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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Ruby-Spears Productions''' was an American animation studio founded by ''Scooby-Doo'' creators and former [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] employees Joseph '''Ruby''', Jr. and Kenneth '''Spears''' in 1977 as a subsidiary of [[Filmways Television|Filmways]]. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when the first show from the studio, ''Fangface'', premiered. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to Hanna-Barbera and broke in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, but the studio shut-down two years later. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]], except ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' which is owned by [[StudioCanal]] (with [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] handling home video rights), ''It's Punky Brewster'' which is owned by NBCUniversal Media, LLC (with Shout! Factory handling DVD rights), and ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' which is released by Paramount Global's [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] through ownership of [[Bagdasarian Productions]]. | '''Ruby-Spears Productions''' was an American animation studio founded by ''Scooby-Doo'' creators and former [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] employees Joseph '''Ruby''', Jr. and Kenneth '''Spears''' in 1977 as a subsidiary of [[Filmways Television|Filmways]]. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when the first show from the studio, ''Fangface'', premiered. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to Hanna-Barbera and broke in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, but the studio shut-down two years later. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]], except ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' which is owned by [[StudioCanal]] (with [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] handling home video rights), ''It's Punky Brewster'' which is owned by NBCUniversal Media, LLC (with Shout! Factory handling DVD rights), and ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' which is released by Paramount Global's [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] through ownership of [[Bagdasarian Productions]]. | ||
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* Can be seen on said shows' DVDs; however, the Warner Archive release of the former has the 1994 Hanna-Barbera "Action All Stars" logo plastered over this logo instead. | * Can be seen on said shows' DVDs; however, the Warner Archive release of the former has the 1994 Hanna-Barbera "Action All Stars" logo plastered over this logo instead. | ||
* The version without the company name appears on the 1980 3-part ABC Weekend Special ''Scruffy''. | * The version without the company name appears on the 1980 3-part ABC Weekend Special ''Scruffy''. | ||
===2nd Logo (September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993)=== | ===2nd Logo (September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993)=== | ||
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* The ''Thundarr The Barbarian'' episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the Ruby-Spears' ''Superman'' series both use the 1988 variant. | * The ''Thundarr The Barbarian'' episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the Ruby-Spears' ''Superman'' series both use the 1988 variant. | ||
* Don't expect to see this on DVD prints of ''Q*bert'' and syndication prints of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' from ''Saturday Supercade'', because this logo will be plastered by the 1980 [[MCA TV]] logo. | * Don't expect to see this on DVD prints of ''Q*bert'' and syndication prints of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' from ''Saturday Supercade'', because this logo will be plastered by the 1980 [[MCA TV]] logo. | ||
===3rd Logo (September 11, 1994-December 10, 1996)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 11, 1994-December 10, 1996)=== | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The flashing light. | '''FX/SFX:''' The flashing light. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A generic fanfare, accompanied by | '''Music/Sounds:''' A generic fanfare, accompanied by an almost-"whoosh" sound. The fanfare is very likely a piece of library music. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | ||
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* Those two shows aired on the now-defunct Bohbot Kids Network syndicated block. | * Those two shows aired on the now-defunct Bohbot Kids Network syndicated block. | ||
* This is retained on ''Mega Man''<nowiki/>'s DVD releases by ADV Films in 2003 and by Discotek Media in 2014. | * This is retained on ''Mega Man''<nowiki/>'s DVD releases by ADV Films in 2003 and by Discotek Media in 2014. | ||
[[Category:Television logos]] | [[Category:Television logos]] | ||