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''Logo descriptions by Matt Williams, James Stanley Barr, Nicholas Aczel, Eric S., and Logophile''<br>'' |
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===Background=== |
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⚫ | 20th Century Fox Television is the television division of [[20th Century Studios]]. It was originally founded in 1949 (under the name of TCF Television Productions, Inc.) as other studios were branching out into television production as well. In 1955, the studio officially began television production. 20th Century Fox also owned a stake in the NTA Film Network from 1956 to 1961, and has produced some of the most popular television programs over the years. After Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired TCF on March 6, 1986, TCF/News Corp acquired the television holdings of [[Metromedia Producers Corporation|Metromedia]] (including its TV stations and television production company), this acquisition helped News Corp launch the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], and TCFTV became the production arm of FBC. Between 1997 and 1998, the company's library expanded by acquiring [[New World Pictures|New World Communications]] and [[MTM Enterprises]]. Today, TCFTV is owned by The Walt Disney Company. TCFTV also produces cable television shows under the [[Fox 21 Television Studios]] name. |
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== TCF Television Productions == |
== TCF Television Productions == |
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=== 1st Logo (1955-1959) === |
=== 1st Logo (1955-1959) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "TCF Tower", "TCF Sunburst" |
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'''Logo:''' A logo similar to the 20th Century Fox logo, except instead of "20th CENTURY FOX", it reads "TCF" and contains an explosion-like shape behind it. Underneath, there's a byline. |
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'''Bylines:''' |
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* "FILMED AT THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS OF TCF Television Productions, Inc. IRVING ASHER, Executive in Charge of TV Productions". |
* "FILMED AT THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS OF TCF Television Productions, Inc. IRVING ASHER, Executive in Charge of TV Productions". |
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* ''IRVING ASHER EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF TV PRODUCTION'' |
* ''IRVING ASHER EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF TV PRODUCTION'' |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* In some cases, this logo is superimposed over the ending credits image. |
* In some cases, this logo is superimposed over the ending credits image. |
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* In color shows, the tower is yellow-orange and the background is blue. |
* In color shows, the tower is yellow-orange and the background is blue. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show. |
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It's seen on ''Broken Arrow'', ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' (the series), and ''My Friend Flicka'' in color, also available for viewing on the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archives website. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The logo design is a familiar albeit distinctive take on the classic Fox structure. |
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=== 2nd Logo (September 29, 1959-June 5, 1963) === |
=== 2nd Logo (September 29, 1959-June 5, 1963) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Starry Sky", "Floating Structure" |
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'''Logo:''' We see a backdrop of a night sky covered with stars and clouds. Over this backdrop, we see the following text fade in, not similar to any of their movie logos: |
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20TH<br> |
20TH<br> |
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This company name, in bold letters, fades in as if it were streaking from the bottom left of the screen. The "20TH" seems to be more to the right of the other text, as displayed here. |
This company name, in bold letters, fades in as if it were streaking from the bottom left of the screen. The "20TH" seems to be more to the right of the other text, as displayed here. |
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'''Variant:''' On ''Adventures in Paradise'', this appeared as an opening logo with a fanfare, followed by the [[Martin Manulis Productions]] logo. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The fading in of the company name. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening or closing theme of the show. |
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Recently seen on ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' on Me-TV and the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD set. Also can be seen on ''Adventures in Paradise'', which is currently available for viewing on the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archives website, as well as the short-lived NBC sitcom ''Five Fingers''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo certainly deviated from the familiar Fox tower structure. However, it's nothing too strange. |
