Walt Disney Television: Difference between revisions

Disney's TV output from 1954 until 1981 (the anthology series, ''Zorro'', ''Mickey Mouse Club'') had no in-credit text for "Walt Disney Productions" at all, only a copyright stamp at the end of the closing credits; also, the company didn't have its own television arm until 1983 as "Walt Disney Pictures Television". The name Disney obviously required no indication, unlike other studios. Syndication of Disney's library was done by [[SFM Entertainment]]. The original ''Mickey Mouse Club'', ''The Mouse Factory'', and the 1970s revival of ''MMC'' were the only programs made available through syndication; in the days before the Disney Channel, the lesser movies and the short cartoons were seen only on the anthology series, while the animated films and first-tier live-action films were, of course, re-issued to theaters. When the anthology series moved to CBS however, this changed. In 2000, Walt Disney Television was folded into [[ABC Studios|Touchstone Television]] (now [[ABC Signature]]) while its name continued to be used on new cartoons from Walt Disney Television Animation (now [[Disney Television Animation]], which is now a unit of Disney Branded Television) until 2003, when it disappeared for good.

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'''Logo:''' Just in-credit text saying "WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS".

'''Later Variants:'''

* In 1983, the word "PRODUCTIONS" was changed to "PICTURES".

* On the one-hour NBC version of ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'', first broadcast in 1984, there's an in-credit notice reading "From Walt Disney Pictures Television".

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Rare.

* It's seen on 1981-1983 anthology series episodes (when the show was titled ''Walt Disney'') and on the Disney Channel Valentine's Day compilation of cartoon material entitled ''From Disney with Love''. Since these are no longer on the Disney Channel, one must look for the commercially released (but long out of print) videotapes of the anthology series (the episodes being "The Hunter and the Rock Star" and "The Ranger of Brownstone").

* This can be seen on the TV movie ''Sultan and the Rock Star'' on Disney+.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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'''Nicknames:''' "The Castle", "Blue Castle", "Magic Kingdom", "Disney", "Disney Castle"

'''Logo:''' A shortened version of the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo, starting with the white ball of light forming the words "WALT DiSNEY", but with the word "{{Font|Courier|TELEVISION}}" below it instead. A white circular line is drawn over the castle. Two main variants of this are known:

* 1986-2004: The logo is in the style of the 1985 variant of the then-current movie logo, but the background is {{font color|royalblue|royal blue}} and the castle is in {{font color|cornflowerblue|cornflower blue}}.

* 1998-2005: The logo is in the style of the 1990 variant of the then-current movie logo, but the background is a {{Font color|#88baba|grayish aquamarine}}. The URL "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''www.disney.com'''}}" is seen below, although sometimes this was omitted. Usually there is no ball of light in this variant with the castle and the "WALT DISNEY" name already formed, but in an extremely rare case from 2000, the text and the URL appeared from a flash of light, no longer from a ball of light like the 1986 variant. This was also used with the [[Buena Vista International Television]] logo.

'''Variants:'''

* On international prints of their shows from 1998 to 2004, the text (including the URL for the version with it) would crossfade to "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed by Buena Vista International, Inc.}}".

* On [https://youtu.be/GHyoDOe5qwk?t=929 one episode] of ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'', the arc fades away after it's drawn, just like the movie logo at the end of ''Fantasia 2000'' and ''The Emperor's New Groove''.

'''FX/SFX:''' The "flash", and the drawing with the line. For the later years, it's enhanced.

'''Music/Sounds:'''

* September 14, 1985-1988: A light 6-note synth tune, with the 5th note particularly rolled. This logo was played on the Roland Alpha Juno keyboard (which the patch was Bell-Chimes #1).

* 1987-March 25, 2005: A 6-note orchestral fanfare based on "When You Wish Upon a Star". This piece of music was previously used as a bumper for ''The Magical World of Disney''.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

* On seasons 1 (1988 episodes only), 3 and 4 of ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', a short woodwind/string tune based off that season's closing credit theme is heard. This was also heard on later prints of these seasons with the 1986 and 1990 logos. It can also be heard during the end credits of certain episodes of the show's VHS releases due to the credits format used on them.

* On ''Disney's Christmas Fantasy on Ice'', an alternate, more majestic and fast-paced 6-note fanfare, also based on "When You Wish Upon a Star", was used.

'''Availability:''' Uncommon.

* The original version with the 6-note synth tune is extinct, as it has not been heard in years. DVDs do not have it as well, though recent Greek dubbed prints of the season 1 ''Disney's Adventures of The Gummi Bears'' episode "A Gummi in a Gilded Cage" leaves the theme intact over the 1995 version of the 3rd logo.

* This logo made its final appearance on the final episode of ''Teamo Supremo'' which aired on August 17, 2004, but it made a surprise appearance on the ''Kim Possible'' episode "Showdown at the Crooked D" which aired on March 25, 2005.

'''Editor's Note:''' This is a very iconic logo and a favorite of many, especially due to the beautiful music used from 1987 to 2006.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Abstract Castle", "Multicolored Kingdom", "Disney Castle II", "Rainbow Disney Castle"

'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|#4A0082|shady indigo blue}} background, we see the familiar Disney stylized, segmented castle (as seen in the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo), but shaded (from top to bottom) {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|orange|orange}}, and {{Font color|gold|yellow}}. The white arch is already there, as is the "WALT DiSNEY" wordmark below, but with "{{font|Times New Roman|Television}}". The arch sparkles from right to left (in the same vein as said movie logo) as the words cross-fade to "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed by Buena Vista Television}}" or "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed By Buena Vista International Inc.}}"

'''Later variant:'''

* In this version, the castle and text have been slightly separated, the text is now solid white and the "WALT DiSNEY" wordmark has now taken on its familiar form by becoming a tad bit bolder, the "sparkles" are now smaller and slower, the background is now clearer, and the [[Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution|Buena Vista Television]] reference has been removed. The background would later change to a purple-black gradient in 1995.

'''Variants:'''

* There is a variant that completely lacks any animation, leaving the text entirely still with no cross-fading. The ''Winnie the Pooh Learning'' videos had this still logo as well as UK Disney Cinemagic overseas airing of the season 1 ''Timon & Pumbaa'' episode ''Yukon Con'' and some season 1 ''Jungle Cubs'' episodes (plastering the 2nd logo), though other shows (such as VHS releases of ''The Little Mermaid: The Series'' (plastering the previous logo), several shows on Disney+, overseas airings of ''Recess'', ''Dinosaurs'', some episodes of ''Timon & Pumbaa'', the ''Jungle Cubs'' episodes ''Feather Brains''/''Benny & Clyde'', ''Waiting For Baloo''/''Tree for Two'', and ''Nice Tiger''/''Sleepless in the Jungle'', and iTunes releases of ''Darkwing Duck'') may have animation but no text fading.

* There is a completely still variation where the background is black, and everything but the text is gone. The text does not cross-fade either. This was used on the 1995 made-for-TV remake of ''Escape to Witch Mountain''.

'''FX/SFX:''' The "sparkles", and the text fading. In other cases (on some UK airings or mainly VHS tapes or Betamax tapes), it's completely still.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A series of ascending pings. There was also a variant where it used different-sounding pings (sounding like a super high-pitched version of the theme), the 1985 synth theme or the 1988 long and warp-speed themes from the previous logo (both likely due to plastering jobs), the closing theme of the show as was the case of most shows (such as ''Raw Toonage'', ''Marsupilami'', and other Disney shows, starting in 1988), or none as was the case with the DVD's and Disney+ prints of ''Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears''.

'''Availability:''' Rare, despite being used for 18 years. However, this is also becoming easier to find in more recent years.

* While the previous logo was used for Disney's network programming, this logo was used for syndication, and debuted in films released to syndication as part of the company's ''Disney Magic I'' package, as well as on syndicated broadcasts of ''The Wonderful World of Disney''.

* TVP1 airings of ''Sidekicks'' also used this logo.

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is remembered fondly by those who grew up with the Disney Afternoon.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Sixty Years of Mickey with You", "Happy Birthday Mickey!"

