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|MCA TV (1990-91).jpeg|6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991) | |MCA TV (1990-91).jpeg|6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991) | ||
|MCA TV (1991-94).jpeg|7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994) | |MCA TV (1991-94).jpeg|7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994) | ||
| | |MCA TV Exclusive Distributor (1994).PNG|8th Logo (January 16, 1995-December 1996) | ||
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===1st Logo (August 11, 1951-1955)=== | ===1st Logo (August 11, 1951-1955)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | |||
MCA TV (1951-55) A.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1951-55) B.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=SiX85eedU6g|id2=y74Lx7hRVRc}} | {{YouTube|id=SiX85eedU6g|id2=y74Lx7hRVRc}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a dark background (shot on the Revue camera) | '''Visuals:''' On a dark background (shot on the Revue camera) is a reel of film with a black rectangle in front of it. The words "DISTRIBUTED BY" in a Futura font, appear atop the reel. Inside the rectangle are the words: | ||
<center>{{Huge|MCA TV <br>{{Font|Garamond|'''''Ltd.'''''}}}}</center> | <center>{{Huge|MCA TV <br>{{Font|Garamond|'''''Ltd.'''''}}}}</center> | ||
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===2nd Logo (August 1, 1953-1957)=== | ===2nd Logo (August 1, 1953-1957)=== | ||
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MCA TV (1953-57) A.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1953-57) B.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1953-57) C.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1953-57) D.jpg | |||
Revue (1953-57) C.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1953-57) E.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1953-57) F.jpg | |||
MCA TV (1953-57) G.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=MuuKcbBb2Fo|id2=F53fF4OKZ0g|id3=nVv4-AgyleQ}} | {{YouTube|id=MuuKcbBb2Fo|id2=F53fF4OKZ0g|id3=nVv4-AgyleQ}} | ||
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'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' There was a variant that featured a television version of Republic Pictures' 1930s theme from a 1950s television reissue print of The Big Show. | '''Audio Variant:''' There was a variant that featured a television version of Republic Pictures' 1930s theme from a 1950s television reissue print of ''The Big Show''. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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===3rd Logo (1956-1965)=== | ===3rd Logo (1956-1965)=== | ||
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MCA TV (1956-1965) A.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) B.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) C.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) D.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) E.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) F.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) G.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) H.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) J.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) K.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) L.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) M.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) N.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) O.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) P.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) Q.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) R.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) S.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) T.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) U.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) V.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) W.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1956-1965) X.jpeg | |||
Revue (1957-58) C.jpg | |||
Revue (1958-1963) E.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=xpYGixFLEbY|id2=UTYnCWvm8zE|id3=vH6JoaKXpF4}} | {{YouTube|id=xpYGixFLEbY|id2=UTYnCWvm8zE|id3=vH6JoaKXpF4}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a dark screen, 5 trilons turn to reveal an arrowhead which has the letters "'''mca'''" in a lower-case font inside, set against a satiny background. After a second or two, the letter "'''a'''" appears on top of the "'''mca'''", while "'''tv'''", underneath, and the word "'''release'''", under the arrowhead, fade-in. The trilons then turn in a different direction, and the screen is dark once again. | '''Visuals:''' On a dark screen, 5 trilons turn to reveal an arrowhead which has the letters "'''mca'''" in a lower-case font inside, set against a satiny background. After a second or two, the letter "'''a'''" appears on top of the "'''mca'''", while "'''tv'''", underneath, and the word "'''release'''", under the arrowhead, fade-in. The trilons then turn in a different direction, and the screen is dark once again. | ||
'''Variant:''' | '''Variant:''' A long version exists. | ||
'''Closing Variant:''' An in-credit version was seen at the end of Revue shows alongside the Revue logo from 1956 to 1961, as well as black & white episodes of ''My Three Sons'' made prior to 1965. However, on the Revue/MCA cards in 1958, "Exclusive Representatives" became "'''exclusive distributor'''". | '''Closing Variant:''' An in-credit version was seen at the end of Revue shows alongside the Revue logo from 1956 to 1961, as well as black & white episodes of ''My Three Sons'' made prior to 1965. However, on the Revue/MCA cards in 1958, "Exclusive Representatives" became "'''exclusive distributor'''". | ||
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'''Technique:''' Live action. None for the in-credit variant. | '''Technique:''' Live action. None for the in-credit variant. | ||
'''Audio:''' | '''Audio:''' A fanfare that starts with drumbeats similar to the first notes of [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]'s famed jingle, then goes to a 3-note ominous sounding horn sounder (sounding like an evacuation alarm). | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
