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* This logo appeared primarily on Betamax releases. This should appear on a few VHS releases from 1979 and 1980 including the first two ''Godfather'' films, ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Grease'', ''Heaven Can Wait'', ''True Grit'', ''Goin' South'', ''Play It Again Sam'', ''The Bad News Bears'' (1976 version), ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', ''Sunset Boulevard'', ''Prophecy'' and ''Catch 22''. | * This logo appeared primarily on Betamax releases. This should appear on a few VHS releases from 1979 and 1980 including the first two ''Godfather'' films, ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Grease'', ''Heaven Can Wait'', ''True Grit'', ''Goin' South'', ''Play It Again Sam'', ''The Bad News Bears'' (1976 version), ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', ''Sunset Boulevard'', ''Prophecy'' and ''Catch 22''. | ||
* Among the last releases to use this logo were five volumes of ''Star Trek'' episodes as part of the "Television Classics" series on VHS and Betamax in Summer 1980 (those releases are out of print, having been replaced in 1985 by Paramount's single-episode releases, and are hard to find). Other final releases with this logo were tapes of ''Escape from Alcatraz'', ''North Dallas Forty'', ''Mandingo'', ''Malicious'', and ''Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman''. | * Among the last releases to use this logo were five volumes of ''Star Trek'' episodes as part of the "Television Classics" series on VHS and Betamax in Summer 1980 (those releases are out of print, having been replaced in 1985 by Paramount's single-episode releases, and are hard to find). Other final releases with this logo were tapes of ''Escape from Alcatraz'', ''North Dallas Forty'', ''Mandingo'', ''Malicious'', and ''Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman''. | ||
* This surprisingly appears on a late 1983 pressing of ''The Odd Couple'' (usually, releases printed around that time started with the "Acid Trip" warning screen, followed by the Paramount Pictures logo). | * This surprisingly appears on a late 1983 pressing of ''The Odd Couple'' and a 1984 printing of ''Harold and Maude'' (usually, releases printed around that time started with the "Acid Trip" warning screen, followed by the Paramount Pictures logo). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the first home video company logos ever made; it's very simple, but they had ways to go. | '''Editor's Note:''' One of the first home video company logos ever made; it's very simple, but they had ways to go. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. | ||
* Most Paramount films used the logo used on the film, but most television series (such as ''Star Trek'', with the exception of the 1984 Television Classics Laserdisc release of the two-parter "The Menagerie", which uses no logo), comedy specials (such as ''Paramount Comedy Theater: Volume 1''), and licensed material (such as ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' and ''The Adventures of the American Rabbit'') have this logo. | * Most Paramount films used the logo used on the film, but most television series (such as ''Star Trek'', with the exception of the 1984 Television Classics Laserdisc release of the two-parter "The Menagerie", which uses no logo), comedy specials (such as ''Paramount Comedy Theater: Volume 1'' and ''Eddie Murphy: Delirious''), and licensed material (such as ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' and ''The Adventures of the American Rabbit'') have this logo. | ||
*It was also on most prints of the 1982 VHS release of ''Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol'' (the earliest prints, from around 1982 to early 1983, are confirmed to not have this), and a 1990 reprint of it retained the logo. | *It was also on most prints of the 1982 VHS release of ''Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol'' (the earliest prints, from around 1982 to early 1983, are confirmed to not have this), and a 1990 reprint of it retained the logo. | ||
*It is also on the 1992 release of ''A Dog of Flanders'' (along with the warning that preceded it), also likely a reprint itself. | *It is also on the 1992 release of ''A Dog of Flanders'' (along with the warning that preceded it), also likely a reprint itself. | ||
*The black and white version can be found on a VHS release of ''The Untouchables'' pilot "Scarface Mob" and ''Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back''. | *The black and white version can be found on a VHS release of ''The Untouchables'' pilot "Scarface Mob" and ''Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back''. | ||
* This was also surprisingly seen on the early 1990s re-release of ''Strong Kids, Safe Kids'', after the 5th logo. | * This was also surprisingly seen on the early 1990s re-release of ''Strong Kids, Safe Kids'', after the 5th logo. | ||
* Other releases that have this include ''Teen Wolf'' and ''Call to Glory''. | * Other releases that have this include films Paramount issued under license from [[Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] (starting with ''Teen Wolf'' and ending with ''Extremities'') and tapes of episodes of the short-lived drama ''Call to Glory''. | ||
* This logo, as well as the multi-colored copyright warning, appear on the 1991 VHS print of Toho Entertainment's ''The Wizard Of Oz'' (1982). | * This logo, as well as the multi-colored copyright warning, appear on the 1991 VHS print of Toho Entertainment's ''The Wizard Of Oz'' (1982). | ||
* Paramount Video would produce 1984 to 1986 episodes of ''Brothers'', a sitcom which aired on Showtime from 1984 to 1989. This would appear on 1984 to 1986 episodes, while 1987 to 1989 episodes would be produced by Paramount Television. | * Paramount Video would produce 1984 to 1986 episodes of ''Brothers'', a sitcom which aired on Showtime from 1984 to 1989. This would appear on 1984 to 1986 episodes, while 1987 to 1989 episodes would be produced by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]]. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many, thanks to its soothing music and rather high-tech animation for the time. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many, thanks to its soothing music and rather high-tech animation for the time. | ||