Logo descriptions by Adam P., Nicholas Aczel, Matt Williams, Kris Starring, and others
Logo pictures by Eric S.
Editions by mr3urious
A continuation of Vanity Cards


Nikndaph Productions

(1989-1991)

Nickname: "Way to go, Dad!"

Logo: On a white background, we see a pastel drawing of a boy in a blue suit with a necktie and gray pants, and he has his left arm around a little girl (probably his little sister). In front of the drawing are the words "NiKNDAPH PRODUCTIONS". "NiKNDAPH" is in large, colorful crayon lettering (and the "i" is intentionally lower-cased), while "PRODUCTIONS" is underneath in a small white font.

FX/SFX: None, it's a still picture.

Music/Sounds: A little boy saying "Way to go, Dad!", followed by a man saying "Okay, thank you", with some clapping and cheering in the background.

Availability: Last seen when USA reran Doctor, Doctor.

Scare Factor: Low, because the voiceovers may catch you off-guard.

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Nothing Can Go Wrong Now Productions

(2004)

Logo: We see an old, teal-colored car with a beige roof drive off a cliff and into the water below (the car comes in from the left of the screen). "Nothing Can Go Wrong Now Productions" is shown below.

FX/SFX: It's all live-action.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of people screaming (though not very convincingly).

Availability: Extinct, at least in America. This was only seen on Complete Savages.

Scare Factor: None to low; some may be uneasy about the subject matter, but it's mostly funny for those who don't take it seriously.
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Nuance Productions

(1992-1999/2004)

Nickname: "The Marble"

Logo: On a gray marble background, we see the text



in black. Then a hand reaches in and moves the first word up a little.

FX/SFX: The live action hand moving "Nuance".

Music/Sounds: No music, but we hear a sliding sound as the hand moves "Nuance" up.

Availability: Last seen on reruns of Mad About You on TV Land but on the first three seasons and The Mad About You Collection on DVD. Also appears on Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy.

Scare Factor: None.
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One Ho Productions

(1992-2006)
Nicknames: "Whoopi Drawing", "Creepy Goldberg"

Logo: We see a black-and-white caricature of Whoopi Goldberg inside a CGI black marble frame. Not much is drawn of her except her head/face, a curved line going downwards from the back of her neck (which is apparently supposed to signify her shoulder) and her hand, which is holding a pair of sunglasses; one of the arms is in Whoopi's mouth. In the bottom left-hand corner of the caricature, we see the artist's signature. In the bottom right-hand corner, we see "One Ho Productions, Inc." set in Revue, aligned like this:



Very often there is also copyright information right under it.

Trivia: The Whoopi Goldberg caricature is by legendary Broadway caricature artist Al Hirschfeld (Hirschfeld's signature is on the bottom-left of the picture).

FX/SFX: None; it's a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: The caricature looks very hastily drawn, with some features on Whoopi's face out of proportion, but hey, it's a caricature.

Music/Sounds: A 5 note hip hop-style beat. On the first two seasons of Hollywood Squares this logo was silent.

Availability: Rare; survives on reruns of Hollywood Squares from 1998-2002 on GSN and on Strong Medicine reruns on Lifetime Real Women. It also appeared on NBC's short-lived sitcom Whoopi. First appeared on her 1992-93 syndicated talk show (The Whoopi Goldberg Show).

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the somewhat badly-designed (to some viewers) caricature has creeped out more than a few viewers.
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Paul Fusco Productions

Background: This is the vanity card of Paul Fusco, better known as one of the creators of ALF.

(1996-2004)

Nicknames: "The Hat and Wand", "Magician's Tricks"

Logo: On a blue background, we see a CG magician's top hat sitting upside down on a table. The wand is perched atop it. The text "Paul Fusco Productions" is superimposed in gold letters at the top of the screen.

FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Silence or the end theme of the show. On ABC's original airing of Project: ALF, the end of the credits music played over it. Since the DVD is the original, unedited version, the logo is silent.

