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===Background===
This is '''Sara''' Gilbert and '''Tom''' Werner's production company. It was originally known as the Carsey-Werner Company (also known as "Carsey-Werner Television") and established in 1981 by Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner to produce what became to be popular television shows such as ''The Cosby Show'', ''Roseanne'', ''3rd Rock From the Sun'', ''That '70s Show'', ''A Different World'' (a spin-off of ''The Cosby Show''), ''Cybill'', ''Grace Under Fire'', ''That '80s Show'' (a spin-off of ''That '70s Show''), and other shows. In the company's earlier years, distribution was handled by bigger companies (such as [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom Enterprises]], who only distributed 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s reruns of ''Roseanne'', ''A Different World'', and ''The Cosby Show'', and later by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]], which is now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]"), but because of the most successful programs produced by the company, Carsey-Werner in 1997, "grew" into a larger company into where they were able to distribute their own programs. Caryn Mandabach later joined to the company in 1984 (then-known as Caryn Snyder until 1986 and credited as "Caryn Snyder-Mandabach" from 1985-1986) as the supervising executive and was made a partner in 2001, until she left the company in 2004 to begin her own company. After Marcey Carsey left the company in 2005, Tom Werner went to start his own company with Eric Gold and Jimmy Miller called "Werner/Gold/Miller", but Gold and Miller left in 2007 and it was renamed to Werner Entertainment. In 2019, Sara Gilbert (who played Darlene Conner on ''Roseanne'') joined the company and it was renamed to its current namesake. The distribution arm continued to use the Carsey-Werner name.
 
In the company's earlier years, distribution was handled by bigger companies (such as [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom Enterprises]], who only distributed 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s reruns of ''Roseanne'', ''A Different World'', and ''The Cosby Show'', and later by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]], which is now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]"), but because of the most successful programs produced by the company, Carsey-Werner in 1997, grew into a larger company into where they were able to distribute their own programs. Caryn Mandabach later joined to the company in 1984 (then-known as Caryn Snyder until 1986 and credited as "Caryn Snyder-Mandabach" from 1985-1986) as the supervising executive and was made a partner in 2001, until she left the company in 2004 to begin her own company.
 
After Marcy Carsey left the company in 2005, Tom Werner went to start his own company with Eric Gold and Jimmy Miller called "Werner/Gold/Miller", but Gold and Miller left in 2007 and it was renamed to Werner Entertainment. In 2019, Sara Gilbert (who played Darlene Conner on ''Roseanne'') joined the company and it was renamed to its current namesake. The distribution arm continues to use the Carsey-Werner name.
 
==The Carsey-Werner Company==
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'''Logo:''' Just an in-credit notice that reads "'''''A Carsey/Werner Company Production'''''" with the copyright text below: "'''©'''(YEAR) The Carsey/Werner Co. All Rights Reserved".
'''Logo:''' Just an in-credit notice that reads "'''''{{color|gold|A Carsey/Werner Company Production}}'''''" with copyright text below.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme to the program.
 
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It only appears at the end of ''Callahan'', a 1982 ABC pilot starring Hart Bochner and Jamie Lee Curtis.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Logo:''' On a gray background is the text:
 
'''Logo:''' On a {{color|gray}} background, we see the text
<center>
'''The'''
 
<div style='text-align: center;'>{{color|pink|'''The'''}}</div>
'''Carsey-Werner'''
<div style='text-align: center;'>{{color|pink|'''Carsey-Werner'''}}</div>
 
<div style='text-align: center;'>{{color|pink|'''Company'''}}</div>
'''Company'''
</center>
 
in a pink Cooper Black font., There iswith black etchings on the letters. Below is the copyright text "'''©'''(YEAR)in THEa CARSEY-WERNERwhite COMPANY All Rights Reserved" in whitecolor.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme to the program.
 
