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'''Audio Variant:''' On ''<u>The Islanders</u>'', a voice-over says "A MGM television production". | '''Audio Variant:''' On ''<u>The Islanders</u>'', a voice-over says "A MGM television production". | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen only on three series: ''Northwest Passage'', ''The Islanders'', and ''The Thin Man''. | ||
* This logo was also retained on recent airings of the latter on GetTV. | |||
===2nd Logo (September 18, 1960-1973)=== | ===2nd Logo (September 18, 1960-1973)=== | ||
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* | * Seen on ''Dr. Kildare'', ''The Travels of Jamie McPheeters'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'', ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'', and ''Medical Center'', among others. | ||
* It survives on the Dr. Seuss cartoon specials ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (plastered by the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo on NBC broadcasts) and ''Horton Hears a Who!'', and was also seen on reruns of ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' on Boomerang during the 2000s. | * It survives on the Dr. Seuss cartoon specials ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (plastered by the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo on NBC broadcasts) and ''Horton Hears a Who!'', and was also seen on reruns of ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' on Boomerang during the 2000s. | ||
** It is also preserved on TBS airings and the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] release of the former special. | ** It is also preserved on TBS airings and the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] release of the former special. | ||
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*It was only seen on original [[NBC]] airings and film prints of ''The Pogo Special Birthday Special''. | *It was only seen on original [[NBC]] airings and film prints of ''The Pogo Special Birthday Special''. | ||
*However, it | *However, it is removed from future prints and was not seen on home video releases. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This logo was lost media for decades and very sought after, enough so that it was written off as a myth by some. However, it finally resurfaced in 2023 when X/Twitter user Marc Acrylic [https://twitter.com/marc_acrylic/status/1658208443419730084 uncovered the logo]. A common nickname for the logo was "The Cold-Cream Jar", due to the cylinder's thickness. | '''Legacy:''' This logo was lost media for decades and very sought after, enough so that it was written off as a myth by some. However, it finally resurfaced in 2023 when X/Twitter user Marc Acrylic [https://twitter.com/marc_acrylic/status/1658208443419730084 uncovered the logo]. A common nickname for the logo was "The Cold-Cream Jar", due to the cylinder's thickness. | ||
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* Currently seen on specific DVD releases such as ''CHiPs'' and ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. | * Currently seen on specific DVD releases such as ''CHiPs'' and ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. | ||
* The text with "TELEVISION" in white can be seen on most of the final season of ''Fame'' last seen on nuvoTV (now Fuse). | * The text with "TELEVISION" in white can be seen on most of the final season of ''Fame'' last seen on nuvoTV (now Fuse). | ||
* The 1979 variant | * The 1979 variant was seen on late-70s/early-80s reruns of ''Daktari'', which were shown on the Hungarian network Duna Televízió in the 2000s. | ||
* It was also seen on Encore Drama airings of the 1982 TV movie ''Cry for the Strangers''. | * It was also seen on Encore Drama airings of the 1982 TV movie ''Cry for the Strangers''. | ||
* [[Boomerang]] U.S. airings of the ''Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' episode "Invasion of the Mouse Snatchers" also leave this intact, but no others. | * [[Boomerang]] U.S. airings of the ''Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' episode "Invasion of the Mouse Snatchers" also leave this intact, but no others. | ||
* It also | * It is also intact at the end of the ''Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' episode "Snowbrawl", included on the 2022 DVD release of ''Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land'' from [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]. | ||
===5th Logo (''The Montefuscos'' custom variant) (September 4-October 23, 1975)=== | ===5th Logo (''The Montefuscos'' custom variant) (September 4-October 23, 1975)=== | ||
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* | * Seen on ''Gilligan's Planet'' and ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'', both produced by [[Filmation Associates|Filmation]]. | ||
* The Warner Archive DVD release of the former also preserves the logo, but most modern releases of the latter plaster it with the 1973 logo, keeping the custom roar intact. | * The Warner Archive DVD release of the former also preserves the logo, but most modern releases of the latter plaster it with the 1973 logo, keeping the custom roar intact. | ||
* It was also seen on the syndicated program ''Thicke of the Night''. | * It was also seen on the syndicated program ''Thicke of the Night''. | ||
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* This was also seen on ''Pink Panther and Pals'' on Boomerang (alongside KidsClick and Amazon Prime) and the first two seasons of ''Teen Wolf'' on MTV. | * This was also seen on ''Pink Panther and Pals'' on Boomerang (alongside KidsClick and Amazon Prime) and the first two seasons of ''Teen Wolf'' on MTV. | ||
* It is also seen on reruns of ''In the Heat of the Night'' on WGN America, while the credits are compressed on the right. | * It is also seen on reruns of ''In the Heat of the Night'' on WGN America, while the credits are compressed on the right. | ||
* The 2010 variant also | * The 2010 variant is also preserved at the end of a later print of the 2003 TV movie ''Saving Jessica Lynch''. | ||
* The 2010 variant also | * The 2010 variant was also seen at the end of an HDNet Movies airing of ''GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords'' (1986), following the 1983 variant of the 1979 Hanna-Barbera "Swirling Star" logo. | ||
* The 2010 variant also | * The 2010 variant is also intact at the end of modern international releases of the first episode and almost all episodes of ''Boomtown'', following the 2000 [[NBC Studios]] logo. | ||
* The 2010 variant also | * The 2010 variant was also seen at the end of a July 14, 2023 UK airing of ''The Fall of the House of Usher'' (1960) on Talking Pictures TV. | ||
* The 2010 variant also | * The 2010 variant was also seen at the end of a ThisTV airing of S07E15 of ''Cagney & Lacey'', following the 1982 [[Orion Television]] logo. | ||
* This logo with the MGM URL and the 2008 roar also | * This logo with both the MGM URL and the 2008 roar can also be found at the end of a Pluto TV streaming print of the pilot of ''Dead Man's Gun''. | ||
===9th Logo (November 19, 2012-January 26, 2023)=== | ===9th Logo (November 19, 2012-January 26, 2023)=== | ||
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* New prints of the original ''American Gladiators'' also have this too, as seen on Charge! and Pluto TV. | * New prints of the original ''American Gladiators'' also have this too, as seen on Charge! and Pluto TV. | ||
* This logo also makes a surprise appearance on ''Teen Wolf: The Movie'' (2023), in place of the next logo. | * This logo also makes a surprise appearance on ''Teen Wolf: The Movie'' (2023), in place of the next logo. | ||
* It also | * It was also seen at the end of a later print of S2E20 of ''Dead Man's Gun'' on Pluto TV. | ||
===10th Logo (April 29, 2021-)=== | ===10th Logo (April 29, 2021-)=== | ||
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* First appeared on ''The Big Shot with Bethenny'', and appears on episodes 8-13 of ''Clarice''. | * First appeared on ''The Big Shot with Bethenny'', and appears on episodes 8-13 of ''Clarice''. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on ''The Handmaid's Tale'' starting with S4 E6, as well as the final season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'', ''From'', ''Vikings: Valhalla'', ''Last Light'', ''Los Mariachis'', newer episodes of ''Beat Shazam'', ''Survivor'' (starting with season 41) and ''Shark Tank'' (starting with season 13). | ||
* The version with the Amazon byline first debuted on the 2024 revival of ''Gladiators'' for the BBC (albeit using the print variant). | * The version with the Amazon byline first debuted on the 2024 revival of ''Gladiators'' for the BBC (albeit using the print variant). | ||