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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=Ruby-Spears+Productions&amp;version=170&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FRuby-Spears%2BProductions&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> Jason Jones and James Fabiano<br/><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Dean Stewart Rumsey, snelfu, and TheEriccorpinc<br/><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> V of Doom and Stephen Cezar<br/><font color="#ffa500">Video captures courtesy of </font>Eric S., JohnnyL80, Phasicblu and Stephen Cezar</i></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: Ruby-Spears Productions was formed by</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Joseph <b>Ruby</b>, Jr. and</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> Kenneth </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><b>Spears</b> </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">in 1977. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when it was sold to [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] that same year. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. </font><font color="#333333">acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to <font color="#333333">[[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]]</font> and closed in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, closing again in 1996</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by Time Warner, except <i>Rambo: The Force of Freedom</i>which is owned by StudioCanal (with Lionsgate handling home video rights), <i>It's Punky Brewster</i>which is owned by NBCUniversal, LLC (with Shout! Factory handling DVD rights), and <i>Alvin &amp; The Chipmunks </i>which is released by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] through ownership of [[Bagdasarian Productions]].<br/><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font face="Arial">1st Logo<br/></font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(September 9, 1978-1981)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Production (1978)" height="164" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/LLKdFM5F8Jrdgp0zo_yzeA9558/GW220H164" title="Ruby-Spears Production (1978)" width="220"/></font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby Spears (1978)" height="164" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/aT2ovvH0CDBQJMA_aFswyg18826/GW220H164" title="Ruby Spears (1978)" width="220"/></font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Productions (1980)" height="164" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/sju4MCpO61wmTDlbFo7jSA8228/GW220H164" title="Ruby-Spears Productions (1980)" width="220"/></font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Productions (1978)" height="164" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/oeKGjkTvYGkJLuggZ5gB4Q9810/GW220H164" title="Ruby-Spears Productions (1978)" width="220"/></font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Productions (1979)" height="164" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/HSNjYLlgIXTy3yjh92e5zA29272/GW233H164" title="Ruby-Spears Productions (1979)" width="233"/></font></font></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="149" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/5aabab6650ab627fcd4231270a3f1f21edb487e9" width="262"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="155" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/b6586cf7b655f2c3148c057328f35c6805199994" width="273"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "RS", "Rising RS"<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: Over a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">sky blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> background, we see the words "</font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">". There are 4 </font><font face="Arial">orange </font><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333">lines that emerge from left and right of the screen. The initials, a robust "</font><b><font color="#ffa500">RS</font></b><font color="#333333">", slide upward from the stacked lines. Then it reads "</font></font><font color="#808080"><font face="Arial">A</font><font face="Arial"> COMPANY OF</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">", cutting to the next logo, that of Filmways, their former owner.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Variants</u>:<br/></font></font><ul><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">On some TV specials, the lower text "</font><font face="Arial">A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">" doesn't appear.</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">There is another variant with a </font><font face="Arial">red </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">background replacing the original </font><font face="Arial">blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">.</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Some newer prints may freeze the logo right before "</font><font face="Arial">A COMPANY OF</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">", in order for removal of the Filmways logo.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>The Horse That Played Centerfield</i> and <i>The Trouble with Miss Switch</i>, there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "<b>Produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, Inc., a company of Filmways, for American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.</b>"</font></li></ul><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The lines emergi<font face="Arial">ng, and t</font>he sliding up of the "RS".<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None<font face="Arial">; just </font>the end of the show's end theme (a la the H-B "Rainbow" ID)<font face="Arial">,</font> usually<font face="Arial"> <font face="Arial">segueing</font> into</font> the [[Filmways Television]] </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">"Trail" </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">logo theme.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: Rare. Was seen on S1 of <i>Thundarr</i><i> The Barbarian</i> and <i>Fangface </i>on Boomerang until these shows were taken off the schedule. Can be seen on said shows' DVDs; however, the Warner Archive release of the former has the 1994 Hanna-Barbera "Action All Stars" logo plastered over this logo instead. The version without the company name appears on the 1980 3-part ABC Weekend Special <i>Scruffy</i>.