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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]]. 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]]. 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 closed its doors and was acquired by the Canadian [[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]]"). 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]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[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]]), ''Sailor Moon'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]; current license lies with [[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'' film and its sequel (both owned by The Walt Disney Company). | On July 23, 2008, DIC closed its doors and was acquired by the Canadian [[DHX Cookie Jar|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]]"). 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]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[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]]), ''Sailor Moon'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]; current license lies with [[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'' film and its sequel (both owned by The Walt Disney Company). | ||
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* In exceptional cases, it used the closing theme of the show (e.g., later reruns of ''Rainbow Brite'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''). Sometimes, the "DIC" voice-over still plays after the logo appears, for example on ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin''. | * In exceptional cases, it used the closing theme of the show (e.g., later reruns of ''Rainbow Brite'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''). Sometimes, the "DIC" voice-over still plays after the logo appears, for example on ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin''. | ||
* Rarely, a warp speed variant exists where the 1990 logo plays as normal, except it uses the 1987 "DIC!" soundbite instead (and the music is in a slightly lower pitch).<ref>https://youtu.be/14XeX3PTzYs</ref> | * Rarely, a warp speed variant exists where the 1990 logo plays as normal, except it uses the 1987 "DIC!" soundbite instead (and the music is in a slightly lower pitch).<ref>https://youtu.be/14XeX3PTzYs</ref> | ||
* On Scandinavian and Latin America (only on some episodes) dubbed prints of ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'', the logo had the music from the [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo! Even odder, it's followed by the 1996 [[Buena Vista International Television|Buena Vista International]] logo! This is possibly because the prints used are Buena Vista versions, and the music is a result of a reverse plaster. | * On Scandinavian and Latin America (only on some episodes) dubbed prints of ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'', the logo had the music from the [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo! Even odder, it's followed by the 1996 [[Buena Vista International Television|Buena Vista International]] logo! This is possibly because the prints used are Buena Vista versions, and the music is a result of a reverse plaster. | ||
* On ''Sonic Underground'' episodes aired on the French version of the KidsCo network, the logo is silent. | * On ''Sonic Underground'' episodes aired on the French version of the KidsCo network, the logo is silent. | ||
* On a Brazilian VHS release of the cartoon ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'', surprisingly, the 1999 jingle is heard without the "DIC" voiceover. | * On a Brazilian VHS release of the cartoon ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'', surprisingly, the 1999 jingle is heard without the "DIC" voiceover. | ||
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