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Logo descriptions by bigrene2 and mimitchi33 Logo captures by SuperMuppet, TrickyMario7654, and others Editions by mr3urious, Jonathan Hendricks, mimitchi33, SuperMuppet, and TrickyMario7654

1st Logo (September 4, 1984-December 23, 1986)

Clearwater Features (1984)Britt Allcroft Ltd. (1984)Britt Allcroft Ltd. (1986) *With Copyright Notice*

Logo: On a blue background, the original logo for Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends can be seen. The logo consists of a picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name, in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval we see the text "Britt Allcroft Limited 1983". Above the symbol we see the text "for Britt Alcroft Ltd" (This logo was always preceded by the Clearwater Features logo, so that the complete text reads "A Clearwater Features Production for Britt Allcroft Ltd") in Bevan.

Variants:

On season 2 of Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, a copyright notice now appears on the bottom half of the screen reading "(C) Britt Allcroft Limited 1986" with the Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends logo shifted up a bit, the text above the logo now reads "For Britt Allcroft Limited" instead of "for Britt Allcroft Ltd".
On the original ITV broadcasts of the first two seasons of Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, this logo fades into the Central logo of the time.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Was used alongside the Clearwater Features logo on TV broadcasts of Series 1 and 2 of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends during the '80s and can be found on Guild Home Video, Screen Legends, ABC Video, Pickwick Video, and early Video Collection VHS releases of the show. All VHS and DVD releases of the show's first two seasons have used the second logo since 1991, with early re-releases removing the Clearwater Features logo and this logo with a shot of Thomas from the episode "Saved From Scrap", which listed the show's producers. This was not seen on US prints of the show.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (January 29, 1989-July 14, 2000, February 7, 2006-September 15, 2007)

Britt Allcroft Presents (1989)A Britt Allcroft Production (1995, USA)The Britt Allcroft Company *Presentation Variant* (1990's)The Britt Allcroft Company (1992)Britt Allcroft (1992)A Britt Allcroft Production (1998)

Nicknames: “The Cursive Britt”, "The Thomas The Tank Engine Logo"

Logo: On a periwinkle gradient background, a light apricot-piggy pink gradient line forms the word “Britt” in an odd cursive font. The text “BRITT ALLCROFT PRESENTS” in a white Gill Sans font fades in below the name (just touching the bottom), and it shines.

Variants:

There’s a variant that reads “A BRITT ALLCROFT PRODUCTION” at the end of many of the company’s shows, sometimes with copyright info below.
One variant replaces "PRESENTS" with "PRESENTATION". This appeared on a trailer for Thomas the Tank Engine.
On some occasions, the copyright info is eliminated in favor of the slogan, "ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH" in a white Times New Roman font fading in below. It appears on some American Season 5 tapes of Thomas and Friends and can be seen on the North American VHS tape Ten Years of Thomas which includes the copyright date and the logo's music.
On the early UK tapes for the third series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1991-1992), the notice "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." is shown on the logo's regular background, written in the then-corporate Thomas & Friends typeface (Rockwell Condensed Bold). After this message is displayed, it cuts to a copyright screen with a smaller Britt Allcroft logo. Sometimes the first bunch of text (Not the copyright screen) is set over the background of the episode. This variant has also been seen on Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories and Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 More Stories with an extended copyright date copyrighting all the years the episodes first aired.
On Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories, the copyright date is in a different font, is larger and does not fade in or out.
On the Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime VHS, a silent, still version is used.
On earlier airings and VHS tapes of Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie, the logo is on a black background, with a copyright date displaying the company name "Quality Family Entertainment Ltd.". The Britt Allcroft logo animates in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, similar to how it plays in the third variant. The logo's music is intact.
On some airings of Mumfie on Nick Jr., the logo is abridged.
On Singalong With Thomas, the copyright date on the bottom of the logo appears through an effect.

FX/SFX: The writing of “Britt”, the text shining.

Music/Sounds: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the “Island Song”. The end version from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and the second season of Magic Adventures of Mumfie usually has the end theme of the show playing over it. For music videos from the show as well as some later Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends VHS releases, the logo is silent.

Music/Sounds Variant: On season one episodes and BMG video prints of Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie, the first variant of the logo plays the music.

