Ragdoll Productions

Logos[]

1st logo (1985-2000): We see a black and white Raggedy Ann/Andy-like doll name Skeebo. The ragdoll has stringy hair, button eyes, a triangle nose, a small smile, is wearing a checkered short-sleeve shirt, wears long pants with the same checkered pattern, and is holding a candle above his head with a stylized old gold sun with 12 points behind the doll (it looks like the 1981 Columbia Pictures print logo).

Variants[]

On Pob's Programme, The logo is made of fabric. The ragdoll is a lot smaller and is between between the words " A Ragdoll (UK)" and "Production" stacked on top of the words "for" and "Channel Four" (This show was produced for Channel 4 UK). "Channel Four" is under the word "for" and under that is a Channel Four copyright date. Pob appears over the logo, reading a Pob News magazine and to the left of him is a fabric version of the ragdoll shown in the logo, with carrot orange stringy hair, a' 'red checkered shirt, and a shamrock green candle. A female narrator reminds viewers how to send cash or stamps to Pob, while Pob himself chatters over the narration and nudges the ragdoll once. The P.O. box address "P.O. Box 507, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3AL" fades in at the bottom of the screen, in a handwritten font in pastel pink. Pob proceeds to "blow" out the ragdoll's candle, causing everything to go dark.
On the magic mirror, the logo is in credit on the mirror.
On Boom!, the logo is on a dark blue background.
On Playbox, the doll is next to text saying "A Ragdoll (U.K.) Production for Central".Below the text and logo is a copyright date for Central Independent Television.
On Brum, all the text is in Dom Casual, and just simply says "A Ragdoll Production" with the doll between the "A Ragdoll" and "Production". Below that is a Ragdoll Productions copyright.
At the end of 1993-1994 episodes of Tots TV, the background is a black/dark teal gradient, and the illustration of the ragdoll, the text, and the copyright notice are stacked, and "A Ragdoll Production for Central" in Futura. (U.K.) is omitted from the text.
In 1993, a new print logo was created (originally the print logo was just the doll), featuring the doll on a white background in a rectangle with a white banner the series as the TV show named ragdolls Circus is appear from the US dub instead of that production logo.

2nd logo (1990-1996): On a red background, we see Stanley (colorized with brown hair) in checkered black and white overalls obscured inside a porthole. The ragdoll is still holding the candle over his

head, with a "yellow sun" behind it. Below the porthole is a curved banner with red text saying "A Ragdoll Production for Central" and a copyright date for Central Independent Television.

Variants[]

On Rosie & Jim Series 2, the logo is smaller, and the copyright date is in a different font.
On 2 direct-to-video releases titled Learn to Read and Write with Rosie & Jim, the "A Ragdoll Production for Central" part is removed, and the Central copyright date is replaced with a Ragdoll Productions copyright date.
On Rosie & Jim Series 3, the doll was redrawn in checkered red/white overalls, and the sun has more points. The doll still looks exactly the same though. This variant also has the sun wobbling a little bit if you look carefully.
On Rosie & Jim Series 4, the logo instead has the doll from the fourth logo. The copyright text can either be yellow or white.

3rd logo (1994): On a black background, we see the ragdoll (colorized with orange hair) in checkered red/white overalls lying over the word "Ragdoll" in a bold, yellow font. The ragdoll (female, but looking boyish) she is still holding the candle over her head, with a "yellow sun" behind it. The sun "wobbles" for a second or two. "works for children" is seen in a small white font, below "doll". Below the logo is "A Ragdoll Production", in the same white font, but this time bigger. Below that is a copyright date.

4th logo (1995-2006): We see the Ragdolls name is Jojo from before, only she's smaller and colorized in checkered teal (or blue)/white overalls and red hair she, isn't holding a candle over her head anymore (but we see the "yellow sun" anyway), inside a door-shaped frame, a la Columbia Pictures' '80s print logo. Under the ragdoll, the red word "Ragdoll" is seen from her name. At the bottom of the screen is copyright info. This is typically presented against a teal blue gradient background.

Variants[]

Sometimes, it had "A Ragdoll Production" (in red), with two yellow squares, under the word "Ragdoll". Other times, the slogan "works for children" appears below.
On an advert for The Ragdoll Shop (a shop where you could buy things based on the shows and play around, not open anymore) an early prototype version of this logo is shown against a green gradient background, and the doll's overalls are red instead of blue and have a leg sticking out.
On a print ad for The Ragdoll Shop, the doll is holding a telephone, is more detailed and the phone is on top of the hotline for The Ragdoll Shop.
On some direct-to-video releases using the characters from Tots TV (which were aptly named Tots Videos), the logo is much bigger. On 1998 vhs, it gets plastered by the teal blue variant and the 1995 VCI text has a different font.
On the 1995 season of Tots TV, the logo is shared with the Carlton UK Productions Logo.
On Teletubbies, under the Ragdoll logo, the BBC logo is underneath. "A Ragdoll Production" is seen underneath as usual. The background is black. On the Spanish version, the logo is shared with the logos for BBC, Discovery Kids, and The Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Company.
On early Teletubbies episodes, the 1988-1997 BBC logo is seen below the logo.
An version of the above variant lacks the BBC text and copyright.
On the 1998 VHS Rosie and Jim: Spring Cleaning, we see the words "A Ragdoll Production for ITV", copyright info is seen underneath.
On PBS airings of Teletubbies, the words "A Ragdoll/BBC Production for PBS in association with The itsy bitsy Entertainment Co." is under the logo.
On the Tots TV VHS Flying High and other stories, the 1993 Tots TV variant logo is used, but this logo covers up the 1984-1994 Ragdoll. Talk about laziness!
An in-credit version appeared on the PC version of Play With The Teletubbies. On the PlayStation version of said title, the background is solid teal.
On 10-minutes reruns of Brum, the logo appears to be slightly darker.
The US dub TV series called Ragdolls Circus instead of UK dub.

5th logo (2000-Present): On a yellow background, we see the black word "Ragdoll" and a red doodle of a ragdoll's head with eyes, but no mouth. (That is, leaving the "Ragdoll" doll face incomplete/unfinished.) A smile is drawn below the eyes. (That is, completing the face.) After the smile completes the face, copyright info is on the bottom of the screen.

Variants[]

There is a longer version, in which the logo's hair, eyes and mouth are drawn in as the camera shows shots of the logo forming. This appeared mainly on VHS and DVD releases of Ragdoll shows, but has appeared on Non-UK prints of Twirlywoos before the DHX Media logo.
On Teletubbies, below is "for" and the BBC logo between the Ragdoll logo and the copyright info. From mid-late 2000, it was seen on a yellow-orange background. From late 2000-early 2001, it was seen on a black background, with a yellow-orange box for the Ragdoll logo.
In the Night Garden uses a logo that is the same as the previous one, but with "for BBC" and the BBC logo below. Sometimes, the CBeebies logo would be used instead.
The Ragdoll Shop used this logo on the hanging sign from 2000 until its closure in 2008.
On Boohbah, the logo is still with the words "A Ragdoll Production in association with GMTV" on the bottom. On some VHS or DVD releases, the long version (described below) plays afterward.
The variant used on Twirlywoos has the logo on the left, next to the DHX Media logo and the Cbeebies logo appears on the top. The text "A Ragdoll production for BBC" appears on the top of the Cbeebies logo, and the text "produced in association with DHX Media" appears on the bottom of the Ragdoll and DHX Media logos, below that is the copyright date, all on an ocean background.
On 2004 re-runs of Teletubbies, the logo is in white.

Music/Sounds[]

1st logo: None usually, but on Brum, an ascending synthesized piano jingle is played. On Tots TV, the last note of the ending theme plays once the logo appears. On the magic mirror, the end theme is played.

2nd logo:

On Series 1 & 2, it’s the end theme.
On Learn to Read and Write with Rosie and Jim, the 1st logo's own music plays, albeit somber and softer.
On Series 3 & 4, the next logo's music plays, but sped up, although one instance that is Gingerbreadman had the normal music playing.

3rd logo: A re-arrangement of the first jingle, but played on a harp rather than a synth-piano, and in a different key.

4th logo: The end theme to the show mainly, but on some shows, such as reruns of Brum, and Rosie and Jim, the same music from the last logo is used (mainly the sped up version).

Music/Sounds Variants[]

On Tots Video: Tilly, Tom and Tiny's Fun With French, we hear the last note of the theme and then the sped-up music.
On Tots Video: Tilly, Tom and Tiny's ABC's, the music is re-arranged in a music box style.
On Brum reruns and Tots Video, it uses the third logo’s theme.

5th logo: The end theme of the show, or none. On episodes of In the Night Garden and productions from 2000-Present, a high pitch squeal-like sound is heard when the mouth (smile) is drawn and completes the face. On B.O.T and the Beasties and UK prints of Twirlywoos, the logo is silent.

Music/Sounds Variants[]

The animated variant has a drawing sound, followed by the high pitch squeal sound. (That is, when the mouth completes the face.)
On some episodes of Brum, the last sound from the long version plays over the standard variant.
Teletubbies Everywhere used a pan-drop sound.
A ragdolls circus theme followed by an episode from the series and finally the credits roll.

Scare Factor[]

1st logo: Depending on the variant:

Normal and Playbox variants: Medium to high. The weird look of the doll with its lack of pupils and very bright shine can unnerve more than a few viewers. The black background and silence on Playbox can also really give someone the shakes.
Brum Variant: High to nightmare. The creepy music can be extremely unsettling, especially if you're not expecting it.
Pob's Programme Variant: Minimal to low. It's a pretty funny and cute logo, but if someone notices the tiny doll, he or she might get a little freaked out.
Tots TV Variant: Low to medium; although the background is less dark, the ragdoll could still scare some viewers.

But for those who are used to it, none at all.

2nd logo: Depending on the variant:

Series 1 & 2: Minimal to low, as the lack of darkness lowers the scare factor, although the creepy-looking ragdoll is still present.
Learn to Read and Write: Low to medium. The creepy music still feels very unsettling.
Series 3: Minimal to medium, the redrawing of the doll makes it look more creepy looking than before and the creepy music may unnerve quite a few viewers.
Series 4: None to minimal; the now less creepy music may still unnerve some viewers. The fact it has the 1995-2000 Ragdoll also lowers the scare factor because it actually looks cute and more friendly.

3rd logo: Low to medium, due to the black background, and the slightly creepy-looking doll, although the music is a little bit tamer.

4th logo: Depending on the variant:

Original Version: None to minimal. The Ragdoll in this logo looks much cuter and more friendly, but one of the shows that precedes it, Teletubbies, has been considered kind of creepy by some viewers.
With The 3rd Logo's Music: Minimal to low, as the jingle doesn't begin playing until about five seconds into the logo, when you're not expecting it (even though the music box style is actually relaxing).

5th logo: Depending on the variant:

Original Version: Minimal to medium. This logo has scared quite a short amount of young British and American children, followed with the squeaky sounds which may induce scares, but it's mostly harmless and pretty cute and funny to most people.
With the Show's End Theme: None to minimal.

Ragdoll Productions

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