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* A short version exists that starts with the dozen copies of "{{Font color|blue|'''MULTIMEDIA'''}}" emerging. | * A short version exists that starts with the dozen copies of "{{Font color|blue|'''MULTIMEDIA'''}}" emerging. | ||
* An early variant has "'''{{Font color|dodgerblue|Distributed by}} MULTIMEDIA Program Productions'''" inside the circle, with "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''Distributed By'''}}" in {{Font color|dodgerblue|light blue}} and "'''Multimedia Program Productions'''" appearing stacked. The animation plays out normally in this variant. | * An early variant has "'''{{Font color|dodgerblue|Distributed by}} MULTIMEDIA Program Productions'''" inside the circle, with "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''Distributed By'''}}" in {{Font color|dodgerblue|light blue}} and "'''Multimedia Program Productions'''" appearing stacked. The animation plays out normally in this variant. | ||
* On the talk show ''Rush Limbaugh'', a special variant exists where a superimposed picture of a man with a hat, wearing a striped shirt appears above the copyright year. The text "Multimedia Entertainment" changes to "And Tacos For All.". It then changes back to "Multimedia Entertainment" before fading to black. | * On the talk show ''Rush Limbaugh'', a special variant exists where a superimposed picture of a man with a sombrero hat, wearing a striped shirt appears above the copyright year. The text "Multimedia Entertainment" changes to "And Tacos For All.". It then changes back to "Multimedia Entertainment" before fading to black. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming out, a dozen "MULTIMEDIA" from top and bottom merging, the other text appearing, and the logo shining. | '''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming out, a dozen "MULTIMEDIA" from top and bottom merging, the other text appearing, and the logo shining. | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Circle M III", "Multimedia M III", "CGI Metallic Circle M", "CGI Multimedia M", "CGI Circle M" | '''Nicknames:''' "Circle M III", "Multimedia M III", "CGI Metallic Circle M", "CGI Multimedia M", "CGI Circle M" | ||
'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, | '''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} background with slight ripples in it, a expanding ripple is seen at an angle. As it expands out into a lens-like shape, the emblem from the previous 2 logos falls onto the ripple, causing a large ripple to streak out, and then flies out to the top center of a {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background. The text "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" flies in, with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''MULTIMEDIA'''}}" coming in from the right and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" coming in from the left, and the letters rotate as they slide in. "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''A Division of Multimedia, Inc.'''}}" in a Roman font appears below when 2 streaks pass by each other at the bottom. All the objects seem to have a "blurring" effect as they move. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* There is also a shorter version of this logo, which starts with the M logo being already formed and zooming out. | * There is also a shorter version of this logo, which starts with the M logo being already formed and zooming out. | ||
* A variant has the logo hang around for a few seconds longer before fading out. | |||
* There was a variant used in a August 1994 corporate presentation for WLWT, the NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, where talk show host Jerry Springer was a reporter from the early 1980s until 1993, when Springer's talk show moved to its second home at the NBC Tower in Chicago, Illinois. It is like the standard Multimedia logo of the time, but it has the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''BROADCASTING'''}}" in place of "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}". | * There was a variant used in a August 1994 corporate presentation for WLWT, the NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, where talk show host Jerry Springer was a reporter from the early 1980s until 1993, when Springer's talk show moved to its second home at the NBC Tower in Chicago, Illinois. It is like the standard Multimedia logo of the time, but it has the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''BROADCASTING'''}}" in place of "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}". | ||
* Rarely, the byline will be deleted from the logo, causing the streaks to just disappear. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The blur, the ripples, the logo falling, the flying text, and the text appearing. | '''FX/SFX:''' The blur, the ripples, the logo falling, the flying text, and the text appearing. | ||
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* It was seen on ''Crook and Chase'' episodes from that era, when they were seen on My Family TV. | * It was seen on ''Crook and Chase'' episodes from that era, when they were seen on My Family TV. | ||
* It might be seen on episodes of ''Donahue'' from the era, ''Sally Jessy Raphael'', ''Rush Limbaugh'', and ''Jerry Springer'' from the era. | * It might be seen on episodes of ''Donahue'' from the era, ''Sally Jessy Raphael'', ''Rush Limbaugh'', and ''Jerry Springer'' from the era. | ||
* | * On some later prints, this logo was replaced with the bylineless 1990 [[Universal Pictures]] logo. | ||
* Episodes of ''Jerry Springer'' and ''Sally Jessy Raphael'' which feature this logo may be viewed on nosey.com, however two ''Springer'' episodes had this logo plastered by either the long 1998 Universal Television Enterprises logo or the 2004 NBC Universal Television Distribution logo. | * Episodes of ''Jerry Springer'' and ''Sally Jessy Raphael'' which feature this logo may be viewed on nosey.com, however two ''Springer'' episodes had this logo plastered by either the long 1998 Universal Television Enterprises logo or the 2004 NBC Universal Television Distribution logo. | ||