Sande Stewart Television

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Logo description and captures by Shadeed A. Kelly


Background: Sande Stewart Television is an American independent television production company founded in 1985 by Sande Stewart, the son of game show producer Bob Stewart. Sande first joined his father in 1973 by co-producing The $10,000 Pyramid, which would be later retitled as the following order: The $25,000 Pyramid, The $20,000 Pyramid, The $50,000 Pyramid, The New $25,000 Pyramid, and finally The $100,000 Pyramid. Many of the game shows would be copyrighted under his father’s other production arm, “Basada, Inc.”, which was named after Barry, Sande, and David Stewart. Stewart also co-produced other game shows like Go, The New Chain Reaction, and the 1989 revival of Jackpot! with his name co-credited alongside with his father. In 1985, Stewart created and produced the short-lived game show Your Number’s Up. The game show aired on NBC and would be put up against his father’s popular The $25,000 Pyramid aired on CBS. When Stewart Television was sold to Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1994, Sande created and produced more solo game shows like Sports On Tap, Hollywood Showdown for GSN and PAX, Inquizition for GSN, Remember This? for MSNBC, and Powerball Instant Millionaire for syndication. His company however, is not owned by Sony.


1st Logo
(September 23-December 20, 1985)

Nickname: "Christmas Dog"

Logo: On a black background or a yard, a beach chair and table is seen. A dog is seen on the beach chair wearing sunglasses and a Santa hat. A newspaper is also next to the dog. The yellow text "A SANDE STEWART PRODUCTION" scrolls up from the bottom of the screen with a copyright.

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: The theme from
Your Number's Up.

Availability: Extinct. It was only seen on the short-lived series Your Number's Up.



2nd Logo
(April 5, 1994-September 25, 2004)

GSN/Sande Stewart TV-Inquizition: 1999Sande Stewart TV-Hollywood Showdown: 2000

Logo
: A simple in-credit text that reads:


A
Sande Stewart
Television
, Inc.
Production

Variant: On Inquizition, the text would scroll up and read as:


Produced by
GAME SHOW
ENTERPRISES, INC.

in association with
SANDE STEWART
TELEVISION, INC.

FX/SFX: None or the scrolling of the credits.

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

Availability: Extinct. Last seen on Inquizition on GSN, Hollywood Showdown on TV Guide Network and GSN, Remember This? on MSNBC, and Sports On Tap, whenever anyone of these will air on television again.