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GSRebich

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Jeopardy! Fonts
« on: March 14, 2014, 10:31:43 PM »
Does anybody know the names of the fonts used in the "Jeopardy!" logos from the original 1964-1975 and 1978-79 versions?

pacdude

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Re: Jeopardy! Fonts
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2014, 10:14:51 AM »
If I were a betting man, I would say those are hand-drawn so no accurate font would exist. You could get close maybe with something Font Diner sells.

byrd62

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Re: Jeopardy! Fonts
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2014, 06:49:14 PM »
Does anybody know the names of the fonts used in the "Jeopardy!" logos from the original 1964-1975 and 1978-79 versions?

I think the font used on the original 1964-75 Jeopardy! for at least the "Daily Double" card, the "Final Jeopardy!" answer title card superimposed while the contestants wrote their responses as the original "think music" was played, and for the end credits was called "Cartoon Condensed [italicized, I think]".

The fonts used for the answers might have been variations on News Gothic, but were thicker during the early years, when the answers were shorter.  Longer answers during the show's later years meant somewhat thinner fonts. 
« Last Edit: March 15, 2014, 06:54:26 PM by byrd62 »