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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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The '''Turner Entertainment Company''' (commonly referred to as "'''Turner Entertainment Co.'''") was established on August 4, 1986 by media mogul |
The '''Turner Entertainment Company''' (commonly referred to as "'''Turner Entertainment Co.'''") was established on August 4, 1986 by media mogul Ted '''Turner''', initially being a media distribution subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System to oversee its film and television libraries for domestic and worldwide distribution, after its ultra short-lived acquisition of [[MGM/UA Communications Co.|MGM/UA Entertainment Co]] (now "[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.]]", and "[[United Artists|United Artists Corporation]]" respectively, which are now owned by MGM Holdings Inc.) Since Time Warner (later "[[WarnerMedia]]" and now "[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]") acquired Turner Broadcasting in 1996, it has served as an in-name only subsidiary and copyright holder of [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]] |
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===1st Logo (1987-2001)=== |
===1st Logo (1987-2001)=== |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Blue/Green Globe", "The CGI Globe", "Planet Turner" |
'''Nicknames:''' "The Blue/Green Globe", "The CGI Globe", "Planet Turner" |
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'''Logo:''' On a blue/violet gradient CGI starfield, |
'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}}/{{color|violet}} gradient CGI starfield, a {{color|blue}} oblong marquee with {{color|gold}} trim with the word "Turner" in {{color|silver}} and fancy italic letters with the right arm of the "T" extended over the other letters, and the left arm curled moves in, close to the screen from the right. The camera turns left to follow it, and it approaches a {{color|green}} globe, like a planet or moon, positioned in the top left and lit from there and behind. As it approaches, it zooms out and turns its left side (the camera's right) in away from the camera, eventually settling in front of the globe as the camera movement stops. |
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*There are two versions of the graphic; one with a large globe at the top left and a smaller (in proportion) marquee that faces us at an angle at the end, and one with a smaller globe at the top right and a longer, more expanded marquee that faces us head-on. The former is most commonly used as the short version. And keep these color variations in mind too: |
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**{{color|Red}}/{{color|violet}} starfield, {{color|violet}}/white/{{color|gold}} marquee, {{color|blue}} planet facing the left, marquee sweeps at a moderate speed after about a second, facing the camera at an angle. |
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*Blue starfield, |
**{{color|Blue}} starfield, {{color|blue}}/white/{{color|gold}} marquee, {{color|blue|bluish}}-{{color|green}} planet facing the left, marquee sweeps at a moderate speed after about a second, facing the camera at an angle. |
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**{{color|Blue}} starfield, {{color|green}}/white/{{color|gold}} marquee, {{color|blie|bluish}}-{{color|green}} planet facing the left, marquee sweeps quickly as soon as it fades in, facing the camera head-on. A matted widescreen version of this variant also exists. |
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*Blue/violet starfield, |
**{{color|Blue}}/{{color|violet}} starfield, {{color|green}}/white marquee, {{color|blue|bluish}}-{{color|green}} planet facing the right, marquee sweeps at a moderate speed after about a second, facing the camera head-on. |
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**{{color|Blue}}/{{color|violet}} starfield, {{color|blue}}/white/{{color|gold}} marquee, {{color|blue|bluish}}-{{color|green}} planet facing the left, marquee sweeps slowly after about 3 seconds, facing the camera at an angle. |
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*There is an "enhanced"/videotaped version shown in widescreen. It |
*There is an "enhanced"/videotaped version shown in widescreen. It has more stars at the beginning, an expanded marquee, the interior of the "Turner" text has more reflections and appears to be shinier, the shining effects on the lettering aren't as cheesy, and the animation in general is much smoother. |
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*Sometimes, the logo is shown in black & white. |
*Sometimes, the logo is shown in black & white. |
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*On some occasions, chyroned text is shown beneath the logo; one version says "A Turner Entertainment Co. Presentation", another says "Listed on the American Stock Exchange". |
*On some occasions, chyroned text is shown beneath the logo; one version says "A Turner Entertainment Co. Presentation", another says "Listed on the American Stock Exchange". |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon for both versions. |
