HiT Entertainment Logo History

Thanks to paul jones for requesting HiT Entertainment and for requesting to premiere this! Sit back, relax, and enjoy this logo history.
HiT Entertainment was a British-American children's television company established in 1983 originally as the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called "Henson International Television" (later reincorporated as "HiT Communications plc."). However, following the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the business was sold to several members of the company's management, led by Peter Orton, and reincorporated to its current name to prevent any future confusion between the two companies. In 2011, the company was sold to Mattel. In 2016, HiT was transferred to Mattel Creations division, made to bring all content creation units together. HiT Entertainment is known for their logos being in Bob The Builder, Thomas And Friends, Basket Fever, and others.

[@colewatson4830]

This company is amazing! I am really sad that it is no longer with us. Thank you, HiT Entertainment for giving me my childhood and making me a Thomas fan. You will not be forgotten.

[@Radder916]

true

[@TheLegoBoss2023]

I agree

[@thedragonking4862]

You’re not wrong, they will be missed and will always be better than the evil Mattel who destroyed Thomas possibly forever.

[@TheLegoBoss2023]

@@thedragonking4862 yeah that's right because Mattel made a crappy 2D Thomas series and I believe that Mattel are just idiotic people

[@ziemnior_2702]

But the logo id still on AEG Thomas box under it

[@MasterTechPaul]

The building blocks intro were my childhood. Also the Blue HiT screen.

[@CreamheroesfanYT]

Same but not the blue hit one

[@Anticountryhumansguy]

@@CreamheroesfanYT same

[@MONIOlOBROS149]

All . You.,Kok. .0”

[@blueplays7404]

Same.

[@LovelyYT]

I remember the orange ribbon one on magic Key on vhs

[@dontbother2763]

FUN FACT: Even though HiT turned into Mattel Creations (hate those guys), the "Building Blocks" logo is still used in media to this day, just without the bouncy animation, sadly.

[@kidtomme]

I Can Handle Your opinion On Mattel Because,I like them because awesome toys like the toy story 4 figures and the cars toys in many stores like Walmart)

[@debuGN]

Mattel’s a piece of shit company indeed

[@user-yo5xf4vw1f]

"without the bouncy animation"? Is now an static logo?

[@jacobwiggle3681]

Mattel is the worst for rebranding HiT.

[@bananaiscool13]

5:44 OMG THE MEMORIES

[@SantinoVF1]

3:54 thats my childhood right there

[@SonictrainkidDoesFurryStuff]

Same lol

[@SquidyStudios]

the nostalgia, it's alive

[@missbleach8767]

I have fleas and cooties

[@TPOTfan406]

2024 kids:stupid intro 2000-2015 kids & me:SHUT UP ITS NOSTALGIC

[@DoodlingFreak]

As a fan of Thomas when i was little, the blocks give me so much nostalgia

[@blueplays7404]

The nostalgia vibes are coming to me!! I feel like I am my 4-5 year old self

[@keanancoenraad9550]

Goodbye HiT Entertainment

[@DiBroon1]

@@keanancoenraad9550 yeah why goodbye

[@keanancoenraad9550]

@@DiBroon1 thomas going to the Mattel

[@oliverafton1444]

Man, i just love the Hit Entertainment Cubes style! It's so cute nwn

[@cutepinkpearlOficial]

Me too♥️

[@oliverafton1444]

@@cutepinkpearlOficial It is also pretty nostalgic for me

[@cheeseburger555]

It used to scare me when was like- 3

[@oliverafton1444]

@@cheeseburger555 Well, i too got scared for stuff that isn't scary, like you-

[@cheeseburger555]

@@oliverafton1444 that's cool

[@Mart1nOffline]

It's so nostalgic. I'm 15 now and i remember seeing those classic coloured blocks at 5. Building Blocks has gotta be my favourite! 😢

[@garciaxelha5971]

Yeah same when I was 5 and Thomas and friends and cyberchase ended

[@alvonxio-sc-gumamela]

Ah the nostalgia with bob the builder, Thomas the tank engine and barney :).

