The Komack Company

Background: The Komack Company was a television production company founded by producer James Komack.

(September 13, 1974-June 1980)

Logo: Over the end credits of a Komack Company show, we see this text:

A Production of

THE KOMACK

COMPANY, INC.

An "and" is seen either under the company's name or over the Wolper Productions name, which precedes this. By 1975-1976, the "O" in "KOMACK" is shown as a tree, with the "O" shaped up in Gabriel "Gabe" Kaplan's afro for Welcome Back, Kotter and in Freddie Prinze's long hair style for some episodes of Chico and the Man, although for the final season of the former, the tree motif was abandoned.

Variant: On the short-lived 1980 NBC sitcom Me and Maxx, the text is read as "A Production of James Komack Company, Inc.", there is no "and" (given that Wolper Productions did not co-produce that show), "James Komack" is written in the same style as the first several names in the credits, and there's a copyright stamp underneath.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the scrolling of the credits (except on the Me and Maxx variant).

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Still intact on Chico and the Man and Welcome Back, Kotter within syndication and DVD releases (although Chico is harder to find than Kotter, given that reruns are very rare and it's only DVD release is a 2005 "best of" disc). Also seen on the short-lived shows Mr. T and Tina, Another Day, and Me and Maxx.

Scare Factor: None.