Background[]
Chapman/Dial Productions is the production company of Richard Chapman and Bill Dial, obscurely known for The Rowdies, and the short-lived CBS series, E.A.R.T.H. Force, and the company is based in America. It was also created in 1986.
1st Logo (August 8, 1986-September 29, 1990)[]
Nicknames "The World War Ostrich" "OH NO!" "Civil Defense Ostrich"
Logo[]
On a city skyline at night, a cartoon ostrich with blue feathers and wearing an army helmet and binoculars is seen as it briefly looking at us before searchlights appear in the background and the ostrich looks at them. The ostrich then yells "Oh no!", and then puts its head into the ground and a blue metallic Civil Defense logo circle drops down from the sky, shaking the entire screen. The circle has a white triangle and inside the triangle is the red abbreviation letters "CD" (standing for "civil defense"). At the beginning, the "CHAPMAN/DIAL" text in white fades in below.
Variants[]
Starting in 1990, the logo is enhanced.
The last episode of E.A.R.T.H. Force that aired has "in association with" fading in below the company name while enhanced.
Technique[]
The animation of the ostrich and the searchlights, the screen shaking up and down, and the Civil Defense logo falling down.
Audio[]
An air raid siren is heard when the searchlights appear, the ostrich saying "Oh, no!" and then a crashing sound is heard when the Civil Defense circle drops down.
Audio Trivia[]
The ostrich's dialogue was provided by Richard Chapman(?).
Availability[]
Extremely rare and kind of obscure. It's seen on the failed ABC pilot, titled The Rowdies and the short-lived CBS series E.A.R.T.H. Force. It could be seen on websites such as YouTube.
Editor's Note[]
The ostrich has a pretty fine, albeit not-so-well voice due to Richard(?)'s voice action. However, the Civil Defense logo dropping down so suddenly and the siren may scare some, but it's a funny logo.