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Background

Shukovsky English Entertainment, originally known as Shukovsky/English Productions, is the production company of Joel Shukovsky and Diane English (who would later form her own sole company, Bend in the Road Productions).

Shukovsky/English Productions

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Logo (December 11, 1985-May 18, 1992)

Shukovsky English Entertainment

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Logo (September 21, 1992-October 16, 1998)

Shukovsky/English Productions

Logo (December 11, 1985-May 18, 1992)

Visuals: On a black screen, the chrome-looking words "SHUKOVSKY" and "ENGLISH" horizontally slide in from opposite sides of the screen. The words pass over each other, stopping as they form. Then a red thunder bolt-like line appears, which slides from the top of the screen, striking another smaller one in-between, causing it to flash briefly as "P R O D U C T I O N S" and an IAW notice appear below.

Trivia: The logo uses the same font as the Murphy Brown title screen, but with a shiny chrome appearance.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the show. On pre-2003 prints of Murphy Brown, Charles Kimbrough is also heard saying over this and the Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution logo that follows, "Murphy Brown is a Shukovsky-English Production, in association with Warner Bros. Television, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution."

Availability: Seen on the first four seasons of Murphy Brown. On most newer prints, it's plastered with the SEE logo. This was also seen on the short-lived 1985 sitcom Foley Square.

Shukovsky English Entertainment

Logo (September 21, 1992-October 16, 1998)

Visuals: On a black outer-space background that shows a quarter of the planet Earth, the 3D letters "SEE" rotate and take their place in the center, as purple streaks trail out. As the text rotates, the color of the shadowing of the letters changes from orange to purple. The company name appears below just as it finishes forming.

Early Variant: There exists a variant from 1992-1994 where the background is lime green and the text is black.

Later Variant: On The Murphy Brown Special, the "in association with" text is seen below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The end theme of the show, a generic theme starting in early 1995, or the voiceover from the previous logo.

Audio Variants:

On The Murphy Brown Special, a short trumpet tune is used.
On Living in Captivity, a gentle 3-note theme is used.

