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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=Ralph+Edwards-Stu+Billett+Productions&amp;version=62&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FRalph%2BEdwards-Stu%2BBillett%2BProductions&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> mr3urious, Michael Bass, and Shadeed A. Kelly<br/><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> megamanj2004, </i></font><font><i>mr3urious, Shadeed A. Kelly and StephenCezar15</i></font><br/><font><br/><u>Background</u>: Ralph Edwards Productions is a production company originally formed in 1940 by Ralph Edwards that began with the radio production game show, <i>Truth or Consequences </i>first on CBS Radio, then later NBC Radio. Ten years later, the series would make its television debut on NBC while the radio broadcast lasted until 1957. In 1981, Edwards joined forces with Stewart C. Billett (a.k.a. "Stu Billett") and created the court talk series, <i>The People's Court</i>, which is still running today since its revival in 1997. The company is also known as "Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions" since 1986. Ralph Edwards Productions has been running independently for 78 years today, as the company holds surviving tapes of game shows and the copyright holder of <i>The People's Court</i>.<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(September 7, 1950-1981)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><div><font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards Productions (1966)" height="227" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/ubbLXNMz27lIwCNuoJLKgA80751/GW304H227" title="Ralph Edwards Productions (1966)" width="304"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards Productions (1979)" height="224" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/kEmIOneu22r5UcCLZV4bEw75831/GW288H224" title="Ralph Edwards Productions (1979)" width="288"/></font></div></div><font size="3"><font><u><br/>Logo</u>: On the end credits, we see the text "A RALPH EDWARDS PRODUCTION" superimposed.<br/></font><font><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: None.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The end-title theme from any show.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Ultra rare. Seen on the original <i>Truth or Consequences</i>, the original <i>This Is Your Life</i>, <i>About Faces</i>, the '70s version of <i>The Cross-Wits</i>, the 1974 version of <i>Name That Tune</i>, and <i>It Could Be You</i>. Currently seen on <i>This Is Your Life: The Ultimate Collection </i>on DVD.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo<br/>(September 14, 1981-1987)<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: We see the following words stacked on top of one another as in-credit text is seen over the set:<br/><br/><div align="center"> <b>THE<img align="right" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (early '80s)" height="195" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/AOtwzqUZyXLkp5Fw547lhw22763/GW257H195" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (early '80s)" width="257"/><br/>PEOPLE'S<br/>COURT<br/><br/></b></div><b> </b><div align="center"><b>  Ralph Edwards Productions</b><br/><b>in association with</b></div><b> </b><div align="center"><b>  Stu Billett Productions</b></div><b> </b><div align="center"> </div><b> </b><div align="center"> <font color="#000000" face="Calibri">©</font><b> [YEAR] Ralph Edwards Productions</b></div> <div align="center"> </div><u> <br/>FX/SFX</u>: None. But for the 1986-87 season episodes, this logo was played over stills from the day's episodes of that period.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Just the closing theme of <i>The People's Court</i> playing over this logo. <br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on the 1st 6 seasons of the Joe Wapner-era of <i>The People's Court</i>, followed by the 1978 variation of the [[Telepictures Productions|Telepictures]] logo (1981-86 episodes) or [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] (1986-87 episodes), which like this version of the Edwards-Billett Production logo, also plays over the set. <br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>3rd Logo<br/>(1986-May 17, 1993)</font></font><div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (1986)" height="135" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/1An1sCaY9VgzjkW4irlT7A17544/GW179H135" title="Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (1986)" width="179"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (1987)" height="135" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/fFt0uDAg_pQSIG19sMpeuA21764/GW199H135" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (1987)" width="199"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards Productions/Stu Billett Productions (1988)" height="134" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/d7f3c5b4609575b530e4ccbed4dd6042/GW179H134" title="Ralph Edwards Productions/Stu Billett Productions (1988)" width="179"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1987-1988)" height="135" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/tJIZov-J5QFmebJ8rhm9Sg14415/GW179H135" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1987-1988)" width="179"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1989)" height="135" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/CVgQj7hWFExDDfpfs1GPtg15053/GW177H135" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1989)" width="177"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1991-93)" height="135" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/y6RkuayD4sV4o8L3Ux5-6g10951/GW179H135" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1991-93)" width="179"/></font></div> <font