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Background

On June 11, 1997, The Family Channel was purchased by then-Fox owner News Corporation, as a means of broadcasting programs they now owned through Saban Entertainment. The channel became Fox Family the year after, and International Family Entertainment was merged into Fox Kids Worldwide, with the MTM library moving to Fox, and the company later becoming Fox Family Worldwide. Despite initial success, the channel quickly began struggling, due to heavy competition from other children's/family networks as well as poor management at News Corporation. On October 24, 2001, Fox Family Worldwide was sold to Disney for $2.9 billion, giving them control over the channel space as well as the libraries of Saban and TVS. In November that year, they renamed it to ABC Family.

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1st Logo (1998-2000)	2nd Logo (August 15, 1998-2000)	3rd Logo (December 10, 2000-2001)	4th Logo (January 9, 2001)

1st Logo (1998-2000)

Visuals: On a purple-tangerine gradient sky background, there is a modified version of the 1994 Fox structure, this time with the second and last rows replaced with the words "FOX" and "FAMILY", and the top row consisting of a giant, cartoonish-looking suburban house, with adding flower pots, bushes, and the stage as a garage. The camera pans out from the other side of the structure, and then moves to the familiar 20th Century Fox angle. We then crossfade into a completely different sequence, in which a 3D lopsided green-yellow oval spins around and stops in the middle on a blue background, whilst slowly turning. There are plum-purple "swishes" around the oval, and the text "FOX FAMILY", in the Fox logo font, is shown inside it. The text "You Belong." slides in from the bottom and "crashes" and settles.

Variants:

A short version exists where the camera pans slightly backwards, away from it, as the searchlights next to it move.
A morning version exists which has a blue-pink-yellow gradient sky background with the sunrise. The background on the cross-fading sequence is yellow.
A afternoon version exists which has brighter colors, along with a blue sky background (with a flying bird passing by) and the shining movement of a searchlight at the beginning. The background on the cross-fading sequence is green.
Sometimes, the searchlights are flickering by a off-screen kid.
Christmas and Halloween variants exist.
On a promo of Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents, Mr. Bill is being crushed by the structure.

Technique: CGI done by Pittard Sullivan.

Audio: For the regular and short ID, there is a quick pop-rock tune with an alarm clock-sounding 3-note tune (which was Fox Family's theme of the era), along with boomerang sounds for when the other Fox Family logo appears (similar to Shrek 2's DVD menu when pressing the "Play" button).

Audio Variant: Other variants would have the off-screen sounds of the family.

Legacy: This bumper is quite nostalgic to those who grew up with it.

2nd Logo (August 15, 1998-2000)

Visuals: On a green background, with clear rings moving about, there is the Fox Family logo of the time (consisting of the words "FOX" and "FAMILY" stacked on each other, in the same font as the 20th Century Fox logo, in purple and rotated to look 3D, and surrounded by a purple oval with a yellow center) zooming out and quickly zooming up. The oval in the Fox Family logo spins briefly before stopping.

Trivia: This is based on an ID used on Fox Family during the time period.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A playful fanfare with horns, and drums.

Availability:

It was seen on Au Pair and some episodes of Great Pretenders when it aired on Fox Family. The Australian DVD release and international airings of the former deletes this logo and plasters it with the 1996 Saban International logo.
It was seen on Fox Family shows and movies during this era.
It was also seen on 1999-2002 Fox Kids (the North American Block) reruns of Life with Louie.
The Digiview Productions DVD of Heaven's Fire retains this at the end, as does OutTV Canada reruns of The New Addams Family.

3rd Logo (December 10, 2000-2001)

Visuals: On a blue background with squares and rectangles flying from left to right of the screen we see the Fox Family logo from the era (a rectangle with rounded corners that is divided into 2 parts, with the word "FOX" in its corporate font, sideways, and in the small black part of the rectangle, and the word "family" in a black bold universe font on the yellow part of the rectangle) zooming in with a black shadow in front of it.

Variants: There's a variant on a green background for daytime programs.

Technique: Simple computer animation by 3 Ring Circus.

Audio: A joyful disco-influenced theme. The ending theme of the show may be also used.