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== 20th Century Fox Television == |
== 20th Century Fox Television == |
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=== 3rd Logo (November 6, 1957-1966) === |
=== 3rd Logo (November 6, 1957-1966) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Searchlights", "Zoom Out", "20th Television Fox", "The Tower of Doom" |
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'''Logo:''' We see the usual 1935 film logo animating. We start off with the logo close-up. The camera then backs away as the word "TELEVISION", slanted at an angle, suddenly appears and rapidly zooms out, plastering itself on top of the "CENTURY" on the stack of words, filling the whole screen. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* The logo also appears in sepia-tone. |
* The logo also appears in sepia-tone. |
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* Sometimes, the camera would back away slowly. |
* Sometimes, the camera would back away slowly. |
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* On some variants, when the word "Television" zooms out, the searchlights abruptly jump back to where they began when the logo began. |
* On some variants, when the word "Television" zooms out, the searchlights abruptly jump back to where they began when the logo began. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The searchlights, and the text "TELEVISION" zooming out. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
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* 1959-1964: A rearrangement of the Alfred Newman fanfare used on the movie variation. |
* 1959-1964: A rearrangement of the Alfred Newman fanfare used on the movie variation. |
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* 1961-1966: A short tune played on muted trumpets and strings that is a variation of the jingle, but does not sound exactly like a Fox jingle. |
* 1961-1966: A short tune played on muted trumpets and strings that is a variation of the jingle, but does not sound exactly like a Fox jingle. |
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* 1965-1966: A sped-up/shortened version of the 1961 theme. |
* 1965-1966: A sped-up/shortened version of the 1961 theme. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* On the TV series ''Hong Kong'', there are three different arrangements of the 1959 theme. |
* On the TV series ''Hong Kong'', there are three different arrangements of the 1959 theme. |
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* In some cases, it used only the closing theme of the show, or none. This is the case for ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''. |
* In some cases, it used only the closing theme of the show, or none. This is the case for ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''. |
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. It can be seen on season 1 reruns of ''Daniel Boone'' on World Harvest Television (also available on the [[Goldhil Home Media Entertainment|Liberation/Goldhil DVD]] release) and on reruns of ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' and ''12 O'Clock High'' on Me-TV, as well as the Season 1 Blu-ray of ''Lost In Space''. Fox updated this with a newer logo (most likely 20th Television) on most prints and DVD releases of shows from this era, but can still be seen on older prints. Initially seen on the last episodes of ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' and ''Man Without a Gun'' before the NTA logo. Also appeared on the short lived Rod Serling western ''The Loner'', and appeared before the Martin Manulis logo on later episodes of ''Adventures in Paradise''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The finishing product of this logo (or rather, its design concept) would not only be used for the next 2 logos but would also be the inspiration for [[20th Television]]'s name (as the finishing product of this logo has "TELEVISION" plastered over "CENTURY", making the logo read "20th Television Fox"). Also, the fanfares used on this logo, which often sound nothing like the standard TCF fanfare, could startle a few viewers at first. |
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=== 4th Logo (September 16, 1965-1984) === |
=== 4th Logo (September 16, 1965-1984) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Searchlights II", "Zoom Out II", "20th Television Fox II", "The Tower of Doom II", "Slanted Zero" |
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'''Logo:''' We have the 1953 theatrical logo. This time, the camera doesn't back away from the tower structure and the "0" is slanted. The word "TELEVISION" appears again and it slowly plasters itself on top of the word "CENTURY". |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* A "gray scaled" variant appeared on B&W prints of classic color shows from the era, such as ''Batman''. |
* A "gray scaled" variant appeared on B&W prints of classic color shows from the era, such as ''Batman''. |
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* The word "TELEVISION" would appear in either gold, orange, or yellow. |
* The word "TELEVISION" would appear in either gold, orange, or yellow. |
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* On the TV series ''The Starlost'', it uses a shortened version of the 1953 movie logo. |