size="3"><br/><font><u>Nickname</u>: "EB"<br/><u><br/>Logo</u>: Superimposed over a cloudy sky at sunset with palm trees, we see a segmented orange "EB" in a futuristic font. Below that is the orange text "<font face="Arial">RALPH EDWARDS STU BILLETT PRODUC</font></font><font face="Arial">TI</font></font><font><font size="3"><font face="Arial">ONS</font>" all separated by lines. The logo is arranged like this:</font><br/><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><font size="7">EB<br/></font></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><b><font face="Times"><u>R A L P H<font size="2">___</font>E D W A R D S</u></font></b></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><font size="7"><br/></font></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><b><font face="Times"><u><font size="2">___</font>S T U<font size="2">___</font>B I L L E T T<font size="2">___</font> </u></font></b></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><font size="7"><br/> </font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">P</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">-</font>R</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">O</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">D</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">U</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">C</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">T</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">I</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">O</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">N</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">S</font></div><font size="3"><br/>A Ralph Edwards Productions (or Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions) copyright date is below that. The logo then fades to Lorimar-Telepictures or the WB Television logo of the time. <br/><br/><u>Variants</u>: <br/> </font><ul> <li> <font size="3">On <i>Superior Court</i>, there is an additional Lorimar-Telepictures notice.  </font></li><li> <font size="3">On some episodes of <i>Superior Court</i>, the logo appears more stretched out, and a different sky background is used.  </font></li><li> <font size="3">On the 1987-88 revival of <i>Truth or Consequences</i>, the logo and text are in white.<br/></font></li></ul><font size="3"><u><br/>FX/SFX</u>: Just a still logo against a live-action BG.  <br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The ending theme to <i>The People's Court </i>with an announcer saying "(show name) is produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions and is distributed by [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Domestic Television]] ("in association with" (later changed to "in association with and distributed by") Lorimar-Telepictures" on <i>Superior Court </i>and "is distributed by" Lorimar-Telepictures on the fall 1987-89 episodes on <i>The People's Court</i> with the Lorimar-Telepictures logo playing with this logo's background).". No announcer is used on <i>Truth or Consequences</i>.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen at the end of Joseph Wapner-hosted episodes of<i> </i><i>The People's Court</i>, as well as <i>Superior Court</i> and the 1987-88 revival of <i>Truth or Consequences</i>. It also would have presumably been seen on the unsold 1990 pilot for a revival of Monty Hall's <i>Split Second</i>, which was produced by them (Billett had been a producer on the original 1970s version); however, those pilots are only known to be held by the UCLA video archive.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>4th Logo<br/>(January 22-March 8, 1996)<br/><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "EB II", "Marble EB"<br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><br/></font></div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a white marble background (similar to [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]]'s 1988 logo), we see a red stylized "E" and a red stylized "B" along with a red border missing a left vertical line move in from the top left and top bottom corners<a class="external" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwrEhbIJPc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1995-1996)" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/PVLF4NT6dWMCkt0ZNKxMxA18605/GW242H182" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1995-1996)" width="242"/></a></font><font><font size="3">. Yellow text fades in below. The logo is arranged like so:  </font><br/><br/><div align="center"> <font color="#ff0000" size="7">EB</font></div> <div align="center"> <b><font color="#333333">ralph edwards/stu billett</font></b></div> <div align="center"><b>  productions</b></div> <div align="center"> </div><div><u> <br/><font size="3">FX/SFX</font></u><font size="3">: The E, B, and border moving in from the corners, the text fading in below. <u><br/><br/>Music/Sounds</u>: The end theme plays as we hear host/announcer Annie Wood say, "This show was created and produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions.".<u><br/><br/>Availability</u>: Seen on the first season of the short-lived game show <i>Bzzz!