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===1st Logo (1914-June 18, 1917)===
===1st Logo (1914-1917?)===


Paramount Pictures (1915)Paramount Pictures (1914)
Paramount Pictures (1915)Paramount Pictures (1914)
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=== 2nd Logo (June 14, 1917-August 1951) ===
=== 2nd Logo (1912?-February 15, 1927) ===


Paramount Pictures ("Stage Struck", 1925)Paramount Pictures (1921)Paramount Pictures (1925, with MPPDA logo)Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures (Opening, 1920s)Paramount Pictures (Closing, 1920s)Paramount Pictures (1927)Paramount (1914)Paramount Pictures - CLG WikiQueen Elisabeth (1912)Paramount Pictures (1926)
Paramount Pictures ("Stage Struck", 1925)Paramount Pictures (1921)Paramount Pictures (1925, with MPPDA logo)Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures (Opening, 1920s)Paramount Pictures (Closing, 1920s)Paramount Pictures (1927)Paramount (1914)Paramount Pictures - CLG WikiQueen Elisabeth (1912)Paramount Pictures (1926)
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<u>Closing Title:</u> We see the words "THE END" on the screen. At the top of the screen is the title of the movie. Below "THE END", we see the opening logo.
<u>Closing Title:</u> We see the words "THE END" on the screen. At the top of the screen is the title of the movie. Below "THE END", we see the opening logo.


<u>Closing Variants:</u> On some films like the above described, the "A Paramount Picture" logo appears after the movie ends. After a few seconds, the "THE END" overlaps the logo and fades out. On Caidin Film Company programs, the Caidin Film Company byline is used. Another variant, from ''Stage Struck'' (1925), shows the "THE END" in white script with the "T" and E" in fancy lettering. After a few seconds, the "A Paramount Picture" pseudo-logo is seen on a {{Font color|deeppink|reddish pink}} background.
<u>Closing Variants:</u> On some films like the above described, the "A Paramount Picture" logo appears after the movie ends. After a few seconds, the "THE END" overlaps the logo and fades out. Another variant, from ''Stage Struck'' (1925), shows the "THE END" in white script with the "T" and E" in fancy lettering. After a few seconds, the "A Paramount Picture" pseudo-logo is seen on a {{Font color|deeppink|reddish pink}} background.


<u>FX/SFX/Trivia:</u> None. It was actually a painting that was filmed by a cameraman.
<u>FX/SFX/Trivia:</u> None. It was actually a painting that was filmed by a cameraman.
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None.


<u>Availability:</u> Ultra rare. Most of Paramount's silent output featured its print logo over the opening and ending titles, while later ones featured the on-screen logo fading into the film's title card. Like most silent films before 1924, the rest are in public domain or have passed on to other companies that released versions with copyrighted music scores. Most of these versions use new opening titles due to lost material for the original credits (the current version of ''Metropolis'' is an example of this), but some, such as the restored version of ''J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan'', have survived with the original Paramount tags intact. A picture showing the filming of this logo can be found on Page 71 of "A Pictorial History of the Western Film". The variants are extremley rare, although it was kept intact on the DVD of ''Love 'Em or Leave 'Em''.
<u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. Most of Paramount's silent output featured its print logo over the opening and ending titles, while later ones featured the on-screen logo fading into the film's title card. Like most silent films before 1924, the rest are in public domain or have passed on to other companies that released versions with copyrighted music scores. Most of these versions use new opening titles due to lost material for the original credits (the current version of ''Metropolis'' is an example of this), but some, such as the restored version of ''J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan'', have survived with the original Paramount tags intact. A picture showing the filming of this logo can be found on Page 71 of "A Pictorial History of the Western Film". The variants are ultra rare, although it was kept intact on the DVD of ''Love 'Em or Leave 'Em''.




