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* | * Seen on UK VHS releases of programmes produced by Thames Television (including ''The Benny Hill Show'', ''The Sooty Show'', ''Learn with Sooty'', ''Rainbow'', ''Danger Mouse'', ''Button Moon'', ''The Wind in the Willows'', ''Alias the Jester'', ''Creepy Crawlies'', ''Count Duckula'', the 1989 UK VHS releases of ''My Favourite Nursery Rhymes with Mother Goose'' and ''More Children's Summer Stories'', and the 1990 UK VHS release of ''The BFG'' (1989), among many others). | ||
* The non-"Collection" variant of this logo also | * The non-"Collection" variant of this logo is also seen on the 1984 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Torvill & Dean: Path to Perfection'', and the 1989 UK VHS release of ''Bedtime Stories: Toad and Friends'', among others. | ||
* The non-"Collection" variant of this logo also strangely | * The non-"Collection" variant of this logo is also strangely seen on the original 1994 UK VHS release of ''The Wind In The Willows: Winter Tales'' instead of the 4th logo, due to it reusing the 1986 VHS master. | ||
* The "Collection" variant of this logo also | * The "Collection" variant of this logo is also intact on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of ''The Wind in the Willows: Autumn Antics'' instead of the Pearson Television Video logo, also due to it reusing the 1988 VHS master. | ||
* You may also find this logo paired with that of [[Lollipop Video]] on certain | * You may also find this logo paired with that of [[Lollipop Video]] on certain VHS releases of ''The Wind in the Willows'' and ''Count Duckula'', given that they were aimed primarily at children. | ||
* The final UK VHS release to use this is ''Benny Hill's One Night Video Stand''. | * The final UK VHS release to use this is ''Benny Hill's One Night Video Stand''. | ||
* Like its successor (the fourth logo), the closing variants were used to plaster over the usual Thames Television endboard. | * Like its successor (the fourth logo), the closing variants were used to plaster over the usual Thames Television endboard. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A fairly ominous-sounding six-note jingle, with the last few notes being held out a bit longer. | '''Audio:''' A fairly ominous-sounding six-note jingle, with the last few notes being held out a bit longer. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on later Thames Video releases distributed by [[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video]].{{AvailabilityExamples}} | ||
===4th Logo (UK and Australia) (1991-1999)=== | ===4th Logo (UK and Australia) (1991-1999)=== | ||
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* The best VHS releases to find with this logo are PAL-format ones from the UK and Australia. | * The best VHS releases to find with this logo are PAL-format ones from the UK and Australia. | ||
* | * Seen on VHS releases of programmes produced by Thames Television from the time-period until 1999. | ||
* These include the last few series of both ''The Sooty Show'' and ''Rainbow'', ''Truckers'', ''The Bill'', ''Mr. Bean'', and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'', among many others. | * These include the last few series of both ''The Sooty Show'' and ''Rainbow'', ''Truckers'', ''The Bill'', ''Mr. Bean'', and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'', among many others. | ||
* Starting in late 1993, the full logo appears at the end of UK VHS releases. | * Starting in late 1993, the full logo appears at the end of UK VHS releases. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also seen on a 1997 U.S. VHS release of ''Benny Hill: Golden Laughs''. It may or may not have shown up on some other American releases. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on the 1993 UK Laserdisc release of ''Mr. Bean 1 & 2''. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on the 1993 UK VHS release of ''The Wind in the Willows'' (1983, 1993 re-release), the 1994 UK VHS releases of ''Learn with Sooty: Be Safe'', ''Learn with Sooty: Have Fun with Numbers'', ''Learn with Sooty: How Things Work Simple Science'' and ''Learn with Sooty: Start to Read'' (1994 re-releases), ''The Wind in the Willows: Paperchase'', and ''The Wind In The Willows: Winter Tales'' (later pressings), the 1995 UK VHS release of ''The Wind In The Willows: Autumn Antics'', the 1996 UK VHS release of ''My Little Rainbow: Christmas Special'', and the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Wind In The Willows: Summer Escapades'', respectively, among many others. | ||
* The videos of ''Truckers'' (which edited the thirteen episodes together to form a movie) and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'' (which only contains three episodes from the first series of 1991) also features this logo at the end, instead of [[Cosgrove Hall Films|Cosgrove Hall]]'s third logo. | * The videos of ''Truckers'' (which edited the thirteen episodes together to form a movie) and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'' (which only contains three episodes from the first series of 1991) also features this logo at the end, instead of [[Cosgrove Hall Films|Cosgrove Hall]]'s third logo. | ||
* The still version of this logo also | * The still version of this logo is also intact on the DVD prints of the unaired ''Mr. Bean'' sketches "The Library" and "The Bus Stop", due to them being taken from the 1991 UK VHS masters of ''The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean'' and ''The Exciting Escapades of Mr Bean'', respectively. | ||
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