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Logo descriptions by Michael Bass and WizardDuck
Video capture courtesy of TVLOGOS708090
Background: MoPo Productions is the production company of Maury Povich, host of the syndicated television talk show Maury. The company's name originates from Povich's pet name, "Mopo", given to him by his wife, Connie Chung.
1st Logo
(September 9, 1991-1995)
Logo: Superimposed in the credits of Maury, we see the following logo made up four small squares connected, and a long blue rectangle connected to the lower squares:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of Maury.
Availability: Extinct. Last seen on episodes of Maury from the era.
2nd Logo
(1995- )
Nickname: "MoPo Golf Ball"
Logo: In a golf course, a golf ball that is hit by someone flies over a hill, and rolls into a hole. The camera pans to an aerial view of the hole, revealing the golf ball is printed with a circle reading "MoPo" in a tall Bank Gothic font, and under it, a black oval reading "PRODUCTIONS, INC." with that text in Bank Gothic.
FX/SFX: The animation. Also, there is a "jolt" from the animation to the finished logo.
Music/Sounds: A "whack" sound, followed by the sound FX of the ball rolling into the hole, and then an emphatic note. Sounds of birds are heard in the background.
Availability: Currently appears on Maury.
Video capture courtesy of TVLOGOS708090
Background: MoPo Productions is the production company of Maury Povich, host of the syndicated television talk show Maury. The company's name originates from Povich's pet name, "Mopo", given to him by his wife, Connie Chung.
1st Logo
(September 9, 1991-1995)
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The red "M" is in the upper left square, which is the same color as the school bus yellow "P" in the red square diagonal to the square with the "M." To the right of each capital letter is a golf ball, both representing the o's in "MoPo." The square to the right of the "M" is blue and has the top golf ball in the bottom left corner, and to the left of the "P" is a blank square that is purple. The text "PRODUCTIONS, INC." is inside the blue rectangle that is connected to the purple and red squares, and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is right below the rectangle. To the right of the four squares and on top of the rectangle is a school bus yellow golf flag with a dark-colored pole.PoPRODUCTIONS, INC.IN ASSOCIATION WITH
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of Maury.
Availability: Extinct. Last seen on episodes of Maury from the era.
2nd Logo
(1995- )
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Nickname: "MoPo Golf Ball"
Logo: In a golf course, a golf ball that is hit by someone flies over a hill, and rolls into a hole. The camera pans to an aerial view of the hole, revealing the golf ball is printed with a circle reading "MoPo" in a tall Bank Gothic font, and under it, a black oval reading "PRODUCTIONS, INC." with that text in Bank Gothic.
FX/SFX: The animation. Also, there is a "jolt" from the animation to the finished logo.
Music/Sounds: A "whack" sound, followed by the sound FX of the ball rolling into the hole, and then an emphatic note. Sounds of birds are heard in the background.
Availability: Currently appears on Maury.