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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 | 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 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. ''Dance Fever'' and ''The Merv Griffin Show'' are 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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'''FX/SFX:''' Just the scrolling of the credits or superimposed. | '''FX/SFX:''' Just the scrolling of the credits or superimposed. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' The end title of the theme from any show playing. | ||
'''Availability:''' 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''. | '''Availability:''' 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''. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (January 1975-November 25, 1983) === | === 2nd Logo (January 1975-November 25, 1983) === | ||
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* It was last seen on Get TV airings of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' and Game Show Network airings of the first syndicated season of ''Wheel of Fortune''. | * It was last seen on Get TV airings of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' and Game Show Network airings of the first syndicated season of ''Wheel of Fortune''. | ||
* It appears on The Best of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' on DVD. | * It appears on The Best of ''The Merv Griffin Show'' on DVD. | ||
=== 3rd Logo (November 28, 1983-March 31, 1993) === | === 3rd Logo (November 28, 1983-March 31, 1993) === | ||
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*The other variants are extinct. | *The other variants are extinct. | ||
'''Legacy:''' | '''Legacy:''' This is regarded as a classic logo that was seen on two of the most popular game shows ever. | ||
=== 4th Logo (Late January 1993-July 22, 1994) === | === 4th Logo (Late January 1993-July 22, 1994) === | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Cloud BG Griffin", "Ultra Majestic Griffin", "Sony Griffin", "'90s Griffin", "The Griffin IV | '''Nicknames:''' "Cloud BG Griffin", "Ultra Majestic Griffin", "Sony Griffin", "'90s Griffin", "The Griffin IV" | ||
'''Logo:''' Against the same cloud background as the then-current [[Columbia Pictures Television]] logo, we see a {{Font color|gold|gold}} statue of the Opinicus griffin from the previous logo on a pedestal. Underneath the griffin, in the same Bank Gothic MD BT font used on the CPT and [[TriStar Television]] logos of the time, is the text "'''MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES'''", and under that, the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company". This logo was always followed by a graphic with the show's title card and copyright stamp. | '''Logo:''' Against the same cloud background as the then-current [[Columbia Pictures Television]] logo, we see a {{Font color|gold|gold}} statue of the Opinicus griffin from the previous logo on a pedestal. Underneath the griffin, in the same Bank Gothic MD BT font used on the CPT and [[TriStar Television]] logos of the time, is the text "'''MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES'''", and under that, the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company". This logo was always followed by a graphic with the show's title card and copyright stamp. | ||
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*''Wheel of Fortune'' (Charlie O'Donnell): "Merv Griffin Enterprises produces... (copyright screen appears/drum roll starts) ''Wheeeeel of Fortune''!". | *''Wheel of Fortune'' (Charlie O'Donnell): "Merv Griffin Enterprises produces... (copyright screen appears/drum roll starts) ''Wheeeeel of Fortune''!". | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as it was only used for less than 2 years. | ||
*It was last seen regularly when GSN aired reruns of 1993-1994 ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' episodes since last decade, followed by the 1997 CTT logo. | *It was last seen regularly when GSN aired reruns of 1993-1994 ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' episodes since last decade, followed by the 1997 CTT logo. | ||
* | *It showed up at the end of a ''Late Night with David Letterman'' episode. | ||
*This was seen on classic ''Jeopardy!'' episodes on Crackle and currently seen on Pluto TV. | *This was seen on classic ''Jeopardy!'' episodes on Crackle and currently seen on Pluto TV. | ||
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