Sleepy Kids

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Sleepy Kids was a children's entertainment company founded in 1989, which was named after and formed up produce the cartoon Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone, known as Potsworth and Co. in the United Kingdom.

After several acquisitions, the company merged with The Richard Digance Card Company and renamed as SKD Media. At the beginning of 2000, after a merger with Carrington Productions International, SKD Media was renamed as Entertainment Rights.

Logo (January 2-March 25, 1996)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a multicolour pencil scrabble, drawing itself the word "Sleepy" in a strechted Arial font. While the background enlights to become a grainy paper surface, the text turns light blue with lines and, the word "kids" appears vertically in Garamond Italic. Below, there's written "The Sleepy Kid Company Limited".

Technique: 2D animation effects.

Audio: Sounds of a scrabbling pencil, followed by a 5-note chime.

Availability: Only seen on the third and final season of Budgie the Little Helicopter.

Sleepy Kids
Entertainment Rights