[@Hello_Its_M]

And fireman sam

[@ImJustARandomCommenter]

pingu too

[@PuffyGeminiVictini]

Yeah well Bob Looks Different Now😢

[@mlsabc1236]

@@PuffyGeminiVictini Why, Puffy?

[@PuffyGeminiVictini]

@@mlsabc1236 It's An Old Comment, But If You Check. There is the 2016 reboot that's awful

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxGaming]

The building block intros were the main stars of this company R.I.P Hit Entertainment

[@kidtomme]

Imagine If Those Were Lego

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxGaming]

@@kidtomme yea

[@archithrenganathan7442]

@@MichaelJacksonRobloxGamingR.I.P. HiT Entertainment, more like R.I.P. Mickey and Minnie. You are just juvenile.

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxGaming]

@@archithrenganathan7442lol

[@briccanimations]

@@archithrenganathan7442you shan’t disrespect the appealing Mickey and Minnie! you absolute disgrace!

[@TanGhost8]

5:31 Loved this!

[@nalinimadison8523]

Blah blah blah

[@nalinimadison8523]

This version sucks

[@LovelyYT]

Thank you song

[@SantinoVF1]

​@@nalinimadison8523she's aloud to have her opinion

[@ddbrooks1981]

ARE U SERIOUS HIT ENTERTAINMENT WAS EVERYONES CHILDHOOD MATTEL SUCKS

[@carloso5910official]

5:07 was the rarest one and 5:12 was seen on only one Thomas Season 12 DVD: Railway Friends.

[@Assassionaire]

Ok but what about 5:15

[@nothere2794]

5:18 in different pitcg

[@nothere2794]

What about 5:31

[@carloso5910official]

@@Assassionaire Only used on The Greatest Stories 2 Disc Set.

[@leilarosemond5725]

@@nothere2794 I was about to say that

[@JontyMaster]

I definitely remember the 2007-2017 logo from HiT Entertainment! I also remember seeing the 2001-2007 logo on Pingu!

[@aycanmalkoc9335]

İm nıcktoons logo history

[@carsorsomething4303]

I remember 2007-2017 when I was watching Thomas and friends

[@tightbars2574]

I saw it on the season 8 of Thomas and friends :)

[@felixmottimtherobloxdream5414]

ME 3

[@NathanSimpsonnathanisbeast]

Actually it was 2006 that HiT’s Blocks logo first appeared! It was seen on the End Credits of “WobblyLand” (a Cartoon HiT and Brown Bag Films made for Nickelodeon UK that ran from 2006-2008) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ2bpnyOgbeYhZI

[@rz-macasa_cool]

4:28 That Jumpscared Me!

[@Stacy48060]

4:06 First evidence of the HiT Entertainment Blocks logo.

[@FattanSus]

ye is use in the great discovery intro aka opening

[@CreatorWesley]

I dont get it. I was AFRAID OF THIS Edit: For maybe 3-7 years of my life

[@Arzirha]

1:53 this was the lifespan of the Nintendo 64

[@miguelito1688]

But is at I like nick jr bro

[@thedragonking4862]

Who else is here for nostalgia. This just brings back memories of old times when I watched Thomas and bob the builder. I wish I could go back to those good old days. HiT entertainment was way better before it was turned into Mattel television. What’s better? The globe or the CGI cubes. I love them both.

[@JontyMaster]

I remember watching the short version on Thomas and Friends! Good times!

[@superneonicelogan]

@@JontyMaster *what happended to HiT Entettainment?*

[@kidtomme]

@@superneonicelogan lol le mattel needed the company to team up

[@superneonicelogan]

@@kidtomme *oh ok lol*

[@johnm4669]

CGI cubes

[@SuperbitGamer-db6iw]

You know what would've been amazing I've been thinking of this for quite sometime now and I wish hit entertainment came back along with the franchise Thomas + barney crossover

[@sandracquezada4273]

2:40 this logo is for Thomas and friends

[@arlofirstchannel]

I miss so much HiT

[@baguetteYT20]

I rebember the blocks and globe hit when i was young.

