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1st Logo (December 22, 1981-1987)

Nickname: "Fries Diamond"

Logo: On a black background, several beige stripes wipe across the screen left to right, right to left, and so on. These stripes shrink in height the further they go down, and they stop about 2/3rds of the way down. A white Fries logo then swoops in from the left, facing the right before it folds out and rests in the middle of the bars, with a notable drop shadow around it. "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" in a red Avant Garde font appears below, followed by a byline reading "a subsidiary of Fries Entertainment Inc." in a smaller print appearing below it.

Variants:

A filmed version of this logo exists.
On Heated Vengeance, the logo is placed on a blue/black gradient background, and "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY presents" appears in a different red font with a black drop shadow.

FX/SFX: The drawing of the lines and the logo flipping in.

Music/Sounds: A 17 note synth horn fanfare in this sequence: one held-out note, 4 notes played at the same pitch, the same notes played at a slightly higher pitch, and then a series of 4 notes played twice. All of this is played in sync with the animation. Other times, the logo will be silent.

Availability: Rare. Found on the TV movies Bill, Blue Monkey/Insect!, Heated Vengeance, and Nightstick (AKA Police Force).

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (October 10, 1983-1993)

Nicknames: "Fries Diamond II", "Fuchsia Diamond"

Logo: On a black background, a grey bar drops down which rotates to the left. Another bar drops on it, which is slightly taller and has a gap in it. More bars drop down, each getting bigger and forming a hole shaped like the Fries diamond symbol, as they slow down to face the screen head on. As the diamond-shaped hole is finished, the Fries logo, this time in 3D and colored fuschia, comes in from the right and rotates around to fit the hole, as the last bar drops down. Below it, the white Arial text "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" flips in below, followed by the same Fries Entertainment byline from before, as the bars shine.

Variants:

There exists a short version and a warp-speed version.
A filmed version also exists, where the bars and logo have a metallic sheen.
A rare version seen on Absolute Strangers has the logo forming like the Fries Entertainment logo.

FX/SFX: The segments flying, the logo forming, the words appearing.

Music/Sounds: A synth whoosh that transitions into a triumphant synth-brass fanfare that sounds like a superhero's theme. Otherwise silent or with the ending theme playing over it.

Music/Sounds Variant: On Off the Wall, it uses the second half of the 1986 Gaylord Production Company music.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on syndication prints of TV movies such as Intimate Betrayal (1987), K9000, Diplomatic Immunity, Silence of the Heart, Night Angel, and more.

Editor's Note: None.