Availability: Can be seen on Video Collection/Strand Home Video, ABC Video, Video Treasures, and Anchor Bay releases of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. The "Classic Collection" releases of the show also use this logo. Also showed up on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales on PBS, as well as Fox Family episodes of Mister Moose's Fun Time (during the Thomas segments), Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie and Storytime with Thomas. Season 1-5 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) also have this as well. The Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and DVD prints of Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie (excluding the 2012 release of Mumfie's Quest, which uses a still of the third logo on a black background without the bird), plaster this logo with the third one at the beginning of episodes, but is retained at the end of episodes. Also can be found on all VHS releases of Shining Time Station and Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie. Strangely, this makes a surprise appearance on the Thomas & Friends DVDs Thomas and the Really Brave Engines, On Site with Thomas, and Thomas' Trusty Friends, most likely an editing mistake made by HiT Entertainment.

Editor's Note: This is a favorite among Thomas the Tank Engine fans.

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Line 3: Editions by mr3urious, Jonathan Hendricks, mimitchi33, SuperMuppet, and TrickyMario7654 ===1st Logo (September 4, 1984-December 23, 1986)===▼ ~~1st Logo~~ ▲(September 4, 1984-December 23, 1986) Clearwater Features (1984)Britt Allcroft Ltd. (1984)Britt Allcroft Ltd. (1986) With Copyright Notice '''Logo:''' On a blue background, the original logo for ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' can be seen. The logo consists of a ~~Picture~~picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name, in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval ~~reads~~we see the text "Britt Allcroft Limited 1983". Above the symbol ~~reads~~we see the text "for Britt Alcroft Ltd" (This logo was always preceded by the Clearwater Features logo, ~~meaning~~so that the ~~full~~complete ~~sentence~~text isreads "A Clearwater Features Production for Britt Allcroft Ltd") in Bevan. '''Variants:''' On season 2 of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'', a copyright notice now appears on the bottom half of the screen reading "(C) Britt Allcroft Limited 1986" with the ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' logo shifted up a bit, the text above the logo now reads "For Britt Allcroft Limited" instead of "for Britt Allcroft Ltd". On the original ITV broadcasts of the first two seasons of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'', this logo fades into the Central logo of the time. FX/SFX: None.▼ ▲'''FX/SFX:''' None. Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.▼ ▲'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show. Availability: Was used alongside the Clearwater Features logo on TV Broadcasts of Series 1 and 2 Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends during the 80s and can be found on Guild Home Video, Screen Legends, ABC Video, Pickwick Video, and early Video Collection VHS releases of the show. All VHS and DVD releases of the show's first two seasons have used the second logo since 1991, with early re-releases removing the Clearwater Features logo and this logo with a shot of Thomas from the episode "Saved From Scrap", which listed the show's producers. This was not seen on US prints of the show.▼ ▲'''Availability:''' Was used alongside the Clearwater Features logo on TV ~~Broadcasts~~broadcasts of Series 1 and 2 of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' during the '80s and can be found on Guild Home Video, Screen Legends, ABC Video, Pickwick Video, and early Video Collection VHS releases of the show. All VHS and DVD releases of the show's first two seasons have used the second logo since 1991, with early re-releases removing the Clearwater Features logo and this logo with a shot of Thomas from the episode "Saved From Scrap", which listed the show's producers. This was not seen on US prints of the show. Editor's Note: None.▼ ▲'''Editor's Note:''' None. ===2nd Logo (January 29, 1989-July 14, 2000, February 7, 2006-September 15, 2007)===▼ ~~2nd Logo~~ ▲(January 29, 1989-July 14, 2000, February 7, 2006-September 15, 2007) Britt Allcroft Presents (1989)A Britt Allcroft Production (1995, USA)The Britt Allcroft Company Presentation Variant (1990's)The Britt Allcroft Company (1992)Britt Allcroft (1992)A Britt Allcroft Production (1998) '''Nicknames:''' “The Cursive Britt”, "The ''Thomas The Tank Engine'' Logo" '''Logo:''' On a periwinkle gradient background, a light apricot-piggy pink gradient line forms the word “Britt” in an odd cursive font. The text “BRITT ALLCROFT ~~PRESENTS”in~~PRESENTS” in a white Gill Sans font fades in below the name (just touching the bottom), and it shines.▼ '''Variants:'''▼ ▲Logo: On a periwinkle gradient background, a light apricot-piggy pink gradient line forms the word “Britt” in an odd cursive font. “BRITT ALLCROFT PRESENTS”in a white Gill Sans font fades in below the name (just touching the bottom), and it shines. There’s a variant that reads “A BRITT ALLCROFT PRODUCTION” at the end of many of the company’s shows, sometimes with copyright info below.▼ One variant replaces "PRESENTS" with "PRESENTATION". This appeared on a trailer for ''Thomas the Tank Engine''.▼ On some occasions, the copyright info is eliminated in favor of the slogan, "ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH" in a white Times New Roman font fading in below. It appears on some American Season 5 tapes of Thomas and Friends and can be seen on the North American VHS tape '''Ten Years of Thomas''' which includes the copyright date and the logo's music.