[@daniellakaran5760]

Me too

[@sgnjamcitydevteam6913]

Me three. I only remember the blocks.

[@MissMcCoy861]

Same

[@GuilhermeGRM1712]

Me lembro de ver essas vinhetas assistindo ao Barney, a Thomas e seus amigos, a Angelina Bailerina. Uma alegria e nostalgia incrível!

[@discoverykidsarts6750]

Pois é

[@SonicAndPokemon15275]

I Love Hit Entertainment So Very Much❤😍

[@keanancoenraad9550]

I love Mattel So Very Much❤😍

[@rustythelittledieselstudio4682]

5:10 for a slight second you can see thomas

[@thedragonking4862]

I’m trying to get pause it there. But I can tell it’s from season 12

[@StuffandRandomness]

@@thedragonking4862 It's from season 12.

[@thedragonking4862]

@@StuffandRandomness I know. Because it has that season 12 model/CGI animation.

[@veovanhpaliphasouk8171]

so it's made from thomas

[@boltgaming248]

i saw thomas for like 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds

[@ChampionPlayzOfficial]

The good ol days 12-8 years (I'm 15 years old KZbinr Btw) watching PBS KIDS (PBS KIDS 39 WFWA Fort Wayne where i currently live there and where i was born) and watching Thomas the tank engine because i was a huge Stan of him and Barney used to make me cringe so did Bob the Builder. But when the logo show up man it satisfied me a lot. Just holy shit looking back now i feel so much nostalgia.🔥

[@JontyMaster]

I'm glad I gave you a plate of nostalgia!

[@carsorsomething4303]

I wish thomas and friends was still on PBS:(

[@serrano0]

I was just like you when i was young man

[@LovelyYT]

I hear dog wfwa ott Wayne because peeebs

[@MrSeb81]

You Just Told Strangers Where You Live.

[@princeashtongreen5086]

4:07 and 4:17 will always be the best ones for me!

[@keanancoenraad9550]

Thomas Say goodbye HiT Entertainment

[@DiBroon1]

@@keanancoenraad9550 HiT is still here

[@keanancoenraad9550]

@@DiBroon1 thomas going to the Mattel

[@cmartin68137]

same

[@keanancoenraad9550]

@@cmartin68137 thomas loves Mattel

[@mlsabc1236]

I really love ❤️ Thomas and Friends!

[@keanancoenraad9550]

I love Thomas and friends I love enchantimals I hate Barney and friends

[@dorianwilliams8679]

Fr, idc how old I am. Imma still watch it to relive my childhood 😤

[@keanancoenraad9550]

@@dorianwilliams8679 I love Mattel

[@lewisandarchie7920]

That was my childhood one episode really scared me and it was the elephant in the tunnel

[@keanancoenraad9550]

@@lewisandarchie7920 Thomas love mattel

[@matthewsoares9880]

HIT Entertainment, one of the greatest tv show studios is the UK and the US.

[@keanancoenraad9550]

GoodBye HIT Entertainment

[@keanancoenraad9550]

6:00 Mattel Creations

[@gabrielnogueira5445]

R.I.P. Hit Entertainment (1982-2016)

[@SolarFloof]

The nostalgia is real

[@SquidyStudios]

alright then, #nostalgia

[@fnpbbs862]

Happy 40th Anniversary To Hit Entertainment

[@TCG_11]

I was always ambushed by the horrifying intro of Barney’s creepy face and the horrifying look and sound of the 2003-2013 Lionsgate intro as a baby

[@rokuarchievestudios]

Actually to think about it.. What episode was it in??

