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Logo: We see four red-bordered screens of clips from old movies playing (one of the movies being the original 1933 version of ''King Kong'' and another one is from the 1937 Laurel and Hardy film, ''Way Out West''). In the center, a red-bordered purple square, consisting of a silhouette of a boy sitting on top of a hill and holding a flag (his dog is sitting behind him) against a cloudy sky on a light blue background with the Nostalgia Merchant logo at the top (with a pale purple rectangle) and "presents" below, begins to zoom in, filling the entire screen. | Logo: We see four red-bordered screens of clips from old movies playing (one of the movies being the original 1933 version of ''King Kong'' and another one is from the 1937 Laurel and Hardy film, ''Way Out West''). In the center, a red-bordered purple square, consisting of a silhouette of a boy sitting on top of a hill and holding a flag (his dog is sitting behind him) against a cloudy sky on a light blue background with the Nostalgia Merchant logo at the top (with a pale purple rectangle) and "presents" below, begins to zoom in, filling the entire screen. | ||
Variant: From 1978-81, a still logo is seen from a 16mm blow-up source to match the quality of the film print of whatever movie they issued. A B&W variant exists, as well. | |||
FX/SFX: The zoom-in. | FX/SFX: The zoom-in. | ||
Music/Sounds | Music/Sounds: A warbling synth tune that increases with very high "pinging" sounds. None for the still variant. | ||
Availability: Rare. It appears on releases of the era. Surprisingly turned up on a TCM airing of ''Topper,'' as the channel used a old video master for its source. | Availability: Rare. It appears on releases of the era. Surprisingly turned up on a TCM airing of ''Topper,'' as the channel used a old video master for its source. | ||
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Music/Sounds: A silent-movie "comedic" synth piano tune with a few quick drumbeats at the end. | Music/Sounds: A silent-movie "comedic" synth piano tune with a few quick drumbeats at the end. | ||
Availability: Rare. Can be found on | Availability: Rare. Can be found on their releases of the time, most notably the Laurel and Hardy shorts. | ||