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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 "[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993, which would be acquired by [[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 "[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993, which would be acquired by [[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, [[DHX Cookie Jar|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 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]], with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'' and ''The Karate Kid'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[WWE Originals|WWE]]), ''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 currently 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]] via [[HIT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]), ''Speed Racer X'' (owned by [[Tatsunoko Production]]) and ''Camp Candy'' (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by [[Saban Entertainment]]), and ''Meet the Deedles'', ''Genius'', and the 1999 live-action ''Inspector Gadget'' film and its sequel (all of which are owned by [[Walt Disney | 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, [[DHX Cookie Jar|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 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]], with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'' and ''The Karate Kid'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[WWE Originals|WWE]]), ''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 currently 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]] via [[HIT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]), ''Speed Racer X'' (owned by [[Tatsunoko Production]]) and ''Camp Candy'' (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by [[Saban Entertainment]]), and ''Meet the Deedles'', ''Genius'', and the 1999 live-action ''Inspector Gadget'' film and its sequel (all of which are owned by [[Walt Disney Studios|The Walt Disney Studios]]). | ||
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** A mid-length version of it exists, which is seen on ''Alienators: Evolution Continues'', the logo's TV debut. | ** 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 sequel "Will the Zizzles Sizzle or Fizzle?", and the ''McKids Adventures'' direct-to-video releases. | * 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 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- | * 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 2003-2009 "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). | * 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 is also intact on ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever'', and on the video game ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game'', respectively. | ||