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Background

Protocol Entertainment was a Canadian production company that was founded in 1993 by Steven S. Levitan and Paul Bronfman and is based in Ontario, Canada.

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1st Logo (December 1, 1994-June 18, 2002)	2nd Logo (April 28-June 2, 2003)	3rd Logo (June 2, 2003-July 1, 2005)	4th Logo (September 7, 2008-2011)

1st Logo (December 1, 1994-June 18, 2002)

Visuals: On a space background, a white box with a light purple shade spins out. The zoom-out stops on the top of the screen, revealing a blue "P" surrounded by lines and circles, and the words "PROTOCOL ENTERTAINMENT" zoom in at the bottom of the screen, in gray. Then the company name shines as a star rises up from below to above.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on VHS and DVD releases of Goosebumps. Season 1 of The Saddle Club also used this logo. It also appeared on Police Academy: The Series. This didn't appear on Animorphs, which only had an in-credit reference.

2nd Logo (April 28-June 2, 2003)

Visuals: Over a purple background, there is the "PROtOCOl" logo with letters in different styles and colors of the rainbow while maintaining the "P" in the same style as before. The word "ENTERTAINMENT" in Arial is placed below, in the low-right corner of it.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on season 2 of The Saddle Club.

3rd Logo (June 2, 2003-July 1, 2005)

Visuals: Over a blue background, there is the "Protocol" name in a futuristic font with different colors of the rainbow. Lights arrive to fill the letters as "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" fades in from the left.

Variants:

Starting with episode 4 of Train 48, the background is now colored in dark blue.
Starting with episode 195, the logo is shortened.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A rising orchestral fanfare. Episodes from 195 onwards have the music shortened.

Availability: Seen only on Train 48.

4th Logo (September 7, 2008-2011)

Visuals: A white light turns on, revealing a white background. Suddenly, a circle with three rounded rectangles, green, purple, and blue, making a tape reel, flashes out and reveals a light inside it. The circle fades away, and the text:

P R O T O C O L

______________
E N T E R T A I N M E N T

fades in. The three Os in "PROTOCOL" are the same colors as the rectangles, but fade away quickly.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It appears on The Saddle Club on HRTV, and the game for Nintendo DS with the same name. Also seen on the TV movie Turn the Beat Around from 2010.