Availability: Seen on Special Delivery when it aired on Fox Family, and most likely seen on the channel's other TV movies and shows during the era before it became ABC Family. The green background variant was seen on Braceface and reruns of Camp Candy and Bad Dog, among other daytime programming from the network, usually plastering the previous logo.

4th Logo (January 9, 2001)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the 2000 Fox Family logo in light blue, with the text in it "cut out". A light shines through the text.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on The Amati Girls as well as the film's trailer.

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-''This article is about the American channel formerly known as The Family Channel from 1990-1998. For the Canadian network of the same name, see [[Family Channel Originals (Canada)]].''
-== The Family Channel Originals==
 ===Background===
+On June 11, 1997, [[The Family Channel Originals|The Family Channel]] was purchased by then-Fox owner News Corporation, as a means of broadcasting programs they now owned through [[Saban Entertainment]]. The channel became '''Fox Family''' the year after, and International Family Entertainment was merged into [[Fox Kids Worldwide]], with the MTM library moving to Fox, and the company later becoming Fox Family Worldwide. Despite initial success, the channel quickly began struggling, due to heavy competition from other children's/family networks as well as poor management at News Corporation. On October 24, 2001, Fox Family Worldwide was sold to Disney for $2.9 billion, giving them control over the channel space as well as the libraries of Saban and TVS. In November that year, they renamed it to [[ABC Family Originals|ABC Family]].
-The Family Channel was the predecessor to [[Freeform Originals|Freeform]]. Its roots take place in 1977, when the CBN Satellite Network was formed. On August 1, 1981, the channel was relaunched as CBN Cable Network, repositioning it as a family-friendly entertainment network and moving away from its primarily religious routes, though certain Christian programs still remained on the schedule. On August 1, 1988, the network was renamed to CBN Family Channel; the network's success was becoming worrisome for CBN, who feared it would contradict its main, non-profit business, so they chose to sell it in 1990 to International Family Entertainment, a joint venture between CBN founder Pat Robertson's son, Timothy, and TCI/Liberty Media owner John Malone; they later that year renamed the channel fully to The Family Channel. IFE would later purchase [[MTM Enterprises]] and the assets of UK network [[TVS Television (UK)|Television South]], adding to their portfolio.
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-TBA. Seen on ''Big Brother Jake''.
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+|Familychannel8.png|3rd Logo (December 10, 2000-2001)
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-===2nd Logo (1991-1998)===
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-'''Logo:''' Depending on an backgroundnd, we see a {{Font color|red|red}} ball with a big {{Font color|blue|blue}} circle containing the words "{{Font|Serif|THE}}" and "{{Font|Serif|CHANNEL}}" above and below circling it. Afterwards, the word "{{Font color|orange|'''''Family'''''}}" in an {{Font color|orange|orange}} script font is written in by a laser, then zooms out to position itself on the ball.
-'''Variant:''' There's a longer version of this logo that was used as a station ident.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Nice CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A 4-note horn fanfare, or the closing theme to the feature.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Preserved on [[Golden Books Family Entertainment|Golden Book Video]] releases of ''Madeline'', and ''Snowy River: The McGregor Saga''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===3rd Logo (1993?-1998)===
-TBA. It's currently intact on the 1996 Christmas special ''The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue'' when Hallmark Channel airs it.
-=== 4th Logo (1995?-1998)===
-TBA. Seen on ''Night of the Twisters''.
-==Fox Family Productions==
-===Background===
-In July 1997, the company was purchased by then-Fox owner News Corporation, as a means of broadcasting programs they now owned through [[Saban Entertainment]]. The channel became Fox Family the year after, and International Family Entertainment was merged into [[Fox Kids Worldwide]], with the MTM library moving to Fox, and the company later becoming Fox Family Worldwide. Despite initial success, the channel quickly began struggling, due to heavy competition from other children's/family networks as well as poor management at News Corporation. In October 2001, Fox Family Worldwide was sold to Disney for $2.9 billion, giving them control over the channel space as well as the libraries of Saban and TVS. In November that year, they renamed it to [[ABC Family Originals|ABC Family]], whose name stuck until it was renamed Freeform in 2016.
