Vin Di Bona Productions

Background
Vin Di Bona Productions is an independent television production company established in 1986 by television producer Vin Di Bona. Undeniably its best-known show is America's Funniest Home Videos.

1st Logo (August 8, 1987-September 1, 1990)


Logo: On a /black gradient background, we see the pale gold text "Vin Di Bona", in Vin's signature, spinning around on a invisible tube. Curled at first, the text then unravels itself. A diamond outline opens under the signature as a dark orange rounded rectangle with the pale gold word "PRODUCTIONS" on it slides up from the bottom of the screen onto the center of the diamond. A slight sheen glides over the "Vin Di Bona" text.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A synth humming tune with two quick organ notes right at the beginning, followed by a quick ascending harp note, after which the rest of the tune plays a note higher. The music plays in sync with everything. This jingle is the work of AFV composer Dan Slider.

Availability: Last seen on S1 episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos (a.k.a. AFV) on the Hallmark Channel and the ABC series Animal Crack Ups.

Legacy: Some have been turned off by this logo's rather wonky-sounding synth music, though the theme nevertheless managed to appear on the company's logos for 21 years.

2nd Logo (February 4, 1990-May 20, 1998)
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Logo: On a deep blue/black gradient background, the "Vin Di Bona" signature from before spins around briefly before slowing down and unfolding. After this is done, a coral pink rounded rectangle with the text "PRODUCTIONS" (in white) on it, similar to before, zooms in underneath the signature. The "Vin Di Bona" shines.

Variants:
 * On season 1 episodes of the Showtime TV series Sherman Oaks, the logo is superimposed in the credits. The "PRODUCTIONS" oblong is now colored scarlet and looks slightly different as well, and zooms up from the bottom of the screen like the first logo, but at a much slower pace. (As a side note, this logo was the only logo on the program to feature its music.)
 * On the TV movie For the Love of Nancy, the logo is chromed in over a red-black gradient background. In addition, the "Vin Di Bona" text spins around longer. The "PRODUCTIONS" oblong has the same design and animation as the Sherman Oaks variant as well. The byline "A VIN DI BONA COMPANY" appears below the "PRODUCTIONS" oblong, and the signature shines afterward.
 * On the U.S. game show pilot Conquer Fort Boyard, a copyright stamp is seen below the logo.
 * A short version exists that begins with the signature unfolding.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On some shows and TV movies such as some 1990-1991 episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos, the ending theme plays over the logo.
 * On season 2 episodes of the Showtime TV series Sherman Oaks, the logo's music plays after the closing theme, sometimes trailing into the Chris Bearde Productions logo, and then is followed up by a line from the episode.

Availability: Not too hard to find. Can be seen on the CBS/Fox Video releases of The Best of America's Funniest Home Videos, America's Funniest Pets, and America's Funniest Families. Strangely, this plastered the next logo on airings of the Daisy Fuentes/John Fugelsang era of America's Funniest Home Videos on WGN America (now NewsNation). Also seen on AFV 's spin-off, America's Funniest People, which ran from 1990-1994. The 1992 CBS special Storm the Castle (which was based on Japan's Takeshi's Castle) should have this logo as well.

3rd Logo (March 2, 1998-May 16, 2008)
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Logo: In a stage lit up by 5 spotlights in the background, we see the signature spinning as usual, only a little slower compared to before and also 3D. Right before it unfolds, the word "PRODUCTIONS", now rectangle-less and thin, fades in next to the "B" in "Bona" and unfolds with the script. The text shines.

Variants:
 * Short, medium-long and longer variants exist.
 * For the short version, the spinning signature is slower, while the other versions use exactly the same spinning animation as the previous two logos.
 * On the game show The Big Moment, the animation is sped up. After the logo forms, it shifts up a little to make room for the following text: Times New Roman Times New Roman
 * A sped up version of the medium-long version appears on Richard Simmons' Dream Maker.
 * On later appearances of the logo, a registered trademark symbol fades in next to "PRODUCTIONS".
 * On HD prints of AFV episodes from the era, which are edited and cropped to widescreen, the logo is superimposed on a widescreen background using the background based on the era it was on.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logos. Original ABC airings of The Big Moment and a 2001 AFV episode use generic network music.

Availability: It was first seen on original airings of the Fuentes/Fugelsang revival of AFV in 1998. Can be seen on Tom Bergeron-era episodes of AFV on Freeform, NewsNation, Up, and local syndication, as well as on DVD and Disney+. It also appeared on the Disney Channel game show Off the Wall and the ABC game show The Big Moment.

4th Logo (October 5, 2008-)
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Logo: On a swirly /yellow background with a bit more of yellow (similar to the background of the 2004-2011 AFV graphics), the "Vin Di Bona" text is seen, curved and facing backwards, before it slowly rotates to its front, and quickly unfurls. The entire logo is now colored in a shiny color, which radiates off light for the 1st half of the logo, is rewritten to match Vin's signature better, is at a slight angle, and appears to have a black outline. "PRODUCTIONS" is also spaced out and appears just as the logo frills out. The logo shines after the unfurling.

Variants:
 * The red/yellow background variant has both 4:3 (SD) and 16:9 (HD) versions.
 * On seasons 22-24 of AFV, the background is more yellow-orange colored. This color scheme is similar to the background of the ABC Entertainment logo found at the end of AFV at that time.
 * On seasons 25-28 of AFV, the BG is now a blue-green gradient (similar to the background of the 2011-2015 AFV graphics).
 * Starting in 2018, the logo can now sometimes be seen superimposed over the closing credits.
 * On the AFV special AFV: America, This is You!, the logo is on a black background.
 * On Videos After Dark, the logo is set in a night city (seen on the Videos After Dark graphics) with a -tinted picture of Vin Di Bona at the right of the building, as well as the -tinted banners of Bob Saget and the Videos After Dark logo.
 * Starting with season 31 of AFV, the logo appears on a black background with red gradients on the top and bottom, similar to the then-current ABC Entertainment logo.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A calm synth theme with a soft, rising hum similar to the usual Vin Di Bona theme, as well as a ticking beat and twinkling heard with the final note. This was also composed by Dan Slider. It is not easily heard on ABC due to Bill Ratner or other announcers plugging the show that follows AFV, but can be easily heard on international airings of Di Bona shows.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On some reruns of America's Funniest Home Videos on UPtv, along with the ABC Entertainment logo before it, the music is slowed down/low pitched. The pitch varies from an episode to another. On a handful of episodes, the pitch is so low that the theme literally "crashes" (a la Windows), though this has yet to be determined.
 * Since 2018, original ABC airings use generic network music.
 * Sometimes, the closing theme of the show plays over it.
 * On a January 16, 2022 rerun of the October 17, 2021 episode of America's Funniest Home Videos, the logo is silent. This is due to the death of original AFV host Bob Saget.

Availability: Can be seen on current episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos. Also seen on AFV: America, This is You! and Videos After Dark.