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Wikipedia-Article "DiC Entertainment"
DIC Entertainment (pronounced "deek") is a film production company which was created in 1971 by Jean Chalopin in Luxembourg, as a subsidiary of Radio-Television Luxembourg. DIC stands for Diffusion, Information et Communication. The company's United States headquarters, established in 1982 and headed by Andy Heyward and Robby London are in Burbank, California. DiC is currently independent, but at different times in the past was owned by the Walt Disney Company, Capitol Cities/ABC (before Disney) & by Bain Capital.
In addition to animated (and occasionally live-action) television shows, DiC produced live-action feature films while under Disney, including 1998's Meet the Deedles and 1999's Inspector Gadget.
Oddly enough, most license-based programs produced by DiC make at least one mistake in relation to the franchise on which they are based.
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Production logos
Besides being an animation firm, DiC is also known for its production logos, particularly the closing logo of "DiC" in the night sky, known as the "Kid in Bed" logo, which depicts at the beginning a kid and his dog sleeping in a bed, and which even has its own Wikipedia article.
The Custom Logos of 1983 & The Vortex
Inspector Gadget had its own customized end logo for the 1983 season, while The Littles's customized end logo lasted throughtout its entire run from 1983-1986.
"The Vortex" was DiC's first standard logo, which was used from 1984-1987. The logo had a background of vortex blue boxes, which purple colors streak down as a green (often orange) stylized "DiC" comes up, seemingly sideways, then turning forward as it comes closer. When it's all the way up, the logo shines and sparkles. Its music was an ascending 8-note synthesized tune.
Like the Kid in Bed, "The Vortex" was computer-generated, but not as well done nor as creepy to watch.
Kid in Bed
Main article: Kid in Bed
The Incredible World of DiC
In 2001, DiC replaced the Kid in Bed with its current end logo, also used on the splash page for its official website. On a colorful background filled with stars and other assorted patterns, a purple globe pops up, zooming to fill the screen and backs up. On the upper-half of the globe, some sparkles fly across and write the words "The Incredible World of" and on the lower-half, the word DiC (in the same font as the previous logo) zooms out of the logo. A kid then says the company name.
This new logo is cute and appeals to children, but also annoys those who grew up watching the DiC shows of the 1980s & 1990s and prefer the older end logos, especially since DiC has started to plaster its pre-2001 shows with this new logo.
Notable television programs
- For a complete list of properties owned by DIC, see List of DIC Entertainment television shows and specials.
- Action Man
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (co-produced with Ted Turner's TBS Productions) (Production was later assumed by Hanna-Barbera)
- C.O.P.S
- Dennis the Menace
- Gadget Boy & Heather
- Inspector Gadget
- Liberty's Kids
- The Littles
- Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action
- ProStars
- Sabrina, the Animated Series
- Sailor Moon (English-language version, first 82 episodes)
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
- Sonic the Hedgehog (SATAM)
- Street Sharks
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
- The Real Ghostbusters (co-produced with Columbia Pictures Television in 1987)