Walt Disney Television/Summary

Logo descriptions by Jason Jones, Matt Williams, Matt Anscher, Nicholas Aczel, and John Coffey

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Background : Disney's TV output from 1954 until 1981 (the anthology series, Zorro, Mickey Mouse Club) had no in-credit text for "Walt Disney Productions" at all, only a copyright stamp at the end of the closing credits; also, it didn't have its own television arm until 1983 as "Walt Disney Pictures Television". The name Disney obviously required no indication, unlike other studios. Syndication of Disney's library was done by SFM Entertainment. The original Mickey Mouse Club, The Mouse Factory, and the 1970s revival of MMC were the only programs made available through syndication; in the days before the Disney Channel, the lesser movies and the short cartoons were seen only on the anthology series, while the animated films and first-tier live-action films were, of course, re-issued to theaters. When the anthology series moved to CBS however, this changed. In 2003, the Walt Disney Television Group (now the "Disney-ABC Television Group") in the U.S. was shut down and reincorporated to Walt Disney Television Animation (currently part of Disney Channel since 2005). Today, WDT is still active as in-name-only by producing programs internationally.

1st Logo
(March 23, 1975, September 26, 1981-February 18, 1985)

Logo : It's only an in-credit text saying "WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS".

Later Variants :


 * In 1983, the word "PRODUCTIONS" was changed to "PICTURES".
 * Another later variant had the text superimposed on a black and red gradient background, with the text "WALTDiSNEY" in the corporate font and the words "PICTURES" and "TELEVISION DIVISION" below.
 * Another variant is an in-credit notice with "WALT DiSNEY" in its corporate font with "PICTURES" and "TELEVISION" above and below each other with a line in between them. This is seen on Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : The closing theme of the show.

Availability : Fairly rare. Seen on 1981-1983 anthology series episodes (when the show was titled "Walt Disney") and on the Disney Channel Valentine's Day compilation of cartoon material entitled From Disney With Love. Since these are no longer on TDC, one must look for the commercially released (but long out of print) videotapes of the anthology series (the episodes being The Hunter and the Rock Star and The Ranger of Brownstone). It may or may not have been used on the few short-lived series the studio produced for CBS in 1982 and 1983 (Herbie the Love Bug, Gun Shy, Small and Frye, Zorro and Son), but these shows are never seen anymore. The Billcotter website has information on all TV produced by Disney and its subsidiary labels. The "Walt Disney Pictures Television Division" placeholder logo was only seen on the 1984 CBS special Donald Duck's 50th Birthday. The text most likely first appeared on the Wonderful World of Disney episode "Welcome to the World".

Scare Factor : None, depending on the music being used.

2nd Logo
(1985-2003)