===Background===
The '''Children's Television Workshop''' was founded on May 20, 1968 by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett to create the children's show ''Sesame Street''. Until June 5, 2000, CTW produced shows such as ''3-2-1 Contact'', ''Square One'', ''Cro'', ''Ghostwriter'', ''The Electric Company'', ''Big Bag'', and ''Dragon Tales'', and many other edutainment titles. On June 5, 2000, the company was renamed to [[Sesame Workshop]] to symbolize their move beyond producing only television shows and to capitalize on the ''Sesame Street'' brand.
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'''Variants:'''
*The text on the plaque will occasionally appear black or pale green.
*From <u>episodes #0131-0189 of season 2</u>, a chyroned-in copyright date saying "COPYRIGHT © CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP (year)" appeared below or near the middle. The font would also veryvary. A similar practice was used for select episodes of season 1 when they re-aired under the ''Sesame Street Unpaved'' package on Noggin.
*On <u>the first pilot episode</u>, the real ''Sesame Street'' sign was used instead.
*On <u>episode 0401</u>, the ''Sesame Street'' sign logo is seen by itself on a blank background. Then the screen transitions to the CTW plaque by itself on the same background with "biting" effects, to match Cookie Monster's spiel (described in the audio variants).
*On one episode from season 7, Big Bird says, "''Sesame Street'' is a production of... Oscar?" and then Oscar replies, "I'm not gonna say the Children's Television Workshop!" to which Big Bird adds, "Okay, don't."
*On <u>episode 1190</u>, Olivia and Biff say the voiceover and Biff says "The Children's Television Workshop? I didn't know that." and Olivia chuckles.
*On <u>the infamous episode 847</u>, often nicknamed the "Wicked Witch of the West episode", the Witch (reprised by Margaret Hamilton) lets out a small cackle after saying the spiel.
'''Availability:'''
* Appeared on the first fourteen seasons of ''Sesame Street'', some episodes of which were available on HBO Max until the classic episodes were removed from the service in August 2022.
* It was also retained on later prints of these older episodes, such as on the ''Sesame Street: Old School'' DVD box sets, and the ''Sesame Street Unpaved'' syndication package on Noggin.
* Strangely, theThe HBO prints also used this logo twice, once from the closing itself and second from the ending credits. This error is fixed on most HBO Max prints, however.
'''Legacy:''' Well-remembered by those who grew up with ''Sesame Street'' during this time.
'''Technique:''' Cel animation by Edstan Studio.
'''Audio:''' A series of pitter-pattery synthesizer notes with a quiet synthesizer drone, joined by a deep 5-note synth tune near the end, and a "ding" to mark the appearance of the "Children's Television Workshop" text. This typically accompanies the videotaped variant, but was also heard with the filmed variant on ''A Walking Tour of Sesame Street'' and ''Sesame Street in Puerto Rico''.
'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>''Christmas Eve on Sesame Street''</u>, there is a dreamy orchestral 8-note tune accompanied by bells, with the last note held out. This was used with the filmed variant of the logo.
'''Availability:'''
* The standard logo with music is only known to appear at the beginning of the first 2 seasons of ''3-2-1 Contact'', but was plastered with the Sesame Workshop "House of Boredom" logo on 2000-2003 airings on [[Noggin Originals|Noggin]] airings from 2000-03. It also appears on ''Sesame Street in Puerto Rico''.
* It also appeared on original broadcasts and the 1987 [[Random House Home Video]] VHS prints of ''Christmas Eve on Sesame Street''. The [[Sony Wonder]] VHS reissue replaced it with the next logo, while the DVD releases have no logos at all.
*On first-season episodes of ''Slim Pig'', the logo starts at the ray of light exploding.
*On a 1988 pledge-drive special of ''Sesame Street'' (later released on VHS as ''Put Down the Duckie''), the logo is superimposed over the end of the final scene.
*<u>The end of the 1983 special ''Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art''</u> has a (.*) version with the logo on a dark blue background.
*<u>The end of the 1991 McDonald's holiday special ''The Wish That Changed Christmas''</u> has a still version with the logo in an orange-brown color with a rectangle and the letters "DPI" inside in the same color along with blue text saying "a company of" both above it. "DPI" refers to Distinguished Productions, Inc., the company's for-profit division.
*On <u>''Sesame Street'' games for the View-Master Interactive Vision</u>, the logo is silent.
'''Availability:''' ItsThe longevitylogo iswas amazing, having been in useused for nearly fourteen years and surviving into the late '90s, when CGI was becoming dominant.
