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==Background==
==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.
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 (UK)|Pearson Television]]" after Pearson, plc acquired All American Communications, now "[[Fremantle (UK)|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)===
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'''Logo:''' There is usually no production logo shown on television; many shows simply ended with the following words shown on the screen (usually superimposed):
'''Logo:''' There is usually no production logo shown on television; many shows simply ended with the following words shown on the screen (usually superimposed):
<center>
 
A</br>
<center>{{Big|A</br>MARK              BILL</br>GOODSON            TODMAN</br>PRODUCTION}}</center>
MARK              BILL</br>
GOODSON            TODMAN</br>
PRODUCTION</center>


The names may be separated by either a bullet or a hyphen.
The names may be separated by either a bullet or a hyphen.
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*''Tattletales'' (1982 version): "The Tattletale Company" (This was also used under Mark Goodson Productions until the end of the 1982 version's run)
*''Tattletales'' (1982 version): "The Tattletale Company" (This was also used under Mark Goodson Productions until the end of the 1982 version's run)


Variants:
'''Variants:'''
*On some shows, such as ''The Price Is Right'', ''Match Game'', ''What's My Line?'', ''Tattletales'', the 1973-78 edition of ''Concentration'', the 1979-80 version of ''Beat the Clock'', ''That's My Line!'', and the original 1980-1982 run of ''Blockbusters'', the words would be accompanied by "asterisks" (one on top and one on the bottom) to capitalize on the success of ''The (New) Price Is Right'', which featured these asterisks around its set. Though in the case of ''Blockbusters'', the asterisks will sometimes have no gap in them, other times they have a gap in them. On the pilot for ''Child's Play'', there was only one asterisk, which was located on top.
*On some shows, such as ''The Price Is Right'', ''Match Game'', ''What's My Line?'', ''Tattletales'', the 1973-78 edition of ''Concentration'', the 1979-80 version of ''Beat the Clock'', ''That's My Line!'', and the original 1980-1982 run of ''Blockbusters'', the words would be accompanied by "asterisks" (one on top and one on the bottom) to capitalize on the success of ''The (New) Price Is Right'', which featured these asterisks around its set. Though in the case of ''Blockbusters'', the asterisks will sometimes have no gap in them, other times they have a gap in them. On the pilot for ''Child's Play'', there was only one asterisk, which was located on top.
*Some shows like ''Now You See It'' would only have the names "MARK GOODSON BILL TODMAN" stacked on one another.
*Some shows like ''Now You See It'' would only have the names "MARK GOODSON BILL TODMAN" stacked on one another.
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*On the pilot episode of ''Family Feud'', it has a yellow background and red text.
*On the pilot episode of ''Family Feud'', it has a yellow background and red text.


FX/SFX: None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


Music/Sounds/Voice-over: Usually the closing theme from whatever show that was using it, along with an announcer who says:
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the closing theme from whatever show that was using it, along with an announcer who says:
*1950s-1967: This has been a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production ([NAME] speaking). However, some shows will have the show's title preceding the usual spiel. This can be heard on some episodes of the 1971-75 ABC edition of ''Password'' (briefly ''Password All-Stars'' from very late 1974-early 1975) with the spiel saying: "''Password''/''Password All-Stars'' is a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production! John Harlan speaking!"
*1950s-1967: This has been a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production ([NAME] speaking). However, some shows will have the show's title preceding the usual spiel. This can be heard on some episodes of the 1971-75 ABC edition of ''Password'' (briefly ''Password All-Stars'' from very late 1974-early 1975) with the spiel saying: "''Password''/''Password All-Stars'' is a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production! John Harlan speaking!"
*1967-Late 1984: "This is [NAME] speaking for [SHOW], a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production".
*1967-Late 1984: "This is [NAME] speaking for [SHOW], a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production".
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*On some series such as ''The Rebel'', it's the end-title theme of the show. There is no closing announcement.
*On some series such as ''The Rebel'', it's the end-title theme of the show. There is no closing announcement.


Availability: Common.
'''Availability:''' Common.
*This is still retained on many G-T shows of the era airing on the Game Show Network/GSN (though they may be somewhat obscured by split-screen credit "crunches" or cut off completely) and Buzzr.
*This is still retained on many G-T shows of the era airing on the Game Show Network/GSN (though they may be somewhat obscured by split-screen credit "crunches" or cut off completely) and Buzzr.
*The only show to remain uncompressed on GSN was Password Plus.
*The only show to remain uncompressed on GSN was Password Plus.
*This can also be found on many DVD releases of ''Match Game'', ''Family Feud'', and ''The Price Is Right'', as well as Amazon Prime prints of Goodson-Todman shows released through Buzzr.
*This can also be found on many DVD releases of ''Match Game'', ''Family Feud'', and ''The Price Is Right'', as well as Amazon Prime prints of Goodson-Todman shows released through Buzzr.


Editor's Note: The classic announcer spiel and asterisk design are fondly remembered by fans of 1970s-80s game shows.
'''Editor's Note:''' The classic announcer spiel and asterisk design are fondly remembered by fans of 1970s-80s game shows.
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==Mark Goodson Television Productions==
==Mark Goodson Television Productions==


===(1982-June 15, 2007)===
===(1982-June 15, 2007)===
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'''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>
<center>A<br>MARK<br>GOODSON<br>PRODUCTION</center>
MARK<br>
 
GOODSON<br>
PRODUCTION
</center>
"A" and "Production" are along the box's border.
"A" and "Production" are along the box's border.


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*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:
*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>
<center>MARK<br>GOODSON<br>1915-1992</center>
GOODSON<br>
--------------------<br>
1915-1992


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:''' 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.
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*"This is Johnny Olson/Gene Wood/Bob Hilton speaking for ''Body Language''...a Mark Goodson Television Production"
*"This is Johnny Olson/Gene Wood/Bob Hilton speaking for ''Body Language''...a Mark Goodson Television Production"


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[[Category:RTL Group (Luxembourg)]]
[[Category:RTL Group (Luxembourg)]]
[[Category:FremantleMedia (UK)]]
[[Category:FremantleMedia (UK)]]
[[Category:Bertelsmann (Germany)]]
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