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+{{PageCredits|description=wisp2007, mr3urious, and Eric S.|edits=Nathan B., Shadeed A. Kelly, and others}}
+=== 1st Logo (December 22, 1981-1987) ===
-''Logo captures by wisp2007, Eric S., and V of Doom''
+'''Nickname''': "Fries Diamond"
-''Editions by Nathan B., Shadeed A. Kelly, and others''
+'''Logo''': On a black background, several beige stripes wipe across the screen left to right, right to left, and so on. These stripes shrink in height the further they go down, and they stop about 2/3rds of the way down. A white Fries logo then swoops in from the left, facing the right before it folds out and rests in the middle of the bars, with a notable drop shadow around it. "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" in a red Avant Garde font appears below, followed by a byline reading "a subsidiary of Fries Entertainment Inc." in a smaller print appearing below it.
-''Video captures courtesy of MacBookPro1990, weatherguru76, and JohnnyL80''
+'''Variants''':
-Background: Fries Distribution Company was the distribution division of Fries Entertainment, Inc.
+* A filmed version of this logo exists.
+* On Heated Vengeance, the logo is placed on a blue/black gradient background, and "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY presents" appears in a different red font with a black drop shadow.
+'''FX/SFX''': The drawing of the lines and the logo flipping in.
-st Logo
+'''Music/Sounds''': A 17 note synth horn fanfare in this sequence: one held-out note, 4 notes played at the same pitch, the same notes played at a slightly higher pitch, and then a series of 4 notes played twice. All of this is played in sync with the animation. Other times, the logo will be silent.
-(December 22, 1981-1987)
+'''Availability''': Rare. Found on the TV movies ''Bill'', ''Blue Monkey/Insect!'', ''Heated Vengeance'', and ''Nightstick'' (AKA ''Police Force'').
-Nickname: "Fries Diamond"<br />Logo: On a black background, we see some brown-like stripes in diminishing sizes rapidly drawing onto the screen drawing, alternating left to right. They stop about 2/3 of the way. Then,a white Fries logo comes in from the right and stops in the center. "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" and the byline "a subsidiary of Fries Entertainment Inc." appear below in red.<br />FX/SFX: The drawing of the lines and the logo flipping in.<br />Music/Sounds: A 17 note synth horn; otherwise, it's silent.<br />Availability: Rare. Found on the TV movies ''Bill, Insect'' and ''Nightstick'' (AKA ''Police Force'').<br />Editor's Note: None.<br />2nd Logo
+'''Editor's Note''': None.
-(October 10, 1983-1993)
+===2nd Logo (October 10, 1983-1993)===
-Nicknames: "Fries Diamond II", "Fuchsia Diamond"<br />Logo: Same as the Fries Entertainment logo, but the bars are stacking slowly with the words "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" replacing "Fries Entertainment" by flipping in. The camera also pans from the left side of the bars to the center. The byline "a subsidiary of Fries Entertainment Inc." fades-in below.<br />Variants: <br />
+'''Nicknames''': "Fries Diamond II", "Fuchsia Diamond"
-* On some shows and TV movies, only the tail end of the logo plays.
-* On some shows and TV movies, the bars are on an opaque gray color.
-* Exists as a short version and a warp-sped version.
-* A filmed version also exists.<br />FX/SFX: The segments flying, the logo forming, the words appearing.
+'''Logo''': On a black background, a grey bar drops down which rotates to the left. Another bar drops on it, which is slightly taller and has a gap in it. More bars drop down, each getting bigger and forming a hole shaped like the Fries diamond symbol, as they slow down to face the screen head on. As the diamond-shaped hole is finished, the Fries logo, this time in 3D and colored fuschia, comes in from the right and rotates around to fit the hole, as the last bar drops down. Below it, the white Arial text "FRIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" flips in below, followed by the same Fries Entertainment byline from before, as the bars shine.
-Music/Sounds: A triumphant synth-brass fanfare that sounds like a superhero's theme. Otherwise silent or with the ending theme playing over it. Sometimes it has an announcer over the music.
+'''Variants''':
-Music/Sounds Variant: On ''Off the Wall'', it uses the second half of the 1986 Gaylord Production Company music.
+* There exists a short version and a warp-speed version.
+* A filmed version also exists, where the bars and logo have a metallic sheen.
+* A rare version seen on ''Absolute Strangers'' has the logo forming like the Fries Entertainment logo.
+'''FX/SFX''': The segments flying, the logo forming, the words appearing.
-Availability: Uncommon. Seen on syndie prints of TV movies such as ''Intimate Betrayal'' (1987). The video variant can be found on ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along, Sing-Along'', ''Peacemaker'' (1990), ''Demonstone'', ''Friends, Lovers, and Lunatics'' (The "distribution" variant makes a surprise appearance at the end of the Canadian VHS of that film), and ''Night Angel''.
+'''Music/Sounds''': A synth whoosh that transitions into a triumphant synth-brass fanfare that sounds like a superhero's theme. Otherwise silent or with the ending theme playing over it.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Music/Sounds Variant''': On ''Off the Wall'', it uses the second half of the 1986 Gaylord Production Company music.
+'''Availability''': Uncommon. Seen on syndication prints of TV movies such as ''Intimate Betrayal'' (1987), ''K9000'', ''Diplomatic Immunity'', ''Silence of the Heart'', ''Night Angel'', and more.
+'''Editor's Note''': None.