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===Background===
'''The Lyons Group''' was founded in 1988 by Richard C. Leach (father-in-law of ''Barney'' creator Sheryl Leach) andas a division of his religious/educational publishing company DLM (Developmental Learning Materials). The company produced as well as handled distribution of ''Barney and the Backyard Gang'', the predecessor to the popular ''Barney and Friends''. In 1994, theLeach founded another company, [[Lyrick Studios]]; Lyons was renamed to Lyons Partnership and becamemade an in-name-only subsidiary of the newly-formed Lyrick Studios. In 2001, the companyLyrick was later bought by HiT[[HIT Entertainment]] (howeverLyons isPartnership still exists under copyright holders, as Lyons Partnershiphowever).
 
===Logo (October 13, 1988-1992)===
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Nickname: "The Signature"
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'''Visuals:''' On a stitched white background with barely visible stitching lines, a silver rectangle outline rests in the center of the screen. "'''THE'''", in a silver gradient colored serif font, flashes in the top left of the rectangle, and then the cursive script text "''Lyons''" in either a blue or teal color, writes out over the rectangle, occasionally poking through the borders and casting a grey shadow below it. Once the script finishes writing, the text "'''GROUP'''", in the same font and color as "'''THE'''" but larger, flashes in the bottom right of the outline.
Logo: On a gray background, we see "THE" flashing on the top left, then the "Lyons" script writing itself on an outlined rectangle, and finally, "GROUP" flashing on the bottom right.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
FX/SFX: The flashing and writing script.
 
'''Audio:''' A rising 2 note synthesized string stinger plays out, followed by an Irish-styled whimsical flute tune, finishing with a final string sting. A synth piano plays out in the background.
Music/Sounds: A 15-note string and flute fanfare sounding like an Irish tune.
 
Music/Sounds'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>very early prints of ''The Backyard Show'' and ''Three Wishes''</u>, we hear the same toy piano rendition of "I Love You" from the [[Kids Edutainment Video]] logo is heard, thenfollowed by Sandy Duncan's singing,line "Love you!" at the end.
 
'''Availability:'''
Availability:* CanSeen beat seenthe onend tapesof VHS releases of ''Barney and the Backyard Gang, among others''. The 1992 re-prints of those tapes (without any previews) also have this logo. Later Barney videos (as well as re-prints of the Backyard Gang videos) would contain the Barney Home Video logos.
* Later ''Barney'' videos (as well as post-1992 re-prints of the ''Backyard Gang'' videos) instead use the [[Barney Home Video]] logos.
 
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Editor's Note: None.
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 20 October 2024


Background

The Lyons Group was founded in 1988 by Richard C. Leach (father-in-law of Barney creator Sheryl Leach) as a division of his religious/educational publishing company DLM (Developmental Learning Materials). The company produced as well as handled distribution of Barney and the Backyard Gang, the predecessor to Barney and Friends. In 1994, Leach founded another company, Lyrick Studios; Lyons was renamed to Lyons Partnership and made an in-name subsidiary of Lyrick. In 2001, Lyrick was bought by HIT Entertainment (Lyons Partnership still exists under copyright holders, however).

Logo (October 13, 1988-1992)


Visuals: On a stitched white background with barely visible stitching lines, a silver rectangle outline rests in the center of the screen. "THE", in a silver gradient colored serif font, flashes in the top left of the rectangle, and then the cursive script text "Lyons" in either a blue or teal color, writes out over the rectangle, occasionally poking through the borders and casting a grey shadow below it. Once the script finishes writing, the text "GROUP", in the same font and color as "THE" but larger, flashes in the bottom right of the outline.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A rising 2 note synthesized string stinger plays out, followed by an Irish-styled whimsical flute tune, finishing with a final string sting. A synth piano plays out in the background.

Audio Variant: On very early prints of The Backyard Show and Three Wishes, the same toy piano rendition of "I Love You" from the Kids Edutainment Video logo is heard, followed by Sandy Duncan's line "Love you!" at the end.

Availability:

  • Seen at the end of VHS releases of Barney and the Backyard Gang. The 1992 re-prints of those tapes (without any previews) also have this logo.
  • Later Barney videos (as well as post-1992 re-prints of the Backyard Gang videos) instead use the Barney Home Video logos.
The Lyons Group
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