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Background

Chris Bearde Productions was an independent production company by Chris Bearde; known for co-creating and co-producing The Gong Show with game show producer Chuck Barris.

1st Logo (September 15, 1984-1986?)

Logo: As the credits of the show fly away, a red sun rises on a dark background with stars on top and a brown grid. Then, the text

CHRIS BEARDE
Productions

zooms in from the sun and onto the grid.

Technique: The sun rising and the text zooming in. Typical 1980's design.

Music/Sounds: The end title theme from the show.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on early episodes of Puttin' on the Hits and its spin-off Puttin' on the Kids.

2nd Logo (1986?-September 15, 1989)

Logo: The credits from Puttin' on the Hits or The New Gong Show flip away, revealing a drawing of a brown plain with a mountain in the center, not too soon after that, a silver boomerang suddenly appears, flying around, eventually revealing this text:

CHRIS BEARDE
Productions

which shines.

Technique: The credits flipping away, the boomerang, the text being revealed, and the shining.

Music/Sounds: A series of whooshes as the boomerang flies around, followed by a "gliss" sound after the name is revealed.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on Puttin' on the Hits and The New Gong Show and the 1987-88 version of Truth or Consequences.

3rd Logo (July 16-December 31, 1995)

Logo: We see the name "CHRIS BEARDE PRODUCTIONS" flying in from the right with the name "CHRIS BEARDE" in goldish-yellow color and the word "PRODUCTIONS" in a white font on top of a blue code-out bar, all on top of a light-blue scratchy background.

Technique: The logo flying in.

Music/Sounds: The end title theme from the show.

Availability: Extinct. Seen on the first season of Sherman Oaks.

4th Logo (June 16, 1996-January 12, 1997)

Logo: On a gold marble background, we see the names "Chris" and "Bearde" in a bold font slide in from opposite sides, with parallelograms next to each name. Then, the word "productions" appears by zooming outward below.

Technique: The texts appearing.

Music/Sounds: The end title theme from the show.

Availability: Extinct. Seen on the second season of Sherman Oaks.

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+===Background===
-'''Background:''' Chris Bearde Productions was an independent production company by Chris Bearde; known for co-creating and co-producing ''The Gong Show'' with game show producer Chuck Barris.
+'''Chris Bearde Productions''' was an independent production company by Chris Bearde; known for co-creating and co-producing ''The Gong Show'' with game show producer Chuck Barris.
-==Byle-Beard Productions==
-'''Note:''' This was the production logo for producers Allan Blye and Chris Bearde both of whom co-produced shows such as ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' and the 1st season of ''That's My Mama''.
-===(August 1, 1971-December 24, 1975)===
-'''Logo:''' Just an in-credit logo for production credit for producers Allan Blye and Chris Bearde that reads:
-<center>
-A <br>
-BLYE-BEARD <br>
-PRODUCTION
-</center>
-'''Variants:'''
-* On the first episode of That's My Mama, the text is right aligned. The remaining episodes from season 1 are centered aligned.
-* On That's My Mama, an "In Association With" notice accompanies this logo underneath.
-'''Technique:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Only the end title theme from the show. On ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'', the song "I Got You Babe" plays and the end title theme song from ''That's My Mama''.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on only the 1st season of ''That's My Mama'' and ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'', the former is currently seen on TV One.
-==Chuck Barris/Chris Bearde Productions==
-===(June 14, 1976-July 21, 1978)===
-'''Logo:''' Same as the Chuck Barris-Chris Bearde in-credit text.
-'''Technique:''' The scrolling of the text.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Only the end title theme of The Gong Show.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct and was only seen on the first two seasons of ''The Gong Show'' (whenever GSN decides to rebroadcast it).
-==Chris Bearde Productions==
 ===1st Logo (September 15, 1984-1986?)===