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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On rental-priced releases, there is a version with a blue wallpaper with PolyGram Video logos in the background. The PolyGram logo also leaves a small shadow.
* On rental-priced releases, there is a version with a blue wallpaper with PolyGram Video logos in the background. The PolyGram logo also leaves a small shadow.
* There is also a version with "Coming Soon From" on the screen before the logo plays as normal, with the finished logo under it. So far, this has only been spotted on ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', and ''Fargo'' with the black background, and on ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''The Portrait of a Lady,'' ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' with the blue wallpaper background.
* A version with "Coming Soon From" on the screen before the logo plays as normal exists, with the finished logo under it. So far, this has only been spotted on ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', and ''Fargo'' with the black background, and on ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''The Portrait of a Lady,'' ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' with the blue wallpaper background.
* A still version exists.
* A still version exists.
* Another still version exists where it's in mid-formation, as seen on ''The Crayon Box''.
* Another still version also exists where it's in mid-formation, which appears on ''The Crayon Box''.
* On the 1996 U.S. VHS release of ''The Best of NFL Follies'' and the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Quarterbacks on Quarterbacks'', the NFL Films logo fades in below the logo, with "NFL" either shown in white or {{color|blue}}.
* On the 1996 U.S. VHS release of ''The Best of NFL Follies'' and the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Quarterbacks on Quarterbacks'', the NFL Films logo fades in below the logo, with "NFL" either shown in white or {{color|blue}}.


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'''Availability:'''  
'''Availability:'''  
* Found on PolyGram releases of the period such as ''Mr. Bean'' tapes, ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'', ''Gridlock'd'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Fargo'', ''Canadian Bacon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh,'' ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''When We Were Kings'', ''Barb Wire'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and their releases of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' and ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', among many others.
* Appears on PolyGram releases from the time-period until 1998, such as ''Mr. Bean'' VHS releases, ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'', ''Gridlock'd'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Fargo'', ''Canadian Bacon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh,'' ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''When We Were Kings'', ''Barb Wire'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and the releases of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' and ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', among many others.
* It also appears on the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Wishbone: The Slobbery Hound''.
* It also appears on the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Wishbone: The Slobbery Hound''.
* It also appears on the original PolyGram DVD releases of ''Portrait of a Lady'' and ''Kalifornia'', among others.
* It also appears on the original PolyGram DVD releases of ''Portrait of a Lady'' and ''Kalifornia'', among others.
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* The "priced for rental" variant appears on ''The Basketball Diaries'' and ''Fargo'', as well as PolyGram's early DVD releases.
* The "priced for rental" variant appears on ''The Basketball Diaries'' and ''Fargo'', as well as PolyGram's early DVD releases.
* This logo also appears on the UK VHS releases such as the 1993 UK VHS releases of ''King Kong: Director's Cut'' (1933) and ''The Beano Video'', the 1994 UK VHS releases of ''The Beano Videostars'', ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', ''Hurricanes: Hot Dog/Reunion In Rio'', and ''Barney in Concert'', the 1995 UK VHS release of ''Zig & Zag: Million Quid Vid'', the 1996 UK VHS releases of ''The 3 Little Pigs'', ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'', ''The Smurfs: 'Tis The Season to Be Smurfy'', ''Masked Rider: Volume 1'', ''Dennis The Menace: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow'', ''Loch Ness'' (1996), and ''The Singing Kettle Christmas Party'', and the 1997 UK VHS releases of ''The Treacle People: Treacle Trouble'', ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', and ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), respectively, among many others.
* This logo also appears on the UK VHS releases such as the 1993 UK VHS releases of ''King Kong: Director's Cut'' (1933) and ''The Beano Video'', the 1994 UK VHS releases of ''The Beano Videostars'', ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', ''Hurricanes: Hot Dog/Reunion In Rio'', and ''Barney in Concert'', the 1995 UK VHS release of ''Zig & Zag: Million Quid Vid'', the 1996 UK VHS releases of ''The 3 Little Pigs'', ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'', ''The Smurfs: 'Tis The Season to Be Smurfy'', ''Masked Rider: Volume 1'', ''Dennis The Menace: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow'', ''Loch Ness'' (1996), and ''The Singing Kettle Christmas Party'', and the 1997 UK VHS releases of ''The Treacle People: Treacle Trouble'', ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', and ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), respectively, among many others.
* Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS releases such as the 1996 UK VHS release of ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'' and the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), among others, the logo is shown before the warning screen.
* Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS releases such as the 1996 UK VHS release of ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'', and the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), among others, the logo is shown before the warning screen.
* Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''.
* Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''.
* The still version appears on a 1997 ''ReBoot'' VHS from [[4Front Video]].
* The still version appears on the 1997 UK VHS release of ''ReBoot'' from [[4Front Video]].
* It also makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc releases of ''The Game'' and ''Bean: The Movie'' (both 1997), even though both were released the same year during the 7th logo’s lifespan.
* It also makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc releases of ''The Game'' and ''Bean: The Movie'' (both 1997), even though both were released the same year during the 7th logo’s lifespan.
* It's unknown if this also appeared on Australian BBC VHS releases they distributed from 1993-1996.
* It's unknown if this also appears on Australian BBC VHS releases they distributed from 1993-1996.


===6th Logo (1996-1997)===
===6th Logo (1996-1997)===

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