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===Background=== |
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'''Lexington Broadcast Services''' (commonly known by its initials, "'''LBS'''") was created in 1976 by Henry Siegel. It was reincorporated to "'''LBS Communications, Inc.'''" in 1984. LBS also joined forces with [[Columbia Pictures Television]] to create "[[Colex Enterprises]]", which distributed TV series by [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] and CPT. Over the years, the company would produce/distribute television shows such as ''Inspector Gadget'' and ''Heathcliff'' ([[DIC Entertainment| |
'''Lexington Broadcast Services''' (commonly known by its initials, "'''LBS'''") was created in 1976 by Henry Siegel. It was reincorporated to "'''LBS Communications, Inc.'''" in 1984. LBS also joined forces with [[Columbia Pictures Television]] to create "[[Colex Enterprises]]", which distributed TV series by [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] and CPT. Over the years, the company would produce/distribute television shows such as ''Inspector Gadget'' and ''Heathcliff'' ([[DIC Entertainment|DIC]]), ''What's Happening!!'' and ''What's Happening Now!!'' (CPT), ''Baywatch'' and ''Family Feud'' ([[Mark Goodson Television Productions|Mark Goodson]]), and ''World of Wrestling''. LBS was also an ad-sales barter until they formed "TV Horizons". |
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After Colex Enterprises dissolved in 1986, LBS Communications began to lose money and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991. This left the company to sell more than 80% of its assets to [[All American Television]] in March 1992. LBS would live on in the 1990s as an in-name-only unit of All American Television, which was sold to Pearson, plc. in 1997 and renamed to [[Pearson Television]]; the production company would close in 2001. |
After Colex Enterprises dissolved in 1986, LBS Communications began to lose money and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991. This left the company to sell more than 80% of its assets to [[All American Television]] in March 1992. LBS would live on in the 1990s as an in-name-only unit of All American Television, which was sold to Pearson, plc. in 1997 and renamed to [[Pearson Television]]; the production company would close in 2001. |
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Today, most of the LBS library, with the exceptions of their |
Today, most of the LBS library, with the exceptions of their DIC co-productions ([[WildBrain]]), ''What's Happening Now!!'' ([[Sony Pictures Television]]), and ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' ([[Columbia Pictures]]), is owned by [[Fremantle]]. |
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===1st Logo (September 1976-1984 |
===1st Logo (September 1976-1984)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a group of four small lights flashing multiple colors scan across the screen, leaving a large fused "{{color|royalblue|'''LBS'''}}" (consisting of an "{{color|royalblue|'''L'''}}" and "{{color|royalblue|'''S'''}}" nearly fused together and a "{{color|royalblue|'''B'''}}" in the gap between them). The LBS logo slides back into the background and, after the LBS text slides into place, a small white flash appears, leaving behind the text "'''LEXINGTON BROADCAST SERVICES COMPANY'''" in a white Futura font. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* A filmed version also exists. |
* A filmed version also exists. |
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* On ''Not for Women Only'', |
* On ''Not for Women Only'', an in-credit LBS logo is seen with the text "Distributed by LEXINGTON BROADCAST SERVICES" above it. |
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* In 1983, the text |
* In 1983, the text was altered to have a different font (Helvetica) and "''', INC.'''" was included at the end of the name. The ending animation was also altered to have a softer, computer-generated flash. |
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* A still variant of this logo exists with the texts "{{color|royalblue|AN}}" above and "{{color|royalblue|COMMUNICATIONS PRESENTATION}}" below the logo, respectively. |
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* On most episodes of ''The Glen Campbell Music Show'', the animated logo is superimposed over the credits. |
* On most episodes of ''The Glen Campbell Music Show'', the animated logo is superimposed over the credits. |
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* On early '90s Family Channel airings of ''Inspector Gadget'', the logo is slightly sped up. |
* On early '90s Family Channel airings of ''Inspector Gadget'', the logo is slightly sped up. |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' Backlit cel animation, with chyroned text for the 1983 variant. |
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'''Audio:''' An uplifting Moog synthesizer tune accompanied by a rising series of beeps, and a synthesized "zap" accompanying the flash. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* On early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget'', |
* On early episodes of ''Inspector Gadget'', none. |
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* On ''The Glen Campbell Music Show'', the end theme plays over the logo. |
* On ''The Glen Campbell Music Show'', the end theme plays over the logo. |
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* On a Serbian-dubbed print of ''Inspector Gadget'', |
* On a Serbian-dubbed print of ''Inspector Gadget'', this logo has the music from the 1996 [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] "Twirly-Doo" logo. This is most likely due to a reverse plastering error. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* It first appeared on LBS' first nationally syndicated program ''Hot Fudge''. |
* It first appeared on LBS' first nationally syndicated program ''Hot Fudge''. |
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* This logo |
