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*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 is also smaller and now reads "For Britt Allcroft Limited" instead of "for Britt Allcroft Ltd". The show name is also now a part of the logo, evident by the lack of a thick black outline. |
*On <u>season 2</i> 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 is also smaller and now reads "For Britt Allcroft Limited" instead of "for Britt Allcroft Ltd". The show name is also now a part of the logo, evident by the lack of a thick black outline. |
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*On the original [[ITV1 IDs|ITV]] broadcasts of the first two seasons of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' in 1984 and 1986 respectively, this logo fades into the 1983 [[Central Productions|Central]] logo of the time. |
*On the <u>original [[ITV1 IDs|ITV]] broadcasts</i> of the first two seasons of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' in 1984 and 1986 respectively, this logo fades into the 1983 [[Central Productions|Central]] logo of the time. |
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*On the 1991 reruns of season 2 of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' on Children's ITV, this logo fades into the 1989 [[Central Productions|A Central Programme for ITV]] endboard. |
*On the <u>1991 reruns of season 2</u> of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' on Children's ITV, this logo fades into the 1989 [[Central Productions|A Central Programme for ITV]] endboard. |
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* 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 |
* On <u>the original UK broadcasts for the third series</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. |
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** 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. |
** On the ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' episode "<u>Trust Thomas</u>", 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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** 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. |
** 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. |
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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. |
** 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. |
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* One variant replaces "PRESENTS" with "PRESENTATION". This appeared on a VCI trailer for ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. |
* One variant replaces "PRESENTS" with "<u>PRESENTATION</u>". This appeared on a VCI trailer for ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. |
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* 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 ''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. |
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* 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 also misreads "Britt Allcroft Presents" instead of "A Britt Allcroft Production". |
* 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 also misreads "Britt Allcroft Presents" instead of "A Britt Allcroft Production". |
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* 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 ''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. |
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* 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 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. |
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* On later tapes, the copyright info is eliminated in favor of the slogan, "ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH" in a white font fading in below, either in Helvetica, Gill Sans, or Times New Roman. 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 later tapes, the copyright info is eliminated in favor of the slogan, "<u>ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH</u>" in a white font fading in below, either in Helvetica, Gill Sans, or Times New Roman. 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. |
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* Series 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. |
* Series 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. |
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* 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 ''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. |
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* On the ''Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime'' VHS, a silent, still version is used. |
* On the ''Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime'' VHS, a silent, still version is used. |
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* 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 |
* On <u>earlier airings and VHS tapes 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 intact. |
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* On ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'', 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. |
* 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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* On ''Captain Pugwash'', the logo is accompanied by the logo of John Cary Films (the co-producer of said show). The John Cary Films logo is sandwiched between "A" and "Production for", with the Britt Allcroft logo beneath. The text under "Britt" reads "THE BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY", and "Britt" is a {{color|gold|golden-yellow}} colour. Copyright info is underneath the logos, which are on a {{color|teal}} background. |
* On ''<u>Captain Pugwash</u>'', the logo is accompanied by the logo of John Cary Films (the co-producer of said show). The John Cary Films logo is sandwiched between "A" and "Production for", with the Britt Allcroft logo beneath. The text under "Britt" reads "THE BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY", and "Britt" is a {{color|gold|golden-yellow}} colour. Copyright info is underneath the logos, which are on a {{color|teal}} background. |
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* On the 2004 restored versions of the first five seasons of ''Thomas & Friends'', the logo is placed on an embossed white box on a white background. "Britt" is much smaller and placed behind "BRITT ALLCROFT" in the caption, which now reads "A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY PRODUCTION" in {{color|blue}}. The 2000 [[HIT Entertainment]] logo is beneath, with "for" inbetween the two logos. As usual, copyright info is underneath. |
* On <u>the 2004 restored versions of the first five seasons of ''Thomas & Friends''</u>, the logo is placed on an embossed white box on a white background. "Britt" is much smaller and placed behind "BRITT ALLCROFT" in the caption, which now reads "A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY PRODUCTION" in {{color|blue}}. The 2000 [[HIT Entertainment]] logo is beneath, with "for" inbetween the two logos. As usual, copyright info is underneath. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. |
'''Technique:''' 2D animation. |
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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. |
* 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. |
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** However, the later UK VHS release of the latter features the fanfare. |
** However, the later UK VHS release of the latter features the fanfare. |
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* In the Greek dubbing of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', the logo's music was pitched down by 2 semitones. |
* In the <u>Greek dubbing</u> of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', the logo's music was pitched down by 2 semitones. |
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'''Availability:''' Quite common. |
'''Availability:''' Quite common. |
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.
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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