Filmation Logo History

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Since you guys seem to enjoy my logo histories on defunct companies, I decided to do another one voted by you. Enjoy.
Filmation Associates was an American production company based in Reseda, California that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Their founders and principal producers were Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland, and Norm Prescott. In 1981, Westinghouse acquired Filmation, who later on sold the company to Paravision International in 1989. Before that sale was complete, Westinghouse shuttered the film studio on February 3, 1989, which left L'Oréal (a French cosmetics company, oddly enough) with only the Filmation library.
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[@JontyMaster]

What are your favorite logos from Filmation?

[@ConRhoLahainne]

1983-88, 1993

[@UpinAndIpinRPGGirls1987YT]

1983 - 1988 , 1993

[@RedStrikerBeetleborg]

1:23 - is that a game show?

[@JontyMaster]

@@RedStrikerBeetleborg Yep. It most definitely is.

[@tracymurray6840]

I love the colorful letters one from the late eighties.

[@darkwolfknight8293]

The people behind the greatest 70s and 80s cartoons.

[@joshuafrias2415]

Can't believe L'Oreal owned the Filmation library right after the studio shut down.

[@nitroforce87]

It's sounds crazy but it's happened before. Coca-Cola owned both Tri-Star Columbia Pictures as part of their telecommunications division before they sold it to Sony and both Nationwide insurance and Allstate had communication divisions which they later sold, General Tire owned RKO at one time.

[@joshuafrias2415]

@nitroforce87 Nationwide and Allstate are the last two companies I would ever hear owning communication divisions for TV. Coca-Cola, I have heard of, but Nationwide and Allstate? It's just so weird. But I guess in the 80s, you can't take chances. You either go big or go home.

[@jeffmissinne3866]

The problem wasn't L'Oreal, but Hallmark Cards, Inc., who bought the company from L'Oreal. Hallmark decided all they needed to maintain were PAL-system video tape masters for European release, and destroyed everything else. Camera negatives, soundtrack elements, gone. (Shows based on "outside" properties, like Star Trek, Tom & Jerry, etc. had reverted back to the owners of those properties, and survived. This is a pattern with Hallmark. Some years ago it took an outside intervention to prevent them from destroying the master negatives of the Laurel & Hardy classics; which they had acquired with Robert Halmi Inc/RHI Entertainment, principal producer of "Hallmark Hall Of Fame" TV specials. They felt the old comedies were not bringing in enough money to be worth the storage costs.

[@ManF3]

Not only Filmation's logos are interesting (especially the logo at 2:44, which that logo design is colourful) but Filmation is best known for its cartoons from the 1970s and 1980s (such as He-Man).

[@baguetteYT20]

Amazing logo history

[@7LAMPSofFIRE]

I'm here for the 1983 to 1988 logo. I was 5 to 10 years old. This and that HBO theme. Yeah you all know the one, from 1983 to 1990. Part of my childhood playground fantasy & adventure. 1. He-Man. 2. Fat Albert and The Gang 3. She-ra Princess of Power 4. Tiger Cats

[@damin9913]

3:04 is my favorite

[@connecticutrhodeislandmarshie]

Nice!

[@JontyMaster]

Thank you!

[@damin9913]

I miss our time so much😢

[@prudencemoonbear3077]

1:37. That's what brought me here. I had a memory unlocked while relaying tales of Saturday morning cartoons and seeing Tarzan in 1979-1980 thereabouts...nice compilation!

[@JontyMaster]

Glad you enjoyed this logo history! :-)

[@theshadobase157]

LONG LIVE FILMATION FOREVER!

[@pheadviacomrocksangryphead168]

Been a long time since I remember this company

[@Twin138956Productions2019]

Looking good, Jonty.

[@JontyMaster]

Thank you!

[@kagechu2005BISVG]

Man, that’s the one studio behind T&JCS… I gotta admit so far…

[@briankarikari]

Hey JontyMaster also guess what I actually got an A+ on the Lewis & Clark/War of 1812 Unit Test in social studies. That's because i have been studied hard over the weekend, so I got a good grade. I should be proud of myself.

[@JontyMaster]

Wow! Congratulations! :-D

[@robingore6292]

1:32 it looks like a blue background with a filmation logo on it.

[@JontyMaster]

My next logo history will be on The Rainbow Film Company.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Filmation made both a Pinocchio movie and a Snow White movie.

[@systemshocker2875]

And somehow those are their best animated productions

[@Akira625]

The last one was what led to Filmation’s demise. They marketed it as a sequel to the 1937 film, but Disney wasn’t very happy about that at all, so they sued them.

[@damin9913]

I want to go back!!!!!!!😢

[@MDVE2010]

My favorite 3:30

[@brytilaar]

Can you do Jetix Logo History and Qubo Logo History at some point please?

[@npcc2009]

I like the Fat Albert variant ones. Fat Albert is a good cartoon to watch. 🙂👍🏼

[@JontyMaster]

Yeah. The theme song is also quite catchy.

[@leahrowden3939]

2:07 Sporty Adventures with Dusty and Skye Filmation logo Seasons 1-4 (1976-1980) (Fake) 2:35 Sporty Adventures with Dusty and Skye Filmation logo Season 5 (1980-1981) (Fake)

[@JATOTRobloxian21]

1:30 Filmation Logo 1967-1982 On Banana Eats O:

[@HeckmanFT7]

So these are the guys who made the worst Tom And Jerry show ever made 👀 Nice history

[@saxongreen78]

...I was trying to remember what that zany closing music was from - thanks for reminding me!

[@nachosrule6985]

@@saxongreen78 Which closing music?

[@alockwb4553]

Cool!!!

[@aziliman1402]

I only like Hanna-Barbera,Ruby-Spears,Disney,MGM,Jay Ward Productions,Total Television Productions,King features syndicate,United Feature Syndicate and many more

[@Vinnytv7679]

This is the studio who made He-man and She-Ra? They have make history on television animation's!

[@michelepbotelho]

Muito obrigada

[@RolandTaylorJr]

What was that game show co-produced by SFM?

[@JontyMaster]

I believe it's from the game show pilot The Origins Game.

[@alvinfredlin55]

🇺🇲 [Episode 267] Filmation Logo History (1962 - 1989)

[@johnjustice8976]

They make Tom & Jerry Mighty Mouse Heckle & Heckle

[@luisalbertoolverarivera8354]

faltaron el final de batman y robin 1968 y archie y sabrina 1977, ahi estaba el antiguo logo

[@boompresentation2468]

February 17th 2023

[@hayleywaalen2612]

Hey Hey Hey!

[@BPDMF2024]

Wait

[@hayleywaalen2612]

@@BPDMF2024 Wait what?

[@BPDMF2024]

@@hayleywaalen2612 what are you doing about fat albert and The Cosby Kids?

[@hayleywaalen2612]

@@BPDMF2024 I'm just doing his catchphrase.

[@lexiconmorrison7902]

Like Fat Albert always said “Hey, hey, hey!” 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊¡

[@alockwb4553]

1962!

[@aziliman1402]

I hate Filmation, because its boring 😴 😒 😑 🙄 😪 😐

[@wigwagstudios2474]

2:29 UH! UH! UH!

[@wigwagstudios2474]

2:44 Clunkers

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