</i><u><br/><br/>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>5th Logo<br/>(September 9, 1996-March 9, 2001)</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nickname</u>: "EB III"</font></div><div></div></font><div> </div><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a blurry, black background with two stylized EB's from the first two logos, we see this blurry gold-colored logo: </font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div align="center"><font size="3"> RALPH <font>EDWARDS/</font></font></div> <blockquote> <div align="center"> STU <font size="5">BILLETT/</font></div> <div align="center"> PRODUCTIONS  <div align="center"> <font><a class="external" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-ZOlk2Kno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1996-2001)" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/rJo0ln5-nx1urw72zGwTgg9931/GW243H182" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1996-2001)" width="243"/></a></font></div></div> <div align="center"> </div></blockquote><font size="3"><br/>On top, a logo that can be seen more clearly fades in, and it is arranged as follows: </font></font><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"> <br/> </font><div align="center"> <i><font size="3">RALPH EDWARDS <br/>STU BILLETT <br/>PRODUCTIONS</font></i></div><div><font size="3"> <br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The fading in of the clearly-seen logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The end theme plays. On <i>Bzzz!</i>, we also hear host/announcer Annie Wood say, "This show was created and produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions. And boy, did we have fun!", on <i>The People's Court</i>, Curt Chaplin says: "<i>The People's Court</i> is a Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Production, Distribution by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution."<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen at the end of Ed Koch and Jerry Scheindlin-presided episodes of <i>The People's Court</i>, if ever reran. Also seen on the 2nd (and final season) of the short-lived game show <i>Bzzz!</i><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>6th Logo<br/>(March 12, 2001- )<br/></font><div align="center"><font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (2001- )" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/pnfQomKflsuF1LJsnBNtxQ4547/GW242H182" title="Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (2001- )" width="242"/><img align="bottom" alt="Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (2018)" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/e4271d6d13b2a2e8c927e1692f5e00c6/GW329H182" title="Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (2018)" width="329"/><br/></font></div></div><div><font size="3"><u><br/>Nicknames</u>: "EB IV", "The Gavel", "The Courtroom"<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"> </font></div><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: Against a blurry shot of a courtroom, including a shot of the judge's gavel, some faint segmented lines with "</font><i><b>EB</b></i><font size="3">" written in them in script fade-in. The words "</font><b>RALPH EDWARDS / STU BILLETT PRODUCTIONS</b><font size="3">" in Copperplate Gothic Bold, fade in over them, along with the letters "EB" in the same font as the previous logos.  <br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: Beginning in fall 2012, the logo is stretched and cropped to fill a 16:9 TV.</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The courtroom BG, the appearance of the blurry "EB", the appearance of the company name.</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The ending theme to <i>The People's Court</i> with Curt Chaplin saying "<i>The People's Court</i> is a Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Production.".</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Availability</u>: It's only seen at the end of Marilyn Milian-presided episodes of <i>The People's Court</i> in syndication.</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div></div><br/></div>
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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=Ralph+Edwards-Stu+Billett+Productions&amp;version=62&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FRalph%2BEdwards-Stu%2BBillett%2BProductions&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> mr3urious, Michael Bass, and Shadeed A. Kelly<br/><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> megamanj2004, </i></font><font><i>mr3urious, Shadeed A. Kelly and StephenCezar15</i></font><br/><font><br/><u>Background</u>: Ralph Edwards Productions is a production company originally formed in 1940 by Ralph Edwards that began with the radio production game show, <i>Truth or Consequences </i>first on CBS Radio, then later NBC Radio. Ten years later, the series would make its television debut on NBC while the radio broadcast lasted until 1957. In 1981, Edwards joined forces with Stewart C. Billett (a.k.a. "Stu Billett") and created the court talk series, <i>The People's Court</i>, which is still running today since its revival in 1997. The company is also known as "Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions" since 1986. Ralph Edwards Productions has been running independently for 78 years today, as the company holds surviving tapes of game shows and the copyright holder of <i>The People's Court</i>.<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(September 7, 1950-1981)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><div><font size="3">[[File:UbbLXNMz27lIwCNuoJLKgA80751.jpeg|304px|Ralph Edwards Productions (1966)]][[File:KEmIOneu22r5UcCLZV4bEw75831.jpeg|288px|Ralph Edwards Productions (1979)]]</font></div></div><font size="3"><font><u><br/>Logo</u>: On the end credits, we see the text "A RALPH EDWARDS PRODUCTION" superimposed.<br/></font><font><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: None.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The end-title theme from any show.