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'''Logo:''' We see the 1978 Lorimar logo in {{color|orangered|red-orange}} drawing itself in over the animation of the 1983 version of the Telepictures "Flying Parallelograms" logo (which is shifted down on the screen and played slower).
'''Logo:''' We see the 1978 [[Lorimar Productions|Lorimar]] logo in {{color|orangered|red-orange}} drawing itself in over the animation of the 1983 version of the [[Telepictures Corporation|Telepictures]] "Flying Parallelograms" logo (which is shifted down on the screen and played slower).


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*For the logo's first few months, the Telepictures logo would play first, then shift down to make room for the Lorimar logo's animation.
*For the logo's first few months, the Telepictures logo would play first, then shift down to make room for the Lorimar logo's animation.
*The logo's superimposed on the credits on ''The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime'', where the Lorimar logo plays first, then the Telepictures logo plays.
*The logo's superimposed on the credits on ''The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime'', where the Lorimar logo plays first, then the Telepictures logo plays.
*On shows with the [[Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin-Bass]] logo, both logos are in mid-formation and play at the same time.
*On shows with the [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin/Bass]] logo, both logos are in mid-formation and play at the same time.


'''Technique:''' Slit scan combined with cel animation.
'''Technique:''' Slit scan combined with cel animation.
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*On ''The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime'', the Lorimar theme plays first, then the Telepictures "Rollercoaster" logo theme.
*On ''The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime'', the Lorimar theme plays first, then the Telepictures "Rollercoaster" logo theme.
*On the early version, instead, the Telepictures "Rollercoaster" logo theme plays first, then the Lorimar theme.
*On the early version, instead, the Telepictures "Rollercoaster" logo theme plays first, then the Lorimar theme.
*The Telepictures theme always plays on shows with the Rankin-Bass logo.
*The Telepictures theme always plays on shows with the Rankin/Bass logo.


'''Availability:''' This is a placeholder logo, so it's a pretty rare find.
'''Availability:''' This is a placeholder logo, so it's a pretty rare find.
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'''Technique:''' Cel animated, combined with simple computer effects. The animation was produced by Calico.
'''Technique:''' Cel animated, combined with simple computer effects. The animation was produced by Calico.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A 4-note royal-sounding synth horn fanfare combined with a tympani drum, with the last note being held. 3 short chimes are played along the sparkles appearing. The fanfare was arranged and composed by Score Productions, and is in the key of C major. This logo was also played with the then-current Rankin-Bass logo at that time for animated shows.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A 4-note royal-sounding synth horn fanfare combined with a tympani drum, with the last note being held. 3 short chimes are played along the sparkles appearing. The fanfare was arranged and composed by Score Productions, and is in the key of C major. This logo was also played with the then-current Rankin/Bass logo at that time for animated shows.


'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The short variant of the logo music appears at the end of track 7 of Neil Cicierega's Mouth Sounds mixtape, "Alanis".
'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The short variant of the logo music appears at the end of track 7 of Neil Cicierega's Mouth Sounds mixtape, "Alanis".
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