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The Wolper Organization
Logo descriptions by codyfinke, mr3urious, and others
Logo captures by Eric S., V of Doom, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by mr3urious
Background: Wolper Productions was founded in 1961 by documentary film producer David L. Wolper. In 1968, his company was acquired by Metromedia. In 1978, the company was then acquired by Warner Communications. His library is currently owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., a division of TimeWarner. Today, The Wolper Organization is an independent production company run by his son, Mark L. Wolper.
Wolper Productions
(1961-1979)
Nicknames: "Hypnotizer W", "The Hypnotic W"
Logo: We see, on a dark BG, a swirl drawing. Then it slits through, revealing a "W" under it. "A OLPER PRODUCTION" appears next to the "W".
Variants:
FX/SFX: The animation in the logo.
Cheesy Factor: The animation is choppy.
Music/Sounds: A dreamy celesta tune followed by a flourish as the text fades in. It fits well. For the superimposed variant it used the closing theme of the show.
Availability: The animated unsuperimposed logo is now long gone from television, but the superimposed version remains on Chico and the Man and Welcome Back, Kotter.
Scare Factor: None, but you'll probably get dizzy after looking at this logo.
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The Wolper Organization
(1990- )
Nickname: "Bronze Shinning Hypontizer/Hypnotic W"
Logo: On a black backround, we see the Hypontizer W as seen in the Wolper logo, in bronze, and "THE OLPER ORGANIZATION" next to it, with "OLPER" next to the "W". The logo "shimmers".
Variant: From 2001 to onward, a version with a black background and gold logo/lettering is seen on every Wolper produced show, as Showtime's Penn and Teller: Bulls***! (2005 episodes onward), or the TV Movie The Mists Of Avalon.
FX/SFX: A shinning wipe effect.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show or movie.
Availability: Seen on Snow Wonder as well as the mini-series Heaven & Hell: North and South.
Scare Factor: None to minimal.
Logo captures by Eric S., V of Doom, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by mr3urious
Background: Wolper Productions was founded in 1961 by documentary film producer David L. Wolper. In 1968, his company was acquired by Metromedia. In 1978, the company was then acquired by Warner Communications. His library is currently owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., a division of TimeWarner. Today, The Wolper Organization is an independent production company run by his son, Mark L. Wolper.
Wolper Productions
(1961-1979)
Nicknames: "Hypnotizer W", "The Hypnotic W"
Logo: We see, on a dark BG, a swirl drawing. Then it slits through, revealing a "W" under it. "A OLPER PRODUCTION" appears next to the "W".
Variants:
- There is an in-credit variant generally used to close documentary specials, feature films and TV movies, as well a non-animated, superimposed variant for shows such as Chico and the Man and Welcome Back, Kotter.
- The color of the in-credit variant may change depending of the color of the scrolling credits, for example, on Chico and the Man, the Wolper logo was shown in white, yellow and lime colors.
- Another version exists with a byline that reads:
COPYRIGHT (C) (date in Roman numerals)
INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE EXCHANGE
INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE EXCHANGE
- In 1968, the Wolper library up to that time was sold to International Creative Exchange (now Cube Entertainment) while the original company itself was sold to Metromedia Producers Corporation. The company was relaunched in 1970 with distribution through Warner Bros. Television for its television shows and feature films (which were released theatrically through United Artists, and in the case of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Paramount).
- Starting in 1978, the superimposed version has the byline "A Warner Communications Company" under the name.
- On Hanna-Barbera's Laurel and Hardy cartoons, an orange-colored version of the logo was seen, minus the text, with copyright info shown below.
FX/SFX: The animation in the logo.
Cheesy Factor: The animation is choppy.
Music/Sounds: A dreamy celesta tune followed by a flourish as the text fades in. It fits well. For the superimposed variant it used the closing theme of the show.
Availability: The animated unsuperimposed logo is now long gone from television, but the superimposed version remains on Chico and the Man and Welcome Back, Kotter.
Scare Factor: None, but you'll probably get dizzy after looking at this logo.
_______________________________________________________________
The Wolper Organization
(1990- )
Nickname: "Bronze Shinning Hypontizer/Hypnotic W"
Logo: On a black backround, we see the Hypontizer W as seen in the Wolper logo, in bronze, and "THE OLPER ORGANIZATION" next to it, with "OLPER" next to the "W". The logo "shimmers".
Variant: From 2001 to onward, a version with a black background and gold logo/lettering is seen on every Wolper produced show, as Showtime's Penn and Teller: Bulls***! (2005 episodes onward), or the TV Movie The Mists Of Avalon.
FX/SFX: A shinning wipe effect.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show or movie.
Availability: Seen on Snow Wonder as well as the mini-series Heaven & Hell: North and South.
Scare Factor: None to minimal.
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I remember seeing the Hypnotizer logo in the mid-1990's on an old "Biography"-like show (perhaps from the 1960's? It was in black and white) on the History Channel. It isn't mentioned on this site's Wolper page, because the logo is "extinct." What was the name of that show?
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