'''Availability:''' Extinct. WasThis onlywas seen on the 1983-84 ABC sitcom, ''Oh Madeline''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Logo:''' On a blue background, we see the text:
'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, we see the text
 
<center>
'''A'''<br>
'''CARSEY-WERNER'''<br>
 
'''CARSEY-WERNERPRODUCTION'''<br>
 
'''PRODUCTION'''
</center>
 
in a typewriter-like font, alsowith used in ''The Cosby Show'' closing credits. Thea copyright stamp is seen above. After this text is shownthat, we see thisthe following text:
 
<center>
'''In'''<br>
'''Association'''<br>
 
'''AssociationWith'''<br>
'''BILL COSBY'''<br>
 
'''With'''
 
'''BILL COSBY'''
</center>
 
'''Variants:'''
*On the pilot episode of ''The Cosby Show'' pilot episode, the text is scrollingscrolls up in the end credits, then the credit to Bill Cosby would appear on a blue background.
*On early season 4 episodes of ''The Cosby Show'' and the remainder of the 1stfirst season of ''A Different World'', the text "'''SUPERVISING EXECUTIVE, CARYN MANDABACH'''" appears above the text.
*On the 2ndsecond episode of ''Athe aforementioned Differentlatter World''show (which was actually the pilot episode itself), the font wasis evenmuch smaller than usual.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None, except for the scrolling up on ''The Cosby Show'' pilotthe variant.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' Plays over theThe end theme to the program.
 
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. WasThis was seen on seasons 1-early season 4 episodes of ''The Cosby Show''. This version was alsoAlso used on the 1stfirst season of ''A Different World'', except it uses the font from the closing credits of ''A Different World'' that's currently rerunning on TV One.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Logo:''' On a blue background, we see the text:
 
'''Logo:''' Similar to the previous logo, although the text is now in {{color|gold}} and in a different font.
<center>
'''A'''
 
'''CARSEY-WERNER'''
 
'''PRODUCTION'''
</center>
 
in a Serif font. Sometimes, "CARYN MANDABACH Supervising Producer" or "'''CARYN MANDABACH Supervising Executive'''" is seen under the company's name. Under it is the copyright stamp.
 
'''Variants:'''
*From 1989-1991 on ''The Cosby Show'', the copyright stamp mistakenly said "'''©''' [YEAR] '''The Carsey-Werner Show. All Rights Reserved.'''".
*At the end of 1987-1992 episodes of ''The Cosby Show'', the 1987-1993 episodes of ''A Different World'', and the 1992-1993 short-lived revival of the game show ''You Bet Your Life'', the in-credit for Bill Cosby's production company (known as just "Bill Cosby" in the logo) follows after the Carsey-Werner logo, reading "'''In Association With BILL COSBY'''" in the same font as the Carsey-Werner title.
*For seasons 7-9 of ''Roseanne'', an "{{color|gold|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''}}" title would appear on the background, followed by the now name saying "{{color|gold|'''THE CARSEY-WERNER COMPANY'''}}". On the final season, the copyright stamp is absent.
*From 1989-1991 on ''The Cosby Show'', the copyright stamp mistakenly said "'''©''' [YEAR] '''The Carsey-Werner Show. All Rights Reserved.'''" instead of "The Carsey-Werner Company".
*For ''Roseanne'' in 1994, an "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" title would appear (with the IAW being in the same font as the font used in Carsey-Werner), with the same blue background, but in a yellow font. Then, the logo would appear as usual with a slight difference: the name was slightly changed. The words "A" and "Production" are replaced by the words "'''THE'''" and "'''COMPANY'''", and it was referred to as "'''THE CARSEY-WERNER COMPANY'''". This was due to the fact that Roseanne Barr's then-new production company "[[Full Moon and High Tide Productions]]" was seen before the C-W logo. This was only seen on seasons 7-9 of ''Roseanne''. The copyright stamp wasn't shown on the final season of the mentioned show. It is unknown if other Carsey-Werner shows (such as ''Grace Under Fire'') use this variant.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' Plays over theThe end theme of the show.
 
