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Background

Playskool Children's Educational Software was an interactive division of Hasbro's Playskool company. It was created to produce games based on Playskool's properties such as Mr. Potato Head, although it also produced games based on some of Hasbro's properties such as Play-Doh and Tonka.

Logo (1995-1996)

Visuals: On a black background, the logo used for Playskool in the mid-1990s falls from the above and bounces. When it stops, the words "CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE" fade in below.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: Four xylophone notes are heard when the Playskool logo falls, followed by a child-friendly banjo/xylophone tune accompanied by kids shouting "PLAYSKOOL!" and laughing.

Availability: It's found on CD-ROM games released by Playskool.^[Examples?]

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 '''Playskool Children's Educational Software''' was an interactive division of Hasbro's Playskool company. It was created to produce games based on Playskool's properties such as Mr. Potato Head, although it also produced games based on some of Hasbro's properties such as Play-Doh and Tonka.
-===(1995-1996)===
+===Logo (1995-1996)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Playskool Children's Educational Software (1995) (Credit - SG Smart Guy).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=bijH7dGVCw4}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the logo used for Playskool in the mid-1990s falls from the above and bounces. When it stops, the words "CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE" fade in below.
-'''Nickname:''' "The Playskool Logo"
+'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the common logo used for Playskool in the 1980s and 1990s falls from the above and bounces. WhenPlayskool (1995) it stops, the words "CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE" fade in below.
+'''Audio:''' Four xylophone notes are heard when the Playskool logo falls, followed by a child-friendly banjo/xylophone tune accompanied by kids shouting "PLAYSKOOL!" and laughing.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo falling and bouncing, the words fading.
+'''Availability:'''  It's found on CD-ROM games released by Playskool.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Four xylophone notes were heard when the Playskool logo falls, followed by a child-friendly banjo/xylophone tune accompanied by kids shouting "PLAYSKOOL!" and laughing.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. It's found on CD-ROM games released by Playskool.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 [[Category:Video game logos]]
 [[Category:American video game logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Hasbro]]