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Background

Grosso-Jacobson Productions is a joint production company founded in 1980 by former NYPD detective and producer Sonny Grosso (famous for his investigations on the infamous French Connection along with fellow officer Eddie "Popeye" Egan, which inspired Robin Moore's novel and the 1971 film by William Friedkin (Grosso was played by Roy Scheider)) and Larry Jacobson, producer and writer (Married... With Children, Late Night with David Letterman).

1st Logo (January 31, 1985-January 7, 1988)

Visuals: On a light blue background, the GJ Polygon logo in blue is seen in the middle of the screen. The name in black scrolls from the left side of the screen and hits the logo to the right side of the screen. The name scrolls to span the entire screen.

Technique: Cel-animation.

Audio: A synth theme.

Availability: Seen on seasons 1-3 of Night Heat, Hot Shots, and Out of the Darkness.

2nd Logo (January 14, 1988-September 12, 2009)

Visuals: Against a NYC background, a polygon-like shape bulges out and tilts while a trailing outline flips down and flashes, forming the Grosso-Jacobson logo is formed in blue with yellow border. The logo zooms out revealing a line and the name in yellow.

Variant: In later years, "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced with "COMMUNICATIONS".

Trivia: Despite the September 11 attacks in 2001, the World Trade Center "Twin Towers" remained in the background of this logo until it was discontinued in 2009.

Technique: Live-action with CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the movie or show.

Availability: Can be found of a number of TV-movies, for example All Around Town and Citizen Jane. Also seen on season 4 of Pee Wee's Playhouse.

3rd Logo (June 24, 1998)

Visuals: On a black/purple/blue nebular space background, there is a filmstrip with a purple rim scrolling in a valley shape. The purple text "The Producers Entertainment Group Ltd." is seen next to the filmstrip. The white text "Grosso-Jacobson Productions" fades in under the logo.

Technique: Computer animation by Bruce Guenter.

Audio: The ending theme of the movie.

Availability: Appeared on Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (also known as Marabunta across the globe).

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 '''Grosso-Jacobson Productions''' is a joint production company founded in 1980 by former NYPD detective and producer Sonny '''Grosso''' (famous for his investigations on the infamous French Connection along with fellow officer Eddie "Popeye" Egan, which inspired Robin Moore's novel and the 1971 film by William Friedkin (Grosso was played by Roy Scheider)) and Larry '''Jacobson''', producer and writer (''Married... With Children'', ''Late Night with David Letterman'').
-===1st Logo (January 31, 1985-January 5, 1989)===
+===1st Logo (January 31, 1985-January 7, 1988)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a light blue background, the GJ Polygon logo in blue is seen in the middle of the screen. The name in black scrolls from the left side of the screen and hits the logo to the right side of the screen. The name scrolls to span the entire screen.
+'''Visuals:''' On a light blue background, the GJ Polygon logo in blue is seen in the middle of the screen. The name in black scrolls from the left side of the screen and hits the logo to the right side of the screen. The name scrolls to span the entire screen.
-'''Technique:''' The GJ getting knocked out and name.
+'''Technique:''' Cel-animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth theme.
+'''Audio:''' A synth theme.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Only seen on ''Night Heat''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on seasons 1-3 of ''Night Heat'', ''Hot Shots'', and ''Out of the Darkness''.
+===2nd Logo (January 14, 1988-September 12, 2009)===
-===2nd Logo (September 13, 1986-September 12, 2009)===
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 File:Grosso-Jacobson Communications (2009).png
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+{{YouTube|id=1gNKwuDS-0A}}
-'''Logo:''' Against a NYC background, a polygon-like shape bulges out and tilts while a trailing outline flips down and flashes, forming the Grosso-Jacobson logo is formed in blue with yellow border. The logo zooms out revealing a line and the name in yellow.
+'''Visuals:''' Against a NYC background, a polygon-like shape bulges out and tilts while a trailing outline flips down and flashes, forming the Grosso-Jacobson logo is formed in blue with yellow border. The logo zooms out revealing a line and the name in yellow.
-'''Variant:''' One variation of the logo replaced "PRODUCTIONS" with "COMMUNICATIONS".
+'''Variant:''' In later years, "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced with "COMMUNICATIONS".
-'''Trivia:''' Despite the September 11 attacks in 2001, the World Trade Center "Twin Towers" strangely remained in the background of this logo until it was discontinued in 2009.
+'''Trivia:''' Despite the September 11 attacks in 2001, the World Trade Center "Twin Towers" remained in the background of this logo until it was discontinued in 2009.
-'''Technique:''' The logo zooms out and shines.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action with CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the movie or show.
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the movie or show.
-'''Availability:''' Can be found of a number of TV-movies, for example ''All Around Town'' and ''Citizen Jane''. Also seen on ''Pee Wee's Playhouse''.
+'''Availability:''' Can be found of a number of TV-movies, for example ''All Around Town'' and ''Citizen Jane''. Also seen on season 4 of ''Pee Wee's Playhouse''.
 ===3rd Logo (June 24, 1998)===
-{{Main|The Producers Entertainment Group Ltd.}}
+[[File:Grosso-Jacobson Productions & The Producers Entertainment Group Ltd. (1998).jpeg|350px|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a black/purple/blue nebular space background, there is a filmstrip with a purple rim scrolling in a valley shape. The purple text "[[The Producers Entertainment Group Ltd.]]" is seen next to the filmstrip. The white text "Grosso-Jacobson Productions" fades in under the logo.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation by Bruce Guenter.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the movie.
+'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Legion of Fire: Killer Ants!'' (also known as ''Marabunta'' across the globe).
+{{TV-Navbox}}
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