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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- | ===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-December 27, 2008)=== | ||
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* May 17-October 16, 1989: "A Gulf + Western Company" (used for only six months that year) | * May 17-October 16, 1989: "A Gulf + Western Company" (used for only six months that year) | ||
* November 9, 1989-May 16, 1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" (the "Feature Presentation" versions have a different font for the Paramount Communications byline: sans serif) | * November 9, 1989-May 16, 1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" (the "Feature Presentation" versions have a different font for the Paramount Communications byline: sans serif) | ||
* June 13, 1995- | * June 13, 1995-December 27, 2008: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the same font as the 1990 Viacom logo) | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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'''Availability:''' Depending on the version, but as a whole, ultra common, since it was used for 19 years. It appears on the majority of Paramount's home video releases. | '''Availability:''' Depending on the version, but as a whole, ultra common, since it was used for 19 years. It appears on the majority of Paramount's home video releases. | ||
*The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" version was only used until the late 1990's. | *The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" version was only used until the late 1990's. | ||
*The original Gulf+Western variation (which is the least common) made its debut on the May 1989 home video release of ''Coming to America'', and can be found on releases such as the first four ''Star Trek'' films, ''Distant Thunder'', ''The Experts'', ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'', ''Cousins'', ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', ''Major League'', ''Pet Sematary'', and ''Puppet Master'', among others. | *The original Gulf+Western variation (which is the least common) made its debut on the May 1989 home video release of ''Coming to America'' (also the first tape to use this as a whole), and can be found on releases such as the first four ''Star Trek'' films, ''Distant Thunder'', ''The Experts'', ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'', ''Cousins'', ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', ''Major League'', ''Pet Sematary'', and ''Puppet Master'', among others. | ||
*The Paramount Communications variation (which is easier to find) debuted on the November 1989 VHS release of ''Scrooged'', and is also on the 1990 VHS release of ''Grease'', the 1991 VHS and Laserdisc releases of ''Ghost'', both ''Wayne's World'' films, the 1993 release of ''Charlotte's Web'', and the 1998 widescreen VHS release of ''Forrest Gump''. | *The Paramount Communications variation (which is easier to find) debuted on the November 1989 VHS release of ''Scrooged'', and is also on the 1990 VHS release of ''Grease'', the 1991 VHS and Laserdisc releases of ''Ghost'', both ''Wayne's World'' films, the 1993 release of ''Charlotte's Web'', and the 1998 widescreen VHS release of ''Forrest Gump''. | ||
*The Viacom variant is extremely common and appears on nearly every Paramount VHS release from 1995 onwards, starting with the June 1995 VHS release of ''Drop Zone''. | *The Viacom variant is extremely common and appears on nearly every Paramount VHS release from 1995 onwards, starting with the June 1995 VHS release of ''Drop Zone''. | ||
*The final Paramount film released on VHS and to use this logo was the 2006 VHS of ''Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005 remake), and the last retail tape to use it overall were the 2006 VHS of ''Go Diego Go!: Diego Saves Christmas'', which is also the final retail Paramount VHS ever released. This bumper continued to be use on rare screener tapes until 2008 | *The final Paramount film released on VHS and to use this logo was the 2006 VHS of ''Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005 remake), and the last retail tape to use it overall were the 2006 VHS of ''Go Diego Go!: Diego Saves Christmas'', which is also the final retail Paramount VHS ever released. This bumper continued to be use on rare screener tapes until December 27, 2008, such as ''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''The Wonder Pets: Save The Wonder Pets!'', and ''Ghost Town'', all of which have no retail VHS counterparts. | ||
*On the 1991 LaserDisc release of ''Apocalypse Now'', the 1991 VHS of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', the 1998 VHS release of ''Titanic'', | *On the 1991 LaserDisc release of ''Apocalypse Now'', the demo VHS releases of ''Scrooged'' and ''Hawks'', the 1991 VHS of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', the 1998 VHS release of ''Titanic'', most French Canadian Paramount tapes after [[Malofilm Video (Canada)|Malofilm Video]] ceased distribution of Paramount titles, and CHC prints of ''Payback'', this logo is not shown at all, it just goes straight to the warning screen, while on the 1997 releases of ''The Godfather'' trilogy, the logo cuts to black before the 1995 [[THX]] logo, as the warnings are placed at the beginning, separate from the logo. | ||
