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→2nd Logo (1962-1964): Changes. Including the logo's presumable first appearance (since the Beetle Bailey cartoon Labor Shortage was produced in 1960 by Joe Oriolo's studio.) and that the "PRESENTS" text can be either seen in black or red.
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===2nd Logo ( | ===2nd Logo (1960?-1964)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The KFS Crown", "The Zooming/Spinning Crown", “The Beetle Bailey Logo” | '''Nicknames:''' "The KFS Crown", "The Zooming/Spinning Crown", “The Beetle Bailey Logo” | ||
'''Logo:''' On a specific color background ({{Font color|gray|gray}}, {{Font color|teal|teal}}, {{Font color|lavender|lavender}}, {{Font color|lawngreen|pistachio}}, {{Font color|lightgrey|light gray}}, or {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}}), a small {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} or {{Font color|gold|gold}} rectangle in the center of the screen zooms in in a spinning manner. The three spikes in the crown pop up one by one from left to right. The word “{{Font|Old English|{{Font color|red|K}}ing}}” appears on the crown in an old-world font, with the “{{Font color|red|K}}” being colored a bold {{Font color|red|red}}. The “King” spins and settles on the below left of the screen, and the words “Features” and “Syndicate” (the first letter in each also colored bold red) appear to the right of it and “PRESENTS” below. This logo leads into the title screen and opening credits for the cartoon that follows. | '''Logo:''' On a specific color background ({{Font color|gray|gray}}, {{Font color|teal|teal}}, {{Font color|lavender|lavender}}, {{Font color|lawngreen|pistachio}}, {{Font color|lightgrey|light gray}}, or {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}}), a small {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} or {{Font color|gold|gold}} rectangle in the center of the screen zooms in in a spinning manner. The three spikes in the crown pop up one by one from left to right. The word “{{Font|Old English|{{Font color|red|K}}ing}}” appears on the crown in an old-world font, with the “{{Font color|red|K}}” being colored a bold {{Font color|red|red}}. The “King” spins and settles on the below left of the screen, and the words “Features” and “Syndicate” (the first letter in each also colored bold red) appear to the right of it and “PRESENTS” (in either black or {{Font color|red|red}}) below. This logo leads into the title screen and opening credits for the cartoon that follows. | ||
'''Closing Titles:''' | '''Closing Titles:''' | ||
* A different color background (blue, lavender, gray, light gray, or pistachio) background, but the crown is in the upper left corner, and below it are written the stacked words “A KING FEATURES SYNDICATE PRODUCTION”, with the bold grey/white word “TV” written behind it to hence "A KING FEATURES SYNDICATE TV PRODUCTION". This can be only seen on cartoons that are animated at Jack Kinney Productions, Rembrahndt Films, Artransa Film Studios, | * A different color background (blue, lavender, gray, light gray, or pistachio) background, but the crown is in the upper left corner, and below it are written the stacked words “A KING FEATURES SYNDICATE PRODUCTION”, with the bold grey/white word “TV” written behind it to hence "A KING FEATURES SYNDICATE TV PRODUCTION". This can be only seen on cartoons that are animated at Jack Kinney Productions, Rembrahndt Films, Artransa Park Film Studios, Joseph Oriolo Animation (G&H Films, Inc.), and many more. | ||
*A crown-less version of the aforementioned closing title is seen on some ''Krazy Kat'' cartoons. | *A crown-less version of the aforementioned closing title is seen on some ''Krazy Kat'' cartoons. | ||
*Cartoons produced at Paramount Pictures Cartoon Studios will have the “Produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation” credit written in it's signature font on the bottom right, with the "KING FEATURES SYNDICATE TV PRODUCTION" words moved on the top left, above and next to the crown. | *Cartoons produced at Paramount Pictures Cartoon Studios will have the “Produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation” credit written in it's signature font on the bottom right, with the "KING FEATURES SYNDICATE TV PRODUCTION" words moved on the top left, above and next to the crown. | ||
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*'''Closing:''' A horn and percussion fanfare, which varies depending on the cartoon. | *'''Closing:''' A horn and percussion fanfare, which varies depending on the cartoon. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare. First appeared on the | '''Availability:''' Very rare. First appeared on the 1960 ''Beetle Bailey'' cartoon ''Labor Shortage''. It also appears on the umbrella series ''The King Features Trilogy'' (the umbrella title for ''Beetle Bailey, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith,'' and ''Krazy Kat'' cartoons) on syndicated TV in 1963. If you really want to see it, some cartoon shorts that originally appeared in the series have been released on three VHS volumes of [[Rhino Home Video]]’s “Sunday Morning Funnies”: ''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, Beetle Bailey,'' and ''Krazy Kat''. DVD and streaming site releases (like Tubi) of these cartoons may preserve the logos, as well (the logo has been retained on the ''Krazy Kat Kartoon Kollection'' DVD box set released by [[Koch Vision]] in 2003). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||