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u><font face="Arial">Edi</font>tor<font face="Arial">'s Note</font></u>: Not a very popular logo<font face="Arial"> due</font>to the <font face="Arial">ugly (an<font face="Arial">d somewhat scary)</font></font> font of the logo.<br/><br/><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333">2nd Logo<br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Enterprises -Part 1- (1981)" height="151" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/dLZhw2-D8-yKrAkDQ--F9g19489/GW200H151" title="Ruby-Spears Enterprises -Part 1- (1981)" width="200"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Enterprises -Part 2- (1981)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/rAJoVBMNmZNXmN5wM2ON6g14021/GW204H153" title="Ruby-Spears Enterprises -Part 2- (1981)" width="204"/></font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears (1983)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/ksnSpssJbLwRf7Y6iKGLzw25159/GW204H153" title="Ruby-Spears (1983)" width="204"/></font></font><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Productions - CLG Wiki" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/l5ng91knL6kiBUDyOA3MdQ194695/GW204H153" title="Ruby-Spears Productions - CLG Wiki" width="204"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears (1987)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/669f82ac7ff9f66a6b593a78257a3a18/GW203H153" title="Ruby-Spears (1987)" width="203"/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1988, with the IAW text)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/k8EbApgf9FG7-1VgZtUQeg49551/GW204H153" title="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1988, with the IAW text)" width="204"/></font><font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1982)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/lUdymGcSL6ASCkfxY2rDXA18870/GW205H153" title="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1982)" width="205"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1982, in-credit)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/cc7336d7e2555292c1c92cf695f24ef5/GW203H153" title="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1982, in-credit)" width="203"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1984)" height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/T-gB6FrtQyrfaiwE772POg31398/GW218H153" title="Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1984)" width="218"/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="139" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/0a40c90340375ae55af887977074b379322326d6" width="245"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/b34a1d1fe1624bec1d78c5bada21cffdea8e2bd1" width="246"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/91ed650add17be08a6d6f2efcfc527986b2b2573" width="246"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="138" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/a3cc7fc88a430849352f26c8f24f686c82da938a" width="242"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/309e529618e1d46e8ad4f2b67b8b15c44e7163bc" width="246"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/d10a116c3a9f5c71334cb6ba896bb4caa747392d" width="246"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "RS II", "Golden RS"<br/><br/></font><font><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333">: Two gold bars fly from the left and right of the black screen, join together, zoom back, and reveal a stylized "</font><b><i><font color="#333333">RS</font></i></b><font color="#333333">" that shines </font><font color="#ffa500">gold </font><font color="#333333">and white at different times (at one point it shines so brightly that it even obscures the company name). When the logo stops, the words "</font><font><i>RUBY-SP</i></font></font><font><font><i>EARS ENTERPRISES</i></font><font color="#333333">" appears under in an</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> italic, futuristic, blocky font.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Variants</u>:<br/></font></font><ul><li><font face="Arial" size="3"><font color="#333333">1981-1982: The logo, itself appearing in a more lighter gold color than the later variations, fades-out to make room for the company text reading "</font><b><font face="Times">A DIVISION OF THE TAFT ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY</font></b><font color="#333333">".</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">1982-1988: The latter text is seen below the logo, after the logo flashes. Also, the logo itself has less of a shining effect than of that in the 1981 version.</font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">1988: As part of the elimination of Taft bylines, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of <i>Thundarr the Barbarian</i>.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">1988-1992: The 1982 version is now bylineless.</font></li><li><font face="Arial" size="3"><font color="#333333">On </font><i>Police Academy: The Animated Series</i><font color="#333333">,</font><i> </i><font color="#333333">this logo appears without the Taft byline, and "</font><font>IN ASSOCIATION WITH</font><font color="#333333">" appears under the name. This would follow to the 1984 WBTV logo.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">There is also a still variation used on season 1 of <i>It's Punky Brewster</i>.</font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">On some programs like <i>Miss Switch to the Rescue</i>, and <i>Bad Cat</i></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">, there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "</font><font color="#333333">Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">"</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">A short variant exists that starts in the middle of the logo shining and the name below it simply reads </font><font><font><font color="#333333">"</font><font><i>RUBY-SP</i></font></font><font><font><i>EARS</i></font></font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">"</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">. This was seen on the </font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i>CBS Schoolbreak Special</i> "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book".