The Lyons Group

Background: The Lyons Group was founded in 1988 by Richard Leach (father-in-law of Barney creator Sheryl Leach) and produced as well as handled distribution of Barney and the Backyard Gang, the predecessor to the popular Barney & Friends. In 1995, the company later produced and distributed other television shows under the name Lyrick Studios. In 2001, the company was later bought by HiT Entertainment (however is under copyright holders, as Lyons Partnership, L.P.).

(August 29, 1988-1992)
Nickname: "The Signature"

Logo: On a gray  background, we see "THE " flashing on the top left, then the "Lyons " script writing itself on an outlined square, and finally, "GROUP " flashing on the bottom right.

FX/SFX: The flashing and writing script.

Music/Sounds:
 * August 30, 1988: The same as the Kids Edutainment Video's first version of the music, followed by Sandy Duncan (who plays Micheal & Amy's mother in the first three episodes of the series) saying, "Love you!". Seen on the original 1988 VHS of "The Backyard Show".
 * December 10, 1988-1992: A 15-note string and flute fanfare sounding like an Irish tune. Debuted on the original 1988 VHS of "Three Wishes" and last seen on "Rock with Barney", that includes reissues of the first two episodes.

Availability: Can be seen on tapes of Barney & the Backyard Gang, among others. The 1992 re-prints of those tapes (without any previews) also have this logo. Later Barney videos (as well as reissues of those videos) would contain the Barney Home Video logos.

Editor's Note: None.