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=== Background ===  
=== Background ===  
'''Telepictures''' (also known as "Telepictures Productions") was formed initially as "Telepictures Corporation" in 1978 by Michael Garin. The company syndicated the [[Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin-Bass]] library's holdings from post-1974 to 1988 and numerous television programs. In 1983, the company formed Telepictures Productions as the production arm of the corporation. Telepictures merged with [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar Productions]], creating [[Lorimar-Telepictures|Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation]] (or just "Lorimar-Telepictures") on April 21, 1986. Under Telepictures' ownership, Rankin-Bass produced original animated series. In 1988, Lorimar-Telepictures split the television production divisions into their own separate names but keeping the Lorimar-Telepictures name as the distribution arm. In 1989, Warner Communications (now Warner Bros. Discovery) purchased the company. Lorimar remained a separate production entity, which would be folded into Warner Bros. by 1993. Telepictures Productions later became a producer of syndicated programming that [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]] would distribute starting in 1990 after a two-year hiatus. It is also involved in online areas, including operating the TMZ celebrity blog (until 2021), amongst others.
Telepictures Productions became a producer of syndicated programming that [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]] would distribute starting in 1990 after a two-year hiatus. It is also involved in online areas, including operating the TMZ celebrity blog (until 2021), amongst others.
 
=== 1st Logo (1980-1986) ===
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|Telepictures Peoductions (1980-1986) A.jpg|Original version
|Telepictures Peoductions (1980-1986) B.png|Network version
|Telepictures Peoductions (1980-1986) C.jpg|Superimposed version
|Telepictures Peoductions (1980-1986) D.jpg|Another superimposed version
|Telepictures Peoductions (1980-1986) E.jpg|The All-New Let's Make a Deal superimposed version
|Telepictures Productions (1986, LMAD, no editing disclaimer).png|Yet another superimposed version
|Telepictures Peoductions (1980-1986) I.png
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'''Logo:''' Here are the main versions of this logo:
*1980-1983: On a black background, we see the word "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Telepictures'''}}" in white and in ITC Lubalin Graph Std Bold emerging from the bottom of the screen followed by many "shadows" ({{color|dodgerblue|blue}} in the color version), moving from the bottom and curving down towards the middle of the screen. When it stops, the word "{{font|Times New Roman|CORPORATION}}" (in ITC Lubalin Graph Std Demi) appears below it.
*1983-1986: Against a black background, numerous rectangles of different {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} shades fly from the top and bottom of the screen and towards the middle, where they form a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}, horizontally segmented "{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|dodgerblue|'''Telepictures'''}}}}" logo. The word "{{font|Times New Roman|CORPORATION}}" appears at the right below the logo, and "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Telepictures'''}}" then turns white.
*On network television, the name appeared as "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Telepictures''' PRODUCTIONS}}".
 
'''Variants:'''
*The "rollercoaster" was later updated with smoother animation, "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Telepictures'''}}" emerging more rapidly, a more vivid {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} color, and, instead of the shadows constantly trailing, a limited number appearing and then piling into the logo.
*Sped-up variants of this logo exist.
*'' The All-New Let's Make a Deal'', 1981-1986 episodes of ''The People's Court'', the 1985-1986 US version of ''Catch Phrase'', and the 1st season (1983-84) of ''Love Connection'' superimpose this logo over the credits, animation and all.
*Some episodes of ''The All-New Let's Make a Deal'' combine this logo with a disclaimer stating "THIS PROGRAM WAS EDITED FOR BROADCAST WITHOUT AFFECTING THE OUTCOME OF THE DEALING."
*A B&W variant exists.
 
'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' A drum roll sound during the formation of the logo, ending with a "ding" from a triangle when the logo is completed.


