Lyrick Studios (Better 2000s)

Beginnings and Formation (1988-Current): The company's origins traces its beginnings to when Barney & Friends became a huge success. Barney & Friends was owned and produced by The Lyons Group, a company that was owned by Richard C. Leach, who previously produced its predecessor, Barney & The Backyard Gang. Both series were created by Sheryl Leach, the daughter-in-law of Richard. In 1994, Richard Leach had begun production on a new series titled Wishbone, which was produced by Big Feats! Entertainment. Because of the emerging video business, it led to the creation of Lyrick Studios, which was formed under its parent company Lyrick Corporation. Richard Leach's vision for Lyrick Studios was to expand the offerings of quality children's entertainment products. Both The Lyons Group and Big Feats! Entertainment became subsidiaries of Lyrick Studios.

### 1st Logo (1996-1998, 2000)

*Vatican 2: The Faithful Revolution* (1996)

**Logo**: On a white background, six letters zoom out to the center of the screen, in 30 degrees. The letters then separate themselves, revealing the word "**Lyr*i*ck**" in a font with colors (blue, yellow, red, green, purple, and orange). After the letters have settled, a light blue dot flies out and dots the "I", and the word "**S T U D I O S**", with a line above it, wipes itself in on the bottom right of it. The trademark symbol fades in to the right of that same word.

**Variants**:

* On some tapes from the company, "Distributed by" wipes in above the logo as the letters zoom out. There's also a still version of this logo.
* There is a rare early variant of this logo where the logo is taller and skinnier, it doesn't have the shadow effect, "Studios" is in a different font, the words "Distributed by" are yellow and there is a bigger space between "Distributed by" and "Lyrick Studios". This variant is still. There is also a version of this variant without "Distributed by", which is seen at the end of the tape. This version can be seen on *Joe Scruggs*: "Live From Deep In The Jungle" and "Joe TV", the first 2 *Francesco's Friendly World* tapes, "Barney's Musical Scrapbook", and some others.
* There is another early variant where the logo is zoomed closer to the screen and "Distributed by" is yellow. This can only be seen on the tapes of *Vatican 2: The Faithful Revolution*, a surprisingly non-children's release. Again, the version without "Distributed by" can be seen at the end of the tape.

**FX/SFX**: The zoom-out of the six letters, the "dot-the-I" sequence, the wipe-in of "**S T U D I O S**" and it's line, and then the fade-in of the trademark symbol. The still version just contains the simple fade-in and fade-out, whereas the "Distributed by" version consists of the barn door wipe-in above the logo.

**Music/Sounds**: A 4-note synth-piano riff is heard throughout the logo, with 3 low-toned synth violin notes as the "dot-the-I" sequence plays, followed by a twinkling sound and synthesized violin stinger.

**Music/Sounds Variants**:

* The "Distributed by" variant features only 2 low toned notes for the "dot-the-I" sequence. Ringing bells can be heard when the "Distributed by" and "STUDIOS" text appear and during the "dot-the-I" sequence, and the tune ends with 2-note synth piano theme and synthesized violin stinger instead of the twinkling sound (although early releases with the "Distributed by" variant used the normal music).
* On the 1998 VHS release of *Barney & Friends: Down on Barney's Farm*, the "Distributed by" music is used on the regular version of the logo, but the ringing bells are only heard once, since the words "Distributed by" aren't there.
* The still version is silent.

**Availability**: Rare. This logo was only used for a few years, and were limited to tapes of *Barney and Friends*, *VeggieTales*, *Wishbone*, *Kids for Character*, *Francesco's Friendly World*, and *Joe Scruggs*. Most of these videos from this time period are long out of print and are hard to find; the latter 3 properties are quite obscure, for all of their VHS releases by Lyrick Studios were released throughout 1997. However, tapes of *Barney and Friends* are the least scarce of the the bunch, so those tapes are your best bet to find this logo. The later still version exists on 2000 VHS releases such as the first five *VeggieTales* shows.

**Editor's Note**: None.

### 2nd Logo (March 27, 1998-Present)

*The Wiggles: Magical Adventure - A Wiggly Movie* (1998)

**Logo**: To a lake (proably Otter Lake), which is surrounded by a forest at twilight. The sun is setting. On that lake, a silhouette of an ugly duckling is seen swimming from right to left on the bottom of the screen. Once it is far enough on the bottom left of the screen, the camera then begins to pan into the starry night sky. A child's hand, which has the index finger extended, touches the sky, causing ripples to appear. As the ripples fade away, the word "**Lyr*i*ck**" (in the same font as before, but with fatter letters) slowly zooms in and settles in the middle of the screen. The word shines as the word "**S T U D I O S**" and it's line, along with a Trademark symbol, fade in.

**Variants**:

* There's a rare, early variation with fewer stars in the night sky, rough animation at 23fps, longer panning up in the sky until the hand comes, a redder sunset, a different forest design, and the logo is off-center. This appeared on the film *The Wiggles: Magical Adventure - A Wiggly Movie (1998)*. Most of the releases of this movie do not show the red sleeve on the child's arm due to their aspect ratio.
* There is a still version of this logo.

**FX/SFX**: A live-action and CG animation hybrid.

**Music/Sounds**: A beautiful orchestral piece, which is accompanied by the sounds of an ugly duckling crowing (or dog barking). It is soft when the silhouette of the ugly duckling is swimming, but then it gets louder as the camera starts panning upward. A crash cymbal is heard when the child's hand touches the sky. After that, the rest of the logo is fixed at the loudest volume that is reached.

**Music/Sounds Variants:**:

* On the early variant, the cymbal crash comes a little late.
* Like the previous logo, the still variant is silent. Early intro, used in Barney's Colors & Shapes, and Barney's Musical Scrapbook. It was also used for Joe Scruggs tapes. First intro, from 1997-1998, used in Barney's Adventure Bus, Barney's Good Day, Good Night, It's Time for Counting and Down On Barney's Farm. It's also used in Kids For Character: Choices Count! Variant with the Distributed by logo in white. It was used in Barney in Outer Space, as well as the beginning of Barney's Good Day, Good Night and the screening copy of It's Time for Counting. It was also used in a couple of Veggietales tapes, Wishbone, and Shelley Duvall tapes. The opening scene of the 1998 logo takes place in a lake surrounded by a forest. It also showcases a waterbird swimming throughout. The off-centered prototype logo, as used in *The Wiggles: Magical Adventure - A Wiggly Movie (1998)*. A widescreen matted version used in home video and television prints of *The Wiggles: Magical Adventure - A Wiggly Movie (1998)*. Third intro, from May 1998-Present. It would be used starting with Barney's Big Surprise and Taken from non-Barney releases.