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===4th Logo (December 24, 1980-1992)=== | ===4th Logo (December 24, 1980-1992)=== | ||
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MCA TV (1982-91) A.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1982-91) B.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1982-91) C.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1982-91) D.jpeg | |||
MCA TV (1982-91) E.png | |||
MCA Television (Globe of Doom) (1982).jpeg | |||
1989 MCA Television.png | |||
Shades of LA 1991.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=_eYgofrVfUQ|id2=l8b7cugFmsM|id3=vHnzmk6FjkI|id4=pdmMPWgGjtM|id5=Yd6C2eBKiVo}} | {{YouTube|id=_eYgofrVfUQ|id2=l8b7cugFmsM|id3=vHnzmk6FjkI|id4=pdmMPWgGjtM|id5=Yd6C2eBKiVo}} | ||
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* This exists as both a filmed and a videotaped version. | * This exists as both a filmed and a videotaped version. | ||
* One version of the logo has the picture "flipping away" when the music finishes. | * One version of the logo has the picture "flipping away" when the music finishes. | ||
* On ''The Morton Downey, Jr. Show'', the logo would iris in from the QMI Television logo. | * On ''The Morton Downey, Jr. Show'', the logo would iris in from the [[QMI Television]] logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' Normally, fading effects. Most of the time, it's completely still. | '''Technique:''' Normally, fading effects. Most of the time, it's completely still. | ||
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===5th Logo (November 1987-June 1988)=== | ===5th Logo (November 1987-June 1988)=== | ||
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MCA TV (1988 num2).png | |||
MCA TV (1988 num1).png | |||
MCA TV (1988 num3).png | |||
MCA TV (1988, The Return of Desperado).png | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=ZeP98E0nKWA}} | {{YouTube|id=ZeP98E0nKWA}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' Like [[Universal Television (1963-1998)|Universal Television]]'s 1971-1991 logo, there is a still of the then-current Universal | '''Visuals:''' Like [[Universal Television (1963-1998)|Universal Television]]'s 1971-1991 logo, there is a still of the then-current Universal "Zooming Globe", but the logo now reads, in the same font as the MCA byline on that logo: | ||
<center>{{color|orange| | <center>{{color|orange|{{Large|'''FROM'''}}<br>{{Huge|'''MCA'''}}<br>{{Large|'''TELEVISION'''}}}}</center> | ||
'''Technique:''' Fading effects. | '''Technique:''' Fading effects. | ||
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===6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991)=== | ===6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | |||
MCA TV (1990-91).jpeg | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=eFx98iCHnbU}} | {{YouTube|id=eFx98iCHnbU}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a space background | '''Visuals:''' On a space background is a 3D Earth model, taken from the contemporary MTE logo. In front of it is the following in a {{color|gold}} color: | ||
<center>{{color|gold|'''{{Huge|MCA}}{{Small|®}} {{Huge|TV}}<br>EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> | <center>{{color|gold|'''{{Huge|MCA}}{{Small|®}} {{Huge|TV}}<br>EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* It appeared on ''Shades of L.A.'' (a first-run syndication series), | * It appeared on ''Shades of L.A.'' (a first-run syndication series), which last aired on NBCUniversal's now-defunct Sleuth cable network in 2006. | ||
** However, this did not appear on every episode, as some feature the 4th logo instead. | ** However, this did not appear on every episode, as some feature the 4th logo instead. | ||
* It was also seen on some early episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes'' in local syndication. | * It was also seen on some early episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes'' in local syndication. | ||
===7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994)=== | ===7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994)=== | ||
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MCA TV (1991-94).jpeg | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{YouTube|id=J-bNCBo_r1Y|id2=GRGlZo41w9U}} | {{YouTube|id=J-bNCBo_r1Y|id2=GRGlZo41w9U}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' The rotating globe appears against the starfield background from the 1990-1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo (this time, the globe and the background are in a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} tint). The company name "{{color|gold|'''MCA TV'''}}" (which is now in the font used on the MCA Records and [[MCA/Universal Home Video]] logos) slides in from the top of the screen, zooming out, and makes a stop in front of the globe. The words "{{color|gold|'''EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}" in a Univers Black Extended font, fade in below the MCA name. There is also a shine effect afterward. | ||
'''Technique:''' Live action model work and CGI. | '''Technique:''' Live action model work and CGI. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* It debuted on season 5 of ''Amen'', | * It debuted on season 5 of ''Amen'', and was last used in November 1994 on ''Exosquad''. | ||
* It is currently seen on the last season of ''Amen'' on getTV with the late 1986 Universal Television theme, as well as fall 1991-1993 episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes.'' | * It is currently seen on the last season of ''Amen'' on getTV with the late 1986 Universal Television theme, as well as fall 1991-1993 episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes.'' | ||
* The version with the 1991 Universal Television theme originally appeared on early Action Pack TV movies. | * The version with the 1991 Universal Television theme originally appeared on early Action Pack TV movies. | ||
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===8th Logo (January 16, 1995-December 1996)=== | ===8th Logo (January 16, 1995-December 1996)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=" | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
MCA TV Exclusive Distributor (1994).PNG | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{YouTube|id=Qb_RR_yI_p8|id2=PVnVD9kxxyI}} | {{YouTube|id=Qb_RR_yI_p8|id2=PVnVD9kxxyI}} | ||