Heel & Toe

(October 10, 2000-May 21, 2012)

Nicknames: "Für Elise", "The Squished Ballerina", "Foot of Doom", "OUCH!", "STOMP", "The Famous Music Ruined", "Wedding Gone Wrong", "The Giants Will Kill Us All"

Logo: Set on a stage, we see a small figurine of a ballerina and a man dancing and twirling around. Then a human foot wearing a shoe stomps on the couple, crushing it. Then, "HeeL & Toe" (in white, and in a strangely-arranged Times font) appears next to the shoe.

FX/SFX: Live action.

Music/Sounds: A music box rendition of "Für Elise" plays as the dancing ballerina turns and a "stomp" sound as the couple is crushed. A squishing sound is also played as the foot comes down. ABC airings of Gideon's Crossing, CBS airings of Century City and early FOX airings of House, M.D. used the generic network theme.

Availability: Common. First seen on the short-lived TV series Gideon's Crossing and also appeared on Century City and House, M.D.

Editor's Note: The sudden stomp and shoe crushing the figurine can startle more than a few (although it appears that the shoe isn't even crushing the figure). Otherwise, it's a humorous logo.