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Background: This production company formerly known as "Goodson-Todman Productions" (a.k.a. "Goodson-Todman Associates" and "Goodson-Todman Telecasts") was founded in 1948, as a partnership between the television producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. A few decades after Bill Todman's death in 1979, Mark Goodson acquired the Todman estate's shares of Goodson-Todman Productions, giving him full control. The first show to carry the Mark Goodson Television Productions name was Child's Play in 1982, Family Feud began using the logo the same year, and the remaining productions would carry the logo by late 1984. After Mark Goodson's death in 1992, his son Jonathan Goodson would control the company until 1995, when 50% of the company was acquired by All American Television (which became "Pearson Television" after Pearson, plc acquired All American Communications, now "FremantleMedia"). In April 1996, All American Communications acquired the remaining 50% of Mark Goodson Productions. In 2002, the Mark Goodson Productions name was phased out starting from the Richard Karn version of ''Family Feud'' and other new versions of Goodson library titles, but it was retained on ''The Price Is Right'' until Bob Barker's retirement in 2007, and was folded into FremantleMedia after that.
==Background==
The production company formerly known as "Goodson-Todman Productions" (a.k.a. "Goodson-Todman Associates" and "Goodson-Todman Telecasts") was founded in 1948, as a partnership between the television producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. A few years after Bill Todman's death in 1979, Mark Goodson acquired the Todman estate's shares of Goodson-Todman Productions, giving him full control. The first show to carry the Mark Goodson Television Productions name was Child's Play in 1982, Family Feud began using the logo the same year, and the remaining productions would carry the logo by late 1984. After Mark Goodson's death in 1992, his son Jonathan Goodson would control the company until 1995, when 50% of the company was acquired by All American Television (which became "Pearson Television" after Pearson, plc acquired All American Communications, now "FremantleMedia"). In April 1996, All American Communications acquired the remaining 50% of Mark Goodson Productions. In 2002, the Mark Goodson Productions name was phased out starting from the Richard Karn version of ''Family Feud'' and other new versions of Goodson library titles, but it was retained on ''The Price Is Right'' until Bob Barker's retirement in 2007, and was folded into FremantleMedia after that.


==Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions==
==Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions==


===(July 1, 1948-1984)===
===(July 1, 1948-1984)===
Goodson-Todman Productions (1950)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1950)Goodson-Todman ProductionsMark Goodson-Bill Todman ProductionsMark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
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Goodson-Todman (1954)Goodson-Todman Productions (1955)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1956)Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions (1956)Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions (1956)
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Goodson-Todman Productions (1956)Goodson-Todman Productions -The Rebel- (1959)Goodson-Todman Productions (1959)Goodson-Todman Productions (1959)Goodson-Todman Productions (1959)
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Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1959)Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions (1961)Goodson-Todman Productions (1961)G-T: Password (1962)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1962)
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Goodson-Todman (1964)Goodson-Todman- buttons (1964)Goodson-Todman Productions (1965)G-T: Password (1966)G-T: TTTT (1967-68)
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Goodson Todman Productions (1972)G-T-TNPIRG-T: Concentration-1970sGoodson-Todman (1972, IGAS)Goodson-Todman (1973, IGAS)
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Goodson-Todman (1973)Goodson Todman Productions (1973)Goodson-Todman (1973)G-T-WML: 1974G-T-Tattletales
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Goodson Todman Productions (1974)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions ("Now You See It" Variant, 1974-1975)Goodson-Todman (1975)G-T-WML: 1975Mark Goodson-Bill Todman, "Showoffs"
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G-T: Password All-Stars (1975)Goodson Todman Productions (1975)G-T: Password (1975 Series Finale)Goodson-Todman (1975)Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Production (1975)
'''Logo:''' There is usually no production logo shown on television; many shows simply ended with the following words shown on the screen (usually superimposed):
Godson Todman Productions (1976)G-T: Family Feud (1976 - Early Variant)Goodson-Todman (1976)Goodson-Todman (1976)G-T: Double Dare-(1977)
<center>
Goodson/Todman (1970s)Goodson/Todman (1970s)Goodson/Todman (1970s)Goodson/Todman (1970s)Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions (1977)
A</br>
The G-T logo from the series finale of The Better Sex from early 1978.G-T: Beat the Clock-1979G-T: Family Feud (1979)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman ProductionsG-T-Card Sharks: 1979
MARK               BILL</br>
Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1979)Goodson-Todman, "Mindreaders"Goodson-Todman (1980)Goodson-Todman Productions -Blockbusters- (1980)G-T: Blockbusters (1980 - Version 2)
GOODSON           TODMAN</br>
From the 1980 version of "To Tell The Truth"Goodson-Todman (1980)G-T: Blockbusters (1980) - Version 3Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions (1980)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
PRODUCTION</center>
Goodson Todman Productions (1981)Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1982)Goodson Todman Productions (1982)
 
