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=== 31st ID (1998-2001) ===
=== 31st ID (1998-2001) ===
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'''Nicknames:''' "We Love TV", "Yellow Ident"
'''ID:''' Usually a bunch of shapes moving around, which always ends with the ABC logo in the middle of a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background with "{{Font|Courier|'''American Broadcasting Company'''}}" or "{{Font|Courier|'''We Love TV'''}}" appearing one-by-one below to the beat of the music.


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'''Trivia:''' The idents were designed by Pittard Sullivan and Troika Design Group. At the time, ABC was the most wanted television network in America due to the popularity of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire''.
'''Nicknames:''' "We Love TV", "Yellow Ident"
'''ID:''' The ABC logo suddenly appears in a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background and the words "{{Font|Courier|'''American Broadcasting Company'''}}" (or "{{Font|Courier|'''America's Broadcasting Company'''}}") appear one by one in the bottom. If you can watch carefully, the ABC logo is being formed by a circle zooming in and the ABC logo suddenly appears.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* There is a slightly longer variant of this ident, seen during commercial breaks.
* Starting in 1999, the text said "{{Font|Courier|'''America's Broadcasting Company'''}}".
* Other variations are spotted.
* Talent variations of the ID exist, where black-and-white pictures of the show's stars are seen before cutting to the usual ending.


'''FX/SFX:''' The ABC logo suddenly appearing. Awesome Ink and Paint. Created by Pittard Sullivan.
'''FX/SFX:''' The shapes moving.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare of the four-note ABC jingle. Composed by The Mad Bus.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A drumbeat, ending with the four-note ABC jingle. The talent variants have a variety of music.


'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher''.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher''.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 32nd ID (2000-2002) ===
=== 32nd ID (2000-2002) ===

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