Background: Brown Bag Films is a production company based in Dublin, Ireland. They produce short animated films and TV series for kids. In August 2015, the company was acquired by 9 Story Media Group.
1st Logo (1998-2006?)[]
Logo: On a brown background, a grocery bag filled with water (with a spotlight following it) drops down and slides to the middle of the screen, then does a pose. As this is happening, the water drips out of the bag. Below the logo are the words A BROWN BAG FILMS PRODUCTION FOR RTÉ COPYRIGHT 1998 below.
FX/SFX: The bag moving and the water dripping out of the bag.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Only known to be seen on Why?'X, which airs on Smile, and can also be found on YouTube. In addition, it was featured as a sneak peek staple on most MGM Kids DVD releases from early-mid 2000s such as The Legend of Johnny Lingo and Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids.
2nd Logo (2006-2007?)[]
Logo: On a white background, in a blue circle, we see the bag from the last logo, but standing. Another shape is part of it. This word is inside the shape:
BROWN®
BAG FILMS
FX/SFX: None.
Variants:
- On I'm an Animal, the logo is in-credit.
- On Give Up Yer Aul Sins, the background is white.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme.
Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Wobbly Land, Give Up Yer Aul Sins, and I'm an Animal.
3rd Logo (2007-)[]
Logo: On a white background, there is a brown rectangle in the middle of the screen. A paper plane files on to the left side (next to the words) and turns in to the bag from the 2 previous logo. At the same time, these words flip in:
BROWN®
BAG FILMS
on the right side. BROWN BAG is in white, while FILMS is in brown on top of a smaller grey rectangle. Variants:
- There is a short version which starts with the words flipping in. Also, it is bigger then usual. This is seen on early episodes of Doc McStuffins.
- Later episodes have the byline at the bottom.
- On Peter Rabbit (Non-Split-Screen airings), Octonauts, Bob the Builder, Grabby Bag, Teenology, and Noddy in Toyland, the logo is still and in-credit.
- On split-screen airings of Olivia and Peter Rabbit, it is still on the white background.
- On Non-Split-Screen airings of the former, the production byline is displayed at the bottom.
- After 9 Story Media Group acquired Brown Bag in August 2015, "WE LOVE ANIMATION" was placed under the logo, and has remained there ever since.
- On Nella the Princess Knight, it is on a snowy background and is again still.
FX/SFX: The company name being flipped onto the brown rectangle and the grocery bag opening.
Music/Sounds: The normal version has light "thunk" sounds followed by children laughing. The short variant just has the "thunk" sounds.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- Sometimes, the opening/ending theme plays over the logo.
- On some episodes of Doc McStuffins, the sounds are quieter.
Availability: Common. The long version can be seen on Trouble in Paradise and Draw With Derek. The short version is seen on Doc McStuffins and in credit on Sago Mini Friends.