</font></font></font></font></li></ul><font size="3"><font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The bars joining, and the zoom-out.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">: A "whoosh" accompanied by a dramatic synthesized "shining" sound effect. On some shows, it used the closing theme of the show</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. It was seen on S2 of <i>Thundarr The Barbarian</i>,<i> Centurions</i>,<i> </i>and <i>Dink the Little Dinosaur </i>when these shows were shown on Boomerang. Currently seen on said shows' DVD releases. It was also seen years ago on the defunct BKN's reruns of the <i>Rambo</i> cartoon, followed by the 1986 [[Carolco Television Productions|Carolco Television]] logo.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> It also appeared on the '80s <i>Alvin and the Chipmunks </i>when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (<font face="Arial">it also a<font face="Arial">ppeare<font face="Arial">d on the 1<font face="Arial">98<font face="Arial">8 episodes produced b<font face="Arial">y Murakami-Wolf-Swenson for Ruby-S<font face="Arial">pears). The S2 <i>Thundarr The Barbarian</i> episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the <i>Ruby-Spears' Superman</i> series both use the 1988 variant. Don't expect to see this on DVD prints of</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><i>Q*bert</i> and syndication prints of <i>Donkey Kong </i></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font>and </font><i>Donkey Kong Jr.</i><font> from </font><i>Saturday Supercade</i><font>, because this logo will be plastered by the 1982 MCA TV logo.</font><div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br/></font></font><font color="#333333"><u>Editor's Note</u>: It's a favorite of logo enthusiasts and those who grew up with children's programming in the '80s and '90s.<br/></font></font><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333">3rd Logo<br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(September 11, 1994-December 10, 1996)<br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font></font><img align="right" alt="Ruby-Spears/Ashi (1994)" height="211" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/ZqriiMgrMw1qcJCujxRq2Q53679/GW281H211" title="Ruby-Spears/Ashi (1994)" width="281"/></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Nicknames</u>: "RS Moon", "Crescent Moon"<br/></font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: Over an eclipse, we see a big flash of light, re</font><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333">vealing the company name "</font><b><font color="#ffff00">RUBY-SPEARS</font></b></font><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#ffff00"> PRODUCTIONS</font></b><font color="#333333">" opposite another com</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">pany by the name</font><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333"> of "</font><b><font color="#ffff00">ASHI </font></b></font><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#ffff00">PRODUCTION CO., LTD.</font></b><font color="#333333">".</font></font><font color="#333333"> Both of these names are set in the </font><font color="#333333">Revue typeface.</font><font><br/></font><font color="#333333"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The flashing light.</font><font><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">: A generic fanfare, accompanied by a weird almost-"whoosh" sound. The fanfare is very likely a piece of library music.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: Extinct. It only appeared on two shows:<i>Skysurfer Strike Force</i>and <i>Mega Man</i>, which are both long gone. Those two shows aired on the now-defunct [[Bohbot Kids Network|BKN]] syndicated block.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: <font face="Arial">It's adequate</font>, but it doesn't leave much of an impression like the previous logo.<br/></font></font></div></div><br/></div>
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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> Jason Jones and James Fabiano<br/><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Dean Stewart Rumsey, snelfu, and TheEriccorpinc<br/><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> V of Doom and Stephen Cezar<br/><font color="#ffa500">Video captures courtesy of </font>Eric S., JohnnyL80, Phasicblu and Stephen Cezar</i></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: Ruby-Spears Productions was formed by</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Joseph <b>Ruby</b>, Jr. and</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> Kenneth </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><b>Spears</b> </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">in 1977. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when it was sold to [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] that same year. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. </font><font color="#333333">acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to <font color="#333333">[[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]]</font> and closed in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, closing again in 1996</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by Time Warner, except <i>Rambo: The Force of Freedom</i>which is owned by StudioCanal (with Lionsgate handling home video rights), <i>It's Punky Brewster</i>which is owned by NBCUniversal, LLC (with Shout! Factory handling DVD rights), and <i>Alvin &amp; The Chipmunks </i>which is released by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] through ownership of [[Bagdasarian Productions]].