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'''Technique:''' Possibly cel or motion-controlled animation.
'''Technique:''' Possibly cel or motion-controlled animation.


'''Audio:''' A slightly sped-up version of the 1970-1974 [[Screen Gems Television]] music, composed by Van Alexander and arranged by Eric Siday, and performed on a Moog modular synthesizer.
'''Audio:''' A slightly sped-up version of the 1970-1974 [[Screen Gems Television]] music, composed by Van Alexander and arranged by Eric Siday, and performed on a Moog modular synthesizer. Sometimes, the first three notes are played a bit more faster.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
* On the TV movie ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'', the logo's theme is played on an organ.
* On the TV movie ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'', the logo's theme is played on an organ and is also high-pitched.
* Sometimes, the closing theme of the show or TV movie would play over it.
* Sometimes, the closing theme would play over it.
* Sometimes, the first three notes are played a bit more faster.
*


'''Availability:'''  
'''Availability:'''  
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'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation.
'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation.


'''Audio:''' A fast paced, redone version of the second half of the theatrical logo's music. Sometimes, it's the closing theme of the show or movie. Otherwise, none (as seen at the end of the final episode of ''Barney Miller'', "Landmark, Part 3").   
'''Audio:''' A fast paced, redone version of the second half of the theatrical logo's music. Sometimes, it's the closing theme or none (the latter also occurs at the end of the final episode of ''Barney Miller'', "Landmark, Part 3").   


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
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* This logo also appeared on the original airing of the 1980 failed pilot of ''Alone at Last'' on affiliate WMAQ.
* This logo also appeared on the original airing of the 1980 failed pilot of ''Alone at Last'' on affiliate WMAQ.


'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite among logo enthusiasts for its visual effects and music. The regular variant is also considered to be the first logo to ever be uploaded onto YouTube, uploaded at one point between January and March 2006 (although the original video appears to have been a deleted video).
'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite among logo enthusiasts for its visual effects and music. The regular variant is also considered to be the first logo to ever be uploaded onto YouTube, uploaded sometime in March 2006 (although the original video appears to have been a deleted video).


