TFOU

TFOU, previously known as TF! (itself also known as TF! Jeunesse), is a children's programming block broadcast every morning on TF1 which launched in September 1, 1997 as TF! before taking on the name TFOU in August 2007. The block itself replaced Club Dorothée, similarly focused on programming for younger audiences, produced by AB Productions for TF1. While Club Dorothée was quite varied in its presentation and programming, TFOU focused first and foremost on french and european cartoons, along with a few animes and shows from outside Europe.

The brand is also used as a sub-label to TF1 Vidéo, named TFOU Vidéo (previously known as TF! Vidéo), in order to make video releases of TF! and TFOU programming stand out from TF1 Vidéo's regular releases.

TF! Jeunesse

ID (September 1, 1997-August 26, 2001)

TF1 logo at the beginning
The finished product

Opening

Closing

Opening Visuals: On a white background is the TF1 logo at the bottom of the screen. Something within the logo bumps thrice before the blue half opens like a door, revealing a yellow ball. The ball jumps out of the logo before the blue half closes. Positioning itself underneath the logo, the ball pushes it upwards thrice to the middle of the screen. Each corner of the rectangle is then stretched as far as possible by the ball. After gaining some momentum and running off-screen to the left, the ball crashes onto the logo from the right, deforming the letters from Gill Sans Ultra Bold into a larger, goofier-looking font. The ball slides off the right side of the logo after the crash, though it quickly gets back up to place itself under the deformed 1, now looking like an exclamation point. Each letter then stretches one-by-one, with a ball of an "exclamation point" shaking in.

Closing Visuals: The yellow ball jumps from underneath the 1 before making the entire logo spin, the letters returning to their original font. After quickly stretching back the corners to their original shape, the blue half of the TF1 logo opens up before the yellow ball flies into it, closing right after. The logo then slowly descends back to its original place. After that, the blue half suddenly opens once more to reveal the ball hopping thrice, as if to say goodbye, before closing for good. The copyright year then fades in under the logo.

Technique: 2D computer animation, designed by Pittard Sullivan.

Audio: Aside from including cartoony sounds accompanying actions, each ident features its own music:

Opening: An intense percussive beat starts playing when the door closes, with a cartoony trumpet sounder joining in later on. It abruptly stops when the ball crashes into the logo and concludes with four ascending trumpet notes when the ball. Off-screen children then say "TF1!" excitedly in time with each letter stretching.
Closing: A faster-paced, percussions-driven and cartoony big band-type trumpet piece.