Compilations by bigrene2 and Codyfinke2
Logo captures by Eric S.
Video courtesy of AllisonSNLKid
1st Logo
(1986-1990)
Nicknames: "The Sliding Heart," “The Red-To-White Heart”, "Designing Women logo"
Logo: As this logo is superimposed on the Designing Women credits, we see an orange heart sliding to the right, and reveals the red text "MOZARK" (in a bulky font bearing a striking resemblance to the Burger King logo of the time) as the heart turns to red. As the heart disappears, the "MOZARK" turns to white. As it turns white, we see "Bloodworth-Thomason" on top, and "productions" in italics at the bottom of the text. As we finish off, "in association with" is shown under.
FX/SFX: The sliding heart revealing the text.
Cheesy Factor: The animation is choppy, the "MOZARK" font is ugly, and the rest of the text is cheaply inserted.
Music: A six-note windchime tune, as the sixth note is longer.
Availability: Seen on Designing Women reruns on TV Land, although if you think they’re compressed, I’m not sure if all episodes show the house with the in-credit logo, but I’d guess the credits with other images with the logo are pretty rare.
Scare Factor: Low to medium, with the fact that the chimes and animation could scare people, this would be followed by the creepy CPT '87 logo on most episodes! It wouldn't get too much better with the follow-up, though.
2nd Logo
(1990-)
Nicknames: "Art and Filmstrips", "Filmstrips and Mountains"
Logo: On a gray background, we see a still picture depicting green mountains with blue filmstrips curved through the mountains. Under that we see the text:
BLOODWORTH/THOMASON
MOZARK
PRODUCTIONS
Variants:
- Sometimes, you'll see the words "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" above the logo.
- On the first two episodes of the fifth season of Designing Women, the words "BLOODWORTH/THOMASON" were in big letters.
FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.
Music: Some synth tinkles followed by an orchestral chord; the tail end of the jingle can be heard at the beginning of the logo following it, examples being the Columbia Television '88/'92 logo on Designing Women, the Adam Productions logo on Hearts Afire, and the Burt Reynolds Productions logo on Evening Shade (unless the logo following it is plastered, such as the CTT or SPT logo plastering the CPT logo on Designing Women).
Availability: Seen on Mozark shows such as Designing Women, Hearts Afire, Evening Shade, and possibly the new HBO series 12 Miles of Bad Road.
Scare Factor: Low; the music may get to some (like WizardDuck), but as far as animation goes, it's tamer than the previous one. The design of the logo isn't particularly nightmare-inducing.