Availability: Extremely rare; the only places you could find this logo were the 1996 TV film Project: ALF and the short-lived 2004 series ALF's Hit Talk Show. The logo is preserved on the DVD of the former.

Scare Factor: None.
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Peter Engel Productions

1st Logo
(1987-1989)

Nickname: "Rainbow City TV"

Logo: Over a blue-black gradient BG, we see a white TV set with rainbow-colored set of buildings in it. "PETER ENGEL PRODUCTIONS" is next to it in a stencil-like font with "PRODUCTIONS" in much smaller letters, all under a line connected to the bottom left of the TV. "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is on the bottom of the screen.

FX/SFX: None; it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Good Morning Miss Bliss.

Availability: Extinct; only appeared on one show, Good Morning Miss Bliss, which is no longer reran on TV (at least in America). However, the show is reran on TBS as Saved By the Bell on syndie prints, but it contains the next logo below.

Scare Factor: None.



2nd Logo
(January 4, 1989- )
Nickname: "The Crude Heart"

Logo: We see a small, crudely drawn heart on a white background. Below the heart are the words "PETER ENGEL PRODUCTIONS" in a blue Times New Roman font. Both the heart outline and company name are in blue. The heart is colored red, but in a really sloppy way (as if it was done by a little kid). The words "in association with" appear under the logo in a smaller font.

Variant: A variation without "in association with" has been seen. Another variant exists on several early Saved By The Bell episodes, where the font differs, the heart is bigger and is on a gray-like background.

FX/SFX: The "in association with" text appearing.

Music/Sounds: None; just the end theme of the show.

Availability: Common; appears on Saved By the Bell reruns on TBS and syndication (including Good Morning Miss Bliss on syndie prints as Saved By the Bell), and Last Comic Standing on NBC, among other shows. First seen on the Good Morning, Miss Bliss episode ''The Showdown''.

Scare Factor: None.
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Pilot Boy Productions

(2003-2006)

Nickname: "I'm Rich, Biatch!"

Logo: Against a black background, we see a framed image of a shirtless man with a smug look on his face (Dave Chapelle himself) in handcuffs holding wads of cash in his hands. The words "Pilot Boy Productions" are shown below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Chappelle's Show regular Donnell Rawlings screaming "I'm rich, biatch!", followed by a truck horn. This clip was taken from the "Black Reparations" sketch.

Music Variant: On one of its final episodes, the logo has Donnell screaming "I'm broke, biatch!" instead. The episode with a "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories" sketch on Rick James has Dave (as Rick) screaming "They should've never gave you niggers money!!!", followed by the truck horn.

Availability: Can be found on Chappelle's Show as well as Chapelle's comedy bits on DVD.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; this logo can be quite startling to those who have never seen it before, but it's mostly funny.
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Rodney Young Productions

1st Logo
(1954-1958)

Nickname: "The R-Y Shield"

Logo: We see a shield with "R" and "Y" in the Old English script font, with a banner reading "ARS PRO MULTIS", taking up the whole screen. It then zooms out, which appears in the middle, and "A", above the shield, "RODNEY", next to the left side of the shield, "YOUNG", next to the right side of the shield, and "PRODUCTION", under the shield, fade in.

Variant: This logo has also shown up with different shield colors and a different font.

FX/SFX: All the animation in the logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Father Knows Best episodes from the period.

Scare Factor: None.



2nd Logo
(1958-1960)

Nicknames: "R-Y Script"

Logo: We see "A", and under it, "Rodney Young", in script, and under that, "PRODUCTION".

FX/SFX: None.

Music//Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Father Knows Best episodes from the era.

Scare Factor: None.
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Snowpants Productions

(June 11-August 27, 2006)
Logo: Against a black BG inside a white border, we see the 3 Arts Entertainment logo on the left, and to the right is a boy sitting in the snow outside wearing a red knit cap with his pants covered in snow and one hand between his legs. "Snowpants Productions" is shown on it in an odd white font.

