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Logo descritions and captures by V of Doom
1st Logo
(1983-1984)
Nickname: “Kermit on Video”
Logo: On a white background, we see Kermit the frog over the words “MUPPET HOME VIDEO”, in the
same fonts as in the logo in the PBV clip, except “Muppet” is orange and “Home Video” is black.
Variant: There is a variant reading “MuppetMusic” in place of “Muppet”. Look for it on a tape of “Doozer Music”
FX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Check E-Bay or your local mom-and-pop store for Tales of Muppetland or Fraggle Songs Volume 1, as those tapes contain this logo. Some Aussie PAL tapes released by PBV Video may also contain this logo.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1984-1985)
Nickname: "Kermit in Space"
Logo: On a navy blue space background, a pink line draws along the bottom. Suddenly, an odd pink outline blurb pops up, and it's filled in to reveal it's none other than Kermit the Frog, who stares in awe as two comets shoot over his head in opposite directions. Then, a large "Muppet", in a font similar to the logo for "The Muppet Show" and colored yellow-orange, flies in and settles over Kermit. A pink "Home Video" then fades in below, with Kermit between both words. He then stares at them, then nods his head, and we fade out.
FX: The line drawing itself in, Kermit appearing, and the comets and text flying over him.
Cheesy Factor: The animation is pretty cheap, even by mid '80s standards. Not to mention that the background dissappears before the rest of the logo, leaving Kermit and Home Video against a black screen for a second.
Music/Sounds: A warbly "outer space" (I don't think this is the "outer space" that Gobo Fraggle's uncle Traveling Matt talks about in Fraggle Rock!) synth scale, then, a series of synth whooshes.
Availability: You might spot an old Muppet Show or Fraggle Rock tape with this logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal, due to the creepy music, but this is a favorite.
3rd Logo
(1985-1987)
Nickname: "Playhouse Morph & Marquee"
Logo: The animation for the Playhouse Video logo animates as normal complete with synth music. However, all of a sudden the white background changes to a blue-red gradient background, then, as the Playhouse logo flies and rolls to the top left, rings and
the letters in the word "Muppet", in the same font as the previous logo, but colored green, fly in all over the screen, but then they settle down to the center, and an oblong shape flies in, along with a green diamond that reads "Jim Henson's". When the logo is complete, the oblong shape has chasing lights on it, like a marquee you see at a theater.
FX: All the animation in the logo.
Cheesy Factor: None, unless you want to count the Playhouse Video logo preceding it.
Music/Sounds: Same music as the 1984 logo.
Availability: Seen on old Playhouse Video releases of Muppet Show moments.
Scare Factor: Minimal; it still uses the creepy synth from the previous, and the transformation from that Playhouse Video logo to this might make some people cringe, but this is otherwise enjoyed by Muppet fans.
1st Logo
(1983-1984)
Nickname: “Kermit on Video”
Logo: On a white background, we see Kermit the frog over the words “MUPPET HOME VIDEO”, in the
same fonts as in the logo in the PBV clip, except “Muppet” is orange and “Home Video” is black.Variant: There is a variant reading “MuppetMusic” in place of “Muppet”. Look for it on a tape of “Doozer Music”
FX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Check E-Bay or your local mom-and-pop store for Tales of Muppetland or Fraggle Songs Volume 1, as those tapes contain this logo. Some Aussie PAL tapes released by PBV Video may also contain this logo.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1984-1985)
Nickname: "Kermit in Space"
Logo: On a navy blue space background, a pink line draws along the bottom. Suddenly, an odd pink outline blurb pops up, and it's filled in to reveal it's none other than Kermit the Frog, who stares in awe as two comets shoot over his head in opposite directions. Then, a large "Muppet", in a font similar to the logo for "The Muppet Show" and colored yellow-orange, flies in and settles over Kermit. A pink "Home Video" then fades in below, with Kermit between both words. He then stares at them, then nods his head, and we fade out.
FX: The line drawing itself in, Kermit appearing, and the comets and text flying over him.
Cheesy Factor: The animation is pretty cheap, even by mid '80s standards. Not to mention that the background dissappears before the rest of the logo, leaving Kermit and Home Video against a black screen for a second.
Music/Sounds: A warbly "outer space" (I don't think this is the "outer space" that Gobo Fraggle's uncle Traveling Matt talks about in Fraggle Rock!) synth scale, then, a series of synth whooshes.
Availability: You might spot an old Muppet Show or Fraggle Rock tape with this logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal, due to the creepy music, but this is a favorite.
3rd Logo
(1985-1987)
Nickname: "Playhouse Morph & Marquee"
Logo: The animation for the Playhouse Video logo animates as normal complete with synth music. However, all of a sudden the white background changes to a blue-red gradient background, then, as the Playhouse logo flies and rolls to the top left, rings and
the letters in the word "Muppet", in the same font as the previous logo, but colored green, fly in all over the screen, but then they settle down to the center, and an oblong shape flies in, along with a green diamond that reads "Jim Henson's". When the logo is complete, the oblong shape has chasing lights on it, like a marquee you see at a theater.FX: All the animation in the logo.
Cheesy Factor: None, unless you want to count the Playhouse Video logo preceding it.
Music/Sounds: Same music as the 1984 logo.
Availability: Seen on old Playhouse Video releases of Muppet Show moments.
Scare Factor: Minimal; it still uses the creepy synth from the previous, and the transformation from that Playhouse Video logo to this might make some people cringe, but this is otherwise enjoyed by Muppet fans.
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