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{{PageCredits|description=Matt Anscher, and Jeffrey Gray|capture=Shadeed A. Kelly|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, and Unnepad}} | {{PageCredits|description=Matt Anscher, and Jeffrey Gray|capture=Shadeed A. Kelly|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, and Unnepad}} | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
'''PITS Films''' was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as ''Sanford and Son'', ''Maude'', and ''Good Times'', all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "[[Embassy Communications|Embassy Telecommunications]]" with the acquisition of [[Embassy_Films_Associates#Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]] by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of T.A.T. Communications | '''PITS Films''' was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as ''Sanford and Son'', ''Maude'', and ''Good Times'', all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "[[Embassy Communications|Embassy Telecommunications]]" with the acquisition of [[Embassy_Films_Associates#Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]] by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of [[T.A.T. Communications Company]]. PITS was an acronym, which stood for "'''P'''ie '''i'''n '''t'''he '''S'''ky". | ||
=== (1979-1982) === | === (1979-1982) === | ||
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'''Logo:''' Against a {{color | '''Logo:''' Against a {{color|blue|blue}} background reads the text "DISTRIBUTED BY PITS FILMS" with the word "PITS" in 3-D lettering and in {{color|lime|green}}. In the three spaces of the letters, some white stars, one by one, that seem to be growing, and then settle in their spaces. As it fades out, it reads: | ||
|blue|blue}} background reads the text "DISTRIBUTED BY PITS FILMS" with the word "PITS" in 3-D lettering and in {{color | |||
|lime|green}}. In the three spaces of the letters, some white stars, one by one, that seem to be growing, and then settle in their spaces. As it fades out, it reads: | |||
<center>'''{{font|Arial|DISTRIBUTED BY}}</br>{{Huge|{{color | <center>'''{{font|Arial|DISTRIBUTED BY}}</br>{{Huge|{{color | ||
|lime|{{font|Oswald|P}}}}☆{{color | |lime|{{font|Oswald|P}}}}☆{{color | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. While not nearly as rare as the T.A.T. logo, it's still quite difficult to spot, as this logo is scrubbed on current prints. | '''Availability:''' Extinct. While not nearly as rare as the T.A.T. logo, it's still quite difficult to spot, as this logo is scrubbed on current prints. | ||
*2000-02 reruns of ''Good Times'' on TBS was the last network it was seen, on the final season episode "J.J. the Teacher"; all other episodes had the [[Columbia TriStar Television]] logo instead. | *2000-02 reruns of ''Good Times'' on [[TBS was the last network it was seen, on the final season episode "J.J. the Teacher"; all other episodes had the [[Columbia TriStar Television]] logo instead. | ||
*It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 TV Land airing of ''Sanford & Son'' with SPT following it. | *It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 [[TV Land]] airing of ''Sanford & Son'' with SPT following it. | ||
*It was also seen on ''Maude''. | *It was also seen on ''Maude''. | ||