* On the TV series ''The Starlost'', it uses a shortened version of the 1953 movie logo. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 3rd logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
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* 1965-1969: The same 1961 theme from the 3rd logo. |
* 1965-1969: The same 1961 theme from the 3rd logo. |
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* 1966-1984: The same 1965 theme from the 3rd logo. |
* 1966-1984: The same 1965 theme from the 3rd logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* Same as before, it used only the closing theme of the show, or none. On some co-produced shows from the era, a generic theme was used. Post-1986 prints of the 1974 television movie ''Hurricane'' use the Metromedia Producers Corporation jingle instead of the standard jingle. |
* Same as before, it used only the closing theme of the show, or none. On some co-produced shows from the era, a generic theme was used. Post-1986 prints of the 1974 television movie ''Hurricane'' use the Metromedia Producers Corporation jingle instead of the standard jingle. |
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* On the DVD and Blu-ray print of the S1 ''Batman'' episode "Hi Diddle Riddle", it uses the 1989 theme from the next logo, due to the HD master on this episode using a different source for the audio (in this case, the 1990s video masters). The Portuguese track from this episode, however, uses the 1995 theme from the last logo instead. |
* On the DVD and Blu-ray print of the S1 ''Batman'' episode "Hi Diddle Riddle", it uses the 1989 theme from the next logo, due to the HD master on this episode using a different source for the audio (in this case, the 1990s video masters). The Portuguese track from this episode, however, uses the 1995 theme from the last logo instead. |
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* A version of the TCFTV fanfare is incorporated into, and appears at the end of, the theme for the 1976-1982 syndicated documentary series ''That's Hollywood'', which TCFTV produced and distributed. At the end of that show's closing credits, the TCFTV logo is timed to appear as the ''That's Hollywood'' theme segues into the logo fanfare as the song ends. |
* A version of the TCFTV fanfare is incorporated into, and appears at the end of, the theme for the 1976-1982 syndicated documentary series ''That's Hollywood'', which TCFTV produced and distributed. At the end of that show's closing credits, the TCFTV logo is timed to appear as the ''That's Hollywood'' theme segues into the logo fanfare as the song ends. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare, due to frequent plastering by later Fox logos. |
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* The 1965 version is retained on the 2nd through the final season of ''Daniel Boone'' last aired on Retro TV and World Harvest Television, as well as the DVD sets of these seasons from Liberation/Goldhil and DVD/Blu-ray releases of the 1960's ''Batman'' series from [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]]. |
* The 1965 version is retained on the 2nd through the final season of ''Daniel Boone'' last aired on Retro TV and World Harvest Television, as well as the DVD sets of these seasons from Liberation/Goldhil and DVD/Blu-ray releases of the 1960's ''Batman'' series from [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]]. |
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* The 1976 version is available on the first two episodes of ''The Fall Guy'' on the season 1 DVD set, while the next logo is intact on the remainder of the season. |
* The 1976 version is available on the first two episodes of ''The Fall Guy'' on the season 1 DVD set, while the next logo is intact on the remainder of the season. |
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* Beginning in 2017, this logo has been restored on Hulu prints of the first two seasons of ''M*A*S*H'', marking the first time since the 1992 that this logo has been restored to that series. It was also spotted on FOX Classics’ broadcasts of the episodes "The Price of Tomato Juice" and "C*A*V*E" in Australia, as well as [[True Entertainment]]'s print of "Fade Out, Fade In (Part 2)" in the United Kingdom. It has also recently begun appearing again on Season Three episodes of ''Lost in Space'' on MeTV, replacing previous prints of those episodes which had the 1995 20th Television logo with the News Corporation byline. |
* Beginning in 2017, this logo has been restored on Hulu prints of the first two seasons of ''M*A*S*H'', marking the first time since the 1992 that this logo has been restored to that series. It was also spotted on FOX Classics’ broadcasts of the episodes "The Price of Tomato Juice" and "C*A*V*E" in Australia, as well as [[True Entertainment]]'s print of "Fade Out, Fade In (Part 2)" in the United Kingdom. It has also recently begun appearing again on Season Three episodes of ''Lost in Space'' on MeTV, replacing previous prints of those episodes which had the 1995 20th Television logo with the News Corporation byline. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The 1976 variant with the shifted text certainly doesn't look very professional. Other than that, it's a decent logo for its time, though again the fanfares may startle some. |
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=== 5th Logo (November 11, 1981-1993) === |
=== 5th Logo (November 11, 1981-1993) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Searchlights III", "Zoom Out III", "20th Television Fox III", "The Tower of Doom III" |
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'''Logo:''' Same as the 1981 theatrical logo, with the word "TELEVISION" zooming out and plastering over the word "CENTURY". |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* This exists as both a filmed and a videotaped/telecine version. Originally presented on film throughout its whole run, it also appeared in telecine format starting in 1986. |
* This exists as both a filmed and a videotaped/telecine version. Originally presented on film throughout its whole run, it also appeared in telecine format starting in 1986. |
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* On a [[Channel 4 (UK)|Channel 4]] airing of ''The Simpsons'' episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment," the logo cuts out before the final note ends. |
* On a [[Channel 4 (UK)|Channel 4]] airing of ''The Simpsons'' episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment," the logo cuts out before the final note ends. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Almost the same as the 4th logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
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* November 11, 1981-August 22, 1991: The same 1965 theme from the 3rd and 5th logos. Even though it mainly stopped being used in late 1989, some shows have used it into the 1990-1991 season, such as S1 and early S2 episodes of ''In Living Color'', the first two S5 episodes of ''L.A. Law'' (pretty odd, considering said show used the next theme on November 1989-May 1990 episodes of the fourth season), the ''L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration'', a few international prints of S1 ''Bobby's World'' episodes, and most of season 1 episodes and the first season 2 episode of ''True Colors'. |
* November 11, 1981-August 22, 1991: The same 1965 theme from the 3rd and 5th logos. Even though it mainly stopped being used in late 1989, some shows have used it into the 1990-1991 season, such as S1 and early S2 episodes of ''In Living Color'', the first two S5 episodes of ''L.A. Law'' (pretty odd, considering said show used the next theme on November 1989-May 1990 episodes of the fourth season), the ''L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration'', a few international prints of S1 ''Bobby's World'' episodes, and most of season 1 episodes and the first season 2 episode of ''True Colors'. |
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* November 1989-1993: A short version of the 1979 Fox jingle, which was later used for the early variant of the standard 20th Television logo from 1992-1993. |
* November 1989-1993: A short version of the 1979 Fox jingle, which was later used for the early variant of the standard 20th Television logo from 1992-1993. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* There are abridged variants of the 1965 theme, such as the case for ''Hooperman'' that the closing theme ends abruptly with the last note of the 1965 theme, and ''Charlie & Co.'', which used the last 5 notes of the fanfare. |
* There are abridged variants of the 1965 theme, such as the case for ''Hooperman'' that the closing theme ends abruptly with the last note of the 1965 theme, and ''Charlie & Co.'', which used the last 5 notes of the fanfare. |
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* On some episodes of ''Mr. Belvedere'' and the short-lived series ''Sister Kate'', the first note is cut-off (via fade transition). |
* On some episodes of ''Mr. Belvedere'' and the short-lived series ''Sister Kate'', the first note is cut-off (via fade transition). |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. |
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* ''The Simpsons'' episodes "There's No Disgrace Like Home", "Krusty Gets Busted", "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington", "Treehouse of Horror II", "Saturdays of Thunder", "Colonel Homer", and "Black Widower" preserve this logo on their respective season DVD releases. |
* ''The Simpsons'' episodes "There's No Disgrace Like Home", "Krusty Gets Busted", "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington", "Treehouse of Horror II", "Saturdays of Thunder", "Colonel Homer", and "Black Widower" preserve this logo on their respective season DVD releases. |
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* It has strangely been spotted on Comedy Central's prints of ''Office Space'' and ''French Kiss'', but has been plastered over with the 20th Television logo in recent airings due to split screen credits. A similar situation happened on a few episodes of ''The Pretender'' when reran on TNT, but has now been plastered by the 2013 20th Television logo on H&I (Heroes and Icons). |
* It has strangely been spotted on Comedy Central's prints of ''Office Space'' and ''French Kiss'', but has been plastered over with the 20th Television logo in recent airings due to split screen credits. A similar situation happened on a few episodes of ''The Pretender'' when reran on TNT, but has now been plastered by the 2013 20th Television logo on H&I (Heroes and Icons). |
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* It makes a surprise appearance on Sony Movie Channel's prints of the TV movies ''Hijack!'' and ''The Death Squad'' (all before the SPT logo), both being Spelling-Goldberg Productions. |