'''Availability:''' Uncommon for both versions. |
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*This was once found on many movies and shows from the Turner library, mainly on older home video releases by MGM/UA Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video. However, ever since the merger between Turner and Time Warner in 1996, many of the shows have since passed on to Warner Bros. Television Distribution (now under WarnerMedia) and thus newer prints of these shows and movies will use WB logos. However, the logo has still managed to end up here and there on some post-1996 releases. |
*This was once found on many movies and shows from the Turner library, mainly on older home video releases by [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Entertainment]] and [[Warner Home Video]]. However, ever since the merger between Turner and Time Warner in 1996, many of the shows have since passed on to [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] (now under WarnerMedia) and thus newer prints of these shows and movies will use WB logos. However, the logo has still managed to end up here and there on some post-1996 releases. |
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*The long version appears before several short films on TCM (usually preceded by a TCM Extras bumper), but is usually replaced with the current TCM logo on feature films. |
*The long version appears before several short films on TCM (usually preceded by a TCM Extras bumper), but is usually replaced with the current TCM logo on feature films. |
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*The print logo itself continued to be used until 2015, when they introduced a new print logo. |
*The print logo itself continued to be used until 2015, when they introduced a new print logo. |
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*The logo is also still kept on much of the Hanna-Barbera library. The short version can be still seen on Tooncast broadcasts in Latin America of ''The Flintstones'', ''The Jetsons'' (both remastered and 80s pre-Turner masters retain it), ''Top Cat'' and all three shows on the Boomerang US channel whenever they decide to rerun them again. It was also kept on Boomerang reruns of ''The Atom Ant Show'', two ''Jonny Quest'' episodes ("Arctic Splashdown" and "Curse of Anubis"), two episodes of ''SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'', ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (even modern home video releases kept it), and some Hanna-Barbera specials like ''The Town That Santa Forgot'', ''A Flintstones Family Christmas'', ''A Flintstones Christmas'' and ''Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights''. Canada's Teletoon Retro kept the short logo on their prints of ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo'', ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' and ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988 series). European broadcasts, however, always erase out both versions of the logo on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM or TN; if it appears, it's usually unintentional. |
*The logo is also still kept on much of the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] library. The short version can be still seen on Tooncast broadcasts in Latin America of ''The Flintstones'', ''The Jetsons'' (both remastered and 80s pre-Turner masters retain it), ''Top Cat'' and all three shows on the Boomerang US channel whenever they decide to rerun them again. It was also kept on Boomerang reruns of ''The Atom Ant Show'', two ''Jonny Quest'' episodes ("Arctic Splashdown" and "Curse of Anubis"), two episodes of ''SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'', ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (even modern home video releases kept it), and some Hanna-Barbera specials like ''The Town That Santa Forgot'', ''A Flintstones Family Christmas'', ''A Flintstones Christmas'' and ''Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights''. Canada's Teletoon Retro kept the short logo on their prints of ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo'', ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' and ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988 series). European broadcasts, however, always erase out both versions of the logo on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM or TN; if it appears, it's usually unintentional. |
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*The short version of this logo also appears on the 1997 UK VHS of ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop: Bumper Edition'' after the silent 1969 H-B "Multiplying Rectangles" logo. |
*The short version of this logo also appears on the 1997 UK VHS of ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop: Bumper Edition'' after the silent 1969 H-B "Multiplying Rectangles" logo. |
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*The intro logo can be still seen whenever ''Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School'' airs on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Tooncast, as well as at the end of the 1966 ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' special on Cartoon Network. |