* This logo is also intact on the ''Inspector Gadget: The Original Series'' DVD set and on the ''Inspector Gadget: Go, Go Gadget Collection'' DVD (with the exception of the "Launch Time" episode, which replaces all logos at the end with the 2004 [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] logo). |
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* It also |
** It was also seen when This TV aired certain episodes of the aforementioned series, and it may have been seen on Nickelodeon's airings of the series in the '90s. |
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* The variation with "INC." |
* The variation with "INC." can be seen on some early episodes of ''Tales from the Darkside'' last seen on Syfy and the now-defunct Chiller. |
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** Some airings of the show on Syfy, however, have the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" logo, while DVD releases (and Comet in the USA, and Horror Channel airings in the UK) use the 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo instead, |
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* This logo is also still intact on the 2015 ''Strawberry Shortcake - Double Feature: The Wonderful World of Strawberry Shortcake/Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City'' DVD released by [[CBS Home Entertainment]]. |
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* The still variant can be seen at the end of ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation''. |
* The still variant can be seen at the end of ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation''. |
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* This can also be seen on GetTV airings of ''The Glen Campbell Music Show''. |
* This logo can also be seen on GetTV airings of ''The Glen Campbell Music Show''. |
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* It also |
* It was also seen on 1980s syndication prints of shows from the CPT catalog, including those originally distributed by TAT Communications Company, plastering its elusive "Rising Star" logo. |
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* It was also seen at the end of a 1985 airing of ''Rainbow Brite'' on affiliate WNEW (now FOX 5), following the silent variant of the videotaped version of the [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] "Vortex" logo. |
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===2nd Logo (June 27, 1984-March 26, 1988)=== |
===2nd Logo (June 27, 1984-March 26, 1988)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a shaded {{color|royalblue|violet}} gradient background with a floor, the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''LBS'''}}" from the previous logo (now in a medium shade of light blue) zooms out while "unfolding" and stops in the center of the screen. "'''LBS COMMUNICATIONS INC.'''" wipes in under the logo, in an ITC Avant Garde font, as the LBS logo "shines" with a stripe of white inside. The shadow of the LBS logo can be seen below on the floor. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* There are also two main variants of this logo; a filmed version and a videotaped version. |
* There are also two main variants of this logo; a filmed version and a videotaped version. |
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* |
* A more recent variant exists, which is seen on ''What's Happening Now!!'' in which the words "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" fade in at the bottom. This is then followed by the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television|SPT]] logo. |
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* A superimposed version also exists, which was seen on a PSA for ''Kideo TV'' where the "LBS COMMUNICATIONS, INC." text is in a different font and is blue, with "KIDEO-TV IS A TRADEMARK OF LBS COMMUNICATIONS INC." below the logo. |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' Computer animation and chyroned text. |
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'''Audio:''' A nine-note synthesized tune. The tune starts with a synth brass note held throughout along with a hi-hat, then a synth bass guitar plays the next four notes, and then a synth piano plays the last four notes. It ends in two drumbeats. Composed by Andrew Holtzman. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A 9-note synthesizer score ending in two drumbeats. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* On the ''What's Happening Now!!'' episode "Mr. First Nighter", it uses the 1982 CPT music. |
* On the ''What's Happening Now!!'' episode "Mr. First Nighter", it uses the 1982 CPT music. |
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* On the superimposed ''Kideo TV'' variant, |
* On the superimposed ''Kideo TV'' variant, John Harlan, continuing from the DiC logo (the first half of the logo combo), says "...and is produced in association with LBS Communications, Inc.". |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* The videotaped version survived on ''Tales from the Darkside'' on the now defunct Chiller and Syfy, |
* The videotaped version survived on ''Tales from the Darkside'' on the now defunct Chiller and Syfy, although some episodes plastered it with the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures "Crashing Comets" logo. |
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* The videotaped version of this logo, along with the videotaped variant of the DIC Entertainment "Vortex" logo is also preserved on the 1991 UK VHS release of ''Heathcliff & Cats and Company: Xmas Memories'' from [[Tempo Video]]. |
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* The videotaped version of this logo is also intact at the end of the 1986 UK VHS release of ''GoBots'' from [[The Video Collection]], following the 1983 variant of the 1979 [[Hanna-Barbera]] "Swirling Star" logo. |
