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The Gurin Company is the vanity card for executive producer Phil Gurin.

1st Logo (September 1, 1997-2001)

Logo: On a dark cloud sky background, we see a blue neon sign that is turned off, reading "the GURIN Company", with a star next to "the". "the" is in a lowercase blocky font, "GURIN" is in an uppercase blocky font, and "Company" is in a script font. A human hand then knocks a finger onto the sign, turning it on, and "the GURIN Company" text flashes in different patterns (the "U" in "GURIN" flashes differently from the rest), and the light-blue star lights up by each line one-by-one.

Technique: Live-action and CGI.

Music/Sounds: Crickets are heard at the start, then a "thunk" as the hand touches the sign, and electrical zap sounds when the sign lights up.

Music/Sounds Variant: Sometimes, the end theme of the show is used, or network promos or generic themes play over it.

Availability: Seen on The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues 2, KISS Live: The Ultimate Halloween Party, The All-New 3's a Crowd, Twenty-One (2000 version), and early Weakest Link USA episodes.

2nd Logo (September 24, 2001-2010)

Logo: On a black background, we see blue streaks of light streaking throughout. The word "GURIN" (in a curved Art Deco font) zooms out, while an oval forms at the same time, forming a logo similar to the DuPont and DuMont logos. The words "THE" and "COMPANY" in orange fade in on the top-left and bottom-right corners of the oval.

Variant: On the Australian version of The Singing Bee, the streaks are orange instead of blue.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A synth "whoosh". On syndicated Weakest Link episodes, this music can be heard over the BBC logo as well.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of Weakest Link (which includes the NBC and the syndicated version), Queen for a Day (2004 special), and The Singing Bee. This doesn't appear on Lingo.

3rd Logo (September 27, 2012-)

Logo: On a black background with blue smoke, the "GURIN" oval, now much shinier than before, zooms out. The words "THE" and "COMPANY" appear via light streaks.

Variants:

Sometimes, the smoke is absent.
A short version exists.
A still version also exists.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A soft whoosh.

Availability: Seen on Oh Sit!, the NAAPC Image Awards, OWN Spotlight: Honoring Our Kings, Celebrating Black Fatherhood and Canada's Ultimate Challenge.