* It makes a surprise appearance on Sony Movie Channel's prints of the TV movies ''Hijack!'' and ''The Death Squad'' (all before the SPT logo), both being Spelling-Goldberg Productions. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' |
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* It's more of the same like the last two logos, but with the 1981 film logo and a smoother zoom-out on the word "TELEVISION". This logo marks the first time that the familiar shortened TCF theme was used for Fox's television logos after approximately three decades of unconventional fanfares. |
* It's more of the same like the last two logos, but with the 1981 film logo and a smoother zoom-out on the word "TELEVISION". This logo marks the first time that the familiar shortened TCF theme was used for Fox's television logos after approximately three decades of unconventional fanfares. |
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* If you look closely, you can see that there are two searchlights behind the logo instead of three like the movie logo. There is, however, a rare variant with three searchlights. |
* If you look closely, you can see that there are two searchlights behind the logo instead of three like the movie logo. There is, however, a rare variant with three searchlights. |
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'''Note:''' 20th Century Fox Television was supplanted by Twentieth Television Corporation from 1989 to 1994. From September 18, 1992-March 19, 1995, the standard 20th Television logo of these years was used. See 20th Television for details on that logo. |
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=== 6th Logo (''Dance Fever'' variant) (1983-1984) === |
=== 6th Logo (''Dance Fever'' variant) (1983-1984) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Searchlights IV", "The Chyron Searchlights", "Print Searchlights" |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the '80s TCF print logo. Under it is the word "TELEVISION" and a copyright stamp. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The theme song of ''Dance Fever''. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was only seen on season 5 episodes of ''Dance Fever'' on local syndication. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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=== 7th Logo (April 28, 1995- ) === |
=== 7th Logo (April 28, 1995- ) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Searchlights V", "CGI Searchlights", "Zooming Tower", "The Tower of Tepidity", "The 20th Tower" |
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'''Logo:''' It's exactly the same as the standard [[20th Television]] logo, but now the stack of words has been modified to resemble the standard Fox stack, with "TELEVISION" added to the bottom and the whole thing looking rather taller, reading "20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION". When the logo is finished zooming out, the registered trademark "®" symbol and the News Corporation byline fade in at the same time. |
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* An early variant from 1995-1997 featured a slightly darker tower. |
* An early variant from 1995-1997 featured a slightly darker tower. |
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* On old AMC broadcasts of the film ''The Longest Day'', a B&W version of the 1999 logo appears. |
* On old AMC broadcasts of the film ''The Longest Day'', a B&W version of the 1999 logo appears. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming out, and the byline and registered trademark "®" symbol fading in. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Here are the main versions: |
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* April 28, 1995-December 7, 1997: A re-arranged and re-recorded variant of the 1989 jingle by Bruce Broughton. It is slightly different from the 1995 20th Television fanfare. It's the 2nd alternate theme that was first used for 20th Television in 1992. |
* April 28, 1995-December 7, 1997: A re-arranged and re-recorded variant of the 1989 jingle by Bruce Broughton. It is slightly different from the 1995 20th Television fanfare. It's the 2nd alternate theme that was first used for 20th Television in 1992. |
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* 1995-January 12, 2005: The 1995 20th Television fanfare. Also used on the "International" variant. |
* 1995-January 12, 2005: The 1995 20th Television fanfare. Also used on the "International" variant. |
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* August 26, 2015-: The last 4 notes of the 1997 20th Century Fox fanfare; the last note is cut short. Used only on the short variant. |
* August 26, 2015-: The last 4 notes of the 1997 20th Century Fox fanfare; the last note is cut short. Used only on the short variant. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* Starting during the 1997-1998 TV season, Fox network commonly uses their own fanfare over logos, before the split screen show promo/credits; due to the fact that much Fox programming is produced by Fox, these fanfares go well with this logo. From 1997-2001, a simple Fox drum roll was used; the 2001-2002 season introduced different "remixes" of the Fox fanfare (including the John Williams one), usually only using the final four notes. Many of them were done by a California-based company named Groove Addicts. Sometimes, an announcer at the time would play over this theme. |
