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'''Variants:'''

* There are filmed and videotaped variants.  

* On some episodes of ''Pole Position'', a still shot of the beginning of the logo zoomed in, and then the regular animation played.

* Early episodes of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' had the byline "Produced In Association With".

* ''Cro et Bronto'' had an in-credit version as well; however, it is above the title card and looks more drawn and 3D.

* A 1987 PSA produced for the ''Kideo TV'' block had a superimposed version with the logo looking like the ''Cro et Bronto'' in-credit version.

* On at least one reissue print of ''Ulysses 31'', the logo animation is slightly slower. Wherever this is a variation or an error with the logo is currently unknown.

* One of the later filmed variants features a bigger version of the DIC logo, along with a much darker vortex.

* On the original theatrical and VHS release of ''Here Come the Littles'', a new variant of this logo's music was introduced at the beginning of the film (using the later variant of the filmed version), utilizing a very different 5-note keyboard tune. It may or may not have been heard on other theatrical DIC movies of the time. This music was also used on a few shows like the 2nd season of ''Inspector Gadget'' (1985-86), though also appearing on some later prints of episodes from the first season. On this show, it was used with the videotaped variant (sometimes sped-up).

* Sometimes, the ending of the show's theme would play over the logo instead of having its own music.

* The superimposed variant had an announcer (John Harlan, best known as the announcer for game shows like ''Name That Tune'' and ''You Don't Say'') saying "''Kideo TV'' is a production of DIC Enterprises...", and then the voiceover continues on through the LBS Communications logo, which is also superimposed. Unusually, Harlan pronounces the name as "D-I-C" (likely because the correct pronunciation was unknown at the time and Harlan obviously would not want to be accused of swearing).

* On a 2009 DVD print of the Russian dub of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', the "Produced in Association With" variant had the music for the first "Kid in Bed" variant (making this a reverse plaster). This variant was only seen on one episode on the DVD, "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".

* This logo last appeared on the second season of ''Popples''.

===2nd Logo (September 10, 1983-November 2, 1985)===

'''Nicknames:''' "D.i.C.", "DIC Snippets", “Dotting the I”

'''FX/SFX:''' The character animations, done by [[TMS Entertainment (Japan)|TMS Entertainment]].

* The ''Inspector Gadget'' version was seen on many first-season episodes of the series, starting with the episode "The Ruby" (Some early episodes up to "Don't Hold Your Breath" generally had the "Vortex", along with some later episodes). Strangely, the 2nd season did not use this logo (reverting back to the Vortex logo), unlike ''The Littles'', which used its variant throughout its entire run. This is possibly because the series took a break in 1984.

** This version is pretty hard to find, as most prints of the series replace this logo with newer DIC logos, usually the 3rd or 4th logos, or a Cookie Jar logo.

** This was last seen on American television through late '90s airings of ''Inspector Gadget'' on Nickelodeon and was also found on many early Family Home Entertainment releases (with the 1985 logo).

** If the show is ever rerun, it has a slim chance of appearing, but don’t get your hopes up.

'''Nicknames:''' "Kid in Bed", "DIC!", "Deek!", "The Spiked Star"

'''Trivia:'''

* In late 1990, the logo got an update with a spiffier starfield. The glow effect on the white ball is gone on this variant. The position of the sleeping boy and dog are also different (as if it were an alternate take).

* A bumper seen on early DiC Video releases had a video freeze at the end with "'''PRESENTS'''" quickly appearing below letter by letter, in Helvetica (or Arial).

* On ''Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters'', "In association with" is below the logo. Sometimes, it fades in midway or stays throughout the entire duration, and the phrase is completely capitalized.

* Around 1991-1994, the byline “COPRODUCED BY RETEITALIA, s.p.a. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELECINCO” appeared below at the end. Another version has it rephrased to "IN ASSOCIATION WITH RETETITALIA s.p.a & TELECINCO".

* On a Brazilian VHS release of the cartoon ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'', the 1999 jingle is heard without the "DIC" voiceover.

* One variant of the 1999 version exists that uses the regular-length music, but features the “DIC!” voiceover in a slightly different pitch, done by the same child, but more up tempo and quickly.

* On a Spanish DVD print of ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors'' episodes "Escape from the Garden of Evil", "The Vase of Xiang", "Steel Against Shadow", and "Silver Crusaders", the 1990 warp-speed variant has music from the Cookie Jar Entertainment logo!! This was due to a reverse plaster.

* A Spanish VHS release of ''Street Sharks'' has a completely different theme featuring an xylophone.

*1987 Variant: Rare.

** It first appeared on ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' episode "Leekee Lake" and appeared on every episode of the series afterwards. It was seen on season 2 of ''Dennis The Menace'' on pre-2015 Boomerang, and on other shows from the time. The choir version was seen on syndicated programs that switched from CPT to Coca-Cola Telecommunications at the last minute, including some syndicated episodes of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (plastering the "Vortex" logo - the syndicated episodes were produced during the Vortex era), and some episodes of ''Starcom: The U.S. Space Force''. This variant is intact on some of the episodes on the recent DVD release of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' from Time-Life. The version that continues over the Coca-Cola music can be seen on older VHS prints of these two shows. International prints of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' normally do not have this logo. They instead use the 1988 Saban International logo, though some episodes use both the DIC and Saban logos.

* 1990 Variant: Ultra common. This is the most common logo of the company to find for its wide prevalence during this time, as well as being used to plaster older logos and variants.

** The regular longer version appears on ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (was also retained on Boomerang airings before the 2015 rebrand; the same goes for the Season 1 prints on the Boomerang Streaming Service), ''Inspector Gadget's Field Trip'', DIC's infamous ''Sailor Moon'' dub, the Sterling DVD and VHS of ''Inspector Gadget: The Gadget Files'', ''Extreme Dinosaurs'', among others. Was also used as a de-facto home video logo on earlier [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Video]] distributed tapes.

** The version with the xylophone theme is ultra rare and only appears on a Spanish VHS release of ''Street Sharks'' as of writing.

*1999 Variant: Extremely rare in the USA and Canada, but more common in most international regions like Europe.

** The long version first appeared on ''Our Friend, Martin'' and eventually appeared on the VHS tape ''Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires'' and the DTV feature ''Monster Mash''.

** The extended longer variant only appears on ''Madeline: Lost in Paris'', and was retained on the Shout! Factory DVD release.

'''Nicknames:''' "The IWoD Globe", "The Incredible World of DIC", "DIC! II", "Deek! II"

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'''Trivia:''' "The Incredible World of DIC" name was originally introduced in 1994 on a print logo. It was in-name-only until 2001 when an on-screen logo was made.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A light dance-pop tune with bells and other cartoonish sounds. Sometimes the theme is extended, with a few extra bells heard at the end. In other cases, it's edited/warp speed. On ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever'', it's silent. The variants end with a child saying "Deek" (the third kid voice-over from the previous logo).

'''Availability:''' Uncommon. As with the variant above, it was commonly used to plaster older DIC logos.