Filmways - Announcements at The End of Productions

Announcements At The End of Productions

Most productions ended with the announcement, “This has been a Filmways presentation”. For some shows, the voice-over was made by a cast member:

• Petticoat Junction: First, Billie Jo Bradley, (Jeannine Riley) and, later, Betty Jo Bradley (Linda Kaye Henning)
• Green Acres: Lisa Douglas (Eva Gabor), who says, “This has been a Filmways presentation, dahling.”
• The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly May Clampett (Donna Douglas). Seasons 1-3, however, feature Bill Baldwin, the announcer for the show's sponsors.
• Mr. Ed: Roger Addison (Larry Keating). Later seasons feature Mister Ed (Allan Lane) saying it after Keating's death in 1963.
• The Addams Family: The logo was silent, but in some episodes the phrase was said in a deep baritone voice by Ted Cassidy, but he did not say it in his usual “Lurch” voice.