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This is Scot Armstrong's vanity card.
This is Scot Armstrong's vanity card.


=== (April 4-November 20, 2012, April 10, 2016-October 8, 2017) ===
=== (April 4, 2012-October 8, 2017) ===
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American Work 1.jpeg
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American Work 9.jpeg|First text variant used on ''Animal Practice''
American Work 9.jpeg|First text variant used on ''Animal Practice''
American Work 10.jpeg|Second text variant used on Season 1, Episodes 1, 3 and 6 and Season 2 of ''Dice''.
American Work 10.jpeg|Second text variant used on season 1, eps 1, 3 and 6 and season 2 of ''Dice''.
American Work 11.jpeg|Second text variant used on Season 1, Episode 5 of ''Dice''.
American Work 11.jpeg|Second text variant used on the ''Dice'' episode "Sal Maldonado"
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'''Logo:''' We see footage of everyday things (a different one in every episode for ''Best Friends Forever'' and season 1 of ''Dice''), all accompanied by white text saying "AMERICAN WORK, INC." in a weird-esque font. And depending on the episode of the two aforementioned series, these are all the footage variants described.
'''Logo:''' We see footage of everyday things (a different one in every episode for ''Best Friends Forever'' and season 1 of ''Dice''), all accompanied by white text saying "AMERICAN WORK, INC." in a weird-esque font. And depending on the episode of the two aforementioned series, these are all the footage variants described:


*A man wearing a {{color|red}} patterned shirt smashes a thin long wood stump in half with his axe on a path with grass, as a {{color|tan}}-{{color|yellow}} dog runs into frame, barking and looking at the wood piece. (Used in the pilot of ''Best Friends Forever'', ''Animal Practice'', season 1 eps 1, 3 and 6 and season 2 of ''Dice'')
'''Variants:'''
* Stump: A man wearing a red patterned shirt smashes a thin long wood stump in half with his axe on a path with grass, as a tan-yellow dog runs into frame, barking and looking at the wood piece. (Used in episode 1 of ''Best Friends Forever'', all episodes of ''Animal Practice'', season 1 eps 1, 3 and 6 and season 2 of ''Dice'')


* Nachos: On a table in a place, a bowl consisting of nachos and chips slides from the left into frame, as a hand then grabs one of the chips. (Used in episode 2 of ''Best Friends Forever'' and season 1 ep 5 of ''Dice'')
*On a table in a place, a bowl consisting of nachos and chips slides from the left into frame, as a hand then grabs one of the chips. (Used in the ''Best Friends Forever'' episode "Butt Dial" and the ''Dice'' episode "Sal Maldonado")


* Bowling: In a bowling alley, we see an area consisting of three bowling balls, as a yellow ball then rolls into frame onto the stack. (Used in episode 3 of ''Best Friends Forever'')
*In a bowling alley, we see an area consisting of three bowling balls, as a {{color|yellow}} ball then rolls into frame onto the stack. (Used in the ''Best Friends Forever'' episode "Put a Pin in It")


* Clothesline: In a backyard with clotheslines and pegs on it, a teal blue patterned polo shirt is seen hanging on it, which a woman wearing a bright red shirt and blue shorts grabs off from. (Used in episode 4 of ''Best Friends Forever'')
*In a backyard with clotheslines and pegs on it, a {{color|teal}}-{{color|blue}} patterned polo shirt is seen hanging on it, which a woman wearing a bright {{color|red}} shirt and {{color|blue}} shorts grabs off from. (Used in the ''Best Friends Forever'' episode "Single and Lovin' It")


* Turkey: In another backyard, a man wearing a gray-red polo shirt and black pants pulls out a cooked turkey from a silver pot using a gray hook-like thing, while smoke steams out from it. (Used in episode 5 of ''Best Friends Forever'')
*In another backyard, a man wearing a {{color|gray}}-{{color|red}} polo shirt and black pants pulls out a cooked turkey from a {{color|silver}} pot using a {{color|gray}} hook-like thing, while smoke steams out from it. (Used in the ''Best Friends Forever'' episode "Hey Nonny Nonny")


* Fabrication: At an area, a man wearing a red patterned shirt (most likely the same one from Stump) uses a power saw with his arm to chop a long wooden piece in half. (Used in episode 6 of ''Best Friends Forever'')
*At an area, a man wearing a {{color|red}} patterned shirt uses a power saw with his arm to chop a long wooden piece in half. (Used in the ''Best Friends Forever'' episode "Fatal Blow Out")


* Pins: A closeup of a lane with bowling pins is seen as a black ball rolls into frame, knocking out all of them in the process. (Used in season 1 ep 2 of ''Dice'')
*A closeup of a lane with bowling pins is seen as a black ball rolls into frame, knocking out all of them in the process. (Used in the ''Dice'' episode "Ego")


* Lawnmower: A man is seen using a red lawnmower on the grass as he then pulls the trigger to start it up and moves along. (Used in season 1 ep 4 of ''Dice'')
*A man is seen using a {{color|red}} lawnmower on the grass as he then pulls the trigger to start it up and moves along. (Used in the ''Dice'' episode "Alimony".)


'''Other Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On ''Animal Practice'', the text is more stretched out.
* On ''Animal Practice'', the text is more stretched out.
* On ''Dice'', the text is more larger and is in delayed motion for a split-second.
* On ''Dice'', the text is more larger and is in delayed motion for a split-second.
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'''FX/SFX:''' It's all live-action.
'''FX/SFX:''' It's all live-action.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Depends on the variant.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Depends on the variant. On ''Best Friends Forever'', it's silent. On ''Dice'', a six-note jazzy synthesizer-like tune is heard over the sound effects. Original NBC airings had a generic theme and a voiceover.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*On ''Best Friends Forever'', it's silent.
*On ''Dice'', a six-note jazzy synthesizer-like tune is heard over the sound effects.
*Original NBC airings had a generic theme and a voiceover.


'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Best Friends Forever'', ''Animal Practice'' and ''Dice''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Best Friends Forever'', ''Animal Practice'' and ''Dice''. Don't expect this on the 2014 film ''Search Party'' (not to be confused with the TBS/HBO Max series of the same name), despite Scot Armstrong being involved.


'''Editor's Note:''' None. It's a rather creative logo.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


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[[Category:American television logos]]

Revision as of 00:20, 1 March 2022


Background

This is Scot Armstrong's vanity card.

(April 4, 2012-October 8, 2017)

Logo: We see footage of everyday things (a different one in every episode for Best Friends Forever and season 1 of Dice), all accompanied by white text saying "AMERICAN WORK, INC." in a weird-esque font. And depending on the episode of the two aforementioned series, these are all the footage variants described:

  • A man wearing a red patterned shirt smashes a thin long wood stump in half with his axe on a path with grass, as a tan-yellow dog runs into frame, barking and looking at the wood piece. (Used in the pilot of Best Friends Forever, Animal Practice, season 1 eps 1, 3 and 6 and season 2 of Dice)
  • On a table in a place, a bowl consisting of nachos and chips slides from the left into frame, as a hand then grabs one of the chips. (Used in the Best Friends Forever episode "Butt Dial" and the Dice episode "Sal Maldonado")
  • In a bowling alley, we see an area consisting of three bowling balls, as a yellow ball then rolls into frame onto the stack. (Used in the Best Friends Forever episode "Put a Pin in It")
  • In a backyard with clotheslines and pegs on it, a teal-blue patterned polo shirt is seen hanging on it, which a woman wearing a bright red shirt and blue shorts grabs off from. (Used in the Best Friends Forever episode "Single and Lovin' It")
  • In another backyard, a man wearing a gray-red polo shirt and black pants pulls out a cooked turkey from a silver pot using a gray hook-like thing, while smoke steams out from it. (Used in the Best Friends Forever episode "Hey Nonny Nonny")
  • At an area, a man wearing a red patterned shirt uses a power saw with his arm to chop a long wooden piece in half. (Used in the Best Friends Forever episode "Fatal Blow Out")
  • A closeup of a lane with bowling pins is seen as a black ball rolls into frame, knocking out all of them in the process. (Used in the Dice episode "Ego")
  • A man is seen using a red lawnmower on the grass as he then pulls the trigger to start it up and moves along. (Used in the Dice episode "Alimony".)

Variants:

  • On Animal Practice, the text is more stretched out.
  • On Dice, the text is more larger and is in delayed motion for a split-second.

FX/SFX: It's all live-action.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant.

Music/Sounds Variants:

  • On Best Friends Forever, it's silent.
  • On Dice, a six-note jazzy synthesizer-like tune is heard over the sound effects.
  • Original NBC airings had a generic theme and a voiceover.

Availability: Seen on Best Friends Forever, Animal Practice and Dice. Don't expect this on the 2014 film Search Party (not to be confused with the TBS/HBO Max series of the same name), despite Scot Armstrong being involved.

Editor's Note: None.

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