'''Availability:''' Common. SeenIt's seen on later episodes of ''The Cosby Show''. Can also beAlso seen on ''A Different World'', ''Roseanne'', the first two seasons of ''Grace Under Fire'' (plastered on current Laff reruns with the next logo), the short-lived show ''Chicken Soup'', and the '90s short-lived revival of the game show ''You Bet Your Life''. On Hulu's prints of ''Davis Rules'', this logo is strangely not shown, due to the program fading out before the logo is shown with twoexcept exceptions:for the episodes "Twisted Sister" and "Sign of the Times".
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/toB7aXxE4PU}}
'''Nicknames:''' "The Carsey-Werner TV Set", "Carsey-Werner on TV", "Carsey-Werner Television"
 
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a {{color|teal }}-{{color|green}} and {{color|blue}} TV set, andwith onhalf of the screeninside using the same color, while the other half is: {{color|darkblue|dark blue}}, with "CARSEY WERNER" seen on the halves respetively.
 
'''Variants:'''
<center>
*On season 1 and early season 2 episodes of ''Cybill'', there is a copyright stamp for YBYL Productions underneath.
CARSEY
*Original broadcast ABC episodes of ''Roseanne'' from 1995 (only the last five episodes from season 7) had this logo with an IAW screen, but with a {{color|tan}}-colored background, and then switched to Caryn Mandabach's supervising excutive name. It was later reverted back to the previous logo a while later. This can be seen on syndicated episodes as well.
*For syndication, the text "'''DISTRIBUTION LLC'''" is seen below, sandwiched between the TV and the copyright stamp.
*On ''Cosby'', the IAW text appears above the logo.
 
WERNER
</center>
 
The screen has one half teal green where "CARSEY" reads, while the other half is blue where "WERNER" reads.
 
'''Variants:'''
*On S1 and early S2 episodes of ''Cybill'', there is a copyright stamp for YBYL Productions reading "© [YEAR] YBYL Productions, Inc. – All Rights Reserved" underneath this logo.
*Original broadcast ABC episodes of ''Roseanne'' from 1995 (only the last five episodes from the season 7) had this logo, with an IAW screen, but with a tan-colored background, and then switched to the logo, with Caryn Mandabach's name, and "Supervising Executive" at the bottom of the logo. This did not last too long before switching back to the previous logo above (with the 1994 variant) within the April-May 1995 episodes. This can be seen on syndicated episodes as well.
*In syndication, the text "'''DISTRIBUTION LLC'''" is seen below the TV set. Under that is the copyright stamp.
*On ''Cosby'', the text "In Association with" appears above the logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' PlaysThe overend theme of the end themeshow or a generic theme on CBS. On some shows (such as a recent TV Land airing of the ''Roseanne'' episode "Lost Youth"), the 1987 Paramount TV theme is heard, probably due to sloppy editing.
 
'''Availability:''' Fairly common. Was intact on syndicated airings of ''Roseanne'', ''Cosby'', ''Grace Under Fire'' (staring with "The Good Mother"), and ''Cybill''. It's also on the short-lived series ''Damon'', ''Townies'', and ''Men Behaving Badly''.
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'''Nickname:''' "The ''3rd Rock'' Logo"
 
'''Logo:''' We see a planet base taken(all placein a {{color|blue}} tint) in space with a planet seen in the background, andas a rock flies throughout. The text "THE CARSEY-WERNER CO." is seen at the bottom.
 
'''Variant:''' On syndication airings, the text "CARSEY-WERNER DISTRIBUTION, LLC" is seen instead, sometimes with the show's URL below.
<center>
THE CARSEY-WERNER CO.
</center>
 
is shown at the bottom of the screen. The color of the live action background is all blue.
 
'''Variant:''' On syndication airings, the text "CARSEY-WERNER DISTRIBUTION, LLC" is seen instead of the "standard" text, sometimes with the URL "www.3rdrock.com" below the text.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' The rock flying throughout.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show. Original NBC airings used a generic theme and voiceover.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Plays over either the ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' soundbite or sounds of an episode from ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (whenever it uses blooper reel footage) except on original NBC airings due to promos playing over.
 