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⚫ | * The 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo plastered this logo on ''Tales From The Darkside'' DVD releases, Comet airings, and Horror Channel airings in the UK, but it's still intact on DVD releases of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' and ''What's Happening Now!!'', as well as uploads on both the official [[The Jim Henson Company]] YouTube channel and Amazon Prime Video of the former. |
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** It is unknown if the [[ThrillerVideo]]/[[International Video Entertainment|IVE]] VHS releases of ''TFTD'' retain this logo, or the above logo. |
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* The filmed version of the logo is also intact on certain episodes of ''M.A.S.K.'' on Shout! Factory TV. |
* The filmed version of the logo is also intact on certain episodes of ''M.A.S.K.'' on Shout! Factory TV. |
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* ''What's Happening Now!!'' reruns on TVOne also retain this logo as of 2022. |
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===3rd Logo (April 12, 1987-April 27, 1991)=== |
===3rd Logo (April 12, 1987-April 27, 1991)=== |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a group of round balls pan to the left of the screen. The "LBS" logo, now in 3D and colored a transparent dark blue, slides in from the right side of the screen and the camera revolves to the front of it, during which two groups of 5 conical lights (possibly representing meteors) streak through twice. The logo makes a stop at the front of the screen, a spotlight illuminates the logo, and "{{color|silver|'''LBS COMMUNICATIONS INC.'''}}" fades in below in the same font as before, but with a metallic look to it. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* If LBS was distributing the program, once the logo finishes, the words "{{Font|Serif|Distributed by}}" would fade in above the company name. It would also sometimes have a copyright stamp. |
* If LBS was distributing the program, once the logo finishes, the words "{{Font|Serif|Distributed by}}" would fade in above the company name. It would also sometimes have a copyright stamp. |
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* On '' The New Gidget'', the logo starts midway and is zoomed back a bit for the text "'''''in association with'''''" to appear below. The music is also poorly abridged. |
* On '' The New Gidget'', the logo starts midway and is zoomed back a bit for the text "'''''in association with'''''" to appear below. The music is also poorly abridged. |
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* The normal 1987 LBS version exists |
* The normal 1987 LBS version exists as both filmed and videotaped versions. |
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* Like the first logo, an in-credit version exists. |
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* The "LBS" logo can be either {{color|blue}}, {{color|darkblue|dark blue}}, or {{color|darkviolet|purple}}. |
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* A still in-credit variant with |
* A still in-credit variant with magenta lettering with the text "In association with" in white is seen on the final season of ''21 Jump Street''. Later episodes of that season have a still image with a smaller LBS logo in magenta and the company name in a big bold white font on a gradient {{color|royalblue|violet}} background. This is similar to the second logo. |
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* A few opening variants have been used for several specials: |
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* On the 1988 documentary ''Mysteries of the Pyramids'', the text below the logo changes to "'''PRESENTS'''", and then the animation is played in reverse. |
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* On the |
** On the 1988 documentary ''Mysteries of the Pyramids'', the text below the logo changes to "'''PRESENTS'''", and then the animation is played in reverse. |
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* On the 1990 TV special ''A Tribute to John Lennon'', the logo fades in halfway, and no text appears below the LBS logo at all, and a 3rd set of meteors fly through the background; the camera then zooms into the lower hole in the "B" to reveal a starfield and the word "'''''PRESENTS'''''" in a chromed font over it. |
** On the 1990 TV special ''A Tribute to John Lennon'', the logo fades in halfway, and no text appears below the LBS logo at all, and a 3rd set of meteors fly through the background; the camera then zooms into the lower hole in the "B" to reveal a starfield and the word "'''''PRESENTS'''''" in a chromed font over it. |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' |
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* 1987-1989: An ascending/descending jingle with twittering sounds as the meteors streak through, followed by a whoosh and a tense remix of the |
* 1987-1989: An ascending/descending jingle with twittering sounds as the meteors streak through, followed by a whoosh and a tense remix of the 1984 LBS theme. This was done on a Roland D-50 via the PN-D50 expansion pack using the patches "Glockenspiel" and "Stereo Polysynth" and on a Yamaha DX7 using the patch "Brass 1". A short version exists, starting just as the meteors streak. |
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* 1989 (Start of ''Exploring Psychic Powers... Live''): A choir vocalizing. |
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* 1990 (''A Tribute to John Lennon''): A synth fanfare, likely done on a Korg M1. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' On the MeTV Toons airings of ''Police Academy: The Animated Series'', the 1987 version of the logo plays silently. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* 1987-1989: The distribution version is seen occasionally on ''Father Knows Best'' on Antenna TV and FETV. |
