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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
'''Availability:'''
*It was originally seen alongside the Clearwater Features logo on TV broadcasts of the first two seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' during the 1980s and can also be found on [[Guild Home Video]], [[Screen Legends]], [[ABC DVD|ABC Video]], [[Pickwick Video]], [[CEL Video]] and early [[Video Collection International|Video Collection]] VHS releases of the show.
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*The final UK VHS release to feature this logo was ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' released by Pickwick Video in 1991.
*U.S. prints of the show also omit both the Clearwater Features logo and this logo.
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'''Variants:'''
* On <u>the original UK broadcasts for the third season</u> 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 first closing variant. Also, for the first 16 episodes from "A Scarf for Percy" to "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party", the notice is in white, whilst for the final ten episodes from "Buzz, Buzz" to "Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure", the notice is in yellow.
** On the ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' episode "<u>Trust Thomas</u>", which
** The first bunch of text (not the copyright screen) is also set over the still of the final shot of the first 16 episodes from "A Scarf for Percy" to "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party" which uses Michael Angelis' early UK narrations.
** This variant is also
* One variant replaces "PRODUCTION" with "<u>PRESENTATION</u>". This
* 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
* On the 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
* On ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Your Favourite Story Collection'', the logo is silent, and the copyright is smaller, in capitals, and also includes a "Music Composed By" credit. It fades in after the logo is finished.
* On the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Sing Along with Thomas'', the copyright date on the bottom of the logo appears through the copyright spreading into place one-by-one.
* On some U.S. Season 5 VHS releases of ''Thomas and Friends'', the copyright info is eliminated in favor of the slogan, "<u>ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH</u>" in a white font fading in below, sometimes either in Helvetica, Gill Sans, or Times New Roman. It
* Season 6 episodes also may sometimes have the copyright fades out to the text "Please Visit Our Web Site at" and the URL at the time below. It then fades out to the slogan.
* On ''Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories'', the copyright date is in a different font, is larger, is static throughout the logo, and also does not shine.
* On the VHS release of ''Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime''
* On <u>earlier airings and VHS releases of ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie''</u>, 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 first closing variant. The logo's music is also intact.
* On ''<u>Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie</u>'', the copyright is altered to have in all capitals, "(Thomas)" is replaced with "(MUMFIE)", and the year is in Roman numerals. The film has it fade out early, while the show has it sped-up.
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* For music videos from the show as well as some later ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' VHS releases as well as 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.
* On the <u>Greek dubbing</u> prints of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', the logo's music
'''Availability:''' Officially, it
* This logo made its debut on the 1991 UK VHS release of ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' by Pickwick Video.
** The three main variants
** The "Classic Collection" releases of the show also use this logo as well.
* 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''.
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** It can also be found on all VHS releases of ''Shining Time Station'' and ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie''.
* Strangely, this logo also makes a surprise appearance on the ''Thomas & Friends'' DVD releases of ''Thomas and the Really Brave Engines'', ''On Site with Thomas'', and ''Thomas' Trusty Friends'', most likely an editing mistake made by HIT Entertainment.
* It is also
* The first closing variant
'''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.
Allcroft formed a subsidiary, Gullane Pictures, in late 1997; ultimately, Gullane Pictures only produced Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which was a cinematic failure. In September 2000, as a result of Thomas and the Magic Railroad's failure, Allcroft stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as Gullane Entertainment.
Visuals: 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 " (C) Britt Allcroft Limited 1984". 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 a yellow Bevan font (the same used for the original end credits).
Variants:
Technique: A still digital graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on the original prints of the first-two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.
Visuals:
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo. Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Officially, it was seen on the company's programmes from the time-period until 2000, but also made surprise appearances on three U.S. Thomas & Friends DVD releases.
Legacy: A very well-known logo among fans of Thomas & Friends.
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