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* A telecined version existed, as evidenced by the video-generated fade-ins and fade-outs. It starts with an almost fully static logo (only the clouds move), but a few seconds later, the animation starts normally. The color scheme also has a bit of a {{color|saddlebrown|brownish/earthy}} tone to it. This variant can be seen on 1990-2001 VHS releases primarily from Nickelodeon (but not always), such as ''Peanuts'' tapes, ''Eureeka's Castle: Wide Awake at Eureeka's Castle'' (1997 release, at the beginning), ''The Adventures of Corduroy: The Dinosaur Egg'', ''Gullah Gullah Island: Dance Along with the Daise Family'', the Paramount Family Favorites release of ''Charlotte's Web'' (1973), ''Rugrats: A Rugrats Vacation'' (at the end), ''Rugrats: Dr. Tommy Pickles'', ''Gullah Gullah Island: Christmas'' (at the beginning of the promotional copy), ''Blue's Clues'', ''Blue's Big Treasure Hunt'', ''Rugrats: Make Room for Dil'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Pajama Party'' (later printings), ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie'' (at the beginning), ''Better Off Dead'' (the 2000 release) and ''The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye''. | * A telecined version existed, as evidenced by the video-generated fade-ins and fade-outs. It starts with an almost fully static logo (only the clouds move), but a few seconds later, the animation starts normally. The color scheme also has a bit of a {{color|saddlebrown|brownish/earthy}} tone to it. This variant can be seen on 1990-2001 VHS releases primarily from Nickelodeon (but not always), such as ''Peanuts'' tapes, ''Eureeka's Castle: Wide Awake at Eureeka's Castle'' (1997 release, at the beginning), ''The Adventures of Corduroy: The Dinosaur Egg'', ''Gullah Gullah Island: Dance Along with the Daise Family'', the Paramount Family Favorites release of ''Charlotte's Web'' (1973), ''Rugrats: A Rugrats Vacation'' (at the end), ''Rugrats: Dr. Tommy Pickles'', ''Gullah Gullah Island: Christmas'' (at the beginning of the promotional copy), ''Blue's Clues'', ''Blue's Big Treasure Hunt'', ''Rugrats: Make Room for Dil'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Pajama Party'' (later printings), ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie'' (at the beginning), ''Better Off Dead'' (the 2000 release) and ''The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye''. | ||
* Some tapes with the Viacom variant have the clouds become still once the Viacom byline appears. | * Some tapes with the Viacom variant have the clouds become still once the Viacom byline appears. | ||
* A still version is seen at the end of some tapes. This version also appears on the 2002 DVD of ''Rugrats: Decade in Diapers'', the 1992 VHS of ''Demonic Toys'' (before the [[Full Moon Features|Full Moon]] logo) and before trailers on certain Paramount releases from 2000 to 2002. | * A still version is seen at the end of some tapes. This version also appears on the 2002 DVD of ''Rugrats: Decade in Diapers'', the 1992 U.S. VHS release of ''Demonic Toys'' (before the [[Full Moon Features|Full Moon]] logo) and before trailers on certain Paramount releases from 2000 to 2002. | ||
* The Viacom variant is slightly shifted up on some PAL | * The Viacom variant is slightly shifted up on some PAL DVD releases. | ||
* This logo was spotted at the end of some trailers on screener VHS tapes from the company. Here, the logo is already formed, but we see copyright info under the mountain. The copyright info then fades out after a few seconds to make room for the byline to fade in. | * This logo was spotted at the end of some trailers on screener VHS tapes from the company. Here, the logo is already formed, but we see copyright info under the mountain. The copyright info then fades out after a few seconds to make room for the byline to fade in. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
* On the VHS | * On the U.S. VHS releases of ''Fatal Attraction'' (plastering the 75th Anniversary logo) and ''The Blue Iguana'', the 1987 [[Paramount Pictures]] fanfare is heard. | ||
* At the end of the ''It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown'' 1997 VHS, the promotional copies of ''Dora the Explorer: Dora's Backpack Adventure'' and ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'', 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. | * At the end of the ''It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown'' 1997 U.S. VHS release, the promotional copies of ''Dora the Explorer: Dora's Backpack Adventure'' and ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'', and one promo on the ''Drop Zone'' 1995 screener VHS release, the 1989 "distorted" version of the 1987 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] theme is heard. | ||
* On most Paramount | * On most Paramount VCD releases in Indonesia released by [[Movieline Entertainment]], quiet lawn grass sprinkler noises (which sounds like clock ticks or footsteps) are heard throughout the logo. This was because the logo was taken directly from the 1999 film ''Election''. | ||