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Ultra rare. Seen on the original <i>Truth or Consequences</i>, the original <i>This Is Your Life</i>, <i>About Faces</i>, the '70s version of <i>The Cross-Wits</i>, the 1974 version of <i>Name That Tune</i>, and <i>It Could Be You</i>. Currently seen on <i>This Is Your Life: The Ultimate Collection </i>on DVD.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo<br/>(September 14, 1981-1987)<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: We see the following words stacked on top of one another as in-credit text is seen over the set:<br/><br/><div align="center"> <b>THE[[File:AOtwzqUZyXLkp5Fw547lhw22763.jpeg|257px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (early '80s)]]<br/>PEOPLE'S<br/>COURT<br/><br/></b></div><b> </b><div align="center"><b>  Ralph Edwards Productions</b><br/><b>in association with</b></div><b> </b><div align="center"><b>  Stu Billett Productions</b></div><b> </b><div align="center"> </div><b> </b><div align="center"> <font color="#000000" face="Calibri">©</font><b> [YEAR] Ralph Edwards Productions</b></div> <div align="center"> </div><u> <br/>FX/SFX</u>: None. But for the 1986-87 season episodes, this logo was played over stills from the day's episodes of that period.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Just the closing theme of <i>The People's Court</i> playing over this logo. <br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on the 1st 6 seasons of the Joe Wapner-era of <i>The People's Court</i>, followed by the 1978 variation of the [[Telepictures Productions|Telepictures]] logo (1981-86 episodes) or [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] (1986-87 episodes), which like this version of the Edwards-Billett Production logo, also plays over the set. <br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>3rd Logo<br/>(1986-May 17, 1993)</font></font><div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:1An1sCaY9VgzjkW4irlT7A17544.jpeg|179px|Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (1986)]][[File:FFt0uDAg pQSIG19sMpeuA21764.jpeg|199px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (1987)]][[File:D7f3c5b4609575b530e4ccbed4dd6042.png|179px|Ralph Edwards Productions/Stu Billett Productions (1988)]][[File:TJIZov-J5QFmebJ8rhm9Sg14415.jpeg|179px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1987-1988)]][[File:CVgQj7hWFExDDfpfs1GPtg15053.jpeg|177px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1989)]][[File:Y6RkuayD4sV4o8L3Ux5-6g10951.jpeg|179px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1991-93)]]</font></div> <font size="3"><br/><font><u>Nickname</u>: "EB"<br/><u><br/>Logo</u>: Superimposed over a cloudy sky at sunset with palm trees, we see a segmented orange "EB" in a futuristic font. Below that is the orange text "<font face="Arial">RALPH EDWARDS STU BILLETT PRODUC</font></font><font face="Arial">TI</font></font><font><font size="3"><font face="Arial">ONS</font>" all separated by lines. The logo is arranged like this:</font><br/><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><font size="7">EB<br/></font></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><b><font face="Times"><u>R A L P H<font size="2">___</font>E D W A R D S</u></font></b></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><font size="7"><br/></font></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><b><font face="Times"><u><font size="2">___</font>S T U<font size="2">___</font>B I L L E T T<font size="2">___</font> </u></font></b></font><font color="#ffa500" size="3"><font size="7"><br/> </font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">P</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">-</font>R</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">O</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">D</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">U</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">C</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">T</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">I</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">O</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">N</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times" size="2"><font color="#ffffff">-</font></font><font color="#ffa500" face="Times">S</font></div><font size="3"><br/>A Ralph Edwards Productions (or Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions) copyright date is below that. The logo then fades to Lorimar-Telepictures or the WB Television logo of the time. <br/><br/><u>Variants</u>: <br/> </font><ul> <li> <font size="3">On <i>Superior Court</i>, there is an additional Lorimar-Telepictures notice.  </font></li><li> <font size="3">On some episodes of <i>Superior Court</i>, the logo appears more stretched out, and a different sky background is used.  </font></li><li> <font size="3">On the 1987-88 revival of <i>Truth or Consequences</i>, the logo and text are in white.<br/></font></li></ul><font size="3"><u><br/>FX/SFX</u>: Just a still logo against a live-action BG.   <br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The ending theme to <i>The People's Court </i>with an announcer saying "(show name) is produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions and is distributed by [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Domestic Television]] ("in association with" (later changed to "in association with and distributed by") Lorimar-Telepictures" on <i>Superior Court </i>and "is distributed by" Lorimar-Telepictures on the fall 1987-89 episodes on <i>The People's Court</i> with the Lorimar-Telepictures logo playing with this logo's background).". No announcer is used on <i>Truth or Consequences</i>.