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'''PITS Films''' was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as ''Sanford and Son'', ''Maude'', and ''Good Times'', all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "[[Embassy Communications|Embassy Telecommunications]]" with the acquisition of [[Embassy_Films_Associates#Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]] by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of [[T.A.T. Communications
===Logo (1979-1982) ===▼
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'''Visuals:''' Against a blue background is the text:
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<center>'''{{font|Arial|DISTRIBUTED BY}}</br>{{Huge|{{color|lime|{{font|Arial Black|P I T S}}}}}}</br>{{font|Arial|'''FILMS'''}}'''</center>
'''Trivia:''' When the first star zooms in, it appears behind "'''{{font|Arial|DISTRIBUTED BY}}'''" and "'''{{font|Arial|FILMS}}'''", making it look like it's chyroned-in. The two remaining stars, however, appear in front of the text.
'''Variant:''' On <u>a 1988 TBS airing of ''Good Times''</u>, the logo is off-center.
▲'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background reads the text "DISTRIBUTED BY PITS FILMS" with the word "PITS" in 3-D lettering and in {{Font color|lime|green}}. In the three spaces of the letters, some white stars, one by one, that seem to be growing, and then settle in their spaces. As it fades out, it reads:
'''Technique:''' Analog switcher effects.
'''Audio:''' A synth tune in "D" key that ascends and descends repeatedly, composed by John Maxwell Anderson. <ref>"P I T S Logo" by John Maxwell Anderson on ASCAP Repertory. https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/460191373</ref>
'''Availability:'''
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*It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 [[TV Land]] airing of ''Sanford & Son'' with SPT following it. ▼
*Allegedly, it appeared after an episode of ''The Jeffersons'' on WMLW-LP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sometime in the mid 2000s. {{Cite}}
*It was also seen on certain prints of ''Maude''.▼
===References===
▲'''Availability:''' Extinct. While not nearly as rare as the T.A.T. logo, it's still quite difficult to spot.
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▲*Late 1990s reruns of ''Good Times'' on TBS was the last network it was seen, on the final season episode "J.J. the Teacher", and only because Columbia TriStar forgot to plaster it with the infamous "Boxes of Boredom".
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▲*It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 TV Land airing of ''Sanford & Son'' with SPT following it.
▲*It was also seen on ''Maude''.
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PITS Films was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as Sanford and Son, Maude, and Good Times, all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "Embassy Telecommunications" with the acquisition of Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of T.A.T. Communications Company. PITS was an acronym, which stood for "Pie in the Sky".
Visuals: Against a blue background is the text:
with "P I T S" in 3-D lettering and in green. In the three spaces of the letters, some white stars zoom in, one by one, as if they're "growing", and then settle in their spaces in between the "P I T S" letters.
Trivia: When the first star zooms in, it appears behind "DISTRIBUTED BY" and "FILMS", making it look like it's chyroned-in. The two remaining stars, however, appear in front of the text.
Variant: On a 1988 TBS airing of Good Times, the logo is off-center.
Technique: Analog switcher effects.
Audio: A synth tune in "D" key that ascends and descends repeatedly, composed by John Maxwell Anderson. [1]
Availability: While this is not legendarily rare like the T.A.T. Communications Company logo, it is not easy to spot.
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