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'''Nicknames:</u> "Soda Pop", "Cheesy FHE", "The Fizzling Sun"

'''Logo:</u> The screen fades to a space background as a large pink/purple "sun" slowly moves towards us. After a few seconds of sizzling, it then transforms into the words "{{font color|purple|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}", set in "Baby Teeth" (whose digital incarnation goes by "Surfside"), a font very reminiscent of ''Pac-Man''. Then "{{font color|green|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" in the same font flies from behind the text on top of the screen and settles underneath the "{{font color|purple|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}" text. The logos then flash and become white. After a few seconds the logo flies up with computer effects and we are left with only a shot of the stars before we fade out.

'''Variants:</u>

'''FX/SFX:</u> The transformation of the star into "{{font color|purple|'''FAMILY HOME'''}} {{font color|green|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" and the "flying" effects for the logos. All really cheap, but pretty unique as well.

'''Music/Sounds:</u> The space background has electronic popping/fizz noises. When the logo forms, a 4-note synthesized chord/whoosh fanfare can be heard, which came from a stock music library.

'''Availability:</u> Rare. Can be seen on early ''Gumby'' and ''Care Bears'' releases by FHE. Other releases that may include this logo are ''Beauty and the Beast'' (Ruby-Spears version), ''Blackstar'', ''The New Adventures of Zorro'', ''Journey Back to Oz'', ''Dorothy in the Land of Oz'', ''Panda and the Magic Serpent'', ''Gaiking'', ''The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas'', a few ''Spaceketeers'' releases, and some ''Inspector Gadget'' tapes; just look for an over-sized box containing an early FHE print of this logo on the cover. This logo made a surprise appearance on the 1987 reprint of ''A Gumby Summer'' and the 1986 re-print of ''Peter Cottontail's Adventures''. It first appeared on ''The Adventures of Little Lulu and Tubby'' Volumes 1 and 2, ''Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas'', ''The Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor'', ''The Littlest Warrior'', ''Panda and the Magic Serpent'', ''Space Angel'' Volumes 1 and 2, ''Peter Cottontail's Adventures'', ''Spaceketeers'' Volumes 1 and 2, ''The Return of Gumby'', ''Gumby Magic'', ''The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo'' Volume 1, ''The Adventures of Buster the Bear'', ''The Adventures of Reddy the Fox'', ''Candy Candy'', ''Captain Harlock'' Volume 1, ''The Adventures of Captain Future'' Volumes 1 and 2, and ''The Flower Angel''. Rather interestingly, this can be seen on the Amazon Prime print of ''The Great Bear Scare''.

'''Editor's Note:</u> It's certainly one of the worst logos out there, with the cheap animation, tacky space background, and the "sun" looking more like a fizzing tablet. The logo is also somewhat ominous with the somewhat unique and strange animation and the cracking and popping sounds (earning its nickname "Soda Pop"). Still, it's a favorite to those who grew up with it.

'''Nicknames:</u> "F.H.E.", "Lowercase f.h.e.", "Handwriting Pad", "Cheesy Writing", "Another Cheesy F.H.E.", "Handwriting Pad of Doom", "Cheese Colored Writing Pad"

'''Logo:</u> We start on a black screen. A yellow-orange screen "flips" in, and it has one of those lines you used to practice writing letters on at school, with two solid lines and a segmented line in the middle. One at a time, the letters "{{Font color|red|f}}.{{Font color|blue|h}}.{{Font color|gold|e}}." are drawn on the lines in a crayon-like font. They are colored, in order, {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and {{Font color|gold|yellow}}, respectively. Black dots appear in between the letters. Under that the words "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''Family Home Entertainment'''</span>" appear, and then the picture zooms away downward toward the camera.

'''Variants:</u>

'''FX/SFX:</u> The "flipping" screen, and the drawn letters.

'''Music/Sounds:</u> Starts with a loud whirring/whining sound (kind of like a ''Jetsons'' flying car starting), and leads into a synthesizer theme with three different tones for the drawing of each letter. Three very fast synth-trumpet notes bring forth the periods after each initial, and a xylophone that plays a descending tune is used when the company's name appears. At the end, a laser zap is heard as the screen "flies" away.

'''Music/Sound Variant:</u> A low toned variant exists.

'''Availability:</u> Uncommon. Can be seen on early releases of home video releases of shows such as ''The Transformers'', ''G.I. Joe'', ''Inspector Gadget'', ''Amigo and Friends'', ''The Adventures of the Little Koala'', and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', among others. Also spotted on some Rankin-Bass video releases of the time, the Chuck Jones releases of ''Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'', ''Mowgli's Brothers'', and ''The White Seal''. You may also spot this on a few Japanese anime tapes like ''Robotech'' or some tapes of British cartoons like ''Wil Cwac Cwac'' and ''Roobarb'', and the Australian ''Dot'' cartoons should have this logo, too. The variant without the "WHOOSH!" at the end can be spotted on several ''Robotech'' releases from 1987, as well as ''The Teddy Bears' Picnic'' and ''Babar: The Movie from 1989''. Also seen on later ''Gumby'' and ''Care Bears'' VHS releases.

'''Editor's Note:</u> Like before but more widespread, the logo is a source of nostalgia for those who grew up the company, as well as the debut of its famous "handwritten" logo. On the other hand, it has been known to creep out some kids thanks to its loud music and sudden "flipping" at the beginning. The warning screen that follows up from it is also known to get a few.

