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'''Rysher Entertainment''' was founded by former Warner Bros. syndication executive Keith Samples in 1991 as a television syndication company, expanding into TV and feature film production. Cox Enterprises bought Rysher for $15 million in 1993. Rysher was shut down in 1999 by Cox, and the distribution rights to the company's library was acquired by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] (now [[CBS Studios]] and [[CBS Media Ventures]]). The ownership of the library was later acquired by [[2929 Entertainment]] in 2001 and by Qualia Capital on March 29, 2006, who merged the library alongside the recently-acquired [[Pandora/Gaylord Films]] to form Qualia Libraries. Most of the company's film library is currently owned by [[Paramount Pictures]] with the following exceptions: ''The Opposite of Sex'' ([[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]/[[Sony Pictures Classics]]), ''Big Night'', ''Foxfire'', and ''Hard Eight'' ([[Samuel Goldwyn Films]]). As for the television library, it is currently owned by [[ViacomCBS]] (now [[Paramount Global]]) and distributed by CBS Media Ventures, while the ''Saved by the Bell'' franchise and ''California Dreams'' are currently owned by [[NBCUniversal Television|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] while [[MGM Television|MGM International Television]] has international television and digital rights to ''Saved by the Bell''. | '''Rysher Entertainment''' was founded by former Warner Bros. syndication executive Keith Samples in 1991 as a television syndication company, expanding into TV and feature film production. Cox Enterprises bought Rysher for $15 million in 1993. Rysher was shut down in 1999 by Cox, and the distribution rights to the company's library was acquired by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] (now [[CBS Studios]] and [[CBS Media Ventures]]). The ownership of the library was later acquired by [[2929 Entertainment]] in 2001 and by Qualia Capital on March 29, 2006, who merged the library alongside the recently-acquired [[Pandora/Gaylord Films]] to form Qualia Libraries. Most of the company's film library is currently owned by [[Paramount Pictures]] with the following exceptions: ''The Opposite of Sex'' ([[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]/[[Sony Pictures Classics]]), ''Big Night'', ''Foxfire'', and ''Hard Eight'' ([[Samuel Goldwyn Films]]). As for the television library, it is currently owned by [[ViacomCBS]] (now [[Paramount Global]]) and distributed by CBS Media Ventures, while the ''Saved by the Bell'' franchise and ''California Dreams'' are currently owned by [[NBCUniversal Television|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] while [[MGM Television|MGM International Television]] has international television and digital rights to ''Saved by the Bell''. | ||
===1st Logo (1991-1993)=== | ===1st Logo (September 1991-May 22, 1993)=== | ||
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* It appears on syndicated reruns of ''Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' and season 2-4 (and some early season 5 episodes) of ''Highlander''. | * It appears on syndicated reruns of ''Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' and season 2-4 (and some early season 5 episodes) of ''Highlander''. | ||
* The Rysher TPE logo is rare, but still remains intact on all 4 episodes of ''Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style'', a handful of ''Highlander'' episodes from 1993-1995, and appears on the pilot of ''Robocop: The Series'' entitled "The Future of Law Enforcement", which can be found on VHS. | * The Rysher TPE logo is rare, but still remains intact on all 4 episodes of ''Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style'', a handful of ''Highlander'' episodes from 1993-1995, and appears on the pilot of ''Robocop: The Series'' entitled "The Future of Law Enforcement", which can be found on VHS. | ||
* The "Rysher Entertainment and" variant can be seen on ''Shattered Image''. The extended variant was seen on ''Thunder in Paradise''. | * The "Rysher Entertainment and" variant can be seen on ''Shattered Image''. The extended variant was seen on ''Thunder in Paradise''. | ||
* The "slowed-down" variant appeared on a Polish dub of the TV movie ''Siringo''. | * The "slowed-down" variant appeared on a Polish dub of the TV movie ''Siringo''. | ||