'''Availability:''' Only seenSeen on ''3rd Rock from the Sun''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Nicknames:''' "''That '70s Show'' Logo", "The Carsey-Werner License Plate", "America's Dairyland"
 
'''Nicknames:''' "The ''That '70s Show'' Logo", "The Carsey-Werner License Plate", "America's Dairyland"
'''Logo:''' We see a dark yellow license plate on a car. On the top of the license plate reads "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND", which is Wisconsin's motto, thus the state for dairy, and under it is "CARSEY-WERNER". Under the name is "WISCONSIN". To the left of "WISCONSIN" is the abbreviation of the month that the license plate expires ("DEC" for December). To the right is a license plate sticker with a small outline of the state of Wisconsin, and an expiration date for a year in the 1970s (for example, "'''79'''" for 1979 in the photo above). This date varies depending when the episode takes place.
 
'''Logo:''' We see a dark {{color|yellow}} license plate on a car. On the top of the license plate reads "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND", which is Wisconsin's motto, with the company name seen below. Under the name is "WISCONSIN", and surrounding the plate is a license sticker with a small outline of the aforementioned state to the left and a an expiration date for a year in the 1970s, which varies depending on when the episode takes place.
 
'''Variant:''' On the ''That '70s Show'' episode "That '70s Musical", the searchlights and sparkles with a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} vignette are used.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' Just the car moving up and down.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' PlaysThe overend thetheme ''Thatof '70sthe Show'' end themeshow.
 
'''Availability:''' Only seenSeen on ''That '70s Show''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Nickname:''' "The Diamond"
 
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see two lines, with "{{color|teal|'''CARSEY-WERNER'''}}" (used in a capitalized Trajan Pro font until the early 2000s,; currentlywhich usedlater inswitched to a lowercase Trebuchet MS font) is shown with a pyramidal diamond which takes its place of thean hyphen, shown between the two lines. Under it is "{{color|teal|'''COMPANY, LLC'''}}".
 
'''Variants:'''
*Sometimes, it had "'''MANDABACH'''" under "'''CARSEY-WERNER'''"the name.
*In syndication, it would be read as "'''DISTRIBUTION, LLC'''".
*On season 3 of ''Cosby'', the sameabove wouldvariant appear ashas the standardIAW syndicated version, but with "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" above it,notice and the Carsey-Werner website under it.
*OnA ''Daysvariant Likeexists These'',where the UKname remake of ''That '70s Show'', it has the "CARSEY-WERNER" with diamond and linesis moved upwards and appears smaller., Below that iswith a coat of arms shield withcolored a smiling yellow drama mask (representing comedy) on the upper left on ain {{color|silver}} background,and on{{color|blue}} therespectively. upper rightInside is atwo {{color|yellow}} liondrama masks (facingcomedy leftand tragedy) on a blue background, and thetwo thelions bottom ofin the shieldsame is the lion from before, this timecolor facing rightleft and the right has a crying drama mask (representing tragedy), but the same concept as the other drama maskinside. Below the shield is "{{color|teal|BY APPOINTMENT}}" and below that is "{{color|teal|Purveyors of Fine Comedy}}" which is, sandwiched between two lines. Below that iswith a small Roman numeral year below. And finally atAt the bottom is a copyright notice "{{color|teal|© That 70s Company Limited 1999". All the text is in blue. This version is called "The Shield}}".
*On the unsold pilot of the U.S. version of ''Peep Show'', only "CARSEY-WERNER"the andname theis diamondseen in the middle of it is seen with no other words above or below itwhatsoever.
*On the 2018 revival of ''Roseanne'', thisthe logo is formed by the halves of the pyramidal diamond sliding in from the sides over a black background before connecting to each other, revealing thisthe logo, albeit without the lines.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' On the 2018 variant, the halves of the diamond sliding to form the logo. Otherwise, none.
'''FX/SFX:''' None, except for the animation on the 2018 variant.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the closing theme of the show.
 
