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===Background=== |
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'''Turner Program Services''' was established in 1982 as the syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting System. It was best known for ''Captain Planet'' and some of its game shows, as well as distributing ''The Wonder Years'', [[Hanna-Barbera |
'''Turner Program Services''' was established in 1982 as the syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting System. It was best known for ''Captain Planet'' and some of its game shows, as well as distributing ''The Wonder Years'', [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s programming when Turner purchased the animation studio in 1991, and all material by Turner Entertainment Co. Upon Time Warner's purchase of the Turner properties on October 10, 1996, the unit was dismantled and some of the assets were folded into [[Telepictures Distribution]], which eventually folded into [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]] on November 26, 2003. |
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|TPS 1982.jpg|1st Logo (1982-1983) |
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|TPS (1983-1992) C.png|2nd Logo (1983-1992) |
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|TPS (1992-94).jpg|3rd Logo (1992-1994) |
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|TPS (1994-96) A.jpg|4th Logo (September 3, 1994-November 23, 1996) |
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===1st Logo (1982-1983)=== |
===1st Logo (1982-1983)=== |
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[[File:TPS 1982.jpg|350px|center]] |
[[File:TPS 1982.jpg|350px|center]] |
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{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBdyqE4SlY|t=289}} |
{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBdyqE4SlY|t=289}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black-purple gradient background, a trapezoid zooms in with a cloud time-lapse footage inside it. "{{color|gray|TPS}}" in a serif font and in gray flips in from behind the trapezoid to the front, with a spark pasted over the "{{color|gray|S}}". "TURNER PROGRAM SERVICES, INC." with "PRESENTS" underneath wipes in below. |
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'''Technique:''' Quantel Paintbox animation as produced by then-creative services director of TBS, John Christopher Burns. |
'''Technique:''' Quantel Paintbox animation as produced by then-creative services director of TBS, John Christopher Burns. |
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'''Audio:''' A synth tune. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on a 1983 airing of ''Treasures of the Snow'' on HBO. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on a April 3, 1983 airing of ''Treasures of the Snow'' on HBO. |
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===2nd Logo (1983-1992)=== |
===2nd Logo (1983-1992)=== |
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TPS (1983-1992) A.jpg |
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TPS (1983-1992) B.jpg |
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TPS (1983-1992) C.png |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=ikAmR5uqdhY |
{{YouTube|id=ikAmR5uqdhY}} |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, two rainbow-colored trails of the letters "'''TPS'''" come in from the left and right of the screen and move towards each other. When they join, a blue burst of light shines, revealing a rainbow-colored "'''TPS'''" when it dies down. Below that, the words "{{color|#FFD900|'''Turner Program Services'''}}" in yellow flash in one by one. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* The opening variant is the same, except the word "{{color|#FFD900|'''presents'''}}" flashes in below and a spark appears on "{{color|#FFD900|'''Program'''}}" when it flashes. Sometimes, this would be superimposed over the start of the program (and/or is cut down to where the name appears). |
* The <u>opening variant</u> is the same, except the word "{{color|#FFD900|'''presents'''}}" flashes in below and a spark appears on "{{color|#FFD900|'''Program'''}}" when it flashes. Sometimes, this would be superimposed over the start of the program (and/or is cut down to where the name appears). |
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* Another closing variant has the text "'''Distributed by''' '''TURNER PROGRAM SERVICES, INC.'''". |
* Another closing variant has the text <u>"'''Distributed by''' '''TURNER PROGRAM SERVICES, INC.'''"</u>. |
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* On occasion, the logo is still. A copyright date may also be present below the logo. |
* On occasion, the logo is <u>still</u>. A copyright date may also be present below the logo. |
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* One version has the opening variant, however there is a freeze frame before "{{color|#FFD900|'''presents'''}}" appears. This also used the long version of the music. |
* One version has the opening variant, however <u>there is a freeze frame before "{{color|#FFD900|'''presents'''}}" appears</u>. This also used the long version of the music. |
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* A short version exists |
* A <u>short version</u> exists, which starts with "'''TPS'''" already formed and the blue burst of light shining. |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' Slit-scan and backlit animation. |
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''' |
'''Audio:''' A dreamy, synthesized tune with "shining" sound effects and three notes that go "down-up-down" at the end in sync with the words appearing. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* A variation exists which has the standard music, with a "fourth note" added. This |
* A variation exists which has the standard music, with <u>a "fourth note"</u> added. This can be found on the syndicated version of the colorized print of ''Gunga Din'', and is also used on the opening variant. |
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* On some programs, the |
