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Big Ticket Television (also known as "Big Ticket Entertainment" and "Big Ticket Pictures, Inc.") was created by the [[Spelling Television|Spelling Entertainment Group]] in 1994 as a low-budget unit that produces half-hour sitcoms and reality shows. Founder Larry Lyttle wanted to name the company Blockbuster Television, who at the time owned the Spelling group and was owned by [[Viacom (pre-2006)|Viacom]]; however, Viacom vetoed the idea, so Lyttle went with "Big Ticket" instead, after Blockbuster's iconic logo. They produced ''Moesha'' and its spin-off ''The Parkers'' for UPN (now The CW) as well as the daily syndicated court shows ''Judge Judy'', ''Judge Joe Brown'' and later on in 2014 ''Hot Bench''. When Viacom acquired Spelling in 1999, Big Ticket Television became a label of the [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] Group. Today, Big Ticket Television is an in-name-only unit of [[ViacomCBS]]'s [[CBS Studios]]. | Big Ticket Television (also known as "Big Ticket Entertainment" and "Big Ticket Pictures, Inc.") was created by the [[Spelling Television|Spelling Entertainment Group]] in 1994 as a low-budget unit that produces half-hour sitcoms and reality shows. Founder Larry Lyttle wanted to name the company Blockbuster Television, who at the time owned the Spelling group and was owned by [[Viacom (pre-2006)|Viacom]]; however, Viacom vetoed the idea, so Lyttle went with "Big Ticket" instead, after Blockbuster's iconic logo. They produced ''Moesha'' and its spin-off ''The Parkers'' for UPN (now The CW) as well as the daily syndicated court shows ''Judge Judy'', ''Judge Joe Brown'' and later on in 2014 ''Hot Bench''. When Viacom acquired Spelling in 1999, Big Ticket Television became a label of the [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] Group. Today, Big Ticket Television is an in-name-only unit of [[ViacomCBS]]'s [[CBS Studios]]. | ||
===1st Logo (September 16, 1995- | ===1st Logo (September 16, 1995-november 8, 1999)=== | ||
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File:Big Ticket Television a Unit of Spelling Entertainment Group INC.jpg | File:Big Ticket Television a Unit of Spelling Entertainment Group INC.jpg | ||
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. | ||
* This appears on seasons 1-4 of ''Moesha'', the first 7 episodes of ''The Parkers'', and pre-1999 episodes of ''Judge Judy'' and ''Judge Joe Brown''. | * This appears on seasons 1-4 along with the first 8 episodes of season 5 of ''Moesha'', the first 7 episodes of ''The Parkers'', and pre-1999 episodes of ''Judge Judy'' and ''Judge Joe Brown''. | ||
* The long version was seen on ''Night Stand with Dick Dietrick'' and 1996-1998 episodes of ''Judge Judy''. | * The long version was seen on ''Night Stand with Dick Dietrick'' and 1996-1998 episodes of ''Judge Judy''. | ||
* All five had this followed by the [[Worldvision Enterprises|Worldvision]] logo, which is plastered by the 1995 or 2003 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] or [[CBS Television Distribution]] logos in reruns, though Pluto TV retains the Worldvision logo on ''Judge Judy'' and ''Judge Joe Brown'' reruns. | * All five had this followed by the [[Worldvision Enterprises|Worldvision]] logo, which is plastered by the 1995 or 2003 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] or [[CBS Television Distribution]] logos in reruns, though Pluto TV retains the Worldvision logo on ''Judge Judy'' and ''Judge Joe Brown'' reruns. | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
===2nd Logo ( | ===2nd Logo (November 1, 1999-)=== | ||
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'''Availability''': Common. | '''Availability''': Common. | ||
* This was seen on | * This was seen on later season 5 and 6 of ''Moesha'', ''The Parkers'' starting with the episode "Quarantine", and ''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment''. | ||
* The current version is seen on ''Judge Judy'' and ''Hot Bench'', as well as ''Swift Justice with Jackie Glass'' and Bounce TV airings of ''Judge Joe Brown''. | * The current version is seen on ''Judge Judy'' and ''Hot Bench'', as well as ''Swift Justice with Jackie Glass'' and Bounce TV airings of ''Judge Joe Brown''. | ||