'''Nicknames:</u> "The Paintbrush", "F.H.E. II", "Lowercase f.h.e. II", "CGI Writing", "Not-So-Cheesy Writing", "Drawing Pad", "Handwriting Pad II", "Not So Cheesy FHE", "White Writing Pad", "Painting Pad"

'''Logo:</u> On a white background, a {{Font color|red|red}} paintbrush draws an "{{Font color|red|f}}" (the same one from the 2nd logo) then puts a {{Font color|red|red}} dot after it. A {{Font color|blue|blue}} paintbrush similarly draws an "{{Font color|blue|h}}" and a {{Font color|blue|blue}} dot and a {{Font color|gold|yellow}} paintbrush draws the "{{Font color|gold|e}}" and its dot. The camera pans to each letter as it is drawn and then pulls out. Above the logo the paintbrushes "wash" on the words "{{Font color|red|Family}} {{Font color|blue|Home}} {{Font color|gold|Entertainment}}", with each word in {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and {{Font color|gold|yellow}} respectively.

'''Variants:</u>

'''FX/SFX:</u> The paintbrushes and the camera.

'''Music/Sounds:</u> A 4-note synth tune can be heard at the start, followed by a 2-note synth tune, then silence, followed by another 2-note synth tune when the "{{Font color|red|f}}" is being drawn and a synthesized stinger when the {{Font color|red|red}} dot appears, followed by a descending 5-note horn-like tune when the "{{Font color|blue|h}}" is being drawn and another synthesized stinger when the {{Font color|blue|blue}} dot appears, followed by an ascending then descending horn tune when the "{{Font color|gold|e}}" and the {{Font color|gold|yellow}} appears, then a final 2-note synthesized tune marking the appearance of "{{Font color|red|Family}} {{Font color|blue|Home}} {{Font color|gold|Entertainment}}", ending with the synth tune from the start of the logo with synth chimes at the end.

'''Music/Sounds Variant:</u> On the screener cassettes of ''Queens Logic'' and ''Bloodmoon'', an announcer says, "Here's what's new from Family Home Entertainment!" at the end.

'''Availability:</u> Common. Can be seen on most FHE releases from the '90s, including later ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' tapes (surprisingly, it appeared on 2006 and 2007 DVDs of TMNT, specifically at the end of the episodes, "Plan 6 from Outer Space", "Farewell Lotus Blossom", "Michelangelo Meets Bugman", and "What's Michelangelo Good For?", probably due to VHS masters being used), the original release of ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' and many Rankin-Bass and Lacewood Christmas specials by FHE. One of the last tapes to use this logo was the Hallmark Home Entertainment release of ''Merlin''. The still version can be seen on ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' (earlier prints use the former logo, not still) and ''Bruno the Kid: The Last Christmas''. Surprisingly appears in full on the screener cassettes of ''Queens Logic'' and ''Bloodmoon'' before a preview for a ''Babar'' tape.

'''Editor's Note:</u> A surprisingly good follow-up to the previous logos, this is a favorite of many, thanks to its impressive use of CGI and camera.

'''Nickname:</u> "Flipping Letters", "F.H.E. III", "Uppercase FHE"

'''Logo:</u> Against a black background, a {{Font color|green|green}} "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|green|'''F'''}}</span>" flips toward the screen, followed by a {{Font color|tomato|vermilion}} "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|tomato|'''H'''}}</span>" and a {{Font color|mediumpurple|lavender}} "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|mediumpurple|'''E'''}}</span>". A triangular {{Font color|tomato|vermilion}} "roof" lands on the "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|tomato|'''H'''}}</span>" shortly after. The words:

'''Variant:</u> There is a version of this logo that has the URL "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">'''www.familyhomeent.com'''</span>" under the logo.

'''FX/SFX:</u> The letters flipping, the roof landing on the "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|tomato|'''H'''}}</span>", and the words shining.

'''Music/Sounds:</u> None.

'''Availability:</u> Uncommon. Appears on most FHE releases up until 2001, such as ''Clifford The Big Red Dog: Here Comes Clifford'', post-1997 prints of ''The Littlest Angel'', and It's a Wonderful Life. The URL variant can be seen on a few ''Kipper'' VHS releases from 1999.

'''Editor's Note:</u> Not the most impressive animation to follow up with, but it's still a nice logo.

'''Logo:</u> On a white background, we see the letters "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|green|'''F'''}}{{Font color|red|'''H'''}}{{Font color|purple|'''E'''}}</span>" flying up to the screen. Then two black dots fly in and appear between the letters. "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">FAMILY HOME ENTERTAINMENT</span>" fades in under the letters. A roof is then drawn above the "<span style="font-family: 'Times';">{{Font color|red|'''H'''}}</span>", making the whole thing look like the 4th logo.

'''FX/SFX:</u> The letters flying up, the dots appearing, and the roof drawing.

'''Music/Sounds:</u> A jingle used with many musical instruments and sound effects (the really processed Warner Bros. airplane dive to start, and some boinging sounds, likely Disney-esque). An oboe and a tuba are two of the instruments. Sometimes, it's silent.

'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variants:</u>

'''Availability:</u> Uncommon. Seen on releases from this era. Even though the company's film label FHE Pictures produced ''Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', don't expect this logo to appear on the film's DVD release. It does, however, appear on the screener DVD of said movie.

'''Editor's None:</u> Though the sudden appearance may surprise some, the animation is a considerable improvement and a nice logo to end off a famous company.