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Background

Happy Face Home Video was the public domain family/kids VHS distributor. It was said to be a division of similarly said Happy Face Productions, although this is unknown. The company was founded in 1985.

Logo (1986-1988)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a strange lined iris transition (with a lined circle zooming in, then back out again) revealing a large, detailed tan-colored circle with a cheery face looking directly at us sitting on top of a golden ribbon banner reading 'HAPPY●FACE' in a serif font with two other black circles on both sides of the banner, all on a white background. Below the design is 'HOME VIDEO'. The same transition from before (this time in reverse) wipes the logo off the screen.

Variant: Sometimes, the logo simply fades to black.

Technique: Grass Valley 300 production switcher effects.

Audio: It might vary depending on the video. On Classic Cartoons releases, a bombastic brass fanfare plays, which was taken from the vintage Paramount cartoon "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", albeit low-pitched.

Availability: Seen on Classic Cartoons Volume 1 through 9. It was also seen on other public domain tapes distributed from the company.

Legacy: This logo has been known to unnerve some due to the large face and the bombastic music.

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+===Background===
-Logo description by SnowflakesOmega and vhslogos
+'''Happy Face Home Video''' was the public domain family/kids VHS distributor. It was said to be a division of similarly said Happy Face Productions, although this is unknown. The company was founded in 1985.
+===Logo (1986-1988)===
+[[File:Happy Face Home Video (1986-1988).png|300px|frameless|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/SlVHR-34y80|id2=https://youtu.be/zr804WUKBBk}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a strange lined iris transition (with a lined circle zooming in, then back out again) revealing a large, detailed tan-colored circle with a cheery face looking directly at us sitting on top of a golden ribbon banner reading 'HAPPY●FACE' in a serif font with two other black circles on both sides of the banner, all on a white background. Below the design is 'HOME VIDEO'. The same transition from before (this time in reverse) wipes the logo off the screen.
+'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo simply fades to black.
-Background: Happy Face Home Video was the public domain family/kids VHS distributor. It was said to be a divison of similarly said Happy Face Productions, although this is unknown. The company was founded in 1985 to "
+'''Technique:''' Grass Valley 300 production switcher effects.
+'''Audio:''' It might vary depending on the video. On ''Classic Cartoons'' releases, a bombastic brass fanfare plays, which was taken from the vintage Paramount cartoon "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", albeit low-pitched.
-(1986-1988)
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Classic Cartoons Volume 1'' through ''9''. It was also seen on other public domain tapes distributed from the company.
-Happy Face Home Video (1986)
+'''Legacy:''' This logo has been known to unnerve some due to the large face and the bombastic music.
-Logo: TBA
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-FX/SFX: The logo's weird iris transition, and that's it. The printed design of the logo explains the overall low-budget aesthetic of it, and it also looks off the screen's perspective.
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
-Music/Sounds: It might vary depending on the video. On the Classic Cartoons releases, a bombastic brass fanfare plays, which was taken from the vintage Paramount cartoon "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", albeit low-pitched.
+[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with film and television music]]
-Availability: Seen on Classic Cartoons Volumes 1 through 9. It was also seen other public domain tapes distrubuted from the company.
+[[Category:Public domain distributors logos]]
-Editor's Note: This is noticed to scare a few people because they would find the face scary. Not to mention the bombastic music can be found as very loud. However, the lack of animation can make it harmless to some.