New Planet Productions

Background: TBA

1st Logo

(July 30, 1984-June 20, 1989)

Nickname: "The Square"

Logo: This was merely a still version of the movie logo and the company name here is "NEW PLANET TELEVISION", or "NEW PLANET INTERNATIONAL" for international distribution.

Variants:

In 1988, the logo had "in association with" below the New Planet Television logo, then it cuts to the Flame Entertainment Group logo.

There's a variant that features two seconds of the end of the animation from the New Planet Pictures logo from the time, and then "NEW PLANET TELEVISION" is seen below, also in smaller font.

On Born Story, the logo would fade out slowly.

Gladiators has the "NEW PLANET TELEVISION" words in the same shade of red as the square.

FX/SFX: None. Sometimes would fade in or fade out. In the animated version, the 3D sections merging into the globe.

Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:

Mostly on television programs would appear silent.

Sometimes this logo would appear with a fast-paced new age synth tune adapted from the New Planet Pictures logo music of the time. Theme is composed by Joel Altshuler, composer of the New Planet Pictures logo music of the time.

Sometimes this logo would be accompanied with a thrilling futuristic-like synthesized jingle that sounds somewhat like the theme to the TV series S at the beginning, this version was featured on the short lived 1987 program Once Upon A Time... This theme is composed by Dennis Dreith, composer of the theme song for said program.

Sometimes the ending theme would play over the logo.

Availability: Uncommon. Originally appeared on Barbara Bella and other shows from this era, but still intact on 1st and 2nd season eps. of The Other Weeks on ONI (whenever they re-air it), and on the first two seasons of Big Tour.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(September 15, 1988-September 1, 1994)

Nickname: "The Ocean"

Logo: On a purple background we see a purple-bluish ocean and the now-crystallized New Planet square (smaller than previous logo variant), and below that is the text "NEW PLANET TELEVISION" (in later years "NEW PLANET ENTERTAINMENT"), "NEW PLANET INTERNATIONAL" on international distribution prints, or "NEW PLANET ANIMATION" for animated productions.

Trivia: This logo premiered originally on Barbara Bella sometime in September or October of 1988 and was phased in fully by 1989 for all New Planet television movies and shows.

Variant: An opening version of this logo features the New Planet globe slowly rising out of the ocean and then the company name fading in. The music used in this version was the full New Planet Pictures logo music.

FX/SFX: The ocean waves flowing; CGI animation abounds here.

Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:

A slower version of the New World Pictures logo derived theme from the 1st logo composed by Joel Altshuler.

Also, a fast-paced version of the previous jingle was heard.

The theme song finishing.

Sometimes is silent.

When shows of New Planet are shown on ONI Television plays this with generic ONI music.

Also, some syndicated prints would have the Turtle Program Services jingle playing over it.

On SteelBoy, the 1994 Genesis music is heard.

Availability: Rare; any program that had this logo with the synth music would have it replaced with the Great Television logo.

Scare Factor: None; the ocean animation is rather calming.

3rd Logo

(September 2, 1994-January 22, 1997)

Nicknames: "CGI Square", "New Planet Comet"

Logo: Over a space background, a comet swirls form the bottom left to the center, explodes, and leaves behind the New Planet square, in red, and below that is text reading "NEW PLANET ENTERTAINMENT".

Variants:

There is a variant with "DISTRIBUTED BY" zooming out below and disappearing as the explosion occurs.

Some showings of this logo have only the tail end (where the square appears) play.

There is a longer version where the space background rotates and zooms slowly. After the regular animation plays, the square sits there for several seconds.

FX/SFX: The fireworks, the square clearing up.

Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:

A synthesizer sounder that ends with a series of non-musical noises resembling a seagull.

In the long version, a synth chime plays, then a two note bass sounder holds out before the standard theme.

Another long variant starts off with a "chime" sound that reverberates throughout and several eerie "moaning" sounds to give the impression of floating in space, ending with the usual music.

On PAL releases, the music is high-pitched.

Availability: Last retained on 1995-1997 episodes of Fake Stories. It currently appears on Fantasic Squad on Disney XD. The long variant is ultra-rare, as it was used mainly for international releases.

Scare Factor: Low.