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*On the infamous Koch Media widescreen DVD and Blu-ray of the animated 1939 film ''Gulliver's Travels'', the opening Paramount logo is still on a (poorly) retouched widescreen background, then the "filmed" portion of the mountain stretches and morphs as its fades into the opening title card. The closing variant is similar to the opening version as well, morphing and all.
*On the infamous Koch Media widescreen DVD and Blu-ray of the animated 1939 film ''Gulliver's Travels'', the opening Paramount logo is still on a (poorly) retouched widescreen background, then the "filmed" portion of the mountain stretches and morphs as its fades into the opening title card. The closing variant is similar to the opening version as well, morphing and all.
*In earlier color films, the logo is colored in {{Font color|blue|blue}}/{{Font color|purple|purple}} tones. In later films, the logo is more colorized.
*In earlier color films, the logo is colored in {{Font color|blue|blue}}/{{Font color|purple|purple}} tones. In later films, the logo is more colorized.
*Sometimes, ''Picture'' is replaced by ''Release''
*Sometimes, ''Pictures'' is replaced by ''Release''


<u>Trivia:</u>
<u>Trivia:</u>
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> Just the gliding clouds. On the "COMING FROM" variant, the stars appearing, followed by each word one by one and then the G+W byline (or "Pictures" in the corporate Paramount font on trailers prior to 1968).
<u>FX/SFX:</u> Just the gliding clouds. On the "COMING FROM" variant, the stars appearing, followed by each word one by one and then the G+W byline (or "Pictures" in the corporate Paramount font on trailers prior to 1968).


<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Most of the time, it is silent or has the beginning/end music from any given film. For films shown in VistaVision, the logo has a majestic fanfare composed by Nathan Van Cleave, except on films such as ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', ''Strategic Air Command'', and ''Vertigo'', which used their respective opening theme. Oddly, on Paramount's 2018 Blu-ray release ofThe Drowning Pool, it has the second half of the 1999 Warner brothers-based fanfare playing over the 1974 logo, due to a plastering error.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Most of the time, it is silent or has the beginning/end music from any given film. For films shown in VistaVision, the logo has a majestic fanfare composed by Nathan Van Cleave, except on films such as ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', ''Strategic Air Command'', and ''Vertigo'', which used their respective opening themes.
 


<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u>
<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u>
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*The 1974-75 variation can be found on the original 1974 version of ''The Longest Yard'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''The Day of the Locust'', ''Bug'', ''Nashville'', ''Framed'' and ''Three Days of the Condor'', and also plasters the 1968-74 variation on many current prints of ''Goodbye, Columbus''.
*The 1974-75 variation can be found on the original 1974 version of ''The Longest Yard'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''The Day of the Locust'', ''Bug'', ''Nashville'', ''Framed'' and ''Three Days of the Condor'', and also plasters the 1968-74 variation on many current prints of ''Goodbye, Columbus''.
*New prints of ''Danger: Diabolik'' and ''Such Good Friends'', the 1995 VHS of ''Charlotte's Web'', and earlier DVD releases of ''The Godfather'' and ''The Godfather Part II'' have this logo plastered with the 1986 logo, while many current prints of ''Once Upon a Time in the West'', ''Barbarella'', ''Ace High'', ''Downhill Racer'', ''Fear is the Key'', ''Three Days of the Condor'', and ''Murphy's War'' have this logo plastered with the 6th logo (although this logo is kept at the end of ''Barbarella'').
*New prints of ''Danger: Diabolik'' and ''Such Good Friends'', the 1995 VHS of ''Charlotte's Web'', and earlier DVD releases of ''The Godfather'' and ''The Godfather Part II'' have this logo plastered with the 1986 logo, while many current prints of ''Once Upon a Time in the West'', ''Barbarella'', ''Ace High'', ''Downhill Racer'', ''Fear is the Key'', ''Three Days of the Condor'', and ''Murphy's War'' have this logo plastered with the 6th logo (although this logo is kept at the end of ''Barbarella'').
*The last film to use this logo was ''Three Days of the Condor'' and is now an alternative logo for the 2018 Family Entertainment rebranding.
*The last film to use this logo was ''Three Days of the Condor''.


<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is one of the more famous mountains made for Paramount, and a favorite among fans of their older films.
<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is one of the more famous mountains made for Paramount, and a favorite among fans of their older films.
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<u>Trivia:</u> The design of this logo (namely, its animation being rather quick) allowed it to be used as a full closing logo, rather than a simple still variant.
<u>Trivia:</u> The design of this logo (namely, its animation being rather quick) allowed it to be used as a full closing logo, rather than a simple still variant.


