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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as the "Filmreel" is long gone. This has appeared for a short time on some episodes of ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', among a few others. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as the "Filmreel" is long gone. This has appeared for a short time on some episodes of ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', among a few others. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The music will probably be scary for many viewers. The camera zoom-in and it turning can also give someone the shakes. | ||
===2nd Logo (1953-1957)=== | ===2nd Logo (1953-1957)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. The B&W version is seen on season 2 of ''McHale's Navy'', ''Suspense Theatre'', and ''The Jack Benny Program'', as well as season 7 of ''Wagon Train'' and season 2 of ''The Virginian''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. The B&W version is seen on season 2 of ''McHale's Navy'', ''Suspense Theatre'', and ''The Jack Benny Program'', as well as season 7 of ''Wagon Train'' and season 2 of ''The Virginian''. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Recycling the same design and animation from the 1962 Revue logo suggests that this was a placeholder before switching to the globe the following year. | ||
===2nd Logo (February 1964-April 1969)=== | ===2nd Logo (February 1964-April 1969)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on seasons 2-4 of ''McHale's Navy'', ''It Takes a Thief'', and ''Adam-12'', ''Dragnet'', season 1 and first half of season 2 of ''Ironside'', and season 3 and beyond of ''The Virginian,'' as unlike other companies, Universal's past logos are kept quite well. | '''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on seasons 2-4 of ''McHale's Navy'', ''It Takes a Thief'', and ''Adam-12'', ''Dragnet'', season 1 and first half of season 2 of ''Ironside'', and season 3 and beyond of ''The Virginian,'' as unlike other companies, Universal's past logos are kept quite well. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' A classic combination of using the globe with the Revue/Universal themes. | ||
===3rd Logo (January 1969-1973)=== | ===3rd Logo (January 1969-1973)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Pretty common. Should be saved on any Universal show of the era such as It ''Takes a Thief'', S2 of ''Adam-12'', and the final season of ''Dragnet '67'', as well as the second half of season 2 and seasons 3 and 4 of ''Ironside'' among others, as well as the 1st season of ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' | '''Availability:''' Pretty common. Should be saved on any Universal show of the era such as It ''Takes a Thief'', S2 of ''Adam-12'', and the final season of ''Dragnet '67'', as well as the second half of season 2 and seasons 3 and 4 of ''Ironside'' among others, as well as the 1st season of ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Same as the 2nd logo. | ||
===4th Logo (September 1970-April 1971)=== | ===4th Logo (September 1970-April 1971)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare, as it only used for 8 months, but it's still saved on any Universal series during this era, such as ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Adam-12'', ''Columbo'', and ''Night Gallery'', as well as the final season of ''The Virginian'' and the 1st season of ''Alias Smith and Jones''. It's also seen on the final season of ''It Takes a Thief''. | '''Availability:''' Rare, as it only used for 8 months, but it's still saved on any Universal series during this era, such as ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Adam-12'', ''Columbo'', and ''Night Gallery'', as well as the final season of ''The Virginian'' and the 1st season of ''Alias Smith and Jones''. It's also seen on the final season of ''It Takes a Thief''. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Same as the 2nd logo. | ||
===5th Logo (September 1971-December 8, 1973)=== | ===5th Logo (September 1971-December 8, 1973)=== | ||
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*The opening variant can be seen at the beginning of the pilot film ''San Francisco International Airport'', featured in a 1994 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', which shows the logo as Mike, Crow and Tom enter the theater. | *The opening variant can be seen at the beginning of the pilot film ''San Francisco International Airport'', featured in a 1994 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', which shows the logo as Mike, Crow and Tom enter the theater. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Same as the 2nd logo, though it's disappointing that the globe was downgraded to a still image. | ||
==Universal Television (first era)== | ==Universal Television (first era)== | ||
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*This is also seen on season 4 episodes of ''Emergency!'' (though newer print reruns of season 3 inexplicably seemed to use the 5th logo), as well the final season and a half of ''Ironside'' and the 1st 2 seasons of ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. | *This is also seen on season 4 episodes of ''Emergency!'' (though newer print reruns of season 3 inexplicably seemed to use the 5th logo), as well the final season and a half of ''Ironside'' and the 1st 2 seasons of ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Same as the 5th logo. | ||
