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MTM Enterprises, Inc. (also known as "MTM Productions, Inc.") was an independent production company established in 1969 by actress
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'''Nicknames:''' "The MTM Kitten", "The MTM Cat," "Mimsie the Cat", "MEOW!", "The Many Faces of Mimsie", "The MGM Spoof/Parody", "MGM Rip-off"▼
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▲'''Nicknames:''' "The MTM Kitten", "The MTM Cat," "Mimsie the Cat", "MEOW!", "The Many Faces of Mimsie", "The MGM Spoof/Parody", "MGM Rip-
'''Logo:''' Over the years, the logo has been tweaked color wise and according to certain shows, but here's the basic concept: An "{{Font color|red|'''M'''}}" flies backward from off screen, then splits into two. In the space left between the two letters, two "{{Font color|green|'''T'''}}"'s come from the top and bottom of the screen and join to form one. This completes the initials of the company, and the letter "{{Font color|limegreen|'''T'''}}" shrinks when a {{Font color|gold|gold}} circle appears over it. Under the letters are the words "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES, INC.}}'''}}", "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES'''}}", "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS, INC.'''}}", or "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}". Sometimes, the finished logo will read out "'''{{Font color|#FFD900|AN}}
'''Trivia:'''
*The cat's name was "Mimsie", though nicknames such as "Dick Turpin" and "Dick Marino" have also been used in naming the cat.
*Normally Mimsie is voiced by the late Lorenzo Music, best known for the voice of
▲*Normally Mimsie is voiced by the late Lorenzo Music, best known for the voice of Carlton from ''Carlton Your Doorman,'' respectively.
*The logo (with just the cat meowing) made an appearance within the Family Guy S7 episode "420".
*On Me-TV promos of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and The Bob Newhart Show, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart uttered the word "Meow!" on the MTM logo at the end of the promos from their respective shows.
*On "Love is All Around
*Mimsie appears within the [[Shout! Factory]] logo in a commercial for the Rhoda DVD sets.
'''Variants:'''
First here are the little differences in the logo, along with dates in which they were used:
*September 19, 1970-March 2, 1974: One "{{Font color|orangered|'''M'''}}" is {{Font color|orangered|red-orange}}, the other is {{Font color|red|red}}, and the "{{Font color|blue|'''T'''}}" is {{Font color|blue|blue}} and is formed by the merging of a {{Font color|deepskyblue|light blue}} "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''T'''}}" and a {{Font color|green|green}} one.
*September 18, 1971-1978: The "{{Font color|orangered|'''M'''}}"s are both {{Font color|orangered|red-orange}}, and the "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''T'''}}" is {{Font color|deepskyblue|light blue}}.
*1978-1982: Company now identified as "MTM Productions Inc.". The "{{Font color|orange|'''M'''}}"s are now {{Font color|orange|orange}}.
*1982-1990: Company identified as "MTM Enterprises, Inc.". The "{{Font color|red|'''M'''}}"s are now {{Font color|red|red}}.
*September 17, 1990-1993: Same as above, but "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES, INC.'''}}" is smaller than usual, and below it is a byline that says "{{Font color|#FFD900|A TVS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY}}". In early 1993, the byline was removed.
*1992-1998: All letters are {{Font color|orange|orange}}, the words "{{Font color|orange|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''AN INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY'''}}}}" appear with an {{Font color|orange|orange}} line above it, after MTM was bought by the Family Channel.
*1995-1996: 25th Anniversary logo; on a white background is a black "25," with a similarly colored MTM under that. The kitten appears in the rounded part of the "5". This is likely only a print version.
* A still version of this logo did turn up in the movies, notably the Orion Pictures release of ''Just Between Friends'' and possibly more. This is a still of the "Red/Blue Letters" version of the logo, and is shrunk to a considerably small size. No music, animation, or "meow" is present. Mimsie's head is turned away, pre-meowing.