FX/SFX: None; it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Extremely rare; seen only on the short-lived Lucky Louie on HBO.

Scare Factor: None.
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Starry Night Productions

Background: This is the vanity logo of Night Court producer Reinhold Weege.

(
1984-1992)

Nicknames: "GOOM!", "The reason I hate Night Court".

Logo: We start off with a animated skyline of Chicago, USA, over Lake Michigan, in the night. In the center, a large, white flash is slowly rising. When the flash is near the top, it explodes and gives way to increasing amounts of stars in the sky. Shortly after the explosion, the following text appears:


... in white and a laugh is heard at the end (starting in March 1984), that goes over to the WB logo of the time period (either the ''\\'' logo on earlier episodes or the "shield" logo).

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Somewhat cheap, undetailed animation and an eerie synth chord.

Music/Sounds: After the cheesy explosion (which is really more of a a clap-like sound) is heard and everything lights up, an eerie electric piano chord is heard, sounding like "GOOM!", and is held until both logos end. Starting with Harry and the Rock Star, the eleventh episode of Night Court's first season, an evil-sounding maniacal laugh, rumored to have been either the voice of famed voice actor Mel Blanc or star Harry Anderson, was heard after the piano chord first started up.

Availability: Last seen on Night Court reruns on TV Land. Currently seen on the DVD releases..

Scare Factor: High to nightmare; this logo has scared off nearly everyone who was viewed it. The dark colors, the explosion, the eerie electric piano "GOOM!" chord, and especially the laugh contribute. It's not as scary for those who are used to seeing it.
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Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc.

Background: Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc. was the production company of developers Prudence Fraser and Robert Sternin.


(1987-1988/1993-1999)


Nickname: "The Inkwell"

Logo: On a black background, we see a white inkwell with a huge feather (also known as a quill) right next to it. Above, we see the words "Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc." in a white script font. Below the inkwell and quill is "in association with".

Variants:

• This logo came back in 1993 on a blue-black gradient.
• When Highschool Sweethearts Productions took over part of the duties for The Nanny in 1995, the words "in association with" were eliminated.

FX/SFX: None; it's a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: Still logos are always cheap.

Music/Sounds: The end title theme of The Charmings back in 1987. Ironically in 1993, it's the same last few notes of the end title theme of that said show that was rearranged, which happens to be an Irish-sounding tune, concluding in two short keyboard notes (same two notes as the last two notes of the jingle from the Braniff closing logo on South Park). Some TV shows featured only the last few notes. Starting in the 1995-1996 season, it's sped-up.

Availability: First seen on the short-lived 1987 series The Charmings. Can be seen after every episode of The Nanny on Nick @ Nite, local syndication, and three DVD season releases.

Scare Factor: None to low; the music tries to sound happy, but in all fairness, sounds a tad creepy.
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Stu Segall Productions

(1991-)

Nickname: "Flying Filmstrip"

Logo: On a light blue or an orange background, we see a rectangle with the words "Stu Segall Productions", then a seagull made from film flies into the rectangle. Sometimes, the logo is superimposed over the credits.

Variant: There is a variation where the background is live action and takes place in a beach over a sunset.

Music/Sounds: A majestic flute melody.There is a variation with a piano, a synthetizer and a fast-paced violin.

Availability: Was seen on past TV shows, direct-to-video movies, and TV movies such as Silk Stalkings on USA and Pensacola: Wings of Gold in syndication. Assumed to be intact on the former show's DVDs. Currently seen on Nip/Tuck on FX.

Scare Factor: None; the appearance of the film seagull can catch you off guard, but otherwise harmless.
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Ten Four Productions

(1978-1991)

Nickname: "Yellow (Neon) O"
Logo: Against a black BG, a large yellow ring is drawn in. It then zooms out to show that it is the inner line for the "O" in the dark purple text


written in a double-lined "neon" font (similar to Procter & Gamble Productions' 1986 "PGP" logo). "A" and "PRODUCTION", in white and blue, respectively, and in the same font as the text (only much smaller), appear, with "A" appearing above the "F" and "PRODUCTION" appearing below.

