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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''King World Productions, Inc.''' was a television company established in 1964 by Charles '''King''' when they gained the distribution rights to the |
'''King World Productions, Inc.''' was a television company established in 1964 by Charles '''King''' when they gained the distribution rights to the ''Our Gang'' (later re-titled ''The Little Rascals'') shorts. Years later, the company was ran by his children; Roger, Michael, Robert, Diana, Richard, and Karen King after King's death. In 1982, King World joined forces with [[Merv Griffin Enterprises]] to handle all of Griffin's nightly syndicated programming. Including a syndicated version of ''Wheel of Fortune'' that premiered on September 19, 1983, acquiring the syndication rights to ''The Merv Griffin Show'' from [[Metromedia Producers Corporation]], and producing two syndicated pilots of ''Jeopardy!'' until the series officially launched on September 10, 1984. King World later formed an ad-sales barter division "[[Camelot Entertainment Sales]]", which would become "King World Media Sales" (and later "CBS Television Distribution Media Sales") in 1997. In 2000, King World was acquired by CBS and was made part of "[[CBS Enterprises]]" under Viacom, Inc. (now "Paramount Global"). On September 26, 2006, King World merged with [[CBS Studios|CBS Paramount Domestic Television]], CBS Paramount International Television (later "CBS Studios International" and "ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group", now "[[Paramount Global Distribution Group]]"), and [[CBS Home Entertainment]] to form [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]]. Today, King World remains as an in-name-only unit of CBS Television Distribution (now "CBS Media Ventures") known as "KWP Studios" on ''Rachael Ray'', a unit of CBS Corporation (later "ViacomCBS", now "Paramount Global"). The name "King World Productions, Inc." is still used on properties such as ''The Little Rascals'' with a co-ownership by CBS Media Ventures. ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' is now owned by [[WildBrain (Canada)|WildBrain]], via [[Greengrass Productions]] and [[DIC Entertainment (France/US)|DiC]]. |
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===1st Logo (1970?-1977)=== |
===1st Logo (1970?-1977)=== |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Silence, or the opening and closing themes of the short. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' Silence, or the opening and closing themes of the short. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on older TV prints of ''The Little Rascals''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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===2nd Logo (1977-1984)=== |
===2nd Logo (1977-1984)=== |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* This logo was in black & white on ''The Little Rascals'' and the company name is replaced by the text "A KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS Release". At the start, the company name and a Presents text appears on a title card, the KWP logo isn’t seen however. |
* This logo was in black & white on ''The Little Rascals'' and the company name is replaced by the text "A KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS Release". At the start, the company name and a Presents text appears on a title card, the KWP logo isn’t seen however. |
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* A |
* A version exists where the logo stays on screen longer. |
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* It’s rumored that a color version exists where the background is {{Font color|saddlebrown|Brown}} and the KWP logo and texts are {{Font color|gold|Yellow}}. A version is also rumored to exist where the text just says the company’s name. |
* It’s rumored that a color version exists where the background is {{Font color|saddlebrown|Brown}} and the KWP logo and texts are {{Font color|gold|Yellow}}. A version is also rumored to exist where the text just says the company’s name. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
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* It was mostly seen on syndicated prints of ''The Little Rascals'' from the late '70s-early '80s, but |
* It was mostly seen on syndicated prints of ''The Little Rascals'' from the late '70s-early '80s, but has been replaced by the 5th logo. |
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* It possibly appeared at the end of Merle Elli's ''The Butcher'' |
* It possibly appeared at the end of Merle Elli's ''The Butcher'' and on ''House Call'', a 90-second program, starring Dr. Lendon Smith. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The color variants existence has been a subject of debate and has yet to turn up. In regards to the logo itself, it is definitely very rough. Its film quality and choppy animation make it look like it's from the 1950s, though this may have been done intentionally to blend in better with the end of ''The Little Rascals''. |