*Another still version of this logo appeared at the beginning of a FamNET rerun of
*''Fresno'' has the "{{Font color|red|'''M'''}}"s in {{Font color|red|red}} and the "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''T'''}}" {{Font color|deepskyblue|light blue}}. Here it just reads "
*The appearance of the circle varies amongst logos. The most common one kind of "iris-in's." In others, usually ones where there's special animation or a different cat, the circle just appears.
*Sometimes the letters don't animate, as seen in the ''Carlton'', ''White Shadow'', and "Abogast" variants. Everything is up there at once.
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*''The New WKRP in Cincinnati'': Dubbed with Les Nesman Jr. exclaiming "Ooh!".
*''Newhart'': Each episode (except the pilot) featured Mimsie meowing... in Bob Newhart's voice. On the season 1 episode "No Room At the Inn", a pink Christmas wreath (similar to the one used on The Bob Newhart Show, and Rhoda) is featured in place of the MTM ribbon. On the final episode, the cat yells "QUIET!" (the two Darryls' first and only word).
*''Remington Steele'': Mimsie wears a Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap and meerschaum pipe. As she begins to meow, the pipe drops out of her mouth and falls in front of "
*''St. Elsewhere'': Mimsie is wearing a scrub suit and a surgical mask, which is animated to look like her mouth is moving underneath when she meows. At least two episodes feature a different meow soundtrack. On the final episode, she (possibly portrayed by another cat) is hooked on life support on a hospital bed throughout the last credit roll. The credits run as usual over a picture of the MTM circle, with life support equipment attached on either side. You can hear the beeps of the heart monitor over the end theme, too. After the credits complete, the company name fades in and Mimsie flatlines and dies, with a long, high-pitched beep heard. This variation is especially rare, as reruns of the series finale plastered it over with the typical credits (as a side note, the actual cat, Mimsie, died in 1988, the same year St. Elsewhere ended). According to Grant Tinker, it was not uncommon for MTM kill off Mimsie in their logo whenever a show got cancelled. (See also Texas Wheelers.)
*''The Steve Allen Show'': Mimsie (who also wears Allen's famous black rectangular-framed Ray-Ban eyeglasses) lip-syncs Allen's "Schmock!" instead of "meow!".
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'''FX/SFX:''' The "M" zooming out and morphing into 2 M's, and the "T" dropping. The rest is shown above.
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' None really, except the end theme of the show and Mimsie meowing. Starting in 1996, a 5-note jingle was added before the "meow". This was seen and heard on some shows such as the short-lived 1997 revival of It Takes Two with Dick Clark and the 1st season of the sitcom ''Sparks'' among shows.
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*On the game shows ''Shopping Spree'' and the short-lived ''Wait Til' You Have Kids'', Burton Richardson announces "In association with MTM Enterprises, Inc." on the logo while the theme is playing and Mimsie meowing.
*On the Shout Factory DVD print of the ''Hill Street Blues'' season 4 episode "Grace Under Pressure" features the [[20th Television]] jingle playing over the MTM logo (cutting off Mimsie's meow), with the 20th Television logo not seen at all.
*On the Shout Factory DVD print of ''The Bob Newhart Show'' season 5 episode "Et, Tu, Carol", the last second of the show's end theme and the cat's meow are severely distorted. This may be due to a tape error.
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*The ''Carlton'' variation can now be found on the final season DVD set of ''Rhoda'', as the cartoon is added as a bonus.
*The logo with the later byline makes infrequent appearances at the end of some episodes of ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''. Also seen on 1994-98 syndicated prints of ''Rescue 911'', which can be seen on the Justice Network.
*This was last seen on the first season of ''The Pretender'', along with ''Family Challenge'', ''Sparks'', and the short-lived sitcoms ''Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.'', ''Goode Behavior'', and ''Good News''.
*The gag reel can be seen only at the Paley Center.
