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* In rare cases, this logo would use the [[ITC Film Distributors Ltd.|ITC Film Distributors]] audio, possibly due to sloppy plastering. This specific version was found on a Super 8 excerpt reel of ''The Muppet Movie''. | * In rare cases, this logo would use the [[ITC Film Distributors Ltd.|ITC Film Distributors]] audio, possibly due to sloppy plastering. This specific version was found on a Super 8 excerpt reel of ''The Muppet Movie''. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on the company's programmes from the time-period until 1988, but newer prints may delete out the logo or plaster it with the 1987 logo, so the in-credit versions of the logo are usually kept intact. | ||
* 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 also renamed two of its UK television stations, [[Central Independent Television|Central]] (the former ATV) and [[Westcountry Television|Westcountry]] under the Carlton name in September 1999; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with [[ITV Studios|Granada]] in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1987 ITC logo or other company logos. | * 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 also renamed two of its UK television stations, [[Central Independent Television|Central]] (the former ATV) and [[Westcountry Television|Westcountry]] under the Carlton name in September 1999; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with [[ITV Studios|Granada]] in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1987 ITC logo or other company logos. | ||
** On ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Henson Associates co-production, the scene with the ITC in-credit notice was re-shot to update the in-credit notice with a newer one. However, the first season's variant was surprisingly kept on the Peter Ustinov episode on German DVD releases of ''The Muppet Show'', and the variant used from the second season | ** On ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Henson Associates co-production, the scene with the ITC in-credit notice was re-shot to update the in-credit notice with a newer one. However, the first season's variant was surprisingly kept on the Peter Ustinov episode on German DVD releases of ''The Muppet Show'', and the variant used from the second season appears on VHS releases of "Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff" in Spain ("Gonzo y sus extrañas aventuras"). All modern prints of the show remove this logo completely. | ||
*** 1980s and 1990s reruns replaced it with [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] logos (alongside [[HIT Entertainment|Hit!]] for international broadcasts). | *** 1980s and 1990s reruns replaced it with [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] logos (alongside [[HIT Entertainment|Hit!]] for international broadcasts). | ||
*** Late-1990s broadcasts (eg, on Odyssey Network, or Kermit Channel in Asia) plastered over the scene with the [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Television]] logo. This same replacement was made on some DVD releases from the time (e.g. the bonus episodes and all episodes on ''The Very Best of the Muppet Show'' UK DVD releases). The prints of seasons 4 and 5 on Disney+ use this logo at the end. | *** Late-1990s broadcasts (eg, on Odyssey Network, or Kermit Channel in Asia) plastered over the scene with the [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Television]] logo. This same replacement was made on some DVD releases from the time (e.g. the bonus episodes and all episodes on ''The Very Best of the Muppet Show'' UK DVD releases). The prints of seasons 4 and 5 on Disney+ use this logo at the end. | ||
*** The bi-volume "Best of the Muppet Show" releases from [[Time-Life Video]] plaster the sequence with a variation of the 1998 [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] logo that contains a copyright notice. | *** The bi-volume "Best of the Muppet Show" releases from [[Time-Life Video]] plaster the sequence with a variation of the 1998 [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] logo that contains a copyright notice. | ||
*** The first two volumes of the UK-exclusive ''The Very Best of the Muppet Show'' keep the sequence, but replace the logos with a Jim Henson Company copyright notice. On these releases, the reedited sequence is followed by the Jim Henson Home Entertainment logo. | *** The first two volumes of the UK-exclusive ''The Very Best of the Muppet Show'' also keep the sequence, but replace the logos with a Jim Henson Company copyright notice. On these releases, the reedited sequence is followed by the Jim Henson Home Entertainment logo. | ||
*** The boxsets of the first three seasons from [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] replace the ITC logo with a copyright notice for the [[The Muppets Studio|The Muppets Holding Company]]. This notice remains intact on Disney+ prints. | *** The boxsets of the first three seasons from [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] replace the ITC logo with a copyright notice for the [[The Muppets Studio|The