 ===1st Logo (1998-2000)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a purple-{{color|darkorange|tangerine}} gradient sky background, there is a modified version of the 1994 Fox structure, this time with the second and last rows replaced with the words "'''{{color|gold|FOX}}'''" and "'''{{color|gold|FAMILY}}'''", and the top row consisting of a giant, cartoonish-looking suburban house, with adding flower pots, bushes, and the stage as a garage. The camera pans out from the other side of the structure, and then moves to the familiar 20th Century Fox angle. We then crossfade into a completely different sequence, in which a 3D lopsided {{color|greenyellow|green-yellow}} oval spins around and stops in the middle on a blue background, whilst slowly turning. There are {{color|darkmagenta|plum-purple}} "swishes" around the oval, and the text "'''{{color|darkmagenta|FOX FAMILY}}'''", in the Fox logo font, is shown inside it. The text "You Belong." slides in from the bottom and "crashes" and settles.
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-'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|purple|purple}}-{{Font color|darkorange|tangerine}} gradient sky background, we see a modified version of the 1994 Fox structure, this time with the second and last rows replaced with the words "'''{{Font color|gold|FOX}}'''" and "'''{{Font color|gold|FAMILY}}'''", and the top row consisting of a giant, cartoonish-looking suburban house. The camera pans out from the other side of the structure, and then moves to the familiar 20th Century Fox angle. We then crossfade into a completely different sequence, in which a 3D lopsided {{Font color|greenyellow|green-yellow}} oval spins around and stops in the middle on a {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} background, whilst slowly turning. There are {{Font color|darkmagenta|plum-purple}} "swishes" around the oval, and the text "'''{{Font color|darkmagenta|FOX FAMILY}}'''", in the Fox logo font, is shown inside it. The text "You Belong." slides in from the bottom and "crashes" and settles.
 '''Variants:'''
 *A short version exists where the camera pans slightly backwards, away from it, as the searchlights next to it move.
-*A morning version exists which has a {{Font color|blue|blue}}-{{Font color|lightpink|pink}}-{{Font color|yellow|yellow}} gradient sky background with the sunrise. The background on the cross-fading sequence is {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}.
+*A morning version exists which has a blue-{{color|lightpink|pink}}-yellow gradient sky background with the sunrise. The background on the cross-fading sequence is yellow.
-*A afternoon version exists which has brighter colors, along with a {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} sky background (with a flying bird passing by) and the shining movement of a searchlight at the beginning. The background on the cross-fading sequence is {{Font color|limegreen|green}}.
+*A afternoon version exists which has brighter colors, along with a blue sky background (with a flying bird passing by) and the shining movement of a searchlight at the beginning. The background on the cross-fading sequence is green.
-* Sometimes, the searchlights are flickering by a off-screen kid.
+*Sometimes, the searchlights are flickering by a off-screen kid.
+*Christmas and Halloween variants exist.
+*On a promo of ''Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents'', Mr. Bill is being crushed by the structure.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Everything. Very good CGI animation, done by Pittard Sullivan.
+'''Technique:''' CGI done by Pittard Sullivan.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' For the regular and short ID, there is a quick pop-rock tune with an alarm clock version of Fox Family's 3-note jingle, along with boomerang sounds for when the other Fox Family logo appears.
+'''Audio:''' For the regular and short ID, there is a quick pop-rock tune with an alarm clock-sounding 3-note tune (which was Fox Family's theme of the era), along with boomerang sounds for when the other Fox Family logo appears (similar to ''Shrek 2''<nowiki/>'s DVD menu when pressing the "Play" button).
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' Other variants would have the off-screen sounds of the family.
+'''Audio Variant:''' Other variants would have the off-screen sounds of the family.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This bumper is quite nostalgic.
+'''Legacy:''' This bumper is quite nostalgic to those who grew up with it.
 ===2nd Logo (August 15, 1998-2000)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} background, with clear rings moving about, we see the Fox Family logo of the time (consisting of the words "{{Font color|darkmagenta|'''FOX'''}}" and "{{Font color|darkmagenta|'''FAMILY'''}}" stacked on each other, in the same font as the 20th Century Fox logo, in {{Font color|darkmagenta|purple}} and rotated to look 3D, and surrounded by a {{Font color|purple|purple}} oval with a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} center) zooming out and quickly zooming up. The oval in the Fox Family logo spins briefly before stopping.
