Hanna-Barbera: Difference between revisions

*'''September 29, 1958-March 23, 1959?:''' On a dark green background, 2 different uneven boxes, drawn to have a slight perspective effect where they meet in the middle, are seen in lavender on the left, and red on the right. The boxes contain the letters "{{big|{{font|serif|'''HB'''}}}}" in a large serif font. Above it is "{{color|teal|{{font|serif|AN}}}}" and below it is "{{color|teal|{{font|serif|ENTERPRISES}}}}", along with the larger "{{big|{{font|serif|'''CARTOON'''}}}}", resulting it in reading as "{{color|teal|{{font|serif|AN}}}} {{big|{{font|serif|'''HB'''}}}} {{color|teal|{{font|serif|ENTERPRISES}}}} {{big|{{font|serif|'''CARTOON'''}}}}".

'''Visuals:'''  On either a yellow (or pink) background, a pale turquoise (or electric blue} "splotch" that resembles an painting palette. Inside are the words "'''''{{big|H}}ANNA-{{big|B}}ARBERA'''''" in a "scrawly" font used for crediting the two producers on latter-day MGM shorts and many of the original H-B Productions series, and the words "{{font|serif|A}}" and "{{font|serif|PRODUCTION}}" are seen above and below the logo respectively. All of the text is white with a black shadow effect.

* '''February 27, 1967:''' On a black background, three small 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 orange box containing a large, black stylized "'''HB'''" cutout. Then, the box grows to become an 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 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 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 6, 1969-September 2, 1970:''' Same as the 1967/alternate 1968 version, but the "'''HB'''" instead fills with 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 dark blue with a orange outline surrounding it. A different Taft byline can also be seen below in blue.

* A still variant has been seen on only a couple of TV movies of the era, such as the live-action telefilm ''The Gathering''. Here, the pattern consists of six horizontal strips in solid colors (yellow, orange, red, pink, indigo, blue), with thin lines running between the strips.

* A variant features the "H-B" in a more straightforward stencil font, more towards the top of the screen and a large lime green/olive-brown "77" in the same style underneath, made out of several vertical lines. There are no "HANNA-BARBERA"s in either figure. The variant begins with this design cascading and forming on-screen, followed by four "starbursts" appearing. The whole scene then gives way to four small circles that join together and zoom in to become a giant rotating circle, surrounded by a string of flashing live-action lights. Within the circle appear several (fairly obscure) Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters: Precious Pupp, Mumbly, Atom Ant, Winsome Witch, Squiddly Diddly and Chief Winchley, Pa Rugg from ''The Hillbilly Bears'', and Secret Squirrel. The circle and lights then disappear, and (to the beat of the sound effects in the music) a starburst "explodes" three times before the "HB77" logo forms again onscreen. At the bottom for part of the animation is the text "Dolphin Productions/New York", referring to [[Dolphin Productions]], a New York-based company that incorporated the first computer-generated effects in TV logos and advertisements, being the production company behind this variant. This logo was only used in 1977 and was created as an interstitial for the Hanna-Barbera programming block "HB '77" that aired on [[Rede Globo]] in Brazil that year. Another variant is rumoured to exist with an "HB 78" logo.

'''Visuals:''' On a sky-blue background, Fred Flintstone, in a purple "caveman tuxedo", waves a 'magic cane' to make a box with the words "THE FIRST {{color|gold|30}} YEARS" inside it appear next to him. He puts away the cane and proceeds to tap-dance in front of a purple baseball diamond-like shape. Above that in an arc is a sign reading "THE {{color|gold|FLINTSTONES}}", with "THE" in a small black triangle above the arc. Below is the Hanna-Barbera script logo in blue. Fred then strikes a pose with his top hat out, and "{{color|gold|FLINTSTONES}}" shines.

*On all episodes of ''The What a Cartoon! Show'', a headshot of Fred Flintstone looking upwards in a pale purple oval with a rose-pink script logo is plastered onto the lower right corner of the opening sequence after it briefly flies away at the start.

*''SWAT Kats'': A grinning picture of one of the Kats inside a light blue oval (T-Bone, opening variant; for season 1, it cross-fades into the intro; for season 2, it flashes with energy, then fades into a shot of T-Bone, in his civilian identity, working on a car using a blow torch) or vertical rectangle (Razor, closing variant). A yellow-green “Hanna-Barbera” is seen, slanted and near the top. The background is either a dark blue-black gradient on the opening variant, or a dark-light blue gradient on the closing variant.

** The first variant has a headshot of Jonny Quest in a vertical magenta rectangle. A greenish-blue "Hanna-Barbera" on an angle is near the top. The background is dark turquoise.

** The second variant has a headshot of Jonny Quest (utilizing some sort of arm device)  in a blue oval. A copper "Hanna-Barbera" script logo shining in copper letters is near the oval and slanted. The background is black.

