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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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In June 1990, a group led by Robert Halmi, and film distributor [[New Line Cinema]] purchased the assets of [[Qintex Entertainment]] and renamed it to '''RHI Entertainment Inc.''' It co-owns the ''Laurel and Hardy'' and the ''Little Rascals/Our Gang'' films with [[CBS Media Ventures]] and [[Turner Entertainment Co.]] The company had a good relationship with Hallmark Cards, which co-produced movies for ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', and it even had its TV distribution subsidiary [[New Line |
In June 1990, a group led by Robert Halmi, and film distributor [[New Line Cinema]] purchased the assets of [[Qintex Entertainment]] and renamed it to '''RHI Entertainment Inc.''' It co-owns the ''Laurel and Hardy'' and the ''Little Rascals/Our Gang'' films with [[CBS Media Ventures]] and [[Turner Entertainment Co.]] The company had a good relationship with Hallmark Cards, which co-produced movies for ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', and it even had its TV distribution subsidiary [[New Line Television|New Line Television Distribution]]. In 1994, Hallmark Cards acquired the company and renamed it to [[Hallmark Entertainment]] with RHI and Signboard Hill becoming subsidiaries. The brand became dissolved in 1997. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some prints of the 1991 TV movie ''Bump in the Night'', the [[Craig Anderson Productions]] theme plays over the early version due to bad plastering. On the original CBS airing, the RHI logo was seen silent, followed by the aforementioned logo. |
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some prints of the 1991 TV movie ''Bump in the Night'', the [[Craig Anderson Productions]] theme plays over the early version due to bad plastering. On the original CBS airing, the RHI logo was seen silent, followed by the aforementioned logo. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare, as it was used as a placeholder during the transition between the Qintex and the RHI eras. Appears on ''Dracula: The Series'' and some TV movies, such as ''Mrs. Lambembert Remembers Love'' and ''Bump in the Night''. |
'''Availability:''' Rare, as it was used as a placeholder during the transition between the [[Qintex Entertainment|Qintex]] and the RHI eras. Appears on ''Dracula: The Series'' and some TV movies, such as ''Mrs. Lambembert Remembers Love'' and ''Bump in the Night''. |
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===2nd Logo (1991-June 13, 1997)=== |
===2nd Logo (1991-June 13, 1997)=== |
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*It's seen on the first season of Nickelodeon's ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' on DVD, the last two seasons of ''Kids Incorporated'' and on TV movies reran on Hallmark Channel and ION. |
*It's seen on the first season of Nickelodeon's ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' on DVD, the last two seasons of ''Kids Incorporated'' and on TV movies reran on Hallmark Channel and ION. |
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*RHI slapped this logo onto its prints of Hal Roach films and Robert Halmi productions in the early 1990s, and it can be seen on the ''Little Rascals'' VHS collections released by [[Cabin Fever Entertainment]] and on Me-TV. |
*RHI slapped this logo onto its prints of Hal Roach films and Robert Halmi productions in the early 1990s, and it can be seen on the ''Little Rascals'' VHS collections released by [[Cabin Fever Entertainment]] and on Me-TV. |
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*Recently, the 2007 [[RHI Entertainment (2006-2012)|RHI]] logo plastered this on ''Lonesome Dove'', leaving again Qintex's jingle intact. |
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In June 1990, a group led by Robert Halmi, and film distributor New Line Cinema purchased the assets of Qintex Entertainment and renamed it to RHI Entertainment Inc. It co-owns the Laurel and Hardy and the Little Rascals/Our Gang films with CBS Media Ventures and Turner Entertainment Co. The company had a good relationship with Hallmark Cards, which co-produced movies for Hallmark Hall of Fame, and it even had its TV distribution subsidiary New Line Television Distribution. In 1994, Hallmark Cards acquired the company and renamed it to Hallmark Entertainment with RHI and Signboard Hill becoming subsidiaries. The brand became dissolved in 1997.
Logo: On a blue-black gradient background, we see the letters RHI" zoom out from the center of the screen in a Star Wars-like angle. The word "entertainment inc." fades in below the logo.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the TV movie.
Music/Sounds Variant: On some prints of the 1991 TV movie Bump in the Night, the Craig Anderson Productions theme plays over the early version due to bad plastering. On the original CBS airing, the RHI logo was seen silent, followed by the aforementioned logo.
Availability: Rare, as it was used as a placeholder during the transition between the Qintex and the RHI eras. Appears on Dracula: The Series and some TV movies, such as Mrs. Lambembert Remembers Love and Bump in the Night.
Logo: On a black background, the large CGI letters "RHI" flip from the top and land in the middle of the screen, with a red line and "RHI Entertainment, Inc." appearing below.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Music/Sounds: A whooshing sound, followed by a synth harp theme with drums that ends in a chime. This was composed by Charles Gross. Sometimes, the logo is silent, or the ending theme or the show.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Rare.
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RHI Entertainment (1990-1997) |
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