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Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, [[Créativité & Développement (France)|Créativité & Développement]]. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "[[ABC National IDs|ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993 and [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until Andy Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. | Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, [[Créativité & Développement (France)|Créativité & Développement]]. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "[[ABC National IDs|ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993 and [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until Andy Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. | ||
On July 23, 2008, DIC was acquired by [[Cookie Jar Entertainment|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, Cookie Jar decided to take over and the studio was folded into Cookie Jar (later "DHX Media", now "[[WildBrain|WildBrain]]"). Currently, most of the DIC library is owned by WildBrain after its acquisition of Cookie Jar Entertainment, with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'', ''The Karate Kid'', and ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (the first three seasons were produced by DIC and the remainder of the series was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]]; the series is owned by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]]), ''ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''ALF Tales'' (owned by [[Alien Productions]]; the holding company for the ''ALF'' franchise with distribution rights handled by [[Shout! Factory]]), the 1989 adaptation of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (owned by [[Hasbro]] via [[Entertainment One|Entertainment One]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[NBCUniversal Television|NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]]), ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' and ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (owned by [[MGM Television]]), ''Where's Wally?'' (known as ''Where's Waldo?'' in the US; owned by [[Mattel Creations]] via [[HiT Entertainment | On July 23, 2008, DIC was acquired by [[Cookie Jar Entertainment|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, Cookie Jar decided to take over and the studio was folded into Cookie Jar (later "DHX Media", now "[[WildBrain|WildBrain]]"). Currently, most of the DIC library is owned by WildBrain after its acquisition of Cookie Jar Entertainment, with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'', ''The Karate Kid'', and ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (the first three seasons were produced by DIC and the remainder of the series was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]]; the series is owned by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]]), ''ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''ALF Tales'' (owned by [[Alien Productions]]; the holding company for the ''ALF'' franchise with distribution rights handled by [[Shout! Factory]]), the 1989 adaptation of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (owned by [[Hasbro]] via [[Entertainment One|Entertainment One]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[NBCUniversal Television|NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]]), ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' and ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (owned by [[MGM Television]]), ''Where's Wally?'' (known as ''Where's Waldo?'' in the US; owned by [[Mattel Creations]] via [[HiT Entertainment|HiT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' (owned by [[Toei Animation|Toei Animation]]; current license lies with [[Viz Media|Viz Media]]), and ''Camp Candy'' (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by [[Saban Entertainment]]), ''Meet the Deedles'', ''Genius'', and the 1999 live-action ''Inspector Gadget'' movie and its sequel (both owned by The Walt Disney Company). | ||
===1st Logo (1980 (in-credit version)-December 4, 1982, September 12, 1983-July 18, 1987)=== | ===1st Logo (1980 (in-credit version)-December 4, 1982, September 12, 1983-July 18, 1987)=== | ||
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* In 2003, this logo was strangely resurrected. This time, instead of the regular DIC logo, it has "The Incredible World Of DIC" globe from the 4th logo zoom up outside the window, with light rays shining behind it. When the globe stops, the light rays flash. The logo also has a different starfield that appears to be a cheap rotating 2D image. This variant is nicknamed “Globe in Space”. | * In 2003, this logo was strangely resurrected. This time, instead of the regular DIC logo, it has "The Incredible World Of DIC" globe from the 4th logo zoom up outside the window, with light rays shining behind it. When the globe stops, the light rays flash. The logo also has a different starfield that appears to be a cheap rotating 2D image. This variant is nicknamed “Globe in Space”. | ||
* On a 1989 demo reel titled [https://youtu.be/9hIOfEiy4lc ''Flying Logos''] by Peter Conn, the logo is on a completely black background. | * On a 1989 demo reel titled [https://youtu.be/9hIOfEiy4lc ''Flying Logos''] by Peter Conn, the logo is on a completely black background. | ||
* On British prints of ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'', the logo is shown within the 1996 [[STV Studios | * On British prints of ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'', the logo is shown within the 1996 [[STV Studios|Scottish Television Enterprises]] logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The pan from the bed to the star, along with the chroma key effects used to place the CGI animations in the window. | '''FX/SFX:''' The pan from the bed to the star, along with the chroma key effects used to place the CGI animations in the window. | ||
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* September 12, 1987-1990: A brief gust of wind, followed by an echoing series of 2 keyboard synth notes. Composed by Shuki Levy. | * September 12, 1987-1990: A brief gust of wind, followed by an echoing series of 2 keyboard synth notes. Composed by Shuki Levy. | ||
* September 8, 1990-January 2, 1999: A 7-note synth chime theme, then 2 harp glissandos and a held-out orchestral note. Composed by Tom Worrall. | * September 8, 1990-January 2, 1999: A 7-note synth chime theme, then 2 harp glissandos and a held-out orchestral note. Composed by Tom Worrall. | ||
* January 12, 1999-July 21, 2001, 2003-2005: A dreamy cartoonish theme (sounds similar to the [[Video Collection International | * January 12, 1999-July 21, 2001, 2003-2005: A dreamy cartoonish theme (sounds similar to the [[Video Collection International|Video Collection]]/[[Strand Home Video]] music) with a female choir singing "Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!". Composed by Mike Piccirillo. Sometimes, this theme might be extended or shortened. | ||
* A child says "DiC" (pronounced "Deek") near the end on all 4 versions, in most cases. The first voiceover was rather stoic, while the next two ones featured much perkier voiceovers. | * A child says "DiC" (pronounced "Deek") near the end on all 4 versions, in most cases. The first voiceover was rather stoic, while the next two ones featured much perkier voiceovers. | ||