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Gracie Films
Logo descriptions by The Admiester and BenderRoblox
Logo captures by Eric S, Wyraachur, and BenderRoblox.
Editions by V of Doom, grf450, Wyraachur, MrThorax281, and BenderRoblox
Background: This is the production company of James L. Brooks established in 1987. Their first production was The Tracy Ullman Show, an early hit for FOX. They soon produced Broadcast News, another hit. They began to produce hit after hit such as Big, The Simpsons, Say Anything, and The War of the Roses, making them one of the most successful independent studios of all-time.
1st logo
(April 5, 1987-January 25, 2009)
Nicknames: "Shhh!", "The Dark Cinema", "Shush Lady", "Cinema Of Doom", "The Scream and Organ on Halloween Simpsons", "That strange Logo at the End of the Simpsons," "The Cinema," "The 'Shhh, din-din-din-din-din din din-din!' Logo" "Be prepared for a movie, everybody!"
Logo: We start off in a cinema, with lots of chattering going on. Then, after a few seconds, a female silhouette that is close to us makes a "shush" gesture. Then, the audience becomes silent, the lights dim, and the projector comes on and casts a blue light to the screen, and then these words in white appear:
Variants:
Cheesy Factor: Very cheesy indeed. I don't even think this logo uses CGI that approximately has low accuracy qualities, which became very popular around 1985.
Music/Sounds: The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard, followed by a shushing sound effect, and then a 9-note electric piano theme composed by Jeffrey Townsend. The tune is very similar to the refrain of "King of Wishful Thinking" by the artist, Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is most likely a coincidence. On Halloween episodes of The Simpsons, a woman screaming very cowardly replaces "Shhhh!" and that same tune played on a creepy organ that basically fits Halloween very much. Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a various voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle. A low pitch version was used at the end of a Simpsons episode.
Availability: Can be seen commonly on all pre-Take My Life, Please episodes of The Simpsons and The Critic, as well as the Simpsons Hit and Run video game, ironically. It was also seen on The Tracey Ullman Show. It also be seen on The Simpsons Game on the Nintendo DS and XBOX 360 ports only.. Lesser known shows that have this include What About Joan, Sibs and Phenom. It might also be seen on the episode of Duckman entitled Duckman and Cornfed in Haunted Society Plumbers.
Scare Factor: Minimal to high, due to the sudden darkness and the woman shushing. In addition, the logo is usually followed by an "In Association With" screen which may unnerve some viewers. High to nightmare for the Halloween version; mainly due to the scream and organ. The variant with the cat is raised to medium if you are not expecting it. Some of the other alternate versions may also catch you off guard if you're not expecting to see them.
2nd logo
(September 16, 2003, July 26, 2007, February 15, 2009- )
Nickname: "The Improved Shhh"
Logo: Same as the previous, but it is much more clearer with better animation that looks like it was done in Adobe Flash.
Variants:
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Common; first seen on The Simpsons Hit & Run video game, and on all episodes of The Simpsons starting with Take My Life, Please. The Halloween variant can be seen on all Treehouse of Horror episodes starting with XX. The other variants, however, you could find with the guide above.
Scare Factor: Thanks to the improved animation, the logo now has a scare factor of none. However the Halloween variant may be elevated to medium to high due to the creepy sound effects. All other variants are none to low for those who were not expecting one.
Logo captures by Eric S, Wyraachur, and BenderRoblox.
Editions by V of Doom, grf450, Wyraachur, MrThorax281, and BenderRoblox
Background: This is the production company of James L. Brooks established in 1987. Their first production was The Tracy Ullman Show, an early hit for FOX. They soon produced Broadcast News, another hit. They began to produce hit after hit such as Big, The Simpsons, Say Anything, and The War of the Roses, making them one of the most successful independent studios of all-time.
1st logo
(April 5, 1987-January 25, 2009)
Nicknames: "Shhh!", "The Dark Cinema", "Shush Lady", "Cinema Of Doom", "The Scream and Organ on Halloween Simpsons", "That strange Logo at the End of the Simpsons," "The Cinema," "The 'Shhh, din-din-din-din-din din din-din!' Logo" "Be prepared for a movie, everybody!"