*The intro logo can be still seen whenever ''Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School'' airs on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Tooncast, as well as at the end of the 1966 ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' special on Cartoon Network. |
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*The enhanced version was recently found on films like ''Nine 1/2 Weeks'' (surprisingly, the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] PAL DVD release of said film retains it as well) and ''Oxford Blues'' on the Encore networks, and can be found on the original DVDs of ''Poltergeist'', ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''A Christmas Story'' (it was also spotted on a 2001 TNT airing), ''Logan's Run'', ''How The West Was Won'', a 1998 VHS of ''Gone with the Wind'', and a 2000 VHS of ''Shaft'' (1971), among other pre-1986 MGM films from MGM/UA Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video. Also seen on Movies! airings of ''Crossfire'' (1947). |
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*The short version was also sighted at the end of a ''Huckleberry Hound'' cartoon on Boomerang in 2001 (which was "Bars and Stripes"), and the short even ended up like that on at least one rerun on the Latin American Boomerang. The same happened with a Pixie and Dixie cartoon ("Goldfish Fever"). This was odd, as these cartoons aired in a three-hour block. |
*The short version was also sighted at the end of a ''Huckleberry Hound'' cartoon on Boomerang in 2001 (which was "Bars and Stripes"), and the short even ended up like that on at least one rerun on the Latin American Boomerang. The same happened with a ''Pixie and Dixie'' cartoon ("Goldfish Fever"). This was odd, as these cartoons aired in a three-hour block. |
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*The original version is also seen on international ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' tapes. |
*The original version is also seen on international ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' tapes. |
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*The long version has recently appeared on an airing of ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear'' on the Australian TV channel "GO!" (now known as 9GO!) as well as a 2017 airing of ''Teahouse of the August Moon'' followed by the MGM "George the Lion" logo. |
*The long version has recently appeared on an airing of ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear'' on the Australian TV channel "GO!" (now known as 9GO!) as well as a 2017 airing of ''Teahouse of the August Moon'' followed by the MGM "George the Lion" logo. |
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*The version with the planet on the right side and the green and white marquee was seen on a Taiwanese Video CD release of ''The Sea Wolf''. |
*The version with the planet on the right side and the green and white marquee was seen on a Taiwanese Video CD release of ''The Sea Wolf''. |
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*It can be seen at the end of all 5 episodes of ''Scooby-Doo! Where are You?'' on the DVD release "Original Mysteries", preceded by the "Action" variant of the 1994 Hanna-Barbera logo. Also, it was seen at the end of every episode on both the VHS and DVD releases of the "Cartoon Crack-Ups" set. |
*It can be seen at the end of all 5 episodes of ''Scooby-Doo! Where are You?'' on the DVD release "Original Mysteries", preceded by the "Action" variant of the 1994 Hanna-Barbera logo. Also, it was seen at the end of every episode on both the VHS and DVD releases of the "Cartoon Crack-Ups" set. |
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*It is known that the logo was present from the start on every 1995 "new modern remaster" of the series and feature films done by Turner before the broadcasters and home video staff made any edits to the prints. While the WarnerMedia-owned channels often plaster out the logo (especially on international airings), local channels not affiliated with Warner always keep the prints of the shows and films they air unaltered (besides needed censorship), so all the beginning and end logos are kept as is, including this one, which is why the logo was seen on 2000s overseas airings of shows including ''Droopy Master Detective'', ''Tom and Jerry Kids'', ''Yogi's Treasure Hunt'', ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'', ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' (1975), ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' and ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' (both 1979 and 1980 versions) on CTC in Russia, ''The Addams Family'' (1992 animated series) on Nova TV in Bulgaria, some episodes of ''The Mask: The Animated Series'' on THT in Russia, ''Top Cat'' and ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' on TV Prima in Czechia, plus some syndicated airings of the pre-1986 MGM and pre-1948 WB libraries (like ''Kelly's Heroes'' on AMC, ''A Time to Sing'' on Circle and the TV series ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' on GoodLife TV Network / YTA TV). |