'''Availability:''' Common.
'''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on newer prints of ''The Cosby Show'', ''A Different World'', ''Roseanne'', and ''Cosby'', among others, and if you have luck, on the short-lived cartoon ''God, the Devil & Bob''. Appears on the first season of ''Grounded for Life'' (later seasons have the "Mandabach" variant). The 2018 variant was only used on the 2018 revival of ''Roseanne'', and does not appear on ''The Conners'', as it's now under Werner Entertainment. The shield logo is also extinct, as in was only seen on ''Days Like These''.
*It's seen on newer prints of ''The Cosby Show'', ''A Different World'', ''Roseanne'', and ''Cosby'', among others, and the short-lived cartoon ''God, the Devil & Bob''.
*Also appears on the first season of ''Grounded for Life'' (later seasons have the "Mandabach" variant).
*The 2018 variant was only used on the 2018 revival of ''Roseanne'', and does not appear on ''The Conners'', as it's now under Werner Entertainment.
*The shield logo is extinct, as in was only seen on ''Days Like These''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Nicknames:''' "''That '80s Show'' Logo", "The Carsey-Werner Pinball"
 
'''Nicknames:''' "The ''That '80s Show'' Logo", "The Carsey-Werner Pinball"
'''Logo:''' We see in what appears to be a record store, a vinyl record in its sleeve on a middle shelf. The cover has a gray pinball sitting on a black and white tile floor with two windows on either side each with a cloud background. At the top of the cover are the words, "'''CARSEY*WERNER'''" and a small diamond in between the two words, and "'''MANDABACH'''" below.
 
'''Logo:''' We see in what appears to be a record store, a vinyl record in its sleeve on a middle shelf. The cover has a {{color|gray}} pinball sitting on a black and white tile floor with two windows on either side each with a cloud background. At the top of the cover are the stacked words "'''CARSEY*WERNER MANDABACH'''" with a small diamond in between the two words.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' Plays over theThe ending theme of the show.
 
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was only seenSeen on the short-lived ''That '80s Show''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 
===10th Logo (2004)===
 
'''Nicknames:''' "The Diamond II", "3D Diamond"
 
'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, the 3Dcompany words "Carsey-Werner" sandwiched in-between two linesname (and in the same lowercase Trebuchet MS font as the 8th logo), withzooms a pyramidal diamond taking place of the hyphen zoomingtoward in on-screen3D. After it finishes, the background becomes white andas the logo shines. Everything is in CGI.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and converging. Not bad for 2004.
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'''Nicknames:''' "WGM", "The Silver WGM"
 
'''Logo:''' On a {{color|brown}} background, we see the silver letters "{{color|silver|WGM}}" flippingflip in letter -by -letter. Then, thethey letters zoomszoom in andas the wordstext "{{color|silver|Werner • Gold • Miller}}" fadingfades in below. All of the text is in a Garamond font.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' The letters flipping.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A guitar riff, or a NBC and Fox generic theme.
 
'''Availability:''' ExtinctRare. Seen on these twothe short-lived sitcoms ''Twenty Good Years'' and ''Happy Hour''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Grass", "The Werner Grass"
 
'''Logo:''' On a grass background, iswe see the white words "'''WERNER ENTERTAINMENT'''".
 
'''Variant:''' On ''Are You There, Chelsea?'', the logo is on top of the [[Borderline Amazing Productions]] logo.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None or a generic network theme.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen on season 1 of ''The Conners''. This(except was not seen onfor the show's pilot episode, as it only hasuses a copyright notice there). This was alsoAlso seen on the short-lived series ''Hank'', ''Are You There Chelsea?'', and ''Survivor's Remorse''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Werner Picture Frame", "The ''Good Vibes'' Logo", "Tom and Mike“
 
'''Logo:''' We see a picture frame containing two caricatures of Tom Werner and an unknown person (possibly Mike Clements) in a tiki bar setting, holding mugs and facing the viewer. Underneath the frame is the words "{{color|gold|'''Werner'''}} ENTERTAINMENT", with the former in a white-yellow gradient color and "ENTERTAINMENT"surrounded by a black outline.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen only on the short-lived MTV show ''Good Vibes''.
 
