Appeal Entertainment/TV

Background: Founded in 1988 by Linda Rainier and C.H. Greenblatt, Appeal TV specializes in producing and distributing TV re-broadcasts of public domain cartoons, travel documentaries, and Korean cartoons. Appeal also makes TV movies for various Christian stations and is also famous for distributing the famous Klonoa TV series, Klonoa et Magnifique ( in English, Klonoa the Magnificent ).

Logo 1

(1988-1992)

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Logo : On a black-white gradient background, we see the yellow words APPEAL ENTERTAINMENT, with APPEAL in yellow, and ENTERTAINMENT in pink. A bar of light passes though the word APPEAL.

Variants :

Sometimes, DISTRIBUTED BY, or PRODUCED BY will appear above.

There is a rare variant with copyright information beneath.

On international airings of Appeal shows, INTERNATIONAL, in white, may be chyroned in below ENTERTAINMENT.

There is also a black and white variant.

Cheesy Factor : Simple 80s animation.

Music : A woman whispering "Appeal", with an echo sound. Sometimes it has the ending theme play over it. On some rare occasions, when the ending theme plays over it, the "Appeal" voice may remain intact.

Availability : Appears on 1990-1992 episodes on Klonoa the Magnificent ( with the words DISTRIBUTED BY above ) when it airs on Teletoon. The B&W variant was only seen on the short lived comedy The Smiths of Westview, while the version with the copyright information may appear on re-airings of the 1989 New Jersey Symphony documentary. The INTERNATIONAL variant is extinct, as shows outside the US from Appeal are now distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

Scare Factor : None.

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Logo 2

(1992-2001)

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Logo : On a blue-black gradient background, the words APPEAL ENTERTAINMENT are there, except that they have been given the texture and look of glass. APPEAL is a greenish colour, and ENTERTAINMENT is in copper. They shine, and then a "sparkle" appears on the I in ENTERTAINMENT.

Variants :

Occasionally, a copyright date may appear below.

On international airings of Appeal shows, the red word INTERNATIONAL, in cursive, may write itself on the logo. It sparkles afterwards. This was used with a copyright date.

Sometimes the words DISTRIBUTED BY or IN ASSOCIATION WITH may appear above.

Cheesy Factor : Still looks cheap, but better than the last logo.

Music : None, or the ending theme.

Availability : Klonoa the Magnificent carries the bylineless version, which is intact on all re-airings of the show on local networks. The version with the words IN ASSOCIATION WITH was spotted on Glory of God : Our Savior Within when it was reran on the Celadon Christian Network in 2000. The International Variant is now extinct.

Scare Factor : None.

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Logo 3

(2001-Present)

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Logo : On a dark red gradient background, we see the words APPEAL TV, with both words in glass, and APPEAL coloured blue, while TV is coloured in a teal shade. The two words shine.

Bylines :

2001 ( Prototype) : No byline

Late 2001-2002 : An Argosy Media Entertainment Company

2002-Present : An Argosy Media Company

Variants :

On some rare occasions, after the logo shines, a lens flare lights up the "L" in APPEAL.

There may or may not be a copyright date below the logo.

Sometimes IN ASSOCIATION WITH, DISTRIBUTED BY, or PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY may appear above the logo.

There is a variant where INTERNATIONAL is placed under the logo (with a light dotting the "i").

Music :

2001 ( Prototype ) : A synth choir mixed in with two bells.

2001 - Present : A wind blowing sound.

Music Variants :

For the INTERNATIONAL variant, a different wind blowing sound was heard.

Sometimes it is silent.

Sometimes the ending theme of the show will play over it.

Availability : Common. This logo has plastered older logos of Appeal TV and is seen on every current episode of Homeboys, UnDead Rangers, and Klonoa the Magnificent.

Scare Factor : None.