The Baby Einstein Company

Background
The Baby Einstein Company is an early children's entertainment company founded on January 31, 1996 by Julie Aigner-Clark to expose children to classical music, poetry, and art. The company was originally named I Think I Can Productions before changing its name to Aigner-Clark Productions in October 1998, likely due to her two-video deal with the I Think I Can English School, a Japanese school that teaches English, expiring, making her lose the rights to said name. A few months later, the company changed to its current name. From 2000 to 2001, the company's videos were distributed by Artisan Entertainment under the Family Home Entertainment label before Aigner-Clark sold the company to The Walt Disney Company on November 7, 2001. Twelve years later, on October 14, 2013, Kids II, Inc. acquired the brand from Disney.

1st Logo (November 23, 1999-November 23, 2010)
Logo: Same as before, except the text now reads

The Baby Einstein Company

Presents

The colors of the text vary depending on the tape.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening of the show. Availability: Common. Seen on most Baby Einstein tapes beginning with Baby Shakespeare: World of Poetry and ending with the Baby Einstein Discovery Kits.

2nd Logo (August 15, 2000-November 21, 2007, 2010)
Logo: On a white background, a colorful caterpillar slides in on wheels. It looks at the camera for a few seconds as it stops sliding in and blinks. After the first blink, the logo fades in behind it. The camera then pulls out revealing the logo reading with the company name with a drawing of a boy's head shadowed, and the words "Arial" fly in the bottom left corner of the screen.

Variants:
 * Beginning with the DVD of these Baby Einstein videos, a promotional video or Numbers Nursery, the text "Great minds start little." doesn't appear.
 * An in-credit version appeared on Little Einsteins on Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior and a print of Baby Einstein shows such as Baby Mozart.
 * On the Baby Einstein Discovery Kits or 2007 Baby Einstein videos, this logo is shown, but with the Baby Einstein logo from the next one.
 * On either 2000-2003 DVD versions of some Baby Einstein videos, this logo is shown, before it fades to black and a Digital Board Book logo fades in.
 * Since either 2008, except it is re-created in better CGI, and the logo is seen but with the next logo.

Trivia: This logo was based on a scene from Baby Einstein: Language Nursery featuring a toy caterpillar.

Technique: CGI animation by Stephen Rozmiarek. None for the in-credit version.

Music/Sounds: A calm, soothing woodwind/chime theme, accompanied by birds singing, and a winking noise, followed by Julie Aigner-Clark saying: "For more information on our developmental products for babies, and toddlers, visit babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show." The in-credit version has the show's ending theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * Sometimes, there is no voice over.
 * On the Baby Einstein Discovery Kits, there are different birds singing sounds in the logo.
 * Since 2008, Julie Aigner-Clark now reads: "To learn more about Baby Einstein developmental products, and for tips on how to create moments of discovery with your baby, visit babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show." or "To learn more about Baby Einstein developmental and entertainment products, and for tips on how to create moments of discovery with your baby, visit babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show."

Availability: Seen on most Baby Einstein videos starting with Baby Van Gogh and ending with Lullaby Time, which has the next logo instead. Also appears on a Baby Einstein promotional video from 2002. This also appeared on post-2007 prints of these Baby Einstein videos with the next logo. However, this logo doesn't appear on post-2007 prints of these videos, that has the next logo instead. This also appeared on the Baby Einstein Discovery Kits or 2007 Baby Einstein videos, but with the new Baby Einstein logo instead.

3rd Logo (November 21, 2007-2008-November 23, 2010)
Logo: Same as the 2nd logo, but it has been re-animated and the Baby Einstein logo is now in a box with the Disney logo in.

Later Variant: Since 2013, the logo is seen without the Disney logo, due to the fact that Disney sold Baby Einstein to Kids II, Inc.

Variant: Since 2007, the 2nd logo is shown, but with the new Baby Einstein logo instead.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2nd logo, but Julie Aigner-Clark now reads: "To learn more about Baby Einstein developmental products, and for tips on how to create moments of discovery with your baby, visit babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show." or "To learn more about Baby Einstein developmental and entertainment products, and for tips on how to create moments of discovery with your baby, visit babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show." Sometimes, Julie-Aigner Clark reads it from the 2nd logo.

Music/Sounds Variant: As with the 2nd logo, there is no voice over sometimes.

Availability: Seen on most Baby Einstein videos starting with "Lullaby Time" to "World Music", as well as the Baby Einstein Discovery Kits. The Baby Einstein Discovery Kits or 2007 Baby Einstein videos has the 2nd logo, but with the new Baby Einstein logo instead.