CLG Wiki - Recently Updated Pageshttp://www.closinglogos.com/pageSearch/updatedRecently Updated Pages on http://www.closinglogos.comen-usinfo@wetpaint.comSat, 05 Jul 2008 15:09:16 CDTSat, 05 Jul 2008 15:09:16 CDTwetpaint.com60CLG Wikihttp://www.wetpaint.com/img/logo.gifhttp://www.closinglogos.comThis is no ordinary wiki! This is the wiki from the original logo authority that discusses all closing logos you see on TV, from the Viacom "V of Doom" to the Screen Gems "S from Hell"Neversoft Entertainmenthttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Neversoft+Entertainmentlogochamphttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Neversoft+EntertainmentSat, 05 Jul 2008 15:09:16 CDT_____________________________________________________________________________________
FIRST LOGO (1999 - 2000)






]]>Film Romanhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Film+RomanWillWill45http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Film+RomanSat, 05 Jul 2008 14:56:52 CDTCompiled by Silversword55 and AsdfTheRevival


1st Logo
(1982-1989)


Nickname: "80's FR Logo", "The Pen"

Logo: Against a blue background, we see the text "ROMAN" (in white with yellow outlines) with "film" in a red cursive font in the O. "A" and "PRODUCTION" (in yellow) are above and below the logo. The bottom of the "F" extends downward past the inside of the "O", looking kind of like a pen.

Variant: Some episodes of "Garfield and Friends" simply use the text "A FILM ROMAN PRODUCTION" with "in association with" below on a pink BG.

FX: None; it's a still logo.

Music: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Appears on the first season of Garfield & Friends and its preceding television specials.

Scare Factor: None.



2nd Logo
(1989-1998)

Nickname: "Fireworks", "The GBA like logo"

Logo: We see a blue background, which rapidly shrinks into a blue box on a white BG. As the box stops shrinking, five sparks (two on the left, three on the right) form orange-ish curved lines in the box. The text "A FILM ROMAN PRODUCTION" ("FILM" and "ROMAN" are in blue filmstrip-like boxes) appears above and below the logo, in such fashion:

A
FILM
(box design)
ROMAN
PRODUCTION

Two yellow dots appear to the left and right of the logo.

Variant: Sometimes, the dots are omitted.

FX: The shrinking, the drawing of the lines.

Music: Sometimes the end theme finishes over it, but it's own music consists of a ascending dreamy synth tune when the lines are drawn, followed by two pinging sounds (sounding simeral to the GBA startup sound.) when the dots appear. Sometimes, only the pinging sounds are left in. There is also a very rare variant of the full logo with just the first ping.

Availability: It can still be seen on Garfield & Friends reruns on Boomerang, specifically, from the second season onward, also on other shows such as Bobby's World (which can be viewed on Kabillion On Demand), Mighty Max, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, and C Bear and Jamal among others. Don't expect this on The Simpsons, for Film Roman only produced the animation for the latter show, and nothing else (Gracie Films and TCF logos typically appear at the end of the show). The version with one ping appeared on the final season of Garfield & Friends.

Scare Factor: Low for the full music version, and low to medium for the version with just the pinging.



3rd Logo
(2000-2003)

Logo: On a blue BG. we see a blue Film Roman logo, looking just like the one from the 90's, but slightly more modernized.

SFX: None; it's a still image.

Music: Possibly the ending theme of the show.

Availiability: Can be seen on X-Men Evolution when reran.

Scare Factor: None.



4th Logo
(2007- )


Nickname: "Fireworks in Space", "Starz Fireworks"

Logo: On a black space background, we see a blue and white Film Roman logo, looking just like the original 90's logo, but slightly more modernized. Behind the logo, we see a blue light haze a la the 2004 Nelvana logo. Under it is the byline "a starz company" (in white) with "starz" in its corporate font.

FX: The light haze.

Music: None.

Availability: Can be seen after Slacker Cats on ABC Family, but since that show is no longer airing (as far as we know) this logo can be considered extremely rare.

Scare Factor: None.


]]>Hanley Productionshttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Hanley+ProductionsWizardDuckhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Hanley+ProductionsSat, 05 Jul 2008 14:49:33 CDTCompiled by logoboy95
Logo Pictures by Eric S.

1st Logo
(1994-1997)
Nicknames: "A Boy and His Dog" (not to be confused with the 1975 film of the same nickname), "Howard Stern and His Dog"
Logo: On a grayscale background, we see a man who looks somewhat like Howard Stern walk onto the screen. He says "Good night", as the text "HANLEY PRODUCTIONS" zooms toward him and almost hits him. We then see the man's dog run onto the screen, and "In Association With" appears below. The man says "Good night" once again.

FX: All the animation.

Music: The aforementioned voice clips, along with sound effects.

Availability: Still retained on Ned & Stacey on We.

Scare Factor: Low, the fast action might not sit well with some.


2nd Logo
(1998-2007)


Nickname: "Good Night!"

Logo: Over a white background, we see a cartoon man waving his hands. He says "Good night!", then the HUGE metal shiny word "HANLEY" zooms up and overtakes the screen, knocking the man into the screen. He then slides out of view. The word "PRODUCTIONS" was seen below "HANLEY" and the logo "shines" though. The logo cuts to the 1997-2006 CBS Productions logo.

FX: Great animation!

Music: The phrase "Good night!" over the outro theme was only used for season 1. However, we may hear the outro of The King of Queens theme song differently as well.

Availability: Can be currently seen on The King of Queens on TBS and syndication.

Scare Factor: Low, the man being knocked into the screen may catch a viewer off-guard, otherwise this is a funny logo.

]]>Carolco Home Videohttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Carolco+Home+Videomr3urioushttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Carolco+Home+VideoSat, 05 Jul 2008 14:31:45 CDTCompilation by Juniorfan88 and Ryanasaurus007

(1990-1995)

Nickname: "Laser-Light C"

Logo: The same thing as the 1988 Carolco Pictures logo, except "HOME VIDEO" fades in below.

FX: Same as the 1988 Carolco Pictures logo.

Cheesy Factor: "Home Video" looks poorly chyroned.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1988 Carolco Pictures logo.

Availability: Seen on Carolco releases of the period, starting with "Music Box" and including "Total Recall", "Narrow Margin", "Terminator 2", and "Basic Instinct". Also appeared on Seven Arts releases distributed by New Line Cinema, including "Aces: Iron Eagle 3", "King of New York", and "Rambling Rose".

Scare Factor: Same as the 1988 Carolco Pictures logo.