'''Editor's Note:''' The color variants existence has been a subject of debate and has yet to turn up. In regards to the logo itself, it is definitely very rough. Its film quality and choppy animation make it look like it's from the 1950s, though this may have been done intentionally to blend in better with the end of ''The Little Rascals''. |
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'''Logo:''' |
'''Logo:''' An in-credit text that says: |
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<center>{{Huge|'''KING WORLD</br>Productions, Inc.'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Huge|'''KING WORLD</br>Productions, Inc.'''}}</center> |
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* 1989-1990: {{Font color|cornflowerblue|Pale cerulean}} in-credit King World logo. |
* 1989-1990: {{Font color|cornflowerblue|Pale cerulean}} in-credit King World logo. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The star joining the King World, then the bars going into place, or none. |
'''FX/SFX:''' The star joining the King World, then the bars going into place, or none. CG animation that was produced by Calico. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral fanfare that starts out with an ascending roll-up, then a 4-note tune ending in an orchestral warbling. Sometimes, the end title theme from to he show plays over. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On the closings of ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', and ''Headline Chasers'', this logo is accompanied by a voice-over saying "(and is) distributed by King World" announced by Jack Clark, M.G. "Machine Gun" Kelly, Don Pardo, Charlie O'Donnell, and Johnny Gilbert. On ''The Merv Griffin Show'', Carol Bilger says "Distributed by King World and Camelot Entertainment Sales". |
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On the closings of ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', and ''Headline Chasers'', this logo is accompanied by a voice-over saying "(and is) distributed by King World" announced by Jack Clark, M.G. "Machine Gun" Kelly, Don Pardo, Charlie O'Donnell, and Johnny Gilbert. On ''The Merv Griffin Show'', Carol Bilger says "Distributed by King World and Camelot Entertainment Sales". |
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'''Availability:''' Quite rare, but it's becoming slightly easier to find. |
'''Availability:''' Quite rare, but it's becoming slightly easier to find. |
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* It was seen on ''Jeopardy!'', ''Super Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', ''Headline Chasers'', and ''Monopoly'', among others. |
* It was seen on ''Jeopardy!'', ''Super Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', ''Headline Chasers'', and ''Monopoly'', among others. |
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* This is plastered on broadcast reruns of ''Jeopardy!'', such as the |
* This is plastered on broadcast reruns of ''Jeopardy!'', such as the summer 2020 reruns of classic episodes, but is preserved on select releases, most notably on Pluto TV, and the copy of the 1984 premiere on the 2005 DVD ''Jeopardy!: An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show''. |
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* The animated logo was most recently seen on the DVD releases of ''Branded'' and ''The Guns of Will Sonnett'', and it appears on Me-TV's prints of those shows. |
* The animated logo was most recently seen on the DVD releases of ''Branded'' and ''The Guns of Will Sonnett'', and it appears on Me-TV's prints of those shows. |
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* This was also seen on the |
* This was also seen on the first 2 seasons of ''Inside Edition'' with David Frost and Bill O'Reilly. |
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* The "Presents" variant was |
* The "Presents" variant was seen on TCM's prints of ''Under Capricorn'' and ''Night in Paradise''. The "presents" variant made an appearance at the end of ''The Guns of Will Sonnett'' episode, "The Natural Way", on a Decades airing. |
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* The logo is phased out on Get TV reruns of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' from episodes between 1984 and 1986. |
* The logo is phased out on Get TV reruns of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' from episodes between 1984 and 1986. |
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* The B&W variant made |
* The B&W variant made an appearance on a TCM UK airing of ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (1939), as most Holmes films on TCM use the 1995 [[CBS Broadcast International]] logo instead. It also appeared on an August 12, 1989 KOIN 6 airing of the Sherlock Holmes movie "The Scarlet Claw." |
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'''Editor's Note:''' This is the earliest King World logo that people are familiar with. |
