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Background

Starry Night Productions was the vanity card of Night Court creator Reinhold Weege. The name originates from the Barney Miller episode "Movie: Part 2", in which Det. Ron Harris produces an adult film in order to infiltrate New York's underground pornography industry. For his fictitious company, Harris uses the name "Starry Night Productions". Weege was a writer for Barney Miller, although not that particular episode.

Logo (January 4, 1984-May 3, 1989)

Visuals: The skyline of Chicago at night is seen with no stars in the sky. A shooting star flies into the sky and explodes, then disappears. After that, a starfield appears in the sky as the text "STARRY NIGHT PRODUCTIONS" appears at the bottom of the screen in a white serif font. The text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears below it in a smaller, more plain font.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A clap-like sound followed by an electric piano chord. Starting in March 1984 with "Harry and the Rock Star", the 11th episode of Night Court, a man is heard breaking into laughter after the piano chord plays that carries over to the Warner Bros. Television logo.

Audio Trivia: The voice of the man laughing is that of Chuck Weege, father of Reinhold Weege. He attended almost all Night Court tapings, and his laughter can be heard in some episodes.^[1]

Audio Variant: On one episode of Night Court, after the clap-like sound, the logo is silent.

Availability: Appears on the first six seasons of Night Court (1984) and the 1984 TV pilot Earthlings.

Legacy: This is a particularly infamous logo due to its' unsettling atmosphere thanks to the music, the laugh heard on most variants, the darkness, and the stilted animation as noted by audiences.

References

↑ https://www.80sxchange.com/post/tv-theme-songs-night-court

[1] ttps://www.80sxchange.com/post/tv-theme-songs-night-court

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
+'''Starry Night Productions''' was the vanity card of ''Night Court'' creator Reinhold Weege. The name originates from the ''Barney Miller'' episode "Movie: Part 2", in which Det. Ron Harris produces an adult film in order to infiltrate New York's underground pornography industry. For his fictitious company, Harris uses the name "'''Starry Night Productions'''". Weege was a writer for ''Barney Miller'', although not that particular episode.
-This is the vanity logo of ''Night Court'' producer Reinhold Weege.
-===(January 4, 1984-May 3, 1989)===
+===Logo (January 4, 1984-May 3, 1989)===
 [[File:Starry Night Productions.jpg|center|350px]]
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+{{YouTube|id=8LsqO-pnKBc|id2=yKGNppe6RfQ|id3=uMrEo_mU1ZI}}
-'''Logo:''' The logo starts off with an animated skyline of Chicago, USA, over Lake Michigan, in the night. In the center, a large, white flash is slowly rising. When the flash is near the top, it explodes and gives way to increasing amounts of stars in the sky. Shortly after the explosion, the following text "{{font|serif|'''STARRY NIGHT PRODUCTIONS'''}}" appears in a white serif font. "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" cuts in below in a plainer, smaller font.
+'''Visuals:'''  The skyline of Chicago at night is seen with no stars in the sky. A shooting star flies into the sky and explodes, then disappears. After that, a starfield appears in the sky as the text "{{font|serif|'''STARRY NIGHT PRODUCTIONS'''}}" appears at the bottom of the screen in a white serif font. The text "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" appears below it in a smaller, more plain font.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The skyline, the flash and explosion.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' After an "explosion sound" (which sounds a lot more like a clap), an eerie electric piano chord is heard, and is held until both logos end. Starting in March 1984 with "Harry and the Rock Star", the 11th episode of ''Night Court''<nowiki/>'s first season, a man breaking into laughter was heard after the piano chord first started up that goes over to the [[Warner Bros. Television]] logo of the time period (either the "\\'" logo on earlier episodes or the '84 "Shield" logo; on recent prints, it's the 2003 logo).
+'''Audio:''' A clap-like sound followed by an electric piano chord. Starting in March 1984 with "Harry and the Rock Star", the 11th episode of ''Night Court'', a man is heard breaking into laughter after the piano chord plays that carries over to the [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo.
+'''Audio Trivia:''' The voice of the man laughing is that of Chuck Weege, father of Reinhold Weege. He  attended almost all ''Night Court'' tapings, and his laughter can be heard in some episodes.<ref>https://www.80sxchange.com/post/tv-theme-songs-night-court</ref>
-'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The laugh was rumored to have been either the voice of Mel Blanc or Harry Anderson, but, in a comment on an article about Reinhold Weege's death, show writer Tom Reeder states the laugh was Weege's father Chuck, who attended the tapings of the first several seasons of the show and his distinct laugh was often heard.
-'''Availability:''' Only seen on the first six seasons of ''Night Court'' and the 1984 TV pilot ''Earthlings''.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On one episode of ''Night Court'', after the clap-like sound, the logo is silent.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on the first six seasons of ''Night Court'' (1984) and the 1984 TV pilot ''Earthlings''.
-'''Legacy:''' This logo has cheap, undetailed animation. Not to mention that the "explosion" sound effect sounds more like somebody clapping their hands. A number of viewers found this logo to be scary, while others found it amusing.
+'''Legacy:''' This is a particularly infamous logo due to its' unsettling atmosphere thanks to the music, the laugh heard on most variants, the darkness, and the stilted animation as noted by audiences.
+=== References ===
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:United States]]
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 [[Category:American television logos]]
 [[Category:Vanity cards]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]