Crystal Entertainment

Background: Crystal Entertainment was formed in 1970 by Crystal Franks and Aline Napier. During the Aline Napier Super Show! (1980-89) days, Crystal Entertainment produced the claymation Inside-Out Boy shorts, consisting of 5, before they premiere in Nickelodeon in 1989. After those initial skits, Crystal Entertainment worked with Nickelodeon and Scott Webb to produce The Adventures of Pete and Pete until 1991, when Ultimate Enterprise Studios took over production. In 1987, Crystal Entertainment cuts a production deal with Nintendo, and there they made the cable network's most successful animated series, Battlestar (August 11, 1997). After that, Crystal Entertainment made other successful animated shows such as Pokémon (1998), Earthbound Saga (1995), Return to Planet Popstar (1999), Tamai Force (for Paramount Television and the SAK Channel), and The New Adventures of Patch (a promoted cartoon available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores from 1999 to early 2002). The company currently produces Battle for the Bands for the Hub's Battle Band (a resurrection of Tama and the Battle Band).

1st Logo

(September 1978-September 1983)

Crystal Entertainment (1978-1983)

Logo: In the black background with a blue streak, the words "Crystal Entertainment" was still, but the byline, "A Crystal Franks Company" fades in below.

FX/SFX: Fading.

Music/Sounds: The show's closing theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(September 1983-September 1985)

Crystal Entertainment (1983-1985)Crystal Entertainment (Inside-Out Boy variant)

Nicknames: "The 80's Crystal Entertainment"

Logo:In the starry background, the yellow text "Crystal Entertainment" zooms-in and rotates 90º right angle below to face us (a la 1987's DiC logo). Like logo 1, a byline fades in below.

Variants:

On Inside-Out Boy, this logo replaces "NICKELODEON" and the heart is red instead of orange.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming in and the byline fading in.

Music/Sounds: The show's closing theme.

Availability: Common. Seen on many releases in such era such as Aline Napier Super Show! and Inside-Out Boy.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo

(September 1985-September 1990)

Crystal Entertainment (1985-1990)

Nicknames: "The Pokémon Suicune", "The Boring Crystal Entertainment"

Logo: In the light blue background with white bars, we still see the Crystal Entertainment text from logo 1, but with Suicune on the top, running. The byline fading is the same as all.

FX/SFX: Suicune running and the byline fading in.

Music/Sounds: A dreamy tune from the 1987 DiC logo.

Availability: Seen on releases from the era such as The Red Egg, Bronx Masters, Tamai Force, Kung Fu Panda (1986) and Battlestar.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Logo

(September 1990-September 6, 1999)

Crystal Entertainment (1990-1999)

Nicknames: "The 90's Crystal Entertainment"

Logo: In the black background with a blue X, we see the text from logo 2, but this time in blue with rainbow glows, and Suicune was now in the blue silhouette. The byline fading is the same as all.

FX/SFX: Byline fading in.

Music/Sounds: Same as above.

Availability: Only seen on Battle Dimensions, Earthbound Saga, The New Adventures of Pacchi and Stunt Dawgs.

Scare Factor: Minimal, due to the silhouette and the black color.

5th Logo

(September 13, 1999-September 7, 2009)

Crystal Entertainment (1999-2009)

Nicknames: "The 2000's Crystal Entertainment"

Logo: In the sky background with clouds, we see the same text from logo 2. The byline fading is the same as all.

FX/SFX: Byline fading in.

Music/Sounds: A happy, cheerful note with an ascending end.

Availability: Only on many shows from such era such as Pokémon (after the Squirrel/Mole Studios logo), Return to Planet Popstar, Superstar Saga, and Street Fighter III.

Scare Factor: None.

6th Logo

(September 14, 2009-)

Crystal Entertainment (2009-)

Nicknames: "The 2010's Crystal Entertainment"

Logo: In the blue background, we see "Crystal Entertainment" circling a blue ball. We zoom out and the planet moves to the centre, as the word "Crystal Entertainment" straightens itself out and takes its place diagonally across the ball. The byline fading is the same as all.

FX/SFX: All the animation in this logo.

Music/Sounds: A remix of the 1983 logo's music.

Availability: First seen on the trailer for It's That Time Again!.

Scare Factor: Minimal