![]() ![]() The first variant had a generic synth fanfare.Īvailability: Uncommon, bordering on rare. Music/Sounds: A crystallized sparkling sound followed by a synth percussion tune. On reprints of MCA Home Video releases distributed by GoodTimes, the 1983 MCA Home Video logo would play as normal with a freeze frame at the end and "UNDER LICENSE TO" appearing underneath, followed by the GoodTimes logo.A black & white version exists on B&W films.The background is a gradient pink and the text is in 2-D. An earlier version has a parabolic rainbow wiping in to replace a circular blank outline.Trivia: Some versions of the song "Future Love" by Kristinia DeBarge feature a synth wind chime-like pad note at the beginning that's sampled from the penultimate half of this logo theme. For the closing variant, "PRESENTS" is not shown. Under the rainbow are "HOME VIDEO" and under that in bronze "PRESENTS". As it finishes appearing, "GOODTIMES", colored amber, appear above the rainbow. And besides, GoodTimes was renamed to GT Media in 2005 (due to Gaiam’s purchase of the company), not 2000.Logo: On a shady light blue background, we see a rainbow, wiping in left-to-right. GTK was one of GoodTimes Entertainment’s sublabels next to Kids Klassics. This company is also called GTK and would be later known as GT Media in 2000. restored them for the company, as well as WinStar Home Entertainment. GoodTimes Entertainment didn’t restore public domain cartoons. In 2001, GoodTimes Entertainment now owned the rights to restore some public domain cartoons released on VHSs and DVDs. They had licensing deals with that company. In 1986, they purchased Harvey Classics so they release some non-public domain cartoons featuring some various Famous Studios cartoon characters on VHSs until 1991. In 1985, GoodTimes Home Video (sub-labeled Kids Klassics Home Video) acquired WorldVision Home Video Inc. Gaiam's website, where currently redirects.Ĭommunity content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.Īdd a comment about Goodtimes Entertainment.Goodtimes' website after being sold to Gaiam.Goodtimes' website as it appeared in 1998.See Alsoedit | edit source External Linksedit | edit source Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf (4 Cartoons)īeethoven Mr. See here for a complete list of Goodtimes' releases. One version have the original Paramount logos intact, the other does not. - Goodtimes released this film twice in the same year, presenting it as two completely different films.The Hunchback of Notre Dame (as HGV Video).Classic Comedy (The Milky Way, The General, College).3: Van Beuren Studios (Parrotville Post Office, Ali Baba, Parrotville Old Folks, Simple Simon, Scottie Finds a Home, The Hunting Season, Spinning Mice, Merry Kittens, Picnic Panic) 1: Fleischer Studios (A Car-Tune Portrait, An Elephant Never Forgets, Chicken A La King, The Kids in the Shoe, Musical Memories, Bunny Mooning, The Little Stranger, Time For Love) Rudolph and the Island of Misfit Toys (Goodtimes both produced and released this movie.).Gaiam and the Cayre Brothers continue to produce and release new films. In 2005, Goodtimes filed for bankrupcty, and its assets were sold to Gaiam. Goodtimes eventually moved on to DVD and continued releasing the Jetlag films, but the company couldn't stay afloat. When this stopped working, they bought out HGV and used the HGV name to release the films, leading to the demise of HGV's brand in 1998. They contracted with Columbia Pictures, NBC, and Universal Studios to release their films on Disc and Tape. Goodtimes and the Cayre Brothers eventually developed a bad reputation and sought out a way to release their films without any reference to the Cayre Brothers. Disney eventually sued Goodtimes over this, and won, but the court did not require Goodtimes to pay a fine - they only had to print their name on the boxes to avoid any confusion. Goodtimes often released these films with similar titles and boxart to the latest Disney movies, even if the plot of the film was different. When their contract expired, the Cayre Brothers approached Jetlag Productions, a Japanese studio, to continue making animated films. Goodtimes eventually spun off Kids Klassics to distribute cartoons, and GT Interactive Software for video games.Īround 1990, Goodtimes began to release Golden Films' animated films in an attempt to compete with Disney. Goodtimes' huge library, as well as the quality of their tapes, quickly made them one of the largest video companies around at the time. The company distributed public domain movies and serials on Disc and Tape. ![]() ![]() Goodtimes was founded in 1979/1980 by Kenneth, Joseph and Stanley Cayre, often referred to and credited simply as the Cayre Brothers. ![]()
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