Miller-Boyett Productions

Background
Miller-Milkis Productions was the production company of program executives Thomas L. Miller and Edward K. Milkis, which was founded in 1969. Robert L. Boyett joined the company in 1978, after which it became "Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions". Milkis left the company later on and it became known as "Miller-Boyett Productions" in 1985. Around 1997, producer Michael Warren ended his partnership with William Bickley and later joined the company and became "Miller-Boyett-Warren Productions". In 2013, Boyett returned to TV producing under his own production nameplate, Robert L. Boyett Productions. Two years later, Miller returned and resurrected the company.

(October 10, 1972-May 10, 1983)
Nickname: "MM"

Logo: An in-credit logo with a criss-crossed bar with the letters "MM" and next to it is the text:

MILLER-MILKIS- PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Variants: On The Weekend Nun and Egan (an unsold pilot), it read: A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION

IN ASSOCIATION WITH MILLER-MILKIS PRODUCTIONS, INC.

On season 1 of Happy Days, and early S1 episodes of Petrocelli, it read: A PARAMOUNT TELEVISION PRODUCTION

IN ASSOCIATION WITH MILLER-MILKIS PRODUCTIONS, INC.

On the pilot episode of Petrocelli, the symbol does not appear at all. On season 2 of Happy Days and S1 episodes of Petrocelli, it read: IN ASSOCIATION WITH MILLER-MILKIS PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Confused yet that no text for another production company is preceding it? On season 3 of Happy Days and season 2 of Petrocelli, the text read: MILLER-MILKIS PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Starting in the 1976 mid-season, this was added under "MILLER-MILKIS PRODUCTIONS, INC." on season 1 of Laverne and Shirley: AND HENDERSON PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

On the opening credits of some shows, this in-credit disclaimer appears: A THOMAS L. MILLER EDWARD K. MILKIS PRODUCTION

FX/SFX: None, just an in-credit logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley on Me-TV, and Antenna TV airings of Mork & Mindy. It also appeared on The Weekend Nun (a 1972 TV movie), an unsold pilot Egan, Petrocelli, and Blansky's Beauties, among other Miller-Milkis productions during this time.

Editor's Note: None.

(November 18, 1979-September 24, 1984)
Nickname: "MMB"

Logo: On a blue background, we see a still picture with a criss-crossed bar with "MM" and a "B" added next to the "MM" with a B-shaped box, and under that is:

A--- miller/milkis/boyett PRODUCTION

written in yellow. On other shows such as Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, it was used as an in-credit notice, similar to the Miller-Milkis one.

Variants: Starting with the 1979 mid-season of Angie, it read: MILLER-MILKIS-BOYETT PRODUCTIONS AND HENDERSON PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

From the 1981-82 season onward, it read on other Garry Marshall shows: A MILLER-MILKIS-BOYETT PRODUCTION AND HENDERSON PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

On season 2 episodes of Bosom Buddies, there is an "in association with" notice below. On Goodtime Girls, the logo is superimposed with the IAW byline in the same font as the company name below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Bosom Buddies was the only show to have this (except for the pilot episode, which had an in-credit notice). The in-credit notice were on the other shows. Both versions remain intact. The in-credit notice still survives on later seasons of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley on Me-TV and the final season of Mork & Mindy on Antenna TV

Editor's Note: None.

1st Logo (March 1, 1986-August 15, 1997)
Nickname: "Miller-Boyett"

Logo: An in-credit logo near the center (or bottom) of the screen with the text:

MILLER BOYETT PRODUCTIONS

with or without a middle dot in between the last names. Would appear italicized on early season one episodes on Valerie. In 1987, the text was later changed to an italicized: Miller •Boyett P R O D U C T I O N S

written in either gold, orange, yellow, or yellow-orange color with a drop shadow effect.

Variant: On the The Hogan Family episode "Close Encounters", the logo was in white while the credits were on a night time sky background.

FX/SFX: None. However on the 6th season episode of The Hogan Family titled "The Best of Friends, Worst of Times", the credits scroll.

Music/Sounds: The end-title theme, simple music, or lines from any show.

Availability: Seen on Full House, Family Matters, The Hogan Family, Perfect Strangers, Getting By, and Step By Step, among other M-B shows.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1986, October 25, 1996-July 17, 1998)
Nickname: "M/B"

Logo: On a black background, we see an "M" merging from the top and a "B" merging from the right, with a slash mark drawing between the "M" and "B" (a la the Barbour/Langley Productions logo), making that "M/B", and then "Miller-Boyett P R O D U C T I O N S" in the similar appearance as before, appears below it.

Trivia: Originally, this logo came out in 1986 as an in-credit logo on Valerie.

FX/SFX: The "M" flying down, the "B" flying in from the right, the slanted line drawing, the "Miller-Boyett Productions" text fading in. None for the still shot.

Music/Sounds: A 5-note piano tune, CBS airings from 1997-98 used a generic theme and sometimes a voice over. For the in-credit, it's the end-title theme.

Availability: The in-credit logo is seen on later season episodes of Valerie (a.k.a. The Hogan Family for the U.S. syndication title) whenever it's reran or issued on DVD. The animated version is seen on the last 2 seasons of Family Matters and Step By Step. This logo debuted at the time as the Bickley-Warren "Static" logo.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (February 26, 2016- )
Nicknames: "Miller Boyett is Back, baby!", "Miller Returns Finally"

Logo: Same as the Robert L. Boyett Productions logo, but "MILLER" replaces "ROBERT L."

FX/SFX: Same as the Robert L. Boyett Productions logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Robert L. Boyett Productions logo.

Availability: Brand new. It's seen on Fuller House, a Netflix reboot.

Editor's Note: Same as the Robert L. Boyett Productions logo.

(September 19, 1997-July 9, 1999)
Logo: Against a cloudy sky background, the words "Miller", "Boyett", "Warren", and "productions", all transparent and in white (except for the first letters of the first three words, which are pinkish), come in from all sides of the screen. A brownish frame zooms out and surrounds them, along with the space being filled in with a brown marble texture. The words become less transparent, and are arranged kind of like this:

Miller Boyett -Warren ---productions

FX/SFX: The words, background, and frame.

Music/Sounds: On Meego, the same piano tune from the previous logo plays except on original CBS airings due to the generic theme and voice over being used, but on Two of a Kind, the end-title theme plays over the logo except on original ABC airings because their generic theme was used.

Availability: Near extinction. It appeared on Two of a Kind and Meego, which are hardly, if ever, re-aired.

Editor's Note: None.

(August 4-September 1, 2014)
Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: Abstract CGI.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on the FX series Partners.

Editor's Note: None.