<br/><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font face="Arial">1st Logo<br/></font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(September 9, 1978-1981)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:LLKdFM5F8Jrdgp0zo yzeA9558.jpeg|220px|Ruby-Spears Production (1978)]]</font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:AT2ovvH0CDBQJMA aFswyg18826.jpeg|220px|Ruby Spears (1978)]]</font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:Sju4MCpO61wmTDlbFo7jSA8228.jpeg|220px|Ruby-Spears Productions (1980)]]</font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:OeKGjkTvYGkJLuggZ5gB4Q9810.jpeg|220px|Ruby-Spears Productions (1978)]]</font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:HSNjYLlgIXTy3yjh92e5zA29272.jpeg|233px|Ruby-Spears Productions (1979)]]</font></font></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="149" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/5aabab6650ab627fcd4231270a3f1f21edb487e9" width="262"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="155" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/b6586cf7b655f2c3148c057328f35c6805199994" width="273"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "RS", "Rising RS"<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: Over a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">sky blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> background, we see the words "</font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">". There are 4 </font><font face="Arial">orange </font><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333">lines that emerge from left and right of the screen. The initials, a robust "</font><b><font color="#ffa500">RS</font></b><font color="#333333">", slide upward from the stacked lines. Then it reads "</font></font><font color="#808080"><font face="Arial">A</font><font face="Arial"> COMPANY OF</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">", cutting to the next logo, that of Filmways, their former owner.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Variants</u>:<br/></font></font><ul><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">On some TV specials, the lower text "</font><font face="Arial">A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">" doesn't appear.</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">There is another variant with a </font><font face="Arial">red </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">background replacing the original </font><font face="Arial">blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">.</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Some newer prints may freeze the logo right before "</font><font face="Arial">A COMPANY OF</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">", in order for removal of the Filmways logo.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>The Horse That Played Centerfield</i> and <i>The Trouble with Miss Switch</i>, there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "<b>Produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, Inc., a company of Filmways, for American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.</b>"</font></li></ul><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The lines emergi<font face="Arial">ng, and t</font>he sliding up of the "RS".<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None<font face="Arial">; just </font>the end of the show's end theme (a la the H-B "Rainbow" ID)<font face="Arial">,</font> usually<font face="Arial"> <font face="Arial">segueing</font> into</font> the [[Filmways Television]] </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">"Trail" </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">logo theme.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: Rare. Was seen on S1 of <i>Thundarr</i><i> The Barbarian</i> and <i>Fangface </i>on Boomerang until these shows were taken off the schedule. Can be seen on said shows' DVDs; however, the Warner Archive release of the former has the 1994 Hanna-Barbera "Action All Stars" logo plastered over this logo instead. The version without the company name appears on the 1980 3-part ABC Weekend Special <i>Scruffy</i>.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u><font face="Arial">Edi</font>tor<font face="Arial">'s Note</font></u>: Not a very popular logo<font face="Arial"> due</font>to the <font face="Arial">ugly (an<font face="Arial">d somewhat scary)</font></font> font of the logo.<br/><br/><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333">2nd Logo<br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:DLZhw2-D8-yKrAkDQ--F9g19489.jpeg|200px|Ruby-Spears Enterprises -Part 1- (1981)]][[File:RAJoVBMNmZNXmN5wM2ON6g14021.jpeg|204px|Ruby-Spears Enterprises -Part 2- (1981)]]</font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">[[File:KsnSpssJbLwRf7Y6iKGLzw25159.jpeg|204px|Ruby-Spears (1983)]]</font></font>[[File:L5ng91knL6kiBUDyOA3MdQ194695.png|204px|Ruby-Spears Productions - CLG Wiki]][[File:669f82ac7ff9f66a6b593a78257a3a18.png|203px|Ruby-Spears (1987)]]</font></div><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:K8EbApgf9FG7-1VgZtUQeg49551.jpeg|204px|Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1988, with the IAW text)]]</font><font size="3">[[File:LUdymGcSL6ASCkfxY2rDXA18870.jpeg|205px|Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1982)]][[File:Cc7336d7e2555292c1c92cf695f24ef5.png|203px|Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1982, in-credit)]][[File:T-gB6FrtQyrfaiwE772POg31398.jpeg|218px|Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1984)]]</font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="139" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/0a40c90340375ae55af887977074b379322326d6" width="245"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/b34a1d1fe1624bec1d78c5bada21cffdea8e2bd1" width="246"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/91ed650add17be08a6d6f2efcfc527986b2b2573" width="246"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="138" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/a3cc7fc88a430849352f26c8f24f686c82da938a" width="242"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/309e529618e1d46e8ad4f2b67b8b15c44e7163bc" width="246"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="140" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/d10a116c3a9f5c71334cb6ba896bb4caa747392d" width="246"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "RS II", "Golden RS"<br/><br/></font><font><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333">: Two gold bars fly from the left and right of the black screen, join together, zoom back, and reveal a stylized "</font><b><i><font color="#333333">RS</font></i></b><font color="#333333">" that shines </font><font color="#ffa500">gold </font><font color="#333333">and white at different times (at one point it shines so brightly that it even obscures the company name). When the logo stops, the words "</font><font><i>RUBY-SP</i></font></font><font><font><i>EARS ENTERPRISES</i></font><font color="#333333">" appears under in an</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> italic, futuristic, blocky font.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Variants</u>:<br/></font></font><ul><li><font face="Arial" size="3"><font color="#333333">1981-1982: The logo, itself appearing in a more lighter gold color than the later variations, fades-out to make room for the company text reading "</font><b><font face="Times">A DIVISION OF THE TAFT ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY</font></b><font color="#333333">".</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">1982-1988: The latter text is seen below the logo, after the logo flashes. Also, the logo itself has less of a shining effect than of that in the 1981 version.</font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">1988: As part of the elimination of Taft bylines, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of <i>Thundarr the Barbarian</i>.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">1988-1992: The 1982 version is now bylineless.</font></li><li><font face="Arial" size="3"><font color="#333333">On </font><i>Police Academy: The Animated Series</i><font color="#333333">,</font><i> </i><font color="#333333">this logo appears without the Taft byline, and "</font><font>IN ASSOCIATION WITH</font><font color="#333333">" appears under the name. This would follow to the 1984 WBTV logo.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">There is also a still variation used on season 1 of <i>It's Punky Brewster</i>.</font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">On some programs like <i>Miss Switch to the Rescue</i>, and <i>Bad Cat</i></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">, there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "</font><font color="#333333">Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">"</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">A short variant exists that starts in the middle of the logo shining and the name below it simply reads </font><font><font><font color="#333333">"</font><font><i>RUBY-SP</i></font></font><font><font><i>EARS</i></font></font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">"</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">. This was seen on the </font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i>CBS Schoolbreak Special</i> "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book".</font></font></font></font></li></ul><font size="3"><font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The bars joining, and the zoom-out.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">: A "whoosh" accompanied by a dramatic synthesized "shining" sound effect. On some shows, it used the closing theme of the show</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. It was seen on S2 of <i>Thundarr The Barbarian</i>,<i> Centurions</i>,<i> </i>and <i>Dink the Little Dinosaur </i>when these shows were shown on Boomerang. Currently seen on said shows' DVD releases. It was also seen years ago on the defunct BKN's reruns of the <i>Rambo</i> cartoon, followed by the 1986 [[Carolco Television Productions|Carolco Television]] logo.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> It also appeared on the '80s <i>Alvin and the Chipmunks </i>when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (<font face="Arial">it also a<font face="Arial">ppeare<font face="Arial">d on the 1<font face="Arial">98<font face="Arial">8 episodes produced b<font face="Arial">y Murakami-Wolf-Swenson for Ruby-S<font face="Arial">pears). The S2 <i>Thundarr The Barbarian</i> episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the <i>Ruby-Spears' Superman</i> series both use the 1988 variant. Don't expect to see this on DVD prints of</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><i>Q*bert</i> and syndication prints of <i>Donkey Kong </i></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font>and </font><i>Donkey Kong Jr.</i><font> from </font><i>Saturday Supercade</i><font>, because this logo will be plastered by the 1982 MCA TV logo.</font><div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br/></font></font><font color="#333333"><u>Editor's Note</u>: It's a favorite of logo enthusiasts and those who grew up with children's programming in the '80s and '90s.<br/></font></font><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333">3rd Logo<br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(September 11, 1994-December 10, 1996)<br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font></font>[[File:ZqriiMgrMw1qcJCujxRq2Q53679.jpeg|281px|Ruby-Spears/Ashi (1994)]]</div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Nicknames</u>: "RS Moon", "Crescent Moon"<br/></font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: Over an eclipse, we see a big flash of light, re</font><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333">vealing the company name "</font><b><font color="#ffff00">RUBY-SPEARS</font></b></font><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#ffff00"> PRODUCTIONS</font></b><font color="#333333">" opposite another com</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">pany by the name</font><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333"> of "</font><b><font color="#ffff00">ASHI </font></b></font><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#ffff00">PRODUCTION CO., LTD.</font></b><font color="#333333">".</font></font><font color="#333333"> Both of these names are set in the </font><font color="#333333">Revue typeface.</font><font><br/></font><font color="#333333"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The flashing light.</font><font><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">: A generic fanfare, accompanied by a weird almost-"whoosh" sound. The fanfare is very likely a piece of library music.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: Extinct. It only appeared on two shows:<i>Skysurfer Strike Force</i>and <i>Mega Man</i>, which are both long gone. Those two shows aired on the now-defunct [[Bohbot Kids Network|BKN]] syndicated block.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: <font face="Arial">It's adequate</font>, but it doesn't leave much of an impression like the previous logo.<br/></font></font></div></div><br/></div>

Latest revision as of 00:50, 6 November 2020

Logo descriptions by Jason Jones and James Fabiano
Logo captures by Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Dean Stewart Rumsey, snelfu, and TheEriccorpinc
Editions by V of Doom and Stephen Cezar
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., JohnnyL80, Phasicblu and Stephen Cezar



Background: Ruby-Spears Productions was formed by
Joseph Ruby, Jr. and Kenneth Spears in 1977. However, they did not use a logo until September 1978 when it was sold to Filmways that same year. In 1981, Taft Broadcasting Co. acquired Ruby-Spears, which became a sister company to Hanna-Barbera and closed in 1992. It formed a short-lived partnership with Ashi Productions in 1994, closing again in 1996. Today, a majority of Ruby-Spears' library is owned by Time Warner, except Rambo: The Force of Freedomwhich is owned by StudioCanal (with Lionsgate handling home video rights), It's Punky Brewsterwhich is owned by NBCUniversal, LLC (with Shout! Factory handling DVD rights), and Alvin & The Chipmunks which is released by Paramount Home Entertainment through ownership of Bagdasarian Productions.


1st Logo
(September 9, 1978-1981)
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Nicknames: "RS", "Rising RS"

Logo: Over a sky blue background, we see the words "A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION". There are 4 orange lines that emerge from left and right of the screen. The initials, a robust "RS", slide upward from the stacked lines. Then it reads "A COMPANY OF", cutting to the next logo, that of Filmways, their former owner.

Variants:
  • On some TV specials, the lower text "A RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTION" doesn't appear.
  • There is another variant with a red background replacing the original blue.
  • Some newer prints may freeze the logo right before "A COMPANY OF", in order for removal of the Filmways logo.
  • On The Horse That Played Centerfield and The Trouble with Miss Switch, there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "Produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, Inc., a company of Filmways, for American Broadcasting Companies, Inc."

FX/SFX: The lines emerging, and the sliding up of the "RS".

