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* The version with the Revue "Turning Camera" logo is intact on ''TV Guide Presents...Great Westerns: The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on DVD. | * The version with the Revue "Turning Camera" logo is intact on ''TV Guide Presents...Great Westerns: The Adventures of Kit Carson'' on DVD. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The film reel looks sort of hand drawn. | ||
===2nd Logo (1953-1957)=== | ===2nd Logo (1953-1957)=== | ||
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* It also appeared at the end of ''The Far Frontier'' on Grit. | * It also appeared at the end of ''The Far Frontier'' on Grit. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The version with the sunburst background firmly sets this logo as a 1950s period piece. | ||
===3rd Logo (1956-1965)=== | ===3rd Logo (1956-1965)=== | ||
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* The animated version was retained on ''Remember the Night'' with the opening theme and ''Broken Lullaby'' with the theme on TCM. The long version appeared on the 1942 film ''Hatter's Castle'' on TCM. | * The animated version was retained on ''Remember the Night'' with the opening theme and ''Broken Lullaby'' with the theme on TCM. The long version appeared on the 1942 film ''Hatter's Castle'' on TCM. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' It's not known why "a" was used in the animated logo instead of "an", but MCA may have been referring MCA TV by its full name, despite the lack of dots following each letter. | ||
===4th Logo (December 24, 1980-1991)=== | ===4th Logo (December 24, 1980-1991)=== | ||
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* The logo was also spotted on some reruns of the series ''Parenthood'' on the now-defunct Trio network. | * The logo was also spotted on some reruns of the series ''Parenthood'' on the now-defunct Trio network. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The flipping effect and freeze-frame variants of this logo look '''really''' low-budget. | ||
===5th Logo (November 1987-June 1988)=== | ===5th Logo (November 1987-June 1988)=== | ||
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* The logo was last seen on the ''Desperado'' TV movies on Encore Westerns. | * The logo was last seen on the ''Desperado'' TV movies on Encore Westerns. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' This seemed more like a rush job the way the name was set up. | ||
===6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991)=== | ===6th Logo (October 10, 1990-April 6, 1991)=== | ||
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* It was also seen on some early episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes'' in local syndication. | * It was also seen on some early episodes of ''Roggin's Heroes'' in local syndication. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The globe looks like a cheap CGI model. This is possibly a prototype of the next logo. It is also surprising to see such a unique logo. | ||
===7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994)=== | ===7th Logo (November 1990-November 1994)=== | ||
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* The UK DVD release of ''Knight Rider 2010'' (1994) from Fabulous Films retains this logo at the end. | * The UK DVD release of ''Knight Rider 2010'' (1994) from Fabulous Films retains this logo at the end. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The 1990 logo debuted on season 5 of "Amen", while it ended in November 1994 with "Exosquad". | ||
===8th Logo (1994-December 1996)=== | ===8th Logo (1994-December 1996)=== | ||