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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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Desilu Productions was a production company founded in 1950 by then-husband-and-wife comedy duo, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball (hence the name of the company), producing very successful TV shows and films between the 1950s and 1960s. In 1960, Desi Arnaz sold the pre-1960 shows to CBS since Ball and Arnaz couldn't work with each other anymore. They later divorced the same year. In 1962, Arnaz sold his holdings of Desilu to Ball. In 1967, she sold Desilu to Gulf+Western Industries, which merged Desilu with Paramount Pictures. Desilu became the television arm of Paramount in July, renaming it to "Paramount Television" (now "CBS Studios") months later, while Lucille Ball formed her then-new company "Lucille Ball Productions, Inc." and Desi Arnaz formed his own company named "Desi Arnaz Productions". Currently, all of the Desilu Productions television library is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Media Ventures.
Logo: Desilu did not use a logo until 1952. We see the following text superimposed on the credits or scrolling up as part of them:
From 1951-1952, the copyright stamp fades in below. From 1952-1963, this fades to the "script" logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme from any show.
Availability: Seen intact on all I Love Lucy episodes on Hallmark Channel and DVD. This was also seen on The Untouchables and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
Editor's Note: None.
Nickname: "Desilu Script"
Logo: Over a custom backdrop, we see the words "FILMED IN HOLLYWOOD BY" ("Filmed in HOLLYWOOD and MEXICO by" on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour). The word "Desilu" is written in a cursive font, either in black, white, or in a 3D-like appearance. Then, a round ball dots the "i". The copyright information appears at the bottom. This phrase was shortened to "FILMED BY DESILU" in 1957.
Trivia: The logo was designed by visual artist Howard Anderson Jr., who also designed the titles and effects works for I Love Lucy, among other shows.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The "drawing effect".
Music/Sounds: The end credit music. Some I Love Lucy episodes have an announcer saying, "I Love Lucy is a Desilu Production", while some others have "Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will return next week at the same time".
Availability: Seen intact on any shows that originally had it.
Editor's Note: The animation in this logo is primitive, but it's well-remembered by fans of I Love Lucy and Star Trek.
Final Notes: This logo was used on the final two seasons of The Lucy Show, which used the 1966 Desilu logo and the 1968 Paramount Television logo at the end.
Nicknames: "Merging Circles", "Multi-Colored Circles", "Color Desilu Logo"
Logo: On a black background, six multicolored (red, pink, and orange) circles surround a white one and then merge together with it to form a blue circle, which backs away upward as the word "Desilu" is written in a yellow cursive font. As the circle takes its place over the "i", it turns white.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The circles merging in a kaleidoscope fashion, moving, and changing colors, the "drawing" effect of the text.
Music/Sounds: A five-note horn fanfare that starts on a light note as the circle forms. This would later be used on Paramount Television's 1st logo. Sometimes this music plays faster. All were composed by Wilbur Hatch.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: The animation is still primitive here (and the battling loud version of the fanfare may startle some viewers), but again, this is a well-loved and memorable logo by many.
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