<u>Variants:</u>  
<u>Variants:</u>
*A variation based on the Paramount Home Entertainment and Paramount Television logo content (like the Paramount Family Entertainment versions) only appeared on Freaky Friday (1977), a Disney film.
*The distance between the words and the mountain tip sometimes varies.
*1975-1979 releases has the logo with a standard blue tint, 1979-1980 releases has the logo has a lighter blue tint and 1980-1986 releases has the logo with a darker and shinier blue tint.
*The size and the color tint of the logo may vary.
*One variation (probably the original) has a smaller blue circle around a smaller mountain, both kind of receded. The text for "Paramount" is smaller than usual and the text for "A Gulf+Western Company" is drastically larger, along with the stars. This very strange and some consider ugly variation was seen on ''Hustle'', ''Leadbelly'', ''The Last Tycoon'', ''Lifeguard'', and ''Looking for Mr. Goodbar'', among others. A less uglier version with re-sized text (but still keeping the receded circle and mountain) appears on some films. This version also lacks a registered trademark "®" symbol.
*A variation of this logo was used as a bumper for trailers to upcoming films with the phrase "Coming From" above the logo. However, trailers for ''Popeye'' and ''D.A.R.Y.L.'' among some other movies had the normal version instead.
*On a promotional film for the studio, a circle of stars is seen and the logo is revealed, but is completely white.
*On some French releases, the finished product looks more like the previous logo. The Gulf+Western byline is larger, in a different font, and moved up the mountain.


<u>FX/SFX:</u> The clouds moving, the stars, company name, and byline fading in.
<u>FX/SFX:</u> The clouds moving, the stars, company name, and byline fading in.
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<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u>
<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u>
*On ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'', another orchestral fanfare was used, made by Neal Hefti, which sounds more like the late 2010's ''Paramount on Parade'' song.
*On ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'', another orchestral fanfare was used, made by Neal Hefti, which sounds more like the original ''Paramount on Parade'' song.
*Pre-1998 prints of ''Grease'' had a theme, which seems to be a horn re-orchestration of the intro to "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" based the 1976-77 Jerry Goldsmith Paramount Television fanfare. The ''Grease'' 40th Anniversary DVD/Blu-Ray restores the horn theme.
*Pre-1998 prints of ''Grease'' had a theme, which seems to be a horn re-orchestration of the intro to "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" or the 1976-77 Jerry Goldsmith fanfare for Paramount Television. The ''Grease'' 40th Anniversary DVD/Blu-Ray restores the horn theme.
*On the promotional film variant, a male announcer says, "In 1985, Paramount has a whole new attitude."


<u>Availability:</u> Common. Can be found on most release versions of their mid '70s-mid '80s output. Most films released on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray, as well as TV airings, have this logo intact or restored as well.
<u>Availability:</u> Common. Can be found on most release versions of their mid '70s-mid '80s output. Most films released on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray, as well as TV airings, have this logo intact or restored as well.
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*On ''Sliver'', the logo animates, but is more zoomed in than usual.
*On ''Sliver'', the logo animates, but is more zoomed in than usual.
*February 5, 1988-August 30, 1989: The "75th Anniversary" disclaimer is removed, and the Gulf+Western byline is shifted slightly up.
*February 5, 1988-August 30, 1989: The "75th Anniversary" disclaimer is removed, and the Gulf+Western byline is shifted slightly up.
*June 30, 1999-June 28, 2002: Paramount slightly redid their logo. The same basic concept is here, but is reanimated to look nicer. The stars are thicker (with golden sides), shinier, and have a nice motion blur effect. The star's reflection can now be seen in the lake in front of the mountain, and the Paramount script logo and the Viacom byline now shine. The mountain now also turns dark. Also, the "®" symbol now fades in at the same time as the byline. These additions are subtle, but they help prevent a great logo like this from seeming dated. On the 1999 film ''Runaway Bride'', the Viacom byline fades in with the Paramount script logo, just like the Gulf+Western version. This version debuted on ''South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut'', and made its final appearance on ''Crossroads''. This variant has been rumored to have been animated by Pixar, though this remains unconfirmed.
*June 30, 1999-February 15, 2002: Paramount slightly redid their logo. The same basic concept is here, but is reanimated to look nicer. The stars are thicker (with golden sides), shinier, and have a nice motion blur effect. The star's reflection can now be seen in the lake in front of the mountain, and the Paramount script logo and the Viacom byline now shine. The mountain now also turns dark. Also, the "®" symbol now fades in at the same time as the byline. These additions are subtle, but they help prevent a great logo like this from seeming dated. On the 1999 film ''Runaway Bride'', the Viacom byline fades in with the Paramount script logo, just like the Gulf+Western version. This version debuted on ''South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut'', and made its final appearance on ''Crossroads''. This variant has been rumored to have been animated by Pixar, though this remains unconfirmed.
*A rare, entirely CGI version of this logo existed in 1999. The camera rotates about an angle until it shows the logo and the stars. There are also sunflares and flashing effects at the beginning. The sky seems to be more realistic than the normal logo and looks a little similar to the 2002 logo. You see the text reversed at the beginning (along with the stars); it seems like "tnuomaraP" (Paramount). However, this variant lacks the byline. It was seen on a trailer for the Tom Cruise film ''Mission: Impossible II'', and it animates in reverse. This variant was created by Pittard Sullivan.
*A rare, entirely CGI version of this logo existed in 1999. The camera rotates about an angle until it shows the logo and the stars. There are also sunflares and flashing effects at the beginning. The sky seems to be more realistic than the normal logo and looks a little similar to the 2002 logo. You see the text reversed at the beginning (along with the stars); it seems like "tnuomaraP" (Paramount). However, this variant lacks the byline. It was seen on a trailer for the Tom Cruise film ''Mission: Impossible II'', and it animates in reverse. This variant was created by Pittard Sullivan.
*On CIC Video's ''The Paramount Movie Show'' segments, VHS trailers for ''Chinatown'' and ''A Place in the Sun'', theatrical trailers for ''I.Q.'', ''The Brady Bunch Movie'', ''Star Trek: Generations'', and ''Braveheart'', the TV spot for ''Milk Money'', the teaser trailer for The ''Indian in the Cupboard'', and the second trailer for ''Forrest Gump'', the logo is bylineless.
*On CIC Video's ''The Paramount Movie Show'' segments, VHS trailers for ''Chinatown'' and ''A Place in the Sun'', theatrical trailers for ''I.Q.'', ''The Brady Bunch Movie'', ''Star Trek: Generations'', and ''Braveheart'', the TV spot for ''Milk Money'', the teaser trailer for The ''Indian in the Cupboard'', and the second trailer for ''Forrest Gump'', the logo is bylineless.
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<u>Availability:</u> Very common, even though the logo has not been in use for more than 15 years now. While it has been plastered on some TV airings and video releases of Paramount films, as well as some remastered or restored prints, most of these still retain their original logos.
<u>Availability:</u> Very common, even though the logo has not been in use for more than 15 years now. While it has been plastered on some TV airings and video releases of Paramount films, as well as some remastered or restored prints, most of these still retain their original logos.
*It can be seen at the end of ''Big Top Pee-Wee'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', which both have the 5th logo at the beginning (though strangely enough, the DVD of ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' has the "Blue Mountain" at the end instead!).
*It can be seen at the end of ''Big Top Pee-Wee'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', which both have the 5th logo at the beginning (though strangely enough, the DVD of ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' has the "Blue Mountain" at the end instead!).
*The first film to use this logo was ''The Golden Child'', released on December 12, 1986, and the last film to use this logo was ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', released on June 28, 2003; the last releases overall to use this logo were the VHS compilations ''Rugrats Mysteries'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', both released on January 28, 2003, and also on the VHS release of ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', released on February 4, 2003. Also seen on the region 4 DVD release of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies''.
*The first film to use this logo was ''The Golden Child'', released on December 12, 1986, and the last film to use this logo was ''Crossroads'', released on February 15, 2002; the last releases overall to use this logo were the VHS compilations ''Rugrats Mysteries'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', both released on January 28, 2003, and also on the VHS release of ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', released on February 4, 2003. Also seen on the region 4 DVD release of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies''.
*Paramount has used the 1995 Viacom variation in all logo plasters and TV movies, such as those made for Showtime.
*Paramount has used the 1995 Viacom variation in all logo plasters and TV movies, such as those made for Showtime.
*The 75th Anniversary logo appeared on 1987 video releases of ''Top Gun'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''The Whoopee Boys'', ''Crocodile Dundee'', ''Children of a Lesser God'', and ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', and was plastered with its later variations for many years. Paramount nicely preserved this variant later on; it appears on the DVD releases of ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' and ''The Untouchables''.
*The 75th Anniversary logo appeared on 1987 video releases of ''Top Gun'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''The Whoopee Boys'', ''Crocodile Dundee'', ''Children of a Lesser God'', and ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', and was plastered with its later variations for many years. Paramount nicely preserved this variant later on; it appears on the DVD releases of ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' and ''The Untouchables''.
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===9th Logo (July 19, 2002-2012)===
===9th Logo (March 1, 2002-2012)===
The prototype 90th anniversary logo.Paramount Pictures - CLG WikiParamount 90th Anniversary (2002)Paramount Pictures - CLG WikiNow Avialable from Paramount" (2006 copyright)
The prototype 90th anniversary logo.Paramount Pictures - CLG WikiParamount 90th Anniversary (2002)Paramount Pictures - CLG WikiNow Avialable from Paramount" (2006 copyright)
Paramount Pictures (2008)Distributed By Paramount Pictures (2008)
Paramount Pictures (2008)Distributed By Paramount Pictures (2008)
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<u>Bylines:</u>
<u>Bylines:</u>
*March 1, 2002-March 26, 2010: "/\ \/|/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\PANY" in its 1990 Wigga-Wigga font.
*March 1, 2002-March 26, 2010: "/\ \/|/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\PANY" in its 1990 Wigga-Wigga font.
*May 7, 2010-2012: "A VIACOM COMPANY" in its 2006 font.
*May 7, 2010-December 21, 2011: "A VIACOM COMPANY" in its 2006 font.


<u>Variants:</u>
<u>Variants:</u>
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*A still version of the logo was spotted on international prints of ''Sleuth'' (released by Sony Pictures Classics in the US).
*A still version of the logo was spotted on international prints of ''Sleuth'' (released by Sony Pictures Classics in the US).
*A variant is used at the end of every trailer for Paramount's movies on online movie stores like iTunes and the PlayStation Store. We see a still version of the Paramount logo with the words "Now Available from Paramount". Below it is a copyright stamp. Has also been seen zoomed in (so the copyright and the "now available" text is not seen) and on the trailer for ''Airplane!'', where the logo plasters the 1975 trailer version of the logo (keeping the music). This is also seen on old Dreamworks movie trailers.
*A variant is used at the end of every trailer for Paramount's movies on online movie stores like iTunes and the PlayStation Store. We see a still version of the Paramount logo with the words "Now Available from Paramount". Below it is a copyright stamp. Has also been seen zoomed in (so the copyright and the "now available" text is not seen) and on the trailer for ''Airplane!'', where the logo plasters the 1975 trailer version of the logo (keeping the music). This is also seen on old Dreamworks movie trailers.
*2006-2012: When distributing films from another company, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY", in white, are seen above the logo with the Viacom byline and the line. Usually seen at the end of DreamWorks films beginning in late 2006. It also oddly appears at the end of ''Iron Man'', before the Marvel Studios logo. It also appears at the beginning of international prints of ''The Spy Next Door''.
*2006-October 28, 2011: When distributing films from another company, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY", in white, are seen above the logo with the Viacom byline and the line. Usually seen at the end of DreamWorks films beginning in late 2006. It also oddly appears at the end of ''Iron Man'', before the Marvel Studios logo. It also appears at the beginning of international prints of ''The Spy Next Door''.
*Late 2005-2011: The logo has been enhanced.
*Late 2005-2011: The logo has been enhanced.
*May 7, 2010-2012: The logo was enhanced once more with sleeker stars and shinier text, and the Viacom byline is switched to its 2006 font. However, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY" remain in the 1990 font.
*May 7, 2010-December 21, 2011: The logo was enhanced once more with sleeker stars and shinier text, and the Viacom byline is switched to its 2006 font. However, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY" remain in the 1990 font.
*On full screen DVDs of Paramount movies shot in 2.39:1 scope, the logo is incredibly zoomed in, since it is in the 4:3 ratio. On matted films, it is either zoomed in halfway, or it is in open matte.
*On full screen DVDs of Paramount movies shot in 2.39:1 scope, the logo is incredibly zoomed in, since it is in the 4:3 ratio. On matted films, it is either zoomed in halfway, or it is in open matte.
*On Yin Yan Yo episodes focusing on spilling pies, their own version of the logo is used and on the Wow Wow Wubbzy episode, Meet the Wuzzles, The mountain is replaced by a drum. It is currently unknown if a 2002 Paramount Pictures logo remake will appear on The Fairy Oddparents, Danny Phantom, The Powerpuff Girls or Clarence.


<u>FX/SFX:</u> Incredibly breathtaking CGI; very reminiscent of the more majestic and stylized 1940s and '50s mountains.
<u>FX/SFX:</u> Incredibly breathtaking CGI; very reminiscent of the more majestic and stylized 1940s and '50s mountains.
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<u>Availability:</u> Very common. Seen on all Paramount films from 2002 to 2011, as well as Paramount video releases from 2002 to 2006.
<u>Availability:</u> Very common. Seen on all Paramount films from 2002 to 2011, as well as Paramount video releases from 2002 to 2006.
*The 90th Anniversary variant was first seen on ''K-19: The Widowmaker'' and last appeared on ''The Hours'' and sometimes plastered old logos on 2002 video releases as well as the Tri-Star Pictures logo on Encore airings of ''Rambo III''.
*The 90th Anniversary variant was first seen on ''We Were Soldiers'' and last appeared on ''The Hours'' and sometimes plastered old logos on 2002 video releases as well as the Tri-Star Pictures logo on Encore airings of ''Rambo III''.
*The normal Viacom variation was first used on ''Tupac: Resurrection''; the last movies overall to use this logo officially were ''Young Adult'' and ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The last movie to use the Viacom byline in its 1990 font is ''How to Train Your Dragon'', while the first movie to use the 2006 font for the byline is ''Iron Man 2''.
*The normal Viacom variation was first used on ''Tupac: Resurrection''; the last movies overall to use this logo officially were ''Young Adult'' and ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The last movie to use the Viacom byline in its 1990 font is ''How to Train Your Dragon'', while the first movie to use the 2006 font for the byline is ''Iron Man 2''.
*Also seen at the end of ''Elizabethtown'', ''Zodiac'', and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', which all had the 5th logo at the beginning.
*Also seen at the end of ''Elizabethtown'', ''Zodiac'', and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', which all had the 5th logo at the beginning.
*It also appears at the end of ''Grease Sing-a-Long'' (a re-release of 1978's ''Grease''), which has the 7th logo at the beginning.
*It also appears at the end of ''Grease Sing-a-Long'' (a re-release of 1978's ''Grease''), which has the 7th logo at the beginning.
*On the ''Blue's Clues'' episode "Playing Store" on VHS, the previous logo is shown at the beginning, while the 90th Anniversary closing variant plays at the end of the tape.
*On the ''Blue's Clues'' episode "Meet Joe" on VHS, the previous logo is shown at the beginning, while the 90th Anniversary closing variant plays at the end of the tape.
*Also plasters the Weintraub Entertainment Group logo on a recent Encore airing of ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', with the film's opening music; Weintraub previously had a deal with Worldvision Enterprises.
*Also plasters the Weintraub Entertainment Group logo on a recent Encore airing of ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', with the film's opening music; Weintraub previously had a deal with Worldvision Enterprises.
*It also plasters the 1982 Orion Pictures logo on HBO, Comedy Central, and IFC airings of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (also plasters the closing version of the logo at the end, the following Nelson Entertainment logo is kept intact at the beginning), and the 1995 MGM logo on older HBO airings of ''House Arrest''.
*It also plasters the 1982 Orion Pictures logo on HBO, Comedy Central, and IFC airings of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (also plasters the closing version of the logo at the end, the following Nelson Entertainment logo is kept intact at the beginning), and the 1995 MGM logo on older HBO airings of ''House Arrest''.
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===10th Logo (December 16, 2011-July 13, 2018)===
===10th Logo (December 16, 2011- )===
Paramount 100th AnniversaryParamount 100 Years (2011) *Open Matte*Paramount 100th AnniversaryParamount Pictures (2013)Paramount Pictures (2013)Paramount Pictures (2013, French)Paramount Pictures 1:1Paramount Pictures (2020, ViacomCBS byline)
Paramount 100th AnniversaryParamount 100 Years (2011) *Open Matte*Paramount 100th AnniversaryParamount Pictures (2013)Paramount Pictures (2013)Paramount Pictures (2013, French)Paramount Pictures 1:1Paramount Pictures (2020, ViacomCBS byline)


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<u>Trivia:</u> This logo was designed by DevaStudios, Inc. and animated using the Terragen software from Planetside Software.
<u>Trivia:</u> This logo was designed by DevaStudios, Inc. and animated using the Terragen software from Planetside Software.
<u>Bylines:</u>
*December 16, 2011-November 8, 2019: "A VIACOM COMPANY"
*January 10, 2020-: "A ViacomCBS Company"


<u>Variants:</u>
<u>Variants:</u>
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*At the end of a Starz! Network print of ''Hero and the Terror'', a Cannon film, the Viacom "V of Steel" jingle plays over the end variant of this logo due to a plastering error.
*At the end of a Starz! Network print of ''Hero and the Terror'', a Cannon film, the Viacom "V of Steel" jingle plays over the end variant of this logo due to a plastering error.


<u>Availability:</u> Uncommon. Seen on all Paramount movies from ''Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol'' to ''Going in Style''.
<u>Availability:</u> Current. Seen on all Paramount movies since ''Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol''. Also seen as a de-facto home entertainment logo on Paramount's 4K UHD Blu-ray disc releases starting with ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', and on regular Blu-rays/DVDs starting with the 2019 release of ''Bumblebee''. This logo also appears on the first four films from Paramount Animation before the division got its own logo in 2020. The Viacom byline made its final appearance on ''Playing with Fire''; the ViacomCBS byline first debuted on a Spanish TV spot for ''Sonic The Hedgehog''. It made its theatrical debut on ''Like a Boss''.


<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is a true masterpiece of a logo, with the powerful and majestic theme, perfect CGI, and sheer power it radiates. It's certainly a worthy successor to all the 100 years' worth of Paramountains before it.
<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is a true masterpiece of a logo, with the powerful and majestic theme, perfect CGI, and sheer power it radiates. It's certainly a worthy successor to all the 100 years' worth of Paramountains before it.
===11th Logo (July 9, 2018-December 18, 2020)===
Nicknames:"The Flying On a Balloon Replacement Logo", "The Bouncing On a Ball Replacement Logo", "Blue Mountain II, "Kittykat the Lion","11th MGM Lion"
Logo:Same as the 1998 warner bros. family entertainment logo, except bugs bunny is replaced by mr. whiskers, also, the balloon and ball from the 2013-2019 flying on a balloon logo can still seen. the text is changed from warner bros. to paramount and the TimeWarner byline has been kept.
Trivia:This logo was animated at Pixar Animation Studios, though this is unconfirmed.
Bylines:
*The distance between the words and the mountain tip sometimes varies.
*July 9, 2018-November 1, 2019:
**A TimeWarner Company
**AWARNERMEDIA COMPANY
*July 27, 2018-September 13, 2019: AWARNERMEDIA COMPANY
*May 31, 2019-October 25, 2019: A Disney Company
Variants:
An abridged version exists.
The prototype version from 2018 has a white background rather than a black background, and a Mr. Whiskers-based version of Bugs Bunny. However, due to three bad reviews for the flying ball variant for being the last cartoon with Foghorn Leghorn and Crayola, making a fact about horse and ball and a message about getting blocked on facebook, this will last appear on the academy screener vhs of the conquistador, where it shows both the flying ball variant and the normal one, when a 90th anniversary version was used until December of that year.
Starting with The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, A 90th anniversary version of this logo was released on October 8, 2018, but because of the original version having the end part sliding down, it was fixed and not used until October 26, 2018.
A Warner Bros. Pictures-based version exists, but due to copyright, it has a WarnerMedia byline instead of a TimeWarner byline.
A flying ball variant was seen on The high and the flighty (1956) where a bird steals foghorn leghorn's homemade beach ball and destroys it, this can be seen in future episodes such as Adventure Time: Horse and Ball.
The Set 6-10 versions of the paramount and flying on a balloon logos can be used as alternative versions of this logo, such as on Capture the Flag.
A feature presentation version of the 90th anniversary version and the future versions of this logo replaced the 2002 90th anniversary feature presentation.
At the end of MGM films, the logo is still.
FX/SFX:Perfect SpongeBob Squarepants-based CGI.
Startup Sound (Music/Sounds):
Startup:Starts with the wind chime effect 75 Years logo of the era, then segues into a re-orchestrated version of the theme from the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo. On the flying ball Variant, the 2016 BAB SFX is used.
Shutdown:The abridged logo uses theAnimaniacsmusic from the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo.
Startup Sound (Music/Sounds) Variant:
*A strange reverse plaster of the Family Entertainment prototype with theMGM/UA Home Videologo's audio was found on a Portuguese dub ofExterminator 2. This can be seenhere.
*On The Happy Tree Friends Carnival Looney Tunes marathon beforeDevil May Hare, the 1993 Warner Bros. Family Entertainment fanfare is heard over this logo and plasters the 1993 Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo.
*On the Demo VHS of Barney's Halloween Party, the 2012Universal Picturesfanfare plays and has a low pitched Universal logo afterwards because Paramount Home Entertainment's studio broke. The studio also broke before finishing Risk, Whack, Rob and Max.
*OnThe Informer, a different fanfare, composed by Joseph Philips, plays during the logo.
Availability:Current.
*Can be used on future 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers projects or Old Paramount Projects instead of the 1995 paramount logo with the 1994 20th century fox fanfare or the 1994 warner bros. television fanfare. Though, from Mid October 2018, you would find the 1995 paramount logo or the 2014 flying on a balloon logo instead of this logo, because of the bad reviews of the flying ball variant, which is also known as Pinkfong v. Sony Pictures Entertainment.
*This logo never appeared on home video releases until Teen Titans Go To The Movies, due to the bad reviews of the flying ball variant.
*Warner Brothers-based Paramount Television shows were moved from Nick Jr. to CBS on January 30, 2019, home video releases of those shows were rereleased on February 12, 2019, and they were removed from nickjr.com on Valentine's Day of 2019. However, when these shows were moved to CBS, the nickelodeon productions logos, the warner bros. family entertainment logos, the warner bros. animation logos and the warner bros. television logos were plastered by this logo, thus completely rebranding Crayola to WarnerMedia.
*This also appears on The Looney Tunes Movie 2: Gaining 3,000 Inflatables, where Daffy Duck flies away while giving Bugs Bunny them to sitpop.
* This logo was first used on Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Circle Time Squabble and last used on Dune.
Editor's Note: None.
=== 12th logo (December 20, 2019-) ===
Nicknames:"Blue Mountain III, "Kittykat the Lion II"
Logo:We see a model of a mountain, with a CGI lake in front of it and a dark blue/red gradient sky with an orange sunset behind it. As the sky darkens, the camera begins to zoom closer to the mountain, as 24 gold stars (also CGI) come from the bottom right while Mr. Whiskers flies on 12 balloons and a hopper ball falls on the mountain, which he rides on. Seconds later, Mr. Whiskers punctures the hopper ball and throws it out of the mountain. After that, the text "A Paramount Picture" or A Paramount Release" fades in with a "TM" and a byline reading "A Disney Company" or "a WarnerMedia company". Also, Starting with this logo, Mr. Whiskers now wears glasses.
Variants:
*Sometimes, the animation from the 2011-17 logo is used. The byline on this variant reads "A ViacomCBS Company".
*A Warner Bros. shield variant exists. The byline on this variant reads "a WarnerMedia company".
*At the end of films, the last 6 seconds of the logo are used.
*The host may vary.
*The ball color may vary.
*A version that only has the balloons exists.
*A version that only has the ball exists.
FX/SFX:Same as the 1986 logo.
Startup Sound (Music/Sounds):
Startup:A 30 second themecomposed by Caidin Johnson.
Shutdown:A 5 second themecomposed by Caidin Johnson.
Availability:Brand new. Ifirst debuted on a Spanish TV spot for Sonic The Hedgehog. It made its theatrical debut on Like a Boss. Don’t expect this logo or the 1986 logo to appear as a de-facto logo on releases from January 21 to February 11. 2020, as those tapes have no previews, no Feature Presentation ID and no Paramount Home Entertainment logo due to two things based on Pinkfong v. Sony Pictures Entetainment Inc. for the previous logo’s flying ball variant.
Editor's Note: The logo's first year was wasted, since the theatrical version of this logo was originally to come out on February 7, 2020, but because of Pinkfong v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was delayed until June 21, 2020 and then because of Paramount's closure on March 24, 2020, it was delayed to December 23, 2020.


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