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Background

In 1987, animation studio Atkinson Film-Arts was renamed to Crawleys Animation, which was named for the Crawley Films subsidiary that AFA acquired in 1987. Due to debt problems, the company went into bankruptcy and closed down in 1989.

Logo (January 3, 1987-March 26, 1988)

Visuals: On a dark blue grid against a navy blue gradient background, the white word "crawleys", in lower-case Helvetica/Rail Alphabet, moves from top center to slightly-off middle center from off-screen. From far off-center in the horizon, the red Crawleys symbol, which looks like a mix between a semi-quaver and an eye, zooms in and rests to the right of the text. Both the text and the symbol have drop-down shadows. A yellow star shines in the "pupil" of the eye before disappearing.

Variants:

On Dennis the Menace, the animation only shows the star shining, just when it fades in.
An in-credit version was seen on the 1987 special The Nightingale.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The music from the first Atkinson Film-Arts logo. On Dennis the Menace, only the 2nd half is played.

Availability: It was first seen on the obscure direct-to-video movie Meerkats, and original airings of S2 episodes of the 1986 Dennis the Menace cartoon, but is not retained on recent releases of said show. The logo can be found on the UK VHS "Menaced Marriage and 7 Other Madcap Episodes".

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+===Background===
+In 1987, animation studio [[Atkinson Film-Arts]] was renamed to '''Crawleys Animation''', which was named for the '''Crawley''' Films subsidiary that AFA acquired in 1987. Due to debt problems, the company went into bankruptcy and closed down in 1989.
-(January 2-March 26, 1988)
+===Logo (January 3, 1987-March 26, 1988)===
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-Crawleys (1988)
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+</gallery>{{YouTube|id=1QIf0zYIlwA|id2=D3jb73T9Jt0}}
-Logo: On a dark blue grid against a navy blue gradient background, we see the word "crawleys" all in lower-case Helvetica/Rail Alphabet. beside the text, to our right, is the Crawleys symbol, which looks across between a semi-quaver and an eye. Both the text and the symbol have drop-down shadows. When the logo starts, a yellow star shines in the "pupil" of the eye before disappearing.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|#00008b|dark blue}} grid against a {{color|#000080|navy blue}} gradient background, the white word "'''crawleys'''", in lower-case Helvetica/Rail Alphabet, moves from top center to slightly-off middle center from off-screen. From far off-center in the horizon, the {{color|red}} Crawleys symbol, which looks like a mix between a semi-quaver and an eye, zooms in and rests to the right of the text. Both the text and the symbol have drop-down shadows. A {{color|gold|yellow}} star shines in the "pupil" of the eye before disappearing.
+'''Variants:'''
-FX/SFX: The star shining and disappearing.
+*On ''<u>Dennis the Menace</u>'', the animation only shows the star shining, just when it fades in.
+*An in-credit version was seen on the <u>1987 special ''The Nightingale''</u>.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
-Variant: On Meerkats, a long version is used in which the eye zoom out and the text was moving. After that, the normal animation play.
-Music/Sounds: The second half of the Atkinson Film-Arts jingle. On Meerkats, same as Atkinson Film-Art jingle.
+'''Audio:''' The music from the first Atkinson Film-Arts logo. On ''Dennis the Menace'', only the 2nd half is played.
-Availability: Rare. Was originally seen only on S2 episodes of Dennis The Menace (the 1986 series), but sadly is not retained on recent airings of said show. The logo can be found on the UK VHS "Menaced Marriage and 7 other madcap episodes".
+'''Availability:'''  It was first seen on the obscure direct-to-video movie ''Meerkats'', and original airings of S2 episodes of the 1986 ''Dennis the Menace'' cartoon, but is not retained on recent releases of said show. The logo can be found on the UK VHS "Menaced Marriage and 7 Other Madcap Episodes".
+{{Chronology|[[Atkinson Film-Arts]]|}}
-Editor's Note: The animation is rather cheap, and the logo is off-center. There isn't much in the way of animation, but the music may get to some. Some may also be unnerved by the look of the symbol and the positioning of the whole logo.
+[[Category:Canada]]
+[[Category:Canadian animation logos]]
+[[Category:Animation logos]]