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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=Procter+%26+Gamble+Productions&amp;version=226&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FProcter%2B%2526%2BGamble%2BProductions&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><i><font face="Arial"><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> David R. Jackson</font></i></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i> and AsdfTheRevival</i></font><font color="#333333"><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> Shadeed A. Kelly, Michael Bass, btm85bubs, snelfu, thehugetvfan, Pygmalion X, and Edc4<br/><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> AsdfTheRevival, Shadeed A. Kelly, Michael Bass, Bob Fish, and Edc4<br/><font color="#ffa500">Video captures courtesy of</font> JohnnyL80 and Dbillington105</i></font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><i><br/></i><br/><u>Background</u>: Procter &amp; Gamble entered TV production in 1951 when the soap opera <i>Search for Tomorrow</i> premiered on NBC. As Procter &amp; Gamble is known for their cleaning products, <font face="Arial">this is where the te<font face="Arial">rm "soap oper<font face="Arial">a" came from<font face="Arial">. </font></font></font></font></font></font><br/><br/><font><br/></font><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333">1st Logo<br/>(Early 1986-August 3, 2007)<br/></font> </font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><font color="#333333"><img align="bottom" alt="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions, Inc." height="150" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/aB8paM5xVixP-C8AmXD09g26282/GW200H150" title="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions, Inc." width="200"/></font><img align="bottom" alt="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions (1997)" height="150" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/ec314ad60a21b3a3bf095bea4aac63be/GW187H150" title="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions (1997)" width="187"/><img align="bottom" alt="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions, Inc. (1986)" height="150" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/VHN_zMYdMS7--2M9MoUzuA52105/GW200H150" title="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions, Inc. (1986)" width="200"/><img align="bottom" alt="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions (1991) Still Variant" height="150" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/0dc0770d0aa059e61a02ff5142703aff/GW200H150" title="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions (1991) Still Variant" width="200"/><img align="bottom" alt='Procter &amp; Gamble Production (1992/Grey")' height="150" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/d4b1a663a69770b2d302144dbd063613/GW186H150" title='Procter &amp; Gamble Production (1992/Grey")' width="186"/><img align="bottom" alt="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions - in association with" height="150" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/Ab-ERSL_K_Yet5P-Tb6uqQ99526/GW200H150" title="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions - in association with" width="200"/></font></div><div align="center"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/0beab3fb02ae1c9e1ff7ba4a1c799859177082d2" width="200"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/2f69f97e67c703dc5a5153261f5a572ef9b86776" width="200"></iframe></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><br/><br/></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333"><u> <br/>Nicknames</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "PGP Neon Letter/Sign", "PGP", "Flashing PGP", "Blue PGP", "PGP Cheesy Flash", "Still PGP" (for still variants)</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: </font></font><font color="#333333">A group of multifaceted rays in varying shades of blue rises up from bottom screen. The rays form a monolith with a bright, shiny back face, which pans backward (and slightly downward), rotates to face forward, then stops. As it rotates towards the screen, the rays are outlined to make "<font color="#0000ff"><b>PGP</b></font>" in a lined font, which pull into the back of the monolith. The letters shine in a "flash" (similar to the [[WGBH|1978 WGBH logo]]) and solidify in their color. After that, the words "PRO</font><font color="#333333">CTER &amp; GAMBLE PRODUCTIONS, INC." (in white Avant Garde font) appear below the "</font><font color="#333333"><font color="#0000ff"><b>PGP</b></font></font><font color="#333333">", and are bordered top and bottom by two blue lines (same color as the PGP) which form left to right and right to left, respectively. This is PGP's first of two proper logos since PGP had no logo per sé until this one debuted.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Date Trivia</u>: This logo made its first end credit appearances on the following Procter &amp; Gamble shows on the following dates in 1986:<br/></font> </font><ul> <li> <font size="3"><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><i>Another World</i>: late January or early February</font></font> (on or before February 14) </font></li><li> <font size="3"><font color="#333333"><i>Search for Tomorrow: </i>March or April</font> </font></li><li> <font size="3"><font color="#333333"><i>As the World Turns</i>: April 21</font> </font></li><li> <font color="#333333" size="3"><i>Guiding Light</i>: October 13</font></li></ul><font size="3"><font color="#333333"> <br/></font><font color="#333333"><u>Variants</u>:</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/></font> </font><ul> <li><font size="3">There are 2 short versions: one that has the "PGP" drawing then flashing, or one that just has the logo cut to the flash. Both play the same ending.</font></li><li> <font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">Some versions exist with "in association with" below. This was seen on the 1991 TV movie <i>A Triumph of the Heart</i>: <i>The Ricky Bell Story</i>.</font></li><li> <font size="3">On at least one December 1986 episode of <i>Search for Tomorrow</i>, the logo simply fades in without the flash effects.   </font></li><li> <font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">On <i>Christmas on Division Street</i>, this logo is still.