Rastar Television

Background : Rastar Television, Inc. was the television production division of Columbia Pictures subsidiary, Rastar Films, Inc. It ceased operations in 2000 after the TV movie Alley Cats Strike and became an in-name-only unit of Columbia TriStar Television (now "Sony Pictures Television").

1st Logo

(1982-June 3, 1987)

Logo :
 * On Ripley's Believe It or Not!, we see the text: "A HALEY-LYON-RASTAR PRODUCTION" with the Rastar logo seen beside the names, with the copyright stamp "Copyright © (year) by Rastar Television, Inc." below it then the text "All Rights Reserved" below followed by a television code below and the the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" at the bottom. On 1982 episodes, it's "A HALEY/LYON/RASTAR PRODUCTION". Starting in 1983, the text and Rastar logo are seen below the end credits. On 1984-86 episodes, the text "A HALEY/LYON" is above the Rastar logo (now in the middle), and "PRODUCTION" is below.
 * On the short-lived series Blue Thunder, the text says "A RASTAR PRODUCTIONS, INC. and PUBLIC ARTS, INC." with the text "In Association With" below and appears on an azure blue background.
 * On Nothing in Common, the text reads as "A RASTAR Production In Association With".

Variants : Two sub-variations of the Blue Thunder variant exist:
 * On episode 8, "Payload", the text appears on a blue background.
 * On the following episode, "The Long Flight", the text appears in-credit.

FX/SFX : The text either cutting in or fading in.

Cheesy Factor : The Blue Thunder variant suffers from grammar flaws.

Music/Sounds : The end-title theme from any show.

Availability : Rare, it can be found of the DVD release of Blue Thunder. Was also seen on the first revival of Ripley's Believe it or Not! and the short-lived series, Nothing in Common.

Scare Factor : None.

2nd Logo

(February 20, 1988-March 18, 2000)

Logo : We have the name "RASTAR" in a bold font with a cote-out shape of a star in the second letter "A".

Trivia : It's the Rastar logo from the early 1980s as originally seen on theatrical trailers.

Variants :
 * Appears in-credit on The Hollywood Game.
 * On Annie: A Royal Adventure, the logo is on a black background with the letter "A" above, the word "PRODUCTION" and the text "In Association With" in a News Gothic font.
 * On Alley Cats Strike!, the logo is black and is placed on a white background.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : The end-title theme from any show or TV movie.

Availability : Rare. It's seen on the TV movies Annie: A Royal Adventure and Alley Cats Strike!. Was also seen on the short-lived game show The Hollywood Game.

Scare Factor : None.