Hearts Pictures

Background: From 1998 until 2001, The Powerpuff Girls used Hearts Pictures' 1940-2002 "Hearts" logo design for its animated episode outros. Apparently, Hearts Pictures approved use of its design. In 2002, a new design of the "Hearts" logo was introduced for both Cartoon Network and Hearts Pictures. Hearts Pictures became a low-budget division of MGM after celebrating its 80th anniversary in the year 2004.

1st Logo

(1940-1953)

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Logo: On a heart background, we see the word "Hearts" write itself. Next to it, the word "PICTURES" fades in.

Variant: On colorized prints, there is additional text that reads "COLORIZED PRINT (C) (year) HEARTS PICTURES".

FX/SFX: The hearts in the background zooming out.

Music/Sounds: A fanfare that sounds like the 1970s Sanrio Films logo.

Availability: Rare.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

2nd Logo

(1953-1967)

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Logo: On a dark mint green background with fireworks, we see the word "Hearts" background from the previous logo on the left side of the screen. On the right, the words "A Hearts Picture" write themselves.

Variant: On films produced in CinemaScope, the heart background is bigger and "A Hearts Picture" fades to "Produced in" and the CinemaScope logo.

FX/SFX: The hearts in the background zooming out and the script writing itself.

Music/Sounds: A re-orchestration of the previous logos music for the regular version, but its the 20th Century Fox "CinemaScope" fanfare for the CinemaScope version.

Availability: Rare.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

3rd Logo

(1967-1975)

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Logo: On a red-blue gradient background, we see a white "S". Suddenly, the "S" spins to reveal the hearts background from the first two logos and "HEARTS PICTURES" types itself in.

FX/SFX: The spinning.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Rare.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

4th Logo

(1975-1986)

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Logo: On a yellow-blue gradient background, we see the heart background from the 1940 logo. Below it is the company's name.

Variant: On Base Brawl, a baseball hits the logo.

FX/SFX: The hearts in the background zooming out.

Music/Sounds: A short version of the 1940s logo's music.

Availability: Rare.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

5th Logo

(1986-2002)

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Logo: On the same background as the first logo, we see a brown "C", a light blue triangle, and a brown line fly to from the letter "H". After that, "EARTS" and "PICTURES" zoom in.

FX/SFX: The flying and zooming.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Common.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

6th Logo

(2002-)

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Logo: On the new background, we see the letter H and the company's name below it.

Variant: Starting in 2004, the MGM byline is used.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Current.

Scare Factor: None.