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*On the 2021 Severin Films remastered Blu-Ray of ''Overboard'' (1987), the logo is silent until the MGM logo shows up and the 1995 roar is heard. This is likely due to Severin reusing audio from the previous MGM master with the 2001 logo. | *On the 2021 Severin Films remastered Blu-Ray of ''Overboard'' (1987), the logo is silent until the MGM logo shows up and the 1995 roar is heard. This is likely due to Severin reusing audio from the previous MGM master with the 2001 logo. | ||
*On a Russian dub of ''Child's Play'' (1988), the MGM/UA United Artists variation plays audio for the 1994 UA logo due to poor reverse plastering. | *On a Russian dub of ''Child's Play'' (1988), the MGM/UA United Artists variation plays audio for the 1994 UA logo due to poor reverse plastering. | ||
*On the 1989 and 1994 VHS releases of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', the opening theme of the movie is heard over the MGM/UA United Artists variation. | *On the 1989 and 1994 VHS releases of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (1968), the opening theme of the movie is heard over the MGM/UA United Artists variation. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. The MGM/UA Communications-UA Swoosh mixture is seen on old TV, VHS and Laserdisc prints of several James Bond movies and movies from the ''Pink Panther'' series (and plasters old UA logos, such as the "Transamerica T"). The version with the UA logo following it can be seen on ''Baby Boom'', ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!'', ''Rain Man'', ''Child's Play'', and the 1998 DVD of ''The Great Escape''. The version with the MGM logo following can be seen on ''Fatal Beauty'', ''Moonstruck'', the original VHS releases of ''Overboard'' (including the 2021 Severin Films Blu-Ray), ''Poltergeist III'' (including the Scream Factory Blu-Ray), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (including the 2017 Arrow Video Blu-ray), and others. Recent prints of many of the above, such as the 20th anniversary DVD and Criterion Collection Blu-Ray of ''Moonstruck'', will have it replaced with a newer MGM logo. The black and white variant can be seen on the 1988 MGM/UA Home Video VHS release of ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and the 1989 MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc release of ''The Apartment''. The trailer variant can be seen on several MGM/UA Home Video releases, such as the 1988 VHS release of ''Spaceballs''. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. | ||
*The MGM/UA Communications-UA Swoosh mixture is seen on old TV, VHS and Laserdisc prints of several James Bond movies and movies from the ''Pink Panther'' series (and plasters old UA logos, such as the "Transamerica T"). | |||
*The version with the UA logo following it can be seen on ''Baby Boom'', ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!'', ''Rain Man'', ''Child's Play'' (1988), and the 1998 DVD of ''The Great Escape''. | |||
*The version with the MGM logo following can be seen on ''Fatal Beauty'', ''Moonstruck'', the original VHS releases of ''Overboard'' (including the 2021 Severin Films Blu-Ray), ''Poltergeist III'' (including the Scream Factory Blu-Ray), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (including the 2017 Arrow Video Blu-ray), and others. | |||
*Recent prints of many of the above, such as the 20th anniversary DVD and Criterion Collection Blu-Ray of ''Moonstruck'', will have it replaced with a newer MGM logo. | |||
*The black and white variant can be seen on the 1988 MGM/UA Home Video VHS release of ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and the 1989 MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc release of ''The Apartment''. | |||
*The trailer variant can be seen on several MGM/UA Home Video releases, such as the 1988 VHS release of ''Spaceballs'' (1987). | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' This is a logo that is pretty well liked by the logo community. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a logo that is pretty well liked by the logo community. | ||