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	Date/Time	Made By	Edit Note	Type	Scope
	Oct 27 2009, 10:32 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit	3 words added 3 words deleted
Change: FXFX/SFX: The zooming of the words. Cheesy Factor: Simple animation. The 'French Chef'' variant with the transition from ''Boston'' to ''Presents'' looks awkward though.Music/Sounds: The long, full version of the jingle, with a choppy, View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1376)
	Oct 27 2009, 4:15 PM EDT	wolfie14		edit	3 images added 3 images deleted
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1373)
	Oct 27 2009, 9:10 AM EDT	Yoshidude987		edit	8 words added 5 words deleted 2 images added 1 image deleted
Change: Boston, Massachusetts1st Logo(1972-1978) Boston, MassachusettsNicknames: "Zooming WGBH", "WGBH of Doom", "Zooming Letters"Logo: Against a dark green background, the letters WGBH in yellow in a generic Helvetica font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1373)
	Oct 27 2009, 8:49 AM EDT	Yoshidude987		edit	3 words added 2 words deleted
Change: Especially those who aren't used to seeing it.2nd Logo(1978- ) Nicknames: "Flash of Doom", "Circle Outline"Logo: Here are the main variants of this logo: Variant 1: On a black background, two orange lines of "electricity" form two, orange, 2D "shadows", one View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1370)
	Sep 26 2009, 2:51 AM EDT	WizardDuck	Arial wasn't around in the 1970s.	edit	2 words added 2 words deleted
Change: ArialHelvetica font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the word "Boston," also in yellow, zooms forward really fast, taking up the whole screen and creating a yellow background. And finally, the word "Presents" zooms forward at a fast pace, in dark green.Variants View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1369)
	Jul 14 2009, 11:18 PM EDT	WileE2005		edit	83 words added 5 words deleted
Change: Appearing at the end of newer PBS Kids' programs since early 2009, a new variant is used featuring the complete sped-up animation tinted blue, and when the WGBH logo is formed, semi-animated pictures of PBS Kids characters such as Curious George, Arthur and Buster, Leona (from Between the Lions), View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1369)
	Jul 5 2009, 2:22 PM EDT	Midaba2004		edit	1 image added 2 widgets deleted
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1291)
	Dec 2 2008, 12:04 PM EST	mr3urious		edit	206 words added 107 words deleted 5 images added 3 images deleted
Change: : The original 1972 music, used to this day. There have been two versions, a long version and a short version. The entire seven-second jingle View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1291)
	Nov 11 2008, 5:29 PM EST	Hoa		edit	1 word added 2 images added 2 images deleted
Change: early '80s.Music/Sounds: The original 1972 music, used to this day. There have been two versions, a long version and a short version. The entire seven-second View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1191)
	Oct 31 2008, 5:20 PM EDT	Hoa		edit	15 words added 12 words deleted
Change: The 'French Chef'' variant with the transition from ''Boston'' to ''Presents'' looks awkward though.Music/Sounds: The long, full version of the jingle, with a choppy, futuristic synth, followed by a rising synth violin stinger. Most likely produced on a Moog synthesizer.Availability: Extinct, tape-trading is View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1190)
	Oct 31 2008, 5:14 PM EDT	wisp2007		edit	31 words added 1 word deleted
Change: sometimes "Presents" would zoom forward as always, but superimposed against the opening cinematic. On The French Chef, the logo is superimposed over a slanted flag of France against a blue BG.BG, animation and all. The transition from "Boston" to "Presents" looks awkward though.FX: The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1187)
	Oct 19 2008, 1:28 PM EDT	Hoa		edit	10 words added 7 words deleted
Change: Editions by HoaBoston, Massachusetts1st Logo(1972-1978) Nicknames: "Zooming WGBH", "WGBH of Doom", "Zooming Letters"Logo: Against a dark green background, the letters WGBH in yellow in a generic Arial font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1157)
	Oct 14 2008, 7:02 AM EDT	videogamer360		edit	9 words added 10 words deleted
Change: will probablytape-trading neveris bethe seenonly againway outsideto ofsee tape-trading.it.Scare Factor: High to nightmare; the high-contrast colors, extreme "V of Doom"-style zoom-ins, and the eerie synth music would have been sure to unnerve many people.2nd Logo(1978- ) Nicknames: View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1154)
	Oct 13 2008, 11:24 PM EDT	gshowguy		edit	10 words added
Change: (1986-1993) Short music, no announcer, abridged animation, has "Boston Presents" (1993- ) Short music, abridged animation, no announcer . (1993- ) Short music, abridged animation, with announcer. (1993- ) On NOVA, the announcer says "NOVA is a production of WGBH Boston.". (1993?- ) Short View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1155)
	Sep 1 2008, 12:15 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit	3 words added 2 words deleted
Change: WGBH Boston.". 1993-1996: The end theme of the show with Lynne Thigpen saying "This program is presented by WQED Pittsburgh and WGBH Boston.".Availability: Only seen on "WhereWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego?",Sandiego?, which is hardly, if ever, re-ran.Scare Factor: None. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1144)
	Sep 1 2008, 12:14 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit	1 word added 1 word deleted
Change: Series.)Series).Scare Factor: Nightmare for the early variant, medium to high for the 1993 variants, medium for the later neon variant, and none for the in-credit variants. This logo has scared many with its dark colors, eerie animation, and that dated synth music. None for the still variant. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1144)
	Sep 1 2008, 12:12 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit	3 words added 1 word deleted
Change: 2008 Series). The still version can be seen on Curious George (The 2006 Series.)Scare Factor: Nightmare for the early variant, medium to high for the 1993 variants, medium for the later View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1144)
	Sep 1 2008, 12:11 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1141)
	Sep 1 2008, 12:11 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1141)
	Sep 1 2008, 12:10 PM EDT	curiousgeorge60		edit	80 words added 19 words deleted
Change: print version of the logo with "BOSTON" in white on Curious George (The 2006 Series). Availability: Common; can be seen in its various versions on many PBS shows. The 1993 version with the short music and no announcer has recently been sighted on "FetchFetch with Ruff Ruffman".Ruffman View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1141)

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