Logo: We start off in a cinema, with lots of chattering going on. Then, after a few seconds, a female silhouette that is close to us makes a "shush" gesture. Then, the audience becomes silent, the lights dim, and the projector comes on and casts a blue light to the screen, and then these words in white appear:
GRACIE
----------FILMS
Variants:
- The Simpsons has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide.
- The only visual variation of this logo on a Simpsons episode was in the episode "Last Tap Dance in Springfield," where after the "Shhh!" we hear Little Miss Vicki (a character in the episode) say "Tappa, tappa, tappa" and then the logo's main animation slides up to take up the top half of the screen, while the bottom half has an animated black-and-white scene of a cat rubbing its eyes (with fake prop arms from offscreen) and smiling (this was in an old Miss Vicki movie Lisa was watching).
Cheesy Factor: Very cheesy indeed. I don't even think this logo uses CGI that approximately has low accuracy qualities, which became very popular around 1985.
Music/Sounds: The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard, followed by a shushing sound effect, and then a 9-note electric piano theme composed by Jeffrey Townsend. The tune is very similar to the refrain of "King of Wishful Thinking" by the artist, Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is most likely a coincidence. On Halloween episodes of The Simpsons, a woman screaming very cowardly replaces "Shhhh!" and that same tune played on a creepy organ that basically fits Halloween very much. Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a various voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle. A low pitch version was used at the end of a Simpsons episode.
Availability: Can be seen commonly on all pre-Take My Life, Please episodes of The Simpsons and The Critic, as well as the Simpsons Hit and Run video game, ironically. It was also seen on The Tracey Ullman Show. It also be seen on The Simpsons Game on the Nintendo DS and XBOX 360 ports only.. Lesser known shows that have this include What About Joan, Sibs and Phenom. It might also be seen on the episode of Duckman entitled Duckman and Cornfed in Haunted Society Plumbers.
Scare Factor: Minimal to high, due to the sudden darkness and the woman shushing. In addition, the logo is usually followed by an "In Association With" screen which may unnerve some viewers. High to nightmare for the Halloween version; mainly due to the scream and organ. The variant with the cat is raised to medium if you are not expecting it. Some of the other alternate versions may also catch you off guard if you're not expecting to see them.
2nd logo
(September 16, 2003, July 26, 2007, February 15, 2009- )
Nickname: "The Improved Shhh"
Logo: Same as the previous, but it is much more clearer with better animation that looks like it was done in Adobe Flash.
Variants:
- The PS2/Gamecube/Xbox/PC game The Simpsons: Hit & Run uses this logo but with flickering. The Simpsons Game has the same variant without the flickering on all ports of the game except for the ones for the Nintendo DS and XBOX 360.
- The Simpsons Movie has this logo appear at the very end of it, but it looks like a slightly rushed attempt at recreating the logo, as the BG of the lit up screen room (apart from the "shushing woman") appears to be a photo still of the original logo, which fades into a flash-esque animation with a darker blue light and a smoother font.
- The Simpsons has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide.
- On the mobile game The Simpsons Arcade, the logo is brighter and blue, has a hideous black outline, and is up against an arcade monitor.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Common; first seen on The Simpsons Hit & Run video game, and on all episodes of The Simpsons starting with Take My Life, Please. The Halloween variant can be seen on all Treehouse of Horror episodes starting with XX. The other variants, however, you could find with the guide above.
Scare Factor: Thanks to the improved animation, the logo now has a scare factor of none. However the Halloween variant may be elevated to medium to high due to the creepy sound effects. All other variants are none to low for those who were not expecting one.
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| CooleyBoy10 | Here's the lyrics... | 1 | Jun 26 2010, 2:46 PM EDT by Anonymous43 | ||
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Thread started: May 18 2010, 9:52 AM EDT
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| amberdown43 | How old is he? | 0 | Apr 19 2010, 12:05 PM EDT by amberdown43 | ||
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Thread started: Apr 19 2010, 12:05 PM EDT
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How old was WileE2005 when called the logo the lyrics (Shhh, din-din-din-din-din din din-din)?
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| TomTornados3 | Halloween version | 1 | Feb 27 2010, 11:06 AM EST by Yoshidude987 | ||
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Thread started: Apr 13 2009, 7:43 PM EDT
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The Halloween version of Gracie Films scares the daylights out of me! Especially that loud scream that came right out of the sky!
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