Fox Benedict Television

Information:
Fox Benedict Television (formerly known as Fox Imperial Pictures Television) is the television production division of Fox Benedict Pictures, an Occitanian film studio. Fox Benedict Television began life in 1953 as Fox-Imperial Television Corporation, handling the syndication of films for television, being a subsidiary of Fox-Imperial Productions (now Fox Benedict Pictures). In 1955, they were renamed to Fox-Imperial Productions Television, and began producing their own shows under the name. By 1985, with 20th Century Fox acquiring the company, they were renamed to Fox Imperial Pictures Television, and was split into two companies by the names of Fox Imperial Pictures Syndicated Television Distribution (later Fox Television), and Fox Imperial Pictures Domestic Television Distribution. In 1995, they established Fox Imperial Pictures Television International and produced shows under this banner until 2009. Later on in 2010, Fox Imperial Pictures Television Distribution was formed. 3 years later, they formed Fox Imperial Reality Television, which focused on Reality shows. On January 17, 2020, Fox Imperial Pictures Television was renamed to Fox Benedict Television.

1st Logo (July 7, 1953-September 30, 1955)
Description: Just the same as the TCF Television Productions logo, except "TCF" is replaced with "FITC", and the text below reads: "DISTRIBUTED AT THE OCCITANIAN STUDIOS BY: Fox-Imperial Television Corporation".

Variation: An in-credit version existed. This was only seen on the Occitanian releases of TCF shows. It reads "DISTRIBUTED BY FOX-IMPERIAL TELEVISION CORPORATION; FILMED AT TCF TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS, INC.". This was only used in 1955.

Closing Screen: Same as the opening, only "THE END" is added between the sunburst, and fades in a few seconds later.

Effects: None.

Sounds: The opening/closing theme of any film. The in-credit variant has a majestic fanfare.

Presence: Rare. Appears on prints of Disney films, such as Bambi. It made its very last and final appearance in end of the very first episode of My Friend Flicka.

2nd Logo (October 7, 1958-August 20, 1959)
Logo: A still version of the standard version of the 1935 movie logo of the era. Over the tower is the following text:

"IRVING ASHER" "Executive Producer"

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Rare.

3rd Logo (September 29, 1959-June 5, 1963)
Logo: It's very similar to the "20th Century Fox Television" 1959 logo, however, The company name does indeed fade in, and the letters are in bold. Just like the "FIPTV" logo.

Music/Sounds: Only two.
 * Mostly the logo is slient.
 * Sometimes, the opening theme of the show can be heard, however, it is the case for closing themes of shows.

Availability: Rare.

1st Logo (October 1, 1959-November 8, 1964)
Logo: We see the usual 1935 film logo animating. We start off with the logo close-up. The camera then backs away as the word "TELEVISION", slanted at an angle, suddenly appears extremely up-close (almost filling the whole screen). It then zooms out, plastering itself on top of "IMPERIAL".

Variants:
 * The logo also appears in sepia-tone.
 * Sometimes, the camera would back away slowly.
 * Sometimes, a sped-up variant of the logo exists.
 * The movie logo of the time opened the pilot to The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, "Caper at the Bijou", with the Martin Manulis Productions logo (the fanfare plays over the Martin Manulis logo).
 * On some variants, when the word "Television" zooms out, the searchlights abruptly jump back to where they began when the logo began.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: Music/Sounds Variants:
 * 1959-1964: A rearrangement of the Alfred Newman fanfare used on the movie variation.
 * 1961-1966: A short tune played on muted trumpets and strings, that sounds similar to the Fox theme.
 * 1963-1964: A shortened variant of the 1959 theme.
 * 1965-1966: A sped-up/shortened version of the 1961 theme.
 * On the TV series Hong Kong, there are three different arrangements of the 1959 theme.
 * In some cases, it used only the closing theme of the show, or none. This is the case for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

Availability: Very rare.

2nd Logo (October 1, 1965-November 8, 1984)
Logo: We see the 1953 theatrical logo, but this time, the camera doesn't back away from the tower structure. The word "TELEVISION" appears again and it slowly plasters itself on top of the word "IMPERIAL".

Variants:
 * A " scaled" variant appeared on B&W prints of classic color shows from the era, such as Batman.
 * The word "TELEVISION" would appear in either, , or yellow.
 * In 1966, the logo is shifted over to the left and the word "TELEVISION" zooms out rapidly onto the structure. A tip of the letter "C" in "CENTURY" is seen.
 * In 1976, the registered trademark "®" symbol was added to the 1965 logo. Plus, the logo is shifted to the left a little more from the 1966 version, but "TELEVISION" remains centered and zooms out again slowly, consequently revealing the "C" in "CENTURY".
 * There is a still version of the 1965 variant with the text "DISTRIBUTED BY" on the top left corner of the logo (this was seen at the close of the 1976-78 version of Liars' Club).
 * On the TV series The Starlost, a shortened version of the 1953 movie logo is used.
 * A green-tinted variant exists.

