Touchstone Television

Compiled by Matt Williams and Kris Starring

1st Logo
(1985-2004)

Nickname: "The Snake"

Logo: Same as the "Snake" movie logo, only the parts with the elongated circle are deleted. The text "TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION" is aside the blue circle, and the text has the lightning going through it. When it reaches the circle, the circle flashes and the lightning appears.

Variants:

• The ending theme of whatever show would play over this logo sometimes, especially those produced by Witt-Thomas-Harris.
• On some shows, [especially Witt-Thomas shows] there would be a copyright notice saying the year, and Touchstone Pictures Corp.

FX: The flash, lightning and somewhat simple animation.

Music: A short piano sounder with bells on the collision.

Availability: Common, can be seen on most non-family programs produced by the Walt Disney Company, specifically reruns of "Home Improvement".

Scare Factor: Minimal, the different music makes it feel less ominous than the movie logo.

2nd Logo
(2004-)

Nicknames: "Flash", "CGI Thunderball"

Logo: Basically a sped up version of the 2002 Touchstone Pictures logo. We see a light shining over a black screen. The light condenses and we see the gold stone from past Touchstone logos over a blue sphere. Finally, the words...

TOUCHSTONE
T E L E V I S I O N

zoom out to their place under the sphere.

FX: It's all CGI.

Music: Same as Logo 1, if the closing theme doesn't play over it.

Availability: Brand new, just beginning to appear on Touchstone Television's programs starting this fall. "Less Than Perfect" was found to have the old jingle, while "8 Simple Rules" continued to feature the ending theme.

Scare Factor: Same as Logo 1.

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