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen at the end of Joseph Wapner-hosted episodes of<i> </i><i>The People's Court</i>, as well as <i>Superior Court</i> and the 1987-88 revival of <i>Truth or Consequences</i>. It also would have presumably been seen on the unsold 1990 pilot for a revival of Monty Hall's <i>Split Second</i>, which was produced by them (Billett had been a producer on the original 1970s version); however, those pilots are only known to be held by the UCLA video archive.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>4th Logo<br/>(January 22-March 8, 1996)<br/><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "EB II", "Marble EB"<br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><br/></font></div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a white marble background (similar to [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]]'s 1988 logo), we see a red stylized "E" and a red stylized "B" along with a red border missing a left vertical line move in from the top left and top bottom corners<a class="external" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwrEhbIJPc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[[File:PVLF4NT6dWMCkt0ZNKxMxA18605.jpeg|242px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1995-1996)]]</a></font><font><font size="3">. Yellow text fades in below. The logo is arranged like so:  </font><br/><br/><div align="center"> <font color="#ff0000" size="7">EB</font></div> <div align="center"> <b><font color="#333333">ralph edwards/stu billett</font></b></div> <div align="center"><b>  productions</b></div> <div align="center"> </div><div><u> <br/><font size="3">FX/SFX</font></u><font size="3">: The E, B, and border moving in from the corners, the text fading in below. <u><br/><br/>Music/Sounds</u>: The end theme plays as we hear host/announcer Annie Wood say, "This show was created and produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions.".<u><br/><br/>Availability</u>: Seen on the first season of the short-lived game show <i>Bzzz!</i><u><br/><br/>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>5th Logo<br/>(September 9, 1996-March 9, 2001)</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nickname</u>: "EB III"</font></div><div></div></font><div> </div><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a blurry, black background with two stylized EB's from the first two logos, we see this blurry gold-colored logo: </font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div align="center"><font size="3"> RALPH <font>EDWARDS/</font></font></div> <blockquote> <div align="center"> STU <font size="5">BILLETT/</font></div> <div align="center"> PRODUCTIONS  <div align="center"> <font><a class="external" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-ZOlk2Kno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[[File:RJo0ln5-nx1urw72zGwTgg9931.jpeg|243px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1996-2001)]]</a></font></div></div> <div align="center"> </div></blockquote><font size="3"><br/>On top, a logo that can be seen more clearly fades in, and it is arranged as follows: </font></font><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"> <br/> </font><div align="center"> <i><font size="3">RALPH EDWARDS <br/>STU BILLETT <br/>PRODUCTIONS</font></i></div><div><font size="3"> <br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The fading in of the clearly-seen logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The end theme plays. On <i>Bzzz!</i>, we also hear host/announcer Annie Wood say, "This show was created and produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions. And boy, did we have fun!", on <i>The People's Court</i>, Curt Chaplin says: "<i>The People's Court</i> is a Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Production, Distribution by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution."<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen at the end of Ed Koch and Jerry Scheindlin-presided episodes of <i>The People's Court</i>, if ever reran. Also seen on the 2nd (and final season) of the short-lived game show <i>Bzzz!</i><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>6th Logo<br/>(March 12, 2001- )<br/></font><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:PnfQomKflsuF1LJsnBNtxQ4547.jpeg|242px|Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (2001- )]][[File:E4271d6d13b2a2e8c927e1692f5e00c6.png|329px|Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (2018)]]<br/></font></div></div><div><font size="3"><u><br/>Nicknames</u>: "EB IV", "The Gavel", "The Courtroom"<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"> </font></div><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: Against a blurry shot of a courtroom, including a shot of the judge's gavel, some faint segmented lines with "</font><i><b>EB</b></i><font size="3">" written in them in script fade-in. The words "</font><b>RALPH EDWARDS / STU BILLETT PRODUCTIONS</b><font size="3">" in Copperplate Gothic Bold, fade in over them, along with the letters "EB" in the same font as the previous logos.  <br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: Beginning in fall 2012, the logo is stretched and cropped to fill a 16:9 TV.</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The courtroom BG, the appearance of the blurry "EB", the appearance of the company name.</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The ending theme to <i>The People's Court</i> with Curt Chaplin saying "<i>The People's Court</i> is a Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Production.".</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Availability</u>: It's only seen at the end of Marilyn Milian-presided episodes of <i>The People's Court</i> in syndication.</font></div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div></div><br/></div>

