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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Just Group PLC''' was a British holding company that focused on incorporating creation and development of character concepts, ownership of intellectual property rights, and international licensing and distribution of character and corporate brand merchandise. The company is most well known for the infamous CGI animated cartoon ''Butt-Ugly Martians''. | '''Just Group PLC''' was a British holding company that focused on incorporating creation and development of character concepts, ownership of intellectual property rights, and international licensing and distribution of character and corporate brand merchandise. The company is most well known for the infamous CGI animated cartoon ''Butt-Ugly Martians''. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*On the alternate version, a more sudden orchestral hit is heard, and none of the other sound effects beyond the dreamy sounder play. | *On the alternate version, a more sudden orchestral hit is heard, and none of the other sound effects beyond the dreamy sounder play. | ||
*On ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', the dreamy sounder still plays, but it starts with a whoosh and is overlapped by what sounds like droplets on wood. This music variant would later be used for the Mike Young Productions logo in 2001. | *On ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', the dreamy sounder still plays, but it starts with a whoosh and is overlapped by what sounds like droplets on wood. This music variant would also later be used for the Mike Young Productions logo in 2001. | ||
*The Director's Chair version is silent. | *The Director's Chair version is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Appeared on earlier VHS releases from the company. | '''Availability:''' Rare. | ||
*Such releases that feature this logo include ''Butt-Ugly Martians: Meet Gorgon'', the TV special ''Lost in the Snow'', the ''Redwall'' releases "Captain Snow" and "Sparra's Kingdom", the 2001 reissue of ''Christopher's Christmas Mission'', and the 2002 reissue of ''Action Man: Space Wars''. | *Appeared on earlier VHS releases from the company. | ||
**It also appeared on the original 2001 DVD release of ''Butt-Ugly Martians: The Martians Have Landed!'', which is very hard to find nowadays. The more common 2004 release (that uses a different master) uses the Abbey Home Media logo. | *Such releases that feature this logo include ''Butt-Ugly Martians: Meet Gorgon'', the TV special ''Lost in the Snow'', the ''Redwall'' releases "Captain Snow" and "Sparra's Kingdom", the 2001 reissue of ''Christopher's Christmas Mission'', and the 2002 reissue of ''Action Man: Space Wars'', respectively. | ||
**It also appeared on the original 2001 DVD release of ''Butt-Ugly Martians: The Martians Have Landed!'', which is very hard to find nowadays. | |||
**The more common 2004 release (that uses a different master) uses the Abbey Home Media logo instead. | |||
*It also appeared on ''The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas''. | *It also appeared on ''The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas''. | ||
*The Director's Chair variant is only known to appear on the promotional VHS ''Starhill Ponies: Surfin' Sea Horses''. | *The Director's Chair variant is only known to appear on the promotional VHS release of ''Starhill Ponies: Surfin' Sea Horses''. | ||
*The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant is also rare, as it appeared on earlier episodes. | *The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant is also rare, as it appeared on earlier episodes. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', the logo is seen in the same configuration as before, but with the new logo starting at the reveal, and the DCDC logo being replaced with a newer one as well. | *On ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', the logo is seen in the same configuration as before, but with the new logo starting at the reveal, and the DCDC logo being replaced with a newer one as well. | ||
*On ''Lost in the Snow'', the logo is still and appears with the [[Honeycomb Animation]] and the [[Carlton Productions|Carlton]] logos with the Carlton star background. | *On ''Lost in the Snow'', the logo is still and appears with the [[Honeycomb Animation]] and the 1999 [[Carlton Productions|Carlton]] logos with the Carlton star background and the URL reading "itv.com/citv" appearing below as well. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant has the same music as before. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant has the same music as before. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Appears on some British VHS releases from the time. | '''Availability:''' Rare. | ||
*It appears on the ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' releases "Brothers from Another Planet" and "Mike in Space", and ''Pocket Dragon Adventures: Follow the Leader''. | *Appears on some British VHS releases from the time. | ||
*It appears on the ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' releases "Brothers from Another Planet" and "Mike in Space", and ''Pocket Dragon Adventures: Follow the Leader'', respectively. | |||
*The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant appears on later episodes of the series. | *The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant appears on later episodes of the series. | ||
*It also appears on the 2002 movie ''Lost in the Snow''. | *It also appears on the 2002 movie ''Lost in the Snow''. | ||