Shukovsky English Entertainment

Background

Shukovsky English Entertainment is the production company of Joel Shukovsky and Diane English.

1st Logo (December 11, 1985-May 18, 1992)

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. 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 "PRODUCTIONS" and a 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 animation.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show. 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."

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.

2nd Logo (September 21, 1992-May 18, 1998)

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 purple streaks trail out. As the text animates, the color of the shadowing of the letters changes from orange to purple. The company name appears below just as it finishes forming.

Variant:

There exists a variant where the background is lime green and the text is black.
On The Murphy Brown Special, the "in association with" text is seen below.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show, a generic theme starting in early 1995, or the voiceover from the previous logo. On The Murphy Brown Special, a short trumpet music is used.

Availability: Appeared on the final seasons of Murphy Brown, and plasters the previous logo on older episodes on most newer prints. It also appeared on The Murphy Brown Special and Love and War.