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** However, the trailer, in-credit variant, and scenes feature this logo. | ** However, the trailer, in-credit variant, and scenes feature this logo. | ||
* Neither this nor the 2009 sky background version of the [[20th Century Studios]] logo appear on the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment 4K release of the Regency film ''Heat'', only the [[Regency Enterprises|Regency]] logo appears instead. | * Neither this nor the 2009 sky background version of the [[20th Century Studios]] logo appear on the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment 4K release of the Regency film ''Heat'', only the [[Regency Enterprises|Regency]] logo appears instead. | ||
* The Warner Communications byline version is also preserved on both the 1997 DVD and 2022 4K UHD Blu-ray releases of ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' (although the 2003 DVD release has the 1998 logo with the AOL Time Warner byline), current DVD and Blu-ray prints of ''The Dead Pool'', TCM prints of ''The Goodbye Girl'', | * The Warner Communications byline version of this logo is also preserved on both the 1997 DVD and 2022 4K UHD Blu-ray releases of ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' (although the 2003 DVD release has the 1998 logo with the AOL Time Warner byline), current DVD and Blu-ray prints of ''The Dead Pool'', TCM prints of ''The Goodbye Girl'', the Blu-ray release of ''Full Metal Jacket'', and on the Fox Video releases of Lorimar catalog titles such as ''Queen of Outer Space''. | ||
** However, it's not as easy to spot as the 1992 variant, as many DVD releases and Encore/Starz prints replace it with the Time Warner Entertainment byline variant, such as on the DVD release of ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' or even with the next logo below (occurs on the ''Police Academy'' films and ''Moving''). | ** However, it's not as easy to spot as the 1992 variant, as many DVD releases and Encore/Starz prints replace it with the Time Warner Entertainment byline variant, such as on the DVD release of ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' or even with the next logo below (occurs on the ''Police Academy'' films and ''Moving''). | ||
* Even the 1990 Time Warner byline variant has also been plastered with the next logo on most of Encore's prints of films released from 1990 to 1992, but it is still intact on the Blu-ray release of ''Goodfellas'', the 1999 DVD and 2017 Warner Archive Blu-ray releases of ''My Blue Heaven'', and the 2000 Director's Cut DVD release of ''Lethal Weapon 3''. | * Even the 1990 Time Warner byline variant of this logo has also been plastered with the next logo on most of Encore's prints of films released from 1990 to 1992, but it is still intact on the Blu-ray release of ''Goodfellas'', the 1999 DVD and 2017 Warner Archive Blu-ray releases of ''My Blue Heaven'', and the 2000 Director's Cut DVD release of ''Lethal Weapon 3''. | ||
** One instance where this logo does some plastering of its own was on ''The Ballad of Cable Hogue'', where it plastered the Kinney Shield. | ** One instance where this logo does some plastering of its own was on ''The Ballad of Cable Hogue'', where it plastered the Kinney Shield. | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications "Distributed by" variant is also seen at the end of the 1999 DVD release of ''The American President'', likely due to a printing error when editing out the [[Columbia Pictures]] in-credit closing logo. | * The 1984 Warner Communications "Distributed by" variant of this logo is also seen at the end of the 1999 DVD release of ''The American President'', likely due to a printing error when editing out the [[Columbia Pictures]] in-credit closing logo. | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant also plasters the [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2018 Criterion Collection DVD releases of ''Female Trouble'' and ''Polyester''. | * The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant of this logo also plasters the [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2018 Criterion Collection DVD releases of ''Female Trouble'' and ''Polyester''. | ||
** It also makes an appearance on the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' version of ''Catalina Caper'', a [[Crown International Pictures|Crown International]] film (it appears to have been sourced from a television print from around 1987); it appears as Joel and the Bots are entering the theater. | ** It also makes an appearance on the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' version of ''Catalina Caper'', a [[Crown International Pictures|Crown International]] film (it appears to have been sourced from a television print from around 1987); it appears as Joel and the Bots are entering the theater. | ||
** It is also seen at the start of ''Blazing Saddles'' on the 1996 UK VHS re-release thereof, the 1993 Dutch VHS release of ''Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales'', and ''Dirty Harry'' on the 2000 UK VHS re-release thereof, both from Warner Home Video. | ** It is also seen at the start of ''Blazing Saddles'' on the 1996 UK VHS re-release thereof, the 1993 Dutch VHS release of ''Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales'', and ''Dirty Harry'' on the 2000 UK VHS re-release thereof, both from Warner Home Video. | ||
** It is also seen at the start of newer prints of ''Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales'', which can be found on the 2007 DVD release of ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5''. | ** It is also seen at the start of newer prints of ''Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales'', which can be found on the 2007 DVD release of ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5''. | ||
* The 2000 closing variant of the logo was also seen at the end of a 2001 Dish on Demand airing of ''Pokémon the Movie 2000''. | * The 2000 closing variant of the logo was also seen at the end of a 2001 Dish on Demand airing of ''Pokémon the Movie 2000''. | ||
* | * The 1992 Time Warner Entertainment variant of this logo was also seen on the UK theatrical prints of ''The Getaway'' (1994), although it is not retained on the VHS releases. | ||
'''Legacy:''' The logo is considered a throwback to 1948 shield inside and outside of the logo community. As for the 1992 variant, it is infamous for its large-scale plastering (similar to [[Sony Pictures Television]]), giving it the unofficial nicknames "Shield of Staleness" or "The Shield of Annoyance". | '''Legacy:''' The logo is considered a throwback to 1948 shield inside and outside of the logo community. As for the 1992 variant, it is infamous for its large-scale plastering (similar to [[Sony Pictures Television]]), giving it the unofficial nicknames "Shield of Staleness" or "The Shield of Annoyance". | ||