Technique: Same as the 1st FIPTV logo.

Music/Sounds: Music/Sounds Variants:
 * 1965-1969: The same 1961 theme from 1st TCFTV logo.
 * 1966-1984: The same 1965 theme from 1st TCFTV logo.
 * Same as before, it used only the closing theme of the show or none. Post-1986 prints of the 1974 television movie Hurricane use the Metromedia Producers Corporation jingle instead of the standard jingle.
 * On the DVD and Blu-ray print of the S1 Batman episode "Hi Diddle Riddle", it uses the 1989 theme from the next logo, due to the HD master on this episode using a different source for the audio (in this case, the 1990s video masters). The Brazilian Portuguese track from this episode, however, uses the 1994 theme from the last logo instead.
 * Hulu prints of M*A*S*H from the first two seasons have this logo with the 1989 TCFTV jingle, due to a reverse plaster error.
 * A version of the TCFTV fanfare is incorporated into and appears at the end of, the theme for the 1976-1982 syndicated documentary series That's Hollywood, which TCFTV produced and distributed. At the end of that show's closing credits, the TCFTV logo is timed to appear as the That's Hollywood theme segues into the logo fanfare as the song ends.

Availability: Rare.

3rd Logo (October 1, 1981-November 8, 1984)
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Logo: Same as the 1981 theatrical logo, but with one of the searchlights removed and the word "TELEVISION" once again zooming out and plastering over the word "IMPERIAL".

Variants:
 * This exists as both a filmed and a videotaped/telecine version. Originally presented on film throughout its whole run, it also appeared in telecine format starting in 1986.
 * The word "TELEVISION" would appear in either, yellow, , or ivory.
 * Around 1984, the sky background looks a bit darker.
 * On the series Working Girl, the unaired TV pilot of Revenge of the Nerds, and The Simpsons S3 episodes: "Bart the Murderer", "Homer Defined", "Treehouse of Horror II", "Lisa's Pony", "Flaming Moe's", "I Married Marge", "Radio Bart", "Separate Vocations", "Colonel Homer", "Black Widower", and "Bart's Friend Falls in Love", you can see more structure on the logo as it appears further out.
 * On some old syndie prints of S1 Small Wonder episodes, the logo freezes after "TELEVISION" plasters "CENTURY" before cutting to black.
 * There exists a "matted" 1.78:1 widescreen version.
 * On a few episodes of Bobby's World, it has a greenish background.
 * On A&E airings of a few season 2 episodes of L.A. Law, the logo animation was in slow motion, but the jingle remained unaffected.
 * On a Channel 4 airing of The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", the logo cuts out before the final note ends.
 * A variant with "DISTRIBUTED BY" at the bottom of the logo also exists.
 * On The Tracey Ullman Show Backstage, the copyright stamp of the company is seen below next to the IATSE and AMPTP logos.

Trivia: If you look closely, you can see that there are two searchlights behind the logo instead of three like the movie logo. There is, however, a rare variant with three searchlights.

Technique: Almost the same as the last logo, but with Scanimate.

Music/Sounds: Music/Sounds Variants:
 * October 19, 1981-August 22, 1991: The same 1965 theme from the previous two logos. Even though it mainly stopped being used in late 1989, some shows have used it into the 1990-1991 season, such as S1 and early S2 episodes of In Living Color, the first two S5 episodes of L.A. Law (pretty odd, considering said show used the next theme on November 1989-May 1990 episodes of the fourth season), the L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration, a few international prints of S1 Bobby's World episodes, and most of season 1 episodes and the first season 2 episode of True Colors.
 * November 1989-1993: A short version of the 1979 Fox jingle, which was later used for the early variant of the standard 20th Television logo from 1992-1993.
 * There are abridged variants of the 1965 theme, such as the case for Hooperman that the closing theme ends abruptly with the last note of the 1965 theme, and Charlie & Co., which used the last 5 notes of the fanfare.
 * Two versions of the 1989 theme exist: one where the last note echoes for a bit after fading out and another without the echo. The latter version was seen on In Living Color, the unaired Revenge of the Nerds pilot, and the 1991 M*A*S*H retrospective Memories of M*A*S*H.
 * On some episodes of Mr. Belvedere and Sister Kate, the first note is cut-off (via fade transition).

Availability: Uncommon, due to plastering with the 20th Television logo.
 * The Simpsons episodes "There's No Disgrace Like Home", "Krusty Gets Busted", "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington", "Treehouse of Horror II", "Saturdays of Thunder", "Colonel Homer", and "Black Widower" preserve this logo on their respective season DVD releases.
 * It has been spotted on Comedy Central's prints of Office Space and French Kiss, but has been plastered over with the 20th Television logo in recent airings due to split screen credits. A similar situation happened on a few episodes of The Pretender when reran on TNT, but has now been plastered by the 2013 20th Television logo on H&I (Heroes and Icons).
 * On VHS, it can be seen on The Simpsons Christmas special, L.A. Law, and, in the UK, on The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment". It was also spotted at the end of a Simpsons short titled "Family Therapy" that was included on the UK rental VHS of The War of the Roses. The Australian rental VHS release of the said film also includes this short, though the TCFTV logo is absent from this release.
 * More recently, the logo has been sighted on several 1970s-'80s TV movies on Fox Movie Channel. It can also be seen on some early season one and most season two and three episodes of In Living Color on DVD.
 * The 1981-1991 and 1989-1993 variants can be found on the Alien Nation series DVD set, along with original airings of Capitol Critters on ABC.
 * The 1981-1991 version of this logo can be seen on Fox Movie Channel's prints of The Hurricane.
 * The 1980s variants are also seen on the Shout! Factory DVDs of Mr. Belvedere, although FamNET reruns of said show plaster it with the 2008 20th Television logo on almost all episodes, and the 1995 20th Television logo on several episodes while Antenna TV reruns plaster it with the bylineless 2013 20th Television logo on all episodes.
 * The 1981 version appeared on the 1985-1988 syndicated run of The $100,000 Pyramid and was preserved on USA reruns. Since 1997 reruns, the logo was plastered by the 1997 Columbia TriStar Television logo.
 * This can also be found on the unaired TV pilot of Revenge of the Nerds, which can be found on the "Panty Raid Edition" DVD release of Revenge of the Nerds (the movie).
 * On Netflix, it can be found on several episodes of the first two seasons of Bobby's World (while others have either the 20th Television or 1996 Saban International logos).
 * Made an appearance on the 10th episode of S4 of In Living Color (that episode being produced during season 3 (1991-92), but not airing until the fourth season).
 * The 1989 version can be seen on a handful of early Simpsons episodes on FXNOW, FX's streaming service, in 4:3 mode only.
 * The 1981 version appeared on the first few episodes of the Fox TV series The Adventures of Beans Baxter before Fox Square Productions took over (which never used a proper logo; just a copyright notice).
 * Despite general use stopping around 1992, the news series Not Just News (co-produced with Fox Television Stations) used this into 1993.
 * The widescreen logo is available on M*A*S*H reruns on Hulu starting in 2017, with the 1989 jingle. Additionally, the 1981 version was seen plastering the previous logo on FOX Classics' prints of “Carry On, Hawkeye", "The Late Cpt. Pierce", "The Bus" and "Dear Ma", and True Entertainment's print of "Fade Out, Fade In (Part 1)". However, the previous logo is restored on Disney+ prints of these episodes.
 * Turned up on MeTV's print of the M*A*S*H series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen".
 * It makes a surprise appearance on Sony Movie Channel's prints of the TV movies Hijack! and The Death Squad (all before the SPT logo), both being Spelling-Goldberg Productions.

Legacy: This logo marks the first time that the familiar shortened TCF theme was used for Fox's television logos after approximately three decades of unconventional fanfares.

Note: Fox Imperial Pictures Television was supplanted by Fox Television Corporation from 1989 to 1994. From September 18, 1992-March 19, 1995, the standard 20th Television logo of these years was used. See Fox Television for details on that logo.

1st Logo (January 1, 1985-December 31, 1993-March 4, 1994)
Did You Know?: This logo was done by Jakarta Technologies, who also did the 1983 Educational Pictures Logo. They recreated the entire 1981 20th Century Fox structure and made it animated. This is seen on The Jakarta Technologies Demo Reel of 1985.

Presence: Was ultra common years ago, but is now rare, due to being plastered with the second Fox Benedict Television logo.

2nd Logo (January 1, 1995-January 16, 2020)
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Description: Exactly the same as the 20th Century Fox Television logo, but instead of the TCF Stack, the FIP stack takes place. "FOX" is set in a different font. The stage is also modified as it moves below from the top left before settling to its position. Motion Blur is also included.

