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'''Technique:''' Traditional animation by [[Toei Animation]]. |
'''Technique:''' Traditional animation by [[Toei Animation]]. |
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'''Audio:''' Same as the 1966 [[Videocraft International]] logo. Sometimes, it is silent. Recent prints of ''Frosty the Snowman'' have it either with the film's closing theme or silence, while original prints, [[Family Home Entertainment|FHE]] releases, Spanish-dubbed prints, and the mono track on the 2018 print have the music. |
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*There is a variant in which the <u>bongos</u> come in early. |
*There is a variant in which the <u>bongos</u> come in early. |
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*''<u>The Mouse on the Mayflower</u>'' had some of the tune come in earlier than beforehand. |
*''<u>The Mouse on the Mayflower</u>'' had some of the tune come in earlier than beforehand. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Audio:''' Same as the 1971 Motown Productions logo. |
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'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''The Jackson 5ive'', which is retained on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the show. |
'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''The Jackson 5ive'', which is retained on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the show. |
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'''Technique:''' Cel animation from Topcraft, now [[Studio Ghibli]]. |
'''Technique:''' Cel animation from Topcraft, now [[Studio Ghibli]]. |
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'''Audio:''' Same as the previous logo, but in a slightly lower tone. |
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*In later years, the theme was re-arranged to a majestic orchestral version. |
*In later years, the theme was re-arranged to a majestic orchestral version. |
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*On the 1983 TV special ''<u>The Coneheads</u>'', the jingle was mixed with the drum roll and end chime of the [[Telepictures Corporation|Telepictures]] logo that followed. |
*On the 1983 TV special ''<u>The Coneheads</u>'', the jingle was mixed with the drum roll and end chime of the [[Telepictures Corporation|Telepictures]] logo that followed. |
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'''Technique:''' Traditional animation, which is again from Topcraft. |
'''Technique:''' Traditional animation, which is again from Topcraft. |
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'''Audio:''' A jazzy drum break is heard, followed by an abridged version of Cheetara's leitmotif (a triumphant horn fanfare, with a funk flair to it). When the 1980 Telepictures "Linecoaster" logo appears, an abridged version of the drum roll and a ding from the said logo is heard. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' On the <u>PAL DVD print of S1EP5 of ''ThunderCats'' titled "Return to Thundera: Part 5"</u>, this had the music from the next logo with the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" logo in a high pitch (likely due to NTSC to PAL conversion), and also due to a reverse plastering error as well. |
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'''Technique:''' Simple cel animation, possibly combined with computer animation for the zooming. This is animated by Pacific Animation Corporation (now Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc.). |
'''Technique:''' Simple cel animation, possibly combined with computer animation for the zooming. This is animated by Pacific Animation Corporation (now Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc.). |
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'''Audio:''' A bouncy, synthesized oboe theme (composed by Bernard Hoffer), with a "spring" sound effect when the line morphs into the "Animated Entertainment" theme. On the first season of ''ThunderCats'', the music segues into a custom fanfare for the 1980 Telepictures logo (also by Hoffer) and from 1986 onward, it segues into the end of the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures "Crashing Comets" theme when the logo appears. |
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* A <u>low tone</u> variant exists. |
* A <u>low tone</u> variant exists. |
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* On a <u>post-1989 Russian print of ''ThunderCats'' S1 episode "Return to Thundera"</u>, the logo is silent. |
* On a <u>post-1989 Russian print of ''ThunderCats'' S1 episode "Return to Thundera"</u>, the logo is silent. |
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment was formed in September 1960 by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass as Videocraft International; it was renamed to Rankin/Bass in 1968. In 1971, the company was acquired by Tomorrow Entertainment and distributed by Viacom Enterprises, while Broadway Video acquired the rights to the pre-1974 library in 1988. It was later acquired by Telepictures on January 24, 1983 and then became a subsidiary of Lorimar-Telepictures. The studio closed in 1987 as a result of TV show failures like The Comic Strip, and its partnership was officially dissolved in 2001 after the production of the studio's last Christmas special Santa, Baby!.
The pre-1974 library is currently owned by NBCUniversal on behalf of DreamWorks Animation through their DreamWorks Classics label, while the post-1974 library is owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. except for The Jackson 5ive, which is distributed by CBS Media Ventures. Rankin/Bass's theatrical film library is currently split amongst different companies. StudioCanal owns The Wacky World of Mother Goose and Mad Monster Party since both movies were released by Embassy Pictures, The Last Unicorn is currently owned by ITV Studios (released by ITC) and Universal Pictures owns Willy McBean and his Magic Machine via DreamWorks Animation and King Kong Returns.
