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=== Background === | |||
===Background=== | |||
HiT Entertainment was a British-American children's television company established in 1982 originally as the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called "Henson International Television" (later reincorporated as "HiT Communications plc."). However, following the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the business was sold to several members of the company's management, led by Peter Orton, and reincorporated to its current name to prevent any future confusion between the two companies. Today, HiT Entertainment is owned by Fisher-Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. | HiT Entertainment was a British-American children's television company established in 1982 originally as the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called "Henson International Television" (later reincorporated as "HiT Communications plc."). However, following the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the business was sold to several members of the company's management, led by Peter Orton, and reincorporated to its current name to prevent any future confusion between the two companies. Today, HiT Entertainment is owned by Fisher-Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. | ||
===1st Logo (1983-89)=== | ===1st Logo (1983-89)=== | ||
Logo: Same as the Henson Associates in credit logo, only the "ha!" text is replaced with "hit!" and the lower text is replaced with "HENSON INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION" sandwiched between two lines. Copyright information is Henson International Television listed below. | |||
FX/SFX: Same as the Henson Associates in credit logo. | FX/SFX: Same as the Henson Associates in credit logo. | ||
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Availability: Rare. Seen on international prints of ''The Muppet Show''. | Availability: Rare. Seen on international prints of ''The Muppet Show''. | ||
===2nd Logo (1989-96)=== | ===2nd Logo (1989-96)=== | ||
Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(128,128,128);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">gray</span> marble-like background, a <span style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">silver</span> disc rotates into place. Then four <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span> lasers strike it from different directions. Then, the camera pans to an aerial view as the word "HiT", in a tall silver font, zooms out from the center from an angle, then rotates to face the viewers. As it does so, the four lasers rotate clockwise and "COMMUNICATIONS PLC" types itself in in <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span>. | |||
FX/SFX: The disc, the lasers, and the word "HiT" coming into place, which are solid CGI effects. | FX/SFX: The disc, the lasers, and the word "HiT" coming into place, which are solid CGI effects. | ||
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Availability: Extremely rare. This was possibly a prototype logo, and so far, it has only been known to appear on some international prints of season 1 episodes of ''ReBoot.'' | Availability: Extremely rare. This was possibly a prototype logo, and so far, it has only been known to appear on some international prints of season 1 episodes of ''ReBoot.'' | ||
===4th Logo (1996-2001)=== | ===4th Logo (1996-2001)=== | ||
Nicknames: "HiT Globe", "'90s HiT Globe" | |||
Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(99,99,99);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">shady gray</span> background, we see the word "<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">'''HiT'''</span>" in the same font as last two logos in <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span>, with "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" written vertically next to the T in white. A hole is cut out in between the letters above the I, which contains a spinning globe. Under that reads "www.hitentertainment.com" and "DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC". There is a spotlight from the top left of the screen, casting a shadow of the logo on the floor. | Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(99,99,99);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">shady gray</span> background, we see the word "<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">'''HiT'''</span>" in the same font as last two logos in <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span>, with "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" written vertically next to the T in white. A hole is cut out in between the letters above the I, which contains a spinning globe. Under that reads "www.hitentertainment.com" and "DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC". There is a spotlight from the top left of the screen, casting a shadow of the logo on the floor. | ||
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Availability: Rare. The logo is seen on ''Brambly Hedge'', ''Kipper'', ''Archibald the Koala'', ''Ted Sieger's Wildlife'', ''Sheeep'', and GoodTimes VHS releases of ''The Wind in the Willow''s and ''The Willows in Winter''. ''Pablo, the Little Red Fox'' also had this logo, especially when it was shown on Playhouse Disney in the early 2000s in America. It was also used for at least seasons 1-3 of ''Bob the Builder'' in the UK. Also spotted on later prints of ''Basket Fever''. Despite being a co-production with the BBC, don't expect this to pop up on the TV movie ''The Phoenix & the Carpet''. | Availability: Rare. The logo is seen on ''Brambly Hedge'', ''Kipper'', ''Archibald the Koala'', ''Ted Sieger's Wildlife'', ''Sheeep'', and GoodTimes VHS releases of ''The Wind in the Willow''s and ''The Willows in Winter''. ''Pablo, the Little Red Fox'' also had this logo, especially when it was shown on Playhouse Disney in the early 2000s in America. It was also used for at least seasons 1-3 of ''Bob the Builder'' in the UK. Also spotted on later prints of ''Basket Fever''. Despite being a co-production with the BBC, don't expect this to pop up on the TV movie ''The Phoenix & the Carpet''. | ||
===5th Logo (1997-2008)=== | ===5th Logo (1997-2008)=== | ||
Nickname: "HiT Globe II", "'90s HiT Globe II", "Spinning HiT", "The Fireworks", "Psychedelic Ribbons" | |||
Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(86,132,240);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">striped-shiny-blue</span> background we see a <span style="color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">yellow</span>/<span style="color:rgb(255,165,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">orange</span> gradient ribbon flying around from the right edge of the screen. Then the ribbon makes its way to form the spring (or tunnel) and an explosion occurs. After that we see more colorful ribbons but smaller and some fireworks. Later, the camera moves into the center of tunnel, then the tunnel disappears and from its place comes the globe which is zooming into hole in the HiT logo from the last logo in <span style="color:rgb(150,163,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">light blue</span>, which fades in the same time as the globe comes. As it does so, the globe spins. The word "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" is written vertically next to the "T" in white, just like the 2nd and 4th logos until it is over. | Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(86,132,240);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">striped-shiny-blue</span> background we see a <span style="color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">yellow</span>/<span style="color:rgb(255,165,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">orange</span> gradient ribbon flying around from the right edge of the screen. Then the ribbon makes its way to form the spring (or tunnel) and an explosion occurs. After that we see more colorful ribbons but smaller and some fireworks. Later, the camera moves into the center of tunnel, then the tunnel disappears and from its place comes the globe which is zooming into hole in the HiT logo from the last logo in <span style="color:rgb(150,163,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">light blue</span>, which fades in the same time as the globe comes. As it does so, the globe spins. The word "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" is written vertically next to the "T" in white, just like the 2nd and 4th logos until it is over. | ||
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===6th Logo=== | ===6th Logo=== | ||
===(2000-2007)=== | ===(2000-2007)=== | ||
Nicknames: "HiT Globe II", "2000s HiT Globe", "Cheesy Glow" "The Calm After the Hype" | |||
Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span> background, we see the HiT logo (as seen in the last two logos), but less shiny and solid, and with "ENTERTAINMENT" replacing "ENTERTAINMENT PLC". A glow of light surrounds the globe. Sometimes, a copyright notice appears below. Like the 4th logo, sometimes the URL (www.hitentertainment.com) and byline (DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT) are seen below the logo. | Logo: On a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span> background, we see the HiT logo (as seen in the last two logos), but less shiny and solid, and with "ENTERTAINMENT" replacing "ENTERTAINMENT PLC". A glow of light surrounds the globe. Sometimes, a copyright notice appears below. Like the 4th logo, sometimes the URL (www.hitentertainment.com) and byline (DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT) are seen below the logo. | ||
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===7th Logo=== | ===7th Logo=== | ||
===(September 3, 2006-)=== | ===(September 3, 2006-)=== | ||
Nicknames: "HiT Block", "Jumping Blocks", "Dancing Blocks", "Bouncy Blocks", "Annoying Blocks", "Blocks of Boredom", "Globeless HiT Logo", "Cute Blocks", "Where Did The Globe Go?" | |||
Logo: On a white background, we see a CGI block with "<span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">H</span>" <span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">white</span> on <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">red</span>, "<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">i</span>" <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span> on <span style="color:rgb(255,238,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">yellow</span>, and "<span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">T</span>" <span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">white</span> on blue, with "<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">'''HiT entertainment'''</span>" below it. Then, all of a sudden, two more of the same blocks come out from behind the main block, and they all jump around as the name fades out. The blocks stack to reveal the "HiT" name before the two blocks (left and right) disappear. As it leaves only one block, the block looks around before becoming still, and "<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">'''HiT entertainment'''</span>" fades in below. | Logo: On a white background, we see a CGI block with "<span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">H</span>" <span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">white</span> on <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">red</span>, "<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">i</span>" <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">blue</span> on <span style="color:rgb(255,238,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">yellow</span>, and "<span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">T</span>" <span style="color:rgb(230,230,230);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">white</span> on blue, with "<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">'''HiT entertainment'''</span>" below it. Then, all of a sudden, two more of the same blocks come out from behind the main block, and they all jump around as the name fades out. The blocks stack to reveal the "HiT" name before the two blocks (left and right) disappear. As it leaves only one block, the block looks around before becoming still, and "<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">'''HiT entertainment'''</span>" fades in below. | ||
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Final Note: Starting in 2017, HiT Entertainment programming now has Mattel Creations' logo instead of the HiT logo. | Final Note: Starting in 2017, HiT Entertainment programming now has Mattel Creations' logo instead of the HiT logo. | ||