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'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation. | '''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' An off-tune, ascending 8-note synthesized theme accompanied with whooshing, composed by Saban Brands founder Haim Saban, introduced in September 1984. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
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'''Technique:''' Traditional animation, done by [[TMS Entertainment]]. | '''Technique:''' Traditional animation, done by [[TMS Entertainment]]. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' | ||
*''The Littles'': The last line of the closing theme song: "You can't stop the Littles 'cause the Littles don't stop!". | *''The Littles'': The last line of the closing theme song: "You can't stop the Littles 'cause the Littles don't stop!". | ||
* ''Inspector Gadget'': A 5-note horn stinger, followed by a "twoing" sound as Gadget's mallet "dots" the "i". Afterwards, we hear a three-note trumpet outro. This is a shortened variation of a background music cue often used on the show to end scenes in an episode, composed by Shuki Levy. | * ''Inspector Gadget'': A 5-note horn stinger, followed by a "twoing" sound as Gadget's mallet "dots" the "i". Afterwards, we hear a three-note trumpet outro. This is a shortened variation of a background music cue often used on the show to end scenes in an episode, composed by Shuki Levy. | ||
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'''Technique:''' CGI mixed with chroma-key effects. Live-action photo for the kid in bed portion. All made using Digital Arts DGS 1.0 and 2.0 on the IBM Personal Computer AT (expanded with a Definicon Accelerator Board and an AT&T Truvision TARGA graphics chip). | '''Technique:''' CGI mixed with chroma-key effects. Live-action photo for the kid in bed portion. All made using Digital Arts DGS 1.0 and 2.0 on the IBM Personal Computer AT (expanded with a Definicon Accelerator Board and an AT&T Truvision TARGA graphics chip). | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' 4 different sets of music were used: | ||
* Early-Mid September 1987: A synth note and a whispering choir singing the company name. This variant earned the nickname "Chorus from Hell" for its unintentionally creepy nature and was only used in early fall 1987. | * Early-Mid September 1987: A synth note and a whispering choir singing the company name. This variant earned the nickname "Chorus from Hell" for its unintentionally creepy nature and was only used in early fall 1987. | ||
* 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. | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A light dance-pop tune with bells and other cartoonish sounds, often ending with a child saying "Deek" (the third kid voice-over from the previous logo). The music for this logo was done by Andy Heyward's daughter, Bianca. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||