Revision as of 17:11, 3 November 2020

Logo descriptions by mr3urious, Michael Bass, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Logo captures by megamanj2004,
mr3urious, Shadeed A. Kelly and StephenCezar15

Background: Ralph Edwards Productions is a production company originally formed in 1940 by Ralph Edwards that began with the radio production game show, Truth or Consequences first on CBS Radio, then later NBC Radio. Ten years later, the series would make its television debut on NBC while the radio broadcast lasted until 1957. In 1981, Edwards joined forces with Stewart C. Billett (a.k.a. "Stu Billett") and created the court talk series, The People's Court, which is still running today since its revival in 1997. The company is also known as "Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions" since 1986. Ralph Edwards Productions has been running independently for 78 years today, as the company holds surviving tapes of game shows and the copyright holder of The People's Court.


1st Logo
(September 7, 1950-1981)
Ralph Edwards Productions (1966)Ralph Edwards Productions (1979)

Logo
: On the end credits, we see the text "A RALPH EDWARDS PRODUCTION" superimposed.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The end-title theme from any show.

Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on the original Truth or Consequences, the original This Is Your Life, About Faces, the '70s version of The Cross-Wits, the 1974 version of Name That Tune, and It Could Be You. Currently seen on This Is Your Life: The Ultimate Collection on DVD.

Editor's Note: None.



2nd Logo
(September 14, 1981-1987)

Logo: We see the following words stacked on top of one another as in-credit text is seen over the set:

THERalph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (early '80s)
PEOPLE'S
COURT

Ralph Edwards Productions
in association with
Stu Billett Productions
© [YEAR] Ralph Edwards Productions

FX/SFX
: None. But for the 1986-87 season episodes, this logo was played over stills from the day's episodes of that period.

Music/Sounds: Just the closing theme of The People's Court playing over this logo.

Availability: Seen on the 1st 6 seasons of the Joe Wapner-era of The People's Court, followed by the 1978 variation of the Telepictures logo (1981-86 episodes) or Lorimar-Telepictures (1986-87 episodes), which like this version of the Edwards-Billett Production logo, also plays over the set.

Editor's Note: None.



3rd Logo
(1986-May 17, 1993)

Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (1986)Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions (1987)Ralph Edwards Productions/Stu Billett Productions (1988)Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1987-1988)Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1989)Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1991-93)

Nickname: "EB"

Logo
: Superimposed over a cloudy sky at sunset with palm trees, we see a segmented orange "EB" in a futuristic font. Below that is the orange text "RALPH EDWARDS STU BILLETT PRODUC
TI
ONS" all separated by lines. The logo is arranged like this:

EB
R A L P H___E D W A R D S
___S T U___B I L L E T T___
P--R--O--D--U--C--T--I--O--N--S

A Ralph Edwards Productions (or Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions) copyright date is below that. The logo then fades to Lorimar-Telepictures or the WB Television logo of the time.