* On some programs, the ending theme of the show would play over it or the logo is silent. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on all three [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]]-produced seasons of ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'', and is also retained on [[Boomerang]] airings thereof. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* It is also seen at the end of the MeTV Toons airings of the first three seasons of ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'', which is then followed by the 2003 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo. |
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* The long version can be found on ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans''. |
* The long version can be found on ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans''. |
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* The still version |
* The still version was seen on season 2 of ''Starcade'' in syndication, and can also be seen on some of the episodes on the Starcade.tv website starting with #109. |
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* It was also seen on the short-lived 1989 Merrill Heatter game show ''The Last Word'' (with copyright date). |
* It was also seen on the short-lived 1989 Merrill Heatter game show ''The Last Word'' (with copyright date). |
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* The short silent variant was spotted |
* The short silent variant was spotted on the short-lived series ''The Beach Boys: Endless Summer'' and ''Jacques Cousteau'', as well as syndicated broadcasts of colorized B&W films owned by Turner under the banner of ''Color Classic Theater''. |
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* The superimposed variant and the "Distributed by" end variant were also sighted on the TPS/[[CINAR|Cinar]] dub of ''Ultra Seven'' when it last aired on TNT in the mid '90s. |
* The superimposed variant and the "Distributed by" end variant were also sighted on the TPS/[[CINAR|Cinar]] dub of ''Ultra Seven'' when it last aired on TNT in the mid '90s. |
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* It is unknown whether ''The Adventures of Albert and Sidney'' had this logo as well, as it never aired in the U.S. at all. |
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===3rd Logo (1992-1994)=== |
===3rd Logo (1992-1994)=== |
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[[File:TPS (1992-94).jpg|400px|center]] |
[[File:TPS (1992-94).jpg|400px|center]] |
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{{YouTube|id=pwZNpSkn51Q}} |
{{YouTube|id=pwZNpSkn51Q|id2=DfLho9P6UMo}} |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a shaded {{color|gray}} background, the silver word "TURNER" (in Didot) swings downward into place. The words "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|silver|'''PROGRAM SERVICES'''}}}}" (in Times New Roman), and two lines above and below them fade in, forming the logo like this: |
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<center>{{Huge|{{Font|Garamond|{{color|silver|<u>'''TURNER'''</u>}}}}}} |
<center>{{Huge|{{Font|Garamond|{{color|silver|<u>'''TURNER'''</u>}}}}}} |
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<br> |
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{{Font| |
{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|silver|<u>'''PROGRAM SERVICES'''</u>}}}} |
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</center> |
</center> |
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The word "TURNER" shines when the logo is formed. |
The word "TURNER" shines when the logo is formed. |
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'''Variant:''' |
'''Variant:''' A <u>short version</u> exists, which has the logo fully formed, shining. It's slowed down on some episodes of ''The Wonder Years''. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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''' |
'''Audio:''' A three-note mellow orchestra tune ending with a "ping" sound. This is an excerpt of a track entitled "Straight from the Heart", composed by Al Capps for production music company Killer Tracks. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* A <u>variant that has the music slowed down</u> exists, making the logo last a bit longer. |
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* Sometimes, it may also have the end theme playing over it. |
* Sometimes, it may also have <u>the end theme playing over it</u>. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* It was seen on syndicated prints of ''The Wonder Years'' (late 1990s Nick |
* It was seen on syndicated prints of ''The Wonder Years'' (late 1990s Nick at Nite airings plastered this logo with the 1995 [[Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV, Cable & Network Features]] logo) and Boomerang reruns of season 3 of ''The New Adventures of Captain Planet'', three episodes of ''SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'', and ''2 Stupid Dogs'', respectively. |
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* Newer syndicated prints of classic [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons in the early 1990s, such as reruns of ''The Jetsons'' and ''Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines'' also had this logo (replacing [[Worldvision Enterprises]]). |
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* The version with the slowed-down music was also seen on some episodes of ''The Wonder Years'', as well as early 1990s syndication prints of ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' (1987). |
* The version with the slowed-down music was also seen on some episodes of ''The Wonder Years'', as well as early 1990s syndication prints of ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' (1987). |
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===4th Logo (September 3, 1994-1996)=== |
===4th Logo (September 3, 1994-November 23, 1996)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="220"> |
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TPS (1994-96) A.jpg |
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TPS (1994-96) B.jpg |
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Turner Program Services (variant, 1996).jpg|''The Lazarus Man'' variant |
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}} |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=AtoIQF9CnPI|id2= |
