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'''Audio Variant:''' On their game shows, the announcer would say "This has been a Reg Grundy/Grundy Organization production produced by [TV Channel]. (announcer's name) speaking". | '''Audio Variant:''' On their game shows, the announcer would say "This has been a Reg Grundy/Grundy Organization production produced by [TV Channel]. (announcer's name) speaking". | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''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''. | ||
===2nd Logo (1980-1990)=== | ===2nd Logo (1980-1990)=== | ||
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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 | '''Availability:''' Still seen intact on old episodes of ''Neighbours'', ''Prisoner'', ''The Young Doctors'', and ''Sons & Daughters'', whenever they are rerun sometime in either Australia or the UK. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen intact on DVD releases 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 amount of other programs. | '''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 amount of other programs. | ||
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*A bylineless version without both "Television Production" and the Pearson byline also exists as well. | *A bylineless version without both "Television Production" and the Pearson byline also exists as well. | ||
*On shows in New Zealand, especially on TVNZ's channels, the logo zooms out in a box, against either a grey or blue background, with the TVNZ logo underneath it. This can at least be found on the country's versions of ''Sale of the Century'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''. | *On shows in New Zealand, especially on TVNZ's channels, the logo zooms out in a box, against either a grey or blue background, with the TVNZ logo underneath it. This can at least be found on the country's versions of ''Sale of the Century'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''. | ||
*A still version also exists which was seen on some episodes of ''Neighbours'' on BBC One. | *A still version of this logo also exists which was seen on some episodes of ''Neighbours'' on BBC One in the 1990s. | ||
'''Technique:''' Early CGI. | '''Technique:''' Early CGI. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* | *Seen on reruns of ''Neighbours'', among other shows. | ||
*Some series are succeeded by the 1996 [[Pearson Television|Pearson Television International]] logo. | *Some series are succeeded by the 1996 [[Pearson Television|Pearson Television International]] logo. | ||
*It also | *It was also seen on ''Richmond Hill'' (as it's the first program to have this logo). | ||
*The mid-1996 production variant of this logo also | *The mid-1996 production variant of this logo is also seen at the end of an early 2000's reissue print of a 1996 episode of ''Neighbours'', which is then followed by the early variant of the 2001 [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]] logo. | ||
'''Legacy:''' It's seen as a neat CGI successor to the previous logo. | '''Legacy:''' It's seen as a neat CGI successor to the previous logo. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* | *Seen on 1997-2006 episodes of ''Neighbours'' and all other Grundy shows during the lifespan of this logo. | ||
*The version with the music | *The version with the music was seen on most game shows including ''Sale of the Century'', ''Temptation'', later episodes of the Australian version of ''Wheel of Fortune'' and the 2002 revival of ''Perfect Match'', among others. | ||
*The abridged variant was used during the first season of the Finnish soap opera ''Salatut Elämät''. | *The abridged variant was used during the first season of the Finnish soap opera ''Salatut Elämät''. | ||
*This logo also | *This logo was also seen on the original 1998 airings of the final season of ''Take Your Pick'', which is then followed by the 1998 [[Central Productions|Central Presentation for ITV]] endcap, and on the 1997 BBC series of ''Give Us a Clue'', respectively. | ||
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||