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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Audio:''' The closing theme | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the movie. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen only on the original airing of the TV movie ''Shattered Innocence''. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on the original airing of the TV movie ''Shattered Innocence''. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* As with the 2nd logo, this comes with or without a registered trademark symbol "®" on the lower-right hand corner of the letter "'''R'''". | * As with the 2nd logo, this comes with or without a registered trademark symbol "®" on the lower-right hand corner of the letter "'''R'''". | ||
* A warp-speed | * A <u>warp-speed version</u> also exists. | ||
* | * A <u>filmed version</u> of this logo also exists on most TV movies. | ||
* On a few episodes of ''3rd Degree | ** On <u>the TV movie ''O Pioneers''</u>, after the [[Craig Anderson Productions]] logo, the "in association with" text from the previous logo is seen at the beginning of the animation of the logo. | ||
* On | * On <u>a few episodes of ''3rd Degree''</u>, the logo is shortened with "'''LORIMAR'''" already in place and the "'''TELEVISION'''" bar rotating into place before the 1984 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo appears. | ||
* On <u>the TV movie ''There Was a Little Boy''</u>, "'''LORIMAR'''" is written at a much faster speed than usual and the logo cuts to black before the red bar shines. | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
'''Audio:''' A futuristic whoosh, leading into a relaxing 6-note synth-horn theme. | '''Audio:''' A futuristic whoosh, leading into a relaxing 6-note synth-horn theme. Composed by Mark Snow. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* | * A warp-speed variant exists, ending with a different, higher note after the first three notes of the theme. This was heard on a few occasions like <u>the ''Full House'' S2 episode "It's Not My Job"</u>, <u>some 1988-1991 episodes of ''The Hogan Family''</u> and <u>some S1 episodes of ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''</u>. | ||
* On <u>the ''Full House'' S2 episodes "Tanner vs. Gibbler" and "Working Mothers"</u>, the music is slightly recomposed with better enhancement. | |||
* One season 3 episode of ''Perfect Strangers'' has the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" jingle play over it, likely due to a plaster error. | * <u>One season 3 episode of ''Perfect Strangers''</u> has the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] "Crashing Comets" jingle play over it, likely due to a plaster error. | ||
* On some shows such as ''Love Connection'', ''Fun House'', ''College Mad House'', and ''3rd Degree | * On some shows such as ''<u>Love Connection</u>'', ''<u>Fun House</u>'', ''<u>College Mad House</u>'', and ''<u>3rd Degree</u>'', as well as early season 1 episodes of ''Time Trax'', the closing theme plays over this logo. | ||
* | ** ''<u>College Mad House</u>'' has the theme and announcer Beau Weaver spoke, "''College Mad House'' is a [[Stone Television]] production, in association with Lorimar Television, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.". | ||
* ''College Mad House'' has the theme and announcer Beau Weaver spoke, "''College Mad House'' is a [[Stone Television]] production, in association with Lorimar Television, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution | ** ''<u>3rd Degree</u>'' has the theme and the announcer (usually Bob Hilton, sometimes Don Morrow or Michael Hanks) spoke, "''3rd Degree'' is a [[Kline and Friends, Inc.|Kline and Friends]] Production, in association with [[Burt Reynolds Productions|Burt & Bert Productions]] and Lorimar Television, distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution." [here they used the standard 1984 Warner Bros. Television logo, instead of the 1984 Warner Bros. Television Distribution logo, commonly used on syndicated shows distributed by Warner Bros. Television of the time]. | ||
* ''3rd Degree | * On <u>the ''Full House'' S2 episode "Cutting It Close"</u>, none. | ||
* Sometimes, ''Full House'' had Dave Coulier announce over the closing theme and the Lorimar Television jingle which would play over the Warner Bros. Television logo. | * Sometimes, ''<u>Full House</u>'' had Dave Coulier announce over the closing theme and the Lorimar Television jingle which would play over the Warner Bros. Television logo. | ||
* On <u>the ''There Was a Little Boy'' | * On <u>the TV movie ''There Was a Little Boy''</u>, the whoosh from the logo theme is cut off. | ||
* On some recent PAL releases of the original ''It'' mini-series, the high tone variant of the jingle from the 1994 WBTV logo plays over the logo, presumably due to a reverse plastering error. | * On some recent PAL releases of the original ''It'' mini-series, the high tone variant of the jingle from the 1994 WBTV logo plays over the logo, presumably due to a reverse plastering error. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* The warp speed version was last seen on | * The warp speed version was last seen on season 1 of ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' on the former NickMom block on Nick Jr. | ||
