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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:

A
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.

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 '''Variants:'''
 * During the later years, it was referred to as <u>"A WITT/THOMAS PRODUCTION"</u>. 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 <u>1994</u>, 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 {{color|blue}} to make it seem like an outside logo. The font changes depending on the show.
+* Beginning in <u>1994</u>, 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 <u>the fifth and final season of ''Blossom''</u>, the logo is placed on a black background.
 * On <u>the pilot episode of ''Herman's Head''</u>, the company name is written with the names in separate lines, but without Harris.
 * On <u>''Beauty and the Beast''</u>, the two names are separated by a hyphen instead of a forward slash and superimposed into the credits.
-* On <u>''Woops!''</u>, the company name is placed on a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, and the two names are separated by a hyphen.
+* On <u>''Woops!''</u>, the company name is placed on a dark blue background, and the two names are separated by a hyphen.
 * On <u>some episodes of ''Herman's Head''</u>, the variant above is seen, but it's shown in-credit.
 * On <u>the third and final season of ''Nurses''</u>, this logo is in a double-font combo, much like the closing credits from that season.
 * During <u>the later years of ''Benson''</u>, as well as on <u>''Hail to the Chief''</u> and <u>the first-run syndicated episodes of ''It's a Living''</u>, the copyright notice is in the Helvetica font.
-* On <u>the ''Blossom'' episode "Rockumentary"</u>, instead of the usual in-credit logo, the logo is in a {{color|hotpink|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 {{color|hotpink|pink}} outline) with the barking being dubbed by Blossom (Mayim Bialik).
+* 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).
 '''Technique:''' A still graphic.