[@LovelyYT]

@@rokuarchievestudios I think it was Barney home video

[@milkywaygacha5244]

5:07 is this rare

[@McdonaldarioOfficial]

Yeah

[@lovidawilliams5778]

Hknji88

[@rokuarchievestudios]

I seen it before

[@LovelyYT]

Thank you music

[@SantinoVF1]

very

[@zweilonginus2312]

Those blocks would always come after Bob the Builder and Thomas and friends. I remember this when I was 4 and 5! I also remember the purple HIT screen. Such memories!

[@Sarao0413]

I remember them as well

[@Lontong74]

Childhood always in our heart (•‿•)

[@EvilRiceGuy]

Same here ;)

[@kidtomme]

I Remember Seeing The Blocks In Fireman Sam Season 6-10

[@ryanair614]

I like the 1983-1989 Hit! Logo Feels classical to me!

[@joshuat6598]

4:28 HiT Entertainment Limited (2007)

[@LovelyYT]

From Barney and the backyard gang

[@red5_skywalker]

2:03 the nostalgia....

[@FattanSus]

yup thats voice kinda big ye nostalagia is thats voice kinda bigger im now 13 year welcome

[@jadenmuniz8817]

Party noises!

[@carsorsomething4303]

The nostalgia HIT me hard LOl get it

[@lucesjoaquin]

HAHAHHAHAHAAH

[@IndigoVoidigo]

Nows not the time for jokes, I’m literally gonna cry from nostalgia..

[@carsorsomething8722]

E

[@oldbmw5582]

ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝕗𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕪

[@carsorsomething8722]

@@oldbmw5582 That comment was like 2 year ago I had a bad sense of humor

[@hajime9958]

2:38 when you're watching Oswald or Bob the builder and this logo pops up like hi 👋

[@Ok-el8nj]

So many good memories I always used to watch that when I was small

[@ItsYoshiSpyroYTShorts]

Same

[@keanancoenraad9550]

Thomas say goodbye Hit Entertainment

[@joshproductions07]

My favourite one has to be the blocks as it's the best nostalgic to me. When I was younger, 2:03 was scary to me, but not anymore.

[@joshproductions07]

@@marisolmartinez5044 because it was loud

[@joshproductions07]

@@cheeseburger555 no I didn't find the blocks scary. I found the party one scary.

[@johnm4669]

Let’s wish an unhappy 77th Anniversary to Mattel

[@colewatson4830]

I'm late, but I'm with you on that. They tried to cash on Thomas and now they've destroyed the show!

[@marella-yoplaitlimited7745]

​@@colewatson4830thanks to the reboot, they ruined our childhoods

[@yourlocaltvscan]

3:40 bro it gave me memories and it made me dance a bit.

[@Rohan-Creativity]

3:10 Even at the end of so called popular "Oswald" cartoon, one used to see HIT entertainment logo with a calming music . It feels so nostalgic .

[@giovannisalerno9276]

4:06 From Minecraft intro 2010-2015

[@CreatorWesley]

Me years ago: This is a nightmare! Literally! Edit: The cube versions only. *D i s s a p o i n t i n g.*

[@missbleach8767]

I have fleas and cooties

[@keanancoenraad9550]

Rip Hit Entertainment To 1986-2016

[@boltgaming248]

@@keanancoenraad9550 hit is part of mattel now

[@kidtomme]

​@@keanancoenraad9550 2018 No 2016

[@Floralslifelove]

I love the block it was so much better then the other ones

[@danialdhaniswarasyafar2367]

Thanks For Change From The Hit Entertainment To 1986-2016 Present❤️

[@kidtomme]

​@@keanancoenraad9550 They Alive But Ony Copyright Unit

[@manuelgrothe608]

I really wished HIT Entertainment would return

[@jasonmkrtumian6391]

2:37 HiT Entertainment With Synthetic Theme

[@damianrangel4764]

5:45 It literally is Disney’s Fast Play but with HIT entertainment

[@AnthonyZ.]

