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'''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''. | ||
In March 2000, the company acquired the British distributor [[Abbey Home Entertainment]], within the purchase, Just expanded | In March 2000, the company acquired the British distributor [[Abbey Home Entertainment]], within the purchase, Just heavily expanded, with AHE's home video division rebranding as Just Entertainment, using the brand for mainstream children's content, and the [[Tempo Pre-School]] label being retained for pre-school content. | ||
The failure of their properties and poor management led the company to enter administration in January 2002. Anne and Ian Miles re-acquired the ex-Abbey assets including the home video unit within this time from Just, and formed a new company called [[Abbey Home Media]]. | |||
===1st Logo (November 4, 2000-2002)=== | ===1st Logo (November 4, 2000-2002)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. | '''Availability:''' Rare. | ||
*Appeared on earlier VHS releases from the company. | *Appeared on earlier VHS releases from the company. | ||
*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 UK VHS re-release of ''Action Man: Space Wars'', respectively. | *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 UK VHS re-release of ''Action Man: Space Wars'', respectively, among others. | ||
* 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. | **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 release of ''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 | *The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant is also rare, as it appeared in earlier episodes. | ||
===2nd Logo (2001-2003)=== | ===2nd Logo (2001-2003)=== | ||
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*Appears on some British VHS releases from the time. | *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. | *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 | *The ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' variant appears in 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''. | ||