Samuel Goldwyn Television/Summary

Background : Samuel Goldwyn Television was the television production/distribution arm of The Samuel Goldwyn Company established in 1979. It was sold to Metromedia in 1996 and merged with Orion Pictures Corporation and by MGM in 1997. It was folded into MGM Television the same year.

=1st Logo= (1982-1996)

 Nickname : "The Signature"

 Logo : Same as the theatrical logo, but with "SAMUEL GOLDWYN TELEVISION as the text.

 Still Variants :
 * On the early episodes of the first season of American Gladiators, it has the American Gladiators logo on top and below it says "HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY" with Samuel Goldwyn Jr.'s signature and line and below and below it says "THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY".
 * On Gladiators 2000 and the 1993-96 seasons of American Gladiators, "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is above the logo.

 FX/SFX : Same as the theatrical logo. For the American Gladiators variant, none.

 Music/Sounds : None or the end of the show's closing theme music.

 Availability : Uncommon. This notably appeared on the MST3K version of Escape from the Bronx (Escape 2000) when they enter the theater. Also appeared on 1980s syndication prints of the original Flipper (plastered over the MGM Television logo) and The Mothers-In-Law. The animated version appeared on Gladiators 2000 in syndication. The still version only appears on early S1 and 1993-96 episodes of American Gladiators occasionally on ESPN Classic. It also showed up on the 1995 HBO Home Video Laserdiscs of the movies Ball of Fire and The Hurricane, which might have been an editing error.

=2nd Logo= (September 15, 1989-May 18, 1997)

 Nickname : "CGI Signature"

 Logo : On a gray background, we see the text "SAMUEL GOLDWYN TELEVISION" zooms out from the bottom. Appearing from above has a clear glass with the royal blue "Samuel Goldwyn" signature writing itself. The name places itself underneath the glass with Goldwyn's signature.

 Variants :
 * Some shows would have "DISTRIBUTED BY" fade in above the signature at the end.
 * This would appear in a little sped-up animation starting in 1993.
 * On The New Adventures of Flipper S1 episode "Treasure Hunt", the logo is shown in a blue tone.

 FX/SFX : CGI.

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

 Availability : Extremely rare. Seen on the original version of American Gladiators and Gladiators 2000. The non-"DISTRIBUTED BY" variant was seen on the first two seasons of The New Adventures of Flipper.