]]>American Public Televisionhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/American+Public+Televisionmr3urioushttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/American+Public+TelevisionSat, 05 Jul 2008 14:28:43 CDT(1993-1999)

Nickname: "A Production of..."

Logo: On a maroon-colored background, we see the text:

A PRODUCTION OF
AMERICAN PUBLIC
TELEVISION

which zooms in throughout, which also shimmers.

Variant: There is a variant which has "BOSTON" under the text.

FX: The name zooming in, the "shimmer".

Music: None. In other cases, the theme song finishes with this logo.

Availability: Seen on "Bloopy's Buddies" and "The Big Comfy Couch" episodes from the era. However, since "Bloopy's Buddies" doesn't reair anymore and newer prints of "The Big Comfy Couch" plaster this with the next logo below, it's pretty much extinct outside of tapes.

Scare Factor: Low.

2nd Logo
(1999- )
Nickname: "The Squares"

Logo: On a black background, we see two squares, one with white outlining and the other with red outlining, shifting throughout, and each one is blue with watermarks of the name on them. Then a red outline forms another square, which appears in the same color also with watermarks of the name as it finishes, with the text "American Public Television" on it.

Variant: Starting in 2002, the URL text "aptonline.org" appeared under the company's name. In more recent years, it reads "APTonline.org".

FX: The animation in the logo.

Music: A somewhat patriotic 7-note tune with a drum crescending throughout.

Availability: Current.

Scare Factor: Low.


]]>ABC Television (Australia)http://www.closinglogos.com/page/ABC+Television+%28Australia%29mr3urioushttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/ABC+Television+%28Australia%29Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:19:26 CDTLogo descriptions by BigRene2


1st (known) Logo
(Early 1980's)

Nickname: “Neon Tubing”

Logo: We see what looks like fountains in the sky against a black background. The fountains fall, and the ABC logo (a series of twisting lines) moves toward us like a rollercoaster, a la RKO Pictures '81, while sparks fly under the logo. Then the logo flashes on a black-blue gradient background, and a white light has "ABC" (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) fading in, in what looks like neon lights. “ABCTV” is above it.

FX: Now here's some very nice animation!

Music/Sounds: A catchy synth-disco tune with people singing “ABC”.

Availability: Extinct on TV; was used as a national ID for ABC Australia. Check those PAL tapes!

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the neon used in the logo can be an eyesore to look at.

2nd Logo
(Mid '80s-1990)

Nickname: "Aussie Globe"

Logo: We see several purplish squares form below on a black/blue gradient BG. Then, the camera pans inside of one row, and a yellow globe forms in the distance. The camera pans through and up out of the row, and the globe, with a silver/glass ABC logo on it and a map of Australia engraved on the globe, floats to the top, rotating. The ABC logo flies off the right of the globe and toward us. A swirling purplish Milky Way galaxy forms behind the logo.

FX: The squares, globe, and ABC logo; very impressive mid-'80s animation here!

Music/Sounds: An uplifting orchestral tune with horns, flutes, and bells.

Availability: Once again, extinct on TV. May also be seen on Aussie VHS releases of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, as well.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo
(1990-1995)

Nickname: "Manmade Textures of Australia"

Logo: Well, we see the glass ABC logo turning upward against a BG split into thirds that contains one of various image styles relating to Australian heritage.

Variants: There are several variants, which will be described soon.

FX: The images and logo turning upward.

Music/Sounds: It normally used an gentle uplifting fanfare with six synth bell/choir notes. Other sounds relating to the imagery would be used, as well.

Availability: See previous.

Scare Factor: Depends on the variant shown.

]]>Various Television Vanity Cards, Part 2http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Various+Television+Vanity+Cards%2C+Part+2Midaba2004http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Various+Television+Vanity+Cards%2C+Part+2Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:10:45 CDTCompiled by Adam P., Nicholas Aczel, Matt Williams, Kris Starring & Others
Logo pictures by Eric S.
Editions by mr3urious
A continuation of Vanity Cards


Next to Last/BabyWay Productions

(1995-1999)

Logo: In a still picture, we see a black and white picture of Shawn and Marlon Wayans as youngsters. Marlon is looking downward, and Shawn is looking straight at the camera, smiling. On top of Shawn are the words "Next to Last Productions" and on top of Marlon were the words "BabyWay Productions", and in between those words is "and" (all in a thick white font). An off-screen voice (supposedly that of Shawn Wayans ,of course) says, "Look up Marlon, say cheese!" As he says this, the words "in association with" appear at the bottom of the picture in the same font and color as the rest of the text.

FX: None; this is almost a still logo.

Music/Sounds: None; just Shawn's soundbyte.

Availability: Was seen on The Wayans Bros., and is kept when BET reruns the show.

Scare Factor: None, this is a humorous logo. :-D
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Nikndaph Productions

(1989-1991)

Nickname: "Way to go, Dad!"

Logo: On a white background, we see a pastel drawing of a boy in a blue suit and gray pants, and he has his left arm around a little girl (probably his little sister). In front of the drawing are the words "NiKNDAPH PRODUCTIONS". "NiKNDAPH" is in large, colorful crayon lettering (and the "i" is intentionally lower-cased), while "PRODUCTIONS" is underneath in a small white font.

FX: None, it's a still picture.

Music/Sounds: A little boy saying "Way to go, Dad!", followed by a man saying "Okay, thank you", with some clapping and cheering in the background.

Availability: Last seen when USA reran Doctor, Doctor.

Scare Factor: Low, because the voiceovers can catch you off-guard.
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Nuance Productions

(1992-1999)
Nickname: "Marble"

Logo: On a gray marble background, we see the text
Nuance
Productions


in black. Then a hand reaches in and moves the first word up a little.

FX: The live action hand moving "Nuance".

Music/Sounds: No music, but the hand moving the "Nuance" up, we hear a sliding sound.

Availability: Can be seen on Nick at Nite and Oxygen's reruns of Mad About You.

Scare Factor: None.
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One Ho Productions

(1992-2004)


Logo: We see a black-and-white caricature of Whoopi Goldberg inside a CGI black marble frame. Not much is drawn of her except her head/face, a curved line going downwards from the back of her neck (which is apparently supposed to signify her shoulder) and her hand, which is holding a pair of sunglasses; one of the arms is in Whoopi's mouth. In the bottom left-hand corner of the caricature, we see the artist's signature. In the bottom right-hand corner, we see "One Ho Productions, Inc." in a uniquely-styled font, aligned like this:
ONE HO
PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Very often there is also copyright information right under it.

Note: The Whoopi Goldberg caricature is by legendary Broadway caricature artist Al Hirschfeld (Hirschfeld's signature is on the bottom-left of the picture).

