Nuance Productions

Background

This is actor-comedian Paul Reiser's production company. This name comes from the 1982 movie, Diner, in which he starred in. A scene in the movie has his character talking about his discomfort with the word "Nuance".

1st Logo (1987)

Logo: On a black background is "NUANCE PRODUCTIONS" and below is two blue lines, making an equal sign.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the program.

Availability: Appears on Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim, which is available on VHS from Vestron Video.

2nd Logo (September 23, 1992-May 24, 1999, November 9, 2004, April 14-21, 2011, November 16, 2017-December 18, 2019)

Nickname: "The Marble"

Logo: On a gray marble background, we see the text:

Nuance Productions

in Times New Roman Italic in black. Then a hand reaches in and moves the first word up a little.

Variant: The logo was later remade for HD with different hand footage.

FX/SFX: The live action hand moving "Nuance".

Music/Sounds: No music, but we hear a sliding sound as the hand moves "Nuance" up.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * NBC airings used a generic theme starting in 1994.
 * On Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, no sliding sound is heard.
 * The remake has a different sliding sound.

Availability: Seen on Mad About You, and the direct-to-video movie Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy. It was also seen on The Paul Reiser Show and There's... Johnny.