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Background

Calico Entertainment was a subsidiary of World Events Productions. The company was best known for co-producing Denver, the Last Dinosaur and Vytor: The Starfire Champion with WEP. The company went dormant in 1993 after the failed pilot for a Bubsy cartoon, but was revived in 1997 to produce the VHS This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie, the TV movie Bad Baby, and The New Adventures of Zorro. In 1998, after The New Adventures of Zorro was cancelled, WEP officially retired Calico Entertainment.

1st Logo (September 12, 1988-1989)

Visuals: Against a gold stony surface that looks like granite is the purple word "Calico" under a spotlight, casting a shadow. Above it is the following in a handwritten font:

Animation Designed and
Produced by

Small spots move on the name.

Variant: A opening variant exists. Here, the text reads:

WORLD EVENTS/Calico
Presents

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Preserved on the shows Denver, the Last Dinosaur and Vytor: The Starfire Champion.

2nd Logo (September 29, 1990-April 6, 1997)

Visuals: On a dark green marble-esque surface, a curve thickens to form a "C" while the screen zooms out, revealing that the surface is actually a square being split in half, forming the Calico logo (a concave rectangle and a curved semi-circle-like figure) on a cream background. While this happens, the dark gray text "CALICO" (in a condensed font) can be seen below the Calico logo. As the camera finishes zooming, the word "ENTERTAINMENT" fades below "CALICO". During the zoom out, the shadows cast by the logo and the words is seen moving from the left-top to the right-bottom.

Variants:

On the failed Bubsy pilot, a copyright notice appears below.
On This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie, an in-credit variant is seen. On top of the Calico Entertainment logo is "Animation by", and below it is the address "9340 Eton Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311".
On Bad Baby, a still version is seen. The logo is dark blue and the background is pink.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The end theme from the show or movie. The Bubsy pilot episode had a 5-note sounder.

Availability: Preserved on shows like Mr. Bogus and Widget. Also seen on the failed animated pilot for Bubsy, This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie, and Bad Baby.

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 ===Background===
-'''Calico Entertainment''' was a subsidiary of [[World Events Productions]]. The company was best known for co-producing ''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' and ''Vytor: The Starfire Champion'' with WEP. The company went dormant in 1993 after the failed pilot for ''Bubsy'', but was revived in 1997 to produce the VHS ''This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'', the TV movie ''Bad Baby'', and ''The New Adventures of Zorro''. However, after ''The New Adventures of Zorro'' was cancelled in 1998, Calico was shut down for good.
+'''Calico Entertainment''' was a subsidiary of [[World Events Productions]]. The company was best known for co-producing ''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' and ''Vytor: The Starfire Champion'' with WEP. The company went dormant in 1993 after the failed pilot for a ''Bubsy'' cartoon, but was revived in 1997 to produce the VHS ''This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'', the TV movie ''Bad Baby'', and ''The New Adventures of Zorro''. In 1998, after ''The New Adventures of Zorro'' was cancelled, WEP officially retired Calico Entertainment.
 ===1st Logo (September 12, 1988-1989)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-[[File:World Events-Calico Presents.jpg|350px|center]]
-[[File:Calico.jpg|350px|center]]
+World Events-Calico Presents.jpg
+Calico.jpg
+</gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/cRsjEO9E6x8}}
-'''Logo:''' Against a stony surface, we see the purple word "CALICO" under a spotlight, casting shadow. Above it the disclaimer reads in handwritten font: "Animation Designed and Produced by".
+'''Visuals:''' Against a {{color|gold}} stony surface that looks like granite is the {{color|darkviolet|purple}} word "{{color|darkviolet|'''Calico'''}}" under a spotlight, casting a shadow. Above it is the following in a handwritten font:
-'''Variant:''' Unknown.
+<center>''Animation Designed and''<br>''Produced by''</center>
-'''Technique:''' Small spots moving on the name.
-'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
+Small spots move on the name.
+'''Variant:''' A <u>opening variant</u> exists. Here, the text reads:
-'''Availability:'''  Preserved on the shows ''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' and ''Vytor: The Starfire Champion''.
+<center>{{color|dodgerblue|'''WORLD EVENTS/Calico'''}}<br>''Presents''</center>
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Availability:'''  Preserved on the shows ''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' and ''Vytor: The Starfire Champion''.
 ===2nd Logo (September 29, 1990-April 6, 1997)===
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 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/aUwULlNSdNI}}
-'''Logo:''' On a dark green marble-esque surface, we see a curve thickening to form a "C" while we zoom out, revealing that the surface is actually a square being split in half, forming the Calico logo (a concave rectangle and a curved semi-circle-like figure) on a cream background. While this happens, the dark gray text "CALICO" (in a condensed font) can be seen below the Calico logo. As we finish zooming, the word "ENTERTAINMENT" fades below "CALICO". During the zooming out, the shadows casted by the logo and the words is seen moving from the left-top to the right-bottom.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|teal|dark green}} marble-esque surface, a curve thickens to form a "C" while the screen zooms out, revealing that the surface is actually a square being split in half, forming the Calico logo (a concave rectangle and a curved semi-circle-like figure) on a {{color|beige|cream}} background. While this happens, the {{color|darkgray|dark gray}} text "{{color|darkgray|'''CALICO'''}}" (in a condensed font) can be seen below the Calico logo. As the camera finishes zooming, the word "ENTERTAINMENT" fades below "CALICO". During the zoom out, the shadows cast by the logo and the words is seen moving from the left-top to the right-bottom.
 '''Variants:'''
-*On the failed ''Bubsy'' pilot, a copyright notice appears below.
+*On <u>the failed ''Bubsy'' pilot</u>, a copyright notice appears below.
-*On the VHS ''This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'', an in-credit variant was seen. On top of the Calico Entertainment logo it says "Animation by", and below it is the address "9340 Eton Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311".
+*On <u>''This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie''</u>, an in-credit variant is seen. On top of the Calico Entertainment logo is "Animation by", and below it is the address "9340 Eton Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311".
-*On the TV movie ''Bad Baby'', a still version was seen. However, the logo is dark blue and the background is pink.
+*On <u>''Bad Baby''</u>, a still version is seen. The logo is dark blue and the background is pink.
-'''Technique:''' The green figures spreading, the camera zooming, and the shadows moving.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
 '''Audio:''' The end theme from the show or movie. The ''Bubsy'' pilot episode had a 5-note sounder.
-'''Availability:'''  Still preserved on shows like ''Mr. Bogus'' and ''Widget''. Also seen on the failed animated pilot for ''Bubsy'', the VHS ''This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'', and the TV movie ''Bad Baby''.
+'''Availability:'''  Preserved on shows like ''Mr. Bogus'' and ''Widget''. Also seen on the failed animated pilot for ''Bubsy'', ''This Land is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'', and ''Bad Baby''.
 [[Category:American animation logos]]