* The standard version can be seen on DVD releases of ''Full House'' (second and third seasons only) and was shown on on Hallmark Channel reruns, but on MeTV and HBO Max it's plastered with the 2003 WBTD logo. | * The standard version can be seen on DVD releases of ''Full House'' (second and third seasons only) and was shown on on Hallmark Channel reruns, but on MeTV and HBO Max it's plastered with the 2003 WBTD logo. | ||
** It can also be seen on reruns of ''The Hogan Family'' on Antenna TV, the 7th season (1989-90) season of ''Love Connection'' on GSN (whenever they decide to re-air it), ''Step by Step'' when last seen on Hub Network, ''Dallas'' and ''Knots Landing'' last aired on the now-defunct SOAPnet, and the final two seasons of ''Falcon Crest'', among others. | ** It can also be seen on reruns of ''The Hogan Family'' on Antenna TV, the 7th season (1989-90) season of ''Love Connection'' on GSN (whenever they decide to re-air it), ''Step by Step'' when last seen on Hub Network, ''Dallas'' and ''Knots Landing'' last aired on the now-defunct SOAPnet, and the final two seasons of ''Falcon Crest'', among others. | ||
** The Season 12, 13, and 14 DVD releases of ''Dallas'' also have this logo on almost every episode. | ** The Season 12, 13, and 14 DVD releases of ''Dallas'' also have this logo on almost every episode. | ||
* The last series that had this logo was ''Time Trax'', which premiered on January 20, 1993 and ended on December 3, 1994. | * The last series that had this logo was ''Time Trax'', which premiered on January 20, 1993 and ended on December 3, 1994. | ||
* The filmed variant of this logo was seen on old prints of TV movies from the era, such as the ''It'' mini-series, ''The Owl'', and ''O Pioneers | * The filmed variant of this logo was seen on old prints of TV movies from the era, such as the ''It'' mini-series, ''The Owl'', and ''O Pioneers'', respectively. | ||
** It is also intact on a couple of Season 14 episodes of ''Dallas'' on DVD. | ** It is also intact on a couple of Season 14 episodes of ''Dallas'' on DVD. | ||
* It also appeared on S4-S6 episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', S4-S6 of ''The Hogan Family'' and on the final pre-FOX era episodes of ''Fun House'' and spin-off ''College Mad House''. | * It also appeared on S4-S6 episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', S4-S6 of ''The Hogan Family'' and on the final pre-FOX era episodes of ''Fun House'' and spin-off ''College Mad House''. | ||
* The Lorimar Television logo with the "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A TIME WARNER COMPANY'''}}" byline also plastered the 1978 Lorimar "Script" logo seen on S1 episodes of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' at that time) and the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures logo on S2-S3 of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' and ''Valerie's Family'' from fall 1986-88) on syndicated reruns and on certain other reruns, namely ABC Family reruns. | * The Lorimar Television logo with the "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A TIME WARNER COMPANY'''}}" byline also plastered the 1978 Lorimar "Script" logo seen on S1 episodes of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' at that time) and the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures logo on S2-S3 of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' and ''Valerie's Family'' from fall 1986-88) on syndicated reruns and on certain other reruns, namely ABC Family reruns. | ||
* This has also popped up on some international reruns of the 3rd and 4th season of ''ALF'' as well as on the 1989-90 game show ''3rd Degree | * This has also popped up on some international reruns of the 3rd and 4th season of ''ALF'' as well as on the 1989-90 game show ''3rd Degree'' with Bert Convy and on ''I'll Fly Away''. | ||
* It also appears at the end of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (1976) on the 2000 UK VHS release thereof from [[Warner Home Video]], following the 2nd 1985 [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment]] and 1983 variant of the 1980 [[Telepictures Corporation]] logos. | * It also appears at the end of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (1976) on the 2000 UK VHS release thereof from [[Warner Home Video]], following the 2nd 1985 [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment]] and 1983 variant of the 1980 [[Telepictures Corporation]] logos. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Audio:''' Most of the | '''Audio:''' Most of the time, it's silent or has the closing theme play over, but in some cases (such as <u>the fourth season of ''Full House''</u> on DVD), the previous logo's music plays. On syndication prints, an announcer (typically a cast member from the show) says: "(Show title) is a (show creator, usually [[Miller-Boyett Productions|Miller-Boyett]]) production in association with Lorimar Television, (on the [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo) and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution". | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>a few episodes from season 4 of the ''Full House'' DVD box set</u>, the music from the 1988 Lorimar Television logo can be heard after the theme song finishes | '''Audio Variant:''' On <u>a few episodes from season 4 of the ''Full House'' DVD box set</u>, the music from the 1988 Lorimar Television logo can be heard after the theme song finishes, due to an audio error. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' |