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the text reads "The Grundy Organization" in a different serif font with proper capitalization, centered on the icosahedron.
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''In memory of '''Reg Grundy (1923 - 2016)'''''
 
 
''This article is about the original Australian production division of the Reg Grundy Organization. For the company's U.S. television division, see [[Reg Grundy Productions]].''
 
===Background===
'''Grundy Television''' was formed in 1959 by Reg Grundy as "Grundy Organisation" (a.k.a. "Reg Grundy Organisation", later "Grundy Organization" in late 1979 spelling the name in the U.S. English dictionary). In 1983, he formed the U.S. television production division "[[Reg Grundy Productions|Reg Grundy Productions, Inc.]]" and established more companies in other countries. The Grundy companies were sold in 1995 to a British-based company Pearson, plc. In 2000, [[Pearson Television|Pearson Television]] was sold to Luxembourg-based compny CLT-UFA and merged to become the RTL Group and renamed Pearson Television to [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]]. In 2006, Grundy Television merged with fellow FremantleMedia-owned Australian TV production company [[Crackerjack (Australia)|Crackerjack Productions]] to form "FremantleMedia Australia". Until 2013, the name Grundy still existed in Germany as "Grundy Light Entertainment" and in Italy as "Grundy Productions Italy".
 
===1st Logo (1960-1980)===
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'''Nickname:''' "RG"
 
'''Logo:''' We see the following words on the screen:
 
<center>'''{{Big|RG}}<br>REG GRUNDY'''<br>production</center>
 
superimposed over a show’s closing scene after the credits. A stylized, cursive “RG” insignia (the initials of the company’s founder Reg Grundy) sits on the top (or top left) of the text, which is in a sans-serif font.
 
'''Variants:'''
*Around 1977, the logo's wording was changed to:
 
<center>'''{{Big|RG}}<br>GRUNDY<br>ORGANISATION'''<br>production</center>
 
But a minor modification from about late 1979, the logo is slightly smaller and the spelling of “ORGANI'''S'''ATION” is modified with a "Z" in place of the "S", giving it an American spelling.
 
* Opening: A rare opening variant was used in 1977 at the beginning of ''Glenview High.'' The opening logo reads:
 
<center>'''{{Big|RG}}<br>GRUNDY<br>ORGANIZATION'''<br>presents</center>
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' The end of the show's theme. On their game shows, the announcer would say "This has been a Reg Grundy/Grundy Organisation production produced by [TV Channel]. (announcer's name) speaking".
 
'''Availability:''' Seen after the credits of Grundy shows of the era, such as ''The Young Doctors'', ''Blankety Blanks'' (the Australian version of ''Match Game''), and on earlier episodes of ''Prisoner''.
 
 
 
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Icosahedron", "The (Rolling) Icosahedron"
 
'''Logo:''' While the logo was basically the same, it had different interpretations over the years.
*Early-Mid 1980: The text “GRUNDY ORGANIZATION” (spanning the screen’s width) overlaps a static, 2D icosahedron. The text is solid except for the letters “R” and “G” (representing the initials of Reg Grundy) in the icosahedron’s centre. The word “production” sits on either the bottom right of “organization” or below the logo itself. This is the last logo to use initials of any kind.
*1980-1983: The same static icosahedron as before, only “Grundy Organization Production” is rearranged below.
*1983-1990: The icosahedron is redesigned for a more “3D” look. The word “Grundy” lies right in the middle of the icosahedron, and the words “Television” (in the same font as “Grundy”) and “Production” (in a thin, sans serif font) are below (On game shows produced by Grundy, a copyright statement appeared under the wording [i.e. © {YEAR} GRUNDY ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD]).
*1981-1990 (Animated): An animated wireframe icosahedron (a geometric figure consisting of 20 triangular faces in a hexagonal shape with lines criss-crossing its width and height) rolls towards the viewer from the screen’s center, growing bigger as this occurs. As it finally settles in place, the words “GRUNDY” in the center of the icosahedron and “TELEVISION” below the icosahedron simultaneously unfold onto the screen while the word “PRODUCTION” (in a different, thinner font) rises from the bottom of the screen. Grundy animated it using stop-frame animation (using a caption machine in this case). It debuted on the soap opera ''Sons & Daughters'' and eventually spread to other shows produced by Grundy.
 
'''Variants:'''
*On game shows produced by Grundy, a copyright statement appeared under the wording [i.e. © {YEAR} GRUNDY ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD].
*The original version of the animated logo had the icosahedron centered, while "GRUNDY ORGANIZATION" is seen zooming out from the bottom of the screen.
*Depending on the show, the logo may be tinted white, yellow, green or orange.
*A variant is known to exist where the text reads "The Grundy Organization" in a different serif font with proper capitalization, centered on the icosahedron.
*Another unique variant has the icosahedron at a much larger size and colored black with olive green outlines. "GRUNDY ORGANIZATION" is seen in the center colored white. It was seen on ''Bellamy''.
*Another unique variant has the icosahedron at a much larger size and colored black with olive green outlines. "GRUNDY ORGANIZATION" is seen in the center colored white. It was seen on ''Bellamy''.


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