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===Background===
===Background===
'''Screen Gems''', previously the [[Screen Gems Cartoons|cartoon division]] of [[Columbia Pictures]], was revived as a television subsidiary in 1948. It was formed when Columbia acquired Pioneer Telefilms, a television commercial company founded in 1947 by Ralph M. Cohn, the son of Columbia Pictures co-founder, Jack Cohn, and the nephew of longtime Columbia Pictures president and co-founder, Harry Cohn. Pioneer Telefilms was renamed to Screen Gems after the acquisition. It was responsible for television production, TV movies, syndicating the Columbia Pictures movie library, and starting in 1958, ''The Three Stooges'' shorts starting with the Curly series. Screen Gems became a fully-fledged studio in 1951 by moving into Telefilm syndication and later into television production in 1952. On July 1, 1956, Columbia studio veteran Irving Briskin formed [[Briskin Productions]] to oversee all of Screen Gems' productions. On December 10, 1956, Screen Gems acquired television syndication company Hygo Television Films (a.k.a. "Serials Inc.") as well as its affiliated company, United Television Films, Inc. On August 2, 1957, Screen Gems agreed to syndicate the Universal Horror Package from [[Universal Pictures|Universal-International]] for 10 years under the names ''Shock'' and ''Son of Shock''. From 1957-1966, Screen Gems held a 20% stake in [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] and acted as their distributor; Screen Gems (and later, Columbia Pictures itself) also owned the distribution rights to ''The Flintstones'' until the 1980s. In January 1961, Columbia Pictures Corporation and Screen Gems, Inc. were split into separate companies, when the former studio sold 11% of the latter's stock to the public. On December 23, 1968, Screen Gems merged with its parent Columbia Pictures Corporation and the whole organization was reincorporated as "Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.".
'''Screen Gems''', previously the [[Screen Gems Cartoons|cartoon division]] of [[Columbia Pictures]], was revived as a television subsidiary in 1948. It was formed when Columbia acquired Pioneer Telefilms, a television commercial company founded in 1947 by Ralph M. Cohn, the son of Columbia Pictures co-founder, Jack Cohn, and the nephew of longtime Columbia Pictures president and co-founder, Harry Cohn. Pioneer Telefilms was renamed to Screen Gems after the acquisition. It was responsible for television production, TV movies, syndicating the Columbia Pictures movie library, and starting in 1958, ''The Three Stooges'' shorts starting with the Curly series. Screen Gems became a fully-fledged studio in 1951 by moving into Telefilm syndication and later into television production in 1952. On July 1, 1956, Columbia studio veteran Irving Briskin formed [[Briskin Productions]] to oversee all of Screen Gems' productions. On December 10, 1956, Screen Gems acquired television syndication company Hygo Television Films (a.k.a. "Serials Inc.") as well as its affiliated company, United Television Films, Inc. On August 2, 1957, Screen Gems agreed to syndicate the Universal Horror Package from [[Universal Pictures|Universal-International]] for 10 years under the names ''Shock'' and ''Son of Shock''. From 1957-1966, Screen Gems held a 20% stake in [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] and acted as their distributor; Screen Gems (and later, Columbia Pictures itself) also owned the distribution rights to ''The Flintstones'' until the 1980s. In January 1961, Columbia Pictures Corporation and Screen Gems, Inc. were split into separate companies, when the former studio sold 11% of the latter's stock to the public. On December 23, 1968, Screen Gems merged with its parent Columbia Pictures Corporation and the whole organization was reincorporated as "Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.".


On May 6, 1974, [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] was reincorporated as "'''Columbia Pictures Television'''". The name change was announced on May 1 and was suggested by David Gerber, who was president of Columbia's television division. In 1984, Coke demerged Columbia Pictures and Columbia Pictures Television. CPT was transferred to "CPT Holdings, Inc.". On January 30, 1984, CPT joined forces with Lexington Broadcast Services Company, Inc. (later known as "[[LBS Communications|LBS Communications, Inc.]]") and created "[[Colex Enterprises]]". It was created to distribute series by Screen Gems and CPT from the 1950s to the '70s. In October, CPT created "The Television Program Source" with Alan Bennett and former [[King World Productions|King World]] president, Bob King.
On May 6, 1974, Screen Gems was reincorporated as "'''Columbia Pictures Television'''". The name change was announced on May 1 and was suggested by David Gerber, who was president of Columbia's television division. In 1984, Coke demerged Columbia Pictures and Columbia Pictures Television. CPT was transferred to "CPT Holdings, Inc.". On January 30, 1984, CPT joined forces with Lexington Broadcast Services Company, Inc. (later known as "[[LBS Communications|LBS Communications, Inc.]]") and created "[[Colex Enterprises]]". It was created to distribute series by Screen Gems and CPT from the 1950s to the '70s. In October, CPT created "The Television Program Source" with Alan Bennett and former [[King World Productions|King World]] president, Bob King.


On November 24, 1986, CPT was merged with [[Embassy Communications]] by forming "Columbia/Embassy Television". This was also the birth of [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]], when CPT's distribution division merged with the Television Program Source. Coke also regrouped CPT, Embassy Communications, and [[Merv Griffin Enterprises]] into "Coca-Cola Television". On December 21, 1987, Coke's entertainment business was sold to [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.]] for $3.1 billion. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." (now "Sony Pictures Entertainment") and CCT was shut down ten days later and folded into the reorganized Columbia Pictures Television Distribution.  