*The normal version strangely appears on the original 1989 VHS release of ''Major League,'' a Columbia House print of the VHS of ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', the 1991 ''Star Trek: The Movies'' VHS box set (pan and scan version only; the widescreen edition of the box set uses the other voiceover), a 1995 reprint of ''Black Rain'', the 2005 reissues of ''Mean Girls'' and ''School of Rock'', certain prints of ''Paycheck,'' and the promotional copy of ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', despite all of those releases having no previews before the film. | *The normal version strangely appears on the original 1989 VHS release of ''Major League,'' a Columbia House print of the VHS of ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', the 1991 ''Star Trek: The Movies'' VHS box set (pan and scan version only; the widescreen edition of the box set uses the other voiceover), a 1995 reprint of ''Black Rain'', the 2005 reissues of ''Mean Girls'' and ''School of Rock'', certain prints of ''Paycheck,'' and the promotional copy of ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', despite all of those releases having no previews before the film. | ||
*The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" and alternate voiceover versions very rarely appear on the same tape. One tape where this happens is the 1993 release of ''Delicatessen''. | *The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" and alternate voiceover versions very rarely appear on the same tape. One tape where this happens is the 1993 release of ''Delicatessen''. | ||
*This and the preceding Stay Tuned After the Movie bumper make surprise appearances on British VHS releases that have special features at the end of the tape, such as ''The Italian Job'' and ''Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life''. All other UK VHS releases from 2003-06 just use a variant based on the UK coming attractions bumpers. | *This and the preceding Stay Tuned After the Movie bumper make surprise appearances on British VHS releases that have special features at the end of the tape, such as ''The Italian Job'' and ''Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life''. All other UK VHS releases from 2003-06 just use a variant based on the UK coming attractions bumpers. | ||
*This appears on demo and screener VHS tapes of PBS Kids shows from 2004 to 2006, which were those of ''Boohbah'', ''Caillou'', ''Teletubbies'', ''Cyberchase'', and ''Postcards From Buster''. The normal releases just start with the warning screen used on Paramount DVDs and Blu-ray discs. | *This appears on demo and screener VHS tapes of PBS Kids shows from 2004 to 2006, which were those of ''Boohbah'', ''Caillou'', ''Teletubbies'', ''Cyberchase'', and ''Postcards From Buster''. The normal releases just start with the warning screen used on Paramount DVDs and Blu-ray discs. | ||
*Used in tandem with the 10th logo on 2002/January 2003 releases, as seen on ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Blue's Clues: Meet Joe'', ''9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition'', ''Rugrats: Halloween'', the original releases of ''Crossroads'', ''Vanilla Sky'', and ''Orange County'', the Special Edition VHS release of ''Rat Race'', the retail versions of ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' and ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', the demo VHS of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''We Were Soldiers'', | *Used in tandem with the 10th logo on 2002/January 2003 releases, as seen on ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Little Bill: I Love Animals'', ''Blue's Clues: Meet Joe'', ''9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition'', ''Rugrats: Halloween'', the original releases of ''Crossroads'', ''Vanilla Sky'', and ''Orange County'', the Special Edition VHS release of ''Rat Race'', the retail versions of ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' and ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', the demo VHS releases of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'' and ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''We Were Soldiers'', ''Rugrats: Easter'', and later prints and the demo VHS of ''Changing Lanes''. | ||
*A 2000 printing of ''This is America, Charlie Brown: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk'' retains the original Paramount Communications variant of the Coming Attractions version, while the Feature Presentation logo appears in its Viacom version. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps one of the most famous logos in home video history, and has become a favorite of many. | '''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps one of the most famous logos in home video history, and has become a favorite of many. | ||
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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. This can be seen on ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. This can be seen on ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', all demo VHS tapes with this logo, ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', and alternate prints of ''The Sum of All Fears''. Depending on the release, there is no previews or this appears right after them. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare, due to its short lifespan, and this logo was only used for less than a year. | '''Availability:''' Rare, due to its short lifespan, and this logo was only used for less than a year. | ||
*The first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky'', and was seen on certain other 2002/January 2003 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 first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky'', and was seen on certain other 2002/January 2003 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!'', six demo VHS tapes from the era (the demo versions 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''), all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats: Christmas'', ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas'', ''Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill'', and ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. The final release to use this was ''Serving Sara''. | ||
