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Background

Happy Face Home Video was the public domain family/kids VHS distributor. It was said to be a division of similarly said Happy Face Productions, although this is unknown. The company was founded in 1985.

Logo (1986-1988)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a strange lined iris transition (with a lined circle zooming in, then back out again) revealing a large, detailed tan-colored circle with a cheery face looking directly at us sitting on top of a golden ribbon banner reading 'HAPPY●FACE' in a serif font with two other black circles on both sides of the banner, all on a white background. Below the design is 'HOME VIDEO'. The same transition from before (this time in reverse) wipes the logo off the screen.

Variant: Sometimes, the logo simply fades to black.

Technique: Grass Valley 300 production switcher effects.

Audio: It might vary depending on the video. On Classic Cartoons releases, a bombastic brass fanfare plays, which was taken from the vintage Paramount cartoon "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", albeit low-pitched.

Availability: Seen on Classic Cartoons Volume 1 through 9. It was also seen on other public domain tapes distributed from the company.

Legacy: This logo has been known to unnerve some due to the large face and the bombastic music.

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 ===Background===
 '''Happy Face Home Video''' was the public domain family/kids VHS distributor. It was said to be a division of similarly said Happy Face Productions, although this is unknown. The company was founded in 1985.
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+===Logo (1986-1988)===
 [[File:Happy Face Home Video (1986-1988).png|300px|frameless|center]]
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a strange lined iris transition (with a lined circle zooming in, then back out again) revealing a large, detailed tan-colored circle with a cheery face looking directly at us sitting on top of a golden ribbon banner reading 'HAPPY●FACE' in a serif font with two other black circles on both sides of the banner, all on a white background. Below the design is 'HOME VIDEO'. The same transition from before (this time in reverse) wipes the logo off the screen.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a strange lined iris transition (with a lined circle zooming in, then back out again) revealing a large, detailed tan-colored circle with a cheery face looking directly at us sitting on top of a golden ribbon banner reading 'HAPPY●FACE' in a serif font with two other black circles on both sides of the banner, all on a white background. Below the design is 'HOME VIDEO'. The same transition from before (this time in reverse) wipes the logo off the screen.
 '''Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo simply fades to black.
+'''Technique:''' Grass Valley 300 production switcher effects.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The irising.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' It might vary depending on the video. On ''Classic Cartoons'' releases, a bombastic brass fanfare plays, which was taken from the vintage Paramount cartoon "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", albeit low-pitched.
+'''Audio:''' It might vary depending on the video. On ''Classic Cartoons'' releases, a bombastic brass fanfare plays, which was taken from the vintage Paramount cartoon "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", albeit low-pitched.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Classic Cartoons Volume 1'' through ''9''. It was also seen on other public domain tapes distributed from the company.
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 '''Legacy:''' This logo has been known to unnerve some due to the large face and the bombastic music.
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 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
 [[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with film and television music]]
+[[Category:Public domain distributors logos]]