The Kushner-Locke Company

Background

 * Started by producers Donald Kushner and Peter Locke.

1st Logo
(1986-1996?)

Logo : On a black background, a blue flash emnates from the center of the screen. It dies down to reveal the words

KUSHNER-LOCKE C O M P A N Y

in a glowing blue sans-serif font.

Variant : There is a version in which "DISTRIBUTED BY" is shown above.

FX/SFX : The shining of the logo.

Music/Sounds : A light synth tune mixed with a choir. Sometimes silent.

Availability : Rare. It's seen on later episodes of the 80s HBO series 1st and Ten (available on DVD). It was also seen on the 1990 American version of The Krypton Factor.

Scare Factor : None to medium. The eeriness of the glowing and dark background might frighten some.

2nd Logo
(1996?-2001)

Nickname : The Globe and Searchlights

Logo : On a space background, an Earth globe and a shiny brown marble-like plaque appear. The plaque zooms down to the bottom left and reveals a blue square and tw 20th+Century+Fox+Film+Corporation TCF -like searchlights as well as the words

KUSHNER-LOCKE C--O--M--P--A--N--Y

formatted similar to that in white. It assumes a tilted position as the background turns plain black. Then a "shine" appears, and the Earth globe appears, leaving a shadow on the plaque.

Variants :
 * There are two versions of the logo. A filmed version and a videotaped version.
 * There is a still version.
 * On television films, it's cut to the last seconds.

FX/SFX : The plaque and globe appearing, the zooming, the tilting, shine, and the globe reappearing. It's all very good animation, but...

Cheesy Factor : ...the shine on the globe looks really cheap.

Music/Sounds : A calm horn fanfare with synth chimes at the end, a triumphant synth choir tune accompanied by some chimes, or silence.

Availability : The filmed version can be seen on films like The Adventures of Pinocchio and Freeway. The videotaped version can be seen on late 90's reprints of The Brave Little Toaster (except for the DVD and early VHS releases), The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue. Also seen on Mystery Monsters, Mysterious Museum: Search for the Jewel of Polaris, The Midas Touch, Little Ghost, Johnny Mysto, Boy Wizard, The Incredible Genie, Dragonworld: The Legend Continues (a.k.a. Shadow of the Knight), and the Josh Kirby series, among others.

Scare Factor : None.