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MTM Enterprises was an independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show '' for CBS . It was sold in 1990 to TVS Entertainment Plc , which was in turn acquired by Pat Robertson's International Family Entertainment in late 1992 . IFE along with MTM was sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in 1996 . MTM ceased operations and was folded into 20th Century Fox Television in 1998 . For many years MTM, with CBS, co-owned the CBS Studio Center in Studio City , California, where a majority of their programs were filmed and videotaped. CBS CONNECTION MTM programs appeared almost exclusively on CBS until the early 1980s, when Grant Tinker assumed the additional role of president of NBC. Soon, NBC picked up a number of MTM shows, and Tinker stepped down as head of MTM to avoid a conflict of interest. His intention was to leave NBC after 5 years (in 1986) and return to MTM, taking over the reins from interim MTM president Arthur Price. However, Price fired many of the key players in the company's ranks, and by 1986 they had few shows left on the schedules (''Hill Street Blues'', ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''Remington Steele'' were all nearing the ends of their runs, leaving ''Newhart'' as the sole entrant on the schedule). There was also a record label in the 1980s featuring the logo on the label. No major artists recorded for this label, although the artists did have a few minor hits on the country charts in the mid-1980s. MIMSIE THE CAT The company is also remembered for its mascot, Mimsie the Cat (1968-1988), who was an obvious parody of MGM 's Leo The Lion . In each MTM production, Mimsie (also known as "Dick Turpin" and "Dick Marino") would arrive in a different disguise as its closing logo, corresponding to the style and theme of a certain show. For example: -'' Hill Street Blues '': Mimsie wears a police cap. -'' St. Elsewhere '': Mimsie is seen in medical scrubs and a surgical mask. On the show's final episode, the cat is in a hospital bed as the credits roll, and then she dies. -'' The White Shadow '': Mimsie is replaced by a calico cat dribbling a basketball. There is a shorter version with the company name already there and the cat footage looped (and thus he is continually bouncing the ball). The other has the letters animating as usual and at the end, the ball falls off-screen and the cat appears to be looking down at it. -''. The smoking pipe in Mimsie's mouth would drop when she meowed. -'' The New WKRP In Cincinnati '': The "meow" is replaced with Les Nessman exclaiming "oooooOOOOooooh!" -'' in place of the MTM ribbon. -'' (although the kitten meows normally on the pilot episode). In the last episode, instead of meowing, Mimsie yells "QUIET!" (which was the two Darryls' first and only word, spoken in the finale). -'' Xuxa '': Voice-over says "Ciao!" -''. -'' The Duck Factory '': The singer of the closing song would ask "Where's the cat?", followed by Mimsie quacking. -''Lou Grant'': There is a still picture of the logo. -''Paris'': As with "Lou Grant", there is a still picture of the logo. -'' Graham Kerr '': Mimsie wears a chef's hat. -'' The Steve Allen Show '': Mimsie wears Allen's glasses and lip-synchs Allen's "Schmock!" -'' The Texas Wheelers '': Mimsie is a live cat photographed against a real landscape. -'' Paul Sand In `Friends And Lovers' '': As with "The Texas Wheelers", Mimsie is a live cat photographed against a real landscape. -'' A Little Sex '': Mimsie is joined by a second cat, and they rub against each other. In this one, the cats are both animated and appear against a black background inside the circle. -''Just Between Friends'': As with "Lou Grant" and "Paris," there is a still picture of the logo in the end credits. -'' Bay City Blues '': Mimsie wears a catcher's cap and mask. -MTM Home Video releases show Mimsie holding a remote control and, after meowing, stepping on the remote to "rewind" and meow a second time. -'') can be heard saying "Say 'Meow!' C'mon, say 'Meow!'" When it doesn't, Carlton sneers "Oh, you damn cat!" PROGRAMS Among its various productions included:
In addition to the above shows, MTM has distributed programs such as:
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