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Background

Imagine Entertainment first went into television in November 1985, around the same time when the company was founded. The company relaunched in early 1997 with a deal at Walt Disney Television which would expire at the end of 2000, when they teamed up with 20th Century Fox Television for the development of its series.

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1st Logo (April 1, 1987)	2nd Logo (August 7, 1988)	3rd Logo (July 8, 1989-August 11, 1991)	4th Logo (September 23, 1997-April 21, 2020)	5th Logo (January 15, 2020-)

1st Logo (April 1, 1987)

Visuals: Essentially just a 2D Imagine logo (complete with reflection), with "TELEVISION" seen underneath.

Technique: A still image.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Take Five.

2nd Logo (August 7, 1988)

Visuals: On a shimmering sky blue background with hints of light orange at the bottom, the brownish-red word "IMAGINE" rises up from a pool of water.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was seen on the unsold pilot Smart Guys, which presumably aired once on NBC and resurfaced via an off-air recording.

3rd Logo (July 8, 1989-August 11, 1991)

Visuals: A shortened version of the 1988 movie logo where it shows the words rising out of the water and shining, with "TELEVISION" seen underneath.

Variants:

A version with the "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" text exists.
The 1989 pilot of My Talk Show has an extended version.

Technique: Motion-controlled animation.

Audio: None or the closing theme to the program.

Availability: Confirmed to have been seen on Parenthood (the 1990-91 NBC series and was preserved when Trio aired the show as part of their Brilliant but Cancelled block back in 2005), My Talk Show and the TV pilot Life as We Know It!. Might have appeared on Knight & Daye.

4th Logo (September 23, 1997-April 21, 2020)

Visuals: A shortened version of the 1996 movie logo, but the word "TELEVISION" replaces "ENTERTAINMENT".

Variants:

On Sports Night, the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears below in a sans serif typeface.
Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
Still and scope versions exist.
Starting with season 5 of 24 in 2006, the logo was given an enhanced look, and the finished logo has "TELEVISION" fading in.
Starting in August 2019, the words below read "TELEVISION STUDIOS".

Technique: A mix of live-action and CGI animation by Intralink Film Graphic Design.

Audio: The last two notes of the movie fanfare composed by James Horner.

Audio Variants:

Sometimes, it's silent or has the end theme play over it.
On one episode of Friday Night Lights, a different theme is heard.

Availability: First seen on the short-lived series Hiller and Diller and on shows such as Empire, Curious George, Friday Night Lights, Arrested Development, 24, Parenthood, The PJs, Lie to Me, Quintuplets, Friends with Benefits, and Why Women Kill. The "Television Studios" variant first appeared on the first season of Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

5th Logo (January 15, 2020-)

Visuals: Same as the 3rd movie logo, although shortened and the text below reads "TELEVISION STUDIOS" instead of "ENTERTAINMENT".

Variant: There exists a version with the "TELEVISION" text.