*There are some examples of plastering still out there; notably, ''Hill Street Blues'' reruns on Heroes and Icons have many episodes ending in only 20th Television. A select number of ''St. Elsewhere'' episodes on Hulu end with 20th Century Fox Television only (one example even features the MTM soundtrack being kept at the end of the theme, despite plastering the logo). Some reruns of ''White Shadow'' are 20th only, though the MTM variant survives too.
'''Editor's Note:''' This is highly regarded among many for being a cute parody of the MGM logo, as well as featuring pretty good animation for the '70s, a neat design, multiple custom variations, and astonishing video quality of Mimsie that still holds up in later years. However, the ''St. Elsewhere'' series finale logo is rather infamous for its depressing nature; the ''Texas Wheelers'' variant may be the same way if it exists or is discovered.
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MTM Enterprises, Inc. (also known as "MTM Productions, Inc.") was an independent production company established in 1969 by actress Mary Tyler Moore (hence the initials of the company) and her then-husband Grant Tinker. The company was formed as a result of an agreement with Moore and the CBS network to produce 22 episodes of a new sitcom, which would become The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In 1986, MTM launched "MTM Television Distribution. MTM titles had previously been distributed by Viacom Enterprises (now "CBS Television Distribution"), and then Victory Television. MTM was sold to TVS Entertainment (a subsidiary of now-defunct ITV franchise holder TVS) in 1987. In 1992 after TVS lost its ITV franchise to Meridian Broadcasting, it was then sold to International Family Entertainment, Inc., which in turn was sold to Fox Family Worldwide (now "ABC Family Worldwide") in 1997. MTM ceased operations the following year, and its library assets were folded into 20th Century Fox Television, and are currently distributed by 20th Television.
Nicknames: "The MTM Kitten", "The MTM Cat," "Mimsie the Cat", "MEOW!", "The Many Faces of Mimsie", "The MGM Spoof/Parody", "MGM Rip-Off"
Logo: Over the years, the logo has been tweaked color wise and according to certain shows, but here's the basic concept: An "M" flies backward from off screen, then splits into two. In the space left between the two letters, two "T"'s come from the top and bottom of the screen and join to form one. This completes the initials of the company, and the letter "T" shrinks when a gold circle appears over it. Under the letters are the words "ENTERPRISES, INC.}}", "ENTERPRISES", "PRODUCTIONS, INC.", or "PRODUCTIONS". Sometimes, the finished logo will read out "AN MTM ENTERPRISES (INC.) PRODUCTION" ("AN}}" appears over the first "M}}"). Back to the circle, it is ribbon-like and decorated with stars and the letters "MTM" on top. Inside is a live-action orange striped kitten who meows once, obviously as a parody of the MGM lion. All the text (except for the later versions) appears in the Peignot font used for the Viacom "Pinball" logo.
Trivia:
Variants: First here are the little differences in the logo, along with dates in which they were used:
Custom Variants: One thing that the MTM logo was known for was that it would often be custom made for whatever show it appeared at the end of. This means Mimsie's appearance would sometimes be different, usually involving her "wearing" a costume or saying something other than "meow". Here are those variants:
Unofficial Nicknames: for the non-Mimsie MTM cats...
FX/SFX: The "M" zooming out and morphing into 2 M's, and the "T" dropping. The rest is shown above.
Music/Sounds/Voice-over: None really, except the end theme of the show and Mimsie meowing. Starting in 1996, a 5-note jingle was added before the "meow". This was seen and heard on some shows such as the short-lived 1997 revival of It Takes Two with Dick Clark and the 1st season of the sitcom Sparks among shows.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Fairly common. It was once a plaster victim thanks to the 20th Television logo; but not anymore.
Editor's Note: This is highly regarded among many for being a cute parody of the MGM logo, as well as featuring pretty good animation for the '70s, a neat design, multiple custom variations, and astonishing video quality of Mimsie that still holds up in later years. However, the St. Elsewhere series finale logo is rather infamous for its depressing nature; the Texas Wheelers variant may be the same way if it exists or is discovered.
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