Variants:
  • On Superior Court, there is an additional Lorimar-Telepictures notice.
  • On some episodes of Superior Court, the logo appears more stretched out, and a different sky background is used.
  • On the 1987-88 revival of Truth or Consequences, the logo and text are in white.

FX/SFX
: Just a still logo against a live-action BG.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme to The People's Court with an announcer saying "(show name) is produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television ("in association with" (later changed to "in association with and distributed by") Lorimar-Telepictures" on Superior Court and "is distributed by" Lorimar-Telepictures on the fall 1987-89 episodes on The People's Court with the Lorimar-Telepictures logo playing with this logo's background).". No announcer is used on Truth or Consequences.

Availability: Seen at the end of Joseph Wapner-hosted episodes of The People's Court, as well as Superior Court and the 1987-88 revival of Truth or Consequences. It also would have presumably been seen on the unsold 1990 pilot for a revival of Monty Hall's Split Second, which was produced by them (Billett had been a producer on the original 1970s version); however, those pilots are only known to be held by the UCLA video archive.

Editor's Note: None.



4th Logo
(January 22-March 8, 1996)

Nicknames: "EB II", "Marble EB"

Logo: On a white marble background (similar to Lorimar's 1988 logo), we see a red stylized "E" and a red stylized "B" along with a red border missing a left vertical line move in from the top left and top bottom corners<a class="external" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwrEhbIJPc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1995-1996)</a>. Yellow text fades in below. The logo is arranged like so:

EB
ralph edwards/stu billett
productions

FX/SFX
: The E, B, and border moving in from the corners, the text fading in below.

Music/Sounds
: The end theme plays as we hear host/announcer Annie Wood say, "This show was created and produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions.".

Availability
: Seen on the first season of the short-lived game show Bzzz!

Editor's Note
: None.



5th Logo
(September 9, 1996-March 9, 2001)

Nickname: "EB III"

Logo: On a blurry, black background with two stylized EB's from the first two logos, we see this blurry gold-colored logo:

RALPH EDWARDS/
STU BILLETT/
PRODUCTIONS
<a class="external" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-ZOlk2Kno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (1996-2001)</a>

On top, a logo that can be seen more clearly fades in, and it is arranged as follows:


RALPH EDWARDS
STU BILLETT
PRODUCTIONS

FX/SFX: The fading in of the clearly-seen logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme plays. On Bzzz!, we also hear host/announcer Annie Wood say, "This show was created and produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions. And boy, did we have fun!", on The People's Court, Curt Chaplin says: "The People's Court is a Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Production, Distribution by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution."

Availability: Seen at the end of Ed Koch and Jerry Scheindlin-presided episodes of The People's Court, if ever reran. Also seen on the 2nd (and final season) of the short-lived game show Bzzz!

Editor's Note: None.



6th Logo
(March 12, 2001- )
Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions (2001- )Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (2018)

Nicknames
: "EB IV", "The Gavel", "The Courtroom"

Logo: Against a blurry shot of a courtroom, including a shot of the judge's gavel, some faint segmented lines with "EB" written in them in script fade-in. The words "RALPH EDWARDS / STU BILLETT PRODUCTIONS" in Copperplate Gothic Bold, fade in over them, along with the letters "EB" in the same font as the previous logos.

Variant: Beginning in fall 2012, the logo is stretched and cropped to fill a 16:9 TV.

FX/SFX: The courtroom BG, the appearance of the blurry "EB", the appearance of the company name.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme to The People's Court with Curt Chaplin saying "The People's Court is a Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Production.".

Availability: It's only seen at the end of Marilyn Milian-presided episodes of The People's Court in syndication.

Editor's Note: None.