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'''Logo:''' We see Leo the | '''Logo:''' We see Leo the Lion (from the 1957 movie logo) inside a black circle border, which reads "'''METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER TELEVISION'''". The lion roars once. The background either has wallpapered images of a lion's face or a live action background. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The same image was used as the print logo of MGM Records until 1966. Like the film logo, the original footage of Leo without the border is currently lost due to the vault fire. | '''Trivia:''' The same image was used as the print logo of MGM Records until 1966. Like the film logo, the original footage of Leo without the border is currently lost due to the vault fire. | ||
'''Variants:''' These are the main color/B&W variations of this logo: | '''Variants:''' These are the main color/B&W variations of this logo: | ||
* <u>1960-1962:</u> Live-action backing. On ''National Velvet'', the logo is placed on the background of the credits. Then the logo disappears in an iris out effect, while the show's title (in quote marks) appears in an iris in effect. | * <u>1960-1962:</u> Live-action backing. On ''National Velvet'', the logo is placed on the background of the credits. Then the logo disappears in an iris-out effect, while the show's title (in quote marks) appears in an iris-in effect. | ||
* <u>September 19, 1961-May 15, 1962:</u> On ''Cain's Hundred'', the logo is placed on the background used from the show's credits. Another version has | * <u>September 19, 1961-May 15, 1962:</u> On ''Cain's Hundred'', the logo is placed on the background used from the show's credits. Another version has Leo's face off-center. The same effect is used for the first season of ''Dr. Kildare'', with Blair General Hospital in the background, as well as season 2 of ''National Velvet''. | ||
* <u>1962-May 16, 1966:</u> {{color|Gray}} wallpaper backing (on black & white shows). | * <u>1962-May 16, 1966:</u> {{color|Gray}} wallpaper backing (on black & white shows). | ||
* <u>1965-1973:</u> {{color|Red}} wallpaper backing. | * <u>1965-1973:</u> {{color|Red}} wallpaper backing. | ||
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===3rd Logo (''The Pogo Special Birthday Special'' custom variant) (May 18, 1969)=== | ===3rd Logo (''The Pogo Special Birthday Special'' custom variant) (May 18, 1969)=== | ||
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MGM Television (THE ACTUAL POGO SPECIAL ONE).jpg | MGM Television (THE ACTUAL POGO SPECIAL ONE).jpg|Top of cylinder | ||
MGM Television (THE ACTUAL POGO SPECIAL ONE -2).jpg | MGM Television (THE ACTUAL POGO SPECIAL ONE -2).jpg | ||
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'''Logo''': | '''Logo''': Over a black background, we see the 1966 MGM stylized lion print logo, which has some shiny marks inside of it. It then flips over, revealing it is on top of a crystallized cylinder, to reveal the large, blocky text "MgM", with "TELEVISION" in smaller writing underneath it, and the stylized lion inside the "g" of "MgM" (which is "cut out" in the middle of the two "M"s). | ||
'''Technique''': Stop-motion model work. | '''Technique''': Stop-motion model work. | ||
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'''Availability''': Extinct. | '''Availability''': Extinct. | ||
*It was seen on original [[NBC National IDs|NBC]] airings and film prints of ''The Pogo Special Birthday Special''. | *It was only seen on original [[NBC National IDs|NBC]] airings and film prints of ''The Pogo Special Birthday Special''. | ||
*However, it was removed from future prints and was not seen on home video releases. | *However, it was removed from future prints and was not seen on home video releases. | ||