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On early releases, the logo appears completely silent on a black background. The doghouse has no hole at first, but then a white square stretches out, the dog's head pops out of the doghouse, and the initials write themselves in (but the "e" is purple). The dog moves a bit as the red speech bubble with "kids" in it fades in, and the words "FAMILY HOME ENTERTAINMENT" fade in. The company was founded by Noel C. Bloom as a direct opposite to an earlier company he founded, Caballero Home Video, which was a pioneering video distributor of hardcore adult fare. FHE was one of the two distributors for most of the seasonal Rankin/Bass television specials aired on CBS, a relationship that began in 1989. The other distributor for this library was Vestron Video, a now-defunct company which would be ironically acquired by FHE's then-parent Live Entertainment in 1991.
In November 2001, Baby Einstein wasn't part of it anymore. By this point, this logo was used on more mainstream family-friendly material. Kid-friendly material will feature the Family Home Entertainment Kids logo instead. On the variant with the FHE website, the jingle is extended, and the voice-over says "Family Home Entertainment. From our family to yours, there's always something special for everyone, at ". It also shows up on third-party releases from Hallmark Home Entertainment and Discovery Channel Video . On the variant with the FHE website the voice-over says "Family Home Entertainment. From our family to yours, there's always something special for everyone, at ".
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At the end of some tapes such as Beauty and the Beast (the 1983 Ruby-Spears version), the "Prevues of Coming Attractions" ID fades to this logo when the "sun" appears. This also appeared on pre-1985 tapes from Monterey Home Video and U.S.A. Home Video. The bad animation and eerie music/noises may get to some people, but the logo is probably one of the most... You'll also probably derive unintentional comedy from how badly made this is, or nostalgia for the company's really early releases. The next logo, however, is nothing compared to that... A jingle used with many musical instruments and sound effects (the really processed Warner Bros. airplane dive to start, and some boinging sounds, likely Disney-esque).
However, it would lose the home video rights to the Rankin/Bass library in 1998 to Sony Wonder and Golden Books Family Entertainment. Beginning in 1982, they also released Filmation's TV shows such as Lassie's Rescue Rangers, The Lone Ranger, Shazam! Starts with a loud whirring/whining sound, and then leads into a synth theme with three different tones for the drawing of each letter. Three very fast synth-trumpet notes bring forth the periods after each initial, and a toy piano plays a descending tune is used when the company's name appears. At the end, a laser zap is heard as the screen "flies" away. Later video releases have the logo on a black background with the lines fading-in and the FHE text drawing itself on faster than usual and a bit different.
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Then the logos fade out, then the logo flies in again and forms "". At the end of some tapes such as Beauty and the Beast (the 1983 Ruby-Spears version), the "Prevues of Coming Attractions" ID fades to this logo at the part wherethe "sun" appears. This also appeared on tapes from Monterey Home Video and U.S.A. Home Video from before 1985.
" and the "flying" effects for the logos. All really cheap, but pretty unique as well. There is a version of this logo that has the URL "" under the logo. Family Home Entertainment was an American home video company founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom. Sometimes, there are screen cuts at the beginning and end of the logo. After a few seconds the logo flies up with computer effects and we are left with only a shot of the stars before we fade out. In January 2000, Baby Einstein became part of it.
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Black dots appear in between the letters. Under that the words "Family Home Entertainment" appear, and then the picture zooms away downward toward the camera. A series of electronic popping/fizz noises.
An oboe and a tuba are two of the instruments. A version has been spotted where instead of the picture flipping down, it merely fades out and there is no "WHOOSH" at the end of the music. At the end of some tapes such as Beauty and the Beast (the 1983 Ruby-Spears version), the "Prevues of Coming Attractions" ID fades to this logo at the part where the "sun" appears. The promo variant is a bit rarer, it appears on some releases from the time period, mainly Hallmark and Discovery releases, among a few Baby Einstein releases from FHE Kids.
The first 10 Baby Einstein videos had the FHE logo. In December 2002, Baby Einstein became part of Walt Disney Home Entertainment. Family Home Entertainment (or F.H.E. for short) is a video/DVD company. It was founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom and was defunct in 2005. Thenadays, The Baby Einstein Company used to be part of it.
Whenever this variant appears, it always appears before the label of choice for the feature. ". It all ends with the synth tune from the start of the logo, complete with a choir, with synth chimes at the end. At the end of No Man's Valley, the screen flipping in is cut, in which instead starts with the letters being written and there is a "WHOOSH" at the end of the logo. Also, the music falters a bit at the beginning of the logo.
A year later, FHE launched a non-kids sub-division known as U.S.A. Home Video, which would eventually evolve into Artisan Entertainment. Early releases were distributed by MGM/UA Home Video and in the late 1980s, FHE's releases were distributed by MCA . In 2003, Lions Gate Films acquired and folded Artisan Entertainment and FHE became a sub-label before being rebranded as Lions Gate Family Entertainment in 2005. A yellow-orange screen "flips" in, and it has one of those lines you used to practice printing letters on at school, with two solid lines and a segmented line in the middle. One at a time, the letters "f.h.e." are drawn on the lines in a crayon-like font. They are colored, in order, red, blue, and yellow, respectively.
In the late 1980s, FHE's releases were distributed by MCA . The sudden appearance of the logo might startle some first-time viewers, though. Low for the black background variant with IVE/NCB byline. The loud music and "flipping" screen may get to some people, along with the FBI warning screen. FHE PicturesSubsidiariesU.S.A. Home Video (1983–1987)Family Home Entertainment was an American home video company founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom. It was a division of International Video Entertainment, which had its headquarters in Newbury Park, California.
When the logo forms, a 4-note synth chord/whoosh fanfare can be heard, which came from a stock music library. Some tapes start the logo just as the "sun" appears, others start the logo right as it morphs into the words "FAMILY HOME". Another variant appeared on other Baby Einstein videos, where when we see the logo fly in as usual, then it falls down flat.
A byline for IVE/NCB is shown on the bottom. A still version can be seen on various Transformers promos. Family Home Entertainment was a home video distribution company established by Noel C. Bloom in June 1981 to distribute family/kids releases.
A short version of this logo was seen on promos such as on Animal Planet Video, TLC Video, and later "FHE" flies up, and a link to "" below. Seen on the 2000 VHS print of Baby Einstein . Some tapes have the logo's beginning omitted, instead starting at the point where the letters are drawn in. There is no "WHOOSH" at the end in this variation. A still variant appears on the 1987 VHS of To Be a Clown, where the background is black and the logo is shifted further down. Early FHE releases were distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, including the very first release of few episodes of Gumby.
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