This page complements my collection of game show title fonts. I am not affiliated with the Famous Fonts site at Smackbomb. Mike Yanega says that most product logos and corporate identities, especially the logos of professional sports franchises, are custom designs not intended as commercial typefaces. Yet many logos, including some on this page and some at Smackbomb, are based on already existing typefaces.

More famous fonts can be found at 1001 Fonts and DaFONT. Video game fonts can be found at codeman38’s site, Segasonic and Miffies.

Balmoral Balmoral Script
This font is used for the Trivial Pursuit board games.
Author: Martin Wait
Download or purchase
Batfont Batfont
This font is based on the logo of the 1960s TV show Batman.
Author: Daniel Gauthier
Download
Captain Shiner Captain Shiner
This font was used on the animated TV series Dynomutt Dog Wonder.
Author: Spork Thug Typography
Download
Chatty Cocktails Chatty Cocktails
This font was based on the old Creamette pasta logo.
Author: Font Diner
Purchase
G.I.JERK G.I.JERK
This font is based on the 1960s logo of the G.I. Joe action figure.
Author: Britton Walters
Download
IronManic IronManic Regular
This font was based on the logo of the 2008 film Iron Man.
Author: Gene Buban
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Kalligraphia Kalligraphia
This font was used on the TV show The Partridge Family.
Author: Otto Weisert
Purchase
Lester Bold Lester Bold
This font, originally called Lee Bold, was used on the TV show Charlie’s Angels and the VHS mark. It is on the Dover Moderne Display Fonts CD-ROM & Book.
Author: Leo Weisz
Purchase
Rudelsberg Regular Rudelsberg Regular
This is the freeware version of Eckmann Schrift, used for the logo of the Applebee’s restaurant chain.
Author: Dieter Steffmann, after Otto Eckmann
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Sinaloa Sinaloa
This font was used on the animated TV series Jana of the Jungle. The shareware sample, with uppercase letters only, was made by Patrick J. Quinn. Be sure to visit B.J. Ward’s promotional Web site.
Author: Rosemarie Tissi
Download sample or purchase full font
Started by a Mouse Started by a Mouse
This font is based on the logo of the Disneyland theme park. MickeyAvenue.com has more Disney fonts, including Florida Project (based on the 1971-95 Walt Disney World logo) and Waltograph (formerly Walt Disney Script). David Occhino sells a similar font called Kingdom, which has an expanded character set.
Author: Robert Nava
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Tango Tango
This font was used on the TV show Family Ties.
Author: Colin Brignall
Download or purchase
Tonight Tonight
This font was used on The Tom & Jerry Show and is on the Dover Special Effects Display Fonts CD-ROM & Book.
Author: Unknown
Download or purchase
You're Gone Italic You’re Gone Italic
This font is used for the logo of the Movie Gallery video chain and for one of my own projects.
Author: Ray Larabie
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I was trying to identify the font used for the title of the animated TV series The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, but Mr. Yanega has told me that it is more likely a combination of Victorian and Art Nouveau styles.

James H. Vipond, 2008 August 28
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