'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background, we see Mickey, in a tuxedo, stand on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} filmstrip with ''Steamboat Willie'' in it, over a {{Font color|hotpink|pink}} circle with the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''SIXTY YEARS WITH YOU'''}}" in it. A {{Font color|limegreen|green}} banner is behind him reading "'''MICKEY'''". Underneath is the blue text "{{Font color|#2E8CFF|WALT DiSNEY {{Font|Times New Roman|Television}}}}", with "{{Font color|#2E8CFF|WALT DiSNEY}}" in the corporate "Disney" font. Mickey then winks and then blinks his eyes twice.

'''Variants:'''

* There is a longer version where it zooms out from the filmstrip and Mickey jumps in wearing a top hat. He throws away the hat and goes into his position as "{{Font color|#2E8CFF|WALT DiSNEY {{Font|Times New Roman|Television}}}}" fades in underneath.

* An even longer version appeared at the end of the 1988 Disney video ''Mickey's Magical World''. See [[Mickey: Sixty Years with You]] for more details.

'''FX/SFX:''' Mickey taking his position. The circle and banner zooming out on the long variant.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The 1987 theme from the 2nd logo or the closing theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Extinct.

* It was seen on the 1987 program ''Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' when it aired on ''The Magical World of Disney'' on December 25, 1988.

* The logo also (appropriately) appeared on ''Mickey's 60th Birthday''.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Abstract Castle II", "Multicolored Kingdom II", "Disney Castle III", "Rainbow Disney Castle II"

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the castle as in the 3rd logo with the 3-D words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''{{Font color|#4181F0|Walt Disney Television}}'''}}" (now with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''{{Font color|#4181F0|Walt Disney}}'''}}" in the same Times New Roman Bold font as "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''{{Font color|#4181F0|Television}}'''}}") below it. A spark draws the circular line, but this time from left to right. As the line draws itself, the flags appear one by one on top of the castle. The words below fade to the Buena Vista Television text.

'''Variant:''' A still version was used on the 1996-97 season of ''The Disney Afternoon'', this faded into the 1995 and the 1997 Buena Vista Television logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The spark going from left to right, the flags appearing and sometimes a spark going through the circular line. This was all done by Flip Your Lid Animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Ping music, but in most cases, it's silent or the finishing of the end title theme from any show plays over the logo.

'''Availability:''' Very rare.

* Seen on shows like ''TaleSpin'' (including its original pilot) and also used on 1994 re-runs of ''The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh'' in syndication.

* It was also seen on the Christmas episode of ''Bonkers'' titled "Miracle at the 34th Precinct", and surprisingly appears on the ''Goof Troop'' episode "Calling All Goofs" on the ''Goof Troop: Volume 2'' DVD set.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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'''Nickname:''' "Goofy Filmstrip"

'''Logo:''' Against a white background, we see Goofy appear upside down from the top-left corner with a quizzical look on his face. As his expression changes from a confused one to an excited one, the logo zooms out to reveal it's on a white filmstrip, superimposed on a {{Font color|#0037DE|shaded blue}} gradient background decorated with black drawings of the typical castle. The text "WALT DiSNEY {{Font|Times New Roman|Television}}" (with "WALT DiSNEY" in its corporate font) can be seen below the white filmstrip, then after a few seconds it changes to the "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed By Buena Vista Television}}" text.

'''FX/SFX:''' Goofy moving. All good Disney animation.

'''Variant:''' There is a longer version where we see Goofy's legs first, then the legs, walk off, and the animation continues as normal.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Extinct.

* It was originally seen on the 1991-1992 season of ''The Disney Afternoon'' and ''A Goof Troop Christmas: Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas''.

* Also seen on ''The Disney Day Off'' on WGN.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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'''Nicknames:''' "The CGI Castle", "CGI Magic Kingdom", "Disney Castle IV", "CGI Disney Castle", "Cinderella Castle", "Ultra Majestic Castle", "The Happiest Place on Earth"

'''Logo:''' We see the completed 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, with "{{Font|Times New Roman|STUDIOS}}" instead of "{{Font|Times New Roman|PICTURES}}".

'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the movie logo, designed by yU+co and animated by WētāFX.  

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This was only seen on ''A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa''. Despite being used once, this is also currently used as a corporate logo for the main Disney studio.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

'''Final Note:''' All Disney-owned live-action shows are currently produced by [[ABC Signature]] and [[20th Television]] while animated shows owned by Disney are currently produced by [[Disney Television Animation]] and [[20th Television Animation]].

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