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* There is a variation that contains the word "RELEASE" below the MCA byline. This was used to plaster the Paramount logo at the end of 1980s reissue prints of Alfred Hitchcock films owned by Hitchcock himself (including ''Rear Window'' and 1956's ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (including an August 11, 2001 UK airing of the latter on BBC Two)), and also appeared on U.S. theatrical prints of ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella''.

* A black-and-white version was seen at the beginning of the 1980 MCA Videocassette, Inc. VHS release of ''Scarface'' (1932) (Also on the 1984 MCA Home Video reprint), the 1980 VHS release of ''Psycho'', and the 1965 unsold TV pilot ''Dark Intruder'' (which received a theatrical release).

* On most movies from 1989 and 1990, the MCA byline has more of a {{color|orangered|red-orange}} color, and the Van Allen belts are more {{color|darkviolet|purple}}. This can be found on ''Parenthood'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''Field of Dreams'', the VHS release of ''Born on the Fourth of July'', ''Opportunity Knocks'', ''Coupe De Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and the theatrical trailers for ''Back to the Future Part III'' and ''Problem Child'' (both of which ultimately used the 75th Anniversary variant of the 9th logo). However, some movies from 1989, such as ''Back to the Future Part II'', ''The Dream Team'' and ''K-9'', would still use the original variant of the MCA byline. A clip of this variant was used for the Universal 75th Anniversary logo, which also uses clips from the 5th and 6th logos.

* On the end of Discovery Channel Southeast Asian prints of ''Jaws'' and ''Jaws 2'', the logo is faster and the credits music also plays over the logo.

* Strangely, on ''Airport'', this logo is seen after the end credits with the opening P.A. track for the film playing over it (pan-and-scan releases apparently had the logo and track at the start of the film, if the 1981 MCA Videocassette, Inc. release is anything to go by).

** A similar occurrence also appeared on John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' (without any audio; this time around, the Universal logo remains at the end, even on pan-and-scan prints).

* This logo was not originally seen on the following films (recent releases of some of these films have this logo added on at the start, however): ''The Electric Horseman'', ''1941'', ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Torn Curtain'', ''Family Plot'', and ''Frenzy''. The ''Emergency!'' version can be found only on the pilot episode, available as part of the season 1 DVD set. (The episode is not rerun as part of the series' syndication package.)

* It is unknown if this appears on any prints of ''Watchers''.

* It is also unknown if it appears on any Italian prints of films issued by [[Walt Disney Productions]] between 1969 and 1970, among which was ''The Love Bug''.

* Sometimes, the logo is silent.

* This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Back to the Future Part III'', released on May 25, 1990, and made its final appearance on ''McHale's Navy'', released on April 18, 1997.

** The final film to use the 75th Anniversary version was ''A Kiss Before Dying'', released on April 26, 1991.

* A portion of this logo appears about halfway through ''The King''.

* It was seen on Comet's airing of the season 1 opening of ''Sliders''.

* It appears on the international teaser trailer of ''Twister'', which appears on the Brazilian VHS release of ''Diabolique'' and the Japanese Laserdisc release of self-titled.  

* It also appears on international prints of ''The American President'', ''True Lies'' and ''Strange Days'', among others. Universal had international rights to those respective films.  

* It also appears on the U.S. VHS releases of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'' (with the Gramercy logo appearing after it) and the telefilm ''The Companion''.  

* It also originally appears on some direct-to-video and television film releases; however, the next logo plasters it on streaming platforms.

'''Legacy:''' This is yet another popular logo.

* An early version of the 1998 URL variant had the URL and copyright stamp in the Univers typeface.

* Sometimes, the logo appears closer at first, but then as the animation progresses, it zooms back.

** There is a different version where it just says "E.T. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY". In this version, "THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY" is in a different font and a small copyright notice appears at the bottom-right, which reads "©2001 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS". This version was used on ''40 Days and 40 Nights'' and on the premiere of the 20th anniversary ''E.T.'' re-release at the Shrine Auditorium on March 16, 2002. It also appears on the VHS release of ''K-PAX'', as well as the Canadian VHS releases of ''A Beautiful Mind'' and ''Big Fat Liar''. Shortly afterward, beginning with ''The Scorpion King'', the normal logo was reinstated.

* In 2002, the globe was graphically enhanced with a darker color, and in 2005, it would appear rotating below the arc at the beginning of the logo. Also, the light rays are darker and the shadow appears at the same time as the website URL, which is now set in the Geneva typeface, and fades in differently. Universal would use this as the main variant starting with ''The Wedding Date'' in 2005.

'''Technique:''' CGI by Picturemill, who also did the 2008-09 [[Nickelodeon Movies]] logo and the current [[20th Century Studios]] logo. They would also return for the 2002 and 2005 enhanced variants as well.

'''Audio Trivia:'''

* An unused variant of the music can be found on the soundtrack album for ''Yesterday'' (composed by Daniel Pemberton), titled "The World is Universal (Universal Fanfare)", where the music has been re-arranged in a Beatles-like style, fitting in with the theme of the movie. According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited. The movie itself, however, uses the normal logo with the Brian Tyler arrangement instead.

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