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*The ITC library was, at the time this was first compiled, in the hands of Carlton Television, a company not known for preserving logos or even other corporate identities (it renamed two of its UK television stations, Central (the former "ATV") and Westcountry under the Carlton name several years ago; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with Granada in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1989 ITC logo or other company logos (for instance, ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Jim Henson co-production, had the scene with the in-credit notice re-shot in-order to update the in-credit notice with a newer one). | *The ITC library was, at the time this was first compiled, in the hands of Carlton Television, a company not known for preserving logos or even other corporate identities (it renamed two of its UK television stations, Central (the former "ATV") and Westcountry under the Carlton name several years ago; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with Granada in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1989 ITC logo or other company logos (for instance, ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Jim Henson co-production, had the scene with the in-credit notice re-shot in-order to update the in-credit notice with a newer one). | ||
*Most in-credit versions are usually left alone (see below for more information). | *Most in-credit versions are usually left alone (see below for more information). | ||
*The logo was recently spotted on an airing of the 1985 film ''Sweet Dreams'' on WGN America, as well as the IVE release of ''The Saint''. In the latter case, it even plasters over the 3rd logo! | *The logo was recently spotted on an airing of the 1985 film ''Sweet Dreams'' on WGN America (followed by a Granada International logo), as well as the IVE release of ''The Saint''. In the latter case, it even plasters over the 3rd logo! | ||
*It also appears in the ''MST3K'' episode "Cosmic Princess" (which is just really episodes of ''Space: 1999'' all shown at once). | *It also appears in the ''MST3K'' episode "Cosmic Princess" (which is just really episodes of ''Space: 1999'' all shown at once). | ||
*This may also appear on a few tapes from Magnetic Video and its later incarnations, as well as those from Thriller Video, The Video Late Show, IVE, USA Home Video, Family Home Entertainment, and King Bee Video, particularly if the tape is of a TV movie. For example, the original centered variant kicks off the Magnetic Video release of ''The Dancing Years''. Also seen on 1980s syndicated prints of ''Green Ice''. | *This may also appear on a few tapes from Magnetic Video and its later incarnations, as well as those from Thriller Video, The Video Late Show, IVE, USA Home Video, Family Home Entertainment, and King Bee Video, particularly if the tape is of a TV movie. For example, the original centered variant kicks off the Magnetic Video release of ''The Dancing Years''. Also seen on 1980s syndicated prints of ''Green Ice''. | ||
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Music/Sounds: The end theme of the series. | Music/Sounds: The end theme of the series. | ||
Availability: Extremely rare. This was only seen on | Availability: Extremely rare. This was only seen on the miniseries ''Windmills Of The Gods''. The Timeless Media DVD preserves this logo and so does the Shout! Factory TV prints (followed by the ITV Studios Global Entertainment logo). | ||
Editor's Note: It could be considered a prototype version of the next logo thanks to the gold color, albeit it's more of a crude recreation of the logo at the time, both in animation and design. | Editor's Note: It could be considered a prototype version of the next logo thanks to the gold color, albeit it's more of a crude recreation of the logo at the time, both in animation and design. | ||