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Background

J2 Communications was founded by James P. Jimirro, who also founded The Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Video while head of Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company. The company's name came from his initials.

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1st Logo (1987)	2nd Logo (1987)	3rd Logo (1987-1991)

1st Logo (1987)

Visuals: On a black background, the text "J2" slide in from both sides of the screen and stop at the center. Then, "COMMUNICATIONS" flies in from us and stops beneath the text.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A warbling synth note with a drumbeat that echoes five times.

Availability: Found on early VHS prints of Dorf On Golf.

2nd Logo (1987)

Visuals: On a black background, the text "J2 Communications" flips in a Century Gothic-like font.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Found on early VHS prints of The Mother Goose Treasury.

3rd Logo (1987-1991)

Visuals: On a black background, or a starfield, 2 large light blue monoliths, both semi-transparent and with darker sidings, twirl around and pop out from in front of the screen, revealing themselves to be "J2" as they twirl around and shine. The "J" flies towards the top left, while the "2" flies towards the bottom right, and then they combine in the top center, with the "J" facing the left and on the bottom, and the "2" facing the right and on the top. A star then appears in the top left corner before doing a U-Turn and swooping under the text, revealing "COMMUNICATIONS" as it stretches below. 2 stars then appear on the logo, one on the tip of the "J", and then another on top of the "2".

Variants:

Later on, a TM symbol appears when "COMMUNICATIONS" stretches in.
Sometimes, the logo is colored in lavender.
An early version has the "J2" flat and still, which swoops up from the background. "COMMUNICATIONS" then fades in below it, with lines bordering the top and bottom of the text.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A groovy synth jingle with four gradually louder two-note bursts from a brass section, combined with a descending slap-bass line, and ending in three brass notes, a cymbal on the third note and a short synth drumroll.

Audio Variant: Some tapes with the early variant have a horn fanfare.

Availability:

Found on VHS releases of The Mother Goose Treasury, Dorf on Golf, Dorf's Golf Bible, and Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus, as well as Star Wars: Droids and Star Wars: Ewoks. Also found on ITC Home Video releases in the United States.
The early variant can be seen on Groucho: A Life in Revue, Elton John Live in Australia and How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale with Phyllis Diller, and at the end of Carol Burnett's My Personal Best.

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 ===Background===
-'''J2 Communications''' was founded by '''J'''ames P. Jimirro, who also founded The Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Video while head of Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company. The company's name came from his initials.
+'''J2 Communications''' was founded by '''J'''ames P. '''J'''imirro, who also founded [[The Disney Channel]] and [[Walt Disney Home Video]] while head of Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company. The company's name came from his initials.
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a letter and number "J2" slide in from both sides of the screen and stop at the center. Then "COMMUNICATIONS" (in the same font as "J2" fly in from us and beneath the letters.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the text "<span style="text-shadow: 1px 1px orange;">{{font|Rockwell|{{color|#fffff2|{{big|'''J2'''}}}}}}</span>" slide in from both sides of the screen and stop at the center. Then,  "<span style="text-shadow: 1px 1px orange;">{{font|Rockwell|{{color|#fffff2|{{big|'''COMMUNICATIONS'''}}}}}}</span>" flies in from us and stops beneath the text.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The sliding of the letters and flying in of "COMMUNICATIONS".
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A warbling synth note with a drumbeat that echoes 5 times.
+'''Audio:''' A warbling synth note with a drumbeat that echoes five times.
-'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Found on early VHS prints of ''Dorf On Golf''.
+'''Availability:'''  Found on early VHS prints of ''Dorf On Golf''.
+=== 2nd Logo (1987)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+[[File:J2 Communications (1987).png|center|frameless]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the text "{{color|darkgreen|{{big|'''J2'''}} <u>Communications</u>}}" flips in a Century Gothic-like font.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
-===2nd Logo (1987-1991)===
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:'''  Found on early VHS prints of ''The Mother Goose Treasury''.
+===3rd Logo (1987-1991)===
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-'''Nickname:''' "Space Jam"
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, or a starfield, 2 large {{color|#87CEFA|light blue}} monoliths, both semi-transparent and with darker sidings, twirl around and pop out from in front of the screen, revealing themselves to be "{{color|#87CEFA|'''J2'''}}" as they twirl around and shine. The "{{color|#87CEFA|'''J'''}}" flies towards the top left, while the "{{color|#87CEFA|'''2'''}}" flies towards the bottom right, and then they combine in the top center, with the "{{color|#87CEFA|'''J'''}}" facing the left and on the bottom, and the "{{color|#87CEFA|'''2'''}}" facing the right and on the top. A star then appears in the top left corner before doing a U-Turn and swooping under the text, revealing "{{color|#87CEFA|COMMUNICATIONS}}" as it stretches below. 2 stars then appear on the logo, one on the tip of the "{{color|#87CEFA|'''J'''}}", and then another on top of the "{{color|#87CEFA|'''2'''}}".
-'''Logo:''' Against a starfield, the lilac-colored CG letter "J" and numeral "2" are seen at extremely close range as they begin to rotate and move back, first separating shortly from one another in a diagonal direction, then reuniting. After they slow down and come to a stop, a pinpoint of light forms near the top of the screen and sweeps down in an arc, leaving the word "communications" trailing very rapidly from right to left in purple font. The "J" and "2" both emit one "sparkle", in that respective order, and the logo fades out.
 '''Variants:'''
+*Later on, a TM symbol appears when "{{color|#87CEFA|COMMUNICATIONS}}" stretches in.
-*A version exists with the logo on a solid black background without the starfield.
+*Sometimes, the logo is colored in {{color|#E6E6FA|lavender}}.
-*On the 1987 releases of ''Groucho: A Life in Revue'' and ''How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale with Phyllis Diller'', there seems to be a placeholder variant. We simply see the conjoined "J2", in sky blue, zooming in, with "COMMUNICATIONS" fading under it with lines above and below the word. The former tape uses the standard synth theme, while the latter has a horn fanfare.
+*An early version has the "{{color|aqua|'''J2'''}}" flat and still, which swoops up from the background. "'''COMMUNICATIONS'''" then fades in below it, with lines bordering the top and bottom of the text.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The rotating CGI letters, the starfield, the "sparkling".
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A groovy synth jingle with four gradually louder two-note bursts from a brass section, combined with a descending slap-bass line, and ending in three brass notes, a cymbal on the third note and a short synth drumroll.
+'''Audio:''' A groovy synth jingle with four gradually louder two-note bursts from a brass section, combined with a descending slap-bass line, and ending in three brass notes, a cymbal on the third note and a short synth drumroll.
+'''Audio Variant:''' Some tapes with the early variant have a horn fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Found on VHS releases of ''The Mother Goose Treasury'', ''Dorf on Golf'', ''Dorf's Golf Bible'', and ''Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus'', as well as ''Star Wars: Droids'' and ''Star Wars: Ewoks''. Also found on ITC Home Video releases in the United States.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Availability:'''
+*Found on VHS releases of ''The Mother Goose Treasury'', ''Dorf on Golf'', ''Dorf's Golf Bible'', and ''Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus'', as well as ''Star Wars: Droids'' and ''Star Wars: Ewoks''. Also found on [[ITC Home Video]] releases in the United States.
+*The early variant can be seen on ''Groucho: A Life in Revue'', ''Elton John Live in Australia'' and ''How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale with Phyllis Diller'', and at the end of ''Carol Burnett's My Personal Best''.
-[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]