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Gracie Films is the film and television production company of James L. Brooks, established in 1986 and named after comedian Gracie Allen (1895-1964). Their first production was The Tracey Ullman Show, an early hit for Fox.
- Overview
- 1st Logo (April 5, 1987 - January 25, 2009, December 5, 2017; December 3, 2019)
- 2nd Logo (September 16, 2003, July 27, 2007, March 1, 2009-present)
- 3rd Logo (2007-July 2012, 2017, March 7, 2020)
Background: Gracie Films is the film and television production company of James L. Brooks, established in 1986. Their first production was The Tracey Ullman Show, an early hit for FOX. They soon produced Broadcast News, another hit. They began to produce hit after hit such as Big, The Simpsons, Say Anything, and The War of the Roses, making them on...
Nicknames: "Shhh!", "The Dark Cinema", "Shush Lady", "The Shushie Lady", "The Cinema", "That Logo at the End of The Simpsons", "That Strange Logo appears at the end of Weakest Link USA (the American version of the BBC UK game show)
Logo: It is seen in the middle of black background with two thick white lines sandwiched it. We start off in a cinema, with lots of chattering going on. Then, after a few seconds, a female silhouette that is close to us makes a "shush" gesture. Then, the audience becomes silent, the lights dim, and the projector comes on and casts a blue light to the screen, and then these words in white appear:
It then cuts to the words "IN ASSOCIATION WITH."
Variants:
•The Simpsons has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide.
•The only visual variation of this logo on a Simpsons episode was in the episode "Last Tap Dance in Springfield".
Nickname: "The Improved Shhh"
Logo: Same as the previous, but it is much more clearer with slightly better animation that looks like it was done in Adobe Flash.
Variants:
•The PS2/Gamecube/Xbox/PC game The Simpsons: Hit & Run uses this logo, but with smoother animation and with flickering effects as the screen lights up. The Simpsons Game has the variant below on all ports of the game except for the ones for the Nintendo DS and XBOX 360.
•The Simpsons Movie has this logo appear at the very end of it, but it looks like a slightly rushed attempt at recreating the original logo, as the background of the lit up screen room (apart from the "shushing woman") appears to be a photo still of the original logo, which fades into a Flash-esque animation with a darker blue light and a smoother font.
•The Simpsons has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide.
Nickname: "The Print Logo"
Logo: On the black background that is the darkened theater, we see the audience (Including the "Shhhh!" lady) in black, outlined with teal, but unlike the previous logos, the white lines are absent. The animation plays as normal like the previous logos, but after the projector turns on the usual text fades in as it zooms slightly forward to get into the usual spot.
Variants:
•On The Edge of Seventeen, it fades out after the text gets to the usual spot.
•On the webisodes of The Critic, the logo is in the center of the screen, is still, and it starts where the lights are already dimmed. This variant uses the end theme of the show.
•At the end of Playdate with Destiny, one of the patrons' heads is replaced by that of Mickey Mouse, as a reference to Disney's current ownership of The Simpsons.
Background: Gracie Films is the film and television production company of James L. Brooks, established in 1986 and named after late comedian Gracie Allen (1895-1964). Their first production was The Tracey Ullman Show, an early hit for FOX. They soon produced Broadcast News, another hit.
Jun 14, 2024 · These are the logo variations seen on certain episodes of any program throughout the years by Gracie Films, with more to be added overtime. The Tracey Ullman Show (Rock on the Block / Shoplifting / The Height of Friendship / The Orange Badge of Courage) (1989): After the Gracie lady shushes, Ullman says "Go home!".
Gracie Films is an American film and television production company founded by James L. Brooks in 1986. The company is primarily responsible for producing its long-running flagship animated series The Simpsons. The Gracie Films headquarters is located on the Fox Studios lot at 10201 West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles.
The Simpsons (Homer at the Bat) (1992): The shush is replaced with a crack of a baseball bat and the regular logo music is played by an organ (the organ with stadium reverb), ending in the sound of a crowd cheering. The Simpsons (The Otto Show) (1992): The theme is played on an electric guitar.
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Logo Variations - Gracie Films. NOTE: Due to The Simpsons ' massive run (30 seasons and counting/over 600 episodes produced), not all variations are listed at this time. If you know of a variation that's not listed (especially from 2004 onwards/Season 16 onwards), feel free to add it if you're a writer.
