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*It was also spotted on ''Yo, Yogi!'', both when originally aired on NBC and on the Boomerang streaming service, followed by the 1989 Worldvision Enterprises logo (with Spelling byline). | *It was also spotted on ''Yo, Yogi!'', both when originally aired on NBC and on the Boomerang streaming service, followed by the 1989 Worldvision Enterprises logo (with Spelling byline). | ||
'''Legacy:''' | '''Legacy:''' This logo has never reached the popularity of its predecessor, due to the rainbow trail being changed to look "looser". However, it's still a fairly well-remembered logo for people who grew up during this period or those watching Cartoon Network/Boomerang reruns of this era of TV programming. | ||
===9th Logo (November 8, 1986-1989)=== | ===9th Logo (November 8, 1986-1989)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The promo variant uses music from the promo and a male announcer saying, "Join the laughter, join the fun. Join the good times with the Hanna-Barbera Family. See these and all of your favorite Hanna-Barbera characters on Hanna-Barbera Home Video!" | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The promo variant uses music from the promo and a male announcer saying, "Join the laughter, join the fun. Join the good times with the Hanna-Barbera Family. See these and all of your favorite Hanna-Barbera characters on Hanna-Barbera Home Video!" | ||
'''Availability:''' It was seen on ''HBTV'' tapes from [[Worldvision Home Video]], and at the end of a promo on the VHS of ''Top Cat: T.C.'s Back in Town''. | '''Availability:''' It was seen on ''HBTV'' tapes from [[Worldvision Home Video]] from 1986 to 1989, and at the end of a promo on the VHS of ''Top Cat: T.C.'s Back in Town''. | ||
'''Legacy:''' The regular version of this logo has remained in obscurity until was uploaded online in recent years. | '''Legacy:''' The regular version of this logo has remained in obscurity until was uploaded online in recent years. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|deepskyblue|sky-blue}} background, Fred Flintstone, in a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} "caveman tuxedo", waves a 'magic cane' to make a box with the words "THE FIRST 30 YEARS" inside it appear next to him. He puts away the cane and proceeds to tap-dance in front of a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} baseball diamond-like shape. Above that in an arc is a sign reading "THE FLINTSTONES", with "THE" in a small black triangle above the arc. Below is the Hanna-Barbera script logo in {{color|blue}}. | '''Logo:''' On a {{color|deepskyblue|sky-blue}} background, Fred Flintstone, in a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} "caveman tuxedo", waves a 'magic cane' to make a box with the words "THE FIRST 30 YEARS" inside it appear next to him. He puts away the cane and proceeds to tap-dance in front of a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} baseball diamond-like shape. Above that in an arc is a sign reading "THE FLINTSTONES", with "THE" in a small black triangle above the arc. Below is the Hanna-Barbera script logo in {{color|blue}}. | ||
'''Variant:''' One version (possibly only a print logo) used a background of animated TV static. It has Fred in a black caveman tuxedo over a red baseball diamond-like shape and the Hanna-Barbera script logo in yellow. | |||
'''Trivia:''' This logo was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of ''The Flintstones''. Plus, the logo's design is made by Iwao Takamoto. | '''Trivia:''' This logo was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of ''The Flintstones''. Plus, the logo's design is made by Iwao Takamoto. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
*It was last seen on the first season of ''Tom and Jerry Kids'' on Boomerang, and can still be seen on the Boomerang streaming service's prints; however, VHS releases plaster it with the 10th logo. | *It was last seen on the first season of ''Tom and Jerry Kids'' on Boomerang, and can still be seen on the Boomerang streaming service's prints (which separate each of the segments into individual ones); however, VHS releases plaster it with the 10th logo. It also appears (for some reason) on the segments "Catch That Mouse" and "Good Night Droopy" on the Boomerang service. | ||
*More shows that carried this logo are ''Wake, Rattle & Roll'' (with the synth theme), and the first season of ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures'', which can currently be seen on Hulu. | *More shows that carried this logo are ''Wake, Rattle & Roll'' (with the synth theme), and the first season of ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures'', which can currently be seen on Hulu. | ||
*''Gravedale High'' also used this, preceding the 1986-96 [[NBC Studios|NBC Productions]] logo. | *''Gravedale High'' also used this, preceding the 1986-96 [[NBC Studios|NBC Productions]] logo. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A montage of sounds from the company's extensive library of sound effects (which it had ironically begun to phase out of their cartoons around this time). It's different for each logo: | '''Music/Sounds:''' A montage of sounds from the company's extensive library of sound effects (which it had ironically begun to phase out of their cartoons around this time). It's different for each logo: | ||
*Muttley: We hear Muttley's famous laugh, and as the Hanna-Barbera script logo is appearing, we hear a small clarinet piece (an archival music cue from H-B's music library, written by Hoyt Curtin). | *Muttley: We hear Muttley's famous laugh, and as the Hanna-Barbera script logo is appearing, we hear a small clarinet piece (an archival music cue from H-B's music library, written by Hoyt Curtin). | ||
*Dino and Fred: A rapid bongo drum take. | *Dino and Fred: A rapid bongo drum take mixed with whirling slide whistles, followed by a "head take" sound that is interrupted halfway through. | ||
*''Jonny Quest'': The same rapid bongo drum take and a zing-out whistle. | *''Jonny Quest'': The same rapid bongo drum take and a zing-out whistle. | ||
*''Atom Ant'': We hear a wind noise and Atom Ant says "So long! Keep healthy everybody!", then giggles. | *''Atom Ant'': We hear a wind noise and Atom Ant says "So long! Keep healthy everybody!", then giggles. | ||
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*The "Comedy" variant also plastered the CITV ident on the October 3, 2003 airing of ''The Flintstones'' on CITV, in which the logo's theme plays over the ident after the show's end credits. | *The "Comedy" variant also plastered the CITV ident on the October 3, 2003 airing of ''The Flintstones'' on CITV, in which the logo's theme plays over the ident after the show's end credits. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This logo is | '''Legacy:''' This logo is remembered by many, fondly (for its combination of 2D and CGI, as well as the concept of seeing many of Hanna-Barbera's beloved characters) or otherwise (because of the sound effects and loud gong on the Action variant, as well as the logo plastering over previous logos). | ||
===Final Note=== | ===Final Note=== | ||
After ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'' was completed when | After ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'' was completed when William Hanna died, the animation studio was wholly folded into Warner Bros. Animation, while Cartoon Network Studios resurrected their name for their in-house productions that were made when it was a subsidiary of Hanna-Barbera. However, the Hanna-Barbera name was revived in 2017 with the next logo. | ||
===14th Logo (February 28, 2017-February 17, 2022)=== | ===14th Logo (February 28, 2017-February 17, 2022)=== | ||