FX: None; it's a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: The caricature looks very hastily drawn, with some features on Whoopi's face out of proportion, but hey, it's a caricature.

Music/Sounds: A 5 note hip hop-style beat. On the first two seasons of "Hollywood Squares" this logo was silent.

Availability: Scarce; appears on reruns of Hollywood Squares from 1998-2002 and on Strong Medicine reruns on Lifetime Real Women. It also appeared on NBC's short-lived Whoopi. First appeared on her 1992-93 syndicated talk show (The Whoopi Goldberg Show).

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the somewhat badly-designed (to some viewers) caricature has creeped out more than a few viewers.
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Peter Engel Productions

1st Logo
(1987-1989)

Nickname: "Rainbow City TV"

Logo: Over a blue-black gradient BG, we see a white TV set with rainbow-colored set of buildings in it. "PETER ENGEL PRODUCTIONS" is next to it in a stencil-like font with "PRODUCTIONS" in much smaller letters, all under a line connected to the bottom left of the TV. "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is on the bottom of the screen.

FX: None; it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Good Morning Miss Bliss.

Availability: Extinct; only appeared on one show, Good Morning Miss Bliss, which is no longer reran. However, the show is reran on TBS as Saved By the Bell on syndie prints, but it contains the next logo below.

Scare Factor: None.



2nd Logo
(1989- )


Nickname: "The Crude Heart"

Logo: We see a small, crudely drawn heart on a white background. Below the heart are the words "PETER ENGEL PRODUCTIONS" in a blue Times New Roman font. Both the heart outline and company name are in blue. The heart is colored red, but in a really sloppy way (as if it was done by a little kid). The words "in association with" appear under the logo in a smaller font.

Variant: A variation without "in association with" has been seen. Another variant exists on several early Saved By The Bell episodes, where the font differs and the heart is bigger.

FX: The "in association with" appearing.

Music/Sounds: None; just the end theme of the show.

Availability: Appears on Saved By the Bell reruns on TBS/The N/Syndication (including Good Morning Miss Bliss on syndie prints as Saved By the Bell), and Last Comic Standing on NBC, among other shows.

Scare Factor: None.
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Pilot Boy Productions

(2003-2006)


Nickname: "I'm rich, biatch!"

Logo: Against a black background, we see a framed image of a shirtless man with a smug look on his face (Dave Chapelle himself) in handcuffs holding wads of cash in his hands. The words "Pilot Boy Productions" are shown below.

FX: None.

Music/Sounds: Chappelle's Show regular Donnell Rawlings screaming "I'm rich, biatch!", followed by a truck horn. This clip was taken from the "Black Reparations" sketch.

Music Variant: On one of its final episodes, the logo has Donnell screaming "I'm broke, biatch!" instead. The episode with a "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories" sketch on Rick James has Dave (as Rick) screaming "They should've never gave you niggers money!!!", followed by the truck horn.

Availability: Can be found on Chappelle's Show as well as Chapelle's comedy bits on DVD.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; this logo can be quite startling to those who have never seen it before, but it's mostly funny.
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Rodney Young Productions

1st Logo
(1954-1958)


Nickname: "The R-Y Shield"

Logo: We see a shield with "R" and "Y" in the Old English script font, with a banner reading "ARS PRO MULTIS", taking up the whole screen. It then zooms out, which appears in the middle, and "A", above the shield, "RODNEY", next to the left side of the shield, "YOUNG", next to the right side of the shield, and "PRODUCTION", under the shield, fade in.

Variant: This logo has also shown up with different shield colors and a different font.

FX: All the animation in the logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Father Knows Best episodes from the period.

Scare Factor: None.



2nd Logo
(1958-1960)

Nicknames: "R-Y Script"

Logo: We see "A", and under it, "Rodney Young", in script, and under that, "PRODUCTION".

FX: No animation used for this logo.

Music//Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Father Knows Best episodes from the era.

Scare Factor: None.
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Starry Night Productions

Background: This is the vanity logo of Night Court producer Reinhold Weege.

(1984-1992)


Nicknames: "GOOM!", "The reason I hate Night Court".

Logo: We start off with a animated skyline of Chicago, USA, over Lake Michigan, in the night. In the center, a large, white flash is slowly rising. When the flash is near the top, it explodes and gives way to increasing amounts of stars in the sky. Shortly after the explosion, the following text appears:
STARRY NIGHT PRODUCTIONS
In Association With

...and a laugh is heard at the end (starting in March 1984), that goes over to the WB logo of the time period (either the ' \\' ' logo or the "shield" logo).

FX/Cheesy Factor: Somewhat cheap, undetailed animation and an eerie synth chord.

Music/Sounds: After the cheesy explosion (which is really more of a a clap-like sound) is heard and everything lights up, an eerie electric piano chord is heard, sounding like "GOOM!", and is held until both logos end. Starting with "Harry and the Rock Star", the eleventh episode of "Night Court's" first season, an evil-sounding maniacal laugh, rumored to have been either the voice of famed voice actor Mel Blanc or star Harry Anderson, was heard after the piano chord first started up.

Availability: Can be seen on Night Court reruns on TV Land, and the DVD releases..

Scare Factor: High to Nightmare, this logo has scared off nearly everyone who was viewed it; the dark colors, the explosion, the eerie electric piano "GOOM!"chord, and especially the laugh contribute.
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Sternin & Fraser Ink Inc.

Background: Sternin & Fraser Ink Inc. was the production company of developers Prudence Fraser and Robert Sternin.

(1987-1999)


Nickname: "The Inkwell"

Logo: On a black or blue-black gradient background, we see a white inkwell with a huge feather (also known as a quill) right next to it. Above, we see the words "Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc." in a white script font. Below the inkwell and quill is "in association with".

Variants: When Highschool Sweethearts Productions took over part of the duties for The Nanny in 1996, the words "in association with" were eliminated.

FX: None; it's a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: Still logos are always cheap.

Music/Sounds: An Irish-sounding tune, concluding in two short keyboard notes (same two notes as the last two notes of the jingle from the Braniff closing logo on South Park). Some logos featured only the last few notes. For the later years, it's sped-up.

Availability: First seen on the short-lived 1987 series The Charmings. Can be seen after every episode of The Nanny on Lifetime/Lifetime Real Women/syndication.

Scare Factor: None to low; the music tries to sound happy, but in all fairness, sounds a tad creepy. Some may also be spooked by the somewhat scary script font or the size of the feather.
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Stu Segall Productions

(1991-2000)

Nickname: "Flying Filmstrip"

Logo: On a light blue background, we see a rectangle with the words "Stu Segall Productions", then a seagull made from film flies into the rectangle. Sometimes, the logo is superimposed over the credits.