'''Editor's Note:''' This is the earliest King World logo that people are familiar with. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* There is an extended variant of the logo, where we see a background with colorful stripes and a large {{Font color|peru|tan}} star shaped like the one in the logo, and the doorway background animates into place and the spotlights shoot up from the bottom of the screen as the words "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|K}}ING'''''}}" and "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|W}}ORLD'''''}}" in 2-D fly into the screen a la the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] logo (with "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|K}}ING'''''}}" going from right to left, and "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|W}}ORLD'''''}}" going from left to right). A long version appears as the rest of the logo proceeds as normal as the words "{{Font color|silver|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" or "{{Font color|silver|'''PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" fade in at the top. This was seen on episodes of ''Jeopardy!'' (October 1990-October 1992), ''Inside Edition'', a |
* There is an extended variant of the logo, where we see a background with colorful stripes and a large {{Font color|peru|tan}} star shaped like the one in the logo, and the doorway background animates into place and the spotlights shoot up from the bottom of the screen as the words "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|K}}ING'''''}}" and "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|W}}ORLD'''''}}" in 2-D fly into the screen a la the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] logo (with "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|K}}ING'''''}}" going from right to left, and "{{Font color|silver|'''''{{Big|W}}ORLD'''''}}" going from left to right). A long version appears as the rest of the logo proceeds as normal as the words "{{Font color|silver|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" or "{{Font color|silver|'''PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" fade in at the top. This was seen on episodes of ''Jeopardy!'' (October 1990-October 1992), ''Inside Edition'', a news magazine called ''Instant Recall'' from 1990-1992, and the 1991-92 version of ''Candid Camera'' (also known as ''The All-New Candid Camera''). |
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* A short variant exists where the logo starts as the {{Font color|silver|silver}} bars switch sides. This was most commonly seen only on season 9 and early season 10 episodes of ''Wheel of Fortune'' until October 1992. |
* A short variant exists where the logo starts as the {{Font color|silver|silver}} bars switch sides. This was most commonly seen only on season 9 and early season 10 episodes of ''Wheel of Fortune'' until October 1992. |
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* There is a shorter version of the logo where "{{Font color|silver|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" or "{{Font color|silver|'''PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" already appears at the top and the logo is already formed. It starts at the place where the star flashes in the star space. |
* There is a shorter version of the logo where "{{Font color|silver|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" or "{{Font color|silver|'''PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" already appears at the top and the logo is already formed. It starts at the place where the star flashes in the star space. |
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* The variant without "Distributed By" was seen on ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa''. |
* The variant without "Distributed By" was seen on ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa''. |
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* The long version can be seen on at least one episode of ''The Guns of Will Sonnett'' on Me-TV. |
* The long version can be seen on at least one episode of ''The Guns of Will Sonnett'' on Me-TV. |
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* In black and white form, it was also seen on ''The Little Rascals'' when the |
* In black and white form, it was also seen on ''The Little Rascals'' when the shorts were shown on AMC, as well as in syndication. |
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* It's also seen on the final 2 seasons of ''Geraldo'' (renamed as ''The Geraldo Rivera Show'') when King World co-distributed the show with Tribune Entertainment. |
* It's also seen on the final 2 seasons of ''Geraldo'' (renamed as ''The Geraldo Rivera Show'') when King World co-distributed the show with Tribune Entertainment. |
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*It debuted on Christmas Day in December of 2006 and could be seen on local Saturday reruns of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''. It was also used on ''Inside Edition''. |
*It debuted on Christmas Day in December of 2006 and could be seen on local Saturday reruns of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''. It was also used on ''Inside Edition''. |
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*It can be seen on episodes of ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' on TV Land, followed by the CBS Television Distribution logo. |
*It can be seen on episodes of ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' on TV Land, followed by the CBS Television Distribution logo. |