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see small black text saying "g i l b e r t t v"
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see small, spaced-out black text saying "gilbert tv".
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Logo:''' Same as the Gilbert TV logo, except the text says "s a r asara {{color|red|+}} t o mtom" with the "+" in redinstead.
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.

Revision as of 03:57, 4 March 2022

Credits
Descriptions by
MattBr

Captures by
Timrek2007 and TheRealMarcel2000‎

Editions by
‎Prodigy012‎, TheRealMarcel2000, Timrek2007‎ and Henrynguye5

Video captures courtesy of
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Background

This is Sara Gilbert and Tom Werner's production company. It was originally known as the Carsey-Werner Company (also known as "Carsey-Werner Television") and established in 1981 by Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner to produce what became to be popular television shows such as The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock From the Sun, That '70s Show, A Different World (a spin-off of The Cosby Show), Cybill, Grace Under Fire, That '80s Show (a spin-off of That '70s Show), and other shows.

In the company's earlier years, distribution was handled by bigger companies (such as Viacom Enterprises, who only distributed 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s reruns of Roseanne, A Different World, and The Cosby Show, and later by Paramount Domestic Television, which is now "CBS Media Ventures"), but because of the most successful programs produced by the company, Carsey-Werner in 1997, grew into a larger company into where they were able to distribute their own programs. Caryn Mandabach later joined to the company in 1984 (then-known as Caryn Snyder until 1986 and credited as "Caryn Snyder-Mandabach" from 1985-1986) as the supervising executive and was made a partner in 2001, until she left the company in 2004 to begin her own company.

After Marcy Carsey left the company in 2005, Tom Werner went to start his own company with Eric Gold and Jimmy Miller called "Werner/Gold/Miller", but Gold and Miller left in 2007 and it was renamed to Werner Entertainment. In 2019, Sara Gilbert (who played Darlene Conner on Roseanne) joined the company and it was renamed to its current namesake. The distribution arm continues to use the Carsey-Werner name.

The Carsey-Werner Company

1st Logo (1982)

Logo: Just an in-credit notice that reads "A Carsey/Werner Company Production" with copyright text below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the program.

Availability: Extinct. It appears at the end of Callahan, a 1982 ABC pilot starring Hart Bochner and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (September 27, 1983-March 13, 1984)

Logo: On a gray background, we see the text

The
Carsey-Werner
Company

in a Cooper Black font, with black etchings on the letters. Below is the copyright text in a white color.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the program.

Availability: Extinct. This was seen on the 1983-84 ABC sitcom, Oh Madeline.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (September 20, 1984-July 7, 1988)

Logo: On a blue background, we see the text

A
CARSEY-WERNER
PRODUCTION

in a typewriter-like font with a copyright stamp above. After that, we see the following text

In
Association
With
BILL COSBY

Variants:

  • On the pilot episode of The Cosby Show, the text scrolls up in the end credits.
  • On early season 4 episodes of The Cosby Show and the remainder of the first season of A Different World, the text "SUPERVISING EXECUTIVE, CARYN MANDABACH" appears above the text.
  • On the second episode of the aforementioned latter show (which was actually the pilot episode), the font is much smaller than usual.

FX/SFX: None, except for the scrolling on the variant.

Music/Sounds: The end theme to the program.

Availability: Uncommon. This was seen on seasons 1-early season 4 episodes of The Cosby Show. Also used on the first season of A Different World.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (October 8, 1987-May 20, 1997)

Logo: Similar to the previous logo, although the text is now in gold and in a different font.

