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'''Logo:''' The background is a vortex of blue concentric boxes in which purple colors streak down as a stylized "DiC" (with a strong resemblance to the next logo) comes up, seemingly sideways, then turns forward as it comes closer. When it is all the way up, the logo sparkles red as a white outline wipes in.

** The filmed variant has a brighter blue vortex (sometimes it might be brighter) and the "DiC" is more of yellow-orange (amber) color. This variant was used in ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, M.A.S.K.'' and ''Dennis the Menace.''

** The videotaped variant has a dark purplish-blue vortex and "DiC" is in green. The filmed version of the green variant also exists in French dubs of their shows of the time. The green variant was shown on ''Inspector Gadget,'' ''The Get-Along Gang, Kidd Video, Pole Position, Rainbow Brite, Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Care Bears, Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, Kissyfur, Popples, The Real Ghostbusters, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Lady Lovely Locks,'' and ''Beverly Hills Teens.''

* 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".

* An in-credit version exists, consisting of the print version of the logo in white and superimposed in the credits. This is how the logo originally started out; the animated variant debuted in 1982.

* On the pilot episode of ''Kidd Video'', the logo is seen in a box in the center top-left part of the screen, and the Saban logo in the center bottom-right. The corner of the DIC logo overlaps the Saban logo, and this is up against a black background with a white streak in the middle. Vice-versa on later episodes, but against an orange background, again with a white streak in the middle (with the logos switching places).

** On a filmed copy of said series, the logos swapped places.

* One variant has the vortex fade to a greenish color after the logo zooms in, probably because of quality issues with some prints of the logo. It was often seen on early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. It was also spotted on Maier Group/FHE/Kideo Video releases of said show.

'''FX/SFX:''' The blue vortex with purple streaking down it, and the zooming logo.

* Originally, the logo had no music when it was first used, as seen on early first-season episodes of ''Inspector Gadget'' (1983), and its pilot in 1982. This is also preserved on some VHS tapes of the show.

* 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).

'''Logo:''' A character appears across a background with a green "D.i.C.":

** If the show is ever rerun, it has a slim chance of appearing, but will most likely be plastered by the Cookie Jar logo.

'''Nicknames:''' "Kid in Bed", "The Kid in the Bed"

'''Logo:''' We see a boy sleeping in bed with a dog sleeping on top of him in a stereotypical boy's bedroom, with a window above the bed. The camera pans through the bedroom to a "spiked" star outside the window (the spikes are intended to represent shining). The spiked star morphs into a ball, and the silver, 3D word "'''DiC'''" zooms-in and rotates 90º right angle below to face us. The ball is the dot on the "i" in “DiC”.

* On the earliest variants, a trademark symbol "TM" is used instead of the standard registered trademark symbol "®".

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

* One 1990 variation omits the "Kid in Bed" and "DIC" sound byte, and the word "'''PRESENTS'''" in blue fades in below. There is also a sped-up version of this variant.