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===Background===
'''Embassy Television''' was formed in January 1982, reincorporating the former [[T.A.T. Communications Company]] (formed in 1974) founded by Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio after they acquired [[Embassy Films Associates|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]] and merged it with T.A.T. by becoming "Embassy Communications, Inc.". Embassy also introduced Embassy Telecommunications (reincorporating the distribution division of T.A.T. Communications Co. and also folding the former [[PITS Films]]) as the television distribution arm. In 1985, Lear and Perenchio sold Embassy Communications, Inc. (which included Tandem Productions and Embassy Television) to the Coca-Cola Company (former parent of Columbia Pictures Industries). When ''Diff'rent Strokes'' was
===1st Logo (September 25, 1982-1983, November 16, 1985)===
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* Beginning in the 1984-85 season, there is a registered trademark symbol that appears next to the name. Embassy was registered on June 26, 1984. This would last until 1986.
* On ''The Jeffersons'' season 10 episodes "Mission Incredible: Part 1", "I Do, I Don't", and "And the Winner is", there is a straight cut to the logo without the skyscraper background in the way while the logo is animating.
* On the 1987 TV movie ''Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story'', the "☆E" appears {{color|darkgray|darker
* The TV movies ''Firefighter'' and ''A Place to Call Home'' have the logo lettering in shadow mode.
* A filmed variant of the logo exists.
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* Embassy Telecommunications: Ultra rare/near extinction. It has been seen on a 1984 episode of ''Diff'rent Strokes'' on BET (it may appear on Antenna TV or Encore Black) and at the start of the CBS Saturday Night Movie edited version of ''Blade Runner''. It made a surprise appearance on a Decades airing of the ''Square Pegs'' episode "Child's Christmas in Weemawee: Part 1".
* Embassy Pay Television: It's extinct and has been replaced by later distributor logos from Embassy Communications to Sony Pictures Television over the years.
* Embassy Communications: Rare for the 1986 version and it's seen on the TV movie ''Firefighter'', retained on season 8 of ''The Facts of Life'' last aired on Me-TV and the Shout! Factory DVD release, all season 2 episodes of ''227'', and all season 3 episodes of ''Who's the Boss?'' both on Amazon. The
'''Legacy:''' It's a favorite of many who can cherish its charm and cheesiness, as well as appreciate some of the special variations like from The Jeffersons that been praised by those who see it as very professional and unique.
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Embassy Television was formed in January 1982, reincorporating the former T.A.T. Communications Company (formed in 1974) founded by Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio after they acquired Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation and merged it with T.A.T. by becoming "Embassy Communications, Inc.". Embassy also introduced Embassy Telecommunications (reincorporating the distribution division of T.A.T. Communications Co. and also folding the former PITS Films) as the television distribution arm. In 1985, Lear and Perenchio sold Embassy Communications, Inc. (which included Tandem Productions and Embassy Television) to the Coca-Cola Company (former parent of Columbia Pictures Industries). When Diff'rent Strokes was cancelled in 1986, Coca-Cola merged Embassy Television, Embassy Telecommunications, and Tandem Productions into the holding company and Embassy Communications ceased to exist as a holding company to become a full serviced television studio, who later merged with Columbia Pictures Television on November 24, 1986 and became "Columbia/Embassy Television"; however, Tandem remained as an in-name-only division of Embassy Communications. On December 21, 1987, Coke spun-off its entertainment business and sold it to Tri-Star Pictures. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." and merging the Columbia and Tri-Star Pictures theatrical banners. By January 2, 1988, the Embassy Communications logo was phased out and was replaced by the Columbia Pictures Television logo, but the series by Embassy Communications retained the copyright for its series until March 19, 1988 (the last production to use an Embassy copyright was the final season Facts of Life episode "Big Apple Blues" while others began using the ELP copyright by February 1988), when Embassy Communications was renamed as "ELP Communications", but was under the production banner of Columbia Pictures Television from 1988-1994, and Columbia TriStar Television from 1994-1997 (both studios however, still produced their series individually). ELP Communications is a joint venture between LEP Holdings and PEP Communications that was formed on December 21, 1987. In 1998, after Beakman's World was cancelled, Sony Pictures Entertainment retired Embassy Television. However, Embassy currently remains as an in-name-only unit of Sony Pictures Television.
Logo: A bold "E" in Futura Medium Bold BT extended to feature a star cut-out can be seen in white, with the stacked text "EMBASSY TELEVISION" next to it in the same font and color. These words are positioned to the right of the "E" logo, and "AN" and "PRODUCTION" are featured above and below the logo, except for the remaining early 1982 episodes of Silver Spoons, which doesn't feature "AN" and "PRODUCTION".
Trivia:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: It's on the end credits of almost all 1982 episodes of The Facts of Life, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and Silver Spoons. Square Pegs used this until 1983. As an in-credit logo, it is usually left alone. However, TV One prints of The Jeffersons omit the logo, cutting straight to the SPT logo after the Embassy copyright notice, but it's retained on most early season 9 episodes that had this on FOX Retro in Italy (translated as "I Jefferson"). The all-text version can be seen on the pilot episodes of Square Pegs and Silver Spoons. The in-credit text was used again in 1985 on two of the 227 episodes "Pity the Poor Working Girl" and "Football Widow", before the 1984 Embassy Television logo appears. The in-credit logo was first used on The Facts of Life Goes to Paris.
Logo: Same as the 1982 Embassy Pictures logo, but with a few differences. The logo is sped up, and the bottom text appears underneath the logo rather than fading in. The bottom text is one of the following depending on the series type:
Byline: Starting in 1986, a byline reading "A unit of The Coca-Cola Company" would be displayed under the logo, with "The Coca-Cola Company" in the corporate font. Starting in 1987, "A unit of" would now be non-italicized and in all capitals.
Transition Variants: Depending on the show or TV special/movie, the logo could be inserted in various ways. Instead of a straight fade/cut to the logo, the first part of the logo animation is superimposed over the final shot of the credits before the background fades to blue. There may be other effects applied to it.
Other Variants:
Technique: Same as the 1982 Embassy Pictures logo, but with the text appearing instead of fading.
Music/Sounds: A high-pitched, 6-note synthesizer tune with the last note held out, followed by a chord while the 6th note is held with an additional four notes sped-up a little under the held 6th note and a fifth note rolling noticeably with a final pound at the end. This was composed by Ray Colcord.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Depending on the variant:
Legacy: It's a favorite of many who can cherish its charm and cheesiness, as well as appreciate some of the special variations like from The Jeffersons that been praised by those who see it as very professional and unique.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Embassy series and TV movies:
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