* Starting during the 1997-1998 TV season, Fox network commonly uses their own fanfare over logos, before the split screen show promo/credits; due to the fact that much Fox programming is produced by Fox, these fanfares go well with this logo. From 1997-2001, a simple Fox drum roll was used; the 2001-2002 season introduced different "remixes" of the Fox fanfare (including the John Williams one), usually only using the final four notes. Many of them were done by a California-based company named Groove Addicts. Sometimes, an announcer at the time would play over this theme. |
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* Appears on select ''St. Elsewhere'' episodes on Hulu. The end theme plays as the logo appears (credits were adjusted to fit in the logo as the theme song ends). However, at least one instance forgets to cut out and thusly you can hear the meow sound effect from the MTM Enterprises logo even though it is plastered with this one. |
* Appears on select ''St. Elsewhere'' episodes on Hulu. The end theme plays as the logo appears (credits were adjusted to fit in the logo as the theme song ends). However, at least one instance forgets to cut out and thusly you can hear the meow sound effect from the MTM Enterprises logo even though it is plastered with this one. |
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'''Availability:''' Very common. Typically found on network programming provided by Fox. Also seen on some CBS (''Yes, Dear'', ''Martial Law'', and ''Still Standing'', etc), NBC (''The Pretender'', 1997-2000 seasons and the two TV movies), or ABC (''The Practice'' and ''Boston Legal'', etc.) shows. May or may not be present in syndicated repeats of network programs, as the 20th TV logo may follow or plaster it. The still shot version of this logo can be found on ''Soul Food: The Series'', starting with S3, DVD's (released by CBS) retain it. The version with the edited 1997 theme can be seen on reruns of ''American Dad!'' and ''Family Guy'' reruns on Adult Swim, among others. DVD releases of ''The Simpsons'', starting with the 15th season, plaster the 1995 logo with the 2007 logo. Sky 1 in the UK has recently been airing upscaled HD 'remasters' of ''The Simpsons'' season 8 episodes, plastering the 1995 logo with the 2007 logo. Also seen on some international prints of FX shows such as ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. It can be also sometimes spotted on some movie airings on channels like AMC. The bylineless 2013 variant plasters the [[Fox Television Studios]] logo on Netflix prints of ''Malcolm in the Middle''. |
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20th Century Fox Television is the television division of 20th Century Studios. It was originally founded in 1949 (under the name of TCF Television Productions, Inc.) as other studios were branching out into television production as well. In 1955, the studio officially began television production. 20th Century Fox also owned a stake in the NTA Film Network from 1956 to 1961, and has produced some of the most popular television programs over the years. After Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired TCF on March 6, 1986, TCF/News Corp acquired the television holdings of Metromedia (including its TV stations and television production company), this acquisition helped News Corp launch the Fox Broadcasting Company, and TCFTV became the production arm of FBC. Between 1997 and 1998, the company's library expanded by acquiring New World Communications and MTM Enterprises. Today, TCFTV is owned by The Walt Disney Company. TCFTV also produces cable television shows under the Fox 21 Television Studios name.
Nicknames: "TCF Tower", "TCF Sunburst"
Logo: A logo similar to the 20th Century Fox logo, except instead of "20th CENTURY FOX", it reads "TCF" and contains an explosion-like shape behind it. Underneath, there's a byline.
Bylines:
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare. It's seen on Broken Arrow, How to Marry a Millionaire (the series), and My Friend Flicka in color, also available for viewing on the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archives website.
Editor's Note: The logo design is a familiar albeit distinctive take on the classic Fox structure.
Nicknames: "Starry Sky", "Floating Structure"
Logo: We see a backdrop of a night sky covered with stars and clouds. Over this backdrop, we see the following text fade in, not similar to any of their movie logos:
20TH
CENTURY-
FOX------------------
This company name, in bold letters, fades in as if it were streaking from the bottom left of the screen. The "20TH" seems to be more to the right of the other text, as displayed here.
Variant: On Adventures in Paradise, this appeared as an opening logo with a fanfare, followed by the Martin Manulis Productions logo.
FX/SFX: The fading in of the company name.
Music/Sounds: The opening or closing theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare. Recently seen on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis on Me-TV and the Shout! Factory DVD set. Also can be seen on Adventures in Paradise, which is currently available for viewing on the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archives website, as well as the short-lived NBC sitcom Five Fingers.
Editor's Note: This logo certainly deviated from the familiar Fox tower structure. However, it's nothing too strange.