Availability: It appeared on seasons 5-10 of Murphy Brown, and plasters the previous logo on seasons 1-4 episodes on most newer prints. It also appeared on The Murphy Brown Special, Love and War, Ink, and Living in Captivity.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-'''Shukovsky English Entertainment''' is the production company of the ''Murphy Brown'' executive producer Joel '''Shukovsky''' as well as ''Murphy Brown'' creator and executive producer Diane '''English'''.
+'''Shukovsky English Entertainment''', originally known as '''Shukovsky/English Productions''', is the production company of Joel '''Shukovsky''' and Diane '''English''' (who would later form her own sole company, [[Bend in the Road Productions]]).
+{{SeparateTOC
-=== 1st Logo (December 11, 1985-May 18, 1992) ===
+|Shukovsky/English Productions|
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+{{ImageTOC
+|Shukovsky English Entertainment (1989).png|Logo (December 11, 1985-May 18, 1992)
+}}
+|Shukovsky English Entertainment|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Shukovsky English Entertainment (1995).png|Logo (September 21, 1992-October 16, 1998)
+}}}}
+==Shukovsky/English Productions==
+===Logo (December 11, 1985-May 18, 1992)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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 </gallery>
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-'''Logo:''' On a black screen, we see the chrome-looking text "SHUKOVSKY" and "ENGLISH" horizontally slide in from opposite sides of the screen. The words pass over each other, stopping as they form "SHOKOVSKY ENGLISH". We see the logo's company name, followed by a red thunder bolt-like line, which slides from the top of the screen striking a another smaller red line in-between Shukovsky and English, causing the Shukovsky/English name to flash briefly before the words "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appear below.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black screen, the chrome-looking words "{{color|silver|'''SHUKOVSKY'''}}" and "{{color|silver|'''ENGLISH'''}}" horizontally slide in from opposite sides of the screen. The words pass over each other, stopping as they form. Then a red thunder bolt-like line appears, which slides from the top of the screen, striking another smaller one in-between, causing it to flash briefly as "P R O D U C T I O N S" and an IAW notice appear below.
 '''Trivia:''' The logo uses the same font as the ''Murphy Brown'' title screen, but with a shiny chrome appearance.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Technique:''' The words "SHUKOVSKY" and "ENGLISH" coming onto the screen, breaking apart from one another, the red lightning bolt-like line striking another red line, the brief flash of the Shukovsky/English name.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the closing theme of whatever show uses this show and on pre-2003 prints of ''Murphy Brown'', Charles Kimbrough is heard saying "''Murphy Brown'' is a Shukovsky-English Production, in association with [[Warner Bros. Television]], and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution."
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. On pre-2003 prints of ''Murphy Brown'', Charles Kimbrough is also heard saying over this and the [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]] logo that follows, "''Murphy Brown'' is a Shukovsky-English Production, in association with Warner Bros. Television, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution."
-'''Availability:''' Seen on early episodes of ''Murphy Brown''. Previously, when reran on TV Land and the DVD set, the original logo was plastered with the second logo. This was also seen on the short-lived 1985 sitcom ''Foley Square''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the first four seasons of ''Murphy Brown''. On most newer prints, it's plastered with the SEE logo. This was also seen on the short-lived 1985 sitcom ''Foley Square''.
+==Shukovsky English Entertainment==
-=== 2nd Logo (September 21, 1992-May 18, 1998) ===
+===Logo (September 21, 1992-October 16, 1998)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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 Shukovsky English Entertainment (1992, green).png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=0ubpLYMnRq4|id2=xly82fKyNe8|id3=VMIcmd74P3M}}
+{{YouTube|id=0ubpLYMnRq4|id2=xly82fKyNe8|id3=VMIcmd74P3M|id4=qH-6MgKpnjs}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black outer space background that shows a quarter of the planet Earth, we see the 3D letters "SEE" animate and take their place in the center. As the "SEE" animates, the color of the shadowing of the letters changes from orange to blue. Below "SEE" appears the words "SHUKOVSKY ENGLISH ENTERTAINMENT".
+'''Visuals:''' On a black outer-space background that shows a quarter of the planet Earth, the 3D letters "{{color|orange|'''SEE'''}}" rotate and take their place in the center, as purple streaks trail out. As the text rotates, the color of the shadowing of the letters changes from orange to purple. The company name appears below just as it finishes forming.
+'''Early Variant:''' There exists a variant from 1992-1994 where the background is {{color|lime|lime green}} and the text is black.
-'''Variant:'''
-*There is also a variant where the background is green instead of black on 1992-94 episodes of ''Murphy Brown'' and ''Love and War''.
-*On ''The Murphy Brown Special'', the "in association with" text is seen below.
+'''Later Variant:''' On <u>''The Murphy Brown Special''</u>, the "in association with" text is seen below.
-'''Technique:''' The animation of "SEE", the changing of the shadowing's color, the appearance of the words.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of whatever show the logo comes on, a generic CBS theme starting in early 1995 due to the then new split screen credits, or Charles Kimbrough's voice over on ''Murphy Brown''. On ''The Murphy Brown Special'', a short trumpet music is used.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show, a generic theme starting in early 1995, or the voiceover from the previous logo.
-'''Availability:''' Appeared on the final seasons of ''Murphy Brown'', and plasters the 1st logo on older episodes on most newer prints. The version with a music also appeared on ''The Murphy Brown Special''. The version with the green background also appeared on the sitcom ''Love and War''.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
+* On <u>''The Murphy Brown Special''</u>, a short trumpet tune is used.
+* On <u>''Living in Captivity''</u>, a gentle 3-note theme is used.
+'''Availability:''' It appeared on seasons 5-10 of ''Murphy Brown'', and plasters the previous logo on seasons 1-4 episodes on most newer prints. It also appeared on ''The Murphy Brown Special'', ''Love and War'', ''Ink'', and ''Living in Captivity''.
-[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]