Paragon Entertainment Corporation

Background: Paragon Entertainment was a film and television production company founded in 1977 by Jon Slan. In 1994, Paragon acquired George Harrison's HandMade Films and acquired 50% of Lacewood Productions in 1995, ultimately acquiring control of Lacewood in 1997. Paragon went bankrupt in 1998.

(October 10, 1990-2000)

Nicknames: "Star P", "Paragon P"

Logo: On a black background, a "P" with yellow outlining and a star inside it spins and zooms out. Then, the phrase "PARAGON ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION", in yellow and in stacked words, fades under the logo. A light then passes through the logo.

Variants:

A copyright stamp may be seen under the logo text.
Sometimes, the logo is still.
On Lamb Chop's Play-Along, the text "in association with" fades in underneath the logo text prior to the WTTW Chicago logo.

FX/SFX: The CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show. In other cases, it uses 2 synth-string chords accompanied by a deep swoosh and a sparkling "ding" sound. On Lamb Chop's Play-Along, this music carries onto the WTTW Chicago logo.

Availability: Currently seen on Lamb Chop's Play-Along on Kids & Teens TV. Also on Forever Knight and Kratt's Creatures with only the tail end of the animation playing. Seen on 1990s prints of HandMade films including Life of Brian and Time Bandits. Also seen Celine Dion special on Disney Channel.

Editor's Note: None.