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Fox Television Stations Productions
Logo descriptions by mr3urious, AsdfTheRevival, D.L. Chandell, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Logo captures by Eric S., mr3urious, V of Doom, wolfie14, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Bob Fish, V of Doom and Lizz Tetlow
Video captures courtesy of sailorclose and JohnnyL80
Background: Fox Television Stations was formed in 1986 after the acquisition of the Metromedia-owned independent stations by the 20th Century Fox film studio as a group of television stations located within the United States, which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. Until the 1990s, they syndicated television programs; they formed 20th Television to perform this function later on.
1st Logo
(April 3-July 1988)
Nickname: "The Plaque"
Logo: On a marble background with a small square on each corner, we see the words "Fox Television Stations" in gold lettering which is set in the Friz Quadrata typeface with "Fox Television" above and "Stations" below. There is a shining wipe effect.
FX/SFX: The shining wipe effect.
Music/Sounds: The end-title theme of Nickelodeon's Double Dare.
Availability: Extinct. Was only seen on early episodes of Double Dare on Nickelodeon and of course, FOX.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(September 12, 1988-March 10, 1989)
Nickname: "Fox Tower"
Logo: On a nighttime background, we see a Fox structure in the same angle as the 20th Century Fox logo that says "FOX" with four searchlights. Three searchlights are animating except the searchlight above the tower remains still.
There is an arch on the structure that features a city with buildings in the background.
Trivia: This would also be used for the Fox O&O network ID from 1989-1991. Except the nighttime sky is black with stars.
FX/SFX: The searchlights animating.
Music/Sounds: The end-title theme of Finders Keepers or none.
Availability: Rare. It's seen on plenty syndicated episodes of Finders Keepers. Can be shown on Nick Video's website.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(1988-Late 1989)
Nickname: "Fox-in-the-Box", "The Fox Plaque", "The Stone Fox TV Plaque"
Logo: On a blue/black gradient background, we see a black/gray rectangle at an angle with three lines below. The FTS logo, consisting of a line dividing a box in two portions; one holding the Fox Network logo of the time (a simplified purple and gold version of the TCF searchlights logo), one holding the text "Fox Television Stations" in large gold lettering in the same font as logo 1, zooms out onto the rectangle. A transparent rectangle sweeps over the gray rectangle from right to left just before the FTS logo zooms out.
Early Variant: On this variant the Fox logo slides in from the right, wiping in the company name. Here, the text is black, there are no lines at the bottom, there is no rectangular box surrounding the logo, the background of the logo is brighter, and the color scheme in the Fox logo is slightly different.
FX/SFX: The zooming, the rotating, etc. Very nice CGI, which holds up to even today's standards. It's also quite reminiscent of work created by Television By Design and John Christopher Burns.
Music/Sounds: A rather dramatic synth sounder with a "clang" at the end (like in the Saban "Gold Plate" logo) or the end theme of the show. There is also a silent version.
Availability: Rare. It's seen on episodes of the syndicated versions of the Nickelodeon game shows Double Dare and Finder's Keepers, which are hardly reran. Also seen on some first season episodes of Cops.
Scare Factor: None to low. The music may catch some off guard.
4th Logo
(Late 1989- )
Nicknames: "FTSP", "FTSP Underwater", "The Swirling Smoke"
Logo: Against a blue-black background, we see the letters:
with slow-trailing smoke effects swirling around from behind the letters. Below that, the words:
are shown. A rippling effect is given to the lower text, making the entire logo appear as if it is underwater.
Variant: On newer episodes of Cops, the ripples appear to be less apparent.
FX/SFX: The CGI rippling with accuracy. Not as sharp as its predecessor.
Music/Sounds: When the logo was originally released, it featured the voice of a child (boy) saying "Yay" in a rather unemphatic manner over a medium applause by two people. This aural variant lasted less than two years. Future airings of this logo either had no audio, or the closing theme of the show. Fox may sometimes play a remix of the 20th Century Fox fanfare over the logo at the end of newer episodes of Cops.
Availability: Still seen at the end of more recent episodes of Cops. although some earlier episodes may not have it.
Scare Factor: None to low. The rippling may catch some off guard, mainly due to striking a bear resemblance to the original Fox Lab logo.
Logo captures by Eric S., mr3urious, V of Doom, wolfie14, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Bob Fish, V of Doom and Lizz Tetlow
Video captures courtesy of sailorclose and JohnnyL80
Background: Fox Television Stations was formed in 1986 after the acquisition of the Metromedia-owned independent stations by the 20th Century Fox film studio as a group of television stations located within the United States, which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. Until the 1990s, they syndicated television programs; they formed 20th Television to perform this function later on.