Technique: CGI animation from Imaginary Forces.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: First seen on 68 Whiskey, and later appeared on Filthy Rich, The Astronauts, Swagger, The Lost Symbol, The Tiny Chef Show, Murf the Surf, Bossy Bear, the second and third seasons of Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and The Ms. Pat Show.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
+[[Imagine Entertainment]] first went into television in November 1985, around the same time when the company was founded. The company relaunched in early 1997 with a deal at [[Walt Disney Television]] which would expire at the end of 2000, when they teamed up with [[20th Century Fox Television (1994-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]] for the development of its series.
-This is the television division of the film studio [[Imagine Entertainment]].
+{{ImageTOC
-=== 1st Logo (January 17, 1987-May 7, 1988) ===
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+|Imagine Television (1988).webp|2nd Logo (August 7, 1988)
+|Imagine Television (1989).webp|3rd Logo (July 8, 1989-August 11, 1991)
+|Imagine Television (2017).webp|4th Logo (September 23, 1997-April 21, 2020)
+|Imagine Television Studios (2020).webp|5th Logo (January 15, 2020-)}}
+=== 1st Logo (April 1, 1987)===
-'''Logo:''' Just an in-credit notice with a mention of "IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT".
+[[File:Imagine Television (1987).png|center|268x268px]]
+'''Visuals:''' Essentially just a 2D Imagine logo (complete with reflection), with "{{color|powderblue|TELEVISION}}" seen underneath.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme to the program.
+'''Technique:''' A still image.
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on the short-lived series ''Ohara'' and was possibly seen on ''Take Five''. All these shows are long gone outside of off-air recordings.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Take Five''.
-=== 2nd Logo (1988) ===
+===2nd Logo (August 7, 1988)===
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+Imagine Television (1988).webp
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=T4IwGp9TLBg}}
-'''Logo:''' On a shimmering sky blue background with hints of light orange at the bottom, we see the brownish-red word "IMAGINE" rising up from a pool of water.
+'''Visuals:''' On a shimmering {{color|lightblue|sky blue}} background with hints of light orange at the bottom, the {{color|saddlebrown|brownish}}-{{color|darkred|red}} word "'''IMAGINE'''" rises up from a pool of water.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The ripples of water and the word "IMAGINE" emerging.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on the unsold pilot ''Smart Guys'', which presumably aired once on NBC and resurfaced via an off-air recording. Might have appeared on the NBC pilot ''Channel 88''.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen on the unsold pilot ''Smart Guys'', which presumably aired once on NBC and resurfaced via an off-air recording.
+===3rd Logo (July 8, 1989-August 11, 1991)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' TBA
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Imagine Television (1989).webp
+Imagine Television (1989, IAW).webp
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' A shortened version of the 1988 [[Imagine Entertainment|movie logo]] where it shows the words rising out of the water and shining, with "{{color|powderblue|TELEVISION}}" seen underneath.
-=== 3rd Logo (July 8, 1989?-August 11, 1991) ===
-'''Logo:''' Just a shortened version of Imagine Entertainment's 1988 logo where it shows the words rising out of the water and shining. "TELEVISION" is seen underneath.
 '''Variants:'''
-*A version with the "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" text exists.
+*A version with the "{{color|powderblue|IN ASSOCIATION WITH}}" text exists.
 *The 1989 pilot of ''My Talk Show'' has an extended version.
+'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the movie logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the closing theme to the program.
+'''Audio:''' None or the closing theme to the program.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Confirmed to have been seen on ''Parenthood'' (the 1990-91 NBC sitcom starring Ed Begley, Jr. and was preserved when Trio aired the show as part of their Brilliant, but Cancelled block back in 2005), ''My Talk Show'' and the TV pilot ''Life as We Know It!''. Might have appeared on ''Knight & Daye''.
+'''Availability:''' Confirmed to have been seen on ''Parenthood'' (the 1990-91 NBC series and was preserved when Trio aired the show as part of their Brilliant but Cancelled block back in 2005), ''My Talk Show'' and the TV pilot ''Life as We Know It!''. Might have appeared on ''Knight & Daye''.
+===4th Logo (September 23, 1997-April 21, 2020)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' TBA
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+Imagine Television (1997).webp