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* 1987-1989: Very rare. The distribution version appears occasionally on ''Father Knows Best'' on Antenna TV. It was spotted on a repeat of ''Hazel'' on TV Land years ago and the last season of ''Inspector Gadget''. It was also intact on the final season of ''Tales from the Darkside'' (that would feature the 2nd [[Tribune Entertainment]] logo) last seen on Syfy, but some episodes plaster it with the [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] logo instead. This can also be found on ''Inspector Gadget'' tapes released by [[Maier Communications, Inc.|Maier Group]]. Also seen on some episodes through the finale of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' on DVD. |
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** It was also spotted on a repeat of ''Hazel'' on TV Land years ago and the last season of ''Inspector Gadget''. Nickelodeon's airings of the latter in the '90s may have kept it too. |
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** This logo can also be found on reruns of ''Police Academy'' on MeTV Toons. |
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** It was also intact on the final season of ''Tales from the Darkside'' (that would feature the 2nd [[Tribune Entertainment]] logo) last seen on Syfy, but some episodes plaster it with the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" logo instead. |
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** The 1987 version of this logo is also preserved on ''Inspector Gadget'' VHS releases released by [[Maier Communications, Inc.|Maier Group]]. |
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** It is also preserved on some episodes through the finale of ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' on DVD. |
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** It is also preserved on the 1988 U.S. VHS release of ''Mysteries of the Pyramids with Omar Shariff'', albeit with the ending theme playing over it. |
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** The silent variant of the 1987 version of this logo is also preserved on the MeTV Toons airings of ''Police Academy: The Animated Series'', following the 1984 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|WBTV]] logo. |
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** The 1989 version of this logo was also seen on CBN's reruns of ''The Young Rebels'' and Nostalgia Television's reruns of ''The Interns'', as well as ''Eisched''. |
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** It was also seen at the end of a December 1992 airing of ''It Nearly Wasn't Christmas'' on affiliate WGBS. |
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** It was also seen on ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' following the [[Jetlag Productions]] logo (however, current prints thereof plaster these with the 1999 [[Entertainment Rights]] logo instead). |
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** This may also be seen on syndicated movies that LBS had rights to such as the [[Image Organization]]-owned ''Backstab, Martial Law'' and ''Crime Lords'', among possible others. |
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** International prints, however, may keep this, as did a French TV airing in the mid-90s. |
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===4th Logo (September 23, 1991-May 18, 1992)=== |
===4th Logo (15th Anniversary logo) (September 23, 1991-May 18, 1992)=== |
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⚫ | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a yellow/white oval comes from the middle of the screen and swoops forwards. Then, the LBS logo in red comes down from the top of the screen, followed by a purple banner flying up as the text "{{color|gold|15<sup>TH</sup> ANNIVERSARY}}" wipes in over it. After the logo is completed, the entire logo shines as "{{color|gold|1976-1991}}" appear along the bottom edge of the oval. |
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'''Variant:''' A shortened variant exists where the logo starts at the banner flying up. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' A mellow synthesizer score. Starting in late 1991, a five-note synthesized somber tune ending in synth guitar chords is used (a short version of the latter also exists). Both versions have a "ping" sound (different in each other) to indicate the shine. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' On a Universal Channel Poland airing of at least one episode of the second season of ''Baywatch'', the logo is silent. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* Another version has a five-note somber tune with synth guitar chords. This can be seen on ''The Elvis Files''. |
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* A short version of this music exists, where we hear only the last three notes. |
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* Other than that, it's silent. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* This |
* This was seen on the original U.S. airings of season 2 of ''Baywatch'', as well as on the 1991-1992 syndicated season of ''Family Feud''. |
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* The logo is currently plastered by the 2001 and 2018 [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia/Fremantle]] logos on season 2 ''Baywatch'' episodes on DVD and HD remasters. However, the U.S. VHS release of the said show from [[Avid Home Entertainment]] also retains this. |
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* It was last seen on second season episodes of ''Baywatch'' on Universal Channel Poland. |
* It was last seen on second season episodes of ''Baywatch'' on Universal Channel Poland as well (albeit cropped to 16:9). |
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Lexington Broadcast Services (commonly known by its initials, "LBS") was created in 1976 by Henry Siegel. It was reincorporated to "LBS Communications, Inc." in 1984. LBS also joined forces with Columbia Pictures Television to create "Colex Enterprises", which distributed TV series by Screen Gems and CPT. Over the years, the company would produce/distribute television shows such as Inspector Gadget and Heathcliff (DIC), What's Happening!! and What's Happening Now!! (CPT), Baywatch and Family Feud (Mark Goodson), and World of Wrestling. LBS was also an ad-sales barter until they formed "TV Horizons".