And better

[@gacd2104]

They even use the same script only changing the name to Auto Play

[@SantinoVF1]

why is this so funny nowadays

[@FSF502]

Bro I had a thomas dvd but when auto play was on I screamed ahh thoughts days 😅

[@user-gd2ty7ut1n]

Hit entertainment use to scare meh every Time I’d run to my mom saying “ HIT TO LOOD”

[@unitedstateschampionflying3713]

Why did this scare you?

[@emanuellathie4250]

I actually liked it

[@itznoah8796]

For me the hit blocks scared me and

[@rockoroar1102]

2:02 For some random reason I have ptsd from this intro

[@trainlover16]

It’s because it’s a slightly scary logo.

[@gacd2104]

I completely forgot about the existence of this logo

[@baselinezmantv6814]

I remember the 2001-2007 version the most.

[@JontyMaster]

I remember seeing it on some episodes of Pingu.

[@jonathanalvarez-lopez432]

I loved it.

[@keanancoenraad9550]

I love Thomas and friends I love enchantimals

[@sgnjamcitydevteam6913]

I remember the blocks very well 👍

[@bigbrotherM23]

Nice Video JontyMaster

[@JontyMaster]

You are literally watching Hit Entertainment logo history right now XD

[@Pepedro10]

@@JontyMaster No He Means For You To Make The Update Version + Mattel Creatons

[@JontyMaster]

@@Pepedro10 But I don't need to. I think this history is fine and it doesn't need to be updated.

[@FattanSus]

@@Pepedro10 ye now his logo never update you know

[@emam1005]

Personally think they should’ve kept the blue screen logo, something about it is truly amazing.

[@bobbymcloughlin3452]

Henson International Television’s Logos 0:30 Main Logo 0:32 Communication Logo 1:19 Abbreviation Logo 1:23 Globe Logo 3:05 Alternative 4:06 Blocks Logo

[@UrLocalDKFAN]

R.I.P HiT 1983-2017

[@TimmyTheTinman]

I grew up with the later ones but I actually prefer the one with the news channel sounding music like at 1:33

[@carsorsomething4303]

5:19 DAM I wish that thomas and friends was still on PBS

[@goanimatenetwork3550]

It’s on pbs lol

[@LovelyYT]

5:21 I saw nitrogen studios for 1 second

[@kidtomme]

​@@goanimatenetwork3550 no

[@MAXIMUSGAMEPLAY563]

These guys knew what they were doing with Thomas unlike Mattel

[@kidtomme]

Mattel Made Childhood toys

[@kidtomme]

:)

[@kidtomme]

Like hot wheels and barbie, and many of my cars toys

[@CarlosRamirezMusik]

5:34 sounds like thank you hit entertainment logo

[@rustythelittledieselstudio4682]

Copy

[@keanancoenraad9550]

Goodbye hit entertainment

[@Tails94able]

Fun Fact: The Hit Entertainment Auto Play bumper can be taken from the DVD of Pingu: On Thin Ice.

[@SP_1st]

Nostalgia hit hard (no pun intended)

[@dewian5449]

2001-2007 and 2007-2017 was my childhood

[@amauriquinones8439]

The building blocks will always be my childhood

[@candylatson2751]

The nostalgia....

[@Siarastarz]

4:39 i remember watching mike the knight on nick jr and seeing this logo at the end credits, brings back memories.

[@Riley64-l1h]

Me too

[@dabbinsquidward7719]

5:56 who else notices the similarity between Disney's fast play message and hit entertainment auto play message

[@francinefrenskymuffycrossw8627]

Muffy’s New Best Friend aired on October 1, 2019.

[@francinefrenskymuffycrossw8627]

Ella Bornington: An Arthur episode aired fourteen days after, this episode’s air date was September 13, 1999.

[@adonislee6131]

What is this episode

[@backupyoutubeaccount10393]

I can't describe it but the 1983-1989 one has a disturbing feeling to it, it's hard to explain but overal it scares me

[@JontyMaster]

"DOOT!" *laughing and applause*

[@mrshoutz]

If only that muppet had a better Saxophone.

