Logo[]
(1987-): On a black background is a black-and-white sketch of George Bailey's house (a 19th century 2-story house) connected on the left to a black filmstrip with a white shadow. It is snowing outside. The text "THE BEDFORD FALLS COMPANY" fades in below. A light goes on in the top left window of the house. The text "in association with" fades in at the bottom of the logo. Sometimes, the words "in association with" are omitted.
Variants[]
- On this variant, the logo is still, and in a bright-blue color, as well as the text.
- On later series, the house has shrunken, and the text is in a different, bigger font.
Music/Sounds[]
A man and woman slowly sing the last line of the traditional song "Buffalo Gals" -- "...aaaand dance by the light of the moooon." (A recording of "Buffalo Gals" can be heard in It's a Wonderful Life.) The early variant had a short piano ditty (which is based on the theme of the show). NBC and later ABC airings use its generic theme.
Scare Factor[]
Medium. The creepy singing and the darkness might scare more than a few.
Trivia[]
This logo is a homage to the movie It's a Wonderful Life. Bedford Falls was the name of the town in this movie, and the house belongs to the main character, George Bailey. The logo's music is also a homage to the movie; George and Mary sing the song while arriving home from the pool at the high school reunion party.