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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*There is a short version which shows only the | *There is a short version which shows only the finished result of logo. | ||
*There is also a middle-length version, which starts in the middle of the logo. | *There is also a middle-length version, which starts in the middle of the logo. | ||
*At the end of a ride on video-optioned ''Bob the Builder'' kiddie rides from Jolly Roger, Lofty pushes away the title card of the show from the right and uses his crane to pull the short version of the logo into the screen. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The globe, fireworks, the ribbon, and the small ribbons. CGI animation. | '''FX/SFX:''' The globe, fireworks, the ribbon, and the small ribbons. CGI animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' At the beginning of the long version, there is a big whoosh, then a variety of cartoon sound effects are heard whilst the items come out of the ribbon tunnel, then a grand and majestic 9-note fanfare. On the middle-length version, the end theme of the show | '''Music/Sounds:''' At the beginning of the long version, there is a big whoosh, then a variety of cartoon sound effects are heard whilst the items come out of the ribbon tunnel, then a grand and majestic 9-note fanfare. On the middle-length version, the last 8 notes of the long version's music. On the short version, just the end theme of the show. The ''Bob the Builder'' kiddie ride variant uses the last 5 notes of the long version's music. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' | '''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' | ||
'''Availability:''' Pretty common. The long version of the logo is available on most VHS and DVDs by HiT Entertainment, but only in the UK. The short version of the logo was used on the television series ''Anthony Ant'' and at the end of a ride on video optioned ''Bob the Builder'' kiddie rides from Jolly Roger, while the middle-length version is seen on said rides | * The music was composed by David Lowe, who is best known for producing and arranging the theme tune to BBC News from 1999. | ||
* On the DVD version of ''Ultimate Children's Favourites'' (2005), a snippet of the sound effects from the beginning logo plays when transitioning between menus. | |||
'''Availability:''' Pretty common. The long version of the logo is available on most VHS and DVDs by HiT Entertainment, but only in the UK. The short version of the logo was used on the television series ''Anthony Ant'' and at the end of a ride on video-optioned ''Bob the Builder'' kiddie rides from Jolly Roger, while the middle-length version is seen on said rides when not in motion, while ''Thomas & Friends'' rides use the long version. This logo also appears on all VCI/2Entertain ''Thomas & Friends'' releases as well. Despite the logo being used all over the packaging, this logo is absent on VCI’s 2002 releases of the show - instead, the [[Gullane Entertainment (UK)|Gullane Entertainment]] logo would be used - this logo would eventually turn up starting with “The Chocolate Crunch” from 2003, and then releases of the show would use the logo beyond 2003. Inexplicably, later 2Entertain-distributed ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs continued to use this logo until their distribution rights expired in 2008, despite the next logo being used all over the packaging. However, the reissues of those releases from HiT themselves plastered that and 2Entertain's logo with the next logo. | |||
'''Editor's Note''': The explosion, slightly jarring appearance, and audio cacophony might have caused a few scares, but this logo is very well done and is a favorite of many. | '''Editor's Note''': The explosion, slightly jarring appearance, and audio cacophony might have caused a few scares, but this logo is very well done and is a favorite of many. | ||