1st Logo
(April 3-July 1988)
Nickname: "The Plaque"
FX/SFX: The shining wipe effect.
Music/Sounds: The end-title theme of Nickelodeon's Double Dare.
Availability: Extinct. Was only seen on early episodes of Double Dare on Nickelodeon and of course, FOX.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(September 12, 1988-March 10, 1989)
Nickname: "Fox Tower"
Logo: On a nighttime background, we see a Fox structure in the same angle as the 20th Century Fox logo that says "FOX" with four searchlights. Three searchlights are animating except the searchlight above the tower remains still.
There is an arch on the structure that features a city with buildings in the background.Trivia: This would also be used for the Fox O&O network ID from 1989-1991. Except the nighttime sky is black with stars.
FX/SFX: The searchlights animating.
Music/Sounds: The end-title theme of Finders Keepers or none.
Availability: Rare. It's seen on plenty syndicated episodes of Finders Keepers. Can be shown on Nick Video's website.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(1988-Late 1989)
Nickname: "Fox-in-the-Box", "The Fox Plaque", "The Stone Fox TV Plaque"
Logo: On a blue/black gradient background, we see a black/gray rectangle at an angle with three lines below. The FTS logo, consisting of a line dividing a box in two portions; one holding the Fox Network logo of the time (a simplified purple and gold version of the TCF searchlights logo), one holding the text "Fox Television Stations" in large gold lettering in the same font as logo 1, zooms out onto the rectangle. A transparent rectangle sweeps over the gray rectangle from right to left just before the FTS logo zooms out.
Early Variant: On this variant the Fox logo slides in from the right, wiping in the company name. Here, the text is black, there are no lines at the bottom, there is no rectangular box surrounding the logo, the background of the logo is brighter, and the color scheme in the Fox logo is slightly different.
FX/SFX: The zooming, the rotating, etc. Very nice CGI, which holds up to even today's standards. It's also quite reminiscent of work created by Television By Design and John Christopher Burns.
Music/Sounds: A rather dramatic synth sounder with a "clang" at the end (like in the Saban "Gold Plate" logo) or the end theme of the show. There is also a silent version.
Availability: Rare. It's seen on episodes of the syndicated versions of the Nickelodeon game shows Double Dare and Finder's Keepers, which are hardly reran. Also seen on some first season episodes of Cops.
Scare Factor: None to low. The music may catch some off guard.
4th Logo
(Late 1989- )
Nicknames: "FTSP", "FTSP Underwater", "The Swirling Smoke"
Logo: Against a blue-black background, we see the letters:
F•T•S•P
(textured, and in white)
(textured, and in white)
with slow-trailing smoke effects swirling around from behind the letters. Below that, the words:
F O X
TELEVISION STATIONS PRODUCTIONS
(also in white)
are shown. A rippling effect is given to the lower text, making the entire logo appear as if it is underwater.
Variant: On newer episodes of Cops, the ripples appear to be less apparent.
FX/SFX: The CGI rippling with accuracy. Not as sharp as its predecessor.
Music/Sounds: When the logo was originally released, it featured the voice of a child (boy) saying "Yay" in a rather unemphatic manner over a medium applause by two people. This aural variant lasted less than two years. Future airings of this logo either had no audio, or the closing theme of the show. Fox may sometimes play a remix of the 20th Century Fox fanfare over the logo at the end of newer episodes of Cops.
Availability: Still seen at the end of more recent episodes of Cops. although some earlier episodes may not have it.
Scare Factor: None to low. The rippling may catch some off guard, mainly due to striking a bear resemblance to the original Fox Lab logo.
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| YoshiAngemon | LIttle tidbit about the Fox Tower Logo. | 0 | Jan 8 2011, 11:09 AM EST by YoshiAngemon | ||
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Thread started: Jan 8 2011, 11:09 AM EST
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In 1988, Nick Game Shows that used to air on Fox TV Stations had a Fox Logo wtih the City background, and four searchlights. You may think it's a still-form of CGI, but it's not. It was used for the "Don't Let Fox weekend Pass you by" days of when the Fox Network first launched. It was a live-action Fox Logo, where the Fox Celebs would be in front of it, at the time.
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| TheMisterFree | Diffrent animation | 1 | Aug 5 2008, 8:20 PM EDT by WillWill45 | ||
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Thread started: Jul 11 2008, 5:19 PM EDT
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I thought that when I saw Finders Keepers, the logo rotated and zoomed out at the same time!
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| logofreak123 | funny | 0 | Jan 25 2008, 2:44 PM EST by logofreak123 | ||
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Thread started: Jan 25 2008, 2:44 PM EST
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when ever this logo came i would yell cat guts
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