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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name = DIC Entertainment Corporation | |||
| image = The Incredible World of DiC Logo.svg | | image = The Incredible World of DiC Logo.svg | ||
| founded = 1971 ({{age|1971|1|1}} years ago) | | founded = 1971 ({{age|1971|1|1}} years ago) | ||
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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 |ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993 and [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until 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 |ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993 and [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until 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 [[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]]; 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 | 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]]; 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]]), ''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 Television|Mattel Creations]] via [[HIT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]), 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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'''Availability:''' Seen only on both ''The Littles'' and ''Inspector Gadget''. Nowadays, they are plastered over, but are retained on older prints. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on both ''The Littles'' and ''Inspector Gadget''. Nowadays, they are plastered over, but are retained on older prints. | ||
*''The Littles'' version has been retained on almost all DVD releases (including the Sterling/NCircle DVD of ''The Littles Christmas Special'' and the 2 complete series boxsets) and re-airings of the series. | *''The Littles'' version has been retained on almost all DVD releases (including the Sterling/NCircle DVD of ''The Littles Christmas Special'' and the 2 complete series boxsets) and re-airings of the series. | ||
*This doesn't appear when ''The Littles'' made the rounds as part of a syndicated package of DIC shows appearing on local stations syndicated by Tribune Entertainment between 2003 and the summer of 2008 (nicknamed the | *This doesn't appear when ''The Littles'' made the rounds as part of a syndicated package of DIC shows appearing on local stations syndicated by Tribune Entertainment between 2003 and the summer of 2008 (nicknamed the "DIC Kids Network" and later the "Cookie Jar Kids Network"); the end credit animation is slowed down except for the audio to run at the allotted time so they plastered this logo with the 2001 logo. | ||
**This also doesn't appear on some modern non-English prints of the series, as the Cookie Jar logo plasters it, with the music intact. | **This also doesn't appear on some modern non-English prints of the series, as the Cookie Jar logo plasters it, with the music intact. | ||
*The ''Inspector Gadget'' version is less common than ''The Littles'' version. It 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). The second season reverts this logo back to the Vortex logo (unlike ''The Littles'', that used its variant throughout its entire run); this is due to the series taking a break in 1984. | *The ''Inspector Gadget'' version is less common than ''The Littles'' version. It 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). The second season reverts this logo back to the Vortex logo (unlike ''The Littles'', that used its variant throughout its entire run); this is due to the series taking a break in 1984. | ||
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<center>'''Produced by DIC for<br/>Bagdasarian Productions'''</center> | <center>'''Produced by DIC for<br/>Bagdasarian Productions'''</center> | ||
* On | * On DIC's English-dubbed episodes of ''Sailor Moon'' (known as ''Bishoujo Senshi [Pretty Soldier] Sailor Moon'' in Japan), this copyright stamp appears after the logo (the 1st 1990 variant): | ||
<center>{{Font|Times New Roman|'''English Language Adaptation<br>Copyright [YEAR] DIC Productions, L.P.'''}}</center> | <center>{{Font|Times New Roman|'''English Language Adaptation<br>Copyright [YEAR] DIC Productions, L.P.'''}}</center> | ||
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'''Availability:''' Most airings and releases of DIC shows today have the Cookie Jar Entertainment logo plastering it, but some TV airings, online prints, and older DVD and VHS releases of DIC shows keep this logo intact, and remains the easiest logo to find from the company, especially the 1990 variant. | '''Availability:''' Most airings and releases of DIC shows today have the Cookie Jar Entertainment logo plastering it, but some TV airings, online prints, and older DVD and VHS releases of DIC shows keep this logo intact, and remains the easiest logo to find from the company, especially the 1990 variant. | ||
* Like the first logo, this doesn't appear on Disney films from the late | * Like the first logo, this doesn't appear on Disney films from the late 1990's like ''Meet the Deedles'' and ''Inspector Gadget'', respectively, as this logo was only used on both television and direct-to-video productions. | ||
* The 1987 variant first appeared on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' season 3 episode "Baby Spookums" (season 2 on ABC airings), which launched on September 12, 1987 (incredibily, two days before the airing of Season 2) and appeared on every episode of the series afterwards. | * The 1987 variant first appeared on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' season 3 episode "Baby Spookums" (season 2 on ABC airings), which launched on September 12, 1987 (incredibily, two days before the airing of Season 2) and appeared on every episode of the series afterwards. | ||
** It was seen on Season 2 both of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' and ''Dennis The Menace'' (the latter of which aired on Boomerang until 2015), and on other shows from the time. | ** It was seen on Season 2 both of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' and ''Dennis The Menace'' (the latter of which aired on Boomerang until 2015), and on other shows from the time. | ||