Merv Griffin Enterprises: Difference between revisions

'''Visuals:''' There is a griffin (a Greek mythological creature with the wings and head of an eagle, and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion) sitting and holding up its left paw on the left side and the text "'''A Griffin production'''" in the Old English MT font on the right side.

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

'''Visuals:''' Against a black background, inside a box with a 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 "''MERV GRIFFIN PRODUCTIONS''" in white is seen with a light blue "chrome" color effect moving inside it. The griffin later blinks its eye (though it doesn't 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'').

* December 22, 1986-1987: The logo and name are smaller and are shifted up to make room for the byline "A unit of '''''The Coca-Cola Company'''''" (with "'''''Coca-Cola'''''" in its signature font, and "'''''The'''''" and "'''''Company'''''" in Loki Cola) underneath the name.

* June 1987-February 5, 1988: "A unit of '''''Coca-Cola''''' TELEVISION" (with "'''''Coca-Cola'''''" in its signature font).

* February 8, 1988-1992: "'''A Unit of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.'''" (in the Souvenir font generally used for Columbia Pictures from 1975-1993 in yellow or orange).

* September 7, 1992-March 31, 1993: "a Sony Pictures Entertainment company".

* On <u>September 10, 1984</u>, the name was changed to "''MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES''" after Griffin expanded his company.

* On the <u>November 12, 1986 episode of ''Jeopardy!''</u> during the 1986 Tournament of Champions, the company name is missing, and the byline "A unit of '''''The Coca-Cola Company'''''" is shifted further up. Plus, the byline is a bit smaller.

* February 27, 1984-1987: A still version of this logo placed onto an art card. The border of the box is silver instead of sky blue and the sides are pretty close to the griffin. The company's name and a Califon Productions, Inc. copyright stamp below it are in a silver Peignot font (as seen on the 1971 [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] logo and the [[MTM Enterprises|MTM]] logo).  

** Several 1984-1985 episodes have the copyright stamp say "'''CAliFON PRODUCTiON, INC.'''"

** Starting in the 1985-1986 season, the company name and the copyright stamp are pacific blue instead of silver.

** On December 22, 1986, the Coca-Cola byline is placed under the MGE name in the same byline setup as the 1986-1987 [[Embassy Communications]] logo, with "'''''Coca-Cola'''''" in its signature font and "'''''The'''''" and "'''''Company'''''" in Loki Cola. The name and logo are smaller and shifted up to place the byline under.

* Spring 1987?: The text "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" was added below the copyright stamp.

* November 10, 1987-September 20, 1991: The background is yellow or yellow-orange instead of black. The MGE and Califon copyright stamp (with a copyright "©" symbol) are in a dark blue Peignot font and the Coca-Cola Television (later CPE in February 1988) byline is in red, with the phrase "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" placed at the bottom of the logo. The border on the box remained silver until the end of the 1988-1989 season, when the color of the font and the border were changed to the original blue.

* On September 7, 1992-March 1993 episodes, the logo has the byline "a Sony Pictures Entertainment company" in a school bus yellow Arial font that's shifted a little lower from the company name.

* 1984-December 1986: "MERV GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES" with the phrase "''In Association With''" fading in below. The 1981 [[20th Century Fox Television (1958-1989)|20th Century Fox Television]] logo follows.