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'''Technique:''' A still image. | '''Technique:''' A still image. | ||
'''Audio:''' None or the closing theme of the show, or the end of the Revue theme. | '''Audio:''' None or the closing theme of the show, or the end of the 1960 Revue theme. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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** Episodes now end with either [[Alan Enterprises]] (pre-1983 prints) or [[The Program Exchange|(DFS) Program Exchange]] logos (current licensee of TCA Television Corp., the copyright holders) plastering over this logo and the DVD releases completely cut out the credits. | ** Episodes now end with either [[Alan Enterprises]] (pre-1983 prints) or [[The Program Exchange|(DFS) Program Exchange]] logos (current licensee of TCA Television Corp., the copyright holders) plastering over this logo and the DVD releases completely cut out the credits. | ||
* This logo is also intact on some public domain prints of the ''Dragnet'' episode "The Big Crime" (September 9, 1954). | * This logo is also intact on some public domain prints of the ''Dragnet'' episode "The Big Crime" (September 9, 1954). | ||
** It | ** It is also intact on at least one episode of ''The Abbott and Costello Show'' on the ClassicFlix Blu-ray release. | ||
* The version with the Revue "Turning Camera" logo is also intact on ''TV Guide Presents...Great Westerns: The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on DVD. | * The version with the Revue "Turning Camera" logo is also intact on ''TV Guide Presents...Great Westerns: The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on DVD. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * A variant without "EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES" below the film reel exists. | ||
* This logo was also seen alongside the Revue logo at the end of some programs. The text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen arched above the film reel. | * This logo was also seen alongside the Revue logo at the end of some programs. The text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen arched above the film reel. | ||
* On ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', the logo is superimposed into the background and the company name is in 2D. | * On ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', the logo is superimposed into the background and the company name is in 2D. | ||
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* This was last seen at the end of ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on Encore Westerns, as well as first-season episodes of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' last aired on RTV, the pilot of ''Leave it to Beaver'', and early episodes of ''The Millionaire'', alongside the [[Don Fedderson Productions]] logo (MCA was Fedderson's agent (the latter three titles were in-credit)). | * This was last seen at the end of ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on Encore Westerns, as well as first-season episodes of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' last aired on RTV, the pilot of ''Leave it to Beaver'', and early episodes of ''The Millionaire'', alongside the [[Don Fedderson Productions]] logo (MCA was Fedderson's agent (the latter three titles were in-credit)). | ||
* It also | * It is also preserved at the beginning and end of ''Bells of San Angelo'' on Starz Encore Westerns. | ||
* It also | * It was also seen at the end of ''The Far Frontier'' on Grit. | ||
===3rd Logo (1956-1965)=== | ===3rd Logo (1956-1965)=== | ||
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* | * Seen on old MCA Home Video releases of pre-1950 [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] movies; they are pretty easy to spot, as they used 16mm MCA TV prints rather than the original Paramount 35mm master negatives, which are therefore lower in picture quality. This company switch is due to Paramount selling their entire pre-1950 film library to MCA. | ||
* The in-credit logo that's shared with the Revue logo can be seen on ''Leave It to Beaver'' on Me-TV and DVD and ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' on Antenna TV. | * The in-credit logo that's shared with the Revue logo can be seen on ''Leave It to Beaver'' on Me-TV and DVD and ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' on Antenna TV. | ||
* The animated version was retained on ''Remember the Night'' with the opening theme and ''Broken Lullaby'' with the theme on TCM. | * The animated version was retained on ''Remember the Night'' with the opening theme and ''Broken Lullaby'' with the theme on TCM. | ||
* The long version also | * The long version was also seen on the 1942 film ''Hatter's Castle'' on TCM. | ||
===4th Logo (December 24, 1980-1992)=== | ===4th Logo (December 24, 1980-1992)=== | ||
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* | * Seen on the 1988 ABC series ''Probe'', the two ''Desperado'' TV movies: ''The Return of Desperado'' and ''Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge'', and the 1988 TV movie ''Longarm''. | ||
* | * This logo was also last seen on the ''Desperado'' TV movies on Encore Westerns. | ||
===6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991)=== | ===6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991)=== | ||
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* | * Seen on ''Shades of L.A.'' (a first-run syndication series), which last aired on NBCUniversal's now-defunct Sleuth cable network in 2007. | ||
** However, this did not appear on every episode, as some feature the 4th logo instead. | ** However, this did not appear on every episode, as some feature the 4th logo instead. | ||
* It also | * It was also seen on some early episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes'' in local syndication. | ||
===7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994)=== | ===7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994)=== | ||
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* It debuted on season 5 of ''Amen'', and was last used in November 1994 on ''Exosquad''. | * It debuted on season 5 of ''Amen'', and was last used in November 1994 on ''Exosquad''. | ||
* It currently | * It is currently seen on the last season of ''Amen'' on getTV with the late 1986 Universal Television theme, as well as fall 1991-1993 episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes.'' | ||
* The version with the 1991 Universal Television theme originally appeared on early Action Pack TV movies. | * The version with the 1991 Universal Television theme originally appeared on early Action Pack TV movies. | ||
* It also | * It can also be found on ''Exosquad'' and ''Monster Force'', which is intact on the DVD releases of said shows. | ||
* At least two unsold game show pilots/pitch reels ''Pindemonium'' (with Ken Ober) and ''Hollywood Teasers'' (from [[Merrill Heatter Productions]]) have shown up on YouTube with this logo at the end; for the latter, a black screen with an MCA TV copyright date of 1993 shows up after the logo. | * At least two unsold game show pilots/pitch reels ''Pindemonium'' (with Ken Ober) and ''Hollywood Teasers'' (from [[Merrill Heatter Productions]]) have shown up on YouTube with this logo at the end; for the latter, a black screen with an MCA TV copyright date of 1993 shows up after the logo. | ||
* The UK DVD release of ''Knight Rider 2010'' (1994) from Fabulous Films also retains this logo at the end. | * The UK DVD release of ''Knight Rider 2010'' (1994) from Fabulous Films also retains this logo at the end. | ||
* The version with the late 1986 standard tone logo theme is also preserved on a YouTube Movies & TV streaming print of the pilot episode of the 1990 series of ''Parenthood''. | |||
===8th Logo (January 16, 1995-December 1996)=== | ===8th Logo (January 16, 1995-December 1996)=== | ||
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* | * Seen on both ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on DVD. | ||
* The early variant | * The early variant is seen on ''Vanishing Son'' and ''Vanishing Son III''. | ||
* This also plasters the 5th logo above on the season 4 DVD releases of ''Kate and Allie''. | * This also plasters the 5th logo above on the season 4 DVD releases of ''Kate and Allie''. | ||