Muppets Holding Company]]. This notice remains intact on Disney+ prints. | ||
** This was routinely plastered over the 3rd logo on newer prints of older ITC series (when Sci-Fi Channel reran ''Space: 1999'', the second version (with and without the ATV byline) and the 4th logo plastered over the original 1973 ITC Presents logo on all episodes except the show's finale, "The Dorcons"). | ** This was routinely plastered over the 3rd logo on newer prints of older ITC series (when Sci-Fi Channel reran ''Space: 1999'', the second version (with and without the ATV byline) and the 4th logo plastered over the original 1973 ITC Presents logo on all episodes except the show's finale, "The Dorcons"). | ||
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* It also appears in the ''MST3K'' episode "Cosmic Princess" (which is just really episodes of ''Space: 1999'' edited together into a film). | * It also appears in the ''MST3K'' episode "Cosmic Princess" (which is just really episodes of ''Space: 1999'' edited together into a film). | ||
* This may also appear on a few tapes from Magnetic Video and its later incarnations, as well as those from [[Artisan Entertainment|USA Home Video/International Video Entertainment]] and their various sublabels ([[ThrillerVideo]], [[The Video Late Show]], [[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'', and the 1977 closing variant makes a surprise appearance at the start of the Magnetic Video release of ''March or Die''. | * This may also appear on a few tapes from Magnetic Video and its later incarnations, as well as those from [[Artisan Entertainment|USA Home Video/International Video Entertainment]] and their various sublabels ([[ThrillerVideo]], [[The Video Late Show]], [[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'', and the 1977 closing variant makes a surprise appearance at the start of the Magnetic Video release of ''March or Die''. | ||
* This also | * This logo also shows up on some syndicated prints of non-ITC movies, including 1980s syndicated prints of ''Green Ice'' and mid-1990s USA Network airings of ''Halloween'' (1978). | ||
* | * This logo also appears on Amazon Prime's print of ''The Ann Jillian Story'', in PAL pitch, oddly enough, as the rest of the movie is in NTSC. | ||
* This logo may be intact on some episodes of ''Space: 1999'' on the most recent Network season and complete series BD sets thereof. It's believed to | * This logo may be intact on some episodes of ''Space: 1999'' on the most recent Network season and complete series BD sets thereof. It's believed to appear specifically on the alternate/textless openings on some of the discs, as well as the TV epsiodic versions of the ''Space: 1999'' movies ''Destination: Moonbase Alpha'' to ''Journey to the Black Sun''. | ||
* The first standalone in-credit variant is left intact on ''Billionaire Boys Club'', with the 2004 Granada International logo following it; the "PRODUCTIONS" variant appears at the end of the 1986 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] release of ''The Girl Who Spelled Freedom'', followed by the [[Walt Disney Television]] logo. | * The first standalone in-credit variant is left intact on ''Billionaire Boys Club'', with the 2004 Granada International logo following it; the "PRODUCTIONS" variant appears at the end of the 1986 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] release of ''The Girl Who Spelled Freedom'', followed by the [[Walt Disney Television]] logo. | ||
* Another variant with zooming animation | * Another variant with zooming animation appears at the end of the 1988 IVE release of ''Sunset Limousine''. | ||
* The dark blue standalone in-credit background variant | * The dark blue standalone in-credit background variant appears in the 1981 movie ''From a Far Country''. | ||
* The black standalone in-credit background variant | * The black standalone in-credit background variant appears on the 1977 TV movie ''The Man in the Iron Mask'' and the first season of ''Lovejoy'' from 1986, although it is replaced by a still version of the 2001 [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]] logo on the DVD releases, and also on a rerelease of ''Vendetta for the Saint'' (1969). | ||
** It is also kept intact on the latter's ITVX print with the 2013 [[ITV Studios Global Distribution|ITV Studios Global Entertainment]] logo following it. | ** It is also kept intact on the latter's ITVX print with the 2013 [[ITV Studios Global Distribution|ITV Studios Global Entertainment]] logo following it. | ||
* The animated superimposed variant | * The animated superimposed variant appears on the TV movies like ''Secret Weapons'' and ''Malice in Wonderland'' (also known as ''The Rumor Mill''). | ||
* The green variant | * The green variant appears on ''The Munch Bunch''. | ||
'''Legacy:''' Perhaps the most famous logo from the company in modern day, due to its psychedelic esthetic and bombastic fanfare that was carried over from the previous logo. | '''Legacy:''' Perhaps the most famous logo from the company in modern day, due to its psychedelic esthetic and bombastic fanfare that was carried over from the previous logo. | ||