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'''Availability:''' Common; was used for a total of 27 years, making it the longest-used logo since the classic era of movies. | '''Availability:''' Common; was used for a total of 27 years, making it the longest-used logo since the classic era of movies. | ||
* This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Charade'', released on December 5, 1963, and made its last regular appearance on ''Bird on a Wire'', released on May 18, 1990. | * This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Charade'', released on December 5, 1963, and made its last regular appearance on ''Bird on a Wire'', released on May 18, 1990. | ||
* This was never plastered over (the 20th Anniversary version of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' does plaster this with a special variant of the 1997 Universal logo; however, the 1982 variation is still seen on the 1988 and 1996 VHS releases, the theatrical DVD and Blu-ray, and airings on HBO and Cinemax, as well as the 2015 Nickelodeon airing). | * This was never plastered over (the 20th Anniversary version of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' does plaster this with a special variant of the 1997 Universal logo; however, the 1982 variation is still seen on the 1988 and 1996 VHS releases, the theatrical DVD and Blu-ray release, and airings on HBO and Cinemax, as well as the 2015 Nickelodeon airing). | ||
* The "PRESENTS" variation of the logo is seen on ''Silent Running'' and ''Journey to the Far Side of the Sun'', followed by the "a GERRY ANDERSON CENTURY 21 CINEMA PRODUCTION" logo. | * The "PRESENTS" variation of the logo is seen on ''Silent Running'' and ''Journey to the Far Side of the Sun'', followed by the "a GERRY ANDERSON CENTURY 21 CINEMA PRODUCTION" logo. | ||
* Strangely, on ''Airport'', this logo is seen after the end credits with the opening P.A. track for the film playing over it (pan-and-scan releases apparently had the logo and track at the start of the film, if the 1981 MCA Videocassette, Inc. release is anything to go by). A similar occurrence appeared on John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' (without any audio; this time around, the Universal logo remains at the end, even on pan-and-scan prints). | * Strangely, on ''Airport'', this logo is seen after the end credits with the opening P.A. track for the film playing over it (pan-and-scan releases apparently had the logo and track at the start of the film, if the 1981 MCA Videocassette, Inc. release is anything to go by). | ||
** A similar occurrence also appeared on John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' (without any audio; this time around, the Universal logo remains at the end, even on pan-and-scan prints). | |||
* This logo is also seen on the Don Bluth/George Lucas and Steven Spielberg productions ''An American Tail'', ''The Land Before Time'', and the Paul Newman comedy ''Slap Shot''. A sped-up or cut-short version was seen on a few trailers from 1985-1990 (including those for all 3 ''Back to the Future'' films, the last of which actually uses the 9th logo), but most went without it. | * This logo is also seen on the Don Bluth/George Lucas and Steven Spielberg productions ''An American Tail'', ''The Land Before Time'', and the Paul Newman comedy ''Slap Shot''. A sped-up or cut-short version was seen on a few trailers from 1985-1990 (including those for all 3 ''Back to the Future'' films, the last of which actually uses the 9th logo), but most went without it. | ||
* This logo was not originally seen on the following films (recent releases of some of these films have this logo added on at the start, however): ''The Electric Horseman'', ''1941'', ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Torn Curtain'', ''Family Plot'', and ''Frenzy''. The ''Emergency!'' version can be found only on the pilot episode, available as part of the season 1 DVD set. (The episode is not rerun as part of the series' syndication package.) | * This logo was not originally seen on the following films (recent releases of some of these films have this logo added on at the start, however): ''The Electric Horseman'', ''1941'', ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Torn Curtain'', ''Family Plot'', and ''Frenzy''. The ''Emergency!'' version can be found only on the pilot episode, available as part of the season 1 DVD set. (The episode is not rerun as part of the series' syndication package.) | ||
* The original 1963 version of this logo also makes a surprise appearance on the trailer for ''By the Sea''. | * The original 1963 version of this logo also makes a surprise appearance on the trailer for ''By the Sea''. | ||
* The 1971 | * The 1971 version of this logo was also retained on the 30th Anniversary theatrical re-release of ''Back to the Future'' and ''Back to the Future Part II'', respectively. | ||
* It is unknown if this appears on any prints of ''Watchers''. | * It is unknown if this appears on any prints of ''Watchers''. | ||
* It appeared on theatrical prints of [[Associated Film Distribution]] titles they purchased the rights to; however, most home video, TV and/or streaming prints edit the logo out (since Universal only had theatrical rights; [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]] or other successor companies retained all other rights). | * It appeared on theatrical prints of [[Associated Film Distribution]] titles they purchased the rights to; however, most home video, TV and/or streaming prints edit the logo out (since Universal only had theatrical rights; [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]] or other successor companies retained all other rights). | ||