Merv Griffin Enterprises: Difference between revisions

<u>Logo</u>: We see a griffin (with the head, wings, and forelegs of an eagle and the body, hindlegs, and tail of a lion) standing on his three legs holding out his left arm on the left side and on the right side says in Old English MT font "A Griffin production".

<u>Variant</u>: On the series finale of the Art Fleming version of ''Jeopardy!'', there was a caption below the logo reading "This program was pre-recorded".

<u>FX/SFX</u>: Just the scrolling of the credits or superimposed.

<u>Music/Sounds</u>: Just the end title of the theme from any show playing.

<u>Availability</u>: Near extinction. Many programs on which this appeared were not preserved. It appeared on ''The Merv Griffin Show'', ''Let's Play Post Office'', and ''Jeopardy!'' hosted by Art Fleming. It is available on The Best of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' on DVD. It did not appear on ''Joe Garagiola's Memory Game''.

<u>Editor's Note</u>: None.

<u>Nicknames</u>: "The Griffin II", "The Outlined Griffin", "Opinicus Griffin"

<u>Logo</u>: We now have an outlined detail of an Opinicus griffin (having the head and wings of an eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion), sitting and holding up his left paw inside a rounded rectangle. There is also a line separating the griffin with the name "MERV GRIFFIN productions" underneath.

<u>Trivia</u>: While it was first used on pilots in 1973 and 1974, this logo made its broadcast debut on the January 6, 1975 premiere of ''Wheel of Fortune''.

<u>Variants</u>:

<u>FX/SFX</u>: Just the scrolling of the credits or superimposed.

<u>Music/Sounds/Voice-overs</u>: Just the end-title theme or the show's theme from any show playing. Normally you'd hear announcer spiels on any program.

<u>Availability</u>: Extremely rare.

<u>Editor's Note</u>: None.

<u>Nicknames</u>: "The Griffin III", "The Blinking Griffin", "Stained Glass Griffin", "Full-Colored Griffin", "Opinicus Griffin II"

<u>Logo</u>: Against a black background, inside a box with a sky blue border, we see a very detailed drawing of an Opinicus griffin (a Greek mythological creature with the wings and head of an eagle, and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion) based on the 1975 Merv Griffin Productions logo, in front of what looks like a chain-link fence. Below that, in a white italic font, we see the text "MERV GRIFFIN PRODUCTIONS". Inside the text, a light blue "chrome" color moves inside it. The griffin later blinks its eye.

<u>Trivia</u>: The blinking eye of this logo was once the basis of a ''Jeopardy!'' question. ("The only part of the Merv Griffin Productions emblem that moved").

<u>Bylines</u>: Merv Griffin Enterprises would use one of the following bylines below: