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Background

Satin City is a production company founded in 1991 by Linwood Boomer, who is best known for producing Malcolm in the Middle, as well as the failed American adaptation of Red Dwarf (the latter had a placeholder logo for the company). The company didn't have an official logo until 2000.

Logo (January 9, 2000-May 14, 2006)

Visuals: On a teal gradient background, the script word "Satin" appears from left to right, then cuts in and out several times (along with a transparent turquoise copy) and appears very out-of-focus. The spaced-out text "CITY" in a white color appears below letter-by-letter. In the background, some teal buildings (shaped like tubes) with purple tips are also drawn in.

Later Variant: Starting with season 4, the logo gained a grungier appearance throughout. The background is enhanced, "Satin" draws in and flashes, the buildings have thicker outlines and darker colors and "CITY" re-draws several times.

Trivia: This logo was created 3 months after the original record date of the show's pilot.

Variants:

A warp-speed version of the logo exists on certain season 1 episodes.
Sometimes, the logo is brighter.

Technique: 2D computer animation by WunderFilm.

Audio: A two-note bass that segues into a synth chord rising to a higher tone. Composed by Angie Rubin.

Audio Variants:

On the pilot episode (with the exception of the Netflix prints), a bang starts it off (sourced from the end of Malcolm in the Middle).
The warp-speed version uses a strange-sounding synth chord (sourced from one of the music cues in Malcolm in the Middle). This is also sometimes used on the regular version.
- This cue plays in the episode "Red Dress" in the scene where Lois pulls the titular dress out of the toilet.

Availability: Seen on Malcolm in the Middle. The original variant tends not to be shown on post-2002 prints of seasons 1-3, instead being plastered with the later variant from seasons 4-7. Certain home releases preserve it.

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 ===Background===
-'''Satin City''' is a production company founded in 1991 by Linwood Boomer. It is best-known for producing ''Malcolm in the Middle'' as well as the failed American adaptation of ''Red Dwarf''.
+'''Satin City''' is a production company founded in 1991 by Linwood Boomer, who is best known for producing ''Malcolm in the Middle'', as well as the failed American adaptation of ''Red Dwarf'' (the latter had a placeholder logo for the company). The company didn't have an official logo until 2000.
-===1st Logo (1992)===
+===Logo (January 9, 2000-May 14, 2006)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo''': An in-credit logo. Simply the words, "SATIN CITY, INC." in a plain, yellow font on a space background.
+Satin City (2000).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=eAQ1KatpNUI|id2=oIBSYZlDvM8|id3=GJjZlj_zzJk}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|teal}} gradient background, the script word "{{Font|Serif|{{color|skyblue|{{Big|'''S'''}}'''''a''tin'''}}}}" appears from left to right, then cuts in and out several times (along with a transparent {{color|turquoise}} copy) and appears very out-of-focus. The spaced-out text "'''CITY'''" in a white color appears below letter-by-letter. In the background, some {{color|teal}} buildings (shaped like tubes) with {{color|darkviolet|purple}} tips are also drawn in.
-'''FX/SFX''': None, it's in-credit.
+'''Later Variant:''' Starting with season 4, the logo gained a grungier appearance throughout. The background is enhanced, "{{Font|Serif|{{color|skyblue|{{Big|'''S'''}}'''''a''tin'''}}}}" draws in and flashes, the buildings have thicker outlines and darker colors and "'''CITY'''" re-draws several times.
-'''Music/Sounds''': The ending theme of the show.
+'''Trivia:''' This logo was created 3 months after the original record date of the show's pilot.
-'''Availability''': Extinct. Only seen on the unaired pilot of ''Red Dwarf USA''.
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
+'''Variants:'''
+* A <u>warp-speed version</u> of the logo exists on certain season 1 episodes.
+* Sometimes, the logo is <u>brighter</u>.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation by WunderFilm.
-===2nd Logo (January 9, 2000-May 14, 2006)===
-[[File:Screenshot 2021-06-24 at 7.13.22 AM.png|center|frameless]]
-{{YouTube|id=eAQ1KatpNUI|id2=oIBSYZlDvM8|id3=?v=GJjZlj_zzJk}}
+'''Audio:''' A two-note bass that segues into a synth chord rising to a higher tone. Composed by Angie Rubin.
-'''Nicknames''': "The Tubes", "Satin Skyscrapers"
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Logo''': On a teal gradient background, the word "Satin", in light blue script, is drawn in, flashing several times and appearing very out-of-focus. "CITY", in white, appears below letter-by-letter, and also flashes and re-draws several times. In the background, some teal "tubes" (intended to be buildings) with purple tips are drawn in.
+* On <u>the pilot episode</u> (with the exception of the Netflix prints), a bang starts it off (sourced from the end of ''Malcolm in the Middle'').
+* The <u>warp-speed version</u> uses a strange-sounding synth chord (sourced from one of the music cues in ''Malcolm in the Middle''). This is also sometimes used on the regular version.
+** This cue plays in the episode "Red Dress" in the scene where Lois pulls the titular dress out of the toilet.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Malcolm in the Middle''. The original variant tends not to be shown on post-2002 prints of seasons 1-3, instead being plastered with the later variant from seasons 4-7. Certain home releases preserve it.
-'''Trivia:''' This logo was created 3 months after the original record date of the ''Malcolm in the Middle'' pilot.
+[[Category:American television logos]]
-'''Variants''':
+[[Category:United States]]
-* A warp-speed version of the logo exists on certain season 1 episodes of ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
-* Sometimes, the logo is brighter.
-'''FX/SFX''': The text appearing and tubes being drawn in.
-'''Music/Sounds''': 2 bass notes, then a single electric piano note rising in pitch. On the pilot episode, it was completely silent (sans the Netflix prints), although we can hear a bang at the beginning, which came from the end of the show.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants''':
-* On the warp speed variant and sometimes the normal variant, it has a strange-sounding synth chord playing instead, which actually came from one of the show's music cues. This cue can be heard in the episode "Red Dress" in the scene where Lois pulls the titular red dress out of the toilet.
-* A high-toned version exists usually for PAL prints.
-'''Availability''': Uncommon. Can be seen on every episode of ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
-'''Editor's Note''': A popular logo among ''Malcolm in the Middle'' fans, though first-time watchers may be confused about the weirdness of this logo (the out-of-focus letters and the tubes).
-[[Category:American logos]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
-[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]
+[[Category:Logos made by WunderFilm]]