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{{PageButtons|Sony Wonder|Print Logos=1}} | {{PageButtons|Sony Wonder|Print Logos=1}} | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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Sony Wonder also had a TV division, which produced and distributed TV shows. This division of the company purchased [[Sunbow Entertainment]] in 1998, but in October 2000 the company sold their TV division including Sunbow to Germany's [[TV-Loonland AG (Germany)|TV-Loonland AG]]. | Sony Wonder also had a TV division, which produced and distributed TV shows. This division of the company purchased [[Sunbow Entertainment]] in 1998, but in October 2000 the company sold their TV division including Sunbow to Germany's [[TV-Loonland AG (Germany)|TV-Loonland AG]]. | ||
On March 13, 2007, Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced they would shut down Sony Wonder so that they can focus on their central music businesses; it would be moved to [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] as an in-name-only division on June 20, 2007. The releases by Classic Media (now part of NBCUniversal) and Sesame Workshop were then transferred to [[Genius Products]]. From 2010 to 2018, ''Sesame Street'' DVDs were distributed by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]], and since late 2018, they have been released by [[Shout! Factory Kids| | On March 13, 2007, Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced they would shut down Sony Wonder so that they can focus on their central music businesses; it would be moved to [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] as an in-name-only division on June 20, 2007. The releases by Classic Media (now part of NBCUniversal) and Sesame Workshop were then transferred to [[Genius Products]]. From 2010 to 2018, ''Sesame Street'' DVDs were distributed by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]], and since late 2018, they have been released by [[Shout! Factory Kids]]. | ||
=== 1st Logo (Fall 1991-April 11, 1995) === | |||
<center>[[File:Sony_Wonder_1991.jpg|233x233px|center]]</center>{{YouTube|id=0BjQXDUSeGU}} | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "Bouncy Block", "Weird Block", "Cheesy Block", "Cheapy Wonder" | |||
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the {{font color|#202350|dark blue}} Sony logo. At the same time, a {{font color|green|green}} (or {{font color|#13889a|teal}}) box falls from the top to the bottom-middle of the screen, squeezing in as it does so. Once it hits the bottom, it bounces back up, spreading and widening itself, and stops below "SONY", revealing the word "WONDER" in the Herman font. | |||
'''Variant:''' On the 1994 VHS of ''Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S. Cry of the Coda'', a still of the logo is seen with {{font color|#202350|'''"ALSO AVAILABLE FROM"'''}} above it in the same color as the Sony logo. This is after the initial logo's sequence ends. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The box bouncing, the spreading and widening. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, except for the variant listed above, which has an announcer saying ''"Also available from Sony Wonder."'' | |||
'''Availability:''' Rare. It can be seen on pre-1995 Nickelodeon tapes from the era, which are easily available on Amazon and eBay. The later Nickelodeon tapes (the ones that say "Nickelodeon Video") have the next logo. Also seen on VHS tapes of ''A Bunch of Munsch'', ''Dog City'', ''Wild C.A.T.S.'', ''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'', and ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' A rather simple effort using primitive early 1990s graphics, but it is notable for appearing on Nickelodeon tapes prior to Viacom's purchase of Paramount. | |||
===2nd Logo (April 18, 1995-November 7, 2006; 2014-)=== | ===2nd Logo (April 18, 1995-November 7, 2006; 2014-)=== | ||
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===4th Logo (October 13, 2009)=== | ===4th Logo (October 13, 2009)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It can be spotted on ''Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It can be spotted on ''Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Of all the Sony Wonder logos, this is probably the most forgettable of them all, not just because of how it supposedly appeared on only one film, but also just because of how rushed it feels. | '''Editor's Note:''' Of all the Sony Wonder logos, this is probably the most forgettable of them all, not just because of how it supposedly appeared on only one film, but also just because of how rushed it feels. | ||
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | ||
[[Category:Animation logos]] | [[Category:Animation logos]] | ||
[[Category:Sony Corporation (Japan)]] | [[Category:Sony Corporation (Japan)]] | ||