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===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-December 27, 2008, April 1, 2019)=== | ===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-December 27, 2008, April 1, 2019)=== | ||
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File:Paramount Home Video (1989) 20200901 183720.png|Gulf Western | File:Paramount Home Video (1989) 20200901 183720.png|Gulf+Western byline | ||
File:Paramount Home Video 1992 B.png|Paramount Communications | File:Paramount Home Video 1992 B.png|Paramount Communications byline | ||
File:Paramount Home Video (1995) 20200901 184230.png|Paramount Communications | File:Paramount Home Video (1995) 20200901 184230.png|Paramount Communications byline (alternate font) | ||
File:Paramount Home Video 1995 D.png|Viacom | File:Paramount Home Video 1995 D.png|Viacom byline | ||
File:Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (B).png | File:Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (B).png | ||
File:Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (C).png | File:Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (C).png | ||
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'''Availability:''' Depending on the version, but as a whole, 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, 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'' | *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 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 | *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 tapes 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 used 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 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. | *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 | *The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" and alternate voiceover versions very rarely appear on the same tape. One tape where this ''does'' happen 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 | *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, | *This appears on demo and screener VHS tapes of PBS Kids shows from 2004 to 2006, namely ''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'', ''Babalu Music! I Love Lucy’s Greatest Hits'', ''Clockstoppers'', ,''We Were Soldiers'', ''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'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''The Sum of All Fears'', and later prints and the demo VHS of ''Changing Lanes''. | *Used in tandem with the 10th logo on 2002/January 2003 releases, as seen on ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'', ''Babalu Music! I Love Lucy’s Greatest Hits'', ''Clockstoppers'', ,''We Were Soldiers'', ''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'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''The Sum of All Fears'', and later prints and the demo VHS of ''Changing Lanes''. | ||
*Again, it strangely reappears on the rare promotional | *Again, it strangely reappears (as does the 1980 logo) on the rare promotional VHS of ''Bumblebee'' (2018), released on April 1, 2019. | ||
'''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. | ||