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* This was not seen on US prints of the show.
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'''Variants:'''
▲* When used at the end of most of the company's shows, “A BRITT ALLCROFT PRODUCTION” replaces the previous text. Most of the time, a copyright reading "(C) Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Limited (year) appears below in a smaller italicized font that shines after the logo after the main text shines.
* On the original UK broadcasts 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 the 3rd variant.
** On the ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' episode "Trust Thomas", which appears on the 1994 UK VHS release ''Children's Pre-School Special Collection'', the copyright notice appears at the bottom of the screen underneath the "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." notice.
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** This variant has also been seen on ''Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories'' and ''Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 More Stories'', respectively with an extended copyright date copyrighting all the years the episodes first aired.
* One variant replaces "PRESENTS" with "PRESENTATION". This appeared on a VCI trailer for ''Thomas the Tank Engine''.
▲* On some of the later UK VHS prints of the first and second series of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', as well as early Series 3 tapes and also on the Norwegian and later Swedish dubs of the first three seasons of the aforementioned show, the copyright takes up the center of the screen, and appears bolder. The logo animation still plays in the lower right of the screen, but the "Britt" text is white and the smaller text reads " A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY".
* On ''Rusty to the Rescue'', ''Thomas and the Special Letter'', ''Thomas and his Friends Help Out'', ''Gallant Old Engine'', ''Sing-Along and Stories'' and ''Thomas Meets the Queen'', the copyright is extended to feature both "Films" and "Soundtracks" underlined. Under "Films" is a copyright for 1986 and 1995, while "Soundtracks" are credited for 1991 and 1995, as well as for ''Shining Time Station''. The text is also non-italicized and doesn't shine.
* On 1996 reprints of ''Percy's Ghostly Trick,'' the copyright text reads "A Britt Allcroft Production in association with Fuji Television Network Inc." and has an extended copyright to feature both films and soundtracks. Under "Films" is a copyright for 1986 and 1995, while "Soundtracks" are credited for 1991 and 1995, as well as for ''Shining Time Station''. Like the fourth variant, the text is also non-italicized and doesn't shine. The logo itself misreads "Britt Allcroft Presents" instead of "A Britt Allcroft Production".
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* The ending 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; sometimes, the last second of the end theme is played, followed by silence.
* For music videos from the show as well as some later ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' VHS releases and also the 1991 UK VHS release of ''The Best of Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' by [[Pickwick Video]], the logo is silent.
** However, the later UK VHS release of the latter features the fanfare.
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'''Availability:''' Quite common.
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* It 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''.
* Seasons 1-5 episodes of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids)
* 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 Britt Allcroft Productions logo on a black background without the bird), plaster this logo
* 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.
* It also appears on a 2002 Marks and Spencer UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' from [[Video Collection International|VCI]] as well.
* The first closing variant appears on some of the later UK VHS prints of the first and second series of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', as well as early Series 3 tapes and also on the Norwegian and later Swedish dubs of the first three seasons of the aforementioned show.
'''Legacy:''' A very well-known logo among fans of ''Thomas & Friends''.
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The Britt Allcroft Company (known initially in the UK as "Britt Allcroft Railway Productions") was a British production and licensing company established in 1983 by Britt Allcroft and Angus Wright. They immediately bought the rights to The Railway Series of children's books and in 1984, created Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, recognized as one of the longest-running children's series (with new episodes being produced until January 2021). Other notable productions were Shining Time Station and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie. In September 2000, after the cinematic failure of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Britt stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as Gullane Entertainment.
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Logo: On a blue background, the original logo for Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is seen. The logo consists of a picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name (which appears to be chroma-keyed onto the logo), in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval is the text "Britt Allcroft Limited 1983". Above the symbol is the text "for Britt Allcroft 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 Beton.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Logo:
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the “Island Song”. Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Quite common.
Legacy: A very well-known logo among fans of Thomas & Friends.
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