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Background

In 1990, Peter Pan Industries (the home video division of children's music label Peter Pan Records) changed its name to PPI Entertainment Group (and in 1999, PPI Entertainment). Parade Video became a sub-label, and in 1992, two more sub-labels were formed: Peter Pan Video and Ambassador Video. In 2006, PPI was merged with Parade Video and Peter Pan Video, and was then absorbed into Inspired Corporation.

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1st Logo (1990-1992)	2nd Logo (1992-1999)	3rd Logo (May 18, 1999-2006)

1st Logo (1990-1992)

Visuals: On a black background, pieces of what appears to be a metal starburst, which is mirrored at the middle, fly in and take over. After it forms, a black circle flies in like a butterfly. On it is the orange segmented text "PPI" and the blue cursive text "entertainment group" stacked under it. The circle then folds over itself and rotates to the center of the screen. It then flips over to the Parade Video logo.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: An ambient sound at the beginning, then a reversed cymbal clash. This is followed by a loud synth trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Seen on releases of the period, such as Ultimate Buns.

2nd Logo (1992-1999)

Visuals: On a gray marble background, a black coin (kind of looks like a hockey puck) swivels up to the screen, growing larger and larger. At the same time, the 3D gold letters "PPI" swivel onto the screen. When the coin and the letters join, the words "entertainment group" in teal zoom out from the bottom of the screen and plaster themselves onto the coin. A white light passes over both words. The coin and words then flip around, revealing either the Parade Video, Peter Pan Video or Ambassador Video logo.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: A short synth-piano tune with a cymbal crash, followed by a synthesized orchestral fanfare when the coin flips around.

Availability: Seen on releases by Parade Video, Peter Pan Video and Ambassador Video from the time period.^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (May 18, 1999-2006)

Visuals: On an apricot-colored background with shadows of circles moving in it, several semi-transparent objects clutter the screen as they zoom out, which contains the following: two oddly-shaped yellow and orange pieces, a blue circle, and several black letters, along with all of the afterimages on them. They all flip and rotate into place, eventually forming an ovoid with a "p" cut-out in the center, as the circle changes into a sphere and the shapes become opaque. The letters below arrange themselves into "PPI Entertainment", becoming opaque as they stop, and the rest of the logo gains a 3D effect. The background continues to move after the logo finishes.

Trivia: The closing version is one of the longest logos ever made, lasting over a minute.

Variants:

On Denise Austin's Power Kickboxing Workout, the logo fades to the Parade Video logo.
On the 2000 promo for Hit the Spot, after the Artisan Home Entertainment logo, there is a still variant where the logo is placed on a black background.
At the end of releases, the logo is extended to play for almost a minute.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: An abridged version of the previous logo's music (including the part continuing into the subdivision logo).

Audio Variants:

On Denise Austin's Power Kickboxing Workout, it's the previous logo's music.
The still variant has the music from the promo.
The closing variant has an upbeat jazz synth-piano and light drum beat tune.

Availability: Seen at the end of most PPI releases. The shorter version appears on a few tapes, such as the 2000 Artisan Home Entertainment re-release of the 1997 VHS of Hit the Spot: Totally Firm.

