Mark Goodson Television Productions: Difference between revisions

===(July 1, 1948-1984)===

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*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 ''Now You See It'', it reads "MARK GOODSON BILL TODMAN" and is contained within the four lines on the game's main board. Each line is revealed as the announcer reads the notice.

*Starting in late September 1972, ''Price'' used Handel Gothic (better known as the Warner Communications corporate font) for its credits. Long credit rolls often used a heavier, wider font.

*On 1973-75 episodes of ''Price'' and ''Match Game'', "MARK GOODSON BILL TODMAN" is displayed on a row horizontally, instead of the names being displayed separately next to each other.

*On episodes of the 1971-75 ABC edition of ''Password''/''Password All-Stars'' and the 1976 edition of ''I've Got a Secret'', there is an additional copyright underneath the company's name.

*The 1975 ABC game ''Showoffs'' had its Goodson-Todman card against a full audience shot, which also included a full set shot that disappeared in front of a curtain.

*The in-credit text would sometimes be shown a second time in the 1970s before showing the in-credit title name with the copyright stamp on the long credits. Seen on several ''Family Feud'' episodes.

*On ''The Better Sex'', there is a cartoon sketch of a man and woman tugging against each other on the word "Production".

*On early episodes of ''Family Feud'' from 1976, the logo is either colored in red or yellow-orange in the same font as the show's title, while the remainder of the run would be in white until some point in 1982. This font is known as "Needlepoint".

*On the 1980-81 syndicated version of ''To Tell The Truth'', the G-T card is in a stacked formation and in a disco-type font.

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

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'''Nicknames:''' "TV Tube", "Mark Goodson-on-TV"

'''Trivia:'''  

**''Child's Play'': "The Child's Play Company"

**''Super Password'': "The Super Password Company"

'''Variants:''' Though it's an in-credit logo, it has had a few animated (and also still) variations:

*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.

*It spins on the 1989 version of ''Now You See It''. It also has a three-dimensional look.

*On several episodes of the 1990-1991 version of ''To Tell the Truth'', it zooms up.

*The 1994 version of ''Family Feud'' hosted by Richard Dawson, the 1998 version of Match Game, the 2001 revival of Card Sharks, the 1999-2002 Louie Anderson era of ''Family Feud'', and the 2000 revival of ''To Tell the Truth'' with John O'Hurley, used a yellow logo.

*On season one of ''Illinois Instant Riches'', the TV tube is in a different shape, like in the same shape as the Ziv Television Programs logo, inside it says "MARK GOODSON PRODUCTIONS" with a long line separating below it and under the line says "NEW YORK" and below it says "HOLLYWOOD".

*On season two of ''Illinois Instant Riches'', the logo reads "MARK GOODSON PRODUCTIONS" and appears via a "wipe" effect.

*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 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 simply over a black background and is colored dark blue.

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*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.

'''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.