On November 24, 1986, CPT was merged with [[Embassy Communications]] by forming "Columbia/Embassy Television". This was also the birth of [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]], when CPT's distribution division merged with the Television Program Source. Coke also regrouped CPT, Embassy Communications, and [[Merv Griffin Enterprises]] into "Coca-Cola Television". On December 21, 1987, Coke's entertainment business was sold to [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.]] for $3.1 billion. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." (now "Sony Pictures Entertainment") and CCT was shut down ten days later and folded into the reorganized Columbia Pictures Television Distribution.  
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'''Variants:''' There are several versions of this logo, namely in bylines, company name, and animation:
'''Variants:''' There are several versions of this logo, namely in bylines, company name, and animation:
* 1982-1989: {{color|blue|Blue}} clouds/{{color|gold|Gold}} company name, byline is the Coca-Cola one with "Coca-Cola" in its trademarked logo font. An early version has a tiny Coke byline. Another version has a medium-sized byline. This was first used on ''Days of our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 1982 or early 1983. Prior to this, neither show used a Columbia or [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] logo, with the exception of in-credit text on ''Days of Our Lives'' (see [[Corday Productions]]). A 16mm B/W copy of this variant was seen on a syndicated print of ''The Three Stooges'' short "Boobs in Arms", plastering the Screen Gems logo.
* 1982-1989: {{color|blue|Blue}} clouds/{{color|gold|Gold}} company name, byline is the Coca-Cola one with "Coca-Cola" in its trademarked logo font. An early version has a tiny Coke byline. Another version has a medium-sized byline. This was first used on ''Days of our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 1982 or early 1983. Prior to this, neither show used a Columbia or Screen Gems logo, with the exception of in-credit text on ''Days of Our Lives'' (see [[Corday Productions]]). A 16mm B/W copy of this variant was seen on a syndicated print of ''The Three Stooges'' short "Boobs in Arms", plastering the Screen Gems logo.
* 1982-1988: {{color|dodgerblue|Lighter blue}} clouds/{{color|gold|Gold}} company name. This version has no byline. Another version features darker clouds.
* 1982-1988: {{color|dodgerblue|Lighter blue}} clouds/{{color|gold|Gold}} company name. This version has no byline. Another version features darker clouds.
* 1983: Alternate {{color|gold}} company name with a medium-sized Coke byline.
* 1983: Alternate {{color|gold}} company name with a medium-sized Coke byline.
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* On local stations, it's been spotted on a majority of ''Good Times'' reruns.
* On local stations, it's been spotted on a majority of ''Good Times'' reruns.
* The CPTD logo can also be found on some movies on TCM, the season 5 ''Good Times'' episode "The Evans Get Involved: Part I" on TV One, the end of the original version of ''The Producers'' on This TV, at the beginning of ''Nevada Smith'' and ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1981) on getTV, and the season 2 ''Silver Spoons'' episode "Mr. President" on Antenna TV.
* The CPTD logo can also be found on some movies on TCM, the season 5 ''Good Times'' episode "The Evans Get Involved: Part I" on TV One, the end of the original version of ''The Producers'' on This TV, at the beginning of ''Nevada Smith'' and ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1981) on getTV, and the season 2 ''Silver Spoons'' episode "Mr. President" on Antenna TV.
* The B&W version appeared on '90s prints of ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Bewitched''; it was also spotted at the beginning of the 1965 film ''Darling'' on TCM and some episodes of ''Dennis the Menace'' on Hulu (plastering the 1955 and 1960 [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] logos). It can also be seen at the close of select episodes of ''Naked City'' on Tubi and Retro TV (see above), and at the end of the final season episodes of ''Route 66'', following the Screen Gems "dancing sticks" logo, on Retro TV's daytime schedule (again, as of this posting). It was also spotted on older reruns of the short-lived Ivanhoe on Arte.
* The B&W version appeared on '90s prints of ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Bewitched''; it was also spotted at the beginning of the 1965 film ''Darling'' on TCM and some episodes of ''Dennis the Menace'' on Hulu (plastering the 1955 and 1960 Screen Gems logos). It can also be seen at the close of select episodes of ''Naked City'' on Tubi and Retro TV (see above), and at the end of the final season episodes of ''Route 66'', following the Screen Gems "dancing sticks" logo, on Retro TV's daytime schedule (again, as of this posting). It was also spotted on older reruns of the short-lived Ivanhoe on Arte.
* This logo can be seen on S1 DVD releases of ''All in the Family'', ''Good Times'', ''The Jeffersons'', ''Charlie's Angels'', and ''Sanford and Son''.
* This logo can be seen on S1 DVD releases of ''All in the Family'', ''Good Times'', ''The Jeffersons'', ''Charlie's Angels'', and ''Sanford and Son''.
* This logo is also seen on DVD volume releases of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', released by Sony in 2005. It is also seen on volume 1 of ''Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes'' and ''The Greatest '70s Cop Shows'' on DVD.
* This logo is also seen on DVD volume releases of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', released by Sony in 2005. It is also seen on volume 1 of ''Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes'' and ''The Greatest '70s Cop Shows'' on DVD.
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