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* On ''Barney's Christmas Star'', the globe is bigger than in the original variant. | * On ''Barney's Christmas Star'', the globe is bigger than in the original variant. | ||
**This doesn't happen when the same feature was part of ''Christmas Children's Favorites'', when it was replaced by the standard version with the URL and byline. | **This doesn't happen when the same feature was part of ''Christmas Children's Favorites'', when it was replaced by the standard version with the URL and byline. | ||
* On the | * On the 2004 restored versions of seasons 1-5 of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' (the 1998 remastered versions still use the Britt Allcroft logo), we see a white background. On the top half it says "A Britt Allcroft Company Production" with the company's logo in between the words "Britt" and "Allcroft" and on the bottom half we see the HIT Entertainment logo. In between them is the word "For". Under all that is a copyright notice that says "(C) 1984-2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. All rights reserved". Post-2006 releases of the DVD have this logo replaced with the next logo, with the copyright notice intact. | ||
* A still version on a white background exists. “Consumer Products” sometimes replaces “Entertainment” in this version. | * A still version on a white background exists. “Consumer Products” sometimes replaces “Entertainment” in this version. | ||
*2 in-credit versions exist. One is just of the logo, the other is of the logo on a white background. | *2 in-credit versions exist. One is just of the logo, the other is of the logo on a white background. | ||
*On 2004-06 episodes of ''Thomas and Friends'' and its related home videos (at least in the UK), there are several versions of the logo. Copyright info is below | *On 2004-06 episodes of ''Thomas and Friends'' and its related home videos (at least in the UK), there are several versions of the logo. Copyright info is below: | ||
**The first variation is seen on individual episodes and airings. It has the copyright notice for every episode per year of release (2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006) and the disclaimer about the series. | **The first variation is seen on individual episodes and airings. It has the copyright notice for every episode per year of release (2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006) and the disclaimer about the series. | ||
**The second variation is seen on several home videos, such as ''Hooray for Thomas! and Other Stories''. It has the copyright notice for the episodes (2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006) and the disclaimer about the series. (The font of the copyright notice is the same as the collaboration with Nick Jr.) | **The second variation is seen on several home videos, such as ''Hooray for Thomas! and Other Stories''. It has the copyright notice for the episodes (2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006) and the disclaimer about the series. (The font of the copyright notice is the same as the collaboration with Nick Jr.) | ||
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**The fourth variation is seen on ''Thomas' Halloween Adventures''. The copyright notice used from the restored formats of previous seasons is used, along with the North American disclaimer. | **The fourth variation is seen on ''Thomas' Halloween Adventures''. The copyright notice used from the restored formats of previous seasons is used, along with the North American disclaimer. | ||
** The fifth is used for ''Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!''. The logo is placed on the original background, with the words "Thomas the Tank Engine, Created for Television by BRITT ALLCROFT" plus the 2005 copyright notice and disclaimer below the logo. | ** The fifth is used for ''Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!''. The logo is placed on the original background, with the words "Thomas the Tank Engine, Created for Television by BRITT ALLCROFT" plus the 2005 copyright notice and disclaimer below the logo. | ||
*On the sixth and seventh seasons of ''Thomas & Friends'', there are three variations of the logo | *On the sixth and seventh seasons of ''Thomas & Friends'', there are three variations of the logo: | ||
**The first variation uses the logo with the URL and byline, with the copyright notice "© 1984-2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. All rights reserved." below the byline. (seen on season 6) | **The first variation uses the logo with the URL and byline, with the copyright notice "© 1984-2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. All rights reserved." below the byline. (seen on season 6) | ||
** The second variation uses the logo with the URL and byline, but with the title "Thomas & Friends" on top of the logo, and the copyright notice "(C) 2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited" on the bottom of the byline. (seen on season 7) | ** The second variation uses the logo with the URL and byline, but with the title "Thomas & Friends" on top of the logo, and the copyright notice "(C) 2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited" on the bottom of the byline. (seen on season 7) | ||
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*The Children's Favorites variant starts with a low drone sound with bells at the start, with a digital playing as the backdrop changes followed by a regular whoosh as the HiT text zooms in, afterwards the drone sound and bells changes into a higher pitch and start playing faster as a deep whoosh continuously plays. | *The Children's Favorites variant starts with a low drone sound with bells at the start, with a digital playing as the backdrop changes followed by a regular whoosh as the HiT text zooms in, afterwards the drone sound and bells changes into a higher pitch and start playing faster as a deep whoosh continuously plays. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very common. Seen on HiT shows from the period including ''Barney & Friends'' from the 2002-2006 seasons, ''Bob the Builder'', ''Angelina Ballerina'', ''Rubbadubbers'', seasons 7-10 of ''Thomas & Friends'', ''Oswald'', ''Pingu'', and the ''VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown'' 2001 VHS. It also appears on the remastered versions of episodes from seasons 1-4 of ''Pingu''. The normal in-credit variant appears on seasons 5-6 of ''Pingu'', while the white background one appears on the 2003 series of ''Fireman Sam'' and at the end of games from the company. Both the “Entertainment” and “Consumer Products” white background variants appear on games of the company’s shows, and an “Entertainment PLC” version was seen on the remastered versions of the original ''Fireman Sam'' alongside the [[Bumper Films (UK)|Bumper Films]] and [[S4C (UK)|S4C]] logos. One of the last releases to use this logo was the 2007 DVD of ''Barney & Friends: Let's Go to the Firehouse!''. It was also used to plaster over the 3rd logo at times, and also makes a surprise appearance on the Britbox print of episode 1 of ''Dennis the Gnasher'' (1996-1998) through plastering the 3rd logo. Strangely ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs from 2003-08 used the 4th logo instead of this for some reason. | '''Availability:''' Very common. | ||
*Seen on HiT shows from the period including ''Barney & Friends'' from the 2002-2006 seasons, ''Bob the Builder'', ''Angelina Ballerina'', ''Rubbadubbers'', seasons 7-10 of ''Thomas & Friends'', ''Oswald'', ''Pingu'', and the ''VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown'' 2001 VHS. | |||
*It also appears on the remastered versions of episodes from seasons 1-4 of ''Pingu''. | |||
*The normal in-credit variant appears on seasons 5-6 of ''Pingu'', while the white background one appears on the 2003 series of ''Fireman Sam'' and at the end of games from the company. | |||
*Both the “Entertainment” and “Consumer Products” white background variants appear on games of the company’s shows, and an “Entertainment PLC” version was seen on the remastered versions of the original ''Fireman Sam'' alongside the [[Bumper Films (UK)|Bumper Films]] and the 1995 [[S4C (UK)|S4C]] logos. | |||
*One of the last releases to use this logo was the 2007 DVD of ''Barney & Friends: Let's Go to the Firehouse!''. | |||
*It was also used to plaster over the 3rd logo at times, and also makes a surprise appearance on the Britbox print of episode 1 of ''Dennis the Gnasher'' (1996-1998) through plastering the 3rd logo. *Strangely ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs from 2003-08 used the 4th logo instead of this for some reason. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' Just like the previous logos, this one's fondly remembered by those who grew up with it, despite being quite bland. | '''Editor's Note:''' Just like the previous logos, this one's fondly remembered by those who grew up with it, despite being quite bland. | ||