Just Entertainment (UK)

Just Group PLC was a British holding company that focused on incorporating creation and development of character concepts, ownership of intellectual property rights, and international licensing and distribution of character and corporate brand merchandise. The company is most well known for the CGI animated cartoon Butt-Ugly Martians.

In March 2000, the company acquired the British distributor Abbey Home Entertainment; within the purchase, Just heavily expanded, with AHE's home video division rebranding as Just Entertainment, using the brand for mainstream children's content, and the Tempo Pre-School label being retained for pre-school content.

The failure of their properties and poor management led the company to enter administration in January 2002. Anne and Ian Miles re-acquired the ex-Abbey assets including the home video unit within this time from Just, and formed a new company called Abbey Home Media.

1st Logo (February 19, 2001-2002)

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Visuals: On a black background, a glowing and sparkling red line writes out the word "just" in a script font, and the camera pans across the text before zooming out. When the text is fully written, it stops glowing, and a light draws in a white line underneath the text. "Entertainment" then flips in letter-by-letter below the line, before releasing a strange gas, kind of resembling a nebula, which explodes behind the text, causing the logo to fade out.

Variants:

• An alternative version exists where it's essentially the same, except "Entertainment" is revealed by the explosion playing backwards.
• On the Butt-Ugly Martians TV special, the logo is seen in the bottom right corner with the Digital Content Development Corporation Limited logo on the bottom left and the Dan Krech Pictures logo seen in the top middle, all arranged on a black background. The logo starts off where "Entertainment" flips in, but doesn't fade out at the explosion. The logos then stay still for several seconds before cutting to the Alliance Atlantis logo.
• On early episodes of Butt-Ugly Martians, the logo is also seen in the bottom right corner with the DCDC logo on the bottom left and the Mike Young Productions logo seen in the top middle, all arranged in a triangle formation on a dark blue marble background. The logo starts and ends at the same points as the previous variant. The logos then stay still for several seconds before cutting to black.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A dreamy synth sounder (which sounds similar to the Pearson Television Video logo) accompanied by an ascending synth sound and an orchestral hit when the white line appears, and an explosion sound.

Audio Variants:

• On the alternate version, a more sudden orchestral hit is heard, and none of the other sound effects beyond the dreamy sounder play.
• On Butt-Ugly Martians, the dreamy sounder still plays, but it starts with a whoosh and is overlapped by what sounds like droplets on wood. This music variant would also later be used for the Mike Young Productions logo in 2001.

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Media Title	Format(s)	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Redwall - Sparra's Kingdom	VHS	26 February 2001
Butt-Ugly Martians - Playback/Payback	VHS	5 March 2001
Butt-Ugly Martians - Meet Gorgon	VHS	5 March 2001
Butt-Ugly Martians - Special Edition	VHS	Spring 2001	Promotional VHS
Butt-Ugly Martians - You Bet Your Planet	VHS	28 May 2001
Redwall - Captain Snow	VHS	4 June 2001
Lost in the Snow	VHS	Late-2001	Uses the alternate variant
Christopher's Christmas Mission	VHS	Late-2001	Re-Release
The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas	VHS	Late-2001	Packaging has the Tempo Pre-School logo
Action Man: Explosive Situation	VHS	2001	Re-Release
Action Man - Explosive Situation	VHS	April 22, 2002	Different from the above release
Action Man - CyberSoldier	VHS	April 22, 2002
Action Man - The X-Factor	VHS	April 22, 2002
Action Man - Space Wars	VHS	June 17, 2002	Re-Release

2nd Logo (2001-February 21, 2003)

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Visuals: On a blue sky with orange clouds, the camera rotates over a set of golden spools with a filmstrip that has the same "just" script from before on it. The spools then start rolling before going under to a strange blue light and even more clouds surrounding the area. The camera then pans over the area, revealing the "just" script, along with a gold underline and "ENTERTAINMENT" under it, all at a slight angle. The camera then zooms past the spools and into the logo, which compresses a bit as the background brightens behind it for a second. The clouds continue moving a bit.

Variants:

• On Butt-Ugly Martians, the logo is seen in the same configuration as before, but with the new logo starting at the reveal, and the DCDC logo being replaced with a newer one as well.
• On Lost in the Snow, the logo is still and appears with the 1996 Honeycomb Animation and the 1999 Carlton logos with the Carlton star background, and the URL reading "itv.com/citv" which also appears below as well.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A four-note heavenly chime tune (accompanied by two bass notes), with the sound of a camera rolling and a heavenly choir at the end.

Audio Variant: The Butt-Ugly Martians variant has the same music as before.

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Media Title	Format(s)	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Butt-Ugly Martians - Mike in Space	VHS	Summer 2001	Promotional release
MacDonald's Farm - 1 to 10 and Back Again	VHS	20 August 2001	The 16:9 variant of the logo appears at the end after the last episode finishes on the tape whilst the Tempo Pre-School logo appears at the start of the tape after the warning and before the first episode starts.
Butt-Ugly Martians - Brothers from Another Planet	VHS	22 October 2001
Pocket Dragon Adventures - Follow the Leader	VHS	25 February 2002	Uses the Tempo Pre-School logo on the packaging
Pocket Dragon Adventures - Never Wish Upon a Star	VHS	25 February 2002	Uses the Tempo Pre-School logo on the packaging
Pocket Dragon Adventures - The Wishing Wand	VHS	22 July 2002	Uses the Tempo Pre-School logo on the packaging

3rd Logo (November 2001)

Visuals: The logo starts on a white background. Then, the screen zooms out to reveal a spotlight illuminating a director's chair. The tail end of the first logo plays here, sans the explosion.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

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Media Title	Format(s)	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Starhill Ponies: Surfin' Sea Horses	VHS	November 2001	Promotional release