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** Meanwhile, the standard Gulf+Western version plasters over the 75th Anniversary Logo on the 1988 releases of ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Back to the Beach'', ''Fatal Attraction'', and ''Planes, Trains, & Automobiles'', respectively. | ** Meanwhile, the standard Gulf+Western version plasters over the 75th Anniversary Logo on the 1988 releases of ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Back to the Beach'', ''Fatal Attraction'', and ''Planes, Trains, & Automobiles'', respectively. | ||
** International VHS releases of these films (all released by [[Cinema International Corporation Video|CIC Video]], with the exception of ''Crocodile Dundee'') will likely have the film's original logo intact. | ** International VHS releases of these films (all released by [[Cinema International Corporation Video|CIC Video]], with the exception of ''Crocodile Dundee'') will likely have the film's original logo intact. | ||
* This was also used on all 1994-2004 ''Peanuts'' VHS releases and all Nickelodeon VHS releases from 1996 to 2003. | * This was also used on all 1994-2004 ''Peanuts'' U.S. VHS releases and all Nickelodeon U.S. VHS releases from 1996 to 2003. | ||
** The 75th Anniversary variant was also | ** The 75th Anniversary variant was also seen on a Showtime broadcast of ''Hamburger Hill'' from March 1991. | ||
* It was also seen on the direct-to-video films ''The Little Bear Movie'' and ''Blue's Big Musical Movie'', respectively. | * It was also seen on the direct-to-video films ''The Little Bear Movie'' and ''Blue's Big Musical Movie'', respectively. | ||
* This and the [[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS Video]] logo made surprise appearances on Freevee prints of the ''Touched by an Angel'' episodes "The Christmas Gift" and "Beautiful Dreamer". | * This and the [[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS Video]] logo also made surprise appearances on Freevee prints of the ''Touched by an Angel'' episodes "The Christmas Gift" and "Beautiful Dreamer". | ||
* It is also seen at the start of VHS releases and non-USA Network airings of TV movies from [[Wilshire Court Productions]] of the era. | * It is also seen at the start of VHS releases and non-USA Network airings of TV movies from [[Wilshire Court Productions]] of the era. | ||
* It also made an unexpected appearance on a number of demo VHS tapes from as late as 2007, despite its discontinuation on commercial releases in 2003. | * It also made an unexpected appearance on a number of demo VHS tapes from as late as 2007, despite its discontinuation on commercial releases in 2003. | ||
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* Occasionally, this will also appear before the opening previews on certain tapes. | * Occasionally, this will also 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. | ** 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 also preserved on [[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.|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 also preserved on [[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]]'s DVD releases of ''Puppet Master 5'' and the Mexican DVD release of ''Demonic Toys'', each before the Full Moon logo, most likely due to older VHS masters being used. | ||
* The Viacom version was also spotted at the start of Disney Channel/ABC Family (now Freeform) airings of ''Teen Witch'' as well as [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media|Trifecta]]'s syndicated prints of ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' and ''Another 48. Hrs'', respectively, among others. | * The Viacom version was also spotted at the start of Disney Channel/ABC Family (now Freeform) airings of ''Teen Witch'' as well as [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media|Trifecta]]'s syndicated prints of ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' and ''Another 48. Hrs'', respectively, among others. | ||
* The version with the Paramount Television fanfare also made a surprise appearance at the end of the 2004 VHS release of ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'', following the PBS Kids Video logo. | * The version with the Paramount Television fanfare also made a surprise appearance at the end of the 2004 U.S. VHS release of ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'', following the PBS Kids Video logo. | ||
** It also appeared at the end of the 1997 VHS release of ''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown''. | ** It also appeared at the end of the 1997 U.S. VHS release of ''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown''. | ||
* Depending on the country, Paramount's VCD releases in Asian territories still used this logo until the mid-2010s, in the case of Indonesian | * Depending on the country, Paramount's VCD releases in Asian territories still used this logo until the mid-2010s, in the case of Indonesian VCD releases, this logo was used until 2014, and is shown after the [[Movieline Entertainment]] logo usually before the previews. | ||
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