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*It's currently seen on the Season 24 |
*It's currently seen on the Season 24 premiere episode of ''Jeopardy!'' on Pluto TV. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' This is an excellent logo and a great finale to King World's long history. Even though it was used for a very short time, this too is a favorite of many. |
'''Editor's Note:''' This is an excellent logo and a great finale to King World's long history. Even though it was used for a very short time, this too is a favorite of many. |
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King World Productions, Inc. was a television company established in 1964 by Charles King when they gained the distribution rights to the Our Gang (later re-titled The Little Rascals) shorts. Years later, the company was ran by his children; Roger, Michael, Robert, Diana, Richard, and Karen King after King's death. In 1982, King World joined forces with Merv Griffin Enterprises to handle all of Griffin's nightly syndicated programming. Including a syndicated version of Wheel of Fortune that premiered on September 19, 1983, acquiring the syndication rights to The Merv Griffin Show from Metromedia Producers Corporation, and producing two syndicated pilots of Jeopardy! until the series officially launched on September 10, 1984. King World later formed an ad-sales barter division "Camelot Entertainment Sales", which would become "King World Media Sales" (and later "CBS Television Distribution Media Sales") in 1997. In 2000, King World was acquired by CBS and was made part of "CBS Enterprises" under Viacom, Inc. (now "Paramount Global"). On September 26, 2006, King World merged with CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television (later "CBS Studios International" and "ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group", now "Paramount Global Distribution Group"), and CBS Home Entertainment to form CBS Television Distribution. Today, King World remains as an in-name-only unit of CBS Television Distribution (now "CBS Media Ventures") known as "KWP Studios" on Rachael Ray, a unit of CBS Corporation (later "ViacomCBS", now "Paramount Global"). The name "King World Productions, Inc." is still used on properties such as The Little Rascals with a co-ownership by CBS Media Ventures. Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa is now owned by WildBrain, via Greengrass Productions and DiC.
Logo: On a black background (or superimposed over the first scene of a short), we see the in-credit text "CHARLES KING Presents", or "A KING-WORLD PRODUCTION" at the end of a short.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Silence, or the opening and closing themes of the short.
Availability: Rare. It was seen on older TV prints of The Little Rascals.
Nicknames: "KWP", "Zooming-In KWP Crown"
Logo: On a black background, we see a grey abstract crown motif zooming in. Then two grey letters, a "K" and a "P", slide towards the crown from the left and right of the screen and connect to it, after which the bottom part of the crown fades out, turning it into a "W", and the text "A KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS Release" fades in.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The joining of the three initials.
Music/Sounds: So far, the logo’s only known to have used the ending theme to The Little Rascals.
Availability: Extinct.
Editor's Note: The color variants existence has been a subject of debate and has yet to turn up. In regards to the logo itself, it is definitely very rough. Its film quality and choppy animation make it look like it's from the 1950s, though this may have been done intentionally to blend in better with the end of The Little Rascals.
Logo: An in-credit text that says:
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The end title theme from the respective show with one of the following announcer spiels:
Availability: Ultra rare.
Editor's Note: For viewers more familiar with the newer King World logos, this simple in-credit notice might be a little unexpected, but it's nothing that's too out of place.
Nickname: "Stars and Stripes"
Logo: Over a violet space background with lots of stars, we see tons of thin light rays in shades of blue and green coming from a source of light in the center, as an azure star comes out from the source of light and flies up and the words "KING" and "WORLD" (in the same color of the star) in Boost SSi Italic, slide in from the left and the right, respectively, as the entire logo begins to zoom out. The star moves to the bottom of the "W" in "WORLD", then a set of 3 blue bars start forming below the star and the "W", eventually extending through the length of "KINGWORLD" and being perfectly positioned with the ends as the stars fade out. The logo shines in the end.
Variants:
Wheel of Fortune Variants: There is an superimposed in-credit logo onto the closing.
FX/SFX: The star joining the King World, then the bars going into place, or none. CG animation that was produced by Calico.
Music/Sounds: An orchestral fanfare that starts out with an ascending roll-up, then a 4-note tune ending in an orchestral warbling. Sometimes, the end title theme from to he show plays over.
