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* An <u>in-credit version</u> exists, consisting of the print version of the logo in white and superimposed in the credits. This is how the logo was before the animated variant debuted in 1982.

** ''<u>Cro et Bronto</u>'' has this version above the title card and looks more drawn and 3D.

* There are filmed and videotaped variants:   

** The <u>filmed variant</u> has a brighter {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} vortex (or on some occasions, brighter) and the "{{color|gold|'''''DiC'''''}}" is more of a {{color|gold|yellow-orange}} ({{Color|#E6AE19|amber}}) color. This variant is seen on ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors'', ''M.A.S.K.'' and ''Dennis the Menace''.

** The <u>videotaped variant</u> has a {{color|navy|dark purplish-blue}} vortex and "{{color|lime|'''''DiC'''''}}" is in {{color|lime|green}}, which is seen 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.''

*** A filmed version of this variant also exists, which can be found on French dubs of their shows of the time.

*** The filmed variant may also have the DIC logo be smaller with a low-pitched jingle.

* On ''<u>Here Come the Littles</u>'', the filmed version of the logo is stretched out, and is also slightly more closer to the screen. It also has a low pitched jingle.

* On some episodes of ''Pole Position'', a still shot of the beginning of the logo zooms in, and then the regular animation plays.

* Early episodes of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' have the byline "<u>Produced In Association With</u>".

* <u>A 1987 PSA produced for the ''Kideo TV'' block</u> had a superimposed version with the logo looking like the in-credit version.

* On <u>the pilot episode of ''Kidd Video''</u>, 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 at least a filmed copy of said series, the logos swapped places.

* One variant has the vortex fade to a {{Color|green}} 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 Communications, Inc.|Maier Group]]/[[Family Home Entertainment|FHE]]/[[Kideo Video]] releases and is preserved on the 1987 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Volume 1'' from [[The Video Collection]].

* On at least one reissue print of ''Ulysses 31'', the logo animation is slightly slower. Wherever this is a variation or an error with the logo is currently unknown.

* On <u>the demo reel of the pilot episode used to pitch ''The Real Ghostbusters''</u>, the letters are in black and white on a dark background and the logo is silent.

* Another variant is identical to the above variant, except "DIC" is {{color|gold|yellow}}. This is seen on a print of the first episode of ''Care Bears'', but it is unknown as to which one (likely an early VHS release of the 11-minute version).

* On original airings of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'', a segment called ''Protect Yourself Featuring Teddy Ruxpin'' features the logo in {{color|red}} on a {{color|gold|yellow}} background, with "''{{color|red|Produced by}}''" above and "''{{color|red|in association with The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children}}''" below. A copyright notice appears below all that.

* At least one [[Children's ITV/CITV|CITV]] airing of ''Care Bears'' in the late 1980s (specifically "The Last Laugh/The Show Must Go On") has the 1986 [[LWT Productions|LWT]] endcap fading in over the logo right as it starts, leaving only the first note of the music and a tiny bit of the second as well.<ref>https://archive.org/details/80s-uk-care-bears-tv-recordings-from-citv-in-the-mid-80s</ref>

* Originally, the logo had no music when it was first used, which is seen on the 1982 pilot and early first-season episodes of ''Inspector Gadget''. This is also preserved on some VHS releases of the show.

* On the original theatrical and VHS release of ''Here Come the Littles'', a new piece of music was introduced at the beginning of the film (using the filmed version), a five-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 at least the second season of ''Inspector Gadget'' (1985-86), as well as some later prints of episodes from the first season. On this show, it was used with the videotaped variant, and is also slightly sped-up and higher-pitched as a result.

* Sometimes, the logo has the show's ending theme play over it instead.

* The superimposed variant had an announcer (John Harlan) saying "''Kideo TV'' is a production of DIC Enterprises...", and then the voiceover continues on through the [[LBS Communications]] logo, which is also superimposed. Harlan pronounces the name as "D-I-C".

* On some episodes of the Hungarian-dubbed airings of ''Inspector Gadget'', the “green vortex” variant has the audio from the 2004 [[Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo, followed by the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] and 1999 [[Fox Kids Worldwide|Fox Kids]] logos. The former is most likely due to a reverse plastering error.

* On a 2009 DVD print of the Russian dub of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (specifically the episode "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"), the "Produced in Association With" variant has the music for the first "Kid in Bed" variant of the 3rd logo (making this a reverse plastering error).