Variants:
  • There is a variation where the background is live action and takes place in a beach (pictured).
  • One variation has an orange background. (pictured)

FX/Cheesy Factor: The recording quality is a little off, but probably was done purposely.

Music/Sounds: A majestic flute melody.

Availability: Was last seen on Silk Stalkings on USA and Pensacola: Wings of Gold in syndication. Assumed to be intact on the former show's DVD's.

Scare Factor: None; the appearance of the film seagull can catch you off guard, but otherwise harmless.
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Ten Four Productions

(1978-1991)


Nickname: "Yellow (Neon) O"

Logo: Against a black BG, a large yellow ring is drawn in. It then zooms out to show that it is the inner line for the "O" in the dark magenta text
TEN
FOUR

written in a double-lined "neon" font (similar to Procter & Gamble Productions' 1986 "PGP" logo). "A" and "PRODUCTION", in white and blue, respectively, and in the same font as the text (only much smaller), appear, with "A" appearing above the "F" and "PRODUCTION" appearing below.

FX: The "O" forming and the zoom-out

Cheesy Factor: Typical 70's-style Scanimate effects.

Music/Sounds: A 7-note horn fanfare.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Minimal.
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Ten Thirteen Productions

(1993-2001)
Nicknames: "I Made This", "Filmreel"

Logo: In a blurred, typewriter font, the text "TEN THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS" is seen on a black background with "Productions" below "Ten Thirteen". A small child's voice proclaims, "I made this". "in association with" sometimes appears below.

Trivia:
  • The voice of the boy is supplied by Nathan Couturier, the son of the show's supervising sound editor, Thierry Couturier.
  • The name of the company is a reference to creator Chris Carter's birthdate of October 13th.

FX/Cheesy Factor: The recording quality is a little off, but probably was done purposely.

Music/Sounds: Originally it's silent. After, a running filmreel in the background.

Availability: Can be seen on The X-Files and the short-lived Millennium reruns.

Scare Factor: Minimal; can be a little creepy, but probably won't kill you.
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Thunder Pictures

(1991-1994)
Nicknames: "The Thunderbolt," "Touchstone Rip-Off," "Castle Thunder"

Logo: On a white background, we see a blue ball with the word "THUNDER" to the left of it, and the word "PICTURES" to the right of it. Then, a yellow, cheesy-looking lightning bolt appears in the middle of the blue ball and begins to move up and down like a bolt of electricity. We then fade out to the Nickelodeon Studios Florida ending logo.

FX: The thunderbolt.

Cheesy Factor: Well, the design of the logo was ripped off from Touchstone Pictures, and the thunderbolt obviously looks rather cartoony.

Music/Sounds: The classic "Castle thunder" lightning sound effect, heard when the lightning bolt appears.

Availability: Intact on all episodes of the Season 1 DVD of Clarissa Explains it All.

Scare Factor: Medium, because the loud thunderclap is pretty startling and can catch you off guard.
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The Pegasus Group, Ltd.

(1982-1993)
Nickname: "Fire Pegasus"

Logo: On a flaming background, you see a model of Pegasus, made of metal. The letters, in a yellow Western-type font, says "THE PEGASUS GROUP, LTD." and below the Pegasus "IN ASSOCIATION WITH".

FX/Cheesy Factor: All live-action.

Music/Sounds: Just the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on any Pegasus Group-produced shows. It was also seen on The Andy Griffith Show and Surf's Up.

Scare Factor: Minimal.
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Tracy Gamble Productions

Background: This is the vanity card for Tracy Gamble, the creator of 8 Simple Rules.

(2004)


Nicknames: "The (Four Leaf) Clover", "The Shamrock"

Logo: On a green background, we see a green four-leaf clover (in a darker shade of green) with a white border. The words "Tracy Gamble productions" are shown on the four-leaf clover, with "Tracy Gamble" on the top line in a white font, and "productions" on the bottom line in the same shade of green as the background.

FX: None; it's still.

Music/Sounds: Closing theme of the show.

Availability: Rare; only appeared on 8 Simple Rules for the second half of the 2003-04 season, replacing Flody Suarez's "Flody Co." after he left, up until Tracy Gamble herself left after the end of the season.

Scare Factor: None, but it will remind you of Saint Patrick's Day!
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UBU Productions

(1982- )


Nicknames: "Sit, Ubu, Sit!", "UBU", "Good Dog".

Logo: No animation for this logo; however, the logo is pretty interesting as we see a black laborador retriever named Ubu holding a frisbee in his mouth in the middle of a city park. The font looks interesting on this one as we see the font at the bottom left of Ubu.
Background:
  • Ubu was actually a dog once owned by producer Gary David Goldberg. It is actually Ubu in the picture as Ubu was Gary David Goldberg's "campus dog".
  • Ubu's full name is Ubu Roi, and passed away in 1984.
  • This picture was taken somewhere in France, according to various sources.

Robot Chicken Parody: On an episode of Robot Chicken after the credits roll, we see a still image of a black clay dog in a grassy lawn (much like this logo). Seth Green says, "Sit, Ubu, sit! Bad dog!" The screen cuts to black and we hear a gunshot.

Music/Sounds: No music, except we hear Goldberg commanding "Sit, Ubu, Sit! Good Dog" and Ubu barks.

Cheesy Factor: Well, static logos are always cheesy, and the picture/sound quality isn't the best in the world.

Availability: Can be found on episodes of Family Ties and Spin City.

Scare Factor: None to low; it depends on what you think of the distorted picture of Ubu, but other than that it's pretty much popular amongst closing logo fans.
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Wass-Stein

(2002-2006)


Logo: We see a screen with the top half of the screen white, and the bottom half teal. The words "WASS-STEIN" appear at the top right. Vertically aligned at the right of the screen, the years of the TV season (e.g. 2004 2005) are placed at the border of the colors. The earlier year appears on the top in teal, and the latter one appears at the bottom in white.

FX: None; it's a still logo.

Music: A short piano tune combined with some chimes.

Availability: Appears on Less Than Perfect on ABC.

Scare Factor: None; the music in this logo goes great with that of the Touchstone Television logo that follows on Less Than Perfect.
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Woltz International Pictures Corporation

(2000)


Nicknames: "Thanks For Watchin'!", "Fat Man"

Logo: Live action animation; letterboxed on a black BG, we see a rather obese man holding a pineapple (with straws in it and the like), in sunglasses and relaxing poolside. Flanking him are two gorgeous blonde women in bikinis. The man looks at us and says, "Thanks for watchin'!" The girls also look towards the camera and smile. Below the picture are the words "WOLTZ INTERNATIONAL PICTURES CORPORATION", in a white plain font.

