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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
The company known as Merv Griffin Enterprises was first known as "Merv Griffin Productions" and was formed in 1964 by television personality Merv Griffin (formerly "Milbarn Productions" in 1963) with his game show ''Jeopardy!'' and following his revived talk show ''The Merv Griffin Show'' a year later. Before ''Jeopardy!'', Griffin created and produced a short-lived game show called ''Word for Word'', that debuted in 1963. It formed a partnership with [[King World Productions|King World]] (now "[[CBS | The company known as Merv Griffin Enterprises was first known as "Merv Griffin Productions" and was formed in 1964 by television personality Merv Griffin (formerly "Milbarn Productions" in 1963) with his game show ''Jeopardy!'' and following his revived talk show ''The Merv Griffin Show'' a year later. Before ''Jeopardy!'', Griffin created and produced a short-lived game show called ''Word for Word'', that debuted in 1963. It formed a partnership with [[King World Productions|King World]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]") in 1982 after ending his partnership with [[Metromedia Producers Corporation]]. In 1984, Griffin expanded his company as "Merv Griffin Enterprises". It was sold to Coca-Cola on May 5, 1986 for $250 million, was later merged into Columbia Pictures Entertainment on December 21, 1987, and was sold to Sony Corporation along with CPE's other companies on November 8, 1989. On June 4, 1994, Merv Griffin made a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment through the Griffin Group that he would remain the executive producer of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' until 2000 and both series would be produced by Columbia TriStar Television (now "[[Sony Pictures Television]]") in September. On May 13, 1996, Merv Griffin created "[[Merv Griffin Entertainment]]" as his new production company. Today, the Griffin game show library from 1964-1994 is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. As for ''Dance Fever'' and ''The Merv Griffin Show'', they're owned by Merv Griffin Entertainment. | ||
=== 1st Logo (March 30, 1964-January 3, 1975) === | === 1st Logo (March 30, 1964-January 3, 1975) === | ||
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*1983-1984: "A MERV GRIFFIN PRODUCTION in association with 20th CENTURY - FOX TELEVISION" in Arial. | *1983-1984: "A MERV GRIFFIN PRODUCTION in association with 20th CENTURY - FOX TELEVISION" in Arial. | ||
*1984-1986: "MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES" with the phrase "{{Font color|deepskyblue|''In Association With''}}" fading in below. The 1981 [[20th Century Fox Television]] logo follows. | *1984-1986: "MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES" with the phrase "{{Font color|deepskyblue|''In Association With''}}" fading in below. The 1981 [[20th Century Fox Television]] logo follows. | ||
*1986-1987: MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES with "A unit of The Coca-Cola Company" underneath and the phrase "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" fading in below. Again, the 1981 | *1986-1987: MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES with "A unit of The Coca-Cola Company" underneath and the phrase "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" fading in below. Again, the 1981 20th Century Fox Television logo follows. | ||
'''''The Merv Griffin Show'' Variant:''' Some episodes have the griffin blinking twice. | '''''The Merv Griffin Show'' Variant:''' Some episodes have the griffin blinking twice. | ||
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*''The Merv Griffin Show'' (Carol Bilger): "This has been a production of Merv Griffin Enterprises. Distributed by King World and Camelot Entertainment Sales. This program has been recorded.". | *''The Merv Griffin Show'' (Carol Bilger): "This has been a production of Merv Griffin Enterprises. Distributed by King World and Camelot Entertainment Sales. This program has been recorded.". | ||
*The logos were not accompanied by announcer spiels on ''Super Jeopardy!'', ''Monopoly'', ''Ruckus'' (a 1991 game show hosted by "The Amazing Jonathan" that only aired on WNBC), and some 1986 episodes of ''The Merv Griffin Show''. | *The logos were not accompanied by announcer spiels on ''Super Jeopardy!'', ''Monopoly'', ''Ruckus'' (a 1991 game show hosted by "The Amazing Jonathan" that only aired on WNBC), and some 1986 episodes of ''The Merv Griffin Show''. | ||
On GSN reruns in 1997, the King World logo was replaced by the 1994 and 1997 | On GSN reruns in 1997, the King World logo was replaced by the 1994 and 1997 Columbia TriStar Television logo with a Charlie O'Donnell voice-over, resulting in an awkward transition between the two voices. This also happened on ''Jeopardy!'', 1984-1988 and 1983-1988 & 1992-1993 episodes of ''Wheel of Fortune'' with Jack Clark and Charlie O'Donnell, and ''Headline Chasers''. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | ||