Dom Casual is an American

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designed in 1951 by Peter Dombrezian. It is an informal design that emulates brush script. Dom Casual has been used often in television credits, such as on ''

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'', ''

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'' (from 1992 to 2002) and ''

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'', as well as 1960-64 Warner Bros. cartoons, and is currently used in various labels on ''

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''. Other TV shows which have used it include ''

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'', ''

'' episodes from 1992 to 2006, the first season of ''

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'', the

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era of ''

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'' and ''

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''. In business and commerce,

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("A&P") used it in their instore broadsheet signage and in newspaper advertising into the mid-1970s and

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has also used it inside its stores. New Mexico-based restaurant Mac's Steak in the Rough has used the font on its outdoor signage and dining menus. The Oklahoma-based restaurant chain

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also prominently uses the font in its logo, as well as its signage and menus, alongside

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. It has also been used in a variety of games, such as

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and the package of

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