Cross Television

Background: Cross Television made shows with Gem Entertainment.

Logo 1

(1986-1990)

Cross Television (1986)

Nicknames: "The Cheesy Cross", "The Blue Cross"

Logo: On a black BG we see a glowing blue cross zooming to the center of the screen. Then four smaller crosses glide out diagonally from the middle of the cross. Then the words, "Cross Television" zoom in.

FX/SFX: The zooming and gliding.

Cheesy Factor: This logo is cheesy altogether. They could have done better.

Music/Sounds: None.

Variants: There is a variant on the Gem Entertainment show, Spooky Stories from Haunter Town the the crosses are red.

Availability: Rare; Seen on Gem Entertainment shows from the time.

Scare Factor:

Minimal for the blue version; the cheesiness might be enough to scare a small amount of people.

Low for the red version; The red cheesy effects might get to some.

Logo 2

(1990-1994)

Cross Television (1990)

Nicknames: "The C Cross", "The Fancy Cross", "The Spike Cross"

Logo: On a green/white gradient BG we see a green "fancy" cross. It spins very fast a few times. After it's done the letter "C" appears in the middle of the cross.

The words "CROSS TELEVISION" fade in.

FX/SFX: The spinning and the fading. This is better than the first logo.

Cheesy Factor: This logo is still cheesy.

Music/Sounds: A swooshing sound when the cross is spinning.

Availability: Uncommon; You can still see it on the Gem Entertainment show, Ocean Adventures.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

Logo 3

(1994-December 31, 1998)

Cross Television (1994)

Nicknames: "Strange Logo", "Blurred Pictures"

Logo: We see a bunch of strange pictures quickly changing. Then the same cross from before fades in while

zooming in. Then the words "Cross Television" slowly fade in letter by letter.

FX/SFX: TBA

Cheesy Factor: This logo is strange and that makes it cheesy.

Music/Sounds: None, the closing theme of the show, or a bell-ish synth tune sounding a bit similar to the Rugrats

title card jingle.

Availability: Rare; This logo did not appear on many shows.

Scare Factor: None to minimal.