* On a Spanish DVD print of ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors'' episode "Ghostship", the filmed version of the logo has the music from the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo, due to another reverse plaster situation.

'''Availability:''' Seen on shows from this company from the time-period until 1987. Outside of shows that are not owned by [[WildBrain|Wildbrain]] (and before then, [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]]), it is nowadays plastered over.

* It first appeared as an in-credit logo on ''Cro et Bronto''. That variant was also seen on original Japanese airings of ''Ulysses 31''.

** However, shows from this period either had this logo replaced or are lost outside of original TV airings.

* The animated version first appeared on the pilot of ''Inspector Gadget'' in late 1982, and is also seen on multiple first-season episodes of the show in September 1983, though the logo wouldn’t begin its official run until September 1984 on other shows.

* Most of the shows that had this logo (''Inspector Gadget'', ''Zoobilee Zoo'', ''Dennis the Menace'', and ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'' to name a few) are not currently airing (either in the U.S. or overseas), so it’s pretty much gone on TV.

** However, it is still intact on a decent amount of VHS releases (and some DVD releases).

** If the shows are rerun, the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] logo will typically appear instead; when they were rerun on a channel like pre-2015 [[Boomerang]], this logo might have been intact.

* Some [[NCircle Entertainment|NCircle]] DVD releases of ''Heathcliff'' also retain this logo.

* It was also seen when [[Boomerang]] and Atlanta's WATC 18 reran ''Dennis The Menace''.

* The variant with the closing theme can be found on some shows, such as ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (1st season and syndicated episodes), ''Kissyfur'', ''The Get Along Gang'', and the ''Liberty and the Littles'' movie, among others. (The ''Liberty and the Littles'' variant can also be found in the "Visual History of the DIC Logo" special feature on S'More Entertainment's ''The Littles: The Complete Unedited Series'' DVD set as the second logo in the montage {appearing after the ''Littles'' custom variant of the next logo and preceding the 1990 variant of the 3rd logo}).

** This variant is also intact on uploads of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' on both the official [[The Jim Henson Company]] YouTube channel and [[Amazon Originals|Amazon Prime Video]].

** It was also seen on the 1984 television special ''Poochie'' and is also intact on its VHS release, however, the special has not received a DVD or digital release.

* It was also left intact on Kabillion On Demand's prints of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' (followed by the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television|SPT]] logo) and is also retained on DVD releases.

* The videotaped variant is rather rare and it hasn't been seen on TV in years, but it was left intact on reruns of certain shows.

** On [[Starz Encore]] Kids & Family, this, along with the 1984 [[LBS Communications]] logo, is retained on at least one episode of ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats''.

** The videotaped variant, along with the 1984 [[LBS Communications]] logo is also intact on the 1991 UK VHS release of ''Heathcliff And Cats And Company: Xmas Memories'' from [[Tempo Video]].

** The silent variant of the videotaped version of this logo is also seen at the end of the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Monster Lake and Other Stories'', which is then followed by the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] logo.

* [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]/[[Fox Kids Worldwide]] prints (such as the UK DVD releases and VHS releases from [[Maximum Entertainment]]) also tend to keep this logo, followed normally with the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] logo (sometimes, the 1999 [[Fox Kids Worldwide|Fox Kids]] logo may also follow).

** However, some shows, such as ''Heathcliff'', only end with the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] logo.

* Aside from ''Here Come the Littles'', this logo was only used on television productions, so it is absent from the 1985 film ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'', as well as the 1986 film ''Heathcliff: The Movie''.

* All ''Kidd Video'' variants are preserved on a few VHS releases in its time, but the show has not been rerun in many years and has not received any DVD or digital release.

* This logo was also likely seen on the short-lived series ''Wolf Rock TV'', which is mostly lost as it has not been reran in many years and has not received any home media or digital release.

* This last appearance of this logo was on the second season of ''Popples''.

* ''<u>The Littles</u>'' (September 10, 1983-November 2, 1985): Over an {{color|orange}} background, Dinky runs past the logo, throwing a {{color|green|green}} button onto the space above the "I" to form the dot.

* ''<u>Inspector Gadget</u>'' (October 3-December 9, 1983): Over a {{color|blue}} background, Inspector Gadget passes over the logo riding skates. Suddenly, his Gadget mallet pops out of his cap, causing Gadget to lose balance and wobble off-screen. As that happens, the mallet slams into a space above the "I", dotting it.