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*While live-action television series from the Turner library would always have the long extended version of the logo, be it before the intro or after the end credits, there is one exception: the 1977-1983 MGM series ''CHiPs'' actually ends with the shortened variant of the logo. |
*While live-action television series from the Turner library would always have the long extended version of the logo, be it before the intro or after the end credits, there is one exception: the 1977-1983 MGM series ''CHiPs'' actually ends with the shortened variant of the logo. |
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*The short version was kept on the "Dexter's Laboratory: Season One" DVD release. Notably, ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is the only Cartoon Network original series to have this logo, as it was the only CN show released before the 1996 merger (excluding series like ''The Moxy Show or The What-a-Cartoon Show''). |
*The short version was kept on the "Dexter's Laboratory: Season One" DVD release. Notably, ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is the only Cartoon Network original series to have this logo, as it was the only CN show released before the 1996 merger (excluding series like ''The Moxy Show'' or ''The What-a-Cartoon Show''). |
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*As stated before above, somehow the short variant in high-pitched audio ended up on ''The Flintstones'' episode "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes" on recent Boomerang CEE airings from 2013 until 2018 (when the show left the schedule at that time). As the logo is always wiped out on modern overseas airings on the Warner-owned TV channels, it's obvious that it was kept on that episode unintentionally (plus it was the only episode on the channel to keep the full logo). Not only that, but post-2014 reruns of the ''Scooby-Doo Where Are You'' episode "What a Night for a Knight" on the channel featured only a small nano-second frame of this logo after the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons#14th Logo (September 3, 1994-November 28, 1997)|1994 H-B All-Stars "Action" card]] before cutting to the promos and commercial break. |
*As stated before above, somehow the short variant in high-pitched audio ended up on ''The Flintstones'' episode "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes" on recent Boomerang CEE airings from 2013 until 2018 (when the show left the schedule at that time). As the logo is always wiped out on modern overseas airings on the Warner-owned TV channels, it's obvious that it was kept on that episode unintentionally (plus it was the only episode on the channel to keep the full logo). Not only that, but post-2014 reruns of the ''Scooby-Doo Where Are You'' episode "What a Night for a Knight" on the channel featured only a small nano-second frame of this logo after the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons#14th Logo (September 3, 1994-November 28, 1997)|1994 H-B All-Stars "Action" card]] before cutting to the promos and commercial break. |
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*The logo is kept on the Warner Archive Collection DVD release of the 1995 ''Dumb and Dumber'' animated series, as well as on Amazon and iTunes prints of the show. The same can be said for a few episodes of ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', though most of them have the 1988 [[Worldvision Enterprises#3rd Logo (September 1988-May 26, 1999)|Worldvision Enterprises]] logo instead, preceded by the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons#8th Logo (September 6, 1986-1992; December 15, 1997; November 18, 1998-July 12, 2002)|CGI "Swirling Star" Hanna-Barbera logo]]. It is also kept on the Warner Archive Collection DVD release of ''Josie & The Pussycats in Outer Space'' and also on the DVD release of the 1993 special ''The Halloween Tree''. |
*The logo is kept on the Warner Archive Collection DVD release of the 1995 ''Dumb and Dumber'' animated series, as well as on Amazon and iTunes prints of the show. The same can be said for a few episodes of ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', though most of them have the 1988 [[Worldvision Enterprises#3rd Logo (September 1988-May 26, 1999)|Worldvision Enterprises]] logo instead, preceded by the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons#8th Logo (September 6, 1986-1992; December 15, 1997; November 18, 1998-July 12, 2002)|CGI "Swirling Star" Hanna-Barbera logo]]. It is also kept on the Warner Archive Collection DVD release of ''Josie & The Pussycats in Outer Space'' and also on the DVD release of the 1993 special ''The Halloween Tree''. |
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===2nd Logo (January 1, 1988)=== |
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===3rd Logo (October 1988-December 4, 1993, 2001)=== |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Filmstrip Star", "Turner Star" |
'''Nicknames:''' "Filmstrip Star", "Turner Star" |
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'''Logo:''' This has two distinct versions: |
