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'''Availability:''' Last seen on S1 episodes of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' on the Hallmark Channel and the ABC series ''Animal Crack Ups''. | '''Availability:''' Last seen on S1 episodes of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (a.k.a. ''AFV'') on the Hallmark Channel and the ABC series ''Animal Crack Ups''. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' The logo features some rather primitive CGI for the late '80s. | '''Editor's Note:''' The logo features some rather primitive CGI for the late '80s, especially the signature, which is just a flat transparent image being stretched around. Some have also been turned off by this logo's rather wonky-sounding synth music. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (February 4, 1990-May 20, 1998) === <!--T:8--> | === 2nd Logo (February 4, 1990-May 20, 1998) === <!--T:8--> | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Spinning Handwriting II", "The Spinning Signature II | '''Nicknames:''' "The Spinning Handwriting II", "The Spinning Signature II" | ||
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* On season 1 episodes of the Showtime TV series ''Sherman Oaks'', the logo is superimposed in the credits. The "PRODUCTIONS" oblong is now colored scarlet and looks slightly different as well, and zooms up from the bottom of the screen (a la the 1987 logo) but at a much slower pace. (As a side note, this logo was the only logo on the program to feature its music.) | * On season 1 episodes of the Showtime TV series ''Sherman Oaks'', the logo is superimposed in the credits. The "PRODUCTIONS" oblong is now colored scarlet and looks slightly different as well, and zooms up from the bottom of the screen (a la the 1987 logo) but at a much slower pace. (As a side note, this logo was the only logo on the program to feature its music.) | ||
* On the TV movie ''For the Love of Nancy,'' the logo is chromed in over a red-black gradient background, | * On the TV movie ''For the Love of Nancy,'' the logo is chromed in over a red-black gradient background, except this time the "Vin Di Bona" text spins around longer. The "PRODUCTIONS" oblong has the same design and animation from the ''Sherman Oaks'' variant as well. The byline "A VIN DI BONA COMPANY" appears below the "PRODUCTIONS" oblong, and the signature shines afterwards. | ||
* On the U.S. game show pilot ''Conquer Fort Boyard'', a copyright stamp is seen below the logo. | * On the U.S. game show pilot ''Conquer Fort Boyard'', a copyright stamp is seen below the logo. | ||
* An in-credit notice can be seen on the TV movie ''Touched by Evil''. | * An in-credit notice can be seen on the TV movie ''Touched by Evil''. | ||
* A short version exists that begins with the signature unfolding. | * A short version exists that begins with the signature unfolding. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Not too hard to find. | '''Availability:''' Not too hard to find. Can be seen on the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|CBS/Fox Video]] releases of ''The Best of America's Funniest Home Videos'', ''America's Funniest Pets'', and ''America's Funniest Families''. Strangely, this plastered the next logo on airings of the Daisy Fuentes/John Fugelsang era of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' on WGN America (now NewsNation). Also seen on ''AFV''<nowiki/>'s spin-off, ''America's Funniest People'', which ran from 1990-1994. The 1992 CBS special ''Storm the Castle'' (which was based on Japan's ''Takeshi's Castle'') should have this logo as well. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Some more archaic CGI and the infamous music are both present, | '''Editor's Note:''' Some more archaic CGI and the infamous music are both present. Even in the mid-1990s, this logo was starting to look dated with the rise of better CGI. | ||
=== 3rd Logo (March 2, 1998-May 16, 2008) === <!--T:17--> | === 3rd Logo (March 2, 1998-May 16, 2008) === <!--T:17--> | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same formula as before, except the logo is now made in CGI. In a stage lit up by 5 blue spotlights in the background, we see the signature spinning as usual, only | '''Logo:''' Same formula as before, except the logo is now made in CGI. In a stage lit up by 5 blue spotlights in the background, we see the signature spinning as usual, only a little slower compared to before. Right before it unfolds, the word "PRODUCTIONS", now rectangle-less and thin, fades in next to the "B" in "''Bona''" and unfolds with the script. The text shines. | ||
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* A sped up version of the medium-long version was seen on ''Richard Simmons' Dream Maker''. | * A sped up version of the medium-long version was seen on ''Richard Simmons' Dream Maker''. | ||
* On later appearances of the logo, a registered trademark symbol fades in next to "PRODUCTIONS". | * On later appearances of the logo, a registered trademark symbol fades in next to "PRODUCTIONS". | ||
* On Disney+ prints of ''AFV'' episodes from the era, which are edited and cropped to widescreen, the logo is superimposed on a widescreen background. | |||
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1st and 2nd logos, except | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1st and 2nd logos, except "PRODUCTIONS" extends out along with the Vin Di Bona text. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Common. Can be seen on Tom Bergeron-era episodes of ''AFV'' on Freeform, NewsNation, Up, and local syndication, as well as on DVD and Disney+. It was first seen on original airings of the Fuentes/Fugelsang revival in 1998. It also appeared on the short-lived, long-forgotten Disney Channel game show ''Off the Wall'' and the short-lived ABC game show ''The Big Moment''. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* The | * The red/yellow background variant has both 4:3 (SD) and 16:9 (HD) versions. | ||
* For the 2011 season of ''AFV'', the background is more yellow-orange colored. This yellow is similar to the background of the [[ABC Entertainment]] logo found at the end of some of their shows at the time. | * For the 2011 season of ''AFV'', the background is more yellow-orange colored. This yellow is similar to the background of the [[ABC Entertainment]] logo found at the end of some of their shows at the time. | ||
* Starting with the 25th season of ''AFV'' (2014-2015), the BG is now a blue-green gradient. | * Starting with the 25th season of ''AFV'' (2014-2015), the BG is now a blue-green gradient. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A | '''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth theme with a soft, rising hum similar to the usual Vin di Bona theme, as well as a ticking beat and twinkling heard with the final note. It is not easily heard on ABC due to Bill Ratner or other announcers plugging the show that follows AFV, but can be easily heard on international airings of Di Bona shows. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*On some reruns of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' on UPtv, along with the [[ABC Entertainment]] logo before it, the music is slowed down/low pitched. The pitch varies from an episode to another. On a handful of episodes, the pitch is so lower that the theme literally "crashes" (a la Windows). | |||
*On some reruns of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' on | |||
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