Visuals: Against a white background, the screen fades into Alvin and Jimmy in-between the "BIG WORLD" phrase as before; except in a smaller size and is more generic in appearance. Alvin is also busy looking towards the text, with his back towards the viewer as a result. Suddenly, the "BIG WORLD" text pops up and turns into the same warped font as before, with the text in a slightly thicker font and with the size of some of the letters being slightly different than the last logo. The "D", however, is not its actual size. This startles Jimmy and Alvin, who then look at each other. Jimmy motions towards Alvin to look at the screen; followed by both characters facing the viewer and grinning as they do in the previous logo. The "D" then slightly grows into its actual size. Copyright information appears below. The end result looks like a refined version of the previous logo. Trivia: This logo is referred to by Horsey the Horse and Shane Spicer as the "A Pop" on ShapeTales audio commentaries. Variants: In some cases, a still shot of the logo is already formed, but no copyright stamp is present. A variation of this has "P R E S E N T S" underneath. This was only seen on the 1999 Word Entertainment VHS release of Very Goofy Songs!. The logo's animation may start when Alvin and Jimmy look at each other. Also, a larger and bolder 1998 copyright stamp appears below the finished logo. This variant of the 1997 version can be found on the 1998 reissues of Where's The Lord When I'm A-Afraid?, The Lord Wants Me to Accept Them?!, Are You My Partner?, Rack, Shack, & Benny, Dave and the Giant Rectangle, and Very Goofy Songs!, as well as the 2001 Word Entertainment VHS release of The Mater That Surfed Christmas. Another variant of the 1997 version starts at the beginning of the logo, while retaining the large 1998 copyright stamp. This variant of the 1997 version can be found on the 1998 reissues of QBT-Alvin! And the Plankton from Underwater and Josh and the Humongous Structure. In the logo's later years, it was further from the screen. The registered trademark ® symbol also appears to the right of the logo. Technique: 2D animation made in PowerDirector. Audio: Just a suction sound when the "D" pops up.
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