HIT Entertainment

(September 4, 2006- 1 January 2021)

Nicknames: "HiT Block", "Jumping Blocks", "Dancing Blocks", "Bouncy Blocks", "Annoying Blocks", "Blocks of Boredom", "Cute Blocks", "Toy Blocks"

Logo: On a white background, we see a CGI block with "H" (white on red), "i" (blue on yellow), and "T" (white on blue), with "HiT entertainment" below it. Then, all of a sudden, two more of the same blocks come out from behind the main block, and they all jump around as the name fades out. The blocks stack to reveal the "HiT" name before the two blocks (left and right) disappear. As it leaves only one block, the block looks around before becoming still, and "HiT entertainment" fades in below.

Variants:
FX/SFX: The blocks dancing and bouncing.
 * There is a short version which only shows the ending part after the blocks walk away.
 * There are also other short versions in which the text is already at the bottom of the screen while the HiT blocks move in various different sequences:
 * The HiT block is at a farther away angle. Then, the two other blocks come in and jump before exiting, as the middle one bounces closer to the screen.
 * The blocks chase each other around before they bump into each other, and we zoom into the middle block dazed for a moment.
 * The blocks chase each other around before they bump into each other, and we zoom into the middle block dazed for a moment. This logo appears on the television series of Blaze And The Monster Machines
 * The blocks roll and jump around on top of the middle block before it rolls closer to the screen.
 * The blocks look at each other, slide to the other direction, and slide to the start position, then two of the other blocks leave as the screen zooms toward the one in the middle. This is a very rare variant.
 * A very short variant exists where the block just drops down.
 * There also exists another variant where the blocks bounce on top of each other, then fall off the first block, before jumping into it as the text appears.
 * There exists a still version, as well, with a plain white background. Sometimes, the words “Distributed worldwide by” appears above the logo.
 * In-credit variants exist. One is of the still worldwide distribution variant, one is an in-credit still of the normal animated version, and the final one shows just the HiT block with the text “Distributed Internationally by HiT Entertainment” to the left of it.
 * On many DVD releases of HiT Entertainment shows, such as Lionsgate releases of the CGI Thomas & Friends, the still variant is shown with two blue buttons below it, one reading "Auto Play" and the other reading "Main Menu". (à la Disney's FastPlay logo.)
 * On the Little People 2016 TV series and the first two seasons of the Bob the Builder reboot, it has a copyright notice on the bottom middle of the HiT Entertainment text.
 * On the 11th season of Thomas & Friends, the logo (still version) has the copyright notice (red) for individual episode per year of release (2007 or 2008) and the disclaimer about the series. Several home videos (in fullscreen) have the copyright notice dated 2006, 2007 or 2008. PBS airings use the original variant.
 * The Sprout reairings of the tenth season of Barney & Friends use the very last part of the logo's sequence (ie. the HiT block is already there after the animation). Those aired originally on PBS use the original variant with animation. The ninth season reairings on Sprout plaster the previous logo with this one. However, the 10th season episodes aired on Universal Kids in the US, Canada, Mexico and Colombia use the previous logo (the HD version used in 2006-07).

Music/Sounds: An upbeat flute/horn tune with rhythmic finger snaps. Composed by Patric Caird Composed by Thomas & Friends composer Peter Hartshorne.

Availability: Extremely common. Seen on shows such as Blaze And The Monster Machine, Fireman Sam, Barney & Friends from the 2007-09 seasons, Bob the Builder (original and 2015 reboot), seasons 11-20 of Thomas & Friends, Little People (2016 series), and Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. The still logo can be found on games, some DVD releases and sometimes at the end of shows, while the still Worldwide Distribution version appears at the end of some Bob the Builder and The Likeaballs episodes, as well as on Wobbly Land (with the text in a different font and color) and Pic Me. The long version most commonly appears at the start of UK DVDs, Fraggle Rock and Shaun the Sheep DVDs. The HiT DVD of Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures also contains it. This version is also present on the Frances compilation Bedtime for Frances DVD & Book collection. The second alternate short variant can be found on several shows such as Mike the Knight. The very short variant can be seen on 2008 episodes of Fireman Sam and on some airings of Wishbone. Even though the Mattel Creations logo now appears in place of the logo at the start of DVD releases and at end of their shows, the HiT logo still appears on DVD releases when "Play All" is selected and at the end of DVDs, though with some exceptions. This also surprisingly appears at the end of US releases of Fifi and the Flowertots and Roary the Racing Car, since the company owns the US distribution rights to these shows.