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===1st Logo (1994-1995)===

===2nd Logo (December 25, 1996-April 3, 2001)===

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* There is a short version, which shows only the finished result of the logo.

* There is also another short version, which starts with the tunnel for 1 and a half seconds before disappears and from its place comes the globe intact.

* There is also a middle-length version, which starts in the middle of the logo.

* At the end of a ride on video-optioned ''Bob the Builder'' kiddie rides from Jolly Roger, Lofty the crane pushes away the title card of the show from the left, and then uses his crane to pull the finished product of the logo into the screen.

* Throughout 2003 on DVDs (except for ''Thomas & Friends'' ones), the same logo is used but a fire can be seen during the explosion, the globe spins faster, and the word "PLC" is removed. The sound effects and fanfare are unchanged.

* Full version: A big whoosh, then a variety of cartoon sound effects are heard whilst the items come out of the ribbon tunnel, then a grand and majestic 9-note fanfare.  

* Short version #1: The ending theme of the show.

* Short version #2: The last 8 notes of the long version's music.

* Middle-length version: None.  

* ''Bob the Builder'' kiddie ride variant: The last 5 notes of the long version's music.

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* The "Classic Collection" range (earlier VHS prints from December 2003 carry the 5th logo instead)

* The DVD releases of the first 2 ''Angelina Ballerina'' titles (''The Gift'' and ''Rose Fairy Princess'')

* ''Superstar Children's Favourites'' (earlier VHS prints carry the 5th logo instead)

* ''Christmas Children's Favourites''

* There is a difference between the original and the standard versions.

*** Has a constant color scheme/contrast

*** Has a thinner text for "ENTERTAINMENT"

** Standard version:

*** The animated version

*** Can be with the URL or byline, or both, or bylineless

** This doesn't happen when the same feature was part of ''Christmas Children's Favorites'', when it was replaced by the standard version with the URL and byline.

* 2 in-credit versions exist. One is just of the logo, the other is of the logo on a white background.

* On 2004-06 episodes of ''Thomas & Friends'' and its related home videos (at least in the UK), there are several versions of the logo. Copyright info is below:

** The first variation is seen on individual episodes and airings. It has the copyright notice for every episode per year of release (2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006) and the disclaimer about the series.

** The second variation is seen on several home videos, such as ''Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures''. It has the copyright notice for the episodes (2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006) and the disclaimer about the series. (The font of the copyright notice is the same as the collaboration with Nick Jr.)

** The fourth variation is seen on ''Thomas' Halloween Adventures''. The copyright notice used from the restored formats of previous seasons is used, along with the North American disclaimer.

* On the sixth and seventh seasons of ''Thomas & Friends'', there are three variations of the logo:

** The first variation uses the logo with the URL and byline, with the copyright notice "© 1984-2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. All rights reserved." below the byline. (seen on season 6)

** The Latin-American (Spanish and Portuguese, among those that are aired on Discovery Kids Latinoamerica, the standard (bylineless) version is used in in the USA and Canada) and European (Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German, the standard version is used in the UK) airings of the ninth season of ''Barney & Friends ''(Especially Universal Kids airings in North America) and iTunes releases of ''Thomas & Friends'' including ''Thomas & His Friends Get Along'' and ''Thomas & His Friends Help Out'' use the version with just the byline.

** ''Fraggle Rock'', ''Animal Jam'' (along with other programs made by Jim Henson), and the East Asian (Malaysian, Indonesian, Philippine and Thai, and other versions distributed by [[Buena Vista International Television]] in Asia; the standard (URL and byline) version is used in China and Japan) airings of the ninth season of ''Barney & Friends'' use the version with just the URL.

** There is another version of the logo with just the URL. The URL is slightly shifted down to where usually the byline is placed. The URL is in bold, which would be later used in the HD version of the logo.

** There are other variations of the logo with just the byline. This is usually seen on ''Bob the Builder'', which aired on [[CBeebies (UK) IDs|CBeebies]] for a short time before switched to 16:9 widescreen'','' depending on the season of episodes and whether domestic or international. One instance is that the URL is missing from the logo used in 2001-2004 (usually seen in Europe, the original version is used in North America), and another is the same instance as the first, but this time, the byline is shifted upward (rare, usually seen in Welsh airings). Another instance is that the byline is in a different font, and it has a much larger font size.

** The logo is bylineless on CITV repeats of ''Kipper'', ''Angelina Ballerina'', ''Thomas & Friends'' and ''Percy the Park Keeper.'' It is also seen on original USA PBS airings of 2004-2006 episodes of ''Bob the Builder'' and ''Barney & Friends'', and the retail DVD of ''Children's Favorites: Spring Made Fun!''

* The direct-to-video (Netflix, Hulu, etc.), and some international versions of the 10th season episodes of ''Barney & Friends'', along with its related retail home videos from 2005-07 (such as ''Can You Sing That Song?'' (VHS version only), ''Let's Go to the Beach'', ''Let's Make Music'' and ''Let's Go to the Firehouse'') uses a short-lived HD version of the logo, with its URL and byline in bold (This is the final variation of the standard logo). The PBS and Sprout versions use the next logo (still or original). Universal Kids (in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil) reairings of this season also use this HD logo.

* On S4C Welsh airings of ''Pingu'', the byline is translated.

* On ''The Magic Key'', a small version of the logo is seen on a black background above the BBC logo. Copyright and website info is below.

* A special bumper was used exclusively on ''HIT Entertainment Children's Favorites Vol. 1'' (2004) before each episode. It starts off normally with both the URL and byline in their respective places, but the background fades into a zooming space backdrop as all the text disappears and the globe becomes more lifelike and starts to spin. The HIT text then zooms closer before it disappears as the globe moves to the center. A circle playing a clip from the upcoming show then peeks out from behind the globe on either the left or right side and zooms towards the screen before moving in the opposite direction. All other volumes in the series use the standard logo.

* 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''.

* 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.

* Seen on HIT shows from the period including ''Barney & Friends'' from the 2002-2006 seasons, ''Bob the Builder'', ''Angelina Ballerina'', ''Rubbadubbers'', seasons 7-10 of ''Thomas & Friends'', ''Oswald'', ''Pingu'', and the ''VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown'' 2001 VHS.

* It also appears on the remastered versions of episodes from seasons 1-4 of ''Pingu''.

* The normal in-credit variant appears on seasons 5-6 of ''Pingu'', while the white background one appears on the 2003 series of ''Fireman Sam'' and at the end of games from the company.

* Both the “ENTERTAINMENT” and “CONSUMER PRODUCTS” white background variants appear on games of the company’s shows, and an “ENTERTAINMENT PLC” version was seen on the remastered versions of the original ''Fireman Sam'' alongside the [[Bumper Films (UK)|Bumper Films]] and the 1995 [[S4C (UK)|S4C]] logos.

* One of the last releases to use this logo was the 2007 DVD of ''Barney & Friends: Let's Go to the Firehouse!''.

* It was also used to plaster over the 3rd logo at times, and also makes a surprise appearance on the Britbox print of episode 1 of ''Dennis the Gnasher'' (1996-1998) through plastering the 3rd logo.

* Strangely, ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs from 2003 to 2008 owned by 2Entertain used the 4th logo instead of this for some reason.

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* On one [[Cartoonito IDs (International/UK/US)|Cartoonito]] airing of a 2011 episode of ''Fireman Sam'', the very short version’s theme played over the Xing Xing logo and the start of the first alternate short variant of the HIT logo. Also, some Cartoonito airings of the show have the very short version out of sync with the music.

* Sometimes, the music from one short variant will play over another short variant.