* The standard logo appears on later seasons of ''3-2-1 Contact'', and various ''Sesame Street'' direct-to-video productions (not including the main series itself), alongside several other shows produced by the company on both TV and home media.
* The "ascending bells" variant appears on ''The Best of Elmo'' and the 1996 VHS printing of ''Put Down the Duckie'', and also appears on the DVD release of ''Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration''.
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'''Visuals:''' Superimposed on a still frame from a street scene, sketch, or animation from ''Sesame Street'', there is an outline of the show's logo (the color and position varies depending on the episode). This is followed by the CTW logo, in its then-new design, in that same color.
'''Variant:''' Some episodes have the CTW logo horizontally arranged (similar to the next custom logo). Other episodes have the logos appearing on-screen as the final scene continued, rather than a still shot.
* It was seen on the first half of Season 15 of ''Sesame Street''.
* This logo has become difficult to find due to its short lifespan, as well as the classic episodes of ''Sesame Street'' that were on HBO Max being removed in August 2022.
* Like the first logo, HBO strangely used the logo twice, though this was fixed on most HBO Max prints.
===6th Logo (''Sesame Street'' third variant) (March 9, 1984-May 18, 1995)===
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'''Visuals:''' Superimposed on the screen like before, there is the ''Sesame Street'' logo flipping in (again, the placement varies depending on the episode). This is followed by the white words "CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP" in white sliding in one by one below the sign.
'''Variants:'''
*On <u>episode 2929 (and its repeat, episode 3184)</u>, a big ''Sesame Street'' sign flips in at the bottom, with the CTW text appearing at the top.
'''Technique:''' Basic computerComputer animating effects.
'''Audio:''' Same as before, but is synced up to the animation of the sliding words.
'''Audio Variants:''' On some episodes, there are sound effects accompanying the animation. For example, in episodes 3058 and 3093 (and their repeats, 3281 and 3288, respectively), there is the sound of a cork popping as the ''Sesame Street'' sign flips in, and 3 whooshing sounds as the words "Children's Television Workshop" slide in.
'''Availability:'''
* It debuted on Episode 1915 of Season 15 of ''Sesame Street'', and lasted all the way until Episode 3394 of Season 26 (although by then, Friday episodes would no longer feature this logo once the calypso opening was introduced, with the exception of 3010, the first to use the calypso closing).
**Like in the 1st and 5th logos strangely, the HBO prints of some '90s episodes were followed by the full 1992 closing credits with the 10th logo.
**The logo is difficult to find as of August 2022, due to HBO Max removing the episodes it was preserved on as part of a merger with Discovery.
===7th Logo (''Square One TV'' first variant) (January 26, 1987-March 9, 1990)===
'''Audio:''' The closing bars of the Season 4-5 ''Square One TV'' theme song with Cynthia Darlow saying "100% of ''Square One TV'' is a production of the Children's Television Workshop." followed by a female chorus singing "Squaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare ONE!"
'''Audio Trivia:''' Much like with the 10th logo, the Roland D-50 synthesizer was used for the ending theme.
'''Availability:''' Seen at the end of later ''Square One TV'' episodes of the era. Again, VHS tapes usually retain it.
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'''Visuals:''' This is incorporated into the original version of the 1992-2006 ''Sesame Street'' closing credit sequence. After the credits scroll, there is a sign that reads "CTW PROVIDES PARTIAL FUNDING FOR SESAME STREET THROUGH ITS SELF-SUPPORT ACTIVITIES." After a few seconds, the camera pans up, the text on the sign moving slightly as it does so (due to the text being cheaply inserted in), to reveal an animated version of the familiar ''Sesame Street'' sign; flipsit now has inverted colors and the "SESAME STREET" text in againstblack. aThe cloudycamera skypans withto buildingsthe left as the sign flips in. Big Bird (live-action; puppeteered by Caroll Spinney) walks by and says the usual end spiel as the words "Children's Television Workshop" in white with black outlines and in a Dom Casual font is wiped in. The text disappears and the screen zooms out back to the Statue of Liberty and the tugboat from the beginning of the closing sequence. The Statue of Liberty moves once more before returning to her normal position.
'''Technique:''' Traditional animation, combined with live-action. This was done by regular series animator Joey Ahlbum, who is known for his work on many [[Nickelodeon]] IDs such as the classic "Doo-Wop-A-Saurus" ID.