+'''Visuals:''' On a green background, with clear rings moving about, there is the Fox Family logo of the time (consisting of the words "{{color|darkmagenta|'''FOX'''}}" and "{{color|darkmagenta|'''FAMILY'''}}" stacked on each other, in the same font as the 20th Century Fox logo, in {{color|darkmagenta|purple}} and rotated to look 3D, and surrounded by a purple oval with a yellow center) zooming out and quickly zooming up. The oval in the Fox Family logo spins briefly before stopping.
 '''Trivia:''' This is based on an ID used on Fox Family during the time period.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The background, the Fox Family logo zooming out and quickly zooming in, and the oval spinning.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A playful fanfare with horns, and drums.
+'''Audio:''' A playful fanfare with horns, and drums.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It was seen on ''Au Pair'' and some episodes of ''Great Pretenders'' when it aired on Fox Family. The Australian DVD release and international airings of the former deletes this logo and plasters it with the Saban International logo. It was seen on Fox Family shows and movies during this era. It was also seen on 1999-2002 Fox Kids (the North American Block) reruns of ''Life with Louie''.
+*It was seen on ''Au Pair'' and some episodes of ''Great Pretenders'' when it aired on Fox Family. The Australian DVD release and international airings of the former deletes this logo and plasters it with the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] logo.
+*It was seen on Fox Family shows and movies during this era.
+*It was also seen on 1999-2002 Fox Kids (the North American Block) reruns of ''Life with Louie''.
+*The [[Digiview Entertainment|Digiview Productions]] DVD of ''Heaven's Fire'' retains this at the end, as does OutTV Canada reruns of ''The New Addams Family''.
+===3rd Logo (December 10, 2000-2001)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===3rd Logo (2000-2001)===
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-</gallery>'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|deepskyblue|blue}} background with squares and rectangles flying from left to right of the screen we see the Fox Family logo from the era (a rectangle with rounded corners that is divided into 2 parts, with the word "'''FOX'''" in its corporate font, sideways, and in the small black part of the rectangle, and the word "{{Font|Univers Bold|family}}" in a black bold universe font on the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} part of the rectangle) zooming in with a black shadow in front of it.
+{{YouTube|id=IVapXgVr3es|id2=uGIHab2Zb8s}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue background with squares and rectangles flying from left to right of the screen we see the Fox Family logo from the era (a rectangle with rounded corners that is divided into 2 parts, with the word "'''FOX'''" in its corporate font, sideways, and in the small black part of the rectangle, and the word "{{Font|Univers Bold|family}}" in a black bold universe font on the yellow part of the rectangle) zooming in with a black shadow in front of it.
-'''Variants:''' There's a variant on a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} background for daytime programs.
+'''Variants:''' There's a variant on a green background for daytime programs.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The background, the logo, and the shadow.
+'''Technique:''' Simple computer animation by 3 Ring Circus.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A joyful disco-influenced theme.
+'''Audio:''' A joyful disco-influenced theme. The ending theme of the show may be also used.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Special Delivery'' when it aired on Fox Family, and most likely seen on the channel's other TV movies during the era before it became ABC Family. The green background variant was seen on ''Braceface'' and reruns of ''Camp Candy'' and ''Bad Dog''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Special Delivery'' when it aired on Fox Family, and most likely seen on the channel's other TV movies and shows during the era before it became ABC Family. The green background variant was seen on ''Braceface'' and reruns of ''Camp Candy'' and ''Bad Dog'', among other daytime programming from the network, usually plastering the previous logo.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+=== 4th Logo (January 9, 2001)===
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+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the 2000 Fox Family logo in light blue, with the text in it "cut out". A light shines through the text.
-===4th Logo (2001)===
-'''Logo''': On a black background, we see the 2000 Fox Family logo in light blue, with the text in it "cut out". A light shines through the text.
-'''FX/SFX''': The light shining.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds''': None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability''': Seen on ''The Amati Girls'' as well as the film's trailer.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Amati Girls'' as well as the film's trailer.
+{{Chronology|[[The Family Channel Originals]]|[[ABC Family Originals]]}}
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
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