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'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' A detailed outline of an Opinicus griffin sitting and holding up its left paw is seen inside a rounded rectangle. There is also a line separating the griffin with the name "'''MERV GRIFFIN productions'''" underneath. | ||
'''Trivia:''' While this logo was first used on pilots in 1973 and 1974, it made its broadcast debut on the January 6, 1975 premiere of ''Wheel of Fortune''. | '''Trivia:''' While this logo was first used on pilots in 1973 and 1974, it made its broadcast debut on the January 6, 1975 premiere of ''Wheel of Fortune''. | ||
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* Starting in <u>1979</u>, the logo appears in shadow mode. | * Starting in <u>1979</u>, the logo appears in shadow mode. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Audio:''' Just the end-title theme from the show playing. Normally an announcer spiel for the program is also heard: | '''Audio:''' Just the end-title theme from the show playing. Normally an announcer spiel for the program is also heard: | ||
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'''Visuals:''' Against a black background, inside a box with a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} border, | '''Visuals:''' Against a black background, inside a box with a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} border, there is a detailed drawing of the Opinicus griffin from the previous logo, in front of what looks like a chain-link fence. Below that, the text "{{Font|Serif|''MERV GRIFFIN PRODUCTIONS''}}" in white is seen with a {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} "chrome" color effect moving inside it. The griffin later blinks its eye. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On <u>September 10, 1984</u>, the name was changed to "{{Font|Serif|''MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES''}}" after Griffin expanded his company. | * On <u>September 10, 1984</u>, the name was changed to "{{Font|Serif|''MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES''}}" after Griffin expanded his company. | ||
* | * On <u>some 1984 episodes of ''Jeopardy!''</u>, ''Wheel of Fortune'' episodes from February 1984-September 1991, and the pilot and the 2nd episode of ''Headline Chasers'', the griffin doesn't blink its eye. | ||
* On the <u>November 12, 1986 episode of ''Jeopardy!''</u> during the 1986 Tournament of Champions, the company name is missing, and the byline "{{color|red|A unit of '''''The Coca-Cola Company'''''}}" is shifted further up. Plus, the byline is a bit smaller. | * On the <u>November 12, 1986 episode of ''Jeopardy!''</u> during the 1986 Tournament of Champions, the company name is missing, and the byline "{{color|red|A unit of '''''The Coca-Cola Company'''''}}" is shifted further up. Plus, the byline is a bit smaller. | ||
* On ''<u>Ruckus</u>'', the logo is completely centered. | * On ''<u>Ruckus</u>'', the logo is completely centered. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' Against the same cloud background as the then-current [[Columbia Pictures Television]] logo, | '''Visuals:''' Against the same cloud background as the then-current [[Columbia Pictures Television]] logo, a {{color|gold}} statue of the Opinicus griffin from the previous logo is seen on a pedestal. Underneath the griffin, in the same Bank Gothic MD BT font used on the CPT and [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|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. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||