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Universal Television has its roots going back to 1947 when they entered the television market via [[United World Films]]. But after very little success, they shifted into producing TV commercials under Universal International Television, with the United World Name being renamed Universal Television by 1956. The current company of Universal Television was formed in 1962 after MCA bought Decca Records, who was also the owner of [[Universal Pictures|Universal-International Pictures]] and renamed MCA's television production company [[Revue Studios]] to the then-current name. They co-produced many shows with Jack Webb's [[Mark VII Limited]] such as ''Adam-12'' and a revival of the 1951 series ''Dragnet'' in 1967. In 1988, Universal Television and [[MCA TV]] formed a sub-division known as [[MTE|MCA Television Entertainment]] (or "MTE").. In 1990, Uni TV began the ''Law & Order'' franchise. The same year, Universal was acquired by the electronics company Mastushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (now "Panasonic Corporation"). In 1995, Universal was acquired by Joseph A. Seagram and Sons and later acquired the USA Networks. In 1996, MCA was reincorporated as "Universal Studios" and acquired [[Multimedia Entertainment]] from Gannett, Inc., and Universal Television's distribution arm, MCA TV, as well as its sub-division, MTE were renamed to Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Television Entertainment respectively. In 1997, Universal sold off its USA Networks and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller), who renamed it to Studios USA. In 1998, the breakup of [[United International Pictures]]' TV arm led to Universal reforming its own international television distributor, Universal Worldwide Television. It handled international distribution of Studios USA shows, while Studios USA handled domestic distribution of Universal's own library. In 1998, Seagram bought [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]], which included [[PolyGram Television (UK)|PolyGram Television]]. The deal closed in 1999, and the name PolyGram was soon scrubbed and replaced with the Universal name. However in 1999, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]] used its debt to acquire most of the pre-1996 films (1,300 titles) by PolyGram from Seagram. In 2001, Vivendi Universal acquired USA Networks and made Diller as CEO of VU Entertainment fully reforming Universal Television. On May 12, 2004, General Electric (GE) acquired 80% of Universal Studios and merged the studio with NBC to form "NBC Universal, Inc." (now "NBCUniversal, LLC") and merged the two television companies to form "NBC Universal Television" (now "[[NBCUniversal Television]]"). However, the company decided to keep the NBC and Universal Television names in the end credits from any series by NBC or Universal. On September 12, 2011, the name "Universal Television" was reinstated, replacing the name "[[Universal Media Studios]]". |
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Revue Studios (first known as "Revue Productions, Inc.") was founded in 1943 by MCA when they originally produced live shows. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of ''Armour Theatre'', based on the radio show ''Stars Over Hollywood''. The company was renamed "Revue Studios" after MCA purchased the [[Universal Studios]] lot in 1958. Then in 1962, following the acquisition of Decca Records, who owned Universal-International Pictures at the time, Revue was renamed as "Universal Television". |
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Universal Television has its roots going back to 1947 when they entered the television market via [[United World Films]]. But after very little success, they shifted into producing TV commercials under Universal International Television, with the United World Name being renamed Universal Television by 1956. The current company of Universal Television was formed in 1962 after MCA bought Decca Records, who was also the owner of [[Universal Pictures|Universal-International Pictures]] and renamed MCA's television production company Revue Studios to the then-current name. They co-produced many shows with Jack Webb's [[Mark VII Limited]] such as ''Adam-12'' and a revival of the 1951 series ''Dragnet'' in 1967. In 1988, Universal Television and [[MCA TV]] formed a sub-division known as [[MTE|MCA Television Entertainment]] (or "MTE").. In 1990, Uni TV began the ''Law & Order'' franchise. The same year, Universal was acquired by the electronics company Mastushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (now "Panasonic Corporation"). In 1995, Universal was acquired by Joseph A. Seagram and Sons and later acquired the USA Networks. In 1996, MCA was reincorporated as "Universal Studios" and acquired [[Multimedia Entertainment]] from Gannett, Inc., and Universal Television's distribution arm, MCA TV, as well as its sub-division, MTE were renamed to Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Television Entertainment respectively. In 1997, Universal sold off its USA Networks and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller), who renamed it to Studios USA. In 1998, the breakup of [[United International Pictures]]' TV arm led to Universal reforming its own international television distributor, Universal Worldwide Television. It handled international distribution of Studios USA shows, while Studios USA handled domestic distribution of Universal's own library. In 1998, Seagram bought [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]], which included [[PolyGram Television (UK)|PolyGram Television]]. The deal closed in 1999, and the name PolyGram was soon scrubbed and replaced with the Universal name. However in 1999, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]] used its debt to acquire most of the pre-1996 films (1,300 titles) by PolyGram from Seagram. In 2001, Vivendi Universal acquired USA Networks and made Diller as CEO of VU Entertainment fully reforming Universal Television. On May 12, 2004, General Electric (GE) acquired 80% of Universal Studios and merged the studio with NBC to form "NBC Universal, Inc." (now "NBCUniversal, LLC") and merged the two television companies to form "NBC Universal Television" (now "[[NBCUniversal Television]]"). However, the company decided to keep the NBC and Universal Television names in the end credits from any series by NBC or Universal. On September 12, 2011, the name "Universal Television" was reinstated, replacing the name "[[Universal Media Studios]]". |
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==Revue Studios== |
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===1st Logo (August 11, 1951-1953)=== |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Rotating Camera", "Turning Camera", "Revue Camera", "Camera of Doom" |
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'''Logo:''' We zoom in on a shot of a TV camera, which turns sideways, revealing the phrase "'''A REVUE PRODUCTION'''" (in a Futura font) inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The rotation of the TV camera, all done in live action. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic 1940s-esque horn fanfare. |
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as the "Filmreel" is long gone. This has appeared for a short time on some episodes of ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', among a few others. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The music will probably be a problem with many viewers. The camera zoom-in and it turning can also give someone the shakes. |
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===2nd Logo (1953-1957)=== |
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'''Logo:''' Over a light shaded background, we see the phrase "Produced by '''REVUE''' In Hollywood". The word "'''REVUE'''" is taller than the rest of the words, and appears in a very slim, 3-dimensional state. The angle is on the right, looking downward, with a bit of a shadow behind the letters. The remainder of the logo features the other words in a fancy cursive font. |
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*This logo is shared with the MCA TV "Filmreel" logo on several TV shows. |
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*On ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', the logo is superimposed into the background and the word "REVUE" is in 2D. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the closing theme of the show. |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon, though a variant of sorts can be found on first season episodes of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' on Antenna TV and on DVD, as well as the pilot episode of ''Leave It to Beaver'' on TV Land, Antenna TV, and DVD, and ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on DVD. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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===3rd Logo (1957-1958)=== |
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'''Logo:''' An in-credit version of the previous logo, but the text is in Franklin Gothic and reads "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''filmed at {{Big|revue}} in Hollywood'''}}" with "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|{{Big|'''revue'''}}}}" in bold lettering: |
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The MCA Arrowhead above it is located near the logo. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*"Exclusive Representatives" was later changed to "exclusive distributor" on the MCA-TV logo. |
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*Sometimes the phrase "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen above the arrowhead. |
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*At other times, it would say "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''produced by {{Big|revue}} in Hollywood'''}}". |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Scrolling of the credits or superimposed. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Just the end title theme from any show. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. |
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*It's seen on almost the entire 1st season and a few early episodes of the 2nd season of ''Leave It to Beaver'' on Me-TV, Antenna TV and DVD. |
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*It also appears on the first season of ''Wagon Train'' on Encore Westerns and 1957-1958 episodes of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' on Antenna TV and ''Bachelor Father''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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===4th Logo (1958-1963)=== |
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'''Nickname:''' "The Filmstrips" |
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'''Logo:''' Two filmstrip-like lines with letters (the top one being black and the bottom one being {{Font color|gray|gray}} move in opposite directions of each other, with the top line going left and the bottom line going right. To the tune of their 5-note fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''revue'''}}". Then the rest of the letters move away, bringing in a white-outlined rounded rectangle shape (kind of similar to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then the inside turns into a {{Font color|darkgray|dark gray}} color under the black and {{Font color|gray|gray}} blocks of letters, with the phrases "filmed in hollywood at" above the blocks, "studios" below them, and "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under the shape appearing with it. The MCA byline, which was actually underneath the logo, was usually accompanied by its own union bug, which was a small globe with the words MCA over it. |
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This logo also appears in series credits. Sometimes, just the name appears just as its predecessor logo has done before. |
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'''Trivia:''' |
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* The letters featured on the lines are the following: |
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** Top Right: {{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''xazcnaqurpemscvxuozserncv'''}} |
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** Left: {{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''azcvrzsnoxureaocvucxozrsx'''}} |
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* The top of the row also spells "revue": {{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''xazcnaqurpemscvxuozserncv'''}} |
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*This logo appeared in quite a few lengths. There is a long version that features the full-length version of the fanfare. Some shows, such as those produced in association with Kayro Productions, feature an abridged version of the logo that starts with the TV tube zooming out and a shortened fanfare. There are also several versions of this logo used for co-productions, such as for Kayro shows, JaMco Productions, Hubbell-Robinson Productions, Top Gun Productions, and Shamley Productions; those feature the company name alongside a smaller version of the Revue logo. |
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*In 1962, a color version was introduced. The regular logo now takes place on a wallflower-type background with 60s star designs in {{Font color|darkorange|orange}}, similar to the 1st logo of Universal Television. The filmstrips on the top are {{Font color|orange|orange}} and those on the bottom are {{Font color|teal|teal}}. The animation is the same, but the television tube inside later turns {{Font color|antiquewhite|ivory}} instead of black. |
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*Another variation existed with the blocks blinking, which later fades to the co-producer's card. This version is bylineless. |
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*Another variation existed with this logo on a {{Font color|deepskyblue|light blue}} background, but the inside is {{Font color|red|red}} with a white outline and the "r", "v", and "e" blocks are black and the "e" and "u" ones are {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The only animation used was the TV tube finishing zooming out and later fading to the 1964 Universal Television logo in color. |
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*Early versions have a conjoined Revue/MCA logo, with the Revue logo on the left in a solid-lined TV tube border, and an MCA Arrowhead logo in a dotted-line TV tube connected to it on the right, Venn diagram-style. The usual Revue info is written on the left tube, and "mca tv exclusive distributor" is written on the right tube. The company name in which the show had been co-produced is written above, as usual. |
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*One Kayro Productions variant had "Produced by Kayro productions" in a strange font (with "Kayro" in very large letters) and the TV tube containing the Revue logo with no additional text. |
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*On season 2 of ''Leave It to Beaver'' among other series, it has the words "'''productions inc.'''" on the Revue logo, which later changed to "'''studios'''" in 1959. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The building block-type animation. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A loud but majestic horn fanfare accompanied by a xylophone; this has appeared in quite a few lengths, corresponding with the logo. There were two jingles, a (rarely-heard) long version and a short version both arranged by Stanley Wilson and Juan Garcia Esquivel. The long version has the first note longer and 4 extra notes. The short version has the 1st note shorter and deleted the 4 extra notes. |
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*Over the years, some shows have the regular jingle plastered with the 1964 Universal Television theme. |
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*The 1962 logo featured a higher-pitched version of the theme. |
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*There is a long version that doesn't feature the echo. |
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*A high tone variant of the long version also exists. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. |
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*It's currently seen on ''Leave It to Beaver'' on TV Land, Me-TV, and Antenna TV, S1 of ''McHale's Navy'' and ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' on Antenna TV with the in-credit logos from 1958-1960 and the animation from 1960-1963. |
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*The color version is rare and was last seen on the first season episodes of ''The Virginian'' on Starz Encore Westerns and Laramie and the other on the color episodes of ''McHale's Navy''. More recently, the color version has been spotted on several color episodes of ''Laramie'' on Encore Westerns, followed by the 1960-63 NBC Studios "Snake" logo. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Final Note:''' Kayro Productions and Revue Studios formed a partnership by forming [[Kayro-UTV Productions|Kayro-Vue Productions]] in 1964. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' Recycling the same design and animation from the 1962 Revue logo suggests that this was a placeholder before switching to the globe the following year. |
'''Editor's Note:''' Recycling the same design and animation from the 1962 Revue logo suggests that this was a placeholder before switching to the globe the following year. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' A classic combination of using the globe with the Revue/Universal themes. |
'''Editor's Note:''' A classic combination of using the globe with the Revue/Universal themes. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo. |
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo. |
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo, though it's disappointing that the globe was downgraded to a still image. |
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo, though it's disappointing that the globe was downgraded to a still image. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' It's the 1973 movie logo on television. Not much to say. |
'''Editor's Note:''' It's the 1973 movie logo on television. Not much to say. |
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Revue Studios (first known as "Revue Productions, Inc.") was founded in 1943 by MCA when they originally produced live shows. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of Armour Theatre, based on the radio show Stars Over Hollywood. The company was renamed "Revue Studios" after MCA purchased the Universal Studios lot in 1958. Then in 1962, following the acquisition of Decca Records, who owned Universal-International Pictures at the time, Revue was renamed as "Universal Television".
Universal Television has its roots going back to 1947 when they entered the television market via United World Films. But after very little success, they shifted into producing TV commercials under Universal International Television, with the United World Name being renamed Universal Television by 1956. The current company of Universal Television was formed in 1962 after MCA bought Decca Records, who was also the owner of Universal-International Pictures and renamed MCA's television production company Revue Studios to the then-current name. They co-produced many shows with Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited such as Adam-12 and a revival of the 1951 series Dragnet in 1967. In 1988, Universal Television and MCA TV formed a sub-division known as MCA Television Entertainment (or "MTE").. In 1990, Uni TV began the Law & Order franchise. The same year, Universal was acquired by the electronics company Mastushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (now "Panasonic Corporation"). In 1995, Universal was acquired by Joseph A. Seagram and Sons and later acquired the USA Networks. In 1996, MCA was reincorporated as "Universal Studios" and acquired Multimedia Entertainment from Gannett, Inc., and Universal Television's distribution arm, MCA TV, as well as its sub-division, MTE were renamed to Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Television Entertainment respectively. In 1997, Universal sold off its USA Networks and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller), who renamed it to Studios USA. In 1998, the breakup of United International Pictures' TV arm led to Universal reforming its own international television distributor, Universal Worldwide Television. It handled international distribution of Studios USA shows, while Studios USA handled domestic distribution of Universal's own library. In 1998, Seagram bought PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, which included PolyGram Television. The deal closed in 1999, and the name PolyGram was soon scrubbed and replaced with the Universal name. However in 1999, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios used its debt to acquire most of the pre-1996 films (1,300 titles) by PolyGram from Seagram. In 2001, Vivendi Universal acquired USA Networks and made Diller as CEO of VU Entertainment fully reforming Universal Television. On May 12, 2004, General Electric (GE) acquired 80% of Universal Studios and merged the studio with NBC to form "NBC Universal, Inc." (now "NBCUniversal, LLC") and merged the two television companies to form "NBC Universal Television" (now "NBCUniversal Television"). However, the company decided to keep the NBC and Universal Television names in the end credits from any series by NBC or Universal. On September 12, 2011, the name "Universal Television" was reinstated, replacing the name "Universal Media Studios".
Nicknames: "Rotating Camera", "Turning Camera", "Revue Camera", "Camera of Doom"
Logo: We zoom in on a shot of a TV camera, which turns sideways, revealing the phrase "A REVUE PRODUCTION" (in a Futura font) inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo.
FX/SFX: The rotation of the TV camera, all done in live action.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic 1940s-esque horn fanfare.
Availability: Extremely rare, as the "Filmreel" is long gone. This has appeared for a short time on some episodes of The Adventures of Kit Carson, among a few others.
Editor's Note: The music will probably be a problem with many viewers. The camera zoom-in and it turning can also give someone the shakes.
Logo: Over a light shaded background, we see the phrase "Produced by REVUE In Hollywood". The word "REVUE" is taller than the rest of the words, and appears in a very slim, 3-dimensional state. The angle is on the right, looking downward, with a bit of a shadow behind the letters. The remainder of the logo features the other words in a fancy cursive font.
Variant:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the closing theme of the show.
Availability: Uncommon, though a variant of sorts can be found on first season episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Antenna TV and on DVD, as well as the pilot episode of Leave It to Beaver on TV Land, Antenna TV, and DVD, and The Adventures of Kit Carson on DVD.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: An in-credit version of the previous logo, but the text is in Franklin Gothic and reads "filmed at revue in Hollywood" with "revue" in bold lettering:
The MCA Arrowhead above it is located near the logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Scrolling of the credits or superimposed.
Music/Sounds: Just the end title theme from any show.
Availability: Common.
Editor's Note: None.
Nickname: "The Filmstrips"
Logo: Two filmstrip-like lines with letters (the top one being black and the bottom one being gray move in opposite directions of each other, with the top line going left and the bottom line going right. To the tune of their 5-note fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "revue". Then the rest of the letters move away, bringing in a white-outlined rounded rectangle shape (kind of similar to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then the inside turns into a dark gray color under the black and gray blocks of letters, with the phrases "filmed in hollywood at" above the blocks, "studios" below them, and "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under the shape appearing with it. The MCA byline, which was actually underneath the logo, was usually accompanied by its own union bug, which was a small globe with the words MCA over it.
This logo also appears in series credits. Sometimes, just the name appears just as its predecessor logo has done before.
Trivia:
Variants:
FX/SFX: The building block-type animation.
Music/Sounds: A loud but majestic horn fanfare accompanied by a xylophone; this has appeared in quite a few lengths, corresponding with the logo. There were two jingles, a (rarely-heard) long version and a short version both arranged by Stanley Wilson and Juan Garcia Esquivel. The long version has the first note longer and 4 extra notes. The short version has the 1st note shorter and deleted the 4 extra notes.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Editor's Note: None.
Final Note: Kayro Productions and Revue Studios formed a partnership by forming Kayro-Vue Productions in 1964.
Nickname: "Blinking Negatives"
Logo: It looks just like the 1962 Revue "Blinking Negatives" logo, without the additional animation. The company name flickers 6 times, during the first 5 bars of the fanfare and makes a stop during the rest of the jingle. The phrase is "filmed at universal city, MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" with a small MCA logo bug next to the distributor's byline (which was outside the logo as always). The color version has a wallflower-type background in red with white '60s-type star designs over it. The filmstrip blocks are red and blue, the background of the tubular border was light blue, and all the block colors revert to black and white over and over. The B&W variation of the logo was the same as the B&W version of the Revue logo, but the only block colors that flicker are the black and white ones.
Variant: On some series such as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, the logo appears without the MCA byline, and then fades to the co-producer's card.
FX/SFX: The blinking blocks.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1960 Revue logo theme. A sped-up version of the short 1960 Revue jingle was heard when Hallmark Channel reran The Virginian due to time compressing.
Availability: Rare. The B&W version is seen on season 2 of McHale's Navy, Suspense Theatre, and The Jack Benny Program, as well as season 7 of Wagon Train and season 2 of The Virginian.
Editor's Note: Recycling the same design and animation from the 1962 Revue logo suggests that this was a placeholder before switching to the globe the following year.
Nicknames: "Zooming Globe", "MCA Globe", "Zooming MCA Globe"
Logo: Like its then-current movie logo, the rotating globe zooms in, along with the two Van Allen radiation belts. The text:
is superimposed simultaneously. The text, in the same font as the then-current movie logo (minus the texture), will usually appear in the normal near-yellow font with a shadow effect, but a bronze/brown or white color appears sometimes. The MCA union bug appears with the byline.
Trivia: The logo was designed and animated by Universal Title, who also designed and animated all of the logos by Universal until 1990 and handled all title and optical effects for all films and Universal Television series.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The zooming in of the globe with the text fading in.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common. It's seen on seasons 2-4 of McHale's Navy, It Takes a Thief, and Adam-12, Dragnet, season 1 and first half season 2 of Ironside, and season 3 and beyond of The Virginian, as Universal's past logos are kept quite well.
Editor's Note: A classic combination of using the globe with the Revue/Universal themes.
Nicknames: "Zooming Globe II", "MCA Globe II", "Zooming MCA Globe II"
Logo: Same as above, but the phrase now appears as:
The entire text is in a different font (which is Eurostile Bold, the same font also used in the opening credits of Ironside), compared to the previous logo, which Universal's name was all yellow from that point on. The MCA union bug appears with the byline.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as the 2nd logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 2nd logo.
Availability: Pretty common. Should be saved on any Universal show of the era such as It Takes a Thief, S2 of Adam-12, and the final season of Dragnet '67, as well as the second half of season 2 and seasons 3 and 4 of Ironside among others, as well as the 1st season of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Editor's Note: Same as the 2nd logo.
Nicknames: "Zooming Globe III", "MCA Globe III", "Zooming MCA Globe III"
Logo: Same as above, but the text now reads:
Trivia: This logo variation was initially made for on-location series and TV movies such as McCloud.
Variants: This logo features two other variations, both of which feature the MCA globe bug along the company byline.:
FX/SFX: Same as the 2nd logo.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Rare, as it only used for 8 months, but it's still saved on any Universal series during this era, such as Marcus Welby, M.D., Adam-12, Columbo, and Night Gallery, as well as the final season of The Virginian and the 1st season of Alias Smith and Jones. It's also seen on the final season of It Takes a Thief.
Editor's Note: Same as the 2nd logo.
Nicknames: "Universal Globe", "MCA Globe IV", "Still Zooming Globe"
Logo: This time, the globe is just a still picture. The shortened text fades in, in the same yellow bold font from the logo above:
Variants: This one has four other variations:
...all sporting the MCA union bug alongside the said company byline. Was only referred to as "IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" during the 1971-72 season (the logo's first).
FX/SFX: Just the text fading in.
Music/Sounds: Changed depending on the year, all arranged by Quincy Jones.
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: Same as the 2nd logo, though it's disappointing that the globe was downgraded to a still image.
Nicknames: "Universal Globe II", "MCA Globe V", "Still Zooming Globe II"
Logo: Same backdrop as the previous logo, but the phrase was shortened again to...
This time, "UNIVERSAL" is in the same font as used in that era's movie logo and also appears textured (in fact, this looks like a still of the 1963-1990 movie logo, with MCA information added in afterwards). The MCA byline is also the same, although the position is a bit shifted to the right due to the MCA union bug's appearance with the byline, and the byline may be shifted closer up in some appearances. The MCA globe bug is bigger than the recent and is seen to the left of its respective byline. The top text line sometimes reads "AND" or "IN ASSOCIATION WITH".
FX/SFX: Only the text above and the byline below fading in. The "UNIVERSAL" name was only still. Although on one late season 5 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D., the entire logo fades out as opposed to cutting out.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: Same as the 5th logo.
Nicknames: "Universal Globe III", "Globe from/of Hell/Doom", "MCA Globe VI", "Still Zooming Globe III"
Logo: Same as the 6th logo, but with a few differences from the previous logo:
The top text line had the same "FROM", "AND" and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" lines centered in from previous logos. On The A-Team, it used the "FROM" top line and added the word "AND" (which later turned green starting in the 1984-1985 season) below the MCA byline. This was done to present the Stephen J. Cannell logo that followed it.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Just the entire text fading in.
Music/Sounds: A new 5-note fanfare that retains the first four elements of the classic Revue theme but does not feature the 9-note trademark fanfare used since the Revue days (this new version sounds like a variation of "Happy Birthday to You"). There are many versions of this jingle, with the orchestration changing with each rendition. All were arranged by Robert Prince.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Editor's Note: Same as the 5th logo, but there are some bits that made it notorious among some viewers with the more dramatic logo themes and the less friendly-looking typeface on the logo contributing to it.
Nicknames: "MCA Globe VII", "Almost Still Zooming Globe"
Logo: Just the end of the 1973 Universal Pictures logo used in place of the TV logo.
