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'''Availability:''' Seen in the intro on all ''VeggieTales'' videos from 1993 to 1997. The first tape to have this was the 1993 VHS of ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'', and the last tape was the original VHS of ''Josh & The Big Wall!'' from 1997. The Spanish variants can be seen on the beginning of the Spanish dub of the aforementioned show, and the ''VeggieTales'' episode ''¿¡¿Quiere Dios Que los Perdone?!?'' (''God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!''). The Chinese variant can be found on the Chinese dub of the aforementioned show. |
'''Availability:''' Seen in the intro on all ''VeggieTales'' videos from 1993 to 1997. The first tape to have this was the 1993 VHS of ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'', and the last tape was the original VHS of ''Josh & The Big Wall!'' from 1997. The Spanish variants can be seen on the beginning of the Spanish dub of the aforementioned show, and the ''VeggieTales'' episode ''¿¡¿Quiere Dios Que los Perdone?!?'' (''God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!''). The Chinese variant can be found on the Chinese dub of the aforementioned show. |
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'''Legacy:''' A pretty uninteresting (and ironic, given the company name) first result for a logo. |
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===2nd logo (January 3, 1995-October 19, 1996)=== |
===2nd logo (January 3, 1995-October 19, 1996)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Rare these days, but can still be seen on ''VeggieTales'' and ''3-2-1 Penguins!'' episodes of the time. The last show to use this was ''LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures''. The last release to use this logo was ''Gideon: Tuba Warrior'', which was released on November 4th, 2006. |
'''Availability:''' Rare these days, but can still be seen on ''VeggieTales'' and ''3-2-1 Penguins!'' episodes of the time. The last show to use this was ''LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures''. The last release to use this logo was ''Gideon: Tuba Warrior'', which was released on November 4th, 2006. |
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'''Legacy:''' A cute, amusing logo that's a favorite among ''VeggieTales'' fans. |
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===4th Logo (1998-2006)=== |
===4th Logo (1998-2006)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Seen in the intro on all ''VeggieTales'' videos from 1998-2006. It can be seen as a simple home video still logo on some tapes. The version without "presents" was seen on ''Larry-Boy & The Rumor Weed''. This is also on the back of the cover of ''VeggieTales'' tapes from 1998 to 2000. The second variant was only seen at the end of ''A Very Veggie Family Adventure''. |
'''Availability:''' Seen in the intro on all ''VeggieTales'' videos from 1998-2006. It can be seen as a simple home video still logo on some tapes. The version without "presents" was seen on ''Larry-Boy & The Rumor Weed''. This is also on the back of the cover of ''VeggieTales'' tapes from 1998 to 2000. The second variant was only seen at the end of ''A Very Veggie Family Adventure''. |
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===5th Logo (1999-March 3, 2015, December 2015, October 22, 2019-)=== |
===5th Logo (1999-March 3, 2015, December 2015, October 22, 2019-)=== |
Founded in 1989 as "GRAFx Studios" by Phil Vischer, Big Idea Entertainment, LLC (officially established as "Big Idea Productions" in 1993) is an American animation production company best known for its Christian computer-animated series VeggieTales. In 2003, the company was acquired by Classic Media due to bankruptcy. In 2012, Classic Media was acquired by DreamWorks Animation, which in turn was bought out by NBCUniversal in 2016 for $3 billion. Their VHS and DVDs were released by Word Entertainment, Lyrick Studios, HiT Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Sony Wonder, and now Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In 2018, at the Christian Worldview Film Festival, Mike Nawrocki confirmed that VeggieTales was no longer in production and that he wasn't working on any new content for the series. In April 2019, however, it was announced that the Trinity Broadcasting Network would be airing new episodes of VeggieTales under the name The VeggieTales Show on their network. The first episode to be released was The Best Christmas Gift, which premiered on iTunes and DVD in October 2019, and on TBN on Christmas 2019.