Trivia: The man here is David Mandel, a writer of Seinfeld as well as one of the executive producers of Clerks.

FX: Not much; it's a live-action logo, ala the Cannell logo.

Music/Sounds: No music; just Mandel uttering his phrase.

Availability: It was only on the Clerks animated show; and that lasted for two episodes on ABC. It's on the Clerks: Uncensored DVD, though.

Scare Factor: Minimal; it may unnerve some people, but it's pretty tame. .
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Zev Braun Productions

1st Logo
(1987-1989)

Nickname: "Blue Letters"

Logo: Against a black BG, we see the words "ZEV BRAUN" in a blue, futuristic-looking font. Two pairs of blue lines, one thick and one thin, are shown above and below the name. "a" and "production, in white, are shown above and below the name, respectively. "In Association with", in a white stencil-like font, is shown below the logo. Sometimes, the logo is darker.

FX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of Tour of Duty.

Availability: Still preserved on Tour of Duty reruns.

Scare Factor: Might be startling the first time you see it, but otherwise harmless.



2nd Logo
(1989-1990)

Nickname: "Writing Script"

Logo: Against a black BG, we see "A" in between two uneven lines and "PRODUCTION" in spaced-out letters. "Zev Braun" writes itself out in a script font between them. "in association with" is shown below.

FX: The Writing of the words "Zev Braun".

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of Tour of Duty.

Availability: Still preserved on Tour of Duty reruns.

Scare Factor: None.


]]>Family Home Entertainment Pictureshttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Family+Home+Entertainment+Picturesryanasaurus0077http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Family+Home+Entertainment+PicturesMoved from: Lions Gate FilmsSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:55:15 CDTLogo captures by Bob Fish


1st Logo
(????-????)


Logo: On a marble background, the words FAMILY HOME ENTERTAINMENT THEATRE, in gold, fade in. Hundreds of white "sparkles" crawl all over it two times. Then it fades out.

FX: Those fake "sparkles".

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: On various kids and family theatrical movies released by FHE. Sometimes followed by the "Paintbrush" logo on various kids releases.

Scare Factor: None.



2nd Logo
(????-????)

Logo: TBA

FX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: TBA

]]>WGBHhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WGBHmr3urioushttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WGBHSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:51:03 CDTCompiled by AsdfTheRevival

Boston, Massachusetts

1st Logo
(1972-1978)



Nicknames: "Zooming WGBH", "WGBH of Doom", "Zooming Letters"

Logo: Against a dark green background, the letters WGBH in yellow in a generic Arial font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the word "Boston," also in yellow, zooms forward really fast, taking up the whole screen and creating a yellow background. And finally, the word "Presents" zooms forward at a fast pace, in dark green.

Variants:
  • A black-and-white version appeared in 1974. In this one, "WGBH" and "Boston" are both black, and "Presents" is white. This can be seen on very early episodes of Nova.
  • On "The French Chef", the logo is super imposed over a slanted flag of France against a blue BG.

FX: The zooming of the words.

Cheesy Factor: Simple animation.

Music/Sounds: The long, full version of the jingle, with a choppy, futuristic synth, followed by a rising synth violin stinger. Most likely produced on a Moog synthesizer.

Availability: Extinct; will probably never be seen again outside of tape-trading.

Scare Factor: High to nightmare; the high-contrast colors, extreme "V of Doom"-style zoom-ins, and the eerie synth music would have been sure to unnerve many people.



2nd Logo
(1978- )
Nicknames: "Flash of Doom", "Circle Outline"

Logo: Here are the main variants of this logo:
  • Variant 1: On a black background, two orange lines of "electricity" form two, orange, 2D "shadows", one on top and one on bottom.Then the lines form an orange outline of "WGBH" in between the "shadows". The lines stop, and an orange flash starts behind the outline. The flash clears out "WGBH" as "Boston Presents" appears in an orange Arial font. The "Boston Presents" logo was a bumper used at the beginning of the show.
  • Variant 2: Similar to the other logo, but usually with the "WGBH" logo already formed as it fades in, and then the flash occurs and the word "B O S T O N" appears below the logo in an orange Art Deco font.

FX: The lines of electricity, the flash.

Cheesy Factor: The flash and light effects are typical of CGI in the Scanimate era of the '70s and '80s.

Music/Sounds: The original 1972 music, used to this day. There have been two versions, a long version and a short version. The entire seven-second jingle is used as the long version, and is in much better sound quality. The short version features only the rising synth chord, and is much more common nowadays. Sometimes, an announcer will say "A production of WGBH Boston.".

Variants: There are many variants in terms of the music and the announcer:
  • (1978-1993) Long music, no announcer, complete animation, has "Boston Presents" .
  • (1993- ) Short music, abridged animation, no announcer .
  • (1993- ) Short music, abridged animation, with announcer.
  • (1993- ) On NOVA, the announcer says "NOVA is a production of WGBH Boston.".
  • (1993?- ) Short music, complete (sped-up) animation, and no announcer, but the logo itself has been digitally enhanced. The version used as a station ID has the logo zooming in a bit, and another version had the PBS logo appearing in its place and shining with an announcer saying "You're watching WGBH Boston.".
  • (1998- ) On Mystery! and Masterpiece Theatre, the announcer has a British accent.
  • (1999-2002) On the new Zoom, a kid on the show voices over, w/ short music. Starting in 2002, there would be no announcer and it would just have the music.
  • (2002- ) Short music, complete (sped-up) animation, with announcer.
  • Sometimes, the closing theme of the show will play over this logo. This can be seen on "Arthur" and "Between the Lions".
  • In 2002, a completely computer-generated logo featuring neon-style tubes connecting and lighting up to form the WGBH logo, with an announcer saying "WGBH Boston", was introduced. As of now, this only plays as a station ident in Boston, not a closing logo.
  • Another variation is like the one above, but after that a 2, in the same style as the WGBH logo, flashes, and it's in light blue.
  • (1993- ) A version can occasionally be spotted in which the "glowing" animation is played, but no text appears.
  • A version has been seen with abridged animation, no voiceover, and slightly lower-pitched music.
  • On later episodes of "Arthur", the byline "WGBH is a trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation" in shown below written in the "Arthur" font.
  • An in-credit version of the logo has been spotted on "Antiques Roadshow", which simply shows the orange WGBH logo at the bottom of the screen.
  • Another in-credit version had the WGBH logo in white and "A presentation of" (I think) above, and "Boston" below. Others just show the logo.
  • Yet another in-credit variant was spotted on some early '90s episodes of "Masterpiece Theatre", which shows the logo inscribed in the book used in the end credits in gold with "Boston" and some copyright info below.
  • (2007- ) On some Postcards With Buster episodes, it features the red phrase "B O S T O N" fading in and zooming in slowly until the flash dies down. Other episodes have a shortened version of the textless WGBH logo.