</font> </font></li><li> <font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>A Message from Holly</i>, the logo is still, and is more grey-ish then blue.<br/></font></li></ul><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> <br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The blue rays and "blooming of light" effect. According to a comment on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUWF1ofyaU" target="_self">this upload of the long version of the logo</a>, the logo was shot on 35 mm film using a 16-axis automated camera stand, programmed using BASIC commands.</font><font color="#333333"><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">: A light, jaunty synth tune, consisting of 2 descending bars of 6 notes, then a last bar of 8 notes, then a 4 note sounder as the last bass chord fades away (i.e. just after the rays in the PGP pull back). However, on September 20, 1999, CBS replaced the electronic music with generic network promo music. Sometimes, especially on <i>Guiding Light</i> episodes until 2002, CBS showed the PGP logo twice: with the normal music first, and then with the generic music the second time.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><br/></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds </u></font></font><font color="#333333"><u>Variants</u>:</font></font><div><ul><li><font size="3">The most common version just shows the flash and everything after, with the 4-note sounder as the music, which has a note sequence of A-F#-D-G.</font></li><li><font size="3">On one CTV airing of <i>Another World</i>, the music gets cut off halfway on the last note.</font></li><li><font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Some variants of the logo end with the end credits music.</font></font></li></ul><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Availability</u>: Found on episodes of Procter &amp; Gamble soaps from early 1986 to August 3, 2007 like <i>As the World Turns, Guiding Light, Another World</i>, and <i>Search for Tomorrow. </i>This was also seen on other programs co-produced by P&amp;G, such as made-for-TV movies. The long version was usually only used on soaps (particularly on Fridays, in tandem with the weekly long credit roll) and is a fairly uncommon find.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: While this logo isn't the most impressive logo ever today, it is a prime example of a high-quality 1980s professional logo and is a favorite of many soap opera fans.<br/></font><font color="#333333"> <br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo<br/>(August 6, 2007-</font><font color="#333333">June 30, 2008, April 2010, 2011-</font><font color="#333333">2013)<br/></font> </font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions, Inc. (2007)" height="195" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/htqIr8O_D6iIbGyQq_JVcg17017/GW260H195" title="Procter &amp; Gamble Productions, Inc. (2007)" width="260"/><embed allowfullscreen="true" height="195" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/youtubevideo/3acd2a986c0c72be96942d0cfee53f716cd4da37" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="245" wmode="transparent"/></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333"> <br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "PGP Globe", "PGP Ball", "The Spinning Ball", "Ball of Boredom", "Ball of Annoyance"<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333"><u>Logo</u>: On a white background, a large, blue globe-like ball zooms onto the screen, diving into the bottom right, leaving a blue trail</font><font color="#333333"> as it does so. The ball, now smaller, comes in from the right side of the</font><font color="#000000"><font color="#333333"> screen to form the letters "</font><b><font color="#400bba">PG</font><font color="#0ac4c4">P</font></b><font color="#333333">" (the "PG" is connected) and this text below it, both of which appear to its right:</font></font><br/></font><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"><b> <br/></b> </font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><b><font color="#000000"><font color="#2924a6">PROCTER</font><font color="#0eccb6">&amp;</font><font color="#2b2fb3">GAMBLE</font></font><br/><font color="#000000"><font color="#12c4b0">PRODUCTIONS,</font></font></b><font color="#000000"><font color="#12c4b0"><font color="#333333"> </font></font></font><b><font color="#000000"><font color="#1610c4">INC.</font></font></b></font></div><font size="3"><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div>The colors are blue and aquamarine.</div><br/><font color="#333333"><u>Variant</u>: At the end of the 2011 <i>People's Choice Awards</i>, only the second half of the logo (with the ball forming the text to its right) is shown.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The spinning ball, and the blue trail.<br/><br/></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font></font><font color="#333333">: A light orchestral horn tune with a rising synth sounder, but rarely used because of CBS' tendency to play generic network music over the logo. The versio</font><font color="#333333">n with the logo theme appeared on episodes of <i>As the World Turns</i> and <i>Guiding Light</i> on CBS.com.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. It was used from August 6, 2007 until June 30, 2008 on the soaps <i>As the World Turns</i> and <i>Guiding Light</i>. The logo surprisingly appeared in April 2010 on the NBC TV movie <i>Secrets of the Mountain</i>, two years after <i>ATWT</i> and <i>GL</i> discontinued the logo (PGP continues to produce TV movies to this day), and was also spotted on the 2011 <i>People's Choice Awards</i>.<br/><br/><font color="#333333"><u>Editor's Note</u>: Much blander and corporate than the previous logo. It may annoy people who liked the previous logo, although it tends to be far less hated than the final Program Exchange logo.<br/><br/></font></font><font color="#333333"><u>Final Note</u>: A spin-off company of Procter &amp; Gamble Productions known as "[[TeleNext Media]]" was created in 2008 to produce the final episodes of <i>ATWT</i> and <i>GL</i> (<i>GL</i> ended in September 2009, while <i>ATWT</i> followed in September 2010)</font><font color="#333333">. In 2013, the company was renamed "Procter &amp; Gamble Entertainment".<br/></font></font></div></div><br/></div>