* ''The Littles'': The last line of the closing theme song: "You can't stop the Littles 'cause the Littles don't stop!".

* ''Inspector Gadget'':

** On at least one early use of the logo, the "twoing!" isn't heard as Gadget's mallet dots the "I".

** On some episodes of the Hungarian airings of the show, it has the music from the 2004 [[Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] logo, followed by the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] and 1999 [[Fox Kids Worldwide|Fox Kids]] logos. The former is most likely due to a reverse plastering error.

* ''The Littles'' version is retained on almost all DVD releases (including the [[Sterling Entertainment Group|Sterling]]/[[NCircle Entertainment|NCircle]] DVD release of ''The Littles Christmas Special'' and the two complete series boxsets) and re-airings of the series.

** However, it also does not 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 does not appear on some modern non-English prints of the series, as the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] logo plasters it, with the music intact.

* The ''Inspector Gadget'' version is 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.

** This was also last seen on American television through late '90s airings of ''Inspector Gadget'' on [[Nickelodeon]] and is also preserved on many early [[Family Home Entertainment]] releases (with the 1985 logo).

* On <u>''Wolf Rock TV''</u>, the logo is on a {{Color|#00C2FF|cerulean}} {{Color|blue}}-{{Color|#9C1B88|dark magenta}} vertical gradient background. It is placed on the bottom-left of the screen, with the 4th [[Dick Clark Productions]] logo next to it and the 1st [[Saban Entertainment]] logo above it.

* A variant of the 1987 version exists, where the zoom in happens shorter, and the logo also freeze frames as “PRESENTS” types in below.

* On the original [[NBC]] broadcasts of ''Captain N & The New Super Mario World'', the logo is higher-pitched, and also lacks the Reteitalia/Telecinco references.

* On ''<u>Old MacDonald's Sing-a-Long Farm</u>'', it features the standard 1990 variant, but it includes a copyright stamp that fades in below the DIC logo, right after the logo's sequence. A shortened version of this variant exists, which can be found on U.S. VHS releases of ''Rimba's Island - You Are Special'' (similar to the ''ALF: The Animated Series'' variant, where it cuts straight to the rotation of the DIC logo, voiding the "Kid in Bed" part), minus the sped-up star animation and the end theme playing over it.

** It is also 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.

* A print version exists, which is used on video games. On ''Inspector Gadget: Advance Mission'', it appears on a black background, while in ''Gadget Racing'', the background is white with the logo outlined. It can also be found on various ''Madeline'' PC games.

* Shorter versions of this logo exist:

** A rare and short version also exists, where the logo starts off with the words finished being written, though it’s hard to describe what part of the longer logo this exactly starts at.

* On a 2000s Brazilian DVD print of one episode of ''Mummies Alive!'', the long version of the logo has the audio from the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] logo at the beginning, with the rest of the logo being silent. This is due to a reverse plastering error.

** It is also seen at the end of other [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] VHS/DVD releases, in addition to the following shows: ''Super Duper Sumos'', original [[CBS]] airings of ''Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot'' (the one that DIC didn't produce), ''DinoSquad'' and ''Sushi Pack''.

** A mid-length version of it exists, which is seen on ''Alienators: Evolution Continues'', the logo's TV debut.

* The shorter version of the logo first appeared on ''Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!'' and was also seen on ''Liberty's Kids'', all twelve of the ''DIC Movie Toons'', ''Sabrina's Secret Life'', the first season of ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Trollz'', the ''Iz and the Zizzles'' special and its more-forgotten sequel "Will the Zizzles Sizzle or Fizzle?", and the ''McKids Adventures'' direct-to-video releases.

* The warp-speed version is seen on Series 2-4 of ''Strawberry Shortcake'', ''Horseland'', ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie'', and also plasters older DIC logos on the 2003-2008 "DIC Kids Network" syndication package and the 2006-2007 "KOL Secret Slumber Party" block that aired on [[CBS]] Saturday mornings.

* The extended version is preserved on the [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] DVD set of ''Inspector Gadget: The Original Series'', where this logo is tacked onto most episodes on it (except for "The Boat" and "The Ruby", both of which use the 1990 version of the 3rd DiC logo).

** It is also intact on ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever'', and on the video game ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game'', respectively.

* It can also be found on later post-1995 [[DIC Toon-Time Video]] VHS releases distributed by [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Video]] until 2000, such as ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Mummies Alive!'' tapes from that period.

* It is also preserved on video games of DIC-produced properties.