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 ===Background===
-This is Steven S. Levitan and Paul Bronfman's production company, founded in 1993 by said names.
+'''Protocol Entertainment''' was a Canadian production company that was founded in 1993 by Steven S. Levitan and Paul Bronfman and is based in Ontario, Canada.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Protocol Entertainment (1994).jpg|1st Logo (December 1, 1994-June 18, 2002)
+|Protocol Entertainment (2003, Saddle Club season 2).png|2nd Logo (April 28-June 2, 2003)
+|Protocol Entertainment (2003, Train 48).png|3rd Logo (June 2, 2003-July 1, 2005)
+|Protocol Entertainment (2003).jpg|4th Logo (September 7, 2008-2011)
+}}
 ===1st Logo (December 1, 1994-June 18, 2002)===
-[[File:Protocol Entertainment (1994).jpg|center|350px]]{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/NfeQqputeNM?t=11|id2=https://youtu.be/HaAlP0-4UNI}}
+[[File:Protocol Entertainment (1994).jpg|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=NfeQqputeNM|id2=HaAlP0-4UNI}}
-'''Nicknames''': "'90s P", "The P Box", "The P Cube"
-'''Logo''': On a space background, a white box with a light purple shade spins out. The zoom-out stops on the top of the screen, revealing a blue "<font color="#0000ff" face="Times">P</font>" surrounded by lines and circles, and the words "'''PROTOCOL ENTERTAINMENT'''" zoom in at the bottom of the screen, in gray. Then the company name shines as a star rises up from below to above.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background, a white box with a light purple shade spins out. The zoom-out stops on the top of the screen, revealing a {{color|blue}} "{{color|blue|{{Font|Times New Roman|P}}}}" surrounded by lines and circles, and the words "'''{{Font|Times New Roman|PROTOCOL ENTERTAINMENT}}'''" zoom in at the bottom of the screen, in gray. Then the company name shines as a star rises up from below to above.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX''': The box zoom out, the company name zooming in.
-'''Music/Sounds''': The ending theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
-'''Availability''': Seen on VHS and DVD releases of ''Goosebumps''. Early episodes of ''The Saddle Club'' also used this logo. It also appeared on ''Police Academy: The Series''. This didn't appear on ''Animorphs'', which only had an in-credit reference.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on VHS and DVD releases of ''Goosebumps''. Season 1 of ''The Saddle Club'' also used this logo. It also appeared on ''Police Academy: The Series''. This didn't appear on ''Animorphs'', which only had an in-credit reference.
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
 ===2nd Logo (April 28-June 2, 2003)===
-[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-22-09-59-58.png|center|350px]]{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/xsStHEBiWiA}}
+[[File:Protocol Entertainment (2003, Saddle Club season 2).png|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/xsStHEBiWiA}}
-'''Logo''': On a {{color|purple}} background, we see the "Protocol" letters in different colors of the rainbow while "Entertainment" is in a normal font.
+'''Visuals:''' Over a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} background, there is the "{{color|darkorchid|{{Font|Times New Roman|P}}}}{{color|orange|R}}{{color|greenyellow|O}}{{color|darkviolet|t}}{{color|gold|O}}{{color|red|C}}{{color|deepskyblue|O}}{{color|darkorchid|l}}" logo with letters in different styles and colors of the rainbow while maintaining the "P" in the same style as before. The word "{{Font|Arial|ENTERTAINMENT}}" in Arial is placed below, in the low-right corner of it.
-'''FX/SFX''': None.
+'''Technique:''' A still graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds''': The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability''': Seen on season 2 of ''The Saddle Club''.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on season 2 of ''The Saddle Club''.
 ===3rd Logo (June 2, 2003-July 1, 2005)===
-[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-22-10-06-05 1.png|center|350px]]
+[[File:Protocol Entertainment (2003, Train 48).png|center|350px]]
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/0ehPIZsynAk}}
-'''Logo''': On a blue background, we see the "Protocol" letters in a Tele-Marines font in different colors of the rainbow. Lights arrive to fill the letters as "Entertainment" fades in from the left.
+'''Visuals:''' Over a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background, there is the "{{color|orange|P}}{{color|gold|r}}{{color|green|o}}{{color|orange|t}}{{color|dodgerblue|o}}{{color|red|c}}{{color|gold|o}}{{color|deeppink|l}}" name in a futuristic font with different colors of the rainbow. Lights arrive to fill the letters as "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" fades in from the left.
-'''Variant''': On later episodes of ''Train 48'', the background is a darker blue color.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''FX/SFX''': The lights filling the letters and the "Entertainment" fading in from the left.
+* Starting with <u>episode 4 of ''Train 48''</u>, the background is now colored in dark blue.
+* Starting with <u>episode 195</u>, the logo is shortened.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds''': A rising orchestral fanfare. On later episodes of ''Train 48'', it's shortened.
+'''Audio:''' A rising orchestral fanfare. Episodes from 195 onwards have the music shortened.
-'''Availability''': Seen on ''Train 48''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Train 48''.
-===4th Logo (September 7, 2008- )===
-[[File:Protocol Entertainment (2003).jpg|center|350px]]{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/RIpkeFp31Aw}}
-'''Nicknames''': "The Three Rectangles", "The Tape Reel"
+===4th Logo (September 7, 2008-2011)===
-'''Logo''': A white light turns on, revealing a white background. Suddenly, a circle with three rounded rectangles, <font color="LimeGreen">green</font>, <font color="DarkOrchid">purple</font>, and <font color="DodgerBlue">blue</font>, making a tape reel, flashes out and reveals a light inside it. The circle fades away, and the text:
+[[File:Protocol Entertainment (2003).jpg|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=RIpkeFp31Aw}}
+'''Visuals:''' A white light turns on, revealing a white background. Suddenly, a circle with three rounded rectangles, {{color|limegreen|green}}, {{color|darkorchid|purple}}, and {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}, making a tape reel, flashes out and reveals a light inside it. The circle fades away, and the text:
 <center>P R O T O C O L
 ______________<br>
+{{Small|E N T E R T A I N M E N T}}
-ENTERTAINMENT
 </center>
 fades in. The three Os in "PROTOCOL" are the same colors as the rectangles, but fade away quickly.
-'''FX/SFX''': Nice CGI.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds''': The ending theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
-'''Availability''': Appears on ''The Saddle Club'' on HRTV, and the game for Nintendo DS with the same name. Also seen on the TV movie ''Turn the Beat Around'' from 2010.
+'''Availability:''' It appears on ''The Saddle Club'' on HRTV, and the game for Nintendo DS with the same name. Also seen on the TV movie ''Turn the Beat Around'' from 2010.
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
 [[Category:Canadian television logos]]
-[[Category:Canadian logos]]
+[[Category:Canada]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
-[[Category:Vanity cards]]