[@emilianoruizaspe2834]

Before it was known for Thomas, Barney, Bob the Builder and more. It was just a Jim Henson company in his beginnings

[@ZLProductionsOfficial]

Request: History Of The Lego Logo

[@JontyMaster]

Okay

[@FattanSus]

@@JontyMaster and resquet nickolodeon logo too

[@bbdOLD]

5:07 Looks Rare

[@LovelyYT]

That's because it is

[@loganmccuphead3545]

Rare very rare

[@andrejnakaradic4512]

I love HiT Entertainment version with this red-blue-yellow cube. ❤💙💛

[@adrianyu9168]

I use to watch all of these when I was little.

[@JontyMaster]

I most definitely remember the 2000-2007 logo and the 2006-present logo!

[@NathanSimpsonnathanisbeast]

I remember the versions at 3:30, 4:01, 4:06 and 4:56

[@NathanSimpsonnathanisbeast]

Plus that HiT Logo at 2:33 is one I haven’t seen Before! (Well unless you count the DVD and VHS releases that had the full version at 2:03 on them!)

[@Ihopwafflebutter]

I grow up with hit entertainment I used to watch kipper Bob the builder and Thomas the tank engine

[@egghead398]

Henson International Television, founder of Thomas and Friends, Mike The Knight, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Angelina Ballerina, Oswald and more

[@BobsCarIsRunningIut]

OMG THE MEMORIES OF HiT ENTERTAINMENT 😭 😢 😍 💅💅😀🤣 0:23 More Like 1975-1940

[@carsorsomething4303]

6:40 mc jr took the spot light!

[@carsorsomething8722]

What?

[@nicooo34kstory]

4:01 😦😧😨😰😥😢🥺😭

[@SantinoVF1]

that sux

[@LogoMan404]

SIGN SAID: A Tony Collingwood Production for Scottish Television Film Enterprises in Association with DiC Enterprises.

[@jakemask5robloxmoments]

d**

[@LogoMan404]

Something like that, kiddo.

[@theartoftimelapsemore424]

0:32 The PLC in "HIT Entertainment PLC" is short for "Public Liability Company".

[@stpatricksgayparade]

I vaguely remember associating the 2001-2007 logo with a revolving globe and the building blocks with these Disney rubber blocks I had, good times 😭

[@shermanbzuki900]

1997-2008, and 2007-2017 are my favorite

[@Imanoob5721xtimes]

fun fact about the 2001-2007 logo: they used it much longer in the home entertainment logo (used it from 2001 until january 2010)

[@thewilliamano2624]

Hit entertainment with Thomas music

[@tailsyxquitsthisshitouttahere]

R.I.P Hit Entertainment :(

[@johnm4669]

Bring back HiT entertainment

[@johnm4669]

@@kidtomme Get Lost

[@HondaCivicFan2K8]

5:21 is the most nostalgic imo

[@nicooo34kstory]

I Love Hit cubo 2007-2017

[@kidtomme]

Qubo Is Deleted 2021

[@brettolson3905]

4:06 nostalgia

[@spongerav7452]

Ah yes the nostalgia memories

[@tylerlawhorn7932]

5:31 Can you send a link for that one too???

[@izzye-scopeexplosivobrainz414]

3:50 *well when life gives you lemons*

[@JontyMaster]

Dun dun dun dun! DUN!

[@carsorsomething4303]

Lemons is gonna be the new logo for HIT ENTERTAINMENT

[@izzye-scopeexplosivobrainz414]

@@carsorsomething4303 agree

[@kidtomme]

@@izzye-scopeexplosivobrainz414 during 2343

[@LovelyYT]

The music of Henry slept wit my wife

[@Brian64637ksk_goo]

R.I.P HIT Entertainment 1982-2016 Reason: Swallowed by Mattel

[@kidtomme]

Company cannot swallow company

[@profilepicture1847]

So, Hit! Entertainment existed since The Muppet Show? Cool!

[@freddieharding-robinson3070]

3:32 to 4:01 my fav childhood film of all time!!