▼ On the early UK tapes for the third series of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' (1991-1992), the notice "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." is shown on the logo's regular background, written in the then-corporate ''Thomas & Friends'' typeface (Rockwell Condensed Bold). After this message is displayed, it cuts to a copyright screen with a smaller Britt Allcroft logo. Sometimes the first bunch of text (Not the copyright screen) is set over the background of the episode. This variant has also been seen on ''Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories'' and ''Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 More Stories'' with an extended copyright date copyrighting all the years the episodes first aired.▼ On ''Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories'', the copyright date is in a different font, is larger and does not fade in or out.▼ On the ''Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime'' VHS, Aa silent, still version is used.▼ On earlier airings and VHS tapes of ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'', the logo is on a black background., with a copyright date displaying the company name "Quality Family Entertainment Ltd.". The Britt Allcroft logo animates in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, similar to how it plays in the third variant. The logo's music is intact.▼ On some airings of ''Mumfie'' on Nick Jr., the logo is abridged.▼ *On ''Singalong With Thomas'', the copyright date on the bottom of the logo appears through an effect.▼ '''FX/SFX:''' The writing of “Britt”, the text shining.▼ ▲Variants: ▲There’s a variant that reads “A BRITT ALLCROFT PRODUCTION” at the end of many of the company’s shows, sometimes with copyright info below. ▲One variant replaces "PRESENTS" with "PRESENTATION". This appeared on a trailer for Thomas the Tank Engine. ▲On some occasions, the copyright info is eliminated in favor of the slogan, "ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH" in a white Times New Roman font fading in below. It appears on some American Season 5 tapes of Thomas and Friends and can be seen on the North American VHS tape Ten Years of Thomas which includes the copyright date and the logo's music. ▲On the early UK tapes for the third series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1991-1992), the notice "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." is shown on the logo's regular background, written in the then-corporate Thomas & Friends typeface (Rockwell Condensed Bold). After this message is displayed, it cuts to a copyright screen with a smaller Britt Allcroft logo. Sometimes the first bunch of text (Not the copyright screen) is set over the background of the episode. This variant has also been seen on Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories and Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 More Stories with an extended copyright date copyrighting all the years the episodes first aired. ▲On Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories, the copyright date is in a different font, is larger and does not fade in or out. ▲On the Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime VHS, A silent, still version is used. ▲On earlier airings and VHS tapes of Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie, the logo is on a black background. a copyright date displaying the company name"Quality Family Entertainment Ltd.". The Britt Allcroft logo animates in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, similar to how it plays in the third variant. The logo's music is intact. ▲On some airings of Mumfie on Nick Jr., the logo is abridged. ▲On Singalong With Thomas, the copyright date on the bottom of the logo appears through an effect. ▲FX/SFX: The writing of “Britt”, the text shining. '''Music/Sounds:''' A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the “Island Song”. The end version from ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and the second season of ''Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' usually has the end theme of the show playing over it. For music videos from the show as well as some later ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' VHS releases, the logo is silent. '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On season one episodes and BMG video prints of ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'', the first variant of the logo plays the music. '''Availability:''' Can be seen on Video Collection/Strand Home Video, ABC Video, Video Treasures, and Anchor Bay releases of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends''. The "Classic Collection" releases of the show also use this logo. Also showed up on ''Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales'' on PBS, as well as Fox Family episodes of ''Mister Moose's Fun Time'' (during the ''Thomas'' segments), ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' and ''Storytime with Thomas''. Season 1-5 episodes of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) also have this as well. The Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and DVD prints of ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' (excluding the 2012 release of ''Mumfie's Quest'', which uses a still of the third logo on a black background without the bird), plaster this logo with the third one at the beginning of episodes, but is retained at the end of episodes. Also can be found on all VHS releases of ''Shining Time Station'' and ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie''. Strangely, this makes a surprise appearance on the ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs ''Thomas and the Really Brave Engines'', ''On Site with Thomas'', and ''Thomas' Trusty Friends'', most likely an editing mistake made by HiT Entertainment. '''Editor's Note:''' This is a favorite among ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' fans. [[Category:Family/Animation Logos]]