===3rd Logo (September 24, 1982-June 18, 1993)===
===3rd Logo (September 24, 1982-June 18, 1993)===
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'''Variants:''' There are several versions of this logo, namely in bylines, company name, and animation:
'''Variants:''' There are several versions of this logo, namely in bylines, company name, and animation:
* 1982-1989: There are {{color|blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The byline is the Coca-Cola one with "Coca-Cola" in its trademarked logo font. An early version has a much smaller Coke byline. Another version has a medium-sized byline. This was first used on ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 1982 or early 1983. Prior to this, neither show used a Columbia or Screen Gems logo, with the exception of in-credit text on ''Days of Our Lives''. A 16mm B/W copy of this variant was seen on a syndicated print of ''The Three Stooges'' short "Boobs in Arms", plastering the Screen Gems logo.
* 1982-1989: There are {{color|blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The byline is the Coca-Cola one with "Coca-Cola" in its trademarked logo font. An early version has a much smaller Coke byline. Another version has a medium-sized byline. This was first used on ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 1982 or early 1983. Prior to this, neither show used a Columbia or Screen Gems logo, with the exception of in-credit text on ''Days of Our Lives''. A 16mm B/W copy of this variant was seen on a syndicated print of ''The Three Stooges'' short "Boobs in Arms", plastering the Screen Gems logo.
* 1982-1988: There are {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. This version has no byline. Another version features darker clouds.
* 1982-1988: There are {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. This version is bylineless. One of the shows to use the variant is the short-lived 1986 ABC series ''Starman''. Another version features darker clouds.
* 1983: There's an alternate {{color|gold}} company name with a medium-sized Coke byline.
* 1983: There's an alternate {{color|gold}} company name with a medium-sized Coke byline.
* 1985: It's just an alternate 1982 logo.
* 1985: It's just an alternate 1982 logo.
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* 1986-1987: On the first season of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' when it aired on ABC, the first note of the CPT jingle would overlap with the final note of the show's ending theme. On the syndicated episodes, the ending theme would play in full, and the last few seconds of the CPT logo would be freeze-framed.
* 1986-1987: On the first season of ''The Real Ghostbusters'' when it aired on ABC, the first note of the CPT jingle would overlap with the final note of the show's ending theme. On the syndicated episodes, the ending theme would play in full, and the last few seconds of the CPT logo would be freeze-framed.
* 1986-1988: There's a {{color|gold}} company name with a smaller Coca-Cola byline with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''{{color|red|Coca-Cola}}'''''}}" in its trademarked logo font.
* 1986-1988: There's a {{color|gold}} company name with a smaller Coca-Cola byline with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''{{color|red|Coca-Cola}}'''''}}" in its trademarked logo font.
* 1986-1988: Again, the company name is {{color|gold}}, and this time there's a normal Coca-Cola byline with a dark and muddy Torch Lady. There's very little shining animation.
* 1986-1988: Again, the company name is {{color|gold}}, and this time there's a normal Coca-Cola byline with a dark and muddy Torch Lady. Also, it has very little shining animation.
* January 2, 1988-1989: There are {{color|blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The  Columbia Pictures Entertainment byline replaces the Coca-Cola byline. There was an early distribution logo used on ''Punky Brewster'', which has this logo with "{{color|#00b825|Distributed by}}" and the CPE byline in a plain looking font.
* January 2, 1988-1989: There are {{color|blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The  Columbia Pictures Entertainment byline replaces the Coca-Cola byline. There was an early distribution logo used on ''Punky Brewster'', which has this logo with "{{color|#00b825|Distributed by}}" and the CPE byline in a plain looking font.
* January 2, 1988-October 5, 1991: There are {{color|slateblue|purple}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The CPE byline is shown (alternate 1988 network logo).
* January 2, 1988-October 5, 1991: There are {{color|slateblue|purple}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The CPE byline is shown (alternate 1988 network logo).
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'''Audio:'''
'''Audio:'''
* 1982-1989: A shortened, slightly higher pitched version of the Sunburst music by Suzanne Ciani. The 1976 version was also used on this logo for a long version.
* 1982-1989: A shortened, slightly higher pitched version of the Sunburst music by Suzanne Ciani. The 1976 version was also used on this logo for a long version.
* January 4, 1988-1993: A six-note brass jingle (mixed with twinkles) that sounds like a triumphant superhero theme. Composed by Timothy Thompson on a Roland D50.
* January 4, 1988-1993: A six-note synthesized brass jingle (mixed with twinkles) that sounds like a triumphant superhero theme. Composed by Timothy Thompson on a Roland D50.
* Sometimes, it has the closing theme of the show or TV movie playing over the logo, or none.
Sometimes, the closing theme or none.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
* On the ''Married... with Children'' episode "A Man's Castle" as seen on ''The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2'' DVD, the 1993 music from the 4th logo is heard.
* On the ''Married... with Children'' episode "A Man's Castle" as seen on ''The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2'' DVD, the 1993 music from the 4th logo is heard.
* A warped version with Thompson's music exists as seen on '80s prints of Screen Gems shows such as ''Occasional Wife''. The 1988 theme is also in a higher pitch.
* A warped version with Thompson's music was heard on '80s prints of Screen Gems shows (such as ''Occasional Wife''), where the 1988 theme is in a slightly high pitch.
* A slowed down version with Thompson's music also exists on the 1988 and 1991 logos. The 1988 logo was seen on the second episode of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', part of the ''Ghostbusters''/''Ghostbusters II'' DVD set, while the 1991 logo is seen on the 1991 ''The Young and the Restless'' Christmas episode. The 1988 theme also sounds much slower.
* A slowed down version with Thompson's music also exists on the 1988 and 1991 logos. The 1988 logo was seen on the second episode of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', part of the ''Ghostbusters''/''Ghostbusters II'' DVD set, while the 1991 logo is seen on the 25 December 1991 episode of ''The Young and the Restless''. The 1988 theme also sounds much slower.