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 '''The Gurin Company''' is the vanity card for executive producer Phil '''Gurin'''.
-=== 1st Logo (1998-2001) ===
+=== 1st Logo (September 1, 1997-2001) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo:''' On a dark cloud sky background, we see a neon sign that is not lighted, reading "The GURIN Company", with an star next to "The". "The" is in a lowercase blocky font, "GURIN" is in an uppercase blocky font, and "Company" is in a script font. A human hand then knocks a finger onto the sign, and "The GURIN Company" changes its colors throughout (the "U" in "GURIN" changes differently than the rest), and the blue star lights up by each line one-by-one.
+File:The Gurin Company (1997).jpeg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/wS-kvujFBSg?si=9BaQja1bNd1VxCAO|id2=https://youtu.be/wuNPoZPxoHk?si=wk9ApG7patAP-8T2|id3=https://youtu.be/T750__7gA-0?si=cofByCxxSYXPs5Zw|id4=https://youtu.be/Hs_mqm4op4Y?si=a_KM0mgg72ClP_JY|id5=https://youtu.be/Z06_lluiEVg?si=XS1bjhuiih71Q2p2}}
+'''Logo:''' On a dark cloud sky background, we see a {{Color|blue}} neon sign that is turned off, reading "the GURIN Company", with a star next to "the". "the" is in a lowercase blocky font, "GURIN" is in an uppercase blocky font, and "Company" is in a script font. A human hand then knocks a finger onto the sign, turning it on, and "{{Color|pink|the}} {{Color|yellow|GURIN}} {{Color|pink|Company}}" text flashes in different patterns (the "U" in "{{Color|yellow|GURIN}}" flashes differently from the rest), and the {{Color|lightblue|light-blue}} star lights up by each line one-by-one.
-'''Technique:''' The sign lighting up.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action and CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A "thunk" as the hand touches the sign, then electrical zap sounds when the sign lights up. On NBC and GSN's airings of the 2000 ''Twenty-One'' revival and ''Weakest Link'', the generic network jingle would play over or it would be overtaken by credit crunches, respectively.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Crickets are heard at the start, then a "thunk" as the hand touches the sign, and electrical zap sounds when the sign lights up.
-'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''The All-New 3's a Crowd, Twenty-One'' (2000 version), and early ''Weakest Link USA'' episodes.
+'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' Sometimes, the end theme of the show is used, or network promos or generic themes play over it.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues 2'', ''KISS Live: The Ultimate Halloween Party'', ''The All-New 3's a Crowd'', ''Twenty-One'' (2000 version)'', and early ''Weakest Link USA'' episodes.''
 === 2nd Logo (September 24, 2001-2010) ===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:The Gurin Company (2002).jpg
+File:The Gurin Company (2007).jpeg
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/Xkgk6sL42Rs?si=AG9lf_OEf7XPoi_f|id2=https://youtu.be/PyKL4K4kiG8?si=Xhmptkdm7GmpR_go}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see blue streaks of light streaking throughout. Several of the blue streaks reveal a blue outlined oval with "GURIN" (in a rounded font, think the DuPont logo). At the time "THE" above and "COMPANY" below appear.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see {{Color|blue}} streaks of light streaking throughout. The word "{{Color|blue|GURIN}}" (in a curved Art Deco font) zooms out, while an oval forms at the same time, forming a logo similar to the DuPont and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] logos. The words "{{Color|orange|THE}}" and "{{Color|orange|COMPANY}}" in {{Color|orange}} fade in on the top-left and bottom-right corners of the oval.
-'''Variant:''' On the Australian version of ''The Singing Bee'', the streaks are orange instead of blue.
+'''Variant:''' On the Australian version of ''The Singing Bee'', the streaks are {{Color|orange}} instead of {{Color|blue}}.
-'''Technique:''' The animation in the logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth "whoosh". On syndicated ''Weakest Link'' episodes, this music can be heard over the BBC logo as well.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on later episodes of ''Weakest Link'', which includes the NBC and the syndicated version, and ''The Singing Bee''. This doesn't appear on ''Lingo''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on later episodes of ''Weakest Link'' (which includes the NBC and the syndicated version), ''Queen for a Day'' (2004 special), and ''The Singing Bee''. This doesn't appear on ''Lingo''.
-=== 3rd Logo (2013-) ===
+=== 3rd Logo (September 27, 2012-) ===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:The Gurin Company (2013).jpg
+File:The Gurin Company (2023).jpeg
-</gallery>
+</gallery>{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/-MzRWdvwxpc?si=_3A4AtIP-bz21sI1|id2=https://youtu.be/QW1l1myhNVk?si=cFwxrTOLU5WHpbRN|id3=https://youtu.be/fLftl2nif2E?si=ZVjwsIaQu89mTWYv}}
+'''Logo:''' On a black background with {{Color|blue}} smoke, the "{{Color|blue|GURIN}}" oval, now much shinier than before, zooms out. The words "{{Color|darkorange|THE}}" and "{{Color|darkorange|COMPANY}}" appear via light streaks.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Logo:''' The oval from the previous logo zooms out from us on a black background with blue smoke.
-'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the smoke is absent.
+* Sometimes, the smoke is absent.
+* A short version exists.
+* A still version also exists.
-'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' A soft whoosh.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Oh Sit!'', the ''NAAPC Image Awards'', ''OWN Spotlight: Honoring Our Kings, Celebrating Black Fatherhood'' and ''Canada's Ultimate Challenge.''
-'''Availability:''' Unknown {{AvailabilityExamples}}
 [[Category:Television logos]]