Nicknames: "Big Idea Placeholder", "Boring Idea Productions", "The Most Boring Placeholder Logo Ever", "The English, Spanish And The Chinese Versions", "Small Idea"
Logo: Simply the text "Big Idea Productions" on a white background with "presents" under it. Both are in the Palladium Thin font.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the dialogue of Bob and Larry, as part of the VeggieTales intro.
Availability: Seen in the intro on all VeggieTales videos from 1993 to 1997. The first tape to have this was the 1993 VHS of Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, and the last tape was the original VHS of Josh & The Big Wall! from 1997. The Spanish variants can be seen on the beginning of the Spanish dub of the aforementioned show, and the VeggieTales episode ¿¡¿Quiere Dios Que los Perdone?!? (God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!). The Chinese variant can be found on the Chinese dub of the aforementioned show.
Nicknames: "The VeggieFriends", "Bob and Larry", "A Tomato And A Cucumber", "The VeggieTales Logo"
Logo: On a white background, we see a still of the VeggieTales characters Larry and Bob (a cucumber and tomato, respectively) smiling at the viewer. Between them is "BIG" and "IDEA" in a warped Palatino font. Underneath the logo is a copyright notice.
Variant: On The Toy That Saved Christmas, the logo is slightly smaller.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds Variant: On Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995 VHS), we hear Bob saying "I'd like to get out now!"
Availability: Rare. It can be seen at the end of VeggieTales: Are You My Neighbor (1995 release). This variant is reused in all known prints of The Toy That Saved Christmas. This one is also on the back cover of all VeggieTales tapes from 1995-1997, and 1998-2000 Lyrick Studios & Everland Entertainment VHS copies of Where's God When I'm S-Scared? and Are You My Neighbor?, plus on the sticker label of all Lyrick Studios releases of VeggieTales tapes and some Lyrick Studios tapes with an ink label similar to the ones on the Word Entertainment VeggieTales releases from 2000 and later.
Legacy: The incorporation of Bob, Larry, and the warped text is a much-needed dose of personality; and also marks the establishment of a surprisingly long-enduring logo concept.
Nicknames: "The VeggieFriends II", "Bob and Larry II", "The Popping Letters", "A Pop", "A Tomato And A Cucumber II", "The VeggieTales Logo II"
Logo: Against a white background, we fade into Larry and Bob in-between the "BIG IDEA" phrase as before; except the "BIG IDEA" text is in a smaller size and is more generic in appearance. Larry is also busy looking towards the text, with his back towards the viewer as a result. Suddenly, the "BIG IDEA" 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 "A", however, is not its actual size. This startles Bob and Larry, who then look at each other. Bob motions towards Larry to look at the screen; followed by both characters facing the viewer and grinning as they do in the previous logo. The "A" 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 Vischer and Nawrocki as the "A Pop" on VeggieTales audio commentaries. Work on the logo was done on Silicon Graphics desktop workstations. It was animated in SoftImage on a renderfarm server known as "Lumpy."
Variants:
FX/SFX: The characters' animations, and the letters popping up. Simple but effective CG animation.
Music/Sounds: Just a suction sound when the "A" pops up. None for the still versions. Sometimes, it's the closing theme of the show. Most episodes have a specific sound play when the "A" moves, like:
For a full list of sound effect variants, see this link.
Availability: Rare these days, but can still be seen on VeggieTales and 3-2-1 Penguins! episodes of the time. The last show to use this was LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures. The last release to use this logo was Gideon: Tuba Warrior, which was released on November 4th, 2006.
Nicknames: "The VeggieFriends III", "Bob and Larry III", "A Tomato And A Cucumber III", "The VeggieTales Logo III"
Logo: It's the same as the second logo, but Bob and Larry have been cleaned up a bit to look more as they do in the third logo. Their position and size has also been changed so that they are more pronounced against the "BIG IDEA" text, and they don't cast a shadow like they do in the other logos. The word "p r e s e n t s" is below the logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None. Only "CCM" appearing for the second variant.