Variants:

  • From 1989-1991 on The Cosby Show, the copyright stamp mistakenly said "© [YEAR] The Carsey-Werner Show. All Rights Reserved.".
  • For seasons 7-9 of Roseanne, an "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" title would appear on the background, followed by the now name saying "THE CARSEY-WERNER COMPANY". On the final season, the copyright stamp is absent.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Common. It's seen on later episodes of The Cosby Show. Also seen on A Different World, Roseanne, the first two seasons of Grace Under Fire (plastered on current Laff reruns with the next logo), the short-lived show Chicken Soup, and the '90s short-lived revival of the game show You Bet Your Life. On Hulu's prints of Davis Rules, this logo is strangely not shown, except for the episodes "Twisted Sister" and "Sign of the Times".

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (January 2, 1995-May 17, 1999)

Nicknames: "The Carsey-Werner TV Set", "Carsey-Werner on TV", "Carsey-Werner Television"

Logo: On a white background, we see a teal-green and blue TV set, with half of the inside using the same color, while the other half is dark blue, with "CARSEY WERNER" seen on the halves respetively.

Variants:

  • On season 1 and early season 2 episodes of Cybill, there is a copyright stamp for YBYL Productions underneath.
  • Original broadcast ABC episodes of Roseanne from 1995 (only the last five episodes from season 7) had this logo with an IAW screen, but with a tan-colored background, and then switched to Caryn Mandabach's supervising excutive name. It was later reverted back to the previous logo a while later. This can be seen on syndicated episodes as well.
  • For syndication, the text "DISTRIBUTION LLC" is seen below, sandwiched between the TV and the copyright stamp.
  • On Cosby, the IAW text appears above the logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show or a generic theme on CBS. On some shows, the 1987 Paramount TV theme is heard, probably due to sloppy editing.

Availability: Fairly common. Was intact on syndicated airings of Roseanne, Cosby, Grace Under Fire (staring with "The Good Mother"), and Cybill. It's also on the short-lived series Damon, Townies, and Men Behaving Badly.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (January 9, 1996-May 22, 2001)

Nickname: "The 3rd Rock Logo"

Logo: We see a planet base (all in a blue tint) in space with a planet seen in the background, as a rock flies throughout. The text "THE CARSEY-WERNER CO." is seen at the bottom.

Variant: On syndication airings, the text "CARSEY-WERNER DISTRIBUTION, LLC" is seen instead, sometimes with the show's URL below.

FX/SFX: The rock flying throughout.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show. Original NBC airings used a generic theme and voiceover.

Availability: Seen on 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (August 23, 1998-May 18, 2006)

Nicknames: "The That '70s Show Logo", "The Carsey-Werner License Plate", "America's Dairyland"

Logo: We see a dark yellow license plate on a car. On the top of the license plate reads "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND", which is Wisconsin's motto, with the company name seen below. Under the name is "WISCONSIN", and surrounding the plate is a license sticker with a small outline of the aforementioned state to the left and a an expiration date for a year in the 1970s, which varies depending on when the episode takes place.

Variant: On the episode "That '70s Musical", the searchlights and sparkles with a dark blue vignette are used.

FX/SFX: Just the car moving up and down.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on That '70s Show.

Editor's Note: None.

8th Logo (September 29, 1999-May 22, 2018)

Nickname: "The Diamond"

Logo: On a white background, we see two lines, with "CARSEY-WERNER" (in a capitalized Trajan Pro font until the early 2000s; which later switched to a lowercase Trebuchet MS font) shown with a pyramidal diamond which takes its place of an hyphen, shown between the two lines. Under it is "COMPANY, LLC".