*Some 2002/January 2003 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 2002/January 2003 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. | ||
*The original VHS of ''Changing Lanes'' also has this logo, but it cuts to the 1995 warning screen instead of the 2002 one, due to a tape manufacturing error, and is probably due to the fact that the later release and the demo VHS use the previous Feature Presentation screen instead of this one. | *The original VHS of ''Changing Lanes'' also has this logo, but it cuts to the 1995 warning screen instead of the 2002 one, due to a tape manufacturing error, and is probably due to the fact that the later release and the demo VHS use the previous Feature Presentation screen instead of this one. | ||
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* Don't expect to find this on 2006-2012 DreamWorks Animation films on DVD or 2006-2010 DreamWorks Pictures films on DVD, as they use their own logo. However, it does appear on the UK DVD of ''Transformers'', despite the US DVD using the [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] logo (due to Paramount distributing the film internationally). | * Don't expect to find this on 2006-2012 DreamWorks Animation films on DVD or 2006-2010 DreamWorks Pictures films on DVD, as they use their own logo. However, it does appear on the UK DVD of ''Transformers'', despite the US DVD using the [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] logo (due to Paramount distributing the film internationally). | ||
* Some DVD releases have "90th Anniversary" added on to this logo's print version, but they just contain the normal logo. Examples of this are the 2002 DVD releases of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Flashdance'', ''Urban Cowboy'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''Black Sheep'', ''Vanilla Sky'', ''Trading Places'', ''Hey Arnold: The Movie'', and ''K-19: The Widowmaker'', among others. | * Some DVD releases have "90th Anniversary" added on to this logo's print version, but they just contain the normal logo. Examples of this are the 2002 DVD releases of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Flashdance'', ''Urban Cowboy'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''Black Sheep'', ''Vanilla Sky'', ''Trading Places'', ''Hey Arnold: The Movie'', and ''K-19: The Widowmaker'', among others. | ||
* Even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in late 2011, this logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on such releases | * Even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in late 2011, this logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on such releases from the era. | ||
* Don't expect to see this logo on the 2010 DVD release of ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) as it uses the 2006-13 [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] logo, due to the [[Lionsgate]] purchase of the majority of the [[American Zoetrope]] catalog of films in the late 2000s. It is still present on 2006 and earlier prints of the film. | * Don't expect to see this logo on the 2010 DVD release of ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) as it uses the 2006-13 [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] logo, due to the [[Lionsgate]] purchase of the majority of the [[American Zoetrope]] catalog of films in the late 2000s. It is still present on 2006 and earlier prints of the film. | ||
* The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | * The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | ||
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* This logo can be found on releases with the print version of this logo on the box art. It was also found on the 2008 Blu-ray release of ''Last Holiday'', in which the print logo was absent on the box art, meaning this logo was still in use, but no longer had a print counterpart. | * This logo can be found on releases with the print version of this logo on the box art. It was also found on the 2008 Blu-ray release of ''Last Holiday'', in which the print logo was absent on the box art, meaning this logo was still in use, but no longer had a print counterpart. | ||
* This logo did not appear on UHD 4K Blu-ray Discs, as they use the 2011-present film logo. | * This logo did not appear on UHD 4K Blu-ray Discs, as they use the 2011-present film logo. | ||
* Even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in late 2011, this logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on | * Even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in late 2011, this logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on many releases from the era. | ||
* Don't expect to see this logo on Blu-ray releases of ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) as they use [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] logos, due to the [[Lionsgate]] purchase of the majority of the [[American Zoetrope]] catalog of films in the late 2000s. | * Don't expect to see this logo on Blu-ray releases of ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) as they use [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] logos, due to the [[Lionsgate]] purchase of the majority of the [[American Zoetrope]] catalog of films in the late 2000s. | ||
* The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | * The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | ||