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==Revue Studios== |
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'''Logo:''' On a curtain background, we zoom in on a shot of a rotating television camera, revealing the phrase "'''A REVUE PRODUCTION'''" inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo. |
'''Logo:''' On a curtain background, we zoom in on a shot of a rotating television camera, revealing the phrase "'''A REVUE PRODUCTION'''" inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo. |
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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 small shadow behind the letters. The words above and below are seen in a cursive font. |
'''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 small shadow behind the letters. The words above and below are seen in a cursive font. |
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*This logo is shared with the MCA TV "Filmreel" logo on several TV shows. |
*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. |
*On ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', the logo is superimposed into the background and the word "REVUE" is in 2D. |
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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: |
'''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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===4th Logo (1958-1963)=== |
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'''Logo:''' Two filmstrip-like lines with letters (the top one being black and the bottom one being {{color|gray}} move in opposite directions of each other, with the top line moving left and the bottom line moving right. To the tune of the fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''revue'''}}". Then the remaining letters move away, revealing a white-outlined rounded rectangle shape (similar in shape to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then, the inside turns into a {{color|darkgray|dark gray}} color under the black and {{color|gray}} blocks of letters, with the words "filmed in hollywood at" above the blocks, "studios" below, and "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under the shape appearing with it. The MCA byline, underneath the logo, is usually accompanied by its own union bug, which is a small globe with the words MCA over it. |
'''Logo:''' Two filmstrip-like lines with letters (the top one being black and the bottom one being {{color|gray}} move in opposite directions of each other, with the top line moving left and the bottom line moving right. To the tune of the fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''revue'''}}". Then the remaining letters move away, revealing a white-outlined rounded rectangle shape (similar in shape to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then, the inside turns into a {{color|darkgray|dark gray}} color under the black and {{color|gray}} blocks of letters, with the words "filmed in hollywood at" above the blocks, "studios" below, and "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under the shape appearing with it. The MCA byline, underneath the logo, is usually accompanied by its own union bug, which is a small globe with the words MCA over it. |
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This logo also appears in the credits of specific programs. Sometimes, only the name appears, like the previous logo. |
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**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. |
**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. |
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*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. |
*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 {{color|darkorange|orange}}, similar to the 1st logo of Universal Television. The filmstrips on the top are {{color|orange}} and those on the bottom are {{color|teal|teal}}. The animation is the same, but the television tube inside later turns {{color|antiquewhite|ivory}} instead of black. |
*In 1962, a color version was introduced. The regular logo now takes place on a wallflower-type background with 60s star designs in {{color|darkorange|orange}}, similar to the 1st logo of Universal Television. The filmstrips on the top are {{color|orange|orange}} and those on the bottom are {{color|teal|teal}}. The animation is the same, but the television tube inside later turns {{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. |
*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 {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} background, but the inside is {{color|red}} with a white outline and the "r", "v", and "e" blocks are black and the "e" and "u" ones are {{color|blue}}. The only animation used was the TV tube finishing zooming out and later fading to the 1964 Universal Television logo in color. |
*Another variation existed with this logo on a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} background, but the inside is {{color|red|red}} with a white outline and the "r", "v", and "e" blocks are black and the "e" and "u" ones are {{color|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. An MCA T.M. logo bug is sometimes seen in the lower left hand corner. |
*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. An MCA T.M. logo bug is sometimes seen in the lower left hand corner. |
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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. |
*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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'''Availability:''' Common. |
'''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. |
*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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*This logo also appears in the credits of specific programs. Sometimes, only the name appears, like the previous logo. |
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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. |
*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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==Universal Studios== |
==Universal Studios== |
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===1st Logo (1963-1964)=== |
===1st Logo (1963-1964)=== |
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'''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 {{color|red}} with white '60s-type star designs over it. The filmstrip blocks are {{color|red}} and {{color|blue}}, the background of the tubular border was {{color|deepskyblue|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. |
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'''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 {{color|red|red}} with white '60s-type star designs over it. The filmstrip blocks are {{color|red|red}} and {{color|blue}}, the background of the tubular border was {{color|deepskyblue|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. |
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===2nd Logo (February 1964-April 1969)=== |
===2nd Logo (February 1964-April 1969)=== |
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*There is a variant that says "{{color|orange|'''A UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION'''}}" or "{{color|orange|'''A UNIVERSAL PRESENTATION'''}}", in the same style (but not in the same font) as the then-current movie logo. This was usually only seen on made-for-TV movies and TV pilots and was seen from 1966-1969. |
*There is a variant that says "{{color|orange|'''A UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION'''}}" or "{{color|orange|'''A UNIVERSAL PRESENTATION'''}}", in the same style (but not in the same font) as the then-current movie logo. This was usually only seen on made-for-TV movies and TV pilots and was seen from 1966-1969. |
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*On the short-lived show ''Court Martial'', the text reads "'''FROM THE STUDIOS OF UNIVERSAL CITY'''". |
*On the short-lived show ''Court Martial'', the text reads "'''FROM THE STUDIOS OF UNIVERSAL CITY'''". |
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* On ''Wild and Wonderful'', the text says |
* On ''Wild and Wonderful'', the text says |
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<center>'''FILMED AT <br>{{Big|UNIVERSAL CITY}}<br>'''}}</center |
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'''Logo:''' Same as above, but the phrase now appears as: |
'''Logo:''' Same as above, but the phrase now appears as: |
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<center>{{color|#FFD900|'''FILMED IN UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. AT<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> |
<center>{{color|#FFD900|'''FILMED IN UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. AT<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> |
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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 {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} from that point on. The MCA union bug appears with the byline. |
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 {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} from that point on. The MCA union bug appears with the byline. |
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===4th Logo (September 1971-December 8, 1973)=== |
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'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo, but this time, the globe is just a still picture. The shortened text fades in, in the same {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} bold font from the logo above: |
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'''Logo:''' This time, the globe is just a still picture. The shortened text fades in, in the same {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} bold font from the logo above: |
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<center>{{color|#FFD900|'''FROM UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> |
<center>{{color|#FFD900|'''FROM UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> |
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*The opening variant can be seen at the beginning of the pilot film ''San Francisco International Airport'', featured in a 1994 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', which shows the logo as Mike, Crow and Tom enter the theater. |
*The opening variant can be seen at the beginning of the pilot film ''San Francisco International Airport'', featured in a 1994 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', which shows the logo as Mike, Crow and Tom enter the theater. |
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==Universal Television== |
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'''Logo:''' Just the end of the 1973 [[Universal Pictures]] logo used in place of the TV logo. |
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'''Logo:''' It's nearly the same as its 1991 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences: |
'''Logo:''' It's nearly the same as its 1991 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences: |
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'''Logo:''' The final few seconds of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, with the globe still rotating and the glow shining. Text appears below the logo (in Universal's corporate typeface, Universal Tertiary), as listed below: |
'''Logo:''' The final few seconds of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, with the globe still rotating and the glow shining. Text appears below the logo (in Universal's corporate typeface, Universal Tertiary), as listed below: |
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* September 1997-1998: "{{color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE) |
* September 1997-1998: "{{color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE) |
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* Strangely, Horror Channel UK's print of ''The Incredible Hulk'' season 2 episode "Wildfire" and the ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' season 5 episode "Animal Attraction" on Tubi and The Roku Channel, the version with the website URL plays before the start of the episode, confusingly enough. |
* Strangely, Horror Channel UK's print of ''The Incredible Hulk'' season 2 episode "Wildfire" and the ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' season 5 episode "Animal Attraction" on Tubi and The Roku Channel, the version with the website URL plays before the start of the episode, confusingly enough. |
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'''Logo:''' The logo starts on a black background with a {{color|gold|golden}} burst of light (very likely intended to be a sun). Then a half-globe motif figure with the features of Earth in its negative space zooms back and "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''{{Big|UNIVERSAL}}'''}} '''MEDIA STUDIOS'''" with "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|{{Big|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}" in the Copperplate Gothic Bold typeface and "'''MEDIA STUDIOS'''" in the Akzidenz-Grotesk Extended Medium typeface and underneath "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|{{Big|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}", is below it. While that happens the {{color|gold|golden}} burst of light gets brighter and expands, a la the 1988 [[ABC Productions]] logo. |
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*Early 2009-2010: "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|{{Small|'''A DIVISION OF NBC UNIVERSAL'''}}}}" (in Copperplate Gothic) |
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*Late 2009-October 19, 2011: "'''A Division of NBC Universal'''" (in Akzidenz-Grotesk Extended Medium) |
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*''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'', ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' and ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' have the NBC Studios, Inc. (later NBC Studios, LLC) copyright stamp. The version on Fallon's show has a very cheap-looking zoom out effect. |
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*The 2010 edition of NBC's ''Christmas in Rockefeller Center'' has the NBC Universal, Inc. copyright stamp below the NBC Universal byline. |
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*On ''Crusoe'', the logo is still and shares the screen with the [[Power]] logo. |
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*On the pilot episode of ''The Event'', the [[Universal Content Productions|Universal Cable Productions]] theme is used. |
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*It is usually seen on shows produced in this era such as ''Friday Night Lights'', ''House'', ''The Office'', ''Community'', ''The Event'', ''Life'', the final season of ''Heroes'', and ''Parenthood''. |
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*Surprisingly, this logo has appeared on syndicated episodes of ''Jerry Springer'' and ''Steve Wilkos'' replacing the NBC Universal Television Distribution logo for a while. However on later rebroadcasts of ''Springer'' and ''Wilkos'' they would use the current NBCUniversal Television Distribution logo. |
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*Starting in November 2008, it didn't appear on shows produced for cable such as ''Monk'' as those got their own logo for Universal Cable Productions (now Universal Content Productions). |
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*It was also seen on on-demand prints of some new NBC shows in the 2011-2012 season including ''Up All Night'', ''Whitney'' and ''Free Agents''. Original airings of these shows starting in September 2011 used the next logo. |
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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.
