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→2nd Logo (September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRxIPFCK5kY
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*<u>1988</u>: After Taft restructured into Great American Broadcasting in 1987 and the Taft bylines started to be removed, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of ''Thundarr the Barbarian''. On some prints of ''Goldie Gold and Action Jack'', the logo simply fades out during the shining before the logo fades out to the Taft byline. | *<u>1988</u>: After Taft restructured into Great American Broadcasting in 1987 and the Taft bylines started to be removed, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of ''Thundarr the Barbarian''. On some prints of ''Goldie Gold and Action Jack'', the logo simply fades out during the shining before the logo fades out to the Taft byline. | ||
*<u>1988-1992</u>: The 1982 version is now bylineless. | *<u>1988-1992</u>: The 1982 version is now bylineless. | ||
*On ''<u>Police Academy: The Animated Series</u>'', the bylineless 1982 variant is used, but "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears under the name. This would be followed by the 1984 WBTV logo. | *On ''<u>Police Academy: The Animated Series</u>'', the bylineless 1982 variant is used, but "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears under the name. This would be followed by the 1984 WBTV logo, and also the silent variant of the 1987 [[LBS Communications]] logo on the MeTV airings thereof. | ||
*A still variant exists, which can be found on <u>season 1 of ''It's Punky Brewster''</u> and ''<u>Piggsburg Pigs</u>''. | *A still variant exists, which can be found on <u>season 1 of ''It's Punky Brewster''</u> and ''<u>Piggsburg Pigs</u>''. | ||
*On some programs like ''<u>Miss Switch to the Rescue</u>'', and ''<u>Bad Cat</u>'', there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company." | *On some programs like ''<u>Miss Switch to the Rescue</u>'', and ''<u>Bad Cat</u>'', there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company." | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the second season of ''Thundarr the Barbarian'', ''Centurions'', and ''Dink the Little Dinosaur'' when these shows were shown on Boomerang. | '''Availability:''' Seen on the second season of ''Thundarr the Barbarian'', ''Centurions'', and ''Dink the Little Dinosaur'' when these shows were shown on Boomerang. | ||
* | *This logo is currently preserved on said shows' DVD releases. | ||
* | *It is also kept intact on ''It's Punky Brewster'' on the DVD prints. | ||
*It was also seen years ago on [[BKN International|BKN]]'s reruns of ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'', followed by the 1986 [[Carolco Television Productions|Carolco Television]] logo; this is also retained on DVD. | *It was also seen years ago on [[BKN International|BKN]]'s reruns of ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'', followed by the 1986 [[Carolco Television Productions|Carolco Television]] logo; this is also retained on DVD. | ||
*It was also seen on the 1980s ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (it was also seen on the 1988 episodes produced by [[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] for Ruby-Spears). | *It was also seen on the 1980s ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (it was also seen on the 1988 episodes produced by [[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] for Ruby-Spears). | ||
*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. | ||
* | *This logo does not appear on the DVD prints of ''Q*bert'' and syndication prints of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' from ''Saturday Supercade'', respectively, which plaster this logo with the 1980 [[MCA Television Enterprises|MCA TV]] logo instead. | ||
*The original 1981 version of this logo is also intact at the end of a 16mm print of ''Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit'', which is then followed by the 1981 [[Worldvision Enterprises]] logo. | *The original 1981 version of this logo is also intact at the end of a 16mm print of ''Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit'', which is then followed by the 1981 [[Worldvision Enterprises]] logo. | ||
*The 1982 version of this logo was also seen at the end of ''Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas'', ''Mister T'' and ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'', respectively, and is also retained on the 2011 DVD releases of these latter two shows from Warner Archive Collection. | *The 1982 version of this logo was also seen at the end of ''Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas'', ''Mister T'' and ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'', respectively, and is also retained on the 2011 DVD releases of these latter two shows from Warner Archive Collection. | ||