Availability: Common; can be seen in its various versions on many PBS shows. The 1993 version with the short music and no announcer has recently been sighted on "Fetch with Ruff Ruffman". The "Boston Presents" version can be found on video and may also show up on WGBH shows produced from 1978-93 if your station has older prints.

Scare Factor: Nightmare for the early variant, medium to high for the 1993 variants, medium for the later neon variant, and none for the in-credit variants. This logo has scared many with its dark colors, eerie animation, and that dated synth music.

3rd Logo
(1991-1996)
Logo: We see a small Earth globe against a starry sky quickly rotate around counterclockwise, and the words "WQED" (in yellow) with "PITTSBURGH" (in white) below slowly rotate around clockwise, followed by "WGBH" (in yellow) with "BOSTON" (in white) below.

FX: The rotating globe and letters.

Music/Sounds:
  • 1991-1993: The introduction to the theme playing repeatedly throughout coupled with Lynne Thigpen saying "Today's caper is presented by WQED Pittsburgh and WGBH Boston.".
  • 1993-1996: The end theme of the show coupled with Lynne Thigpen saying "This program is presented by WQED Pittsburgh and WGBH Boston.".

Availability: Only seen on "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?", which is hardly, if ever, re-ran.

Scare Factor: None.

]]>WETAhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WETAmr3urioushttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WETASat, 05 Jul 2008 13:45:53 CDTWashington D.C.


1st Logo
(1976-1982)

Nickname: "The American Colors"

Logo: On a black background, several "pieces" of the WETA logo in the next logo appear, in sync with the music (the italic "W" and non-italic "T" are colored white, the "E" is made of three lines and colored red, and the trapezoidal "A" is blue with a white star in the center). When the logo is complete, "WASHINGTON D.C." appears below.

FX: The "pieces" forming the logo.

Music/Sounds: A patriotic flute/drum sounder that is synced to the animation.

Availability: Should be on old tapes of "Washington Week in Review", but other than that, extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the logo against a black background, plus the music, can scare more than a few.


2nd Logo
(1982-1988)
Nickname: "The Comet"

Logo: Over a blue-black gradient background, a comet passes by, leaving a stylized "WETA" with a star in the "A" and "WASHINGTON D.C." below. The logo shines and the background gets brighter.

FX: The comet, the shining effects.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized "swish" sound, followed by a seven-note synth-orchestra fanfare.

Availability: Pretty much gone outside of tapes. Appeared on "Washington Week in Review".

Scare Factor: Low; the music may catch some off-guard.

3rd Logo
(1988-1996)

Nickname: "The Ribbons"
Logo: We see three colorful ribbons. The text "WETA" zooms out over a black background with ribbons and squares with blue stars in them. "WETA" settles itself in front of a pink ribbon, and "WASHINGTON, D.C." fades in below.
FX: The ribbons.
Music/Sounds: A 5-note synthesized violin sounder.
Availability: Same as above. It also appears on many Ken Burns documentaries such as "The Civil War".
Scare Factor: None.


4th Logo
(1996-1999)
Nickname: "The W"
Logo: Over a purple-tinted video of the exterior of the White House, a white "W" draws itself on the top center of the screen. The letters "W", "E", "T" and "A" appear one by

one below, and grow as they do. A white square appears via a strange "wipe" effect over the "W" logo, turning it black. Simultaneously, the text "WASHINGTON, D.C." appears below.

FX: The 2-D effects.

Music/Sounds: A percussion beat is heard in the background the whole time, and when the "WETA" letters appear, orchestra hits can be heard, and when the square draws itself, an elevator-like "ding" is heard.

Availability: More common than its predecessors, but still pretty rare. Appeared on "Ken Burns's The West" and "Washington Week in Review". Check those old tapes!

Scare Factor: None.

5th Logo
(1999-2008)

Nickname: "The Ribbons II"

Logo: Over a blue background, the text "WETA" in yellow, spreads out. It is at an angle and turns to face the screen. After that happens, two red ribbons draw themselves around the text. When the animation finishes, "WASHINGTON DC" appears below.

FX: The ribbons.

Music/Sounds: A relaxing four note wind sounder.

Availability: Common; appears on "Washington Week in Review" and "Globe Trekker/Pilot Guides" episodes from 1999-2008. However, the show's title has been shortened to "Washington Week" in recent years.

Scare Factor: None.

6th Logo
(2008- )

Logo: On a stylized white/silver BG, we see the WETA logo appear in the same manner as before. "Washington D.C." appears below.

FX: The background, the logo appearing, and "Washington D.C." appearing.

Music/Sounds: A short piano jingle.

Availability: Current.

Scare Factor: None.

]]>Gannetthttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Gannettgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/GannettSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:42:15 CDTEditions by mr3urious

1st (known) Logo
(1981-1985)

Nickname: "Early Gannett Death Star", "Laser Death Star"

Logo: Against a black background, we see a multicolored wireframe globe zooming out. The globe turns blue, and an outline of a "G" rotates toward us and moves to the left as the globe becomes solid with the "G" cut out of the left side and wireframe lines cut across the "solid" part. The words "GANNETT" in its corporate font fade in below, and the logo turns white, flashes, and zooms out rapidly to make room for the news station's logo. The words "AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" (in white) also appear below the Gannett logo.

Variants: Depending on what the local station was, the local station identity appeared above the globe:
KPNX: The words "KPNX" and "TV" (in blue) are stacked vertically with "12" (in red) at its right, all of which are written in a large, blocky font. The words "Phoenix" and "Mesa" (in blue, much smaller, and in an Arial font) are stacked vertically below "KPNX".

FX: The rotation and "solidifing" of the globe; pretty neat effects for the time.

Music/Sounds: A "creeping" synth tune, followed by a "whoosh" and a 3-note synth piano stinger.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to medium, thanks to the music and graphics.

2nd Logo
(1985-1995)

Nicknames: "Gannett Death Star", "The Evil Orb"

Logo: On a black background, a grey spherical like object emerges from the top-left of the screen. Many blue light streaks run across the object giving it the illusion of latitude and longitude lines of a globe. There is a red glow in the gap of the object. Once it centers itself to the middle of the screen, it is revealed to be a spherical "G". We zoom through the sphere as a grey dot with "GANNETT" in white zooms in. The dot turns into a white globe like shape with the latitude and longitude lines as a black "G" slides onto the globe. It then zooms to the bottom of the screen as "An Equal Opportunity Employer" appears below the globe.

