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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on international prints of ''The Muppet Show'', it was also seen on ''Muppet Show'' UK broadcasts on [[BBC One (UK)|BBC1]] from 1986 until 1987. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on international prints of ''The Muppet Show'', it was also seen on ''Muppet Show'' UK broadcasts on [[BBC One (UK)|BBC1]] from 1986 until 1987. | ||
==HIT Communications== | ==HIT Communications== | ||
[[File:HiT Entertainment.png|center|400px]] | [[File:HiT Entertainment.png|center|400px]] | ||
{{youtube|id=https://youtu.be/ig0VHfGOGUA|id2=https://youtu.be/2k1NzURPbeE}} | {{youtube|id=https://youtu.be/ig0VHfGOGUA|id2=https://youtu.be/2k1NzURPbeE}} | ||
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== HIT Entertainment == | == HIT Entertainment == | ||
=== | ===1st Logo (1994-1995)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo appears to be the prototype for the next logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo appears to be the prototype for the next logo. | ||
=== | ===2nd Logo (December 25, 1996-April 3, 2001)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' It erases the last logo's faults. | '''Editor's Note:''' It erases the last logo's faults. | ||
=== | ===3rd Logo (1997-2008)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note''': The explosion, slightly jarring appearance, and audio cacophony might have caused a few scares, depending on your view. However, speaking of which, this logo is very well done and is considerably a favorite of many. In fact, this logo is the most creative on-screen logo for HIT Entertainment. | '''Editor's Note''': The explosion, slightly jarring appearance, and audio cacophony might have caused a few scares, depending on your view. However, speaking of which, this logo is very well done and is considerably a favorite of many. In fact, this logo is the most creative on-screen logo for HIT Entertainment. | ||
=== | ===4th Logo (May 15, 1997)=== | ||
[[File:HiT Entertainment (1997).jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:HiT Entertainment (1997).jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm6-SedQV7g}} | {{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm6-SedQV7g}} | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo was lost until December 2020, when it along with the full pilot of ''Bob the Builder'' was found. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo was lost until December 2020, when it along with the full pilot of ''Bob the Builder'' was found. | ||
=== | ===5th Logo (January 13, 2001-March 13, 2007)=== | ||
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*Some home videos of ''Barney & Friends'' (starting from ''Let's Go to the Farm'' (2005), until ''Let's Go to the Firehouse'' (2007), and again on ''Best Fairy Tales'' (2010)) have a synthesized jingle that was used either at the beginning, at the end, or after the feature presentation. | *Some home videos of ''Barney & Friends'' (starting from ''Let's Go to the Farm'' (2005), until ''Let's Go to the Firehouse'' (2007), and again on ''Best Fairy Tales'' (2010)) have a synthesized jingle that was used either at the beginning, at the end, or after the feature presentation. | ||
**Similarly, a version with a long, held choir note can be seen on the aforementioned ''Let's Go to the Firehouse''. | **Similarly, a version with a long, held choir note can be seen on the aforementioned ''Let's Go to the Firehouse''. | ||
*On one print of ''Felix the Cat'', the HIT Communications PLC | *On one print of ''Felix the Cat'', the HIT Communications PLC music was used. | ||
*The Children's Favorites variant starts with a low drone sound with bells at the start, with a digital playing as the backdrop changes followed by a regular whoosh as the HIT text zooms in, afterwards the drone sound and bells changes into a higher pitch and start playing faster as a deep whoosh continuously plays. | *The Children's Favorites variant starts with a low drone sound with bells at the start, with a digital playing as the backdrop changes followed by a regular whoosh as the HIT text zooms in, afterwards the drone sound and bells changes into a higher pitch and start playing faster as a deep whoosh continuously plays. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Just like the previous logos, this one's fondly remembered by those who grew up with it, despite being quite bland. | '''Editor's Note:''' Just like the previous logos, this one's fondly remembered by those who grew up with it, despite being quite bland. | ||
=== | ===6th Logo (September 4, 2006-)=== | ||
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