Music/Sounds: None; just the end of the show's end theme (a la the H-B "Rainbow" ID), usually segueing into the Filmways Television "Trail" logo theme.

Availability: Rare. Was seen on S1 of Thundarr The Barbarian and Fangface on Boomerang until these shows were taken off the schedule. Can be seen on said shows' DVDs; however, the Warner Archive release of the former has the 1994 Hanna-Barbera "Action All Stars" logo plastered over this logo instead. The version without the company name appears on the 1980 3-part ABC Weekend Special Scruffy.

Editor's Note: Not a very popular logo dueto the ugly (and somewhat scary) font of the logo.



2nd Logo
(September 12, 1981-December 4, 1993)
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Nicknames: "RS II", "Golden RS"

Logo: Two gold bars fly from the left and right of the black screen, join together, zoom back, and reveal a stylized "RS" that shines gold and white at different times (at one point it shines so brightly that it even obscures the company name). When the logo stops, the words "RUBY-SPEARS ENTERPRISES" appears under in an italic, futuristic, blocky font.

Variants:
  • 1981-1982: The logo, itself appearing in a more lighter gold color than the later variations, fades-out to make room for the company text reading "A DIVISION OF THE TAFT ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY".
  • 1982-1988: The latter text is seen below the logo, after the logo flashes. Also, the logo itself has less of a shining effect than of that in the 1981 version.
  • 1988: As part of the elimination of Taft bylines, the "shining" part of the 1981 variation would sometimes be played in slow motion over the regular-speed music to keep the second screen from appearing. This was seen on reprints of Thundarr the Barbarian.
  • 1988-1992: The 1982 version is now bylineless.
  • On Police Academy: The Animated Series, this logo appears without the Taft byline, and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears under the name. This would follow to the 1984 WBTV logo.
  • There is also a still variation used on season 1 of It's Punky Brewster.
  • On some programs like Miss Switch to the Rescue, and Bad Cat, there is an in-credit notice that generally reads "Produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc., a division of the Taft Entertainment Company."
  • A short variant exists that starts in the middle of the logo shining and the name below it simply reads "RUBY-SPEARS". This was seen on the CBS Schoolbreak Special "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book".

FX/SFX: The bars joining, and the zoom-out.

Music/Sounds: A "whoosh" accompanied by a dramatic synthesized "shining" sound effect. On some shows, it used the closing theme of the show.

Availability: Uncommon. It was seen on S2 of Thundarr The Barbarian, Centurions, and Dink the Little Dinosaur when these shows were shown on Boomerang. Currently seen on said shows' DVD releases. It was also seen years ago on the defunct BKN's reruns of the Rambo cartoon, followed by the 1986 Carolco Television logo. It also appeared on the '80s Alvin and the Chipmunks when it was last seen on Cartoon Network around 2002 (it also appeared on the 1988 episodes produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson for Ruby-Spears). The S2 Thundarr The Barbarian episode "Last Train to Doomsday", and the Ruby-Spears' Superman series both use the 1988 variant. Don't expect to see this on DVD prints of
Q*bert and syndication prints of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. from Saturday Supercade, because this logo will be plastered by the 1982 MCA TV logo.

Editor's Note: It's a favorite of logo enthusiasts and those who grew up with children's programming in the '80s and '90s.



3rd Logo
(September 11, 1994-December 10, 1996)

Ruby-Spears/Ashi (1994)
Nicknames: "RS Moon", "Crescent Moon"

Logo: Over an eclipse, we see a big flash of light, revealing the company name "RUBY-SPEARS PRODUCTIONS" opposite another company by the name of "ASHI PRODUCTION CO., LTD.". Both of these names are set in the Revue typeface.

FX/SFX: The flashing light.

Music/Sounds: A generic fanfare, accompanied by a weird almost-"whoosh" sound. The fanfare is very likely a piece of library music.

Availability: Extinct. It only appeared on two shows:Skysurfer Strike Forceand Mega Man, which are both long gone. Those two shows aired on the now-defunct BKN syndicated block.

Editor's Note: It's adequate, but it doesn't leave much of an impression like the previous logo.