'''Logo:''' This has two distinct versions: |
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*1988-1993: Everything is concentrated on the center of the screen and appears through a fade-in effects on a black background. At the top, we see a very tiny star outlined by 5 stylized low-cut {{color|fuchsia}} filmstrips. Below the star are the words "{{font|Serif|{{color|fuchsia|A TURNER ENTERTAINMENT}}}}" in a serif font and underneath, in the same font but smaller, "{{font|Serif|{{color|fuchsia|Presentation}}}}". At the bottom-center, in an even smaller lettering are the words "{{font|Serif|{{color|fuchsia|in association with}}}}" and underneath "{{font|Serif|{{color|fuchsia|SELZNICK PROPERTIRES LTD.}}}}" on the same font size as the Turner credit. All of the text is in the same type of {{color|fuchsia}} color. This variant only appears on the direct-to-VHS documentary ''The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind''. |
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*2001: On a black background, we see the same star from the previous variant but now bigger and in white, fading in alone on the top-center. Then the words "{{font|Serif|TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO.}}" in a serif font fade in after a few seconds below in white, after which in the same way does the Time Warner byline in its trademark font underneath on the bottom-center in the same color, but way smaller. A widescreen version of the logo also exists for films released in that format. |
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* 2001: On a black background we see the same star from the previous variant but now bigger and in white color, fading in alone on the top-center. Then the words "TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO." in Times New Roman font fade in after a few seconds below in white, after which the same does the Time Warner byline in its trademark font underneath on the bottom-center in the same color, but way smaller. A widescreen version of the logo also exists for films released in that format. |
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'''Availability:''' Turner used this logo mainly as a print logo during this era, and any onscreen appearance of this logo is quite rare. |
'''Availability:''' Turner used this logo mainly as a print logo during this era, and any onscreen appearance of this logo is quite rare. |
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The Turner Entertainment Company (commonly referred to as "Turner Entertainment Co.") was established on August 4, 1986 by media mogul Ted Turner, initially being a media distribution subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System to oversee its film and television libraries for domestic and worldwide distribution, after its ultra short-lived acquisition of MGM/UA Entertainment Co (now "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.", and "United Artists Corporation" respectively, which are now owned by MGM Holdings Inc.) Since Time Warner (later "WarnerMedia" and now "Warner Bros. Discovery") acquired Turner Broadcasting in 1996, it has served as an in-name only subsidiary and copyright holder of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Nicknames: "The Blue/Green Globe", "The CGI Globe", "Planet Turner"
Logo: On a blue/violet gradient CGI starfield, a blue oblong marquee with gold trim with the word "Turner" in silver and fancy italic letters with the right arm of the "T" extended over the other letters, and the left arm curled moves in, close to the screen from the right. The camera turns left to follow it, and it approaches a green globe, like a planet or moon, positioned in the top left and lit from there and behind. As it approaches, it zooms out and turns its left side (the camera's right) in away from the camera, eventually settling in front of the globe as the camera movement stops.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The starfield, logo and globe, all decent mid-late 1980s CGI.
Music/Sounds:
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Availability: Uncommon for both versions.
Editor's Note: A fantastic logo due to its CGI and fanfare.
Logo: Just a still of the Turner logo on a white background, which is positioned center-left. There are segmented lines behind the logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: A snippet of the Droopy Cartoon "Drag-A-Long Droopy", which is an echoed gunshot after Droopy says the line "Exciting. Isn't it?".
Availability: It's seen only in the documentary Tex Avery: King of Cartoons.
Editor's Note: It's probably a placeholder.
Nicknames: "Filmstrip Star", "Turner Star"
Logo: This has two distinct versions:
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FX/SFX: Just the fading. For the alternate The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind variant, there is also the star moving on the screen and zooming out. None for the Tom and Jerry Kids in-credit logo.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Turner used this logo mainly as a print logo during this era, and any onscreen appearance of this logo is quite rare.
Editor's Note: None.
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