Touchstone Television (1985-2007)
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This page is for the original Touchstone Television. For the short-lived revived studio, see Touchstone Television (2020).
Background
Touchstone Television was the television arm of Touchstone Pictures formed in 1985 under the Walt Disney Company to produce more adult-oriented shows and TV movies. In February 2007, Touchstone Television was renamed to "ABC Television Studio", which was renamed again to "ABC Studios" in May 2007; however from 2007-2009, Touchstone Television survived as an in-name-only unit of ABC Studios until the final season of Monk on USA Network. On August 10, 2020, Disney revived the Touchstone Television name as a rebranding of Fox 21 Television Studios, later it folded into 20th Television that December.
1st Logo (March 21-April 25, 1985)
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Nicknames: "Flash", "Thunderball III", "CGI Golden-Light Thunderball", "Touchstone Thunderball III", "CGI Touchstone Thunderball"
Logo: It's basically a sped-up version of the 2002 Touchstone Pictures logo, which animates like normal except faster. Also, "TELEVISION" replaces "PICTURES", and the text fades in and zooms in instead of zooming out.
Variants: This logo would come in either the standard 4:3 version or the widescreen 16:9 version.
FX/SFX: Same as the theatrical logo, but sped up, plus the company name fades in and zooms in instead of zooms out. On Ghost Whisperer, the logo is still.
Music/Sounds: It's usually none or the show's ending theme or a generic theme on ABC, NBC, and CBS.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- Sometimes, the 1989 theme from the previous logo was used, as in the case of Less Than Perfect.
- On According to Jim, the last few notes of the piano section to the 1989 theme are cut off.
Availability: Somewhat uncommon, and is no longer used starting in mid-2007, when Touchstone Television became ABC Studios. This appeared on Touchstone Television's programs from 2004 to 2007, such as Less Than Perfect, which was found to have the old jingle. Seen on Grey's Anatomy from the period, while other shows like 8 Simple Rules, My Wife & Kids, Scrubs, Lost, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Criminal Minds, among others continued to feature the ending theme or the network's generic themes on their original airings. The still version can only be found on the first and second season of Ghost Whisperer. However, international prints of some season 1 episodes will use the animated one instead.
Editor's Note: Same as the movie logo, but shorter. Although Touchstone Television became ABC Studios in 2007, Monk continued using this logo until its last episode.
