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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*The color variant had {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color|red}}, {{color|orange}} or white lettering and the UA logo in white on a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} or {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} background. The animation is also smoother and there are visible shadows on the brackets. The fully animated version was shown on ''It's About Time'' and ''My Mother the Car''. It also exists in B&W. | *The color variant had {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color|red}}, {{color|orange}} or white lettering and the UA logo in white on a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} or {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} background. The animation is also smoother and there are visible shadows on the brackets. The fully animated version was shown on ''It's About Time'' and ''My Mother the Car''. It also exists in B&W. | ||
*A still variant with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Released by'''}}" on top of the logo and the brackets already in their switched places was seen on season one episodes of ''The Rat Patrol'' and ''Hey, Landlord''. | *A still variant with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Released by'''}}" on top of the logo and the brackets already in their switched places exists, which was seen on season one episodes of ''The Rat Patrol'' and ''Hey, Landlord''. | ||
* | *An in-credit version also exists, which has it superimposed on the ending screen, or on the letters seen in the next logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' Camera controlled animation. | '''Technique:''' Camera controlled animation. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* | *Seen on ''The Patty Duke Show'' and ''It's About Time'' on Antenna TV and should be retained on prints aired on Me-TV as of 2016. | ||
*It was also seen on ''The Outer Limits'' on Syfy. | *It was also seen on ''The Outer Limits'' on Syfy. | ||
*This is also available on the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] VHS and MGM DVD releases of ''The Outer Limits'' and on the 2004 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] DVD release of the unaired pilot episode of ''Gilligan's Island'' titled "Marooned" (the remainder of the series used the next logo). | *This is also available on the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] VHS and MGM DVD releases of ''The Outer Limits'' and on the 2004 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] DVD release of the unaired pilot episode of ''Gilligan's Island'' titled "Marooned" (the remainder of the series used the next logo). | ||
*The version with the third theme was used on ''O.K. Crackerby'' and ''My Mother the Car''. | *The version with the third theme was used on ''O.K. Crackerby'' and ''My Mother the Car''. | ||
*The logo with the original 1962 music is preserved on the TV special ''The Incredible World of James Bond'', as seen in the extras of the ''Thunderball'' Blu- | *The logo with the original 1962 music is also preserved on the TV special ''The Incredible World of James Bond'', as seen in the extras of the ''Thunderball'' Blu-ray. | ||
**Oddly however, the ''Welcome to Japan 007'' promo special included on the Blu-ray release of ''You Only Live Twice'' plasters this with the MGM logo. | |||
*It can also be seen on ''The New Phil Silvers Show''. | *It can also be seen on ''The New Phil Silvers Show''. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* This can be found intact on all episodes of ''Gilligan's Island'' and ''The Fugitive'' on Me-TV and on DVD releases by Warner Home Video for the former and CBS DVD and Paramount Home Entertainment for the latter. | *This can be found intact on all episodes of ''Gilligan's Island'' and ''The Fugitive'' on Me-TV and on DVD releases by Warner Home Video for the former and CBS DVD and Paramount Home Entertainment for the latter. | ||
*It can also be seen on ''It's About Time'' on Antenna TV. | *It can also be seen on ''It's About Time'' on Antenna TV. | ||
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*Currently seen on season two episodes of ''The Mothers-in-Law'' on "The Complete Series" DVD release by MPI Home Video and Me-TV reruns. | *Currently seen on season two episodes of ''The Mothers-in-Law'' on "The Complete Series" DVD release by MPI Home Video and Me-TV reruns. | ||
*The opening variant was seen on television films and television prints of co-produced DFE Films and The Mirisch Company cartoons from the time frame and it will either be removed or plastered by a later United Artists or MGM logo. | *The opening variant was seen on television films and television prints of co-produced DFE Films and The Mirisch Company cartoons from the time frame and it will either be removed or plastered by a later United Artists or MGM logo. | ||
*This logo has been reported to have been seen on an episode of ''Gilligan's Island'' on the French-Canadian channel Prise 2. | *This logo has also been reported to have been seen on an episode of ''Gilligan's Island'' on the French-Canadian channel Prise 2. | ||
===6th Logo (1975-1981)=== | ===6th Logo (1975-1981)=== | ||
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*However, by this point, United Artists Television was primarily a syndication company that distributed their film and television library (and MGM Television programs, due to United Artists' distribution deal with MGM prior to the two companies merging). | *However, by this point, United Artists Television was primarily a syndication company that distributed their film and television library (and MGM Television programs, due to United Artists' distribution deal with MGM prior to the two companies merging). | ||
*Most current prints will likely be sourced from the original prints or this logo is removed and/or plastered by an MGM Television logo. | *Most current prints will likely be sourced from the original prints or this logo is removed and/or plastered by an MGM Television logo. | ||
*This logo may have been on television movies produced by the company. Original broadcasts of the 1978 Pink Panther special ''A Pink Christmas'' had this logo, but current prints plaster it with a still shot of the 1987 theatrical logo. | *This logo may have been on television movies produced by the company. | ||
*Original broadcasts of the 1978 Pink Panther special ''A Pink Christmas'' also had this logo, but current prints plaster it with a still shot of the 1987 theatrical logo. | |||
===7th Logo (1981-1982)=== | ===7th Logo (1981-1982)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' The final three notes as normal (as seen on ''Witness for the Prosecution''). It later used a rearranged version of the last four film logo notes (later used for MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television Distribution). | '''Audio:''' The final three notes as normal (as seen on ''Witness for the Prosecution''). It later used a rearranged version of the last four film logo notes (later used for MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television Distribution). | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the end theme would be heard over this logo or | '''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the end theme would be heard over this logo or the logo is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' It is only known to have been seen on old prints of three television films: ''Witness for the Prosecution'', ''I Take These Men'' (in which an Encore airing retained it) and ''I Want to Live''. | ||
===Final Note=== | ===Final Note=== | ||