ELP Communications

Background
The T.A.T. Communications Company (also spelled simply as "TAT") was formed in 1974 by Norman Lear and comedian Jerry Perenchio, a year before Bud Yorkin ended his partnership with Lear, which produced The Jeffersons and One Day at a Time among others. In 1976, T.A.T. formed its own distribution division. On January 6, 1982, T.A.T. Communications Company was reincorporated as "Embassy Communications, Inc." and renamed the T.A.T. production division as "Embassy Television" (now ELP Communications) with the acquisition of Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation by Lear and Perenchio, while the distribution division of this company was renamed "Embassy Telecommunications". T.A.T. stood for a Yiddish phrase pronounced "Tuchus Affen Tisch", which meant "Putting one's butt on the line". Currently, T.A.T. Communications Company is now known as ELP Communications and serves as an in-name only unit of Sony Pictures Television.

1st Logo (1975-1980)
Nicknames: "The T.A.T. Star", "Cheesy Star"

Logo: An screen first appears. The screen then starts to zoom out to reveal that it's a Scanimated star, as it reveals a black background with the text "TAT" in lined letters and "COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" in Century Gothic white. The star then descends and disappears into the "A".

FX/SFX: The Scanimated star descending onto the background.

Music/Sounds: A poorly done 12-note synth theme that was composed by associate producer John Maxwell Anderson.

Availability: Seen on original 1975-1980 airings of One Day At A Time and The Jeffersons. Nowadays, this logo is plastered by every other Sony logo starting with Embassy.

Legacy: This logo has NOT aged well.

2st Logo (1980-1982)
Nicknames: Blue Star

Logo: On a blue background, we see the print TAT logo. Then, a white star burst onto the last T of TAT.

Variants: Sometimes the colors will be differant.

FX/SFX: The star

Music/Sounds: The same as the last logo.

Availability: Same as the last logo but during the 1980-1982 season Legacy: Again, very unaged

Final Note: In 1982, T.A.T Communications Company was renamed to Embassy Television and on syndication, Embassy Telecommunications. The logo has started to be plastered by that logo. Soon, the company was renamed again to ELP Communications and has now been plastered by Sony Pictures Television.