FX/SFX: The "O" forming and the zoom-out.

Cheesy Factor: Typical '70s-style Scanimate effects.

Music/Sounds: A 7-note horn fanfare.

Availability: Can be seen on The War of the Worlds (1988 series). Also seen on other television shows.

Scare Factor: None.
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Ten Thirteen Productions

(1993-2001)

Nicknames: "I Made This", "Filmreel"

Logo: In a blurred, typewriter font (ITC American Typewriter), the text "TEN THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS" is seen on a black background with "Productions" below "Ten Thirteen". A small child's voice proclaims, "I made this". "in association with" sometimes appears below.

Trivia:

• The voice of the boy is supplied by Nathan Couturier, the son of the show's supervising sound editor, Thierry Couturier.
• The name of the company is a reference to creator Chris Carter's birthdate of October 13th.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The recording quality is a little off, but probably was done purposely.

Music/Sounds: Originally it's silent. After, a running filmreel in the background.

Availability: Can be seen on The X-Files and Millennium reruns.

Scare Factor: Minimal; it may be a little creepy, but it probably won't kill you.
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Thunder Pictures

(1991-1994)

Nicknames: "The Thunderbolt," "Touchstone Rip-Off," "Castle Thunder"

Logo: On a white background, we see a blue ball with the word "THUNDER" to the left of it, and the word "PICTURES" to the right of it. Then, a yellow, cheesy-looking lightning bolt appears in the middle of the blue ball and begins to move up and down like a bolt of electricity. Under it is the copyright notice. We then fade out to the Nickelodeon Studios Florida ending logo.

FX/SFX: The thunderbolt.

Cheesy Factor: Well, the design of the logo was ripped off from Touchstone Pictures, and the thunderbolt obviously looks rather undetailed.

Music/Sounds: The classic "castle thunder" lightning sound effect, heard when the lightning bolt appears.

Availability: Intact on all episodes of the Season 1 DVD of Clarissa Explains it All.

Scare Factor: Medium, because the loud thunderclap is pretty startling and may catch you off guard.
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The Pegasus Group, Ltd.

(1982-1993)

Nickname: "Fire Pegasus"

Logo: On a flaming background, you see a model of Pegasus, made of metal. The letters, in a yellow Western-type font, says "THE PEGASUS GROUP, LTD." and below the Pegasus "IN ASSOCIATION WITH".

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: All live-action.

Music/Sounds: Just the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Rare, currently seen on the TV movie The Shadow Riders on EncoreWesterns, VHS, and DVD.

Scare Factor: Minimal.
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Tracy Gamble Productions

Background: This is the vanity card for Tracy Gamble, the creator of 8 Simple Rules.


(2004)


Nicknames: "The (Four Leaf) Clover", "The Shamrock"

Logo: On a green background, we see a green four-leaf clover (in a darker shade of green) with a white border. The words "Tracy Gamble productions" are shown on the four-leaf clover, with "Tracy Gamble" on the top line in a white font, and "productions" on the bottom line in the same shade of green as the background.

FX/SFX: None; it's still.

Music/Sounds: Closing theme of the show.

Availability: Rare; only appeared on 8 Simple Rules for the second half of the 2003-04 season, replacing Flody Suarez's "Flody Co." after he left, up until Tracy Gamble herself left after the end of the season.

Scare Factor: None, but it will remind you of Saint Patrick's Day (that is, March 17)!
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UBU Productions

(1982- )

Nicknames: "Sit, Ubu, Sit!", "UBU", "Good Dog"

Logo: We see a black labrador retriever named Ubu holding a frisbee in his mouth in the middle of a city park. The text "UBU PRODUCTIONS" is on the bottom of the screen, set in Morris Fuller Benton's Hobo typeface.

