RHI Entertainment

Logo descriptions by Torchlady and Eric S. Logo captures by Eric S.

Background: RHI Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1979 by film and television producer Robert Halmi, Jr. The company was originally known as Robert Halmi, Inc. before being renamed in 1990. It owns the Laurel and Hardy and the Little Rascals/Our Gang films (after acquiring Hal Roach Studios and home video distributor Cabin Fever Entertainment). Hallmark Cards brought RHI in 1994 and renamed it to "Hallmark Entertainment". Hallmark Entertainment was reverted back to RHI in 2006. In 2011, Haimi stepped down as president and CEO of RHI, and a year later RHI became Sonar Entertainment in March 2012, with Stewart Till taking over as the new CEO.

1st Logo (1983-1988)

Nicknames: "RHI Block", "Transforming RHI"

Logo: On a black background, we see the letters "RHI" coming from the bottom of the screen toward the center, rotating; when in place, they separate to show the name "Robert Halmi Inc.", then the text "A" above the name and "Production" below it fades in.

Byline: Sometimes, the logo would have a copyright byline under the name, depending on the movie.

Variants: The color of the text can vary depending on the production. Sometimes, "in association with" fades in along with the other text.

FX/SFX: The logo turning, and the text fading in.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare. Seen on some Robert Halmi-produced TV shows and movies during the period.

2nd Logo (Late 1986-June 13, 1997)

Nickname: "Flipping RHI"

Logo: On a black background, the large blue CGI letters "RHI" flip from the top and land in the middle of the screen, with a red line and "RHI Entertainment, Inc." appearing below.

Byline: In later years, "A Division of Hallmark Entertainment" appears under the logo.

Variants: There is an early version where it had a more metallic look, and it was set over a blue/black gradient. The text below is just "entertainment, inc." and in a different font, and RHI comes up from the bottom. A B&W variant exists. Sometimes, the text "in association with" in white (or hot pink, in the case of Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack) appears above the logo. At the beginning of some programs, "Presents" is added under "RHI Entertainment, Inc.". A Spanish version of this variant exists. Sometimes, the text under the red line reads "An RHI Entertainment, Inc. Production". On Scarlett, a simple drawing of the logo is superimposed over the ending credits. A filmed variation appears on the TV movie The Secret (1992) and Robinson Crusoe (1997).

FX/SFX: The logo turning.

Music/Sounds: None, or the ending theme or the show. One time, this logo appeared with the same music from the Qintex Entertainment logo, due to this logo plastering it on Lonesome Dove. On some prints of the 1991 TV movie, Bump in the Night, the Craig Anderson Productions theme plays over the early version due to bad plastering.

Availability: Rare. It's seen on the first season of Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack on DVD, the last two seasons of Kids Incorporated and on TV movies reran on Hallmark Channel and ION. RHI slapped this logo onto its prints of Hal Roach films and Robert Halmi productions in the early 1990s, and it can be seen on the Little Rascals VHS collections released by Cabin Fever Entertainment and on Me-TV. Recently, the third logo plastered this on Lonesome Dove, leaving again Qintex's jingle intact.

3rd Logo (Early 2006-January 2, 2012) RHI Entertainment (2008)

Nickname: "Blue Lights"

Logo: On a black background, we see several blue lights. These reveal the text:

RHI ENTERTAINMENT.

in a chromed Times New Roman font. These blue lights continue throughout the logo.

Variant: The longer opening version exists.

FX/SFX: The lights revealing the text.

Music/Sounds: A five note piano tune combined with some small whoosh sounds, followed by an orchestral finish, or the ending theme of the movie. This plasters the previous logo on Lonesome Dove but still keeps the Qintex music.

Availability: Uncommon. It's seen on Hallmark Channel TV movies. The longer version is very rare.