Nicknames: "The Searchlights", "Zoom Out", "20th Television Fox", "The Tower of Doom"
Logo: We see the usual 1935 film logo animating. We start off with the logo close-up. The camera then backs away as the word "TELEVISION", slanted at an angle, suddenly appears and rapidly zooms out, plastering itself on top of the "CENTURY" on the stack of words, filling the whole screen.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The searchlights, and the text "TELEVISION" zooming out.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Very rare. It can be seen on season 1 reruns of Daniel Boone on World Harvest Television (also available on the Liberation/Goldhil DVD release) and on reruns of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and 12 O'Clock High on Me-TV, as well as the Season 1 Blu-ray of Lost In Space. Fox updated this with a newer logo (most likely 20th Television) on most prints and DVD releases of shows from this era, but can still be seen on older prints. Initially seen on the last episodes of How to Marry a Millionaire and Man Without a Gun before the NTA logo. Also appeared on the short lived Rod Serling western The Loner, and appeared before the Martin Manulis logo on later episodes of Adventures in Paradise.
Editor's Note: The finishing product of this logo (or rather, its design concept) would not only be used for the next 2 logos but would also be the inspiration for 20th Television's name (as the finishing product of this logo has "TELEVISION" plastered over "CENTURY", making the logo read "20th Television Fox"). Also, the fanfares used on this logo, which often sound nothing like the standard TCF fanfare, could startle a few viewers at first.
Nicknames: "The Searchlights II", "Zoom Out II", "20th Television Fox II", "The Tower of Doom II", "Slanted Zero"
Logo: We have the 1953 theatrical logo. This time, the camera doesn't back away from the tower structure and the "0" is slanted. The word "TELEVISION" appears again and it slowly plasters itself on top of the word "CENTURY".
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as the 3rd logo.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Rare, due to frequent plastering by later Fox logos.
Editor's Note: The 1976 variant with the shifted text certainly doesn't look very professional. Other than that, it's a decent logo for its time, though again the fanfares may startle some.
Nicknames: "The Searchlights III", "Zoom Out III", "20th Television Fox III", "The Tower of Doom III"
Logo: Same as the 1981 theatrical logo, with the word "TELEVISION" zooming out and plastering over the word "CENTURY".
Variants:
FX/SFX: Almost the same as the 4th logo.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note:
Note: 20th Century Fox Television was supplanted by Twentieth Television Corporation from 1989 to 1994. From September 18, 1992-March 19, 1995, the standard 20th Television logo of these years was used. See 20th Television for details on that logo.
Nicknames: "The Searchlights IV", "The Chyron Searchlights", "Print Searchlights"
Logo: On a black background, we see the '80s TCF print logo. Under it is the word "TELEVISION" and a copyright stamp.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The theme song of Dance Fever.
Availability: Extinct. It was only seen on season 5 episodes of Dance Fever on local syndication.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "The Searchlights V", "CGI Searchlights", "Zooming Tower", "The Tower of Tepidity", "The 20th Tower"
Logo: It's exactly the same as the standard 20th Television logo, but now the stack of words has been modified to resemble the standard Fox stack, with "TELEVISION" added to the bottom and the whole thing looking rather taller, reading "20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION". When the logo is finished zooming out, the registered trademark "®" symbol and the News Corporation byline fade in at the same time.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The logo zooming out, and the byline and registered trademark "®" symbol fading in.
Music/Sounds: Here are the main versions:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Very common. Typically found on network programming provided by Fox. Also seen on some CBS (Yes, Dear, Martial Law, and Still Standing, etc), NBC (The Pretender, 1997-2000 seasons and the two TV movies), or ABC (The Practice and Boston Legal, etc.) shows. May or may not be present in syndicated repeats of network programs, as the 20th TV logo may follow or plaster it. The still shot version of this logo can be found on Soul Food: The Series, starting with S3, DVD's (released by CBS) retain it. The version with the edited 1997 theme can be seen on reruns of American Dad! and Family Guy reruns on Adult Swim, among others. DVD releases of The Simpsons, starting with the 15th season, plaster the 1995 logo with the 2007 logo. Sky 1 in the UK has recently been airing upscaled HD 'remasters' of The Simpsons season 8 episodes, plastering the 1995 logo with the 2007 logo. Also seen on some international prints of FX shows such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It can be also sometimes spotted on some movie airings on channels like AMC. The bylineless 2013 variant plasters the Fox Television Studios logo on Netflix prints of Malcolm in the Middle.
Editor's Note: While both the 1995 and 2007 versions have held up well enough, this logo and its 20th Television counterpart strangely have not been updated to match the 2009 theatrical logo. This version of the tower design has been used since 1992 (albeit in a modified form) which even predates the 1994 film version.