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=== Background === | ===Background=== | ||
Filmways, Inc. was originally founded in 1958 by Martin Ransohoff. It was acquired by the Orion Pictures Company in 1982; the same year, Filmways Television was renamed as [[Orion Television]] and [[Filmways Pictures]] was folded into "[[Orion Pictures|Orion Pictures Corporation]]" in June. Today, ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' and ''Petticoat Junction'' (both were distributed by [[Viacom Productions|Viacom Enterprises]] but are now owned by [[CBS Media Ventures]], while Orion Television retains the copyright on all episodes that have not gone into the public domain), ''Thundarr: The Barbarian'' and ''Fangface'' are both owned by [[Warner Bros. Television]] after Turner Broadcasting acquired the pre-1991 [[Ruby-Spears Productions]] library. ''Eye Guess'', ''The Face is Familiar'' and ''Personality'' are owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]] via [[Stewart Television]] and ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman''/''Forever Fernwood'' is owned by SPT with ELP Communications owning the copyright. The remainder of the Filmways Television library is currently owned by [[MGM Television]] with Orion Pictures owning the copyright. | Filmways, Inc. was originally founded in 1958 by Martin Ransohoff. It was acquired by the Orion Pictures Company in 1982; the same year, Filmways Television was renamed as [[Orion Television]] and [[Filmways Pictures]] was folded into "[[Orion Pictures|Orion Pictures Corporation]]" in June. Today, ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' and ''Petticoat Junction'' (both were distributed by [[Viacom Productions|Viacom Enterprises]] but are now owned by [[CBS Media Ventures]], while Orion Television retains the copyright on all episodes that have not gone into the public domain), ''Thundarr: The Barbarian'' and ''Fangface'' are both owned by [[Warner Bros. Television]] after Turner Broadcasting acquired the pre-1991 [[Ruby-Spears Productions]] library. ''Eye Guess'', ''The Face is Familiar'' and ''Personality'' are owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]] via [[Stewart Television]] and ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman''/''Forever Fernwood'' is owned by SPT with ELP Communications owning the copyright. The remainder of the Filmways Television library is currently owned by [[MGM Television]] with Orion Pictures owning the copyright. | ||