Logo: On a blue background, a large white tube sits flat, resembling a TV screen. A blue rectangle then appears like a door shutting and 2 circles appear separately on top of each other, one blue and the other light blue. The text "A ranKin bass PRODUCTION", each word stacked, appears next to the shapes. The logo itself is supposed to represent an abstract "RB", with the "R" formed up with the darker colored parts and the "B" made up of all the shapes.
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Technique: Traditional animation by Toei Animation.
Audio: Same as the 1966 Videocraft International logo. Sometimes, it is silent. Recent prints of Frosty the Snowman have it either with the film's closing theme or silence, while original prints, FHE releases, Spanish-dubbed prints, and the mono track on the 2018 print have the music.
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Legacy: A beloved and nostalgic logo by many, particularly during the Christmas season.
Logo: Superimposed over the middle of the Motown Productions logo's animation are the words "Rankin/Bass" in a script font superimposed onto it with the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH". The logo then fades out and the Motown logo animates as usual.
Technique: None.
Audio: Same as the 1971 Motown Productions logo.
Availability: Only seen on The Jackson 5ive, which is retained on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the show.
Logo: The screen flashes three different shades of blue, with the effect that they're getting sucked inwards, into a rectangle at the left edge of the screen. Every time they go through a shade, that's what the color of the rectangle is, until all three have been done and the screen is white. Then the circles appear to complete the stylized "RB", except instead of just appearing, layers of the circles zoom in until they fill the outline - they sort of "grow" in their places. To the right of the logo appear the words "A ranKin bass PRODUCTION" as usual, with "ranKin bass" wiping in with the circles before the rest appear. It looks a bit like the first logo without the TV monitor.
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Technique: Cel animation from Topcraft, now Studio Ghibli.
Audio: Same as the previous logo, but in a slightly lower tone.
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Legacy: Another memorable logo during the Christmas season, though it isn't as notable as the 1st logo. Some have been rattled by this logo due to its music and fast-paced animation.
Logo: On a black background, the 1975 logo plays, without the "A" and "PRODUCTION" above and below the now-white "ranKin bass" words, respectively. The word "animated" in a script-like font flashes and appears. The words "entertainment from" then slides in. The logo then cuts to a sped-up version of the 1980 Telepictures "Linecoaster" logo.
Technique: Traditional animation, which is again from Topcraft.
Audio: A jazzy drum break is heard, followed by an abridged version of Cheetara's leitmotif (a triumphant horn fanfare, with a funk flair to it). When the 1980 Telepictures "Linecoaster" logo appears, an abridged version of the drum roll and a ding from the said logo is heard.
Audio Variant: On the PAL DVD print of S1EP5 of ThunderCats titled "Return to Thundera: Part 5", this had the music from the next logo with the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures "Crashing Comets" logo in a high pitch (likely due to NTSC to PAL conversion), and also due to a reverse plastering error as well.
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Logo: We see the classic Rankin/Bass logo, except made completely three-dimensional, with the text in royal blue and in the corporate font of then-current parent company Telepictures. A white line forms under the logo, and that line "springs" into a cursive "Animated Entertainment". Then, the "RB" zooms up, and the shapes slide apart as they come closer to the screen, revealing a white "from". As the "O" overtakes the screen, we see the animation of either Telepictures (1985-86) or Lorimar-Telepictures (1986-89), which eventually fills the entire screen.
Variants:
Technique: Simple cel animation, possibly combined with computer animation for the zooming. This is animated by Pacific Animation Corporation (now Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc.).
Audio: A bouncy, synthesized oboe theme (composed by Bernard Hoffer), with a "spring" sound effect when the line morphs into the "Animated Entertainment" theme. On the first season of ThunderCats, the music segues into a custom fanfare for the 1980 Telepictures logo (also by Hoffer) and from 1986 onward, it segues into the end of the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures "Crashing Comets" theme when the logo appears.
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Availability: Appears on 1980s Rankin/Bass productions, including ThunderCats and SilverHawks. It also appeared on some '80s prints of older R-B specials, typically plastering the older logos.
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