* On the season 4 DVD set of ''Punky Brewster'', at the end of the episode, "The Nun's Story", the short 1995 [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television Distribution]] theme is used on the 1982 CPT logo.
* On the season 4 DVD set of ''Punky Brewster'', at the end of the episode, "The Nun's Story", the short 1995 [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television Distribution]] theme is used on the 1982 CPT logo.
** On the Peacock print of said episode, none.
**
* On a couple episodes of ''My Two Dads'' on the S1 DVD set, it had the first two notes of the 1988 fanfare gone: the music fades in at the third note. This may have appeared on the original NBC broadcasts.
* On a couple episodes of ''My Two Dads'' on the S1 DVD set, it had the first two notes of the 1988 fanfare gone: the music fades in at the third note. This also appeared on the original NBC broadcasts.
* On ''Switched at Birth'' and on several episodes of ''Designing Women'', the 1988 theme reverbs for a long time after the logo fades out.
* On ''Switched at Birth'' and on several episodes of ''Designing Women'', the 1988 theme reverbs for a long time after the logo fades out.
* On the 1988 TV movie ''Intrigue'', the 1988 CPT theme is in a lower pitch.
* On the 1988 TV movie ''Intrigue'', the 1988 CPT theme is in a lower pitch.
* On the first three episodes of ''A Peaceable Kingdom'', the logo fades out halfway before the theme finishes. On the first episode, the theme fades out on the 6th and final note; on the second episode, the theme out on the 4th note (though a little bit of the 5th note can be still heard); on the third episode, the theme fades out on the 6th note (though a little bit of of the 1988 fanfare can be still heard before it fades completely).
* On the first three episodes of ''A Peaceable Kingdom'', the logo fades out halfway before the theme finishes. On the first episode, the theme fades out on the 6th and final note; on the second episode, the theme out on the 4th note (though a little bit of the 5th note can be still heard); on the third episode, the theme fades out on the 6th note (though a little bit of of the 1988 fanfare can be still heard before it fades completely).
* Some Screen Gems programs had the "S from Hell" logo sloppily plastered with this logo in the early/mid '80s, in a way that the first two-three notes of the SG jingle would be heard, then the Ciani music would be heard starting in mid-jingle. One example of this would appear on '80s reruns of ''The Farmer's Daughter''. Allegedly, during this same period, the logo would also plaster Screen Gems logos with the original music still intact, though no trace has been found since.
* Some Screen Gems programs had the "S from Hell" logo sloppily plastered with this logo in the early/mid '80s, in a way that the first two-three notes of the SG jingle would be heard, then the Ciani music would be heard starting in mid-jingle. One example of this would appear on '80s reruns of ''The Farmer's Daughter''. Allegedly, during this same period, the logo would also plaster Screen Gems logos with the original music still intact.
* On a rerun of a ''Diff'rent Strokes'' episode on Antenna TV, the theme from the [[Embassy Communications]] logo can be heard, due to bad plastering.
* On a rerun of a ''Diff'rent Strokes'' episode on Antenna TV, the theme from the [[Embassy Communications]] logo can be heard, due to bad plastering.
* French airings of ''T.J. Hooker'' on the French Belgium channel "La Une" have the widescreen 1982 logo with the 1993 CPT theme.
* French airings of ''T.J. Hooker'' on the French Belgium channel "La Une" have the widescreen 1982 logo with the 1993 CPT theme.
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'''Audio:''' Here are the main versions:
'''Audio:''' Here are the main versions:
* 1992-December 31, 1993: The 1988 music from the 4th logo. ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' used this starting in mid-Spring 1993, and used it until New Year's Eve 1993.
* 1992-December 31, 1993: The 1988 music from the 4th logo. ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' used this starting around April or May 1993, and used it until New Year's Eve 1993.
* September 1993-2001: A 6-note majestic tune is heard, full of brass instruments; composed by Dave Grusin.
* September 1993-2001: A 6-note majestic tune is heard, full of brass instruments; composed by Dave Grusin.
* 1993-2001: A re-composition of the 1993 theme that's slightly re-arranged.
* 1993-2001: A re-composition of the 1993 theme that's slightly re-arranged.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
* There is a silent version of the logo.
*
* Sometimes, the ending theme of the show plays over it.
* Sometimes, the ending theme of the show plays over it. Otherwise, none.
* NBC and CBS airings would have their generic themes playing over it, starting in 1994.
* NBC and CBS airings would have their generic themes playing over it, starting in 1994.
* On ''The Greatest '70s Cop Shows'' DVD, the short 1995 [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television Distribution]] theme was heard on the pilot of ''Police Woman'' (this can also be heard on ''Gidget Grows Up''), and the long Columbia TriStar Television Distribution theme was heard on the pilot of ''Starsky & Hutch''. This was likely due to being a rushed job, resulting in "horrible" plastering. The short CTTD theme is also heard on ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'' on TBS, ''The Dana Carvey Show'' episode "The Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show" on DVD, and episode 5 of season 1 of ''The New Gidget'' on CTV Throwback (plastering the 1982 variant of the 4th logo).
* On ''The Greatest '70s Cop Shows'' DVD, the short 1995 [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television Distribution]] theme was heard on the pilot of ''Police Woman'' (this can also be heard on ''Gidget Grows Up''), and the long Columbia TriStar Television Distribution theme was heard on the pilot of ''Starsky & Hutch''. This was likely due to being a rushed job, resulting in bad plastering. The short CTTD theme is also heard on the first episode of the ''Mike Hammer'' TV series, ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'' on TBS, ''The Dana Carvey Show'' episode "The Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show" on DVD, and episode 5 of season 1 of ''The New Gidget'' on CTV Throwback (plastering the 1982 variant of the 4th logo).
* On early to mid '90s reruns of the short-lived series ''Ivanhoe'', the second half of the theme is used.
* On early to mid '90s reruns of the short-lived series ''Ivanhoe'', the second half of the theme is used.
* On syndicated reruns of the ''Early Edition'' episode "Red Fellas", the 1993 [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|TriStar Television]] logo music is heard due to sloppy reverse plastering.
* On syndicated reruns of the ''Early Edition'' episode "Red Fellas", the 1993 [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|TriStar Television]] logo music is heard due to sloppy reverse plastering.
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