Variants:

  • Sometimes, it had "MANDABACH" under the name.
  • In syndication, it would be read as "DISTRIBUTION, LLC".
  • On season 3 of Cosby, the above variant has the IAW notice and the website under it.
  • A variant exists where the name is moved upwards and appears smaller, with a coat of arms shield colored in silver and blue respectively. Inside is two yellow drama masks (comedy and tragedy) and two lions in the same color facing left and right inside. Below the shield is "BY APPOINTMENT" and "Purveyors of Fine Comedy", sandwiched between two lines with a small Roman numeral year below. At the bottom is a copyright notice "© That 70s Company Limited 1999".
  • On the unsold pilot of the U.S. version of Peep Show, only the name is seen in the middle with no other words whatsoever.
  • On the 2018 revival of Roseanne, the logo is formed by the halves of the pyramidal diamond sliding in from the sides over a black background before connecting to each other, revealing the logo albeit without the lines.

FX/SFX: None, except for the animation on the 2018 variant.

Music/Sounds: None or the closing theme of the show.

Availability: Common.

  • It's seen on newer prints of The Cosby Show, A Different World, Roseanne, and Cosby, among others, and the short-lived cartoon God, the Devil & Bob.
  • Also appears on the first season of Grounded for Life (later seasons have the "Mandabach" variant).
  • The 2018 variant was only used on the 2018 revival of Roseanne, and does not appear on The Conners, as it's now under Werner Entertainment.
  • The shield logo is extinct, as in was only seen on Days Like These.

Editor's Note: None.

9th Logo (January 23-May 29, 2002)

Nicknames: "The That '80s Show Logo", "The Carsey-Werner Pinball"

Logo: We see in what appears to be a record store, a vinyl record in its sleeve on a middle shelf. The cover has a gray pinball sitting on a black and white tile floor with two windows on either side each with a cloud background. At the top of the cover are the stacked words "CARSEY*WERNER MANDABACH" with a small diamond in between the two words.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on the short-lived That '80s Show.

Editor's Note: None.

10th Logo (2004)

Nicknames: "The Diamond II", "3D Diamond"

Logo: On a blue background, the company name (in the same lowercase Trebuchet MS font as the 8th logo), zooms toward in 3D. After it finishes, the background becomes white as the logo shines.

FX/SFX: The zooming and converging. Not bad for 2004.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common. It's seen on DVDs of That '70s Show and Roseanne.

Editor's Note: None.

Werner/Gold/Miller

(September 7, 2006-January 31, 2007)

Nicknames: "WGM", "The Silver WGM"

Logo: On a brown background, we see the letters "WGM" flip in letter-by-letter. Then, they zoom in as the text "Werner • Gold • Miller" fades in below. All of the text is in a Garamond font.

FX/SFX: The letters flipping.

Music/Sounds: A guitar riff, or a NBC and Fox generic theme.

Availability: Rare. Seen on the short-lived sitcoms Twenty Good Years and Happy Hour.

Editor's Note: None.

Werner Entertainment

1st Logo (September 30, 2009-January 22, 2019)

Nicknames: "The Grass", "The Werner Grass"

Logo: On a grass background, we see the white words "WERNER ENTERTAINMENT".

Variant: On Are You There, Chelsea?, the logo is on top of the Borderline Amazing Productions logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or a generic network theme.

Availability: Seen on season 1 of The Conners (except for the pilot episode, as it uses a copyright notice). Also seen on Hank, Are You There Chelsea?, and Survivor's Remorse.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (October 27-December 29, 2011)

Nicknames: "The Werner Picture Frame", "The Good Vibes Logo", "Tom and Mike“

Logo: We see a picture frame containing two caricatures of Tom Werner and Mike Clements in a tiki bar setting, holding mugs and facing the viewer. Underneath the frame is the words "Werner ENTERTAINMENT", with the former in a gradient and surrounded by a black outline.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the short-lived MTV show Good Vibes.

Editor's Note: None.

Gilbert TV

(October 16, 2018-January 22, 2019)

Logo: On a white background, we see small, spaced-out black text saying "gilbert tv".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on season 1 of The Conners.

Editor's Note: None.

Sara + Tom

(September 24, 2019-)

Logo: Same as the Gilbert TV logo, except the text says "sara + tom" instead.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on The Conners from season 2 onward.

Editor's Note: None.

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