Music/Sounds: None or the VeggieTales intro theme.
Availability: Seen in the intro on all VeggieTales videos from 1998-2006. It can be seen as a simple home video still logo on some tapes. The version without "presents" was seen on Larry-Boy & The Rumor Weed. This is also on the back of the cover of VeggieTales tapes from 1998 to 2000. The second variant was only seen at the end of A Very Veggie Family Adventure.
Nicknames: "The VeggieFriends IV", "Bob and Larry IV", "The New and Improved VeggieFriends", "10 Years of Big Idea (2003 Still Variant)", "15 Years of Big Idea (2008 Still Variant)", "A Tomato And A Cucumber IV", "The VeggieTales Logo IV"
Logo: On a white background, we see Larry and Bob preparing to give their trademark smiles, but the "BIG IDEA" text (now in a thicker and more consistently-sized font) is flipped backwards. Bob takes notice of this, and looks at the logo with Larry. Then, Larry bumps the I, causing the "BIG IDEA" text to shake a little and rotate towards its usual position. As this happens, Bob is forced to move backwards as the text swings towards him. Bob then jumps into the D to get back to his position, only to get stuck. As Bob squeezes through to free himself, Larry tries to move out of the way; only for Bob to bounce into him anyway after freeing himself. Larry helps Bob into his normal position, and the two grin at each other before giving their trademark smiles. Starting in 2007, a byline for the respective company appears below.
Byline:
Variants:
FX/SFX: CGI animation. For all the still variants, none (of course). The 2020 variant was animated by 88 Pictures.
Music/Sounds: A 4-note jingle that suddenly goes down pitches and stops. This is followed by sound effects accompanying the actions, then a relaxing 8-note string tune (which is the same music from the start). Sometimes, it's the closing theme of the show. None for the still versions; however, for the 2003 and 2008 still versions, it's the opening theme of the preview.
Availability: Very common. The animated version was first seen on Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, as well as newer VeggieTales and 3-2-1 Penguins! episodes. The early still version from 2000-2001 is seen on King George & The Ducky, Lyle the Kindly Viking, 3-2-1 Penguins: Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn!, and other VeggieTales videos of the time. However, the logo itself actually debuted as a print logo in 1999, as seen on the back of the VHS cover of the Lyrick Studios copy of Madame Blueberry and a preview for Larry-Boy & The Rumor Weed. It also appeared on a 2015 rebroadcast of The Toy that Saved Christmas on Telexitos, plastering the 2nd logo and broadcasts of VeggieTales on the Smile of a Child block of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The logo returned on The VeggieTales Show.
Legacy: Same as the 3rd logo. The 2020 reanimation in particular is a fabulous update, thanks to the enhanced animation quality and added quirks given to the characters and letters.
Nicknames: "The VeggieFriends V", "Bob and Larry V", "VeggieFriends in the House/City", "The New VeggieFriends", "A Tomato And A Cucumber V", "The VeggieTales in the House/City Logo"
Logo: We see the Big Idea text in its typical style as well as a byline reading "© [YEAR] Big Idea Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved." Bob and Larry (in their VeggieTales in the House designs) drop down from the top of the screen to their usual positions and smile with wide open grins.
Variant: From 2015-2017, the copyright info now reads "© [YEAR] DreamWorks Animation Television, Inc. All rights reserved."
FX/SFX: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.
Availability: It appears on VeggieTales in the House episodes on Netflix. Last used on VeggieTales in the City, which released its final season on September 15, 2017. Despite the character redesigns, the VeggieTales episode Noah's Ark used the previous logo.
Legacy: This logo is not nearly as well liked as the previous ones due to using the much-hated character redesigns, which would be reverted back with The VeggieTales Show in 2019. The logo is also much less inspired than the third and fifth logos, despite having better animation.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps for Big Idea:
As of 2015, copyright info is for DreamWorks Animation Television.
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