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'''Logo:''' The screen fades to a space background as a large {{color|pink}}/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} "sun" slowly moves towards us. After a few seconds of sizzling, it then transforms into the words "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}", set in "Baby Teeth," a font reminiscent of ''Pac-Man''. Then, "{{color|green|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" in the same font flies from behind the text on top of the screen and settles underneath the "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}" text. | '''Logo:''' The screen fades to a space background as a large {{color|pink}}/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} "sun" slowly moves towards us while sizzling. After a few seconds of sizzling, it then transforms into the words "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}", set in "Baby Teeth," a font reminiscent of ''Pac-Man''. Then, "{{color|green|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" in the same font flies from behind the text on top of the screen and settles underneath the "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}" text. All the text flashes and becomes 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:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*At the end of some tapes such as ''Beauty and the Beast'' (the 1983 Ruby-Spears version), the "[[Star Bright|Prevues of Coming Attractions]]" ID (which was also used on [[Warner Home Video]] releases, albeit with an alternate soundtrack) fades to this logo when the "sun" appears. This also appeared on pre-1985 tapes from Monterey Home Video and [[U.S.A. Home Video]]. | *At the end of some tapes such as ''Beauty and the Beast'' (the 1983 [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]] version), the "[[Star Bright|Prevues of Coming Attractions]]" ID (which was also used on [[Warner Home Video]] releases, albeit with an alternate soundtrack) fades to this logo when the "sun" appears. This also appeared on pre-1985 tapes from Monterey Home Video and [[U.S.A. Home Video]]. | ||
*Sometimes, there are screen cuts at the beginning and end of the logo. | *Sometimes, there are screen cuts at the beginning and end of the logo. | ||
*Shortened versions exist. Some tapes start the logo just as the "sun" appears, others start the logo right as it morphs into the words "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}". | *Shortened versions exist. Some tapes start the logo just as the "sun" appears, others start the logo right as it morphs into the words "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}". | ||
'''Technique:''' Computer animation (possibly Scanimate). | '''Technique:''' Computer animation (possibly Scanimate). | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' 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. | '''Music/Sounds:''' 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:''' Rare. Appears on FHE releases from the era. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Appears on FHE releases from the era. This includes an over-sized box containing an early FHE print of this logo on the cover; this may also appear on early tapes with the next logo on the packaging. | ||
* Can be seen on early ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Gumby'' and ''Care Bears'' releases. | * Can be seen on early ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Gumby'' and ''Care Bears'' releases. | ||
* 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. | * Other releases that may include this logo are ''Beauty and the Beast'' ([[Ruby-Spears Productions|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. | ||
* This logo made a surprise appearance on the 1987 reprint of ''A Gumby Summer'' and the 1986 re-print of ''Peter Cottontail's Adventures''. | * This logo made a surprise appearance on the 1987 reprint of ''A Gumby Summer'' and the 1986 re-print of ''Peter Cottontail's Adventures''. | ||
* | * Some of the first tapes it appeared on were: ''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''. | ||
* This can be seen on the Amazon Prime print of ''The Great Bear Scare''. | * This can be seen on the [[Amazon Originals|Amazon Prime]] print of ''The Great Bear Scare''. | ||
* It also makes a surprise appearance on the 2015 [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount]]/[[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS]] DVD of ''Peter and the Magic Egg''. | * It also makes a surprise appearance on the 2015 [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount]]/[[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS]] DVD of ''Peter and the Magic Egg''. | ||
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'''Logo:''' We start on a black screen | '''Logo:''' We start on a black screen, until a {{Color|#FFA600|yellow-orange}} screen "flips" in. It has a design consisting of two solid lines and a segmented line in the middle (similar to what is used to practice writing the alphabet in school). One at a time, the letters "{{color|red|f}}", "{{color|blue|h}}", and "{{color|gold|e}}" are then drawn on the lines in a crayon-like font. Black dots appear in between the letters. Under that, the words "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''Family Home Entertainment'''</span>" appear letter-by-letter, akin to a typewriter, and then the picture compresses downward away from the screen. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A version has been spotted where instead of the picture flipping down, it | *A version has been spotted where instead of the picture flipping down, it fades out along with the music. The color is also a bit faded. | ||
*At the end of some tapes, a yellow screen that reads "also AVAILABLE from" (in white) zooms in. After 3 seconds, the screen zooms downward just before the regular FHE logo appears. | *At the end of some tapes, a {{Color|#FFA600|orange-yellow}} screen that reads "also AVAILABLE from" (in white) zooms in. After 3 seconds, the screen zooms downward just before the regular FHE logo appears. | ||
*Some tapes omit the logo's beginning and the closing, instead starting at the point where the letters are drawn in. | *Some tapes omit the logo's beginning and the closing, instead starting at the point where the letters are drawn in. | ||
*Later video releases have the logo on a black background, the lines fade in and the FHE text draws itself | *Later video releases have the logo on a black background, the lines fade in and the FHE text draws itself at a faster rate. A byline for [[International Video Entertainment|IVE]]/NCB is shown on the bottom. A still version can be seen on various ''Transformers'' promos. | ||
*At the end of ''No Man's Valley'', the screen flipping in is cut, in which instead starts with the letters being written and there is a "WHOOSH" at the end of the logo. Also, the music falters a bit at the beginning of the logo. | *At the end of ''No Man's Valley'', the screen flipping in is cut, in which instead starts with the letters being written and there is a "WHOOSH" at the end of the logo. Also, the music falters a bit at the beginning of the logo. | ||
