Background[]
BIG Pictures was the television division of Colossal Pictures. It was known for creating Liquid Television for MTV and was the animation designer of Back to the Future: The Animated Series. Colossal Pictures closed BIG Pictures in 1994.
June 25, 1989-January 1, 1995[]
Nickname: "The Magnifying Glass"
Logo: Against a white background, we see a small purple square with some small text reading "BIG PICTURES" on it with "BIG" bigger above "PICTURES". Then a magnifying glass which is used by a person moves in from the bottom, enlarging the logo. There is a lot of wet-like spots of the magnifying glass.
Variant: On Back to the Future: The Animated Series, the logo was shown on the bottom-right corner along with the 1991 Universal Cartoon Studios logo on the top-left, the 1991 Amblin Television logo on the top-right, and the Zaloom/Mayfield Productions logo on the bottom-left.
FX/SFX: The magnifying glass enlarging the logo.
Music/Sounds: Two ticking sounds, followed by one drumbeat. The ending theme of the show was also used.
Availability: Rare. First seen on Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery. Also appeared on Back to the Future: The Animated Series. However, it's intact on VHS and Laserdisc releases and the Complete Series DVD release of said show.
Editor's Note: None.