Variants: Depending on what the local station was, the local station identity appeared above the globe.
WTCN: We see the top of a 3-D "WTCN 11" with the "WTCN" in white and the "11" in blue appear from the top of the screen and flip to face the viewer as it goes above the globe. "Minneapolis/St. Paul" appears below the "WTCN".
KARE: "KARE 11" in blue appears from the top of the screen like a flipping 2-D image above the globe. "Minneapolis/St. Paul" appears below the "KARE".
WXIA: A 3-D "11 ALIVE" in red with the "11" being both red and blue and a star cut between the second "1" and the A appears from the top of the screen above the globe. "WXIA-TV Atlanta" appeared below the "11 ALIVE". This usually played during the beginning of the news show.
KUSA: The blue "9 K*USA-TV" logo zooms out, and a star flies underneath, creating a line as it passes. We also see "Denver" under the line.
KPNX: When the Gannett logo is done animating, the background changes to blue, as an orangey-gold "12" flies from the side flipping into place, covering the logo, then "KPNX" flies in from the left. Finally, the Gannett logo appears on the bottom-left.
KOCO: As usual, on a purple background, after the Gannett globe is done animating, it stops, and a 5 in a circle comes from the right, and the text "KOCO-TV Oklahoma" appears. And the rest is animated as usual.
WLVI: The blue "56" (still in "Field Communications" font) and "WLVI" in white simply flip down over a plain black background.


FX: The light streaks, the 3-D "G", the grey dot, and the local station identity appearing. Very impressive CGI.

Music/Sounds: A warbly synth, followed by the 1st logo's music.
Availability: Extinct; check those old tapes!

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the massive size of the "G", zooming and the synth tune won't set well for some viewers, but this is a favorite of many.


3rd Logo
(1995-2005)
Nickname: "Metallic G Globe"

Logo: On a purple/black gradient BG, a 3-D rendition of the Gannett logo zooms up, turns 2-D, and zooms to the bottom-right hand corner of the screen. The station's logo appears at the top left. "An Equal Opportunity Employer" appears below the Gannett logo while the station's announcer saying "This is Gannett Broadcasting in (city of license)".

Variants: Every station that used this put their logo in it. Here is a list of them.
KUSA: The same as the 2nd logo, but instead of a star drawing the line, it slides in.

FX: The animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as logo 2, though sometimes with a warbling sound and a 4-note synth sounder at the beginning.

Availability: Extinct; check your old tapes!

Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to the music.

4th Logo
(2005- )
Nickname: "Modern G Globe"

Logo: On a radar BG, an 3-D version of the Gannett logo zooms out, the "Gannett" name zooms in, and zooms to the middle-left corner of the screen. The website URL www.gannett.com and "An Equal Opportunity Employer" appears below the logo and the station's logo appears at the middle-right.

Variants: Stations that use this put their own logo on this. Another list is used for these stations:
KUSA: The Logo 3 animation, but the line is extended, and the NBC peacock is also seen. Sometimes, "TV/DT" replaces "TV".

FX: The animation.

Music/Sounds: A jazzy new-age tune. Sometimes, the music from the 2nd logo is used.

Availability: Current; appears on Gannett-owned stations.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

]]>Corday Productionshttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Corday+ProductionsMidaba2004http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Corday+ProductionsSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:40:51 CDTBackground: Corday Productions is an independent production company famous for the soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. Sony Pictures Television holds rights to these series.

1st Logo
(1965-1994)


Logo: We see this text scrolling up in the closing credits of Days of Our Lives:

A
CORDAY
PRODUCTIONS INC.
PRESENTATION
(c)(year)

in association with

Then it fades to black to the next logo (the logo of Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures Television, or whatever plasters the original logo). In 1991, the words "in association with" were removed because the byline-less CPT indent was introduced and had the words "In Association With" above the torch lady, thus eliminating the need for the in-credit "in association with."

FX: The scrolling in the end credits.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of Days of Our Lives. Sometimes you'll hear Ed Prentiss (announcer from 1965-1966) or MacDonald Carey (announcer from 1966-1994) say, "Join us again tomorrow [or Monday, depending on the day of the week] for another episode of Days of our Lives." After Carey died in 1994, they only used a portion of his opening (They used the "Like sands through the hour glass...so are the Days of our Lives" portion, and took out the "This is MacDonald Carey, and these are the Days of our Lives" portion) and the mid-break bumper ("We'll return for the second half of Days of our Lives in just a moment"), and no closing announcement was ever heard after Carey's death.

Availability: Seen on Days of Our Lives episodes of the era, which are sometimes reran on SoapNet.

Scare Factor: Low; depends on the SG/CPT logo coming after that along with the "in association with" to precede that.

2nd Logo
(1994- )


Nickname: "The Zooming/Shining Corday Text"

Logo: We see the hourglass from the Days of Our Lives closing credits where it shows the hourglass at sunset. The text:
CORDAY
PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(c)(year)
in gold, zooms in. The text shines after it stops zooming.

FX: The hourglass, the text zooming and shining.

Music/Sounds: Same as above.

Availability: Currently seen on Days of Our Lives episodes from 1994-present, which air on NBC and SoapNet in the United States, and Global in Canada.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the text coming out of nowhere (ala the "BLAIR" in the Blair Entertainment logo used from 1983 to 1987) can be unnerving. Otherwise, if you're scared by the opening of Days of our Lives, this logo might scare you as well.



]]>Barn & Ungdom Productions (Sweden)http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Barn+%26+Ungdom+Productions+%28Sweden%29gshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Barn+%26+Ungdom+Productions+%28Sweden%29Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:37:19 CDTLogo description by mr3urious
Logo capture courtesy of flaskpost

1st (known) Logo
(Late 80's?-????)


Logo: Just a salmon-colored stylized 1 (which is actually SVT 1's logo) made out of three lines over the words "BARN & UNGDOM" with a line between, all superimposed over the end credits. A copyright notice for SVT (Sveriges Television) is shown below.

FX: It's a still logo.

Music: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Rare; seen on the Swedish TV show "Skymningssagor", among others.

Scare Factor: None.

]]>Castle Rock Entertainment Televisionhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Castle+Rock+Entertainment+Televisionmr3urioushttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Castle+Rock+Entertainment+TelevisionSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:36:06 CDTLogo descriptions and captures by Logoboy95
Editions by V of Doom and Shadeed A. Kelly


Background: Originally founded in 1987, this company didn't enter TV production until late 1989 when Seinfeld (formerly The Seinfeld Chronicles) premiered on TV.