After Colex Enterprises dissolved in 1986, LBS Communications began to lose money and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991. This left the company to sell more than 80% of its assets to All American Television in March 1992. LBS would live on in the 1990s as an in-name-only unit of All American Television, which was sold to Pearson, plc. in 1997 and renamed to Pearson Television; the production company would close in 2001.
Today, most of the LBS library, with the exceptions of their DIC co-productions (WildBrain), What's Happening Now!! (Sony Pictures Television), and Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (Columbia Pictures), is owned by Fremantle.
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1st Logo (September 1976-1984) | 2nd Logo (June 27, 1984-March 26, 1988) | 3rd Logo (April 12, 1987-April 27, 1991) | 4th Logo (September 23, 1991-May 18, 1992) |
Visuals: On a black background, a group of four small lights flashing multiple colors scan across the screen, leaving a large fused "LBS" (consisting of an "L" and "S" nearly fused together and a "B" in the gap between them). The LBS logo slides back into the background and, after the LBS text slides into place, a small white flash appears, leaving behind the text "LEXINGTON BROADCAST SERVICES COMPANY" in a white Futura font.
Variants:
Technique: Backlit cel animation, with chyroned text for the 1983 variant.
Audio: An uplifting Moog synthesizer tune accompanied by a rising series of beeps, and a synthesized "zap" accompanying the flash.
Audio Variants:
Availability:
Visuals: On a shaded violet gradient background with a floor, the "LBS" from the previous logo (now in a medium shade of light blue) zooms out while "unfolding" and stops in the center of the screen. "LBS COMMUNICATIONS INC." wipes in under the logo, in an ITC Avant Garde font, as the LBS logo "shines" with a stripe of white inside. The shadow of the LBS logo can be seen below on the floor.
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Technique: Computer animation and chyroned text.
Audio: A nine-note synthesized tune. The tune starts with a synth brass note held throughout along with a hi-hat, then a synth bass guitar plays the next four notes, and then a synth piano plays the last four notes. It ends in two drumbeats. Composed by Andrew Holtzman.
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Visuals: On a black background, a group of round balls pan to the left of the screen. The "LBS" logo, now in 3D and colored a transparent dark blue, slides in from the right side of the screen and the camera revolves to the front of it, during which two groups of 5 conical lights (possibly representing meteors) streak through twice. The logo makes a stop at the front of the screen, a spotlight illuminates the logo, and "LBS COMMUNICATIONS INC." fades in below in the same font as before, but with a metallic look to it.
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Technique: CGI.
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Audio Variant: On the MeTV Toons airings of Police Academy: The Animated Series, the 1987 version of the logo plays silently.
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Visuals: On a black background, a yellow/white oval comes from the middle of the screen and swoops forwards. Then, the LBS logo in red comes down from the top of the screen, followed by a purple banner flying up as the text "15TH ANNIVERSARY" wipes in over it. After the logo is completed, the entire logo shines as "1976-1991" appear along the bottom edge of the oval.
Variant: A shortened variant exists where the logo starts at the banner flying up.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: A mellow synthesizer score. Starting in late 1991, a five-note synthesized somber tune ending in synth guitar chords is used (a short version of the latter also exists). Both versions have a "ping" sound (different in each other) to indicate the shine.
Audio Variant: On a Universal Channel Poland airing of at least one episode of the second season of Baywatch, the logo is silent.
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