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*1980-1983: The same static icosahedron as before, only “Grundy Organization Production” is rearranged below. | *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]). | *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 | *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 centre, 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:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On game shows produced by Grundy, a copyright statement appeared under the wording [i.e. © {YEAR} GRUNDY ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD]. | *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 | *The original version of the animated logo had the icosahedron centred, 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. | *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, | *A variant is known to exist where the text reads "The Grundy Organization" in a different serif font with proper capitalization, centred on the icosahedron. | ||
*Another unique variant has the icosahedron at a much larger size and | *Another unique variant has the icosahedron at a much larger size and coloured black with olive green outlines. "GRUNDY ORGANIZATION" is seen in the centre coloured white. It was seen on ''Bellamy''. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' | ||
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* A variation of the gameshow announcement variation exists on a 1981 Nine Network Christmas tape during the ''Family Feud'' segment were the announcement is changed to "Family Feud is a Grundy Organization steal, recorded for the national Nine Network. I have nothing to do with this program, Philip Brady speaking." | * A variation of the gameshow announcement variation exists on a 1981 Nine Network Christmas tape during the ''Family Feud'' segment were the announcement is changed to "Family Feud is a Grundy Organization steal, recorded for the national Nine Network. I have nothing to do with this program, Philip Brady speaking." | ||
'''Availability:''' Still seen on old episodes of ''Neighbours'', ''Prisoner'', ''The Young Doctors'', and ''Sons & Daughters'', whenever they are rerun sometime in either Australia or the UK | '''Availability:''' Still seen on old episodes of ''Neighbours'', ''Prisoner'', ''The Young Doctors'', and ''Sons & Daughters'', whenever they are rerun sometime in either Australia or the UK. It can be seen on DVDs of early episodes of ''Neighbours'', and ''Sons & Daughters'', with the latter being reran on the Seven Network in the early hours of the morning, as well as the original series of ''It's a Knockout'' on the Ten Australia website. | ||
'''Legacy:''' It's a fondly recalled logo and familiar to a generation of Australian TV fans who grew up with ''Neighbours'', ''Prisoner'', ''Sale of the Century'', and countless others. | '''Legacy:''' It's a fondly recalled logo and familiar to a generation of Australian TV fans who grew up with ''Neighbours'', ''Prisoner'', ''Sale of the Century'', and countless others. | ||