Music/Sounds Variants: On the closings of Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and Headline Chasers, this logo is accompanied by a voice-over saying "(and is) distributed by King World" announced by Jack Clark, M.G. "Machine Gun" Kelly, Don Pardo, Charlie O'Donnell, and Johnny Gilbert. On The Merv Griffin Show, Carol Bilger says "Distributed by King World and Camelot Entertainment Sales".
Availability: Quite rare, but it's becoming slightly easier to find.
Editor's Note: This is the earliest King World logo that people are familiar with.
Nicknames: "Stars and Stripes II", "Silver Stars and Stripes", "The Spotlights", "King World Spotlights"
Logo: On a backdrop of vertical bars that resemble a doorway (with four brown bars on both sides of the screen, one red bar inside each of them, and a blue gradient resembling the open "door") we see "KINGWORLD" in silver and in the same font as the previous logo, on the center of the screen, with 2 sets of 3 silver bars that switch sides below. At the same time, a silver triangle rotates as it moves towards the 2 sets of lines and settles between them, with the negative space between the triangle, lines and "W" forming a star. After the space is formed, a white star briefly flashes inside and fades out.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The spotlights and the formation of the door background in the longer variant.
Music/Sounds: A 6-note synth fanfare, none, or the closing theme of the show. Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa had a shorter version of this theme on season 2 of the show.
Music/Sounds Variants: On the closing of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, the logo is accompanied by a voice-over saying "(and is) distributed by King World" announced by Johnny Gilbert and Charlie O'Donnell until November 1996.
Availability: Very rare, but was fairly common in its heyday.
Editor's Note: This is a favorite of many, especially game show fans. While the animation quality is excellent for the time period, the theme has been criticized for sounding rather generic.
Nicknames: "The Star-Shooter", "King World Star-Shooter"
Logo: A modified rendition of the 4th and 5th logos. Over a golden cloudy sunset backdrop, the "KINGWORLD" wordmark, which is in a different font this time, scans through the sky. As it pans backward, a shooting star glides by the logo, revealing a paint streak and a star shape in the center. The sun shines from behind the logo, revealing either "DISTRIBUTED BY", "PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY", or nothing at all above the logo.
Trivia: The logo was designed and animated by Pittard Sullivan, who also did the 1995 Buena Vista Television logo, and the 1998 CTV logo. The logo was animated in 1999 by SIMEX (in association with Pittard Sullivan) on an SGI computer running Alias|Wavefront PowerAnimator (read the press release here).
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FX/SFX: The shooting star, and the name scanning and panning back.
Music/Sounds: Various streaking sounds followed by a booming sound of a thunderclap, accompanied by an "airy" musical backdrop. May also have the end theme playing over it.
Music/Sounds Variants: There are 3 music variations:
Availability: Common.
Editor's Note: While the loud thunderclap may startle a few, this is an excellent logo, and one that is remembered by many.
Nicknames: "The Star-Shooter II", "King World Star-Shooter II"
Logo: Over a blue sky, above the clouds, we see the "KINGWORLD" wordmark in the same font as the previous logo, but tilted up and redone in 3-D with a silver trim. It flies outward and settles itself in the center, and a shooting star flies under the text, leaving the same blue paint streak with a star-shaped gap in it from the previous logo. The text "DISTRIBUTED BY" or "PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY", or nothing at all, appear above the wordmark, in a smaller font this time.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Great CGI.
Music/Sounds: An ominous wind sound followed by a "glittery" sound, accompanied by synth beeps with a helicopter-like sound. A long version also exists.
Music/Sounds Variant: On Everybody Loves Raymond on TV Land and seasons 23 & early 24 of Jeopardy!, it uses the 1998 logo themes.
Availability: Rare, bordering on uncommon. Despite lasting less than a year, it can still be found if you know where to look.
Editor's Note: This is an excellent logo and a great finale to King World's long history. Even though it was used for a very short time, this too is a favorite of many.
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