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=== Background ===
===1st Logo (September 24-November 12, 1997)===
This is Dottie Dartland Zicklin's vanity card.

=== 1st Logo (September 24-November 12, 1997) ===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Surfboard"
'''Nickname:''' "The Surfboard"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a surfboard with magenta lines on it. Above the surfboard it's the text "4 TO 6 FOOT PRODUCTiONS".
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a surfboard with magenta lines on it. Above the surfboard is the text "4 TO 6 FOOT PRODUCTiONS".


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None. Later, it uses the next music from the next logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Originally silent. Later on, it used a Malibu-style slide guitar riff with a surfer shouting "It's 4 to 6-foot!".


'''Availability:''' Seen on the first 8 season 1 episodes of ''Dharma and Greg''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on season 1 episodes 1-8 of ''Dharma and Greg''.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===2nd Logo (November 19, 1997-May 26, 1999, January 11-March 28, 2012)===
=== 2nd Logo (November 19, 1997-May 26, 1999, January 11-March 28, 2012) ===
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Surfer Dude", "It's 4 to 6-foot!"
'''Nickname:''' "The Surfer Dude"


'''Logo:''' We see a colorful drawing of a surfer (with a black shirt and a red mullet) surfing a huge wave, moving from left to right. The background, which quickly gets engulfed by the wave, contains a red mountain and a purple sky with a red and yellow smiling sun. Underneath the water are the words "4 To 6 FOOT" written in bubbles, and underneath that are "PRODUCTiONS" in regular orange letters. There are also urchins, starfishes, and kelp. As the surfer goes out of view, the camera pans downward to the letters, where a couple of fish swim toward them.
'''Logo:''' We see a colorful drawing of a surfer (with a black shirt and a red mullet) surfing a huge wave, moving from left to right. The background, which quickly gets engulfed by the wave, contains a red mountain and a purple sky with a red and yellow smiling sun. Underneath the water are the words "4 To 6 FOOT" written in bubbles, and underneath that are "PRODUCTiONS" in regular orange letters. There are also urchins, starfishes, and kelp. As the surfer goes out of view, the camera pans downward to the letters, where a couple of fish swim toward them.


'''FX/SFX:''' Stop-motion 2D animations.
'''FX/SFX:''' Stop-motion 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A Malibu-style slide guitar riff with a surfer shouting "It's 4 to 6-foot!", ABC and NBC airings used their generic themes.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as before. On ''Are You There, Chelsea?'', a splashing wave is heard. ABC and NBC airings used their generic themes.


'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Dharma and Greg'' starting with S1 E9 as well as season 2, and the short-lived NBC series ''Are You There, Chelsea?''.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On ''Are You There, Chelsea?'', we only hear the splashing wave.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on S1 (starting with the 9th episode) and S2 episodes of ''Dharma and Greg'', and the short-lived NBC series ''Are You There, Chelsea?''.


[[Category:American television logos]]
'''Editor's Note:''' TBA
[[Category:American logos]]
[[Category:Television logos]]

Revision as of 08:54, 17 September 2021


Background

This is Dottie Dartland Zicklin's vanity card.

1st Logo (September 24-November 12, 1997)


Nickname: "The Surfboard"

Logo: On a black background, we see a surfboard with magenta lines on it. Above the surfboard is the text "4 TO 6 FOOT PRODUCTiONS".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Originally silent. Later on, it used a Malibu-style slide guitar riff with a surfer shouting "It's 4 to 6-foot!".

Availability: Seen on season 1 episodes 1-8 of Dharma and Greg.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (November 19, 1997-May 26, 1999, January 11-March 28, 2012)

Nickname: "The Surfer Dude"

Logo: We see a colorful drawing of a surfer (with a black shirt and a red mullet) surfing a huge wave, moving from left to right. The background, which quickly gets engulfed by the wave, contains a red mountain and a purple sky with a red and yellow smiling sun. Underneath the water are the words "4 To 6 FOOT" written in bubbles, and underneath that are "PRODUCTiONS" in regular orange letters. There are also urchins, starfishes, and kelp. As the surfer goes out of view, the camera pans downward to the letters, where a couple of fish swim toward them.

FX/SFX: Stop-motion 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as before. On Are You There, Chelsea?, a splashing wave is heard. ABC and NBC airings used their generic themes.

Availability: Seen on Dharma and Greg starting with S1 E9 as well as season 2, and the short-lived NBC series Are You There, Chelsea?.

Editor's Note: None.

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