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===Background=== |
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⚫ | '''Witt/Thomas Productions''' was a production company that was formed in 1973 when Paul Junger '''Witt''' joined with Tony '''Thomas''', the son of comedian Danny Thomas. In 1976, the company was renamed to '''Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions''' when writer and Witt's wife, Susan '''Harris''' joined the company with their first series ''Soap'' a year later. In the 1980s, the company was renamed back to "Witt/Thomas Productions", but the Witt/Thomas/Harris name continued until 1995 when ''Empty Nest'' ended. |
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===Logo (September 4, 1975-April 27, 1999) === |
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<center>A<br>WITT<br>THOMAS<br>HARRIS<br>PRODUCTION</center> |
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(September 13, 1977-November 11, 1998) |
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* On <u>the fifth and final season of ''Blossom''</u>, the logo is placed on a black background. |
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⚫ | * On <u>the ''Blossom'' episode "Rockumentary"</u>, instead of the usual in-credit logo, the logo is in a pink color at the bottom of the screen on a black background with a live action shot of Dreyfuss the dog from ''Empty Nest'' inside a circle (which is also in a pink outline) with the barking being dubbed by Blossom (Mayim Bialik). |
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'''Technique:''' A still graphic. |
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PRODUCTION |
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show. NBC and CBS used generic themes starting in 1994. |
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⚫ | On the Blossom episode "Rockumentary", instead of the usual in-credit logo, the logo is in a pink color at the bottom of the screen on a black background with a live action shot of Dreyfuss the dog from Empty Nest inside a circle (which is also in a pink outline) with the barking being dubbed by Blossom (Mayim Bialik). |
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On the final season of Empty Nest, it was shown on a black/blue background with the name in the typical Witt-Thomas-Harris Bold Clarendon font. |
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FX/SFX: None, but the scrolling of the credits on Soap and Benson from 1977-1980, as well the very short-lived Hail to the Chief from Spring 1985, on some 1984-1986 episodes of Benson, and the pilot episode of It's a Living. |
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Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show. |
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Music Variants: During NBC's original broadcasts of the final season (1994-95) of Empty Nest and the second thru fourth seasons (1994-96) of The John Larroquette Show, it used NBC's generic theme and CBS airings of the short lived Pearl used it's generic theme. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 15 August 2024
codyfinke
Editions by
Shadeed A. Kelly
Background
Witt/Thomas Productions was a production company that was formed in 1973 when Paul Junger Witt joined with Tony Thomas, the son of comedian Danny Thomas. In 1976, the company was renamed to Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions when writer and Witt's wife, Susan Harris joined the company with their first series Soap a year later. In the 1980s, the company was renamed back to "Witt/Thomas Productions", but the Witt/Thomas/Harris name continued until 1995 when Empty Nest ended.
Logo (September 4, 1975-April 27, 1999)
Visuals: During the closing credits, there is the following text, often in a Clarendon Bold font on most shows produced by the company:
WITT
THOMAS
HARRIS
PRODUCTION
Variants:
- During the later years, it was referred to as "A WITT/THOMAS PRODUCTION". This variant of the logo is also seen on It's a Living as well as the ABC sitcom Condo from early 1983; the latter used a copyright notice.
- Beginning in 1994, the "Witt/Thomas" ("Witt-Thomas-Harris" for Empty Nest) in-credit name is shown outside of the credits and placed on a black background with a gradient shade of blue to make it seem like an outside logo. The font changes depending on the show.
- On the fifth and final season of Blossom, the logo is placed on a black background.
- On the pilot episode of Herman's Head, the company name is written with the names in separate lines, but without Harris.
- On Beauty and the Beast, the two names are separated by a hyphen instead of a forward slash and superimposed into the credits.
- On Woops!, the company name is placed on a dark blue background, and the two names are separated by a hyphen.
- On some episodes of Herman's Head, the variant above is seen, but it's shown in-credit.
- On the third and final season of Nurses, this logo is in a double-font combo, much like the closing credits from that season.
- During the later years of Benson, as well as on Hail to the Chief and the first-run syndicated episodes of It's a Living, the copyright notice is in the Helvetica font.
- On the Blossom episode "Rockumentary", instead of the usual in-credit logo, the logo is in a pink color at the bottom of the screen on a black background with a live action shot of Dreyfuss the dog from Empty Nest inside a circle (which is also in a pink outline) with the barking being dubbed by Blossom (Mayim Bialik).
Technique: A still graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the show. NBC and CBS used generic themes starting in 1994.
Availability: Seen on Soap, Benson, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Nurses, The Golden Palace, Blossom, Beauty and the Beast, Brotherly Love, The John Larroquette Show, Minor Adjustments, Muscle, and It's a Living, among others.