{{YouTube|id=AtoIQF9CnPI|id2=qiPY-PUzxSU|id3=hoAdTZxA1aE|id4=nEZVXQmrED8}} |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a white background is a black "'''''Turner'''''" logo (as seen in the globe logo). Underneath, a gold line is drawn in and afterwards, the words "'''PROGRAM SERVICES'''" (also in black) quickly unfold below it letter by letter. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*A <u>long version</u> exists, where the logo is shown on a {{color|gray}} gradient background, very similar to the previous logo, and had "'''PROGRAM SERVICES'''" in white and the Turner logo fading in first, with the Turner logo's text shimmering afterward. |
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*On <u>''The Lazarus Man''</u>, the "in association with [[Castle Rock Entertainment]]" text, a copyright stamp and a URL are seen below. |
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'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
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''' |
'''Audio:''' A synth tune, beginning with a timpani pound, then 11 notes and another pound on the 11th note with a drum hit. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* A <u>longer version</u> exists, where the logo's theme is preceded by a jet-like sound mixed with pitch-bending windchimes (which sounds similar to the Windows NT startup sound; perhaps the same synth preset), and ending with three timpani drumbeats and shimmering noises at the end. |
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* Sometimes, the end theme may also play over it. |
* Sometimes, the <u>end theme may also play over it</u>. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* This logo was seen on 1995 TBS airings of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' (following the 1994 [[Hanna-Barbera]] "Comedy All-Stars" logo), and is also seen on the last two seasons of ''The New Adventures of Captain Planet'', the final two episodes of ''SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'', and ''The Lazarus Man''. |
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** It is also intact on current Tubi prints of ''A Flintstones Christmas Carol'', digitally remastered in High Definition (straight from the original film negatives). |
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* The gray variant can be found on TV broadcasts of ''Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights'' (1994), usually with the warp-speed variant of the |
* The gray variant can be found on TV broadcasts of ''Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights'' (1994) and is also preserved at the end of the 2000 UK VHS release of ''A Flintstones Christmas Carol'' (1994) from [[Warner Home Video]] and a Tubi streaming print thereof, usually with the warp-speed variant of the 1986 [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner]] "CGI Globe" logo following it. |
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* It is also seen at the end of later episodes of ''2 Stupid Dogs''. |
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{{Chronology||[[Telepictures Distribution]]}} |
{{Chronology||[[Telepictures Distribution]]}} |
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[[Category:Turner Entertainment]] |
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[[Category:Logos with music by Al Capps]] |
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[[Category:Logos with music by Killer Tracks]] |
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Turner Program Services was established in 1982 as the syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting System. It was best known for Captain Planet and some of its game shows, as well as distributing The Wonder Years, Hanna-Barbera's programming when Turner purchased the animation studio in 1991, and all material by Turner Entertainment Co. Upon Time Warner's purchase of the Turner properties on October 10, 1996, the unit was dismantled and some of the assets were folded into Telepictures Distribution, which eventually folded into Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution on November 26, 2003.
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1st Logo (1982-1983) | 2nd Logo (1983-1992) | 3rd Logo (1992-1994) | 4th Logo (September 3, 1994-November 23, 1996) |
Visuals: On a black-purple gradient background, a trapezoid zooms in with a cloud time-lapse footage inside it. "TPS" in a serif font and in gray flips in from behind the trapezoid to the front, with a spark pasted over the "S". "TURNER PROGRAM SERVICES, INC." with "PRESENTS" underneath wipes in below.
Technique: Quantel Paintbox animation as produced by then-creative services director of TBS, John Christopher Burns.
Audio: A synth tune.
Availability: Seen on a April 3, 1983 airing of Treasures of the Snow on HBO.
Visuals: On a black background, two rainbow-colored trails of the letters "TPS" come in from the left and right of the screen and move towards each other. When they join, a blue burst of light shines, revealing a rainbow-colored "TPS" when it dies down. Below that, the words "Turner Program Services" in yellow flash in one by one.
Variants:
Technique: Slit-scan and backlit animation.
Audio: A dreamy, synthesized tune with "shining" sound effects and three notes that go "down-up-down" at the end in sync with the words appearing.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on all three DIC-produced seasons of Captain Planet and the Planeteers, and is also retained on Boomerang airings thereof.
Visuals: On a shaded gray background, the silver word "TURNER" (in Didot) swings downward into place. The words "PROGRAM SERVICES" (in Times New Roman), and two lines above and below them fade in, forming the logo like this:
PROGRAM SERVICES
The word "TURNER" shines when the logo is formed.
Variant: A short version exists, which has the logo fully formed, shining. It's slowed down on some episodes of The Wonder Years.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A three-note mellow orchestra tune ending with a "ping" sound. This is an excerpt of a track entitled "Straight from the Heart", composed by Al Capps for production music company Killer Tracks.
Audio Variants:
Availability:
Visuals: On a white background is a black "Turner" logo (as seen in the globe logo). Underneath, a gold line is drawn in and afterwards, the words "PROGRAM SERVICES" (also in black) quickly unfold below it letter by letter.
Variants:
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: A synth tune, beginning with a timpani pound, then 11 notes and another pound on the 11th note with a drum hit.
Audio Variants:
Availability:
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