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'''Legacy:''' A visually distinct logo from other MGM logos of the time, this is a favorite of many. | '''Legacy:''' A visually distinct logo from other MGM logos of the time, this is a favorite of many. | ||
===3rd Logo (October 9, 1973-1991)=== | ===3rd Logo (May 18, 1969)=== | ||
Logo: A disc the size of a cold cream jar with the Stylized MGM lion's face on top and the words "MGM Television" on its side (more on that later) features in this logo. It began with this "jar" standing on its edge - the N in TELEVISION would be on the bottom - and we're looking at the Stylized Lion which is on the "lid". One roar is heard over the final strains of the special's closing theme, then this jar falls backwards and sideways simultaneously - quickly and fluidly - to reveal this legend on the side. Background drawing(s) or decoration was possible but unconfirmed. "MGM" is on its side as if rotated 90 degrees, and in the blocky font from the trademark on the record labels. "Television" was in a font that may be not unlike the Bobbi The Hippie font (also similar to the "mod" logo to the game show To Tell The Truth). | |||
Technique: The turning of the disc. | |||
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show, with a single roar. | |||
Availability: Extinct. It was seen on The Pogo Special Birthday Special, but video releases don't retain it. | |||
Legacy: None. | |||
===4th Logo (October 9, 1973-1991)=== | |||
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* It was also seen on Encore Drama airings of the TV movie ''Cry for the Strangers'' (1982). | * It was also seen on Encore Drama airings of the TV movie ''Cry for the Strangers'' (1982). | ||
=== | ===5th Logo (September 4-October 23, 1975)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen only on the closing credits of the NBC sitcom ''The Montefuscos'', which was one of the first casualties of the 1975-76 TV season. Although there is one existing episode on YouTube, posted by former child actor Rob Arbitelle (who appeared in the show as one of the grandchildren), it is currently unknown whether or not the remaining videotapes of ''The Montefuscos'' still survive (in which case the show would lie with Warner Bros. Television/Turner Entertainment Co.), or if NBC "wiped" (erased) said tapes of the program to use for other shows. | '''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen only on the closing credits of the NBC sitcom ''The Montefuscos'', which was one of the first casualties of the 1975-76 TV season. Although there is one existing episode on YouTube, posted by former child actor Rob Arbitelle (who appeared in the show as one of the grandchildren), it is currently unknown whether or not the remaining videotapes of ''The Montefuscos'' still survive (in which case the show would lie with Warner Bros. Television/Turner Entertainment Co.), or if NBC "wiped" (erased) said tapes of the program to use for other shows. | ||
=== | ===6th Logo (1982-June 15, 1984)=== | ||
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* It was also seen on the syndicated program ''Thicke of the Night''. | * It was also seen on the syndicated program ''Thicke of the Night''. | ||
=== | ===7th Logo (September 29, 1984-2012)=== | ||
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MGM Television Diamond Jubliee.png | MGM Television Diamond Jubliee.png | ||
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* The Domestic Television Distribution variant also made a surprise appearance on an episode of ''Safari Tracks'' on the defunct Qubo network, with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo following it. | * The Domestic Television Distribution variant also made a surprise appearance on an episode of ''Safari Tracks'' on the defunct Qubo network, with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo following it. | ||
=== | ===8th Logo (2009-2012)=== | ||
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MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.png | MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.png | ||
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* The 2010 variant also appeared at the end of a later print of the 2003 TV movie ''Saving Jessica Lynch'' as well. | * The 2010 variant also appeared at the end of a later print of the 2003 TV movie ''Saving Jessica Lynch'' as well. | ||
=== | ===9th Logo (November 19, 2012-January 26, 2023)=== | ||
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* It makes a surprise appearance on ''Teen Wolf: The Movie'' (2023), in place of the next logo. | * It makes a surprise appearance on ''Teen Wolf: The Movie'' (2023), in place of the next logo. | ||
=== | ===10th Logo (April 29, 2021-)=== | ||
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MGM Television (2021).png | MGM Television (2021).png | ||