Celluloid Reels

Background: PBS Films was founded in 1972 as a joint venture with PBS, Toho, Warner Bros., MGM, Toei, Paramount Pictures, Pathe, and Gamount. in 1997 the company was bought by Funimation; then it got its name to Aniworks Pictures.

First Logo (1972-1977) 

Nicknames: The P-daisy

Logo: On a mountain background we see an outline of a daisy, then the daisy outline pops out of the mountain, then the p-head (in the 1971 style) sets in to the daisy,then the logo pans up in to the sky, and the words PBS Films is seen bellow.

Variant: On UK prints of Fire and Water have the mountain animation was cut.

SFX/FX: The mountain appearing the the daisy outline appearing, and the p-head settling in the outline, and the logo paining up to the sky, and the words appearing.

Cheesy Factor: The daisy appearing in the mountain looks cheap.

Music and Sounds: A Reggae sounding synth tune.

Availability: Rare, as ether an MGM or Toho logo plasters this logo on US prints of films released by the company. however some films such as US prints The Great African Journey have this logo followed by a Toho logo. Although VHS and Laserdisc releases of the company's films from 1977 to 1993 have this logo, and some DVD releases from 1996 to early.

Scare Factor: Low.

Second logo (1975-1983)

Nicknames: The Rainbow Lion, The Kanji Lion

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