+Imagine Television (1997, IAW).webp
+Imagine Television (1997, B).webp
+Imagine Television (2006).webp
+Imagine Television and Madison Road.png
+Alta Loma Entertainment (2011, above) (From - The Playboy Club pilot).png
+Imagine Television and Atla Loma Entertainment.webp
+Imagine Television (2017).webp
+Imagine Television Studios (2019).webp
+Imagine Television Studios (2019, Scope).webp
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=j3uU3AAHa1g|id2=oACLQ-uIsfo|id3=TNhycjYgQxs|id4=MbFPchf6sRY|id5=1u4OL-Ot5rw|id6=aNF4Z6HjgAA|id7=Nan8AlyxCqc|id8+h24TdMtBBsk}}
+'''Visuals:''' A shortened version of the 1996 movie logo, but the word "{{color|tan|TELEVISION}}" replaces "{{color|tan|ENTERTAINMENT}}".
-=== 4th Logo (September 23, 1997-April 21, 2020) ===
-'''Logo:''' It's a short version of the 1997 movie logo, but the word "TELEVISION" fades in instead of "ENTERTAINMENT".
 '''Variants:'''
-*On ''Sports Night'', "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears below in a gold, sans serif typeface.
+*On <u>''Sports Night''</u>, the text "{{color|gold|IN ASSOCIATION WITH}}" appears below in a sans serif typeface.
-*Sometimes, the logo is still.
+*Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
+*Still and scope versions exist.
-*Starting in August 2019, the words "TELEVISION STUDIOS" fades in instead of just "TELEVISION".
+* Starting with <u>season 5 of ''24''</u> in 2006, the logo was given an enhanced look, and the finished logo has "TELEVISION" fading in.
+*Starting in <u>August 2019</u>, the words below read "{{color|tan|TELEVISION STUDIOS}}".
+'''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and CGI animation by Intralink Film Graphic Design.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the movie counterpart.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The last 2 notes of the movie fanfare. On ''The PJs'', the logo was silent, while on some episodes of ''The PJs'', the end theme plays over it, like on other shows.
+'''Audio:''' The last two notes of the movie fanfare composed by James Horner.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Availability''': Common. First seen on the short-lived series ''Hiller and Diller''. It can be seen on post-1997 shows from the company, such as ''Empire'', ''Curious George'', ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Arrested Development'', ''24'', and ''Parenthood''.
+* Sometimes, it's silent or has the end theme play over it.
+* On <u>one episode of ''Friday Night Lights''</u>, a different theme is heard.
+'''Availability:''' First seen on the short-lived series ''Hiller and Diller'' and on shows such as ''Empire'', ''Curious George'', ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Arrested Development'', ''24'', ''Parenthood'', ''The PJs'', ''Lie to Me'', ''Quintuplets'', ''Friends with Benefits'',  and ''Why Women Kill''. The "Television Studios" variant first appeared on the first season of ''Wu-Tang: An American Saga''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' TBA
-=== 5th Logo (January 15, 2020- ) ===
+===5th Logo (January 15, 2020-)===
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+Imagine Television Studios (2020).webp
+Imagine Television (2020).webp
+</gallery>
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-'''Logo:''' The Imagine Television Studios logo is now more three-dimensional (including the water ripple), like the movie counterpart. It is mostly the same as the 4th logo, but the words "TELEVISION", "TELEVISION STUDIOS", or "KIDS + FAMILY" fades in instead of "ENTERTAINMENT".
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 3rd movie logo, although shortened and the text below reads "{{color|tan|TELEVISION STUDIOS}}" instead of "{{color|tan|ENTERTAINMENT}}".
+'''Variant:''' There exists a version with the "{{color|tan|TELEVISION}}" text.
-'''Trivia:''' This logo debuted before its full movie counterpart later made its first appearance on ''Dads'', which debuted on June 19, 2020.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the last logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation from Imaginary Forces.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The last 2 notes of the movie fanfare.
+'''Availability:'''  First seen on ''68 Whiskey'', and later appeared on ''Filthy Rich'', ''The Astronauts'', ''Swagger'', ''The Lost Symbol'', ''The Tiny Chef Show'', ''Murf the Surf'', ''Bossy Bear'', the second and third seasons of ''Wu-Tang: An American Saga'', and ''The Ms. Pat Show''.
-'''Availability:''' TBA.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This new logo is an improvement over the last in terms of detail.
-[[Category:American logos]]
-[[Category:Television logos]]
 [[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]
+[[Category:Imagine Entertainment]]
+[[Category:Logos made by Intralink Film Graphic Design]]
+[[Category:Logos made by Imaginary Forces]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by James Horner]]