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Background

Spark Plug Entertainment was founded by Michael Schelp in 2006. They are known for making direct-to-video "mockbusters" (films produced to exploit the popularity of major blockbusters that have similar subjects or titles) of films by Pixar, DreamWorks, etc. The company has seemingly gone dormant since the mid/late 2010s, having not released any new movies since 2015.

Logo (November 21, 2006-2015)

Visuals: On a black or white screen, a flash occurs. Then the flash dies away to reveal the Spark Plug Entertainment logo, which is "Spark Plug" in a scarlet cursive font and a 12-pointed shape with a drawing of a spark plug (hence the name) and "ENTERTAINMENT" in black lettering under it. The finished logo zooms out a bit, and takes place on a sky background.

Trivia: The logo was designed by Derek Yesman.

Variant: At the end of Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines, a copyright notice is below.

Technique: A combination of 2D and CGI.

Audio: A drum roll at the start, then a whoosh, and a happy flute tune with a few xylophone notes at the end.

Audio Variants:

At the end of Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines, an abridged version was used.
At the end of Car's Life 2, an extended version was used.

Availability: Not many Spark Plug films were produced, but this isn't too rare.

First seen on Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale, and later appeared on Plan Bee and Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines.
Last seen on Car's Life 4: Junkyard Blues, released in 2015.
This does not appear on Bug Bites: An Ant's Life and A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure, as those were produced before the company was founded.

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 ===Background===
-'''Spark Plug Entertainment''' was founded by Michael Schelp in 2006. They are known for making direct-to-video mockbusters (ripoffs of major blockbusters) of films by [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]], [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]], etc. The company has been became dormant since the 2010s, as it not producing some movies since 2015 as well.
+'''Spark Plug Entertainment''' was founded by Michael Schelp in 2006. They are known for making direct-to-video "mockbusters" (films produced to exploit the popularity of major blockbusters that have similar subjects or titles) of films by [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]], [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]], etc. The company has seemingly gone dormant since the mid/late 2010s, having not released any new movies since 2015.
-===(November 21, 2006-2015)===
+===Logo (November 21, 2006-2015)===
 [[File:9zWyySeKh_vUDxXS0hLReA145939.png|center|350px]]
-'''Logo''': On a black or white screen, a flash occurs. Then the flash dies away to reveal the Spark Plug Entertainment logo, which is "Spark Plug" in a scarlet cursive font and a 12-pointed shape with a drawing of a spark plug (hence the name) and "ENTERTAINMENT" in black lettering under it. The finished logo zooms out a bit, and takes place on a sky background.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black or white screen, a flash occurs. Then the flash dies away to reveal the Spark Plug Entertainment logo, which is "Spark Plug" in a scarlet cursive font and a 12-pointed shape with a drawing of a spark plug (hence the name) and "ENTERTAINMENT" in black lettering under it. The finished logo zooms out a bit, and takes place on a sky background.
-'''Trivia''': The logo was designed by Derek Yesman.
+'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by Derek Yesman.
-'''Variant''': At the end of ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines'', a copyright notice is below.
+'''Variant:''' At the end of ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines'', a copyright notice is below.
-'''FX/SFX''': The flash and zooming out.
+'''Technique:''' A combination of 2D and CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds''': A drum roll at the start, then a whoosh, and a happy flute tune with a few xylophone notes at the end. At the end of ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines'', an abridged version was used. At the end of ''Car's Life 2'', an extended version was used.
+'''Audio:''' A drum roll at the start, then a whoosh, and a happy flute tune with a few xylophone notes at the end.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Availability''': Not many Spark Plug films were produced, but this isn't too rare. First seen on ''Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale'', and later appeared on ''Plan Bee'' and ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines''. This did not appear on ''Bug Bites: An Ant's Life'' (which was produced in 1998) and ''A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure''.
+*At the end of ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines'', an abridged version was used.
+*At the end of ''Car's Life 2'', an extended version was used.
-'''Editor’s Note''': This logo is representative of Spark Plug’s work; quickly done to make a quick buck.
+'''Availability:''' Not many Spark Plug films were produced, but this isn't too rare.
+*First seen on ''Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale'', and later appeared on ''Plan Bee'' and ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines''.
+*Last seen on ''Car's Life 4: Junkyard Blues'', released in 2015.
+*This does not appear on ''Bug Bites: An Ant's Life'' and ''A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure'', as those were produced before the company was founded.
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-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Animation logos]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]