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. 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 Television. 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 Media, LLC") and merged the two television companies to form "NBC Universal Television" (now "NBCUniversal Syndication Studios"). However, the company decided to keep the NBC and Universal Television names in the end credits from any series by NBC or Universal. On June 14, 2007, NBC Universal Television Studio was renamed to Universal Media Studios (UMS). On September 12, 2011, Universal Media Studios was renamed back to its original name, "Universal Television".
Logo: On a curtain background, we zoom in on a shot of a rotating television camera, revealing the phrase "A REVUE PRODUCTION" inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo.
Technique: 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.
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 small shadow behind the letters. The words above and below are seen in a cursive font.
Variant:
Technique: 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.
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:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The end title theme from the show.
Availability: Common.
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 moving left and the bottom line moving right. To the tune of the fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "revue". Then the remaining letters move away, revealing a white-outlined rounded rectangle shape (similar in shape to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then, the inside turns into a dark gray color under the black and gray blocks of letters, with the words "filmed in hollywood at" above the blocks, "studios" below, and "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under the shape appearing with it. The MCA byline, underneath the logo, is usually accompanied by its own union bug, which is a small globe with the words MCA over it.
This logo also appears in the credits of specific programs. Sometimes, only the name appears, like the previous logo.
Trivia:
Variants:
Technique: Camera-controlled/cel animation.
Music/Sounds: A loud but majestic horn fanfare accompanied by drums and a xylophone. The music has a few length variations, 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.
Final Note: Kayro Productions and Revue Studios formed a partnership by forming Kayro-Vue Productions in 1964.
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:
Technique: Cel animation.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1960 Revue logo theme.
Music/Sounds Variant: 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.
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:
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Technique: Fading effects.
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 of season 2 of Ironside, and season 3 and beyond of The Virginian, as unlike other companies, Universal's past logos are kept quite well.
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:
Technique: Same as the 2nd logo.
Music/Sounds:
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. The later version was 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.
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 five 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).
Technique: Fading effects, combined with the movie logo's animation.
Music/Sounds: Changed depending on the year, all arranged by Quincy Jones.
Availability: Uncommon.
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".
Technique: Fading effects.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: Same as the previous logo, but with a few differences:
The top text line had the same "FROM", "AND" and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" lines centered in from previous logos.
Variants:
Technique: Fading effects.
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.
Legacy: This logo is notorious among some viewers for its dramatic logo themes and the less friendly-looking typeface on the logo contributing to it.
Logo: Just the end of the 1973 Universal Pictures logo used in place of the TV logo.
Technique: The rotating live-action model 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.
Logo: It's nearly the same as its 1991 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences:
The logo starts at a slightly different angle. The text is already rotating over the globe, and the camera moves faster in this version. Once the logo settles, the MCA byline fades in at the bottom.
Trivia: This logo is based on the print movie artwork logo designed by Glen Wexler.
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: A majestic 7-note French horn fanfare, based on Universal's long version of its 1990 jingle. Composed by James Horner.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Fairly common. With most Universal logos, they are usually retained on any repeat broadcasts.
Logo: The final few seconds of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo, with the globe still rotating and the glow shining. Text appears below the logo (in Universal's corporate typeface, Universal Tertiary), as listed below:
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
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. When Universal merged with NBC in 2004, this logo was retired.
Logo: The logo starts on a black background with a golden burst of light (very likely intended to be a sun). Then a half-globe motif figure with the features of Earth in its negative space zooms back and "UNIVERSAL MEDIA STUDIOS" with "UNIVERSAL" in the Copperplate Gothic Bold typeface and "MEDIA STUDIOS" in the Akzidenz-Grotesk Extended Medium typeface and underneath "UNIVERSAL", is below it. While that happens the golden burst of light gets brighter and expands, a la the 1988 ABC Productions logo.
Bylines:
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: A 5-note rock jingle. Composed by 5 Alarm Music.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
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.
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or NBC's generic theme with a voice over.
Availability: Extinct.
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 out from the front right to the center which is now rotating forward this time like the other Universal logos. As the globe reaches the center, a 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. Some light rays are seen behind the globe and some nebular clouds are seen moving in front of the globe. 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:
Technique: CGI animation.
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. The theme was composed by FirstCom Music, and it sounds quite similar to the NBCUniversal Television logo music.
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Availability: Current.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Universal Television series and TV movies:
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