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* Also spotted on some [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin/Bass]] video releases of the time, the Chuck Jones releases of ''Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'', ''Mowgli's Brothers'', and ''The White Seal''. | * Also spotted on some [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|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, too. | * 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, too. | ||
* The variant | * The variant that fades out early 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 ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Gumby'' and ''Care Bears'' VHS releases. | * Also seen on later ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Gumby'' and ''Care Bears'' VHS releases. | ||
* This makes surprise appearances on the Amazon Prime and Tubi prints of ''The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas''. | * This makes surprise appearances on the [[Amazon Originals|Amazon Prime]] and [[Tubi Originals|Tubi]] prints of ''The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas''. | ||
* One of the last releases to feature this logo was ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie''. | * One of the last releases to feature this logo was ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie''. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the screener cassettes of ''Queens Logic'' and ''Bloodmoon'', an announcer says, "Here's what's new from Family Home Entertainment!" at the end. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' 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:''' Common. Can be seen on | '''Availability:''' Common. Can be seen on FHE releases from the early-mid 90’s. | ||
* It first appeared on ''The Marzipan Pig'', ''The Little Match Girl'', and two volumes of ''Widget''. | * It first appeared on ''The Marzipan Pig'', ''The Little Match Girl'', and two volumes of ''Widget''. | ||
* Appears on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' tapes from the era. | * Appears on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' tapes from the era. | ||
** 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), | ** 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), | ||
* Also showed up on the original release of ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' and many Rankin-Bass and Lacewood Christmas specials. | * Also showed up on the original release of ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' and many [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin-Bass]] and [[Lacewood Productions|Lacewood]] Christmas specials. | ||
* One of the last tapes to use this logo was the [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]] release of ''Merlin''. | * 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 previous logo, not still) and ''Bruno the Kid: The Last Christmas''. | * The still version can be seen on ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' (earlier prints use the previous logo, not still) and ''Bruno the Kid: The Last Christmas''. | ||
* Appears in full on the screener cassettes of ''Queens Logic'' and ''Bloodmoon'' before a preview for a ''Babar'' tape, as well as on the screener cassettes of ''Bad Lieutenant'' and ''Almost Blue'' before a preview for the first ten volumes of ''Robotech'' and on the screener cassette of ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' before a preview for several tapes centering on dinosaurs and dragons. | * Appears in full on the screener cassettes of ''Queens Logic'' and ''Bloodmoon'' before a preview for a ''Babar'' tape, as well as on the screener cassettes of ''Bad Lieutenant'' and ''Almost Blue'' before a preview for the first ten volumes of ''Robotech'' and on the screener cassette of ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' before a preview for several tapes centering on dinosaurs and dragons. | ||
* This appears at the beginning and end of Epix.com's print of ''The Great Bear Scare'', while the Amazon Prime version has the first FHE logo. | * This appears at the beginning and end of Epix.com's print of ''The Great Bear Scare'', while the [[Amazon Originals|Amazon Prime]] version has the first FHE logo. | ||
* This is also preserved on the [[Pioneer Entertainment]] DVD release of ''Speed Racer: The Movie''. | * This is also preserved on the [[Pioneer Entertainment]] DVD release of ''Speed Racer: The Movie''. | ||
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*Releases with this logo include the first four ''Barbie'' DTV movies, ''Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot'', ''Dragons: Fire & Ice'', ''Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'', ''The Miracle Maker'', the 2004 DVD of ''The Last Unicorn'', and the first few ''Speed Racer'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' sets, among others. | *Releases with this logo include the first four ''Barbie'' DTV movies, ''Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot'', ''Dragons: Fire & Ice'', ''Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'', ''The Miracle Maker'', the 2004 DVD of ''The Last Unicorn'', and the first few ''Speed Racer'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' sets, among others. | ||
* By this point, this logo was used on more mainstream family-friendly material. Kid-friendly material will feature the [[Family Home Entertainment Kids]] logo instead. | * By this point, this logo was used on more mainstream family-friendly material. Kid-friendly material will feature the [[Family Home Entertainment Kids]] logo instead. | ||
* As with the last logo, it appears on a majority of releases from Republic Pictures, Hallmark Home Entertainment and Discovery, but they are more likely to feature the promo variant. | * As with the last logo, it appears on a majority of releases from [[Republic Pictures]], [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]] and [[Discovery Networks|Discovery]], but they are more likely to feature the promo variant. | ||
*Even though the company's film label [[FHE Pictures]] produced ''Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', it doesn't appear on the film's DVD release, which uses the Artisan logo. It does, however, appear on the screener DVD of said movie. | *Even though the company's film label [[FHE Pictures]] produced ''Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', it doesn't appear on the film's DVD release, which uses the [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan]] logo. It does, however, appear on the screener DVD of said movie. | ||
*The promo variant is used on third-party content from Republic Pictures, Hallmark, Discovery and ''Baby Einstein''. Whenever this variant appears, it always appears before the label of choice for the feature (eg, FHE Kids). | *The promo variant is used on third-party content from Republic Pictures, Hallmark, Discovery and ''Baby Einstein''. Whenever this variant appears, it always appears before the label of choice for the feature (eg, [[Family Home Entertainment Kids|FHE Kids]]). | ||
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