FX/SFX: The rotating globe.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extinct. Was seen on the '80s syndicated series The Woody Woodpecker Show, which was co-produced and distributed by The Program Exchange.
Editor's Note: It's the 1973 movie logo on television. Not much to say.
Nicknames: "CGI Globe", "MCA Globe VIII", "CGI MCA Globe", "90s Globe", "90s MCA Globe", "CGI '90s MCA Globe"
Logo: It's nearly the same as its 1991 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences:
Trivia: This logo is based on the print movie artwork logo designed by Glen Wexler.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The CGI of the rotating globe and the name.
Music/Sounds: A majestic French horn fanfare, based on Universal's long version of its 1990 jingle. A low tone was also included starting in 1991 on Quantum Leap. All composed by James Horner.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Fairly common. With most Universal logos, they are usually retained on any repeat broadcasts.
Editor's Note: It's a decent CGI version of the then-current movie logo.
Nicknames: "CGI Globe II", "CGI Glittering Planet TV", "2000s Globe"
Logo: A near-still shot of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo used in motion pictures (with the globe still rotating and the glow shining). It looks nearly the same, and you can still see a glow from behind it. Text will appear below the logo, as listed below:
Variants:
FX/SFX: The "fire" behind the globe, the globe rotating, and the name fading in until 2000.
Music/Sounds: A short version of the movie counterpart's theme. On some shows, it's silent. NBC, CBS and ABC used their generic themes. Variations of the theme are listed below. All composed by Jerry Goldsmith.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common. Can still be found on most, if not all Universal-produced shows of this time such as the Law & Order franchise (except on Sundance and local reruns), among others. Universal's merger with NBC put an end to this logo in 2004.
Editor's Note: It's just the end bit of the then-current movie logo, which is still fine with good relaxing music and CGI.
Nicknames: "CGI Globe III", "Sunburst Globe", "2010s Globe"
Logo: We zoom out from a Western Hemisphere view of a detailed globe with some clouds. As we pan out, a sunburst appears and shines in the northeastern arc of the globe. A bluish/purple starfield with a few nebular clouds appear in the background. The white text "UNIVERSALTELEVISION" (in a sans-serif font called "Folio" and "UNIVERSAL" in bold) without a space between and with an abstract arc above is vertically wiped in front of the Earth globe with a translucent line once we are at a comfortable distance.
FX/SFX: The zoom out of the globe, and the name wiping in., and the globe is spinning to the left.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or NBC's generic theme with a voice over.
Availability: Extinct.
Editor's Note: An excellent effort to bring the classic Universal Television name back, except one problem: the globe is rotating to the left instead of to the right. Strange, isn't it? But this was short-lived as it was replaced a month later.
Nicknames: "CGI Globe IV", "Sunburst Globe II", "2010s Globe II"
Logo: Against a bluish starfield background that's almost similar to the one from the previous logo with some nebular clouds, we see a much more detailed Earth globe zooming from the front right to the center which is now rotating forwards this time like the other Universal logos. As the globe reaches to the center, the sunburst appears flashing on the top-right part of the globe. As this happens, the text "UNIVERSALTELEVISION", in the same font as before with the abstract arc above it, appears rotating in from the left and making a stop in front of the globe as the sunburst dims down a bit and a couple light rays are seen behind the globe and some of the nebular clouds are seen moving in front of the logo. The byline "A Division of NBCUniversal" appears under the logo.
Trivia: This logo was created and animated by Imaginary Forces. The logo has some elements from the 1991 Universal Television logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The globe zooming out, the sunburst flashing, and the words rotating or wiping in.
Music/Sounds: A three-note orchestrated theme, consisting of the first two notes of the three-note NBC chimes jingle and a final note that sounds similar to that of the 1997 Universal Pictures fanfare, composed by Jerry Goldsmith. This jingle sounds quite similar to the NBCUniversal Television logo music. Composed by FirstCom Music.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Very common.
Editor's Note: Another brilliant television logo from Universal, improving over the previous one. This is also an enhanced, standard version of the previous logo, complete with a corporate byline.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Universal Television series and TV movies:
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