<u>Logo:</u> There is usually no production logo shown on television; many shows simply ended with the following words shown on the screen (usually superimposed):
 
A<br>
--MARK--------------------------BILL--<br>
GOODSON------------TODMAN<br>
PRODUCTION


The names may be separated by either a bullet or a hyphen.
The names may be separated by either a bullet or a hyphen.


Trivia: Much like Aaron Spelling, various vanity labels were used to copyright their shows in the end credits. Examples of those under G-T include:
'''Trivia:''' Much like Aaron Spelling, various vanity labels were used to copyright their shows in the end credits. Examples of those under G-T include:
*''Card Sharks'': "Suzanne Productions" (later credited to "MG Productions" (towards the end of the Jim Perry run of ''Card Sharks''))
*''Card Sharks'': "Suzanne Productions" (later credited to "MG Productions" towards the end of the Jim Perry run of ''Card Sharks'')
*''Password Plus'': "The Password Company"
*''Password Plus'': "The Password Company"
*''The Price Is Right'': "Price Productions" (''TPIR'' also used this under Mark Goodson Productions)
*''The Price Is Right'': "Price Productions" (''TPIR'' also used this under Mark Goodson Productions)
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===(1982-June 15, 2007)===
===(1982-June 15, 2007)===
Mark Goodson Cable Productions/Sandcastle 5 Productions/Viacom EnterprisesMark Goodson ProductionsMark Goodson Television Productions (1983)Mark Goodson Television Productions (1983)MGP: Tattletales 1984
Mark Goodson Television Productions (1984)Mark Goodson Production (1984)Mark Goodson Productions (1984)Mark Goodson Productions (1984)MG "Trivia Trap" Version A
MG "Trivia Trap" Version BMark Goodson Television Productions (1985)MGP: Family Feud 1985MGP - Trivia Trap (B)Mark Goodson Productions (1986)
Mark Goodson, from early CBS "Card Sharks"Mark Goodson Productions ("Child's Play")MGP - Blockbusters (1987)MG-Concentration: 1987Mark Goodson Productions (1988)
MG-Family Feud: 1988MGP Card Sharks (1988)MG-Family Feud: 1989-1990MG-NYSI: 1989Mark Goodson Television Productions (1989)
MGP: To Tell the Truth 1990MG-Match Game: 1990Mark Goodson Productions- sweatshirt!Mark Goodson Television Productions (1990)Mark Goodson Productions (1995)
MG-Family Feud: 1993MG-Family Feud: 1994-1995Mark Goodson Productions (1994)MG-IIR: 1994MGP (Illinois' Instant Riches 2nd Variant)
MG-Match Game: 1998Mark Goodson Productions (1998)MG-Family Feud: 1999-2002MGP (TTTT 2000)Mark Goodson Productions (2001)


Nicknames: "TV Tube", "Mark Goodson-on-TV"
'''Nicknames:''' "TV Tube", "Mark Goodson-on-TV"
 
Logo: In a television-like shape are the words:


'''Logo:''' In a television-like shape are the words:
<center>
A<br>
A<br>
MARK<br>
MARK<br>
GOODSON<br>
GOODSON<br>
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
 
</center>
"A" and "Production" are along the box's border.
"A" and "Production" are along the box's border.


Trivia: Under Mark Goodson Productions, just like with G-T, vanity labels/in-credit cards were used to copyright their shows; however, these oftentimes used the name of the show itself. Examples include:
'''Trivia:''' Under Mark Goodson Productions, just like with G-T, vanity labels/in-credit cards were used to copyright their shows; however, these oftentimes used the name of the show itself. Examples include:
*''Child's Play'': "The Child's Play Company"
*''Child's Play'': "The Child's Play Company"
*''Super Password'': "The Super Password Company"
*''Super Password'': "The Super Password Company"
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A version of this logo is engraved on Mark Goodson's headstone at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.
A version of this logo is engraved on Mark Goodson's headstone at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.


Variants: Though it's an in-credit logo, it has had a few animated (and also still) variations:
'''Variants:''' Though it's an in-credit logo, it has had a few animated (and also still) variations:
*On ''Super Password'', it flies upwards. During the first few months, there were no sound effects accompanying the logo. However, by December 1984, the sound effects were added to the logo. First was a lower-pitched "WOOOSH" that sounds very little like an airplane was used. Soon after, a louder jet airplane "WOOOSH" sound was incorporated around February 1985.
*On ''Super Password'', it flies upwards. During the first few months, there were no sound effects accompanying the logo. However, by December 1984, the sound effects were added to the logo. First was a lower-pitched "WOOOSH" that sounds very little like an airplane was used. Soon after, a louder jet airplane "WOOOSH" sound was incorporated around February 1985.
*On ''TV's Funniest Game Show Moments'' and the failed pilots of ''On a Roll'', the logo is colored gold, rendered in 3D and zooms in.
*On ''TV's Funniest Game Show Moments'' and the failed pilots of ''On a Roll'', the logo is colored gold, rendered in 3D and zooms in.
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*On ''Bonus Bonanza'', the logo is applied with a gold texture.
*On ''Bonus Bonanza'', the logo is applied with a gold texture.
*On the 1st week of the 1990-1991 revival of ''Match Game'' with Ross Shafer, the MGP logo is encased in the small circle on a black background. Subsequent shows had the MGP logo colored teal blue or sometimes purple.
*On the 1st week of the 1990-1991 revival of ''Match Game'' with Ross Shafer, the MGP logo is encased in the small circle on a black background. Subsequent shows had the MGP logo colored teal blue or sometimes purple.
*One episode of the 1990 revival of ''Match Game'' had a unique in-studio variant: panelist Charles Nelson Reilly wearing a red sweatshirt with this logo emblazoned on it in white. He joked that this was because he had been working for Mark Goodson for 30 years.
*One episode of the 1990 revival of ''Match Game'' had a unique in-studio variant: panelist Charles Nelson Reilly wore a red sweatshirt with this logo emblazoned on it in white. He joked that this was because he had been working for Mark Goodson for 30 years.
*On the 1998 pitch film for ''Match Game'', the logo is presented austerely over a black background and is colored dark blue.
*On the 1998 pitch film for ''Match Game'', the logo is presented simply over a black background and is colored dark blue.
*The version engraved on Mark Goodson's sarcophagus resembles the ''Illinois Instant Riches'' variant, in that the tube is a different shape with a line going through it. The text reads:
*The version engraved on Mark Goodson's headstone resembles the ''Illinois Instant Riches'' variant, in that the tube is a different shape with a line going through it. The text reads:


MARK<br>
MARK<br>
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FX/SFX: Usually none.
FX/SFX: Usually none.


Music/Sounds/Voice-over: The end theme of the show's accompanied by an announcer who says: "This is [NAME] speaking for [SHOW], a Mark Goodson Television Production," although when Charlie O'Donnell announced on one week of shows on ''Trivia Trap'', instead of him announcing his name he just says "This is ''Trivia Trap''!" before he says the usual "A Mark Goodson Television Production!" line. On ''Illinois Instant Riches'', Bill Barber (the announcer) said "This is Bill Barber speaking for ''Illinois Instant Riches'', a Mark Goodson Television Lottery Production". The "Television" text is added to keep the length/rhythm of the phrase just like the original. In 1998, during the revival of ''Match Game'', this became "This has been a Mark Goodson Production for...", after which the Pearson logo would appear. There was no announcement when the logo appeared on 1999-2002 episodes of ''Family Feud'' and ''To Tell the Truth'' (however, the cruddy 2001 revival of ''Card Sharks'' with Pat Bullard did have an announcement from Gary Kroeger), but the original spiel continued to be used on ''The Price Is Right'' until June 2007; currently, "FremantleMedia" takes the place of "Mark Goodson Television" in the "Production" phrase on that series.
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' The end theme of the show's accompanied by an announcer who says: "This is [NAME] speaking for [SHOW], a Mark Goodson Television Production," although when Charlie O'Donnell announced on one week of shows on ''Trivia Trap'', instead of him announcing his name he just says "This is ''Trivia Trap''!" before he says the usual "A Mark Goodson Television Production!" line. On ''Illinois Instant Riches'', Bill Barber (the announcer) said "This is Bill Barber speaking for ''Illinois Instant Riches'', a Mark Goodson Television Lottery Production". The "Television" text is added to keep the length/rhythm of the phrase just like the original. In 1998, during the revival of ''Match Game'', this became "This has been a Mark Goodson Production for...", after which the Pearson logo would appear. There was no announcement when the logo appeared on 1999-2002 episodes of ''Family Feud'' and ''To Tell the Truth'' (however, the cruddy 2001 revival of ''Card Sharks'' with Pat Bullard did have an announcement from Gary Kroeger), but the original spiel continued to be used on ''The Price Is Right'' until June 2007; currently, "FremantleMedia" takes the place of "Mark Goodson Television" in the "Production" phrase on that series.


Voice-over Variant: For some shows in the mid-to late-1980s and 1990s taped at CBS Television City and aired on CBS like ''Family Feud'' with Ray Combs and the 1989 short-lived revival of ''Now You See It'', the announcers would say: "From Television City in Hollywood" first before they would say their name speaking for what game show.
'''Voice-over Variant:''' For some shows in the mid-to late-1980s and 1990s taped at CBS Television City and aired on CBS like ''Family Feud'' with Ray Combs and the 1989 short-lived revival of ''Now You See It'', the announcers would say: "From Television City in Hollywood" first before they would say their name speaking for what game show.


Availability: Common.
'''Availability:''' Common.
*This can be seen on shows of the era on Game Show Network/GSN (though they might be obscured somewhat by the split screen credits or in most cases, cut off completely) and Buzzr.
*This can be seen on shows of the era on Game Show Network/GSN (though they might be obscured somewhat by the split screen credits or in most cases, cut off completely) and Buzzr.
*It's sometimes seen uncompressed on 1982-1985 episodes of ''Family Feud'' hosted by Richard Dawson.
*It's sometimes seen uncompressed on 1982-1985 episodes of ''Family Feud'' hosted by Richard Dawson.
*This is also found on The Best of ''The Price Is Right'' DVD set; and on Amazon Prime prints of ''Child's Play'', ''Body Language'', ''Super Password'', the 1986 version of ''Card Sharks'', and the 1988 and 1999 versions of ''Family Feud''.
*This is also found on The Best of ''The Price Is Right'' DVD set; and on Amazon Prime prints of ''Child's Play'', ''Body Language'', ''Super Password'', the 1986 version of ''Card Sharks'', and the 1988 and 1999 versions of ''Family Feud''.


Editor's Note: Like with its predecessor, the distinctive announcer signoff spiel that accompanies this logo is fondly remembered by fans of ''The Price Is Right'' and various 1980s-90s game shows. Some of the animated versions may be seen as cheesy and dated, however.
'''Editor's Note:''' Like with its predecessor, the distinctive announcer signoff spiel that accompanies this logo is fondly remembered by fans of ''The Price Is Right'' and various 1980s-90s game shows. Some of the animated versions may be seen as cheesy and dated, however.


Closing Announcements/Sign-offs: Here are a few examples of the many sign-offs that announcers have made for game shows under Mark Goodson Productions:
'''Closing Announcements/Sign-offs:''' Here are a few examples of the many sign-offs that announcers have made for game shows under Mark Goodson Productions:
*"This is Gene Wood/Bob Hilton speaking for ''Trivia Trap''...a Mark Goodson Television Production"
*"This is Gene Wood/Bob Hilton speaking for ''Trivia Trap''...a Mark Goodson Television Production"
*"This is Rich Jeffries/Gene Wood/Bob Hilton speaking for ''Super Password''...a Mark Goodson Television Production"
*"This is Rich Jeffries/Gene Wood/Bob Hilton speaking for ''Super Password''...a Mark Goodson Television Production"

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