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Logo descriptions by codyfinke
Logo captures by Eric S., TheLogoGuy, EnormousRat, V of Doom, and Mr.Logo
Video captures courtesy of cmpb302 and Jason Allen Matthews
 
===Background===
Background: '''Dean Hargrove Productions''' was a producer of TV dramas (mainly mysteries and courtroom dramas) named after its founder, producer '''Dean Hargrove'''. Most of its movies and TV series were co-produced with [[The Fred Silverman Company]]. It was originally founded as "[[Strathmore Productions"]], but the name was changed in 1988 to avoid confusion with the paper company Strathmore.▼
 
===Logo (November 3029, 19871988-April 26, 2002)===▼
▲Background: Dean Hargrove Productions was a producer of TV dramas (mainly mysteries and courtroom dramas) named after its founder, producer Dean Hargrove. Most of its movies and TV series were co-produced with The Fred Silverman Company. It was originally founded as "Strathmore Productions", but the name was changed in 1988 to avoid confusion with the paper company Strathmore.
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Logo'''Visuals:''' On a white/greygray gradient background, we seeis a {{color|mediumpurple|lavender}}/white gradient circle, with "Dean" writing on top. As "Dean" finishes writing, "HARGROVE{{color|gold|H A R G R O V E}}" in a gold Triple Condensed Gothic font appears under it, as wellfollowed asby a green bar with green lines on the sides under it with "PRODUCTIONSP R O D U C T I O N S" and another green line above "{{color|gold|H A R G R O V E}}". ▼
 
'''Variants:'''
Strathmore Productions▼
* A <u>shorter version</u> of this logo exists; it begins with the part where the bar with "P R O D U C T I O N S" fades in.
* A <u>still version</u> of this logo also exists, which appears on some episodes of ''Jake and the Fatman''. Also seen on original ABC airings of the final episode of ''Matlock'' due to split screen credits.
Variant:* On <u>the final season of ''Diagnosis: Murder''</u>, the logo wasis compressed horizontally, revealing more of the white/greygray background.▼
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
 
Music/Sounds'''Audio:''' The closing theme of athe show's theme song, or a generic theme on NBC airings of the last 2two ''Perry Mason'' films, and CBS airings of ''Diagnosis: Murder'' starting with season 2.▼
1st Logo
(December 1, 1985-March 3, 1986)
Strathmore Productions (1985)Strathmore Productions (1986)
 
'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>the original ABC airings of the final episode of ''Matlock''</u> (due to split screen credits), and <u>the ''Diagnosis: Murder'' season 7 premiere "The Roast"</u>, the logo is silent.
Nicknames: "S", "The Golden S"
 
'''Availability:'''
Logo: On a black background, we see a gold "S", with "STRATHMORE" in a typewriter font in the middle. Under the gold "S" in white are "PRODUCTIONS" and under it "IN ASSOCIATION WITH".
Availability: Can be* seenAppears on ''Matlock'' episodes from the era starting with season 3 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Pluto TV, DVD, FETV and Me-TV as well as ''Diagnosis: Murder'' on Pluto TV, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV and DVD, and 1989 to 1995 ''Perry Mason'' TV movies on DVD, and on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV, and Decades. Syndicated local late night airings of Perry Mason Returns in 2004 also used this logo. Also seen on CBS DVD releases of Jake and the Fatman and Father Dowling Mysteries, the latter was also aired on Decades.▼
* Syndicated local late night airings of ''Perry Mason Returns'' in 2004 also used this logo as well.
* It also appears on CBS DVD releases of ''Jake and the Fatman'' and ''Father Dowling Mysteries''; the latter was also aired on Decades.
 
▲{{Chronology|[[Strathmore Productions]]}}
Variant: On current prints by CBS, "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is blacked-out.
[[Category:United States]]
 
[[Category:American television logos]]
FX/SFX: None.
[[Category:Television logos]]
 
Music/Sounds: The closing of a show's theme song.
 
Availability: Very rare. Can still be seen on the made-for-TV movie Perry Mason Returns (local reruns plaster it with the Dean Hargrove Productions logo) on Decades and the pilot episode of Matlock (plastered by the next logo on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries airings but kept on Me-TV airings), both are retained on their DVD releases.
 
Editor's Note: None.
 
 
 
2nd Logo
(September 23, 1986-May 15, 1988)
 
Nicknames: "S II", "The Silver S"
 
Logo: On a black background, we see two silver crescents, spinning around, zooming out. Then it stops as "STRATHMORE", in a typewriter font, wipes in, Strathmore Productions (1988)forming an "S", which flashes. As "STRATHMORE" finishes, "PRODUCTIONS" fades in as well as "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears under it.
 
Variant: Same as before, "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is blacked-out on current DVD print releases and on Encore Suspense airings of Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun, as well as current prints of Return to Mayberry, but is retained on the Perry Mason DVDs.
 
FX/SFX: The animation in this logo.
 
Music/Sounds: The closing of a show's theme song or none at all.
 
Availability: Rare. Survives on the first two seasons of Matlock on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, DVD and Me-TV and on Perry Mason made-for-TV movies of the period on DVD, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV, and Decades. It was also seen on Return to Mayberry when it aired on Me-TV in 2013,Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mysteryon DVD and seen on a recent Decades airing, and DVD prints of season 1 episodes of Jake and the Fatman.
 
Editor's Note: None
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▲Dean Hargrove Productions
 
 
▲(November 30, 1987-April 26, 2002)
Dean Hargrove Productions (2001)Dean Hargrove Productions (2001)
 
 
Nickname: "The Lavender Circle"
 
▲Logo: On a white/grey gradient background, we see a lavender/white gradient circle, with "Dean" writing on top. As "Dean" finishes writing, "HARGROVE" in a gold Triple Condensed Gothic font appears under it as well as a green bar with green lines on the sides under it with "PRODUCTIONS".
 
▲Variant: On the final season of Diagnosis Murder, the logo was compressed horizontally, revealing more of the white/grey background.
 
FX/SFX: The CGI animation in the logo.
 
▲Music/Sounds: The closing of a show's theme song, or a generic theme on NBC airings of the last 2 Perry Mason films, and CBS airings of Diagnosis Murder starting with season 2.
 
▲Availability: Can be seen on Matlock episodes from the era starting with season 3 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, DVD and Me-TV as well as Diagnosis Murder on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV and DVD and 1989 to 1995 Perry Mason TV movies on DVD, and on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV, and Decades. Syndicated local late night airings of Perry Mason Returns in 2004 also used this logo. Also seen on CBS DVD releases of Jake and the Fatman and Father Dowling Mysteries, the latter was also aired on Decades.
 
Editor's Note: None.

Latest revision as of 11:40, 9 August 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
codyfinke

Captures by
Logoarto and Century789Wiki

Editions by
Michael Kenchington

Video captures courtesy of
ZMB's Worldwide Logo Archive, GH32143, Broken Saw and Nion's Media Archive

Background

Dean Hargrove Productions was a producer of TV dramas (mainly mysteries and courtroom dramas) named after its founder, producer Dean Hargrove. Most of its movies and TV series were co-produced with The Fred Silverman Company. It was originally founded as Strathmore Productions, but the name was changed in 1988 to avoid confusion with the paper company Strathmore.

Logo (November 29, 1988-April 26, 2002)

Visuals: On a white/gray gradient background is a lavender/white gradient circle, with "Dean" writing on top. As "Dean" finishes writing, "H A R G R O V E" in a gold Triple Condensed Gothic font appears under it, followed by a green bar with green lines on the sides under it with "P R O D U C T I O N S" and another green line above "H A R G R O V E".

Variants:

  • A shorter version of this logo exists; it begins with the part where the bar with "P R O D U C T I O N S" fades in.
  • A still version of this logo also exists, which appears on some episodes of Jake and the Fatman. Also seen on original ABC airings of the final episode of Matlock due to split screen credits.
  • On the final season of Diagnosis: Murder, the logo is compressed horizontally, revealing more of the white/gray background.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the show, or a generic theme on NBC airings of the last two Perry Mason films, and CBS airings of Diagnosis: Murder starting with season 2.

Audio Variant: On the original ABC airings of the final episode of Matlock (due to split screen credits), and the Diagnosis: Murder season 7 premiere "The Roast", the logo is silent.

Availability:

  • Appears on Matlock episodes from the era starting with season 3 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Pluto TV, DVD, FETV and Me-TV as well as Diagnosis: Murder on Pluto TV, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV and DVD, and 1989 to 1995 Perry Mason TV movies on DVD, and on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV, and Decades.
  • Syndicated local late night airings of Perry Mason Returns in 2004 also used this logo as well.
  • It also appears on CBS DVD releases of Jake and the Fatman and Father Dowling Mysteries; the latter was also aired on Decades.
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