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 ===Background===
-In the early 1990s, '''Peter Pan Industries''' changed its name to '''PPI Entertainment Group''' (and in 1999, '''PPI Entertainment'''), but its video division, [[Parade Video]] (alongside sublabels [[Peter Pan|Peter Pan Video]] and '''Ambassador Video''') continued operating as a sublabel of PPI until 2006 when it was merged into PPI and renamed overall to '''[[Quiver Distribution]]'''.
+In 1990, '''Peter Pan Industries''' (the home video division of children's music label '''Peter Pan''' Records) changed its name to '''PPI Entertainment Group''' (and in 1999, '''PPI Entertainment'''). [[Parade Video]] became a sub-label, and in 1992, two more sub-labels were formed: [[Peter Pan Video]] and [[Ambassador Video]]. In 2006, PPI was merged with Parade Video and Peter Pan Video, and was then absorbed into [[Inspired Corporation]].
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+||2nd Logo (1992-1999)
+|PPI Entertainment (1999).png|3rd Logo (May 18, 1999-2006)
+}}
-==PPI Entertainment Group==
 ===1st Logo (1990-1992)===
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+PPI Entertainment Group - 1992.png
-File:Parade Video - 1992.png
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, pieces of what appears to be a metal starburst, which is mirrored at the middle, fly in and take over. After it forms, a black circle flies in like a butterfly. On it is the {{color|orange}} segmented text "{{color|orange|PPI}}" and the {{color|blue}} cursive text "{{color|blue|entertainment group}}" stacked under it. The circle then folds over itself and rotates to the center of the screen. It then flips over to the Parade Video logo, which is the one from the company's second logo, but in {{color|pink|flamingo pink}} filled with {{color|blue|cornflower blue}}. The Parade Video logo then folds over itself as well and flies away to the center of the screen like a bird, leaving the background, which crumbles away.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, pieces of what appears to be a metal starburst, which is mirrored at the middle, fly in and take over. After it forms, a black circle flies in like a butterfly. On it is the {{color|orange}} segmented text "{{color|orange|PPI}}" and the {{color|blue}} cursive text "{{color|blue|entertainment group}}" stacked under it. The circle then folds over itself and rotates to the center of the screen. It then flips over to the Parade Video logo.
 '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An ambient sound at the beginning, before a reversed cymbal clash. This is followed by a loud synth trumpet fanfare, with the last note held out before ending with a cymbal crash and the ambient sound again.
+'''Audio:''' An ambient sound at the beginning, then a reversed cymbal clash. This is followed by a loud synth trumpet fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on releases of the period, such as ''Ultimate Buns''.
 ===2nd Logo (1992-1999)===
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+{{YouTube|id=K6kdcL9svRA|id2=ksDNj1H9YQw|id3=CK-E1FeSY4U}}
-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|gray}} marble background, a black coin (kind of looks like a hockey puck) swivels up to the screen, growing larger and larger. At the same time, the 3D letters "{{color|gold|PPI}}", in {{color|gold}}, swivel onto the screen. When the coin and the letters join, the words "{{color|teal|entertainment group}}", in {{color|teal}}, zoom out from the bottom of the screen and plaster themselves onto the coin. A white light passes over both words. The coin and words then flip around, revealing up to 3 different results:
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|gray}} marble background, a black coin (kind of looks like a hockey puck) swivels up to the screen, growing larger and larger. At the same time, the 3D {{color|gold}} letters "{{color|gold|PPI}}" swivel onto the screen. When the coin and the letters join, the words "{{color|teal|entertainment group}}" in {{color|teal}} zoom out from the bottom of the screen and plaster themselves onto the coin. A white light passes over both words. The coin and words then flip around, revealing either the Parade Video, Peter Pan Video or Ambassador Video logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-*On the reverse side is the Parade Video logo, different from its predecessors. This time it consists of the word "{{color|blue|PARADE}}", in {{color|blue}}, with the "{{color|blue|P}}" and the "{{color|blue|E}}" extended downwards. In the space between the "{{color|blue|P}}" and the "{{color|blue|E}}" lies the word "{{color|blue|VIDEO}}", in a Century Gothic-type font. Below that are three lines, each one shorter and a different thickness from the other. In the lines is a {{color|blue}} crystal-like object (presumably a diamond) that spins and shines.
-*The reverse side of the coin is {{color|navy|navy blue}} and shows the {{color|silver}} words "{{color|silver|PETER PAN}}", in a "storybook" font. The words shift to the bottom of the coin, and its space is filled in with an animated silhouette of Peter Pan (which looks similar to the 1953 Disney version) sitting cross-legged and with his hands on his knees. The silhouette opens its arms wide as a shower of colorful stars cascades over the logo, turning the words "{{color|green|PETER PAN}}" {{color|green}}. A (TM) sign fades in soon afterward.
-*On the reverse side is the Ambassador Video logo, consisting of the word "{{color|darkmagenta|AMBASSADOR}}" in a bold, compressed font that appears to be made out of gems, and "{{color|darkmagenta|VIDEO}}" in a Helvetica-like font and extended. Between these two words, there is a horizontal line. All this lettering is in a {{color|darkmagenta|dark magenta}} color. Unlike the other variants, this appears to have no additional movement.
+'''Audio:''' A short synth-piano tune with a cymbal crash, followed by a synthesized orchestral fanfare when the coin flips around.
-'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on releases by Parade Video, Peter Pan Video and Ambassador Video from the time period.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A short synth-piano tune that changes into an orchestral fanfare. For the Peter Pan variant, chimes are heard when the shower of stars cascades over the logo.
+===3rd Logo (May 18, 1999-2006)===
-'''Availability:''' The Parade Video variant is seen on later workout videos and B-movie releases. The Peter Pan variant is mostly seen on kids' videotapes such as ''The Human Race Club'', ''TM Books'', ''Big Trains and Toy Trains'', ''More Big Trains and Toy Trains'', and the ''Growing Up Well'' series.
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+PPI Entertainment (1999).png
+</gallery>
-===(1999-2006)===
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-File:PPI Entertainment (1999).png
-File:Parade Video (1999).png
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-</center>
-'''Logo:''' On an {{color|orange|apricot}}-colored background with shadows of circles moving in it, we see a {{color|blue}} sphere and two odd-looking curvy shapes (one is a {{color|gold|yellow}} semicircle-like shape with a narrowed-out corner and the other is an {{color|orange}} boomerang-like shape). They all zoom out, turn 3D, and form a different PPI logo, consisting of an oval with a very curvy, italicized "P" inside. Then "PPI Entertainment" in black and in a sans serif typeface, appears underneath. The logo remains on-screen for a minute, then fades out.
+'''Visuals:''' On an {{color|orange|apricot}}-colored background with shadows of circles moving in it, several semi-transparent objects clutter the screen as they zoom out, which contains the following: two oddly-shaped {{color|yellow}} and {{color|orange}} pieces, a {{color|blue}} circle, and several black letters, along with all of the afterimages on them. They all flip and rotate into place, eventually forming an ovoid with a "'''p'''" cut-out in the center, as the circle changes into a sphere and the shapes become opaque. The letters below arrange themselves into "'''PPI Entertainment'''", becoming opaque as they stop, and the rest of the logo gains a 3D effect. The background continues to move after the logo finishes.
-'''Trivia:''' This is one of the longest logos ever made, lasting nearly a minute.
+'''Trivia:''' The closing version is one of the longest logos ever made, lasting over a minute.
 '''Variants:'''
-*On ''Denise Austin's Power Kickboxing Workout'', the logo forms as usual, but instead of staying on screen, it then fades to a structure of the Parade Video logo rotating on a {{color|purple}} background. The Parade Video logo (this time with the text and crystal in {{color|gold|yellow}}) fades in afterwards.
+* On <u>''Denise Austin's Power Kickboxing Workout''</u>, the logo fades to the Parade Video logo.
-*On the 2000 promo for ''Hit the Spot'', after the [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] logo, there's a still variant where the logo is placed in the black background.
+* On <u>the 2000 promo for ''Hit the Spot''</u>, after the [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] logo, there is a still variant where the logo is placed on a black background.
+* <u>At the end of releases</u>, the logo is extended to play for almost a minute.
-*A shorter version exists.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
+'''Audio:''' An abridged version of the previous logo's music (including the part continuing into the subdivision logo).
-'''Technique:''' CGI. None for the still variant.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An upbeat jazz synth-piano and light drum beat tune. For the variants, same as the previous logo, but the shorter version uses the last few seconds of the aforementioned music. The still variant has the music from the promo.
+* On <u>''Denise Austin's Power Kickboxing Workout''</u>, it's the previous logo's music.
+* The <u>still variant</u> has the music from the promo.
+* The <u>closing variant</u> has an upbeat jazz synth-piano and light drum beat tune.
-'''Availability:''' Seen at the end of most PPI releases. The shorter version appears on some tapes such as the 2000 Artisan Home Entertainment re-release of the 1997 VHS of ''Hit the Spot: Totally Firm''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen at the end of most PPI releases. The shorter version appears on a few tapes, such as the 2000 Artisan Home Entertainment re-release of the 1997 VHS of ''Hit the Spot: Totally Firm''.
-{{Chronology|[[Parade Video]]|[[Peter Pan]]}}
+{{Chronology||[[Inspired Corporation]]}}
 [[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Inspired Corporation]]