'''Audio:''' Same as the first three ''Sesame Street'' custom logos (this time, the theme is a hip-hop remix is playing the theme and the announcer is Big Bird), followed by a synthesized flute and bass glissandos, a stretching sound effect for the Statue of Liberty (also used in ''Sesame Street'' itself), and the tugboat tooting twice. The sound of rubber (a stock sound effect from the show that is mainly used during the Noodle Family portions of the ''Elmo's World'' segments) and a metallic ring (along with a clicking noise) are also heard when the sign settles into its position.
'''Audio Trivia:''' The musical instruments used for the ending theme were the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, the Linndrum drum machine and the Roland D-50 synthesizer.
'''Availability:'''
* Appears on ''Square One TV Math Talk'' (a spin-off of ''Square One TV'' used for instructing teachers), which hasn't rerun in decades, either.
* It does appear on the VHS releases from [[PBS Distribution|PBS Video]].
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*1995-1998: On a static purple background, Big Bird (again performed by Caroll Spinney) tells the audience, "Toodle-loo!". After the funding credits, the following copyright text:
<center>"Sesame Street"<br>
RESERVED
</center>
:slides in over a teal/blue curtain background with alternating diagonal lines, in Gill Sans. The logo compresses itself and flashes, much like a CRT television turning off.
*1998-2002: On a static purple background is, the above text is shown on-screen for a few seconds before moving to the left to reveal Big Bird. He once again says "Toodle-loo!"
'''Trivia:''' This logo is merely a copyright screen for ''Sesame Street'' itself. On episodes from Seasons 27-29, this logo also serves as the closing of the "Coming Soon on ''Sesame Street''" segment which shows a scene from the next episode.
*When CTW renamed itself to Sesame Workshop in 2000, they continued to use this logo until 2002. To reflect the name change, "Sesame Workshop" replaced "Children's Television Workshop". The copyright info also replaced all mentions of CTW with the SW name.
*From approximately December 1997 to approximately January 2001, the text "Jim Henson Productions, Inc." is replaced with "The Jim Henson Company" on the "Sesame Street Muppets" copyright stamp.
*Beginning aroundStarting 2002,in theDecember entirety of1997, the text is changed to a bold ArialHelvetica-type font. The letters of the "Sesame Workshop" text are also spaced out.
*Beginning in 2001, the entirety of the text is changed to a much bolder font. The letters of the "Sesame Workshop" text are also spaced out, with the text arranged like this:
*It's worth mentioning that also around 2001, the copyright info got rid of any mentions of [[The Jim Henson Company]], the "Sesame Street Muppets" text had the SW name added to it, and as a result of the removal of the Jim Henson name, the "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" text is all on the same line (instead of taking up 2). ▼
<center>"Sesame Street," "Sesame Workshop"<br>
and their logos are trademarks<br>
and service marks of
'''Sesame'''<br>
'''Workshop'''
©(year) Sesame Workshop.<br>
Sesame Street Muppets ©(year) Sesame Workshop.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
</center>
▲* It's worth mentioning that also aroundAround 2001, the copyright info got rid of any mentions of [[The Jim Henson Company]] , (described in Variants Trivia); the "Sesame Street Muppets" text had the SW name added to it, and as a result of the removal of the Jim Henson name, the "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" text is all on the same line (instead of taking up 2two).
*This logo is still and silent on HBO Max prints.
'''Variants Trivia:''' By December 2000, the stock of German media empire [[EM.TV & Merchandising AG|EM.TV]] had rapidly collapsed due to its expensive acquisitions that year of The Jim Henson Company and of SLEC Ltd., which was the holding company of the famed racing competition Formula One. Looking to avoid bankruptcy, in the same month, EM.TV decided to sell the ''Sesame Street'' Muppets directly to Sesame Workshop. The sale was closed in January 2001 and accounts for why episodes from after season 32 remove any mention of Henson from the copyright screen.
'''Technique:''' A combination of 2D computer effects and live-action.
* It also appears on streaming prints of episodes from these seasons.
* When PBS Kids Sprout (now [[Universal Kids Originals|Universal Kids)]] reran selected Season 30 episodes of the series as part of a ''Sesame Street'' rerun rotation that continued until July 26, 2015, the network often had this fade or cut to the first Sesame Workshop logo either after Big Bird's uttering of the line "Toodle-oo!" or after the ''Sesame Street'' sign appears.
* Similarly, HBO Max prints of episodes from Seasons 27-29 simply had the logo fade in from after the copyright text appears.
* The 2002 version is featured on VideoNow Jr. releases of shortened Season 33 episodes as well as Sesame Workshop's official YouTube upload of Episode 3990 (titled "Elmo Writes a Story").
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