*''The Addams Family'': A headshot of Uncle Fester in a vertical pistachio-colored rectangle. A blue-purple "Hanna-Barbera" turned 90-degrees clockwise is on the right. This is on a purple background.

*''The Halloween Tree'': A headshot of Mr. Moundshroud in a tomato-colored oval. A yellow "Hanna-Barbera" is near the bottom of the oval. The background is a gradient midnight blue (which seems vaguely similar to the one in the ''SWAT Kats'' opening variant).

** The second variant, which is animated, has a headshot of Fred looking upward that appears inside a dark blue oval. A magenta "Hanna-Barbera" wipes in over him, and as it wipes in, his pupils follow the words before moving down. The word "Presents", in a blue color appears below the logo. A still version exists where the oval is magenta and the script is dark blue.

** The fourth variant has a head shot of a happy Fred Flintstone inside of a purple oval on a black background, with the H-B script in light turquoise. The oval has a white border around it.

**The first variant has a headshot of Dino in a light blue rectangle. A yellow "Hanna-Barbera" is on the side. The background is blue.

**The second variant has a headshot of Dino from ''The Flintstones'' inside an orange-yellow oval with the H-B script in light blue on a sky blue background. Under the logo is a copyright.

**  The first variant has a headshot of a grinning Yogi Bear inside a rose bonbon rectangle. A tangerine-yellow "Hanna-Barbera" is on the side. This is on a solid blue background.

*''The Jetsons'': A headshot of George Jetson with a huge smile inside a pistachio-colored rectangle. A rose bonbon "Hanna-Barbera" is on the side. The background is hot pink.

*''Dink the Little Dinosaur'': A headshot of Dink the Little Dinosaur is shown on a pink oval. A purple "Hanna-Barbera" is on the side. The background is black.

*''Dexter's Laboratory'' (Season 2): A side profile of Dexter in a navy blue oval with the H-B script in medium red-violet. The background is white.

*''Cow and Chicken'': Two variants: seasons 1 and 3 have Chicken at the left and Cow at the right in an aqua oval with orange H-B script (common on Boomerang); season 2 has Cow holding Chicken by his neck with apricot-colored script. The oval is also aqua. The background is white.

*''Johnny Bravo'' (Seasons 1-3): Again, two variants: season 1 has Johnny in a purple oval with yellow H-B script; another features a close-up of Johnny in a sky blue oval with mint green H-B script. The first one debuted at the end of the third episode of the first season on July 21, 1997. The later one only appeared on two episodes of the second season. The background is white.

*''I Am Weasel'': I.M. Weasel on the left giving a shy look and I.R. Baboon giving an annoyed/suspicious look on the right inside a jungle green oval with the H-B script in shocking pink. The background is white.

*''Kenny & the Chimp'': Kenny (with an unhappy look on his face) and Chimp inside a pale turquoise oval with the H-B script in pumpkin orange. The background is white.

*''Foe Paws'': Mama Mia smiling in-between Rolo with a surprised look and Vivian glaring inside a grasshopper-green rectangle with the H-B script in leyden blue. The background is white.

*''King Crab'': Lieutenant Rock Shrimp with his frustrated face on the top inside a white rectangle with the H-B script in federal blue. The background is white.

*''Thrillseekers'': (from left to right) Joe, Otto and Ashley with excited looks on their faces inside a pale blue oval with the H-B script in dark turquoise. The background is white.

*''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' (Pilot): A head shot of Grim in a black vertical rectangle with the H-B script in dark green. The background is white. Like the ''Robot Jones'' variant, it was only seen on the pilot episode.

*''Cave Kids'': A head shot of Baby Pebbles Flintstone inside a sky blue oval with the H-B script in yellow. The background is white. Although the syndicated series aired on PBS in 1996, the show originally used the 1994 "Comedy All-Stars" logo before it was replaced with this logo in 1997 for reruns until 1999.

*''Tom and Jerry'' ("The Mansion Cat" short): Head shots of Tom and Jerry inside a malachite box on a periwinkle background with the H-B script in flamingo pink. This one has a more 3-D look to it.

*''Scooby-Doo'': A head shot of Scooby-Doo in a pinkish-red oval with the H-B script in teal. Like ''Uncle Gus'' and most promo versions, the background is black. This is seen on the first four made-for-video ''Scooby-Doo'' movies produced by Warner Bros. Animation. There were no sound effects used. This was used from September 22, 1998 to October 9, 2001. Also, notably, this was one of the two versions to feature the AOL Time Warner byline from 2001, as seen at the end of ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'', the other one seen on the ''Dexter's Laboratory'' "Greatest Adventures" VHS.

*Action: The "Hanna-Barbera" script logo is sky blue and is put in a grey oval: