Hanley Productions: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 13:06, 2 October 2024

Background

Hanley Productions is an independent production company formed by Michael J. Weithorn.

1st Logo (October 30, 1987-January 27, 1997)

Visuals: On a gray background, a man who looks somewhat like Howard Stern walks onto the screen as he says "Good night!", making the company name zoom toward and almost hit him, prompting him to say "Whoa!". His dog then runs onto the screen as "In Association With" appears below. The man says the same line once again.

Variants:

On rare occasions, the "IAW" text doesn't appear below the logo.
The font of the text can vary (depending on the show), and also whether the text is italicized or not.

Technique: Hand-drawn animation.

Audio: The aforementioned voice clips, along with corresponding sound effects.

Availability:

Seen on Ned & Stacey.
It was also seen on Pursuit of Happiness and True Colors, respectively.

2nd Logo (September 21, 1998-May 5, 2015)

Visuals: On a white background, a cartoon Mr. Hanley waves his hand and says "Good night!". Then, the huge shiny metal word "HANLEY" (with a cross-shaped bevel and some tiny screws attached on parts of the letters) zooms up and overtakes the screen, knocking him into the screen and then sliding out of view. The word "P R O D U C T I O N S" appears below in the same style as it shines.

Variants:

A sped-up version exists.
There is also a "instant text" variant that doesn't have Mr. Hanley saying "Good night!". Instead, it cuts straight to the text zooming up. The animation is also slightly slower.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: The end theme of the show along with Mr. Hanley's dialogue, followed by a bang and metal crashing sounds playing at the same time.

Audio Variants:

Sometimes, Mr. Hanley's dialogue is removed with only the crashing sounds intact.
Otherwise, it's simply the end theme of the show with the sounds removed.
On Weird Loners, a sped-up version of the audio exists without the end theme.
CBS and Fox airings use a generic theme.
On season 3 episode 4 of The King of Queens, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on The King of Queens and Weird Loners.

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 ===1st Logo (October 30, 1987-January 27, 1997)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/0Uk1VeL2RNM}}
+File:5a4978a0cf9f8cde0201426d9e977bd4.png
-'''Nicknames:''' "Mr. Hanley and His Dog", "G'night--Whoa!...G'night!", "Mr. Hanley"
+File:0zfeakjHS76Kjm1yv4dg3Q152598.png
+File:07511bcb5a0476466190bcfb9935df3c.png
+File:B05dcbcbeedb67b662b857c26441487b.png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=0Uk1VeL2RNM}}
-'''Logo:''' On a grayscale background, we see a man who looks somewhat like Howard Stern walk onto the screen. He says "Good night!", as the text "HANLEY PRODUCTIONS" zooms toward him and almost hits him, prompting him to say "Whoa!". We then see the man's dog run onto the screen, and "In Association With" appears below. The man says "Good night!" once again.
+'''Visuals:''' On a gray background, a man who looks somewhat like Howard Stern walks onto the screen as he says "Good night!", making the company name zoom toward and almost hit him, prompting him to say "Whoa!". His dog then runs onto the screen as "In Association With" appears below. The man says the same line once again.
 '''Variants:'''
 *On rare occasions, the "IAW" text doesn't appear below the logo.
-*The font of the "IAW" text can vary (depending on the show), and also whether the text is italicized or not.
+*The font of the text can vary (depending on the show), and also whether the text is italicized or not.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Hand-drawn animation.
+'''Technique:''' Hand-drawn animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The aforementioned voice clips, along with corresponding sound effects.
+'''Audio:''' The aforementioned voice clips, along with corresponding sound effects.
-'''Availability:''' Rare.
+'''Availability:'''
-*Seen on the season 1 DVD of ''Ned & Stacey''.
+*Seen on ''Ned & Stacey''.
-*It was also seen on the 1987-1988 sitcom ''Pursuit of Happiness'' and the 1990-1992 sitcom ''True Colors''.
+*It was also seen on ''Pursuit of Happiness'' and ''True Colors'', respectively.
+===2nd Logo (September 21, 1998-May 5, 2015)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Hanley Productions logo (1998-2015).PNG
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=XZA47ETNHNY|id2=lXo1CU9rUGw|id3=FQp2IyAM0V8|id4=1GkkJylySgc|id5=kIy1fzU7Pbs|id6=BJ-o2E04Mbc|id7=AkSYUPDLF5M|id8=YFRB9Scgg7w|id9=bYkd0q3Jx_w}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a cartoon Mr. Hanley waves his hand and says "Good night!". Then, the huge shiny metal word "HANLEY" (with a cross-shaped bevel and some tiny screws attached on parts of the letters) zooms up and overtakes the screen, knocking him into the screen and then sliding out of view. The word "P R O D U C T I O N S" appears below in the same style as it shines.
-===2nd Logo (September 21, 1998-May 14, 2007, March 31-May 5, 2015)===
-'''Nicknames:''' "Good Night!", "Mr. Hanley II"
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Logo:''' Over a white background, we see a cartoon man waving his hands, who says "Good night!". Then, the huge shiny metal word "HANLEY", with a cross-shaped bevel and some tiny screws attached on parts of the letters, zooms up and overtakes the screen, knocking the man into the screen. He then slides out of view. The word "PRODUCTIONS" in the same style is seen below "HANLEY". The logo "shines".
+* A sped-up version exists.
+* There is also a "instant text" variant that doesn't have Mr. Hanley saying "Good night!". Instead, it cuts straight to the text zooming up. The animation is also slightly slower.
-'''Variant:''' A sped-up version exists.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming of the "HANLEY", Mr. Hanley being knocked into the screen and sliding out, and the "shining" of the logo.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show along with Mr. Hanley's dialogue, followed by a bang and metal crashing sounds playing at the same time.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The man's dialogue, followed by a bang and metal crashing sounds. On ''The King of Queens'', the closing theme of the show is used instead, although in the first few episodes, the dialogue was played over the ending theme, CBS airings used its generic theme.
+* Sometimes, Mr. Hanley's dialogue is removed with only the crashing sounds intact.
+* Otherwise, it's simply the end theme of the show with the sounds removed.
+* On ''Weird Loners'', a sped-up version of the audio exists without the end theme.
+* CBS and Fox airings use a generic theme.
+* On season 3 episode 4 of ''The King of Queens'', it's silent.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on ''The King of Queens'' and ''Weird Loners''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Mr. Hanley being knocked into the screen may catch a viewer off-guard, but it's a hilarious logo.
 [[Category:American television logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]