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Background

Sib Tower 12 Productions (formerly "Sib Productions, Inc.") was an animation studio founded in 1960 by producers Walter Bien and Les Goldman. Animator Chuck Jones would join the studio in 1962, after he was fired from the Warner Bros. cartoon department. The following year, Sib Tower 12 received a contract from MGM to produce new shorts for the Tom & Jerry series. The year after that, MGM purchased the studio, renaming it "MGM Animation/Visual Arts". In 1970, following the box-office failure of The Phantom Tollbooth, the studio was shuttered and Jones and his crew were laid off. Shortly after, Jones founded his own studio: Chuck Jones Film Productions. In 1986, the Sib Tower 12 cartoons (part of the pre-86 MGM library) were purchased by Ted Turner and are now owned by Turner Entertainment Co., currently a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Logo (July 27, 1963-January 27, 1965)

Visuals: At the beginning of the cartoon (after the title) is the logo "A SIB tower 12 inc PRODUCTION", all words in different styles. The "tower" is handwritten. The logo has two arrows, a filled one above, an empty one below. It comes on a solid color background, but it is sometimes superimposed on the opening scene.

Early Variant: On Rod Rocket, the logo is in-credit and it scrolls up with the other credits. Below it is the I.A.T.S.E logo and a copyright notice. "tower 12 inc" isn't shown on the logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: The opening theme of the cartoon.

Availability:

It was first seen on Rod Rocket, the first Filmation cartoon.
The later variant can be seen on the five of the earlier Tom & Jerry cartoons directed by Chuck Jones in 1963-1964 on Cartoon Network and Boomerang and it has also been preserved on DVD releases and HBO Max.

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 ===Background===
-'''Sib Tower 12 Productions''' (formerly "Sib Productions, Inc.") was an animation studio founded by at the time fresh producers Walter Bien and Les Goldman in 1960, and Chuck Jones would join the studio in 1962, after he was fired from the [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. cartoon department]]. In 1963, Sib Tower 12 received a contract from [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] to produce new shorts for ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoons (the previous shorts by Gene Deitch were proven bad). When the production found acclaim, MGM purchased the studio in 1964 and renamed it to "MGM Animation/Visual Arts", which made many successful shorts. In 1970 however, following the box-office failure of ''The Phantom Tollbooth'', the studio was closed and Jones and his crew were layed-off. Shortly after, Jones founded his own studio, Chuck Jones Film Productions. All ST12-library with the pre-1986 MGM library was purchased in 1986 by Ted Turner, which is now part of [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], now a subsidiary of Time Warner (Later [[WarnerMedia]], then [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]).
+'''Sib Tower 12 Productions''' (formerly "Sib Productions, Inc.") was an animation studio founded in 1960 by producers Walter Bien and Les Goldman. Animator Chuck Jones would join the studio in 1962, after he was fired from the [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. cartoon department]]. The following year, Sib Tower 12 received a contract from [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] to produce new shorts for the ''Tom & Jerry'' series. The year after that, MGM purchased the studio, renaming it "MGM Animation/Visual Arts". In 1970, following the box-office failure of ''The Phantom Tollbooth'', the studio was shuttered and Jones and his crew were laid off. Shortly after, Jones founded his own studio: Chuck Jones Film Productions. In 1986, the Sib Tower 12 cartoons (part of the pre-86 MGM library) were purchased by Ted Turner and are now owned by [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], currently a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]].
 ===Logo (July 27, 1963-January 27, 1965)===
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-'''Visuals:''' At the beginning of the cartoon after the cartoon title, we can see the logo "A SIB tower 12 inc PRODUCTION", all words in different styles. The "tower" is handwritten. The logo has two arrows, a filled one above, an empty below. It comes on a solid color background, but it was also spotted on cartoon action background.
+'''Visuals:''' At the beginning of the cartoon (after the title) is the logo "A SIB tower 12 inc PRODUCTION", all words in different styles. The "tower" is handwritten. The logo has two arrows, a filled one above, an empty one below. It comes on a solid color background, but it is sometimes superimposed on the opening scene.
-'''Early Variant:''' On ''Rod Rocket'', the logo is in-credit and it scrolls from the bottom to the top along with the other credits. Below it we see the [[International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees|I.A.T.S.E]] logo and a copyright notice. "tower 12 inc" isn't shown on the logo.
+'''Early Variant:''' On ''Rod Rocket'', the logo is in-credit and it scrolls up with the other credits. Below it is the [[International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees|I.A.T.S.E]] logo and a copyright notice. "tower 12 inc" isn't shown on the logo.
-'''Technique:''' The logo fading-in and out.{{SectionMisuse|Technique}}
+'''Technique:''' None.
-'''Audio:''' The theme of a cartoon.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the cartoon.
 '''Availability:'''
-*It was first seen years ago on ''Rod Rocket'', the first [[Filmation Associates|Filmation]] cartoon.
+*It was first seen on ''Rod Rocket'', the first [[Filmation Associates|Filmation]] cartoon.
 *The later variant can be seen on the five of the earlier ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoons directed by Chuck Jones in 1963-1964 on Cartoon Network and Boomerang and it has also been preserved on DVD releases and HBO Max.