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{{PageCredits|edits=Henrynguye5, RSX-798, CooleyBoy10, LMgamer36 | {{PageCredits|edits=Henrynguye5, RSX-798, CooleyBoy10, LMgamer36, Michael Kenchington and BoyInCharge55}}{{Infobox company|founded=September 14, 1960 ({{age|1960|9|14}} years ago)|country=United States|name=Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|formerly=Videocraft International (1960–1968)<br>Rankin/Bass Productions (1968–1983)|founder=Arthur Rankin Jr.<br>Jules Bass|fate=Folded into Lorimar-Telepictures|predecessors=Arthur Rankin Jr. Associates|parent=Independent (1960–1971, 1974–1983)<br>Tomorrow Entertainment (1971–1974)<br>Telepictures (1983–1987)<br>Lorimar-Telepictures(1987–1989)|defunct=March 4, 1987 ({{age|1987|3|4}} years ago)|image=Rankin-bass-1969.jpg}} | ||
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*It appears on most of Rankin/Bass's Christmas specials when aired annually by CBS, Freeform, AMC and other channels, as well as on DVD and most VHS releases. | *It appears on most of Rankin/Bass's Christmas specials when aired annually by CBS, Freeform, AMC and other channels, as well as on DVD and most VHS releases. | ||
*Strangely enough, on one airing of ''The Little Drummer Boy'', this logo was replaced with the 1975 "Blues" logo. | *Strangely enough, on one airing of ''The Little Drummer Boy'', this logo was replaced with the 1975 "Blues" logo. | ||
*The variant with the "Tomorrow Entertainment" byline was seen on ''Festival of Family Classics'' and early '70s prints of ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''. For the latter, it was probably last seen in the 2000s on the Canadian channel YTV. | *The variant with the "Tomorrow Entertainment" byline was seen on ''Festival of Family Classics'', ''Kid Power'', ''The Red Baron'', ''Mad Mad Mad Monsters'', ''The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes'' and early '70s prints of ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''. For the latter, it was probably last seen in the 2000s on the Canadian channel YTV. | ||
*It was plastered by the 1984 WBTV shield on the 2000 DVD of ''The Year Without a Santa Claus'', but on the 2007 "Deluxe Edition" DVD, the logo is intact, while older FOX/ABC Family (now Freeform) airings plastered this logo with the 1990 WBTD and 1994 [[Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV, Cable & Network Features|WBTV Domestic Pay TV]] logos due to split screen credits. | *It was plastered by the 1984 WBTV shield on the 2000 DVD of ''The Year Without a Santa Claus'', but on the 2007 "Deluxe Edition" DVD, the logo is intact, while older FOX/ABC Family (now Freeform) airings plastered this logo with the 1990 WBTD and 1994 [[Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV, Cable & Network Features|WBTV Domestic Pay TV]] logos due to split screen credits. | ||