Hanna-Barbera: Difference between revisions

*'''February 27, 1967:''' On a black background, three small {{color|orange}} rectangles appear, the outer two stretching down, the one in the center extending up, then they stretch, break up and multiply to become an {{color|orange}} box containing a large, black stylized "'''HB'''" cutout. Then, the box grows to become an {{color|orange}} background, the black "'''HB'''" zooms out to a spot just above and to the left of center point. It then disappears, replaced by the text "{{font|Arial|'''{{color|orange|a}} {{color|darkblue|hanna-barbera production}}'''}}", in a wide Arial font, in the center of the screen, stacked and arranged in a somewhat odd way. The "{{font|Arial|{{color|darkorange|a}}}}" is contained in a black box, possibly to appear that the "'''HB'''" formed the box. Finally, the same "'''{{color|gold|HB}}'''" from before, but in {{color|gold|cream}}, slowly fades in behind the text.

*'''September 7, 1968-March 27, 1974, March 4, 2003-April 7, 2009:''' On a black background, the blocky "'''{{color|orange|HB}}'''" symbol begins to zoom in rapidly from the center. When it comes to a point where it nearly engulfs the screen, the background suddenly becomes {{color|gold|yellow-orange}} and the "'''HB'''" turns a darker orange. On top of the "'''HB'''", the standard "{{font|Arial|'''a hanna-barbera production'''}}" text is over it in black, with the "{{font|Arial|'''a'''}}" contained in a box cote-out. A Taft byline may or may not appear below, and in the latter case, the text is set lower. This is the most common and most famous version of the logo.

*'''September 15, 1968-December 29, 1968:''' Same as the 1967 version, but the rectangle animation is redone to have them appear to be tracing the lines, rather than drawing them, and then the "'''H-B'''" zooms out to the center proper. The logo also appears all at once, with a {{color|red}} "'''{{color|red|HB}}'''", the text and box in {{color|blue}}, and the "{{font|Arial|'''{{color|orange|a}}'''}}" the same color of the background. A Taft byline also appears in {{color|blue}}.

*'''September 6, 1969-September 2, 1970:''' Same as the 1967/alternate 1968 version, but the "'''HB'''" instead fills with {{color|deepskyblue|capri}} and the "{{font|Arial|'''{{color|orange|a}} {{color|darkblue|hanna-barbera production}}'''}}" text fades in over it. The box surrounding the "{{font|Arial|'''{{color|orange|a}}'''}}" is also {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} with a {{color|orange}} outline surrounding it. A different Taft byline can also be seen below in {{color|blue}}.

** The regular 1968 version of the logo with the Taft byline was last seen on the ''The Adventures of Gulliver'' episode "Little Man of the Year", and on most episodes of ''Wacky Races'' on Boomerang (however, it is plastered on current prints of the latter with the 1994 "Comedy All-Stars" logo on the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Wacky Races: Volume 1'', the DVD release and the Boomerang streaming service, but still intact on the 1996 UK VHS release of ''Wacky Races: Bumper Edition'' from [[First Independent Films|First Independent]], where it is followed by the short version of the 1987 Turner Entertainment "CGI Globe" logo) and the bylineless variant of the regular 1968 version the logo is also seen on ''The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan'', ''Super Friends'', the TV movie ''Yogi's Ark Lark'', ''The Flintstone Comedy Show'', and most episodes of ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' on DVD and Blu-ray (some episodes on the Boomerang streaming service have it, others plaster it with the 2003 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo, and some cut off before the logo appears).

** The 1969 version of the logo is also preserved on DVD releases of ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'', with the 2003 WB Television logo playing the 1994 theme in low tone following it; however, it is also cut out on the Boomerang streaming service as well.