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* There are filmed and videotaped variants.   

** The filmed variant has a brighter blue vortex (sometimes it might be brighter) and the "DiC" is more of yellow-orange (amber) color. This variant was used on ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, M.A.S.K.'' and ''Dennis the Menace.''

** The videotaped variant has a dark purplish-blue vortex and "DiC" is in green. The filmed version of the green variant also exists in French dubs of their shows of the time. The green variant was shown on ''Inspector Gadget,'' ''The Get-Along Gang'', ''Kidd Video'', ''Pole Position'', ''Rainbow Brite'', ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'', ''Care Bears, Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'', ''Kissyfur'', ''Popples'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'', ''Lady Lovely Locks,'' and ''Beverly Hills Teens.''

* One of the later filmed variants features a bigger version of the DIC logo, along with a wider vortex and a darker overall image.

* On some episodes of ''Pole Position'', a still shot of the beginning of the logo zoomed in, and then the regular animation played.

* Early episodes of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' had the byline "Produced In Association With".

* An in-credit version exists, consisting of the print version of the logo in white and superimposed in the credits. This is how the logo originally started out; the animated variant debuted in 1982.

* ''Cro et Bronto'' had this version above the title card and looks more drawn and 3D.

* A 1987 PSA produced for the ''Kideo TV'' block had a superimposed version with the logo looking like the in-credit version.

* On the pilot episode of ''Kidd Video'', the logo is seen in a box in the center top-left part of the screen, and the Saban logo in the center bottom-right. The corner of the DIC logo overlaps the Saban logo, and this is up against a black background with a white streak in the middle. Vice-versa on later episodes, but against an orange background, again with a white streak in the middle (with the logos switching places).

** On a filmed copy of said series, the logos swapped places.

* One variant has the vortex fade to a greenish color after the logo zooms in, probably because of quality issues with some prints of the logo. It was often seen on early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. It was also spotted on Maier Group/FHE/Kideo Video releases and the 1987 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Volume 1'' from [[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]].

* On at least one reissue print of ''Ulysses 31'', the logo animation is slightly slower. Wherever this is a variation or an error with the logo is currently unknown.

* On the restored demo reel of the pilot episode used to pitch ''The Real Ghostbusters'', the letters are in black and white on a dark background and the logo is silent. The restored pilot can be found online and on the ''Ghostbusters 1'' & ''2'' 35th Anniversary UHD Blu-Ray Steelbook.

* Another variant is identical to the above variant, except "DIC" is yellow. This was claimed to have appeared on a print of ''Care Bears''.

* On original airings of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'', a segment called ''Protect Yourself Featuring Teddy Ruxpin'' features the logo in red on a yellow background, with "''Produced by''" above and "''in association with The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children''" below. A copyright notice appears below all that.

* Originally, the logo had no music when it was first used, as seen on the 1982 pilot and early first-season episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. This is also preserved on some VHS tapes of the show.

* On the original theatrical and VHS release of ''Here Come the Littles'', a new piece of music was introduced at the beginning of the film (using the later variant of the filmed version), a 5-note keyboard tune. It may or may not have been heard on other theatrical DIC movies of the time. This music was also used on a few shows like the 2nd season of ''Inspector Gadget'' (1985-86), though it also appeared on some later prints of episodes from the first season. On this show, it was used with the videotaped variant (sometimes sped-up).

* Sometimes, the ending of the show's theme would play over the logo instead of having its own music.

*It first appeared as an in-credit logo on ''Cro et Bronto''. Speaking of which, the in-credit variant is extinct and was also seen on original Japanese airings of ''Ulysses 31''. However, shows from this period either had this logo replaced or are lost outside of original TV airings.

*Most of the shows that had this logo (''Inspector Gadget'', ''Zoobilee Zoo'', ''Dennis the Menace'', and ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'' to name a few) are not currently airing (either in the US or overseas), so it’s pretty much gone on TV. However, it is intact on a decent amount of VHS tapes (and some DVDs). If the shows are rerun, the Cookie Jar logo will typically appear instead; when they were rerun on a channel like pre-2015 Boomerang, the logo might have been intact. Some NCircle DVDs of ''Heathcliff'' retain this logo. Also seen when Boomerang and Atlanta's WATC 18 reran ''Dennis The Menace''.

*The variant with the closing theme appeared on some shows, such as ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (1st season and syndicated episodes), ''Kissyfur'', ''The Get Along Gang'', and the ''Liberty and the Littles'' movie, among others. (The ''Liberty and the Littles'' variant can also be found in the "Visual History of the DIC Logo" special feature on S'More Entertainment's ''The Littles: The Complete Unedited Series'' DVD set as the second logo in the montage {appearing after the ''Littles'' custom variant of the next logo and preceding the 1990 variant of the 3rd logo}). This variant is also intact on uploads of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' to the official [[The Jim Henson Company]] YouTube channel. It also appeared on the 1984 television special ''Poochie'' and is intact on its VHS release, but the special has not received a DVD or digital release.

*The videotaped variant is rather rare and it hasn't been seen on TV in years, but it was left intact on reruns of certain shows. On Starz Encore Kids & Family, this, along with the 1984 LBS Communications logo, is retained on at least one episode of ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats''.

* [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]/[[Fox Kids Worldwide]] prints (such as British DVDs and VHS releases from Maximum Entertainment) tend to keep this logo, followed normally with the 1996 Saban International logo (sometimes, the 1999 Fox Kids logo may also follow).

** However, some shows, such as ''Heathcliff'', only end with the 1996 Saban International logo.

* This logo was only used on television productions, so it's absent from the 1985 film ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'', as well as the 1986 film ''Heathcliff: The Movie'' (though, as mentioned, it did appear on at least VHS prints of ''Here Come the Littles'').

* All ''Kidd Video'' variants are extremely rare, as the show has not been reran in many years and has not received any DVD or digital release, but it did receive a few VHS releases in its time.

* This logo was likely seen on the short-lived series ''Wolf Rock TV'', which is mostly lost as it has not been reran in many years and has not received any home media or digital release.

* This logo last appeared on the second season of ''Popples''.