===Launch Date=== December 20, 1988 (USA, Pre-Launch) May 11, 1989 (USA) May 7, 1995 (UK and Ireland) June 27, 1996 (France and German) January 20, 1997 (LatAm, Canada and Austraila) December 15, 1998 (Russia and Brazil) January 26, 1999 (South Africa and Italy) January 6, 2000 (Hungary, Malta, New Zealand and Japan) May 10, 2000 (Fanmade Countries) May 9, 2007 (Pakistan) ===Owners=== Lemon Group Limited (1989-1995) Lemonade City Group Limited (1995-2000) BigBoy/Brightboy Group (2000-2012) 20BIGBOY20 Communications (2012-2020) 20BB20Corp. (2020-present) ===Eras=== Classic (1989-1995) Starburst (1995-1998) Powerhouse (1998-2002) Abstract (2002-2007) Characters (2007-2015) Characters-Yukes (2015-present) ===Slogans=== "Putting letters first." (1989-2000) "It's different." (2000-2013) "It's epic!" (2013-present)
