TOY Productions

Background: TOY Productions was a new production company formed by the same TV producers Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein, and Bud Yorkin (hence the initials of the company) in 1976 after Grady was canceled and Bud Yorkin Productions became an in-name-only division. On February 19, 1979, TOY Productions was acquired by Columbia Pictures Television (now "Sony Pictures Television") and was folded in 1982 after the cancellation of One of the Boys.

(November 13, 1976-April 24, 1982)

Logo: Originally, the company used an in-credit text saying:

A

T.-O.-Y.

PRODUCTION

with periods in between the letters "TOY". But in November 1976, it was changed to...

A

TOY

PRODUCTION

Variants: FX/SFX: Just scrolling or superimposed in the credits. For the TOY logo, it would fade in and out, appear in, or scroll.
 * On the S2 episode "Rerun Gets Married", a proper logo was used, consisting on a white ball with the word "TOY" in a cote-out with a text below saying "A TOY PRODUCTION" in one line.
 * Starting on the episode "It's All in Your Head" on September 29, 1977, with the stylized text "TOY" in it, the letters in the ball are colored in orange or brown, and the text "A TOY PRODUCTION" is seen below.
 * The rest of the episodes in mid-season two starting in November would say "TOY PRODUCTIONS" (referred again to as "A TOY PRODUCTION" during the 1978-1979 season). The word "TOY" in the ball is now in white with a cote-out outline.
 * On the animated variant, the "T" and "Y" letters slide from the left and right side of the ball respectively. The "O" pops in afterward, right before the company name zooms in from the bottom of the screen.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of show.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen throughout all three seasons of What's Happening!! on DVD and TV One except the second episode. It was also seen on the three short-lived series Carter Country, 13 Queens Boulevard, and One in a Million. The animated version was seen only on the short-lived 1982 NBC sitcom One of the Boys with Mickey Rooney. No source of that has been seen in over three decades.

Scare Factor: None.