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*On earlier prints of ''The Hobbit'', it's silent and the background is {{color|orange|carrot orange}}, while on ''Nestor the Christmas Donkey'', the music is sped-up and the background is {{color|orange}}-{{color|gold}} (though both of these could be from film deterioration).
*On earlier prints of ''The Hobbit'', it's silent and the background is {{color|orange|carrot orange}}, while on ''Nestor the Christmas Donkey'', the music is sped-up and the background is {{color|orange}}-{{color|gold}} (though both of these could be from film deterioration).
**On both the [[Xenon Entertainment Group|Xenon]] VHS release and 2014 remastered [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|WB DVD]] of the former, the music is intact and the background is brighter with a slight {{color|pink}} tint (possibly from film deterioration as well).
**On both the [[Xenon Entertainment Group|Xenon]] VHS release and 2014 remastered [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|WB DVD]] of the former, the music is intact and the background is brighter with a slight {{color|pink}} tint (possibly from film deterioration as well).
*On certain airings of Rankin/Bass specials, the logo fades out after the animation is finished to make way for either the 1972 WBTV "Distributed By" logo, or the 1998 WBTV "75 Years" logo.
*On certain airings of Rankin/Bass specials, the logo fades out earlier after the animation is finished to make way for either the 1972 WBTV "Distributed By" logo, or the 1998 WBTV "75 Years" logo, with the music continuing on said logos.


'''Technique:''' Cel animation from Topcraft, now [[Studio Ghibli]].
'''Technique:''' Cel animation from Topcraft, now [[Studio Ghibli]].
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*On the WB DVD release of ''The First Easter Rabbit'' (1976), the film deteriorated variant uses the fanfare from the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" logo. This is likely another case of sloppy reverse plastering.
*On the WB DVD release of ''The First Easter Rabbit'' (1976), the film deteriorated variant uses the fanfare from the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" logo. This is likely another case of sloppy reverse plastering.
*ABC airings of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' in early to mid 2000s had the generic theme playing over that logo.
*ABC airings of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' in early to mid 2000s had the generic theme playing over that logo.
*On an old broadcast of The Little Drummer Boy, the NBC chimes were heard due to sloppy plastering.
*On an old broadcast of ''The Little Drummer Boy'', the NBC chimes were heard due to sloppy plastering.


'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
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