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<u>Background Trivia:</u> The "Big Ticket" name was inspired on the Blockbuster corporate logo, which at the time was owned by Viacom and the owner of the Spelling Entertainment Group. | <u>Background Trivia:</u> The "Big Ticket" name was inspired on the Blockbuster corporate logo, which at the time was owned by Viacom and the owner of the Spelling Entertainment Group. | ||
=== 1st Logo (September 16, 1995-October 18, 1999) === | |||
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "Smiley TV", "Atom TV", "Now THIS Is Feel-Good TV!" | |||
<u>Logo:</u> Against a gray background, we see a TV tube zooming-out with a flying object which appears to be a white rectangle, flying around the TV tube, then we see the company name: | <u>Logo:</u> Against a gray background, we see a TV tube zooming-out with a flying object which appears to be a white rectangle, flying around the TV tube, then we see the company name: | ||
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in Futura Condensed Extra Bold font coming out of the bottom of the TV tube, but "TELEVISION" is multicolored and the flying object becomes a happy smile then the Spelling Entertainment byline appears below. | in Futura Condensed Extra Bold font coming out of the bottom of the TV tube, but "TELEVISION" is multicolored and the flying object becomes a happy smile then the Spelling Entertainment byline appears below. | ||
Trivia: The logo was created by Rod Dyer Design. | <u>Trivia:</u> The logo was created by Rod Dyer Design. | ||
<u>Variants:</u> | <u>Variants:</u> | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A hip-hop like tune with a "Mmmm!"-like sound when the smile appears and the sound of "Yeah!" at the end. On season 3 of Judge Judy, and season 1 of Judge Joe Brown, it's the end theme of the show. | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> A hip-hop like tune with a "Mmmm!"-like sound when the smile appears and the sound of "Yeah!" at the end. On season 3 of Judge Judy, and season 1 of Judge Joe Brown, it's the end theme of the show. | ||
Music/Sounds Variant: A long version exists. | <u>Music/Sounds Variant:</u> A long version exists. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Uncommon. | <u>Availability:</u> Uncommon. | ||
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* All five had this followed by the Worldvision logo, which is plastered by the 1995 or 2003 Paramount Domestic TV or CBS Television Distribution logos in reruns. | * All five had this followed by the Worldvision logo, which is plastered by the 1995 or 2003 Paramount Domestic TV or CBS Television Distribution logos in reruns. | ||
Editor's Note: This logo is a reference to the then-ownership of Spelling Entertainment by Blockbuster Entertainment. The logo depicts a TV tube like object, though, which makes it misleading. It is however a fun logo. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> This logo is a reference to the then-ownership of Spelling Entertainment by Blockbuster Entertainment. The logo depicts a TV tube like object, though, which makes it misleading. It is however a fun logo. | ||
2nd Logo | === 2nd Logo === | ||
(August 23, 1999- ) | |||
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "Smiley TV II", "More Feel-Good TV" | |||
<u>Logo:</u> Against a white background, we see the green words "BIG TICKET" in Bank Gothic MD BT font flying across from left to the center. We also see the word "TELEVISION" with a registered trademark symbol next to it in purple and in the same font underneath with the same TV tube screen from the last logo fading in above. We later see the happy smile being drawn on the tube and below the word "TELEVISION", the byline "A PARAMOUNT/VIACOM COMPANY" appears in the same animation used on the Spelling Television logo in the Viacom "Wigga-Wigga" font in a green code-out box. For a second, the logo tilts then goes back to is original position. | <u>Logo:</u> Against a white background, we see the green words "BIG TICKET" in Bank Gothic MD BT font flying across from left to the center. We also see the word "TELEVISION" with a registered trademark symbol next to it in purple and in the same font underneath with the same TV tube screen from the last logo fading in above. We later see the happy smile being drawn on the tube and below the word "TELEVISION", the byline "A PARAMOUNT/VIACOM COMPANY" appears in the same animation used on the Spelling Television logo in the Viacom "Wigga-Wigga" font in a green code-out box. For a second, the logo tilts then goes back to is original position. | ||