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'''Ruby-Spears Productions''' was an American animation studio founded by ''Scooby-Doo'' creators and former [[Hanna-Barbera]] employees Joseph '''Ruby''', Jr. and Kenneth '''Spears''' in 1977 as a subsidiary of [[Filmways Television|Filmways]]. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when the first show from the studio, ''Fangface'', premiered. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to Hanna-Barbera and broke in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, but the studio shut-down two years later. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (thru [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), except ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' which is owned by [[StudioCanal]] (with [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] handling domestic home video rights), ''It's Punky Brewster'' which is owned by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal]] (with Shout! Factory handling domestic DVD rights and [[MGM Television]] handling international rights), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' which is owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]] and ''Mega Man'', which is owned by [[Shochiku]]. |
'''Ruby-Spears Productions''' was an American animation studio founded by ''Scooby-Doo'' creators and former [[Hanna-Barbera]] employees Joseph '''Ruby''', Jr. and Kenneth '''Spears''' in 1977 as a subsidiary of [[Filmways Television|Filmways]]. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when the first show from the studio, ''Fangface'', premiered. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to Hanna-Barbera and broke in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, but the studio shut-down two years later. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (thru [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), except ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' which is owned by [[StudioCanal]] (with [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] handling domestic home video rights), ''It's Punky Brewster'' which is owned by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal]] (with Shout! Factory handling domestic DVD rights and [[MGM Television]] handling international rights), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' which is owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]], ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' which is owned by [[WildBrain]] and [[The Nacelle Company]], and ''Mega Man'', which is owned by [[Shochiku]]. |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a {{color|skyblue|sky blue}} background, there are the words "{{color|gold|A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION}}". There are 4 |
'''Visuals:''' Over a {{color|skyblue|sky blue}} background, there are the words "{{color|gold|A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION}}". There are 4 orange lines that emerge from left and right of the screen. The initials, a robust "{{color|orange|RS}}" (set in the Mecanorma Jackson typeface), slide upward from the stacked lines. Then "A COMPANY OF" appears; the logo then cuts to the next logo, that of Filmways, their former owner. |
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'''Visuals:''' Two gold bars fly from the left and right of the screen on a black background, join together, zoom back, and reveal a stylized "{{color|gold|'''''RS'''''}}" that shines gold and white at different times (at one point it shines so brightly that it even obscures the company name). When the logo stops, the words "{{color|gold|'''''RUBY-SPEARS ENTERPRISES'''''}}" appears under in an italic, futuristic, blocky font. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*<u>1988</u>: After Taft restructured into Great American Broadcasting in 1987 and the Taft bylines started to be removed, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of ''Thundarr the Barbarian''. On some prints of ''Goldie Gold and Action Jack'', the logo simply fades out during the shining before the logo fades out to the Taft byline. |
*<u>1988</u>: After Taft restructured into Great American Broadcasting in 1987 and the Taft bylines started to be removed, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of ''Thundarr the Barbarian''. On some prints of ''Goldie Gold and Action Jack'', the logo simply fades out during the shining before the logo fades out to the Taft byline. |
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*<u>1988-1992</u>: The 1982 version is now bylineless. |
*<u>1988-1992</u>: The 1982 version is now bylineless. |
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*On ''<u>Police Academy: The Animated Series</u>'', the bylineless 1982 variant is used, but "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears under the name. This would be followed by the 1984 WBTV logo. |
*On ''<u>Police Academy: The Animated Series</u>'', the bylineless 1982 variant is used, but "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears under the name. This would be followed by the 1984 WBTV logo, and also the silent variant of the 1987 [[LBS Communications]] logo on the MeTV airings thereof. |
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*A still variant exists, which can be found on <u>season 1 of ''It's Punky Brewster''</u> and ''<u>Piggsburg Pigs</u>''. |
*A still variant exists, which can be found on <u>season 1 of ''It's Punky Brewster''</u> and ''<u>Piggsburg Pigs</u>''. |
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*On some programs like ''<u>Miss Switch to the Rescue</u>'', and ''<u>Bad Cat</u>'', there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company." |
*On some programs like ''<u>Miss Switch to the Rescue</u>'', and ''<u>Bad Cat</u>'', there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company." |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the second season of ''Thundarr the Barbarian'', ''Centurions'', and ''Dink the Little Dinosaur'' when these shows were shown on Boomerang. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on the second season of ''Thundarr the Barbarian'', ''Centurions'', and ''Dink the Little Dinosaur'' when these shows were shown on Boomerang. |
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*This logo is currently preserved on said shows' DVD releases. |
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*It is also kept intact on ''It's Punky Brewster'' on the DVD prints. |
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*It was also seen years ago on [[BKN International|BKN]]'s reruns of ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'', followed by the 1986 [[Carolco Television Productions|Carolco Television]] logo; this is also retained on DVD. |
*It was also seen years ago on [[BKN International|BKN]]'s reruns of ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'', followed by the 1986 [[Carolco Television Productions|Carolco Television]] logo; this is also retained on DVD. |
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*It was also seen on the 1980s ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (it was also seen on the 1988 episodes produced by [[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] for Ruby-Spears). |
*It was also seen on the 1980s ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (it was also seen on the 1988 episodes produced by [[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] for Ruby-Spears). |
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*The ''Thundarr the Barbarian'' episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the Ruby-Spears' ''Superman'' series both use the 1988 variant. |
*The ''Thundarr the Barbarian'' episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the Ruby-Spears' ''Superman'' series both use the 1988 variant. |
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*This logo does not appear on the DVD prints of ''Q*bert'' and syndication prints of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' from ''Saturday Supercade'', respectively, which plaster this logo with the 1980 [[MCA Television Enterprises|MCA TV]] logo instead. |
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*The original 1981 version of this logo is also intact at the end of a 16mm print of ''Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit'', which is then followed by the 1981 [[Worldvision Enterprises]] logo. |
*The original 1981 version of this logo is also intact at the end of a 16mm print of ''Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit'', which is then followed by the 1981 [[Worldvision Enterprises]] logo. |
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*The 1982 version of this logo was also seen at the end of ''Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas'', ''Mister T'' and ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'', respectively, and is also retained on the 2011 DVD releases of these latter two shows from Warner Archive Collection. |
*The 1982 version of this logo was also seen at the end of ''Rose Petal Place'', ''Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas'', ''Mister T'' and ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'', respectively, and is also retained on the 2011 DVD releases of these latter two shows from Warner Archive Collection. |
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*The 1982 version of this logo was also seen at the end of a late 1980s print of ''Mister T'', which is then followed by the 1988 Worldvision Enterprises logo. |
*The 1982 version of this logo was also seen at the end of a late 1980s print of ''Mister T'', which is then followed by the 1988 Worldvision Enterprises logo. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI effects. |
'''Technique:''' CGI effects. |
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'''Audio:''' A |
'''Audio:''' A dramatic string/choir fanfare, accompanied by a whooshing sound. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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*Only seen on ''Skysurfer Strike Force'' |
*Only seen on ''Skysurfer Strike Force''. It's not seen on Tubi's prints of the show, but it's preserved on its DVD and VHS releases. |
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*This does not appear on ''Mega Man'' (1994) despite that show being a co-production between Ruby-Spears and Ashi with [[Capcom]] and [[The Summit Media Group]]. |
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{{Chronology||[[Hanna-Barbera]]<br>[[Turner Entertainment Co.]]}} |
{{Chronology||[[Hanna-Barbera]]<br>[[Turner Entertainment Co.]]}} |
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[[Category:United States]] |
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[[Category:Vanity cards]] |
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[[Category:English-language logos]] |
Ruby-Spears Productions was an American animation studio founded by Scooby-Doo creators and former Hanna-Barbera employees Joseph Ruby, Jr. and Kenneth Spears in 1977 as a subsidiary of Filmways. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when the first show from the studio, Fangface, premiered. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to Hanna-Barbera and broke in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, but the studio shut-down two years later. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (thru Turner Entertainment Co.), except Rambo: The Force of Freedom which is owned by StudioCanal (with Lionsgate handling domestic home video rights), It's Punky Brewster which is owned by NBCUniversal (with Shout! Factory handling domestic DVD rights and MGM Television handling international rights), Alvin and the Chipmunks which is owned by Bagdasarian Productions, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa which is owned by WildBrain and The Nacelle Company, and Mega Man, which is owned by Shochiku.
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1st Logo (September 9, 1978-December 27, 1980) | 2nd Logo (September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993) | 3rd Logo (September 10, 1995-October 26, 1996) |
Visuals: Over a sky blue background, there are the words "A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION". There are 4 orange lines that emerge from left and right of the screen. The initials, a robust "RS" (set in the Mecanorma Jackson typeface), slide upward from the stacked lines. Then "A COMPANY OF" appears; the logo then cuts to the next logo, that of Filmways, their former owner.
Variants:
Technique: Traditional animation.
Audio: The end of the show's closing theme, usually segueing into the Filmways Television "Trail" logo theme.
Availability: Seen on the first season of Thundarr the Barbarian and Fangface on Boomerang until these shows were taken off the schedule.
Visuals: Two gold bars fly from the left and right of the screen on a black background, join together, zoom back, and reveal a stylized "RS" that shines gold and white at different times (at one point it shines so brightly that it even obscures the company name). When the logo stops, the words "RUBY-SPEARS ENTERPRISES" appears under in an italic, futuristic, blocky font.
Variants:
Technique: Camera-controlled animation, possibly combined with Oxberry.
Audio: A "whoosh" accompanied by a dramatic synthesized sound effect that has a kind of "shining" effect.
Audio Variant: On some shows, it uses the closing theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on the second season of Thundarr the Barbarian, Centurions, and Dink the Little Dinosaur when these shows were shown on Boomerang.
Visuals: Over an eclipse, there is a big flash of light, revealing the company name "RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTIONS" opposite another company by the name of "ASHI PRODUCTION CO., LTD.". Both of these names are set in the Revue typeface.
Technique: CGI effects.
Audio: A dramatic string/choir fanfare, accompanied by a whooshing sound.
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