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- The logo was first introduced in the fall of 1981. Currently seen at the end of Amen episodes on TV One and UP and on Carson's Comedy Classics on Reelz Channel. It also existed at the end of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with the outro of the show's theme music. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is the most obvious show with this logo.
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Carson Entertainment is the production company of Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, formed in 1980 to own and produce The Tonight Show. Prior to 1981, it was an in-credit mention at the end of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson Productions (Entertainment) Logo (August 5, 1981-December 16, 1992, 2009-)
Carson Entertainment Group (formerly Carson Productions and Carson Productions Group) is a television production company established by Johnny Carson in 1980. [1][2] The company primarily produced The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1980 to 1992 and Late Night with David Letterman from 1982 to 1993. In addition, Carson Productions also ...
Carson Entertainment. Logo captures by Logophile, megamanj2004 and others. Video captures courtesy of gman1290 and File Preserver. Background: Carson Entertainment is the production company of Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, formed in 1980 to own and produce The Tonight Show.
Although Carson Productions was founded in 1980, it didn't use a real logo until 1981.
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- 1st Logo (1981-1992, 2009- )
- 2nd Logo (1988)
Background: Carson Entertainment is the production company of the legendary Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, formed in 1980 to own and produce The Tonight Show. Prior to 1982, it was an in-credit mention at the end of The
Logo: We start out with a brightly-lit city skyline, then the outlined word "CARSON" zooms out from us to a comfortable distance, on a gray background. Three thick light-blue horizontal lines wipe in from right to left, filling the outlined word "CARSON" with blue and at the same time, the word "PRODUCTIONS" wipes in the same direction in sync with the horizontal lines. Sometimes, the copyright stamp is seen below it.
Variant: An in-credit text for Carson Productions was seen on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman: Carson Productions would stop co-producing Late Night in 1992 after Johnny Carson's retirement.
Produced by NBC ENTERTAINMENT (or PRODUCTIONS) in Association with CARSON PRODUCTIONS (the last bit would be used for later episodes of Letterman) and WORLDWIDE PANTS INCORPORATED LATE NIGHT and LATE NIGHT with DAVID LETTERMAN are trademarks of NBC © (YEAR) National Broadcasting Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Later Variant (2009- ): The city background seems to be more animated, the "CARSON" logo is in the Impact font, the background after the logo forms is much darker, and "ENTERTAINMENT" replaces "PRODUCTIONS".
FX/SFX:
•Original Variant: The zoom-out of "CARSON", the wiping in of the horizontal lines and "PRODUCTIONS".
•Later Variant: Same as the original variant, with the city background.
Logo: A full moon rises above a city at night, with black and blue gradient skies and several lights in the city (there are several light lines with the rest all over). Once the moon gets into its place, "CARSON PRODUCTIONS" (in the same style as the previous logo, except "CARSON" is a lighter blue color and "PRODUCTIONS" is in a different font and white) flies from behind the moon and rotates to the right, going towards the screen. As all this happens, the city turns into a dark gray background while the three blue lines ease in. The company name zooms back to its familiar place.
FX/SFX: The moon, the company name flying in and rotating, the background changing.
Music/Sounds: Just the theme to the video.
Availability: This was never used on TV shows: it was only seen on graphic designer Robert Backstrand's 1988 Demo Reel, which can be seen here.
Aug 11, 2017 · Closing logos have evolved into a TV production company’s tiny stamp of individuality. They’re a single snippet of screen time not at the mercy of network notes, audience feedback or ...
Although Carson Productions was founded in 1980, it didn't use a real logo until 1981.
