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Background

United Productions of America was originally formed in 1941 as the Industrial Film and Poster Service by a group of ex-Disney animators during the Disney strike of 1941. It initially produced war and propaganda films, but in 1948, it got its big break to produce films for Columbia Pictures, supplanting its original in-house cartoon studio. Although the company made the last few cartoons featuring Columbia's The Fox and the Crow, it managed to make its own creations Gerald McBoing Boing and Mr. Magoo, which was proven to be successful. UPA would later be supplanted as Columbia's cartoon provider by Hanna-Barbera in 1958. Henry G. Saperstein bought out UPA in 1960, and the studio closed its doors in 1970. The library became the roots of Classic Media in May 2000. The company never used a logo until 1950.

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1st Logo (November 2, 1950-1970)	2nd Logo (January 30, 1958-1960s)	3rd Logo (1965-July 29, 1970)

1st Logo (November 2, 1950-1970)

Visuals: On a custom background, the UPA logo of the era is shown. It consists of a blue ellipse with a "U" in it, a yellow ellipse with a black "P" in it, plus a red ellipse with an "A" in it.

Variants:

Sometimes, the logo is in black and white.
On The Jaywalker, the "UPA" is shown without ellipses and has the words "U" in blue, "P" in yellow and "A" in red.
An ugly version appears on the short The Tell-Tale Heart.
On 1001 Arabian Nights, there are three trumpets holding a man, which turns into the UPA logo from the era.

Technique: A still, hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: The theme of the cartoon.

Availability: It was seen on their cartoons produced by this company such as Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing-Boing as well as TV shows and specials that they produced such as Gay Purr-ee.

2nd Logo (January 30, 1958-1960s)

Visuals:

Opening: On a red background, a trumpeter walks in with his carrying case, takes his trumpet out, and plays some notes on it. A smaller trumpeter falls out of the trumpet and starts playing the same notes his own trumpet. An even smaller trumpeter falls out of that trumpet and attempts to play the same notes, only to blow a sour note that spooks the others. Afterward, the three trumpeters each blow a note, producing ellipses that line up in the center and form the UPA logo.
Closing: The UPA logo from the opening is first shown. The three trumpeters walks backward past it and suck the ellipses into their trumpets. The biggest trumpeter then blows out a black bubble with "The" inside it, and the other two blow out three bubbles containing letters that spell "end".

Variants:

On the Ham and Hattie shorts, after the logo is formed, the littlest trumpeter walks in and blows his horn, producing a yellow bubble that engulfs the screen and reveals the Ham and Hattie title card.
A 1960s variant has white text reading "CARTOON FESTIVAL" appearing under the UPA logo after it's formed.

Technique: Traditional animation by Rod Scribner.

Audio: A jazzy theme with horns and drums.

Availability: Was originally created for UPA's short-lived Ham and Hattie series, but it also appeared on the unreleased Bric 'n Brac pilot and the promotional film Inside Magoo.

Legacy: This fanfare was also used on the 2nd logo of the Spanish company Motion Pictures S.A..

3rd Logo (1965-July 29, 1970)

Visuals: On a blue background, there is the phrase "HENRY G. SAPERSTEIN" and under it "PRESENTS" in black. After a few moments, it fades to the card that says "A UNITED PRODUCTIONS OF AMERICA RELEASE", with the UPA logo over "RELEASE", which consists of the same UPA logo as seen on the last two logos. The byline "ANOTHER DEI COMPANY" is seen under the logo.

Technique: A still, hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on non-animated UPA releases and the American release of the Godzilla movie Invasion of the Astro Monster.

