Logos[]
1st logo (1985-1990): On a shady light blue background, we see a rainbow, wiping in left-to-right. As it finishes appearing, "GOODTIMES", colored amber, appear above the rainbow. Under the rainbow are "HOME VIDEO" and under that in bronze "PRESENTS". For the closing variant, "PRESENTS" is not shown.
Variants[]
- An earlier version had the parabolic rainbow wiping in to replace a circular blank outline. The background was a gradient pink and the text was in 2-D.
- A black & white version exists on B&W films.
2nd logo (1989-2002): On a starry sky background, we see a filmreel, flying downward. Then it shifts to the pink film inside it, which becomes flat. It then zooms-out, and the film reads "H O M E V I D E O". Then "GOODTIMES", colored raspberry pink, appears over the filmreel.
Variants[]
- On Platinum Series releases starting in 1993, a silver rectangle with the words "PLATINUM SERIES" appeared under the filmreel that read "HOME VIDEO" and shines.
- Starting in 1996, the URL text "www.goodtimes.com" appeared at the bottom of the logo. Currently, this company's Internet home page is redirected into Gaiam's web page.
- A still version of the logo appears at the end of some tapes.
- The closing version of the Platinum Series variant had the rectangle shine.
- One Platinum Series variant had a much cheaper starfield at the beginning which fades into The Three Stooges which is still and plays for a second and reverts into a still image. The URL was seen for two seconds before fading out, and the animation for the rectangle was only shining.
3rd logo (1997-2005): We start seeing a blue cloud background with clouds moving. The text "GOODTIMES ENTERTAINMENT" in baby blue, zooms-out as the cloud background becomes ochre. After it zooms out, the URL text "www.goodtimes.com" appears at the bottom of the logo.
Variant[]
There is a version without the URL below.
4th logo (1998-2005): On a black background, we see black water, and we see "GOODTIMES ENTERTAINMENT" (as seen in the 3rd logo). It then dives into the water, and bright blue, lighting-like electricity is seen. The words emerge from the water with a cloud of steam and the standard DVD symbol appears under the GoodTimes logo:
GOODTIMES
E N T E R T A I N M E N T
DVD
The URL text "www.goodtimes.com" appears at the bottom of the logo.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo: A crystallized sparkling sound followed by a synth percussion tune. The first variant had a generic synth fanfare.
2nd logo: Starts with some "tinkles" and a whoosh as the film reel shifts downward, followed by a bombastic synth orchestral fanfare. On the "PLATINUM SERIES" variation, an additional whoosh is heard as the rectangle shines. On some releases, the logo is silent. The closing version of the Platinum Series variant just had three whoosh sounds in-sync with the rectangle shining.
3rd logo: None.
4th logo: A brief synth note and a deep whir as the logo dives, followed by a synth tune with heavy percussion, ending with a MIDI-like cymbal crash and 3 synth horn notes.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo: Low. The music may startle some, but it's a pretty harmless logo otherwise.
2nd logo: Low, the animation and music might get to some.
3rd logo: Low. The sudden zooming might startle very few people, but it's very peaceful. The absence of noise can make it a little eerie, though.
4th logo: Low. The suddenness might startle some, but it's a cool logo.
Videos[]
Goodtimes Home Video
Goodtimes Home Video Logo '89
GoodTimes Entertainment Logo (1998)