PITS Films

Logo description by Matt Anscher and Jeffrey Gray Logo capture by Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, megamanj2004, and snelfu Editions by Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, and V of Doom

Background: PITS Films was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions launched in 1978 to distribute most of the material by Tandem such as Sanford and Son, Maude, and Good Times, all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was reincorporated as "Embassy Telecommunications" with the acquisition of Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation by Lear and Jerry Perenchio both by folding the distribution division of T.A.T. Communications Co. PITS was an acronym, which stood for "Pie In The Sky".

(1979-1982)

Nicknames: "PITS Stars", "Cheesy Stars"

Logo: Against a blue background reads the text "DISTRIBUTED BY PITS FILMS" with the word "PITS" in 3-D lettering. In the three spaces of the letters, some PITS Films (1979)white stars, one by one, that seem to be growing, and then settle in their spaces. As it fades out, it reads:

DISTRIBUTED BY P☆I☆T☆S FILMS

FX/SFX: The stars "growing". All Scanimate effects.

Cheesy Factor: The entire logo is done with cheap chyron, and the stars look terrible.

Music/Sounds: A weird synth tune that ascends and descends repeatedly, ending in a strange fanfare composed by John Maxwell Anderson.

Availability: Extinct. Good Times late 1990s reruns on TBS were the last place it was seen, on the final season episode "J.J. the Teacher", and only because CT forgot to remove it. It's gone for good outside of tape trading. It was also seen on Maude and Sanford and Son.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. The music can scare many people, but it's mostly just annoying.