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-===1st Logo (1952-1970)===
+===Background===
+'''United Productions of America''' was originally formed in 1941 as the '''Industrial Film and Poster Service''' by a group of ex-[[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] animators during the Disney strike of 1941. It initially produced war and propaganda films, but in 1948, it got its big break to produce films for [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Screen Gems (1921-1946)|supplanting its original in-house cartoon studio]]. Although the company made the last few cartoons featuring Columbia's ''The Fox and the Crow'', it managed to make its own creations ''Gerald McBoing Boing'' and ''Mr. Magoo'', which was proven to be successful. UPA would later be supplanted as Columbia's cartoon provider by [[Hanna-Barbera]] in 1958. Henry G. Saperstein bought out UPA in 1960, and the studio closed its doors in 1970. The library became the roots of [[Classic Media]] in May 2000. The company never used a logo until 1950.
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+{{ImageTOC
+|UPA (1952) (Taken from Captains Outrageous).png|1st Logo (November 2, 1950-1970)
+|UPA_(1958)_(Opening)_(Taken_from_Ham_and_Hattie).png|2nd Logo (January 30, 1958-1960s)
+|UPA_(1965)_(Taken_from_Godzilla_vs._Monster_Zero).png|3rd Logo (1965-July 29, 1970)
+}}
+===1st Logo (November 2, 1950-1970)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
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+UPA (1951) (Taken from Barefaced Flatfoot).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from The Oompahs).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from Root Tooty Toot).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from Dog Snatcher).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from Willie the Kid).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from Pink and Blue Blues).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from Hotsy Footsy).png
 File:UPA (Madeline, 1952).jpg
+UPA (1952) (Taken from Captains Outrageous).png
+UPA (1953) (Taken from Little Boy with a Big Horn).png
+UPA (1953) (Taken from The Emperor's New Clothes).png
+UPA (1953) (Taken from Safety Spin).png
+UPA (1953) (Opening) (Taken from Christopher Crumpet).png
+UPA (1953) (Closing) (Taken from Christopher Crumpet).png
+UPA (1953) (Opening) (Taken from The Unicorn in the Garden).png
+UPA (1953) (Closing) (Taken from The Unicorn in the Garden).png
+UPA (1953) (Taken from Magoo Slept Here).png
+UPA (1953) (Opening) (Taken from The Tell-Tale Heart).png
+UPA (1953) (Closing) (Taken from The Tell-Tale Heart).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from Bringing Up Mother).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from Ballet-Oop).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from Magoo Goes Skiing).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from The Man on the Flying Trapeze).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from Fudget's Budget).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from Kangaroo Courting).png
 File:UPA (How Now Boing Boing, 1954).jpg
 File:UPA (How Now Boing Boing, 1954) (V2).jpg
+UPA (1954) (Opening) (Taken from Destination Magoo).png
+UPA (1954) (Closing) (Taken from Destination Magoo).png
+UPA (1955) (Opening) (Taken from When Magoo Flew).png
+UPA (1955) (Closing) (Taken from When Magoo Flew).png
+UPA (1955) (Opening) (Taken from Spare the Child).png
+UPA (1955) (Closing) (Taken from Spare the Child).png
+UPA (1955) (Opening) (Taken from Four Wheels No Brakes).png
+UPA (1955) (Closing) (Taken from Four Wheels No Brakes).png
+UPA (1955) (Taken from Magoo's Check-Up).png
+UPA (1955) (Opening) (Taken from Baby Boogie).png
+UPA (1955) (Closing) (Taken from Baby Boogie).png
+UPA (1955) (Taken from Magoo's Express).png
+UPA (1955) (Taken from Madcap Magoo).png
+UPA (1955) (Taken from Christopher Crumpet's Playmate).png
+UPA (1955) (Taken from Stage Door Magoo).png
+UPA (1955) (Opening) (Taken from Rise of Dulton Lang).png
+UPA (1955) (Closing) (Taken from Rise of Dulton Lang).png
+UPA (1955) (Taken from Magoo Makes News).png
 File:UPA (Gerald McBoing Boing on Planet Moo, 1956).jpg
 File:UPA (Gerald McBoing Boing on Planet Moo, 1956) (V2).jpg
+UPA (1956) (Taken from The Jaywalker).png
+UPA (1956) (Opening) (Taken from Magoo Beats the Heat).png
+UPA (1956) (Closing) (Taken from Magoo Beats the Heat).png
+UPA (1957) (Taken from Magoo's Moose Hunt).png
+UPA (1959) (Taken from Terror Faces Magoo).png
+UPA (1950) (Taken from Frosty the Snowman).png
+UPA (1951) (Taken from Petter Cottontail).png
+UPA (1951) (Taken from Man on the Land).png
+UPA (1952) (Opening) (Taken from Man Alive!).png
+UPA (1952) (Closing) (Taken from Man Alive!).png
+UPA (1952) (Taken from More Than Meets the Eye).png
+UPA (1953) (Taken from Howdy Doody and His Magic Hat).png
+UPA (1954) (Taken from Look Who's Driving).png
+UPA (1956) (Taken from Outlaws).png
+UPA (1959) (Taken from Inside Magoo).png
+UPA (1961) (Taken from Mr. Digit and the Battle of the Bubbling Book).png
+UPA (1950s) (Taken from a reissue of The Magic Fluke).png
+UPA (1956) (Taken from The Gerald McBoing Boing Show).png
+UPA (1960) (Taken from The Mr. Magoo Show).png
+UPA (1961) (Taken from The Dick Tracy Show).png
+UPA (1964) (The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo).png
+UPA (1962) (Taken from Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol).png
+UPA (1959) (Opening) (Taken from 1001 Arabian Nights).png
+UPA (1959) (Closing) (Taken from 1001 Arabian Nights).png
+UPA (1962) (Opening) (Taken from Gay Purr-ee).png
+UPA (1962) (Closing) (Taken from Gay Purr-ee).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a custom background, we see the UPA logo of the era. It consists of a blue ellipse with a "U" in it, a yellow ellipse with a black "P" in a red ellipse with an "A" in it. Sometimes, the logo is in black and white.
+'''Visuals:''' On a custom background, the UPA logo of the era is shown. It consists of a {{color|blue}} ellipse with a "U" in it, a {{color|gold|yellow}} ellipse with a black "P" in it, plus a {{color|red}} ellipse with an "A" in it.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Variant:''' On The Jaywalker, we see "UPA" without ellipses and has the words "U" in blue, "P" in yellow and "A" in red.
+*Sometimes, the logo is in <u>black and white</u>.
+*On ''<u>The Jaywalker</u>'', the "UPA" is shown without ellipses and has the words "U" in blue, "P" in yellow and "A" in red.
+*An <u>ugly version</u> appears on the short ''<u>The Tell-Tale Heart</u>''.
+*On ''<u>1001 Arabian Nights</u>'', there are three trumpets holding a man, which turns into the UPA logo from the era.
+'''Technique:''' A still, hand-drawn graphic.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None:
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The theme of the cartoon.
+'''Audio:''' The theme of the cartoon.
 '''Availability:''' It was seen on their cartoons produced by this company such as ''Mr. Magoo'' and ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'' as well as TV shows and specials that they produced such as ''Gay Purr-ee''.
 === 2nd Logo (January 30, 1958-1960s) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo:'''
+UPA (1958) (Opening) (Taken from Ham and Hattie).png
+UPA (1958) (Closing) (Taken from Ham and Hattie).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:'''
-* Opening: On a red background, a trumpeter walks in with his carrying case, takes his trumpet out, and plays some notes on it. A smaller trumpeter falls out of the trumpet and starts playing the same notes his own trumpet. An even smaller trumpeter falls out of that trumpet and attempts to play the same notes, only to blow a sour note that spooks the others. Afterward, the three trumpeters each blow a note, producing ellipses that line up in the center and form the UPA logo.
+* Opening: On a {{color|red}} background, a trumpeter walks in with his carrying case, takes his trumpet out, and plays some notes on it. A smaller trumpeter falls out of the trumpet and starts playing the same notes his own trumpet. An even smaller trumpeter falls out of that trumpet and attempts to play the same notes, only to blow a sour note that spooks the others. Afterward, the three trumpeters each blow a note, producing ellipses that line up in the center and form the UPA logo.
-* Closing: We see the UPA logo from the opening. The three trumpeters walks backward past it and suck the ellipses into their trumpets. The biggest trumpeter then blows out a black bubble with "The" inside it, and the other two blow out three bubbles containing letters that spell "end".
+* Closing: The UPA logo from the opening is first shown. The three trumpeters walks backward past it and suck the ellipses into their trumpets. The biggest trumpeter then blows out a black bubble with "The" inside it, and the other two blow out three bubbles containing letters that spell "end".
 '''Variants:'''
-* On the Ham and Hattie shorts, after the logo is formed, the littlest trumpeter walks in and blows his horn, producing a yellow bubble that engulfs the screen and reveals the Ham and Hattie title card.
+* On <u>the Ham and Hattie shorts</u>, after the logo is formed, the littlest trumpeter walks in and blows his horn, producing a yellow bubble that engulfs the screen and reveals the Ham and Hattie title card.
-* A 1960s variant has white text reading "CARTOON FESTIVAL" appearing under the UPA logo after it's formed.
+* A <u>1960s variant</u> has white text reading "CARTOON FESTIVAL" appearing under the UPA logo after it's formed.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Simplistic, yet expressive animation by Rod Scribner.
+'''Technique:''' Traditional animation by Rod Scribner.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A jazzy theme with horns and drums.
+'''Audio:''' A jazzy theme with horns and drums.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Was originally created for UPA's short-lived Ham and Hattie series, but it also appeared on the unreleased Bric 'n Brac pilot and the promotional film Inside Magoo.
+'''Availability:''' Was originally created for UPA's short-lived ''Ham and Hattie'' series, but it also appeared on the unreleased ''Bric 'n Brac'' pilot and the promotional film ''Inside Magoo''.
-'''Legacy:''' This fanfare was also used on the 2nd logo of the spanish company [[Motion Pictures S.A. (Spain)|Motion Pictures S.A.]].
+'''Legacy:''' This fanfare was also used on the 2nd logo of the Spanish company [[Motion Pictures S.A.]].
-=== 3rd Logo (1965-1970) ===
+=== 3rd Logo (1965-July 29, 1970) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo:''' On a blue background, we see the phrase "HENRY G. SAPERSTEIN" and under it "PRESENTS" in black. After a few moments, we fade to the card that says "A UNITED PRODUCTIONS OF AMERICA RELEASE", with the UPA logo over "RELEASE", which consists blue ellipse with a white "U" in it, a yellow ellipse with a black "P" in a red ellipse with an white "A" in it. The byline "ANOTHER DEI COMPANY" is seen under the logo.
+UPA (1965) (Taken from Godzilla vs. Monster Zero).png
+UPA (1970) (Taken from The War of the Gargantuas).png
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, there is the phrase "HENRY G. SAPERSTEIN" and under it "PRESENTS" in black. After a few moments, it fades to the card that says "A UNITED PRODUCTIONS OF AMERICA RELEASE", with the UPA logo over "RELEASE", which consists of the same UPA logo as seen on the last two logos. The byline "ANOTHER DEI COMPANY" is seen under the logo.
+'''Technique:''' A still, hand-drawn graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on non-animated UPA releases and the American release of the Godzilla movie "Invasion of the Astro Monster".
+'''Availability:''' Seen on non-animated UPA releases and the American release of the ''Godzilla'' movie ''Invasion of the Astro Monster''.
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