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'''Nicknames:''' "The MTM Kitten", "The MTM Cat," "Mimsie the Cat", "MEOW!", "The Many Faces of Mimsie", " | '''Nicknames:''' "The MTM Kitten", "The MTM Cat," "Mimsie the Cat", "MEOW!", "The Many Faces of Mimsie", "Not-MGM" | ||
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*''Newhart'': Each episode (except the pilot) featured Mimsie meowing... in Bob Newhart's voice. On the season 1 episode "No Room At the Inn", a pink Christmas wreath (similar to the one used on The Bob Newhart Show, and Rhoda) is featured in place of the MTM ribbon. On the final episode, the cat yells "QUIET!" (the two Darryls' first and only word). | *''Newhart'': Each episode (except the pilot) featured Mimsie meowing... in Bob Newhart's voice. On the season 1 episode "No Room At the Inn", a pink Christmas wreath (similar to the one used on The Bob Newhart Show, and Rhoda) is featured in place of the MTM ribbon. On the final episode, the cat yells "QUIET!" (the two Darryls' first and only word). | ||
*''Remington Steele'': Mimsie wears a Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap and meerschaum pipe. As she begins to meow, the pipe drops out of her mouth and falls in front of "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES, INC.}}'''" or "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}". Mid-1990s prints of the show added a small IFE byline reading "{{Font color|orange|'''A DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT'''}}", with the logo slightly zoomed out to make room for it. | *''Remington Steele'': Mimsie wears a Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap and meerschaum pipe. As she begins to meow, the pipe drops out of her mouth and falls in front of "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES, INC.}}'''" or "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}". Mid-1990s prints of the show added a small IFE byline reading "{{Font color|orange|'''A DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT'''}}", with the logo slightly zoomed out to make room for it. | ||
*''St. Elsewhere'': Mimsie is wearing a scrub suit and a surgical mask, which is animated to look like her mouth is moving underneath when she meows. At least two episodes feature a different meow soundtrack. On the final episode, she (possibly portrayed by another cat) is hooked on life support on a hospital bed throughout the last credit roll. The credits run as usual over a picture of the MTM circle, with life support equipment attached on either side. You can hear the beeps of the heart monitor over the end theme, too. After the credits complete, the company name fades in and Mimsie flatlines and dies, with a long, high-pitched beep heard. This variation is especially rare, as reruns of the series finale plastered it over with the typical credits (as a side note, the actual cat, Mimsie, died in 1988, the same year St. Elsewhere ended). According to Grant Tinker, it was not uncommon for MTM kill off Mimsie in their logo whenever a show got cancelled. (See also Texas Wheelers.) | *''St. Elsewhere'': Mimsie is wearing a scrub suit and a surgical mask, which is animated to look like her mouth is moving underneath when she meows. At least two episodes feature a different meow soundtrack. On the final episode, she (possibly portrayed by another cat) is hooked on life support on a hospital bed throughout the last credit roll. The credits run as usual over a picture of the MTM circle, with life support equipment attached on either side. You can hear the beeps of the heart monitor over the end theme, too. After the credits complete, the company name fades in and Mimsie flatlines and dies, with a long, high-pitched beep heard. This variation is especially rare, as reruns of the series finale plastered it over with the typical credits (as a side note, the actual cat, Mimsie, died in 1988, the same year St. Elsewhere ended). According to Grant Tinker, it was not uncommon for MTM to kill off Mimsie in their logo whenever a show got cancelled. (See also Texas Wheelers.) | ||
*''The Steve Allen Show'': Mimsie (who also wears Allen's famous black rectangular-framed Ray-Ban eyeglasses) lip-syncs Allen's "Schmock!" instead of "meow!". | *''The Steve Allen Show'': Mimsie (who also wears Allen's famous black rectangular-framed Ray-Ban eyeglasses) lip-syncs Allen's "Schmock!" instead of "meow!". | ||
*''The White Shadow'': Mimsie is replaced by a black and white cat bouncing a basketball. There is a shorter version with the company name already there and the cat footage looped (and thus the cat is continually bouncing the ball). The other (seen only at the end of the series pilot) has the letters animating as usual and at the end, the ball falls off-screen and the cat appears to be looking down at it. Some prints of the pilot have the looped version, however. | *''The White Shadow'': Mimsie is replaced by a black and white cat bouncing a basketball. There is a shorter version with the company name already there and the cat footage looped (and thus the cat is continually bouncing the ball). The other (seen only at the end of the series pilot) has the letters animating as usual and at the end, the ball falls off-screen and the cat appears to be looking down at it. Some prints of the pilot have the looped version, however. | ||
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*It can be seen on ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'', ''Remington Steele'', ''Newhart'', and ''Rhoda'', among other shows. | *It can be seen on ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'', ''Remington Steele'', ''Newhart'', and ''Rhoda'', among other shows. | ||
*The MTM logo is now followed by 20th Television (though it's followed by both the Viacom "V of Doom" and the 20th Television logo on some episodes of ''The Bob Newhart Show'' on Me-TV and the CBS Television Distribution logo on ''Evening Shade: The Complete First Season'' on DVD). | *The MTM logo is now followed by 20th Television (though it's followed by both the Viacom "V of Doom" and the 20th Television logo on some episodes of ''The Bob Newhart Show'' on Me-TV and the CBS Television Distribution logo on ''Evening Shade: The Complete First Season'' on DVD). | ||
*On Hulu prints of MTM shows, the logo is usually intact. | *On Hulu prints of MTM shows, the logo is usually intact. | ||
*The ''Texas Wheelers'' finale variation is | *The ''St. Elsewhere'' finale variation is long gone, as it was only shown on NBC and nowhere else to our knowledge. VHS copies and reruns of the show just use the regular credit sequence and logo (with the exception of a print seen on the then-ALN Network, which had the normal credits and only the 20th Television logo). The Hulu version of the series finale uses the typical version with the MTM logo at the end. You can see the original version on the Paley Center's copy, besides on the Internet. | ||
*The ''Texas Wheelers'' finale variation is lost, possibly mythical, since it was only seen on ABC and currently cannot be found online. Paley has an episode described as "the last aired" but the tape cuts out before a logo can be seen. The credits are typical of the series, putting any further variants to be seen on ''Wheelers'' in doubt. | |||
*The ''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'' variant can be found on The Archive TV, Multicom's streaming service, where the show can be streamed. | *The ''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'' variant can be found on The Archive TV, Multicom's streaming service, where the show can be streamed. | ||
*The ''Carlton'' variation can be found on the final season DVD set of ''Rhoda'', as the cartoon is added as a bonus. | *The ''Carlton'' variation can be found on the final season DVD set of ''Rhoda'', as the cartoon is added as a bonus. | ||