before with a {{color|blue}} screen zooms out, rocking left and right as it does so, and then settles the center of the screen against an egg-shaped circle. Then, a button on the right side of the TV flashes, the TV screen lights up, and the DIC logo (with "{{color|blue|DiC}}" in it's standard font in {{color|blue}}) appears in the center. Then, "{{color|blue|TOON•TIME VIDEO}}", in {{color|blue}} and in a different font, appears in {{Color|blue|blue}}.
-'''Technique:''' Standard DIC-quality animation.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 1990 DiC logo, with whooshing sounds added as the TV zooms out, a thud as the button flashes, and a brief cymbal when the DIC logo appears and flashes.