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Background

Sony Kids' Music/Video was the children's music and home video arm of Sony Music Entertainment formed in 1992. It was later renamed to Sony Wonder in 1993.

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1st Logo (May 19, 1992-1993)	2nd Logo (September 22, 1992-1993)

1st Logo (May 19, 1992-1993)

Visuals: On an salmon background filled with light brown silhouettes of kids playing musical instruments, a light blue upside down triangle is seen with a thick black outline, along with an arched banner in gold and an eighth note on it. Above it, the Sony logo is seen, while the arch has the jumbled text "KIDS' VIDEO" in-between the note.

Technique: A digital graphic.

Audio: An ominous, screechy choir, which sounds like something from a horror/thriller movie. This ends with a quick orchestral glissando, similar to the Paramount Television "Closet Killer" logo.

Availability: It was spotted on a 1992 VHS of Snow White. Also seen on VHS tapes of The Ratties.

2nd Logo (September 22, 1992-1993)

Visuals: In a room with a turquoise wall and a pink floor, with childish drawings on things scrolling on the wall and a checkerboard tile pattern on the floor, a redesigned logo from before is seen. While the set up is similar, the appearance has been drastically altered: the Sony logo is now in 3D and colored bright pink, the banner is a brighter yellow and lacks the outline, the "KIDS' VIDEO" text is now spaced further onto the edges and colored blue, and the triangle is replaced with a purple TV. Inside the TV, a cartoony aqua eighth note bounces and zooms around the screen, while a wavy pattern background rotates within it. It starts in hot pink and purple, before changing to yellow and green.

Variants:

A longer version exists: the TV is shown bouncing around first, stretching as it does, and then settles in the middle. The left knob then flashes on the TV as it turns on and reveals the wavy background moving. The banner then flies out and swoops around, the Sony logo dropping and flexing a bit as well, and then settles behind the TV as "KIDS' VIDEO" flies out one-by-one. The knob then flashes again, revealing static and a odd pattern before it changes to the note bouncing around.
The background is also used on This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert for the credits, with a disclaimer saying "A SONY Kids' Video Production" at the beginning.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None or an upbeat synth pop soundtrack.

Audio Variant: On This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert, it's the opening theme of the program, and the closing theme on the variant.

Availability: It was spotted on a 1992 VHS of This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert. It also appears on some educational tapes like My First Cooking Video.

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-===1st Logo (1990-1993?)===
+===Background===
+'''Sony Kids' Music/Video''' was the children's music and home video arm of [[Sony Music Entertainment]] formed in 1992. It was later renamed to [[Sony Wonder]] in 1993.
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-'''Nickname:''' "Sony Horror Video"
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+|Sony Kids Video (2nd logo).jpg |2nd Logo (September 22, 1992-1993)
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+===1st Logo (May 19, 1992-1993)===
-'''Logo:''' On an orange-pinkish background filled with brown silhouettes of kids, we see a blue upside down triangle with the familiar Sony logo on top of it. There is also a yellow ribbon-like rectangle over the triangle with the black words "KIDS' VIDEO" (with jumbled letters) and a huge black music note between them.
+[[File:Sony Kids Video.png|233x233px|center]]
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+'''Visuals:''' On an {{color|#ff8c69|salmon}} background filled with {{color|#C4A484|light brown}} silhouettes of kids playing musical instruments, a {{color|lightblue|light blue}} upside down triangle is seen with a thick black outline, along with an arched banner in {{color|gold}} and an eighth note on it. Above it, the Sony logo is seen, while the arch has the jumbled text "'''KIDS' VIDEO'''" in-between the note.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An ominous, screechy choir, which sounds like something from a horror/thriller movie. This ends with a quick orchestral glissando, similar to the Paramount Television "Closet Killer" logo.
+'''Audio:''' An ominous, screechy choir, which sounds like something from a horror/thriller movie. This ends with a quick orchestral glissando, similar to the [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] "Closet Killer" logo.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. It was spotted on a 1990 VHS of ''Snow White''. Also seen on VHS prints of ''The Ratties''.
+'''Availability:''' It was spotted on a 1992 VHS of ''Snow White''. Also seen on VHS tapes of ''The Ratties''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' While the design is kid-friendly, the very creepy soundtrack doesn't at all fit with the logo, let alone a children's video.
+===2nd Logo (September 22, 1992-1993)===
+[[File:Sony Kids Video (2nd logo).jpg|233x233px|center]]
-===2nd Logo (Early 1990s)===
-[[File:Sony Kids Video (2nd logo).jpg|center|frameless|374x374px]]
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+'''Visuals:''' In a room with a {{color|turquoise}} wall and a {{color|pink}} floor, with childish drawings on things scrolling on the wall and a checkerboard tile pattern on the floor, a redesigned logo from before is seen. While the set up is similar, the appearance has been drastically altered: the Sony logo is now in 3D and colored {{color|hotpink|bright pink}}, the banner is a brighter {{color|yellow}} and lacks the outline, the "'''KIDS' VIDEO'''" text is now spaced further onto the edges and colored {{color|blue}}, and the triangle is replaced with a {{color|purple}} TV. Inside the TV, a cartoony {{color|aqua}} eighth note bounces and zooms around the screen, while a wavy pattern background rotates within it. It starts in {{color|hotpink|hot pink}} and {{color|purple}}, before changing to {{color|yellow}} and {{color|green}}.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Logo:''' On an aqua background with childish drawings of various objects in several different colors, we see the familiar Sony logo in pink with a purple outline. Below that is a dark blue TV with yellow knobs on a pink checkered floor. Inside the TV is a blue musical note moving and bouncing around inside the TV while the wave background behind it spins and changes color. Around the TV is a yellow banner with dark blue text reading "KIDS' VIDEO".
+* A longer version exists: the TV is shown bouncing around first, stretching as it does, and then settles in the middle. The left knob then flashes on the TV as it turns on and reveals the wavy background moving. The banner then flies out and swoops around, the Sony logo dropping and flexing a bit as well, and then settles behind the TV as "'''KIDS' VIDEO'''" flies out one-by-one. The knob then flashes again, revealing static and a odd pattern before it changes to the note bouncing around.
-'''Variant:''' An in-credit version exists with the same background with dark blue texts that reads "A SONY Kids' Video Production".
+* The background is also used on ''This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert'' for the credits, with a disclaimer saying "{{color|darkblue|A SONY Kids' Video Production}}" at the beginning.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The background moving to the left, the musical note moving around inside the TV, and the waves behind the note inside the TV spinning and changing color.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Unknown, probably none.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
+'''Audio:''' None or an upbeat synth pop soundtrack.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On ''This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert'', it's the opening theme of the program, and the closing theme on the variant.
-'''Availability:''' Unknown. It was spotted on a 1992 VHS of ''This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert''.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On ''This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert'', it's the opening theme of the program, and the closing theme on the variant.
+'''Availability:'''  It was spotted on a 1992 VHS of ''This Pretty Planet: Tom Chapin Live In Concert''. It also appears on some educational tapes like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nkuZjzp7JQ ''My First Cooking Video''].
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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