Bylines:


 * January 1, 1995-December 31, 2010: "A FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES COMPANY"
 * January 1, 2011-December 31, 2016: Bylineless
 * January 1, 2017-January 16, 2020: "A TRISTAR COMPANY"

Variations:


 * An early version exists where "FOX" is set in a different font, noticeably thinner than the original.
 * Another early version has the logo animated differently, with the camera being still. "FOX" is also set in a different font.
 * For the logo's first two years of use, the logo is more pink, and the searchlights are cheaply animated.
 * A longer version exists.
 * Around 1998, the logo is updated for widescreen.
 * Around 2007, the logo is enhanced for Digital TV.
 * A still version exists.
 * An "abridged" version exists, where the logo is animated in reverse.
 * Starting on January 1, 2017, the TriStar Benedict Pictures logo appears before the logo, with a flash transitioning to the logo. However, this was barely used.

Effects: Same as the 20th Century Fox Television logo.

Sounds: A variety.


 * January 1, 1995-December 31, 1996, October 6, 2008-January 16, 2020: The 1989 TCFTV Theme. For the latter dates until July 15, 2016, it is sped up and has a reverb effect.
 * January 1, 1995-December 31, 1996, October 9, 2016-January 16, 2020: The 1994 TCFTV Theme.
 * January 1, 1995-December 31, 1996, February 5, 2007-October 8, 2016: The 1994 20th Television Theme. The latter dates had the fanfare sped up with the reverb effect on the fanfare.
 * January 1, 1997-January 16, 2020: The 1997 TCFTV Theme. This one is the most common of all other variants.
 * January 1, 2007-January 16, 2020: The 2005 TCFTV Theme.
 * January 1, 2010-January 16, 2020: The 2012 TCFTV Theme.
 * January 1, 2015-January 16, 2020: There are six versions of the theme.
 * The last four notes of the 1998 Fox Fanfare.
 * Warp-speed versions exist.
 * The last four notes of the 2005 TCFTV Theme.
 * The first few notes of the 2012 TCFTV Theme, however, the rest fades out.
 * An extended version of the fanfare exists, which contains the first half of the fanfare, but sped up and sans drumrolls. This was used from January 1, 2010 to January 16, 2020. It was also used on the 1998 Version.
 * The first few notes of the 2012 TCFTV Theme, with the last note being higher.
 * Warp-speed versions exist.
 * The last few notes of the Shortened TCFHE Fanfare.

Presence: Was ultra common in its own time, but is now rare. Seen on the Occitanian and regional releases of TCFTV shows.

1st Logo (January 17, 2020-January 17, 2022)
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Description: Same as the previous logo, but "PICTURES" is removed, and "BENEDICT" replaces "IMPERIAL". The byline is also removed.

Variation: On October 1, 2021, the logo was updated to represent its ownership with Kirby Studios.

Effects: Same as the previous logo.

Sounds: The 2012 TCFTV fanfare.

Presence: No longer current, but still fairly common. Appears on all shows produced by this company.

2nd Logo (January 18, 2022-)
Description: Same as the movie logo, but "PICTURES" is replaced with "TELEVISION". The logo is also shortened to its final seconds.

Variations:
 * On some syndicated reruns of Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and The Simpsons, the logo is still. Other episodes use the standard version of the logo as transcribed above.
 * The logo may be sped up in rare cases.
 * A warp speed version appears on PAL prints of shows.

Effects: Same as the previous logo. None for the still version.

Sounds: Same as before.

Sound Variations:
 * On some shows, the ending theme of the show is used instead.
 * The logo may be silent.
 * On post-January 2022 episodes of the Disney Television Animation collaboration The Ghost and Molly McGee: The Series, the final four notes of the 1998 Fox fanfare is used from the previous logo.
 * The fanfare has an echo on some current prints of shows.
 * The theme is higher-pitched and in warp speed on PAL prints of shows.
 * Co-produced TV shows use a generic network theme with a voiceover.

Presence: Current, and getting very common as the days go by. Appears on all shows produced by this company, such as the Disney Television Animation collaboration The Ghost and Molly McGee: The Series, and new prints of classic Fox Benedict TV shows.

3rd Logo (September 2, 2022-)
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Description: A more revamped structure, based on the 2022 Fox Benedict Pictures logo.

Did You Know?: This logo was done by Jakarta Technologies, who also did the previous logos (2022, 2020, 2017, 2015, and 1985). They originally redid the whole logo from scratch, and refreshed the entire look of the logo. This was codenamed "Project 2023", and development took place on July 23, 2022. It was unfinished, as they already chose a new structure design.

Bylines:


 * September 2,-November 18, 2022: "A Sprixie, Inc. Company"
 * October 21, 2022-: The official Sprixie Inc. byline is used.

Presence: Brand new.