===2nd Logo (September 14, 1975-October 29, 1991)=== | ===2nd Logo (September 14, 1975-October 29, 1991)=== | ||
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*Due to an editing mistake, the DVD print of the ''Murder, She Wrote'' TV movie ''South by Southwest'' uses this logo. Other prints including the original CBS airings use the 4th Universal TV logo instead. | *Due to an editing mistake, the DVD print of the ''Murder, She Wrote'' TV movie ''South by Southwest'' uses this logo. Other prints including the original CBS airings use the 4th Universal TV logo instead. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Same as the 5th logo, but there are some bits that made it notorious among some viewers with the more dramatic logo themes and the less friendly-looking typeface on the logo contributing to it. | ||
===3rd Logo (1987-1991)=== | ===3rd Logo (1987-1991)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on the '80s syndicated series ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'', which was co-produced and distributed by [[The Program Exchange]]. | '''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on the '80s syndicated series ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'', which was co-produced and distributed by [[The Program Exchange]]. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' It's the 1973 movie logo on television. Not much to say. | ||
===4th Logo (September 16, 1991-July 12, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002)=== | ===4th Logo (September 16, 1991-July 12, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002)=== | ||
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* The rare German version is found in the talk show ''Vera Am Mittag'', which aired on SAT1. | * The rare German version is found in the talk show ''Vera Am Mittag'', which aired on SAT1. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' It's a decent CGI version of the then-current movie logo. | ||
===5th Logo (September 7, 1997-July 23, 2004)=== | ===5th Logo (September 7, 1997-July 23, 2004)=== | ||
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* Strangely, Horror Channel UK's print of ''The Incredible Hulk'' season 2 episode "Wildfire" and the ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' season 5 episode "Animal Attraction" on Tubi and The Roku Channel, the version with the website URL plays before the start of the episode, confusingly enough. | * Strangely, Horror Channel UK's print of ''The Incredible Hulk'' season 2 episode "Wildfire" and the ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' season 5 episode "Animal Attraction" on Tubi and The Roku Channel, the version with the website URL plays before the start of the episode, confusingly enough. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' It's just the end bit of the then-current movie logo, which is still fine with good relaxing music and CGI. | ||
==Universal Media Studios== | ==Universal Media Studios== | ||
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*It was also seen on on-demand prints of some new NBC shows in the 2011-2012 season including ''Up All Night'', ''Whitney'' and ''Free Agents''. Original airings of these shows starting in September 2011 used the next logo. | *It was also seen on on-demand prints of some new NBC shows in the 2011-2012 season including ''Up All Night'', ''Whitney'' and ''Free Agents''. Original airings of these shows starting in September 2011 used the next logo. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' It's somewhat reminiscent of the ABC Productions logo from 1988. | ||
==Universal Television (second era)== | ==Universal Television (second era)== | ||
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*On-demand prints of new season episodes (i.e. Hulu, NBC.com) of these shows retained the Universal Media Studios logo. | *On-demand prints of new season episodes (i.e. Hulu, NBC.com) of these shows retained the Universal Media Studios logo. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' An excellent effort to bring the classic Universal Television name back, except one problem: the globe is rotating to the left instead of to the right. Strange, isn't it? But this was short-lived as it was replaced a month later. | ||
===7th Logo (October 13, 2011-)=== | ===7th Logo (October 13, 2011-)=== | ||
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*If a rare, prototype version was used before the name change to Universal Television, this is possible to be used in the future. | *If a rare, prototype version was used before the name change to Universal Television, this is possible to be used in the future. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' Another brilliant television logo from Universal, improving over the previous one while also being enhanced, complete with a corporate byline. | ||
==Copyright Stamps== | ==Copyright Stamps== | ||