Background:

• Ubu was actually a dog once owned by producer Gary David Goldberg. It is actually Ubu in the picture as Ubu was Gary David Goldberg's "campus dog".
• Ubu's full name is Ubu Roi, and died in 1984.
• This picture was taken somewhere in France, according to various sources.

Robot Chicken Parody: On an episode of Robot Chicken after the credits roll, we see a still image of a black clay dog in a grassy lawn (much like this logo). Seth Green says, "Sit, Ubu, sit! Bad dog!" The screen cuts to black and we hear aloud gunshot.

FX/SFX: None.

Cheesy Factor: Well, static logos are always cheesy, and the picture/sound quality isn't the best in the world.

Music/Sounds: No music; we just hear Goldberg commanding "Sit, Ubu, Sit! Good Dog." with Ubu barking.

Availability: Can be found on episodes of TV shows such as Family Ties and Spin City.

Scare Factor: None to low; it depends on what you think of the distorted picture of Ubu, but other than that, it's pretty much popular amongst closing logo fans.
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Wass-Stein

(2002-2006)

Logo: We see a screen with the top half of the screen white, and the bottom half teal. The words "WASS-STEIN" appear at the top right. Vertically aligned at the right of the screen, the years of the TV season (e.g. 2004 2005) are placed at the border of the colors. The earlier year appears on the top in teal, and the latter one appears at the bottom in white.

FX/SFX: None; it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: A short piano tune combined with some chimes.

Availability: Appears on Less Than Perfect on ABC.

Scare Factor: None; the music in this logo goes great with that of the Touchstone Television logo that follows on Less Than Perfect.
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Woltz International Pictures Corporation

(2000)

Nicknames: "Thanks For Watchin'!", "Fat Man", "Double Trouble Couple"

Logo: Live action animation; letterboxed on a black BG, we see a rather obese man holding a pineapple (with straws in it and the like), in sunglasses and relaxing poolside. Flanking him are two gorgeous blonde women in bikinis. The man looks at us and says, "Thanks for watchin'!" The girls also look towards the camera and smile. Below the picture are the words "WOLTZ INTERNATIONAL PICTURES CORPORATION", in a white plain font.

Trivia: The man here is David Mandel, a writer of Seinfeld as well as one of the executive producers of Clerks.

FX/SFX: Not much; it's a live-action logo, ala the Cannell logo.

Music/Sounds: No music; just Mandel uttering his phrase.

Availability: It was only on the Clerks animated show; and that lasted for two episodes on ABC. It's on the Clerks: Uncensored DVD, though.

Scare Factor: None; young males are bound to love this logo! :-)
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Zev Braun Productions

1st Logo
(1987-1989)

Nickname: "Blue Letters"

Logo: Against a black BG, we see the words "ZEV BRAUN" in a blue, futuristic-looking font. Two pairs of blue lines, one thick and one thin, are shown above and below the name. "a" and "production, in white, are shown above and below the name, respectively. "In Association with", in a white stencil-like font, is shown below the logo. Sometimes, the logo is darker.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of Tour of Duty.

Availability: Preserved on Tour of Duty on DVD.

Scare Factor: None; might be startling the first time you see it, but otherwise harmless.



2nd Logo
(1989-1990)

Nickname: "Writing Script"

Logo: Against a black BG, we see "A" in between two uneven lines and "PRODUCTION" in spaced-out letters. "Zev Braun" writes itself out in a script font between them. "in association with" is shown below.

FX/SFX: The Writing of the words "Zev Braun".

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of Tour of Duty.

Availability: Preserved on Tour of Duty on DVD.

Scare Factor: None.



3rd Logo
(1990-1999?)

Nickname: "Writing Script II"

Logo: Against a grainy grey background, we see a light from a focus on the ground. Then we see the logo looking just like before, complete with name being written out.

FX/SFX: The writing of the words "Zev Braun".

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on TV movies produced by the company.

Scare Factor: None.