ABC Kids: Difference between revisions

|Abck91.png|1st Logo (June 3, 1991-June 21, 1993) (Home Video Only)

|Abck92.jpg|2nd Logo (September 21, 1992-2009)

|Abck93.png|3rd Logo (August 23, 1993-November 10, 1997) (Home Video Only)

|Abck98.png|4th Logo (November 28, 1994-March 10, 1997; January 5, 1998-2008 (ident), 1998-2005 (clip show))

===1st Logo (June 3, 1991-June 21, 1993) (Home Video Only)===

'''Logo:''' A card features Babar The Elephant next to a B, as a voiceover says "B is for ''Babar''" and a clip of the show plays accompanied by its theme song, the same pattern is followed for the following shows: ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'', ''Play School'', ''Fireman Sam'', and ''Spot''. 3 more similar cards to the ones used for all the shows flash up with the letters A, B, and C before cutting to the ABC for kids logo which consists of 6 squares in a 2x3 grid with the top 3 squares containing the letters A, B and C and the bottom row containing items that start with the letters above, in order, an apple, a bee and a carrot. Below the squares, "For Kids" is written in a small spaced out font with 2 small ABC "Lissajous curve" logos on either side. As the logo appears, the voiceover says "And ABC is for the best in children's video. They're all available for you to collect now".

* On earlier New Zealand tapes, a theme montage promo was used. While starting off with the ending card, the clips appear in varying order. They are ''Postman Pat'', ''Spot'' (taken straight from this logo), ''Play School'' (Walking In The City, taken from ''Hats''), ''Babar'', ''The World Of David The Gnome'' and ''Fireman Sam''.

* Seen on ABC Kids videos from 1991 through 1993, some examples being the 1991 VHS of ''Play School: The Road Show'', ''Spot's First Video'' (the 1997 print uses the 3rd logo), ''Spot Goes to the Farm'' (the 1994 print uses the 3rd logo and the 2000s reissue uses the 4th logo), ''ABC For Kids Video Hits'' and ''ABC For Kids Video Hits Vol 2'' (the 1993 and 1994 prints use the 3rd logo), ''The Adventures of Spot'' (the 2000 re-release uses the 4th logo), ''Play School: Special and Concert'', and ''Peter Combe Plays Chopsticks'' (the 1993 VHS uses the 3rd logo). On the 1993 re-issue of ''Babar: The Missing Crown Affair'', the 1994 reprint of ''Fireman Sam: Fire Safety Special'', the 1994 re-issue of ''ABC For Kids: Live in Concert'', and the 1997 re-issue of ''Fireman Sam: Lost Cat'', the logo is replaced by the 3rd logo.

'''Legacy:''' A known favourite amongst Australian kid show fans. This is the first promo to debut the ABC For Kids logo.

===2nd Logo (September 21, 1992-2009)===

'''Variant:''' At the end of ''ABC For Kids Video Hits Vol 2'' (1992), the logo continues with the Bee flying into the screen and ending up below the B, an apple falling down below the A and a carrot emerging from the ground below the C, "For Kids" fades in below. While this happens, a child's voice talks about ABC For Kids books and merchandise being available at ABC Shops and Centres. This variant was also seen as the intro to ''ABC for Kids: Live in Concert'', albeit with the opening theme.

* The long version was only seen on ''ABC For Kids Video Hits Vol 2'' (1992) and ''ABC For Kids: Live in Concert''.

* The short version was used as an intermission clip on compilation video tapes like ''ABC For Kids Favourites'', at the opening of some VHS releases (such as ''The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show'', ''The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video'', and ''Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate'') in place of the 4th logo, and on most ABC Kids DVDs released from 2000-2009 (such as on most ''The Wiggles'' DVDs like ''Wiggly TV'', ''Pop Go The Wiggles'', ''You Make Me Feel Like Dancing'', and the opening of ''Wiggle Bay'', as well as on ''The Hooley Dooleys: At the Farm'').

* The last release to use this logo on home video was the 2006 VHS of ''The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car'', and it's last known DVD appearance was on the 2009 DVD of ''Fireman Sam: A Spot of Bother''.

===3rd Logo (August 23, 1993-November 10, 1997) (Home Video Only)===

* ''Johnson and Friends'' (1 clip from the episode "Baby Of The Family")

* ''ABC For Kids: Live In Concert'' (2 clips from The Wiggles' performances of "Get Ready to Wiggle" and "Here Comes A Bear")

'''Variant:''' The original variant (used from 1993- Late 1994) is basically the same as above, but instead, there are 2 ''Fireman Sam'' clips (taken from the show's opening) in place of the ''Johnson and Friends'' clip and an additional clip from ''Ferry Boat Fred'' (taken from the episode "Fred Joins a Band") in place of the ''Blinky Bill'' clip.

* Seen on all ABC Kids VHS tapes from mid 1993 to around 1997, some tapes that have this logo are ''Spot's Magical Christmas'', ''Johnson and Friends: Dinosaur Tracks'' (one of the first known tapes to use the late 1994-1997 variant), ''Lift-Off: E.C. and the Lift-Off Kids'', ''Postman Pat and the Barometer'', the 1997 VHS of ''The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas'' (the 1999 print uses the previous logo), the 1993 re-print of ''Play School: All Together Show & At the Zoo'', the 1997 VHS of ''The Wiggles: Wiggledance!'' (the 1998 print plasters this with the next logo instead), and ''Play School: On the Move''.

=== 4th Logo (November 28, 1994-March 10, 1997; January 5, 1998-2008 (ident), 1998-2005 (clip show)) ===  

'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see an apple jumping in the air with different coloured circles. The same happens with the bee and a teal crocodile. Afterward, we see all three of them bouncing on a blue circle as the logo forms from it. It goes away, and the three characters stand in a stilted pose towards the audience.