'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
=== 1st Logo (1990-Mid 1993) ===
*Sometimes it is silent or the show's ending theme.
*On the first season of ''ThunderCats'', the Rankin-Bass logo music segues into a  five-note horn fanfare (composed by Bernard Hoffer), which keeps the "ding" at the end. The "ding" sound is longer on earlier episodes of said show.
*On the animated special ''The Coneheads'' (based on the SNL sketch), the 2nd half of the Rankin-Bass music plays, mixed with the drum roll, perfectly in sync with the "ding" noise from the Telepictures logo.
*On produced TV movies, this logo is silent; once they are distributed, the logo has its normal music.
*On ''The All-New Let's Make a Deal'', Brian Cummings (Dean Goss for season 2) says "''The All-New Let's Make a Deal'' is a Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Production, in association with Telepictures!" For the first episode, the drum roll and ding were absent; it was used for all other episodes.
*On ''Catch Phrase'', John Harlan announces "''Catch Phrase'' is a Pasetta Production, in association with Telepictures!" The drum roll and ding are not heard.
*A low-tone variant exists.
 
'''Availability:''' Quite rare.
*It was previously seen on ''The All-New Let's Make a Deal'' (in-credit version) on Buzzr and GSN. Some episodes on Buzzr are edited to fade out immediately before the logo appears.
*It's also seen on ''ThunderCats'' DVD releases from the first season.
*It was seen on ''Love Connection'' on GSN.
*Most tapes of Telepictures' movies removed the logo, and most of Telepictures' distributed shows have since been acquired by other companies.
*This also appeared in the early seasons of ''The People's Court'' when it was the last rerun and appeared on AOL's In2TV site.
*This was also seen on the 1985 U.S. version of ''Catch Phrase'' with Art James.
*The 1980 "rollercoaster" version can be found at the end of a sales promo from 1981 for the syndication release of ''Here's Lucy''. This promo is available on disc 4 of Shout Factory's DVD "best of" release.
*It also appeared on a VHS of ''Flush'', which was put out on VHS in Canada by Marquis Video (a pay-TV print was probably used for this release).
*The rollercoaster version also appears at the start of each episode of ''My Favorite Martian'' on Amazon Prime's video streaming service.
 
=== 2nd Logo (1990-Mid 1993) ===


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'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen on the final season of ''Fun House'', the first two seasons of ''The Jenny Jones Show'', the 1990-91 game show ''Trump Card'', and the early episodes of  ''The Jane Whitney Show'', among other shows.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen on the final season of ''Fun House'', the first two seasons of ''The Jenny Jones Show'', the 1990-91 game show ''Trump Card'', and the early episodes of  ''The Jane Whitney Show'', among other shows.


=== 3rd Logo (Mid-Late 1993) ===
=== 2nd Logo (Mid-Late 1993) ===


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'''Availability:''' Rare. It can be seen on mid-late 1993 episodes of ''The Jenny Jones Show'' and ''The Jane Whitney Show'', as well as ''How'd They Do That?'' and ''The Wild West''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. It can be seen on mid-late 1993 episodes of ''The Jenny Jones Show'' and ''The Jane Whitney Show'', as well as ''How'd They Do That?'' and ''The Wild West''.


=== 4th Logo (Late 1993-2009) ===
=== 3rd Logo (Late 1993-2009) ===


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*The WBE version was seen only on episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' from September 8, 2008, up to the time their next logo was introduced in 2009.
*The WBE version was seen only on episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' from September 8, 2008, up to the time their next logo was introduced in 2009.


===5th Logo (2009-)===
===4th Logo (2009-)===
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'''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on post-2009 Telepictures shows currently and/or formerly in syndication such as ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (until May 26, 2022 when the show ended), ''Extra'', ''TMZ on TV'' (until September 15, 2021 when [[Fox Alternative Entertainment]] took over), ''Judge Mathis'', ''The Real'' (until June 3, 2022  when the show ended), and ''The Jennifer Hudson Show'', among others. Also appears on videos uploaded for the Tumblr blog ''DC All Access'', which is produced by Telepictures, and on the 2016 revival of ''Mad TV''. This, however, does not appear on ''The People's Court''.
'''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on post-2009 Telepictures shows currently and/or formerly in syndication such as ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (until May 26, 2022 when the show ended), ''Extra'', ''TMZ on TV'' (until September 15, 2021 when [[Fox Alternative Entertainment]] took over), ''Judge Mathis'', ''The Real'' (until June 3, 2022  when the show ended), and ''The Jennifer Hudson Show'', among others. Also appears on videos uploaded for the Tumblr blog ''DC All Access'', which is produced by Telepictures, and on the 2016 revival of ''Mad TV''. This, however, does not appear on ''The People's Court''.
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