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Background

This is Phoef Sutton's vanity card. It was briefly known as "Mauretania, Inc.".

Mauretania, Inc.

(August 2, 1999)

Logo: Against a blue-gray gradient background, the text "MAURETANIA, INC." blurs in. "in association with" fades in below.

Technique: The text blurring.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme. CBS airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.

Availability: Seen on a pilot episode of Thanks.

Mauretania Productions

1st Logo (August 9, 1999-May 15, 2001)

Logo: Against a white suitcase with red lines (resembling that of the USA flag) with a gold sky on it, a sign saying "MAURETANIA" in an art-deco font with a gold globe above it rotates and zooms out to position as "PRODUCTIONS" then fades in with a line below it.

Technique: The sign zooming and rotating.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme. CBS and NBC airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of Thanks (starting with the second episode) and The Fighting Fitzgeralds.

2nd Logo (September 25-October 23, 2003)

Logo: Against a blue-gray gradient background, the stacked text "Mauretania Productions" in a bold font wipes in from the right.

Technique: The text wiping.

Music/Sounds: Just the sound of a foghorn. NBC airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.

Music/Sounds Trivia: This sound is called "Sound Ideas, SHIP, HORN - SHIPS HORN, 1 LONG BLAST, CLOSE, ALARM, DIGIFFECTS", which can be found from Sound Ideas' Transport Sound Effects by Digiffects - Series D.

Availability: Seen on the American version of Coupling.

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 === Background ===
-This is Phoef Sutton's vanity card.
+This is Phoef Sutton's vanity card. It was briefly known as "Mauretania, Inc.".
+== Mauretania, Inc. ==
+=== (August 2, 1999) ===
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+'''Logo:''' Against a {{color|blue}}-{{color|gray}} gradient background, the text "MAURETANIA, INC." blurs in. "in association with" fades in below.
+'''Technique:''' The text blurring.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme. CBS airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on a pilot episode of ''Thanks''.
+== Mauretania Productions ==
 === 1st Logo (August 9, 1999-May 15, 2001) ===
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 '''Logo:''' Against a white suitcase with {{color|red}} lines (resembling that of the USA flag) with a {{color|gold}} sky on it, a sign saying "{{color|gold|MAURETANIA}}" in an art-deco font with a {{color|gold}} globe above it rotates and zooms out to position as "{{color|gold|PRODUCTIONS}}" then fades in with a line below it.
-'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Technique:''' The sign zooming and rotating.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme. CBS and NBC airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.
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 '''Logo:''' Against a {{color|blue}}-{{color|gray}} gradient background, the stacked text "Mauretania Productions" in a bold font wipes in from the right.
-'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
+'''Technique:''' The text wiping.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' Just the sound of a foghorn. NBC airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.
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 '''Availability:''' Seen on the American version of ''Coupling''.
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-[[Category:Vanity cards]]