1st Logo
(1989-1994)

Nicknames: "The Lighthouse", "The Light Tower", "Majestic Lighthouse"

Logo: We see a lighthouse outlined on a black/red gradient sky, situated on jet-black ground. From it is a white light, which starts at the left and then sweeps around to the right. As it sweeps, the words "CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT" are revealed, and a
copyright notice appears. The sun slowly rises up from behind the lighthouse as the logo finishes.

Bylines:
  • The first copyright notice appears underneath the logo, then a copyright notice disappears until the logo fades out to black.
  • The second copyright notice appears under it, instead of a copyright notice fade out, this logo fades out later.

FX: The "CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT" text sweeping, the copyright appearances.

Music/Sounds: A sped-up rendition of the last five notes of the movie jingle.

Availability: Rare; currently seen on Thea on BET, but this logo can be seen on Seinfeld DVDs in high-res and in excellent quality (they are plastered over with the 2nd logo in syndication).

Scare Factor: None; it's a clean logo.



2nd Logo
(1994- )

Nicknames: "CGI Lighthouse", "CGI Light Tower", "Ultra Majestic Lighthouse"

Logo: A more detailed CGI version of the previous logo. A yellow light on a blue/orange gradient sky with water appears to reveal a lighthouse and a house on a water. The yellow light sweeps out "CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT", which is seen in a plain yellow font below the lighthouse. The company name now zooms out from the bottom of the screen. The sun, now a lighter shade of orange, is seen rising up from behind the lighthouse as the logo finishes.

Bylines: Below it, one of these two bylines appearing below the logo:
  • 1995-1996: "A TURNER COMPANY", with a copyright notice underneath the byline.
  • 1996-: "A TIME WARNER COMPANY", with a copyright notice underneath the byline (same here).

FX: The lighthouse and the company name zoom-out, the byline and copyright notice appearing.

Cheesy Factor: The Turner byline looks rather cheaply chyroned in.

Music/Sounds: Same as last logo. From 1996, a more sped-up re-orchestrated and dramatic-sounding version is used.

Availability: Current on television; can be seen on current prints of old Seinfeld episodes. This logo was seen originally on late 1994-1998 episodes of Seinfeld. Also, it was seen on Mission Hill, aired ocassionally on Adult Swim, and soon (possibly) on Utopia Spaceage Colony in 2008.

Scare Factor: Same as Logo 1.

]]>Stone Stanley Productionshttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Stone+Stanley+Productionsgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/Stone+Stanley+ProductionsSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:34:46 CDTCompiled by Silversword55
Video by WizardDuck
Revision by WizardDuck

1st logo
(1991-1999)

]]>WMFEhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WMFEgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WMFESat, 05 Jul 2008 13:30:48 CDT
1st (known) logo:
(2000s)

Logo: On a blue background identical to the current UNC-TV logo, we see a giant gray box with "24" inside it, and a smaller gray box with "WMFE" inside.

FX: None, it's a still logo.

Music: Just the end theme playing over.

Availability: I seem to recall Terry Madden's "Watercolor Workshop" having this logo at the end before you-know-what* showed up. (* - the American Public Television logo)

Scare Factor: None

]]>WLIWhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WLIWgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/WLIWSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:28:13 CDT
1st logo:
(1990s-Present)

Logo: On a black background, above the "BBC World News" logo, we see the logo of WLIW, colored green, over "New York" in a thinner font, while a white light passes through the logo.

SFX: The light passing through the logo.

Music: A synthesizer laser zap, but it's hard to hear as the announcer says "BBC World News is brought to you by WLIW New York."

Scare Factor: Low.

2nd logo:
(2006-Present?)

Logo: This is another PBS station logo I may need help describing-- against a gray wall background, we see the logo of WLIW, colored dark blue this time, but from a 20th-Century Fox-esque angle. It centers itself and we also see a thinner "21" next to "WLIW". "New York" is underneath the logo, and when it finally does center itself, "Presents" is written in a pink cursive font on the logo.

SFX: The movement of the camera and "Presents" writing itself out.

Music: A synth-orchestra jingle.

Availability: Frank Clarke's "Simply Painting" has this logo at the end of the show. Which gets me wondering-- why is it at the end when I see "Presents" in the logo?! That's just as weird as KERA's logo coming at the end of "Groundling Marsh", "Katie & Orbie", and "Tots TV", and that logo also had "Presents" in it.

Scare Factor: None.

]]>KWSUhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/KWSUgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/KWSUSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:15:58 CDT
1st (known) logo:
(1980s-Present)

Logo: Again, I might need a little help in describing this logo, but I'll do my best-- on a brownish-purple background, we see "KWSU" colored red sliding in from the right, and "Presentation" flipping up, and then the logo fades out.

SFX: The sliding in of the logo

Music: A synth-guitar tune

Availability: On Susan Schewee's painting shows that carry a stupid "American Public Television" bumper, at least.

Scare Factor: Low

]]>KCSM-TVhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/KCSM-TVgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/KCSM-TVSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:01:52 CDT
1st (known) logo:
(Early 1980s)

Logo: There may be more than one version of this type but this is the only ID I could find on the web-- it consists of what looks like a beach with, in the upper-left hand portion of the screen, the KCSM logo at the time (consisting of a futuristic "60" colored orange, being cut off from the top right portion by "KCSM-TV" in white Antique Olive font, and underneath that text, "San Mateo - San Francisco" followed by a small version of the 1970s PBS "Tri-Colored Everyman" logo.

FX: None, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Just an announcer saying "You're watching KCSM-TV, public television for San Mateo on channel 60."

Availability: Extinct-- only seen as a "You're watching..." ID back then.

Scare Factor: The announcer can catch you off-guard.

2nd logo:
(1998-Present?)

Logo: Over an image of the earth focusing on California, the circle P-Head logo fades in, as does "KCSM", colored aquamarine. Circling the P-Head is "Learning for a lifetime", and "Productions" fades and zooms out below.

FX: All the animation in the logo.

Music: A mystical synthesizer jingle.

Availability: At the end of 2000s "Sit and Be Fit" (originally produced by KSPS) and 2000s "Body Electric" (originally produced by WFSU) episodes.

Scare Factor: Low

]]>ABC "You'll Love It!" IDshttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/ABC+%22You%27ll+Love+It%21%22+IDsgshowguyhttp://www.closinglogos.com/page/ABC+%22You%27ll+Love+It%21%22+IDsSat, 05 Jul 2008 12:53:57 CDTKLTV in Tyler, Texas

KTVX in Salt Lake City, Utah

WBAK in Terre Haute, Indiana

WLS in Chicago, Illinois

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