Abbey Home Entertainment (UK)

(1990-2003)

Nicknames: "a.h.e. TV", "The FHE Ripoff"

Logo: On a white background, we see the following logo on a yellow television-like shape:

a.h.e. ABBEY HOME ENTERTAINMENT

spinning in from the left, to the right and towards the center, leaving a motion blur like trail. As the AHE logo flies to the upper left of the screen, the animation from the Tempo Video logo, minus the text below, occurs.

FX/SFX: The AHE logo spinning in, and the Tempo Video logo wiping in.

Chessy Factor: The symbol appears to have been copied from the 1985 Family Home Entertainment ident.

Music/Sounds: A hard rock stinger when the AHE logo spins in, sourced from the Bruton Music library; then the rest of the logo is silent. In later years, chimes sound when the Tempo Video logo wipes in.

Availabilty: Seen on PAL tapes of various programmes including Anytime Tales, Bump and Fun Song Factory. It strangely appeared at the end of the 2003 DVD of Mr. Men: The Great Alphabet Hunt.

Scare Factor: Minimal. The logo coming out of nowhere and the guitar stinger may startle children, but this is a cute logo.