Hanley Productions

Background

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

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

Nicknames: "Mr. Hanley and His Dog", "G'night--Whoa!...G'night!", "Mr. Hanley"

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.

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.

FX/SFX: Hand-drawn animation.

Music/Sounds: The aforementioned voice clips, along with corresponding sound effects.

Availability: Rare.

Seen on the season 1 DVD of Ned & Stacey.
It was also seen on the 1987-1988 sitcom Pursuit of Happiness and the 1990-1992 sitcom True Colors.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (September 21, 1998-May 14, 2007, March 31-May 5, 2015)

Nicknames: "Good Night!", "Mr. Hanley II"

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".

Variant: A sped-up version exists.

FX/SFX: The zooming of the "HANLEY", Mr. Hanley being knocked into the screen and sliding out, and the "shining" of the logo.

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.

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.