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'''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. | ||
===4th Logo (April 1987-January 2007, | ===4th Logo (April 1987-January 2007, 2012)=== | ||
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* April 1987-1989: "A Gulf + Western Company". 1987 releases used the 75th Anniversary variant, while 1988-89 releases used the standard version. | * April 1987-1989: "A Gulf + Western Company". 1987 releases used the 75th Anniversary variant, while 1988-89 releases used the standard version. | ||
* 1989-1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" with a line above the byline fades in. 1989-90 releases had the byline and line above it in gold, while 1990-95 releases had them in white. | * 1989-1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" with a line above the byline fades in. 1989-90 releases had the byline and line above it in gold, while 1990-95 releases had them in white. | ||
* 1995-January 2007 | * 1995-January 2007: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 1990 \/|/\CO/\/\ "Wigga Wigga" font) with a line above the byline fades in, again, in white. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*On the VHS tapes of ''Fatal Attraction'' (plastering the 75th Anniversary logo) and ''The Blue Iguana | *On the VHS tapes of ''Fatal Attraction'' (plastering the 75th Anniversary logo) and ''The Blue Iguana'', the 1987 [[Paramount Pictures]] fanfare is heard. | ||
*At the end of | *At the end of the ''It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown'' 1997 VHS, the ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'' 2004 VHS, and one promo on the ''Drop Zone'' 1995 screener VHS, the 1989 "distorted" version of the 1987 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] theme is heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely common. | '''Availability:''' Extremely common. | ||
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*It was also seen on the direct-to-video films ''The Little Bear Movie'' and ''Blue's Big Musical Movie''. | *It was also seen on the direct-to-video films ''The Little Bear Movie'' and ''Blue's Big Musical Movie''. | ||
*Also seen at the start of VHS releases and non-USA Network airings of TV movies from Wilshire Court Productions of the era. | *Also seen at the start of VHS releases and non-USA Network airings of TV movies from Wilshire Court Productions of the era. | ||
*Made an unexpected appearance on a number of demo VHS tapes from as late as 2007, despite its discontinuation on commercial releases | *Made an unexpected appearance on a number of demo VHS tapes from as late as 2007, despite its discontinuation on commercial releases in 2003. These include ''George Lopez: Why You Crying?'', ''Jakers: Piggly Gets Into Trouble'' and ''The Wonder Pets: Save The Wonder Pets'', released in 2005, 2006, and 2007 respectively. | ||
*Occasionally, this will appear before the opening previews on certain tapes. One example of this is the Paramount reissue of ''Rugrats: A Baby's Gotta Do What a Baby's Gotta Do'' and some other Nickelodeon tapes from 1996. | *Occasionally, this will appear before the opening previews on certain tapes. One example of this is the Paramount reissue of ''Rugrats: A Baby's Gotta Do What a Baby's Gotta Do'' and some other Nickelodeon tapes from 1996. | ||
*It was preserved on Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's DVD releases of ''Puppet Master 5'' and the Mexican DVD of ''Demonic Toys'', each before the Full Moon logo, most likely due to older VHS masters being used. | *It was preserved on Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's DVD releases of ''Puppet Master 5'' and the Mexican DVD of ''Demonic Toys'', each before the Full Moon logo, most likely due to older VHS masters being used. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo. | ||
===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-January 2007)=== | ===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-January 2007)=== | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' Excellent CGI that still holds up today, created by Pittard Sullivan. | '''FX/SFX:''' Excellent CGI that still holds up today, created by Pittard Sullivan. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic orchestral fanfare is heard throughout as Jim Cummings intones: | '''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic orchestral fanfare ("The Crimson Gump" from the score of ''Forrest Gump'') is heard throughout as Jim Cummings intones: | ||
* Early 1998: "In celebration of the end of one millennium and the dawn of another, Paramount Pictures is preparing to bring to movie lovers everywhere a collection of films that symbolize the best in its movie-making history..." | * Early 1998: "In celebration of the end of one millennium and the dawn of another, Paramount Pictures is preparing to bring to movie lovers everywhere a collection of films that symbolize the best in its movie-making history..." | ||
* March or April 1998-1999: "...In celebration of the end of one century and the dawn of another...Paramount Pictures is proud to present a collection of films that symbolize the best in its movie-making history..." | * March or April 1998-1999: "...In celebration of the end of one century and the dawn of another...Paramount Pictures is proud to present a collection of films that symbolize the best in its movie-making history..." | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as its movie counterpart. | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as its movie counterpart. | ||
===10th Logo ( | ===10th Logo (May 21-December 10, 2002)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Feature Presentation II", "CGI Mountain III", "Mount Paramount II", "Perumount IV" | '''Nicknames:''' "Feature Presentation II", "CGI Mountain III", "Mount Paramount II", "Perumount IV" | ||
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'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' Same as the 5th logo. | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' Same as the 5th logo. | ||
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. The only releases with this variant were ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the demo VHS tapes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'' and '' | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. The only releases with this variant were ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the demo VHS tapes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', and ''The Day Reagan Was Shot''. Again, these are releases with no previews before the film. However, the demo VHS of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'' is the ONLY release to have this after the previews. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare | '''Availability:''' Rare, as this logo was only used for less than a year. | ||
*The first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky''. Seen on certain other 2002 Paramount Home Video VHS releases from the time frame after that, such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''Lucky Break'', ''MTV Yoga'', subsequent prints of ''Crossroads'' and ''Orange County'', ''Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', the demo VHS tapes of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' (the retail versions have the 5th logo), all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats: Christmas'', ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas'', and ''Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill''. The last tape to use this was ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. | *The first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky''. Seen on certain other 2002 Paramount Home Video VHS releases from the time frame after that, such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''Lucky Break'', ''MTV Yoga'', subsequent prints of ''Crossroads'' and ''Orange County'', ''Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', the demo VHS tapes of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' (the retail versions have the 5th logo), all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats: Christmas'', ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas'', and ''Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill''. The last tape to use this was ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. | ||
* | *Some 2002 releases, strangely, have this logo's print version on the label and packaging, but do not have this logo on the tape, as they use the 5th logo instead. See the list above for details. | ||
* | *Some prints of ''Changing Lanes'' have this logo, but it cuts to the 1995 warning screen instead of the 2002 one (this is probably due to the fact that other prints and the demo VHS use the previous Feature Presentation screen instead of this one). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' A worthy successor to the 5th logo, even if it was short-lived. | '''Editor's Note:''' A worthy successor to the 5th logo, even if it was short-lived. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Its existence was debated for a while, since its rushed look (particularly the "DVD" text) does make it look like a fanmade logo. This may have been a placeholder for the next logo below. | '''Editor's Note:''' Its existence was debated for a while, since its rushed look (particularly the "DVD" text) does make it look like a fanmade logo. This may have been a placeholder for the next logo below. | ||
===2nd Logo (January 7, 2003- | ===2nd Logo (January 7, 2003-March 5, 2019)=== | ||
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==Paramount High Definition== | ==Paramount High Definition== | ||
===(2006- | ===(2006-March 5, 2019)=== | ||
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File:Paramount High Definition (2008).jpeg | File:Paramount High Definition (2008).jpeg | ||