Don Fedderson Productions

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Background: Don Fedderson Productions was founded in 1955 by television producer Don Fedderson. Fedderson produced several programs with My Three Sons and Family Affair being the most popular programs. By 1972, all shows produced by the company had either been canceled or ended. The company syndicated The Lawrence Welk Show until 1982 when the company shut down. Fedderson sold The Millionaire and My Three Sons to CBS while they were still on the air; both shows are still owned by CBS, and distributedby CBS Television Distribution. Family Affair was retained by Fedderson; CBSTD holds the US broadcast distribution rights, while NBCUniversal Television Distribution holds the international broadcast distribution rights.

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Logo: Over a burgundy red background, we see the following phrase.

A DON FEDDERSON Production

The words "A" and "Production" are in a white script styled font. The name "Don Fedderson" is made out of 3D letters with the face being white and the sides a shiny dark blue color.

Variants: The logo originally appeared in B&W. Sometimes, the logo would be smaller and shifted to the upper left with the MCA-TV shield on the bottom right hand corner and the text "Represented by" above it. This was seen on S1-S5 episodes of My Three Sons. Another version of the above logo has the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo instead of the shield. The colors may vary due to film deterioration. A superimposed variant exists on the 1957-63 ABC game show Who Do You Trust? The burgundy red title card was revived in 1979 with a remake of The Millionaire on CBS, which the network co-produced with Fedderson. It lasted only one season.

FX/SFX: None

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Common. Seen on My Three Sons on Me-TV and occasionally on Decades. First appeared on The Millionaire which rarely airs on Decades. Also appears on Family Affair which also rarely airs on Decades. Also seen on the shows Who Do You Trust?, To Rome with Love, and The Smith Family. Extinct for the 1979 Millionaire variant.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1971-April 17, 1982) Don Fedderson Productions [1972]

Logo: Simply the following text (in Clarendon condensed font) over the closing scene:

syndicated by DON FEDDERSON PRODUCTIONS

FX/SFX: None

Music/ Sounds: A snippet of "Adios Auf Reviour Auf Wiedershien"

Music/ Sounds Variant: Sometimes Lawrence Welk spoke over this logo.

Availability: Seen on the syndicated version of The Lawrence Welk Show from 1971-1982, Most current PBS airings cut this out and replace it with the OETA logo. However if your PBS station has older prints then this has a silm chance of appearing. Also appears on VHS tapes released by the Welk group between 1987-1989

Editor's Note: None.