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*** April 8, 1981-January 20, 1983: A slightly more dramatic arrangement (by Mike Post and Peter Carpenter) of the above: the first note of the 3-note fanfare is lower and played on a horn-like instrument and the remaining notes of the 3-note fanfare are played on trumpets; and the guitar (albeit similar) plays a slightly-slower 7-note theme. Used on some S1 episodes and some later S2 episodes and some early S3 episodes of ''The Greatest American Hero'' and also on the 1982 short-lived series ''The Quest''.

* November 4, 1981-January 13, 1982: An 8-note dramatic tune (also composed by Mike Post and Peter Carpenter) is played on a xylophone and violins, ending in a different four-note guitar riff (adapted from the first few notes of the theme song of ''The Greatest American Hero''). Used only on early S2 episodes of ''The Greatest American Hero''.

* September 24, 1987-October 20, 1990, 2004, October 11, 2010: The 8-note dramatic tune from ''The Greatest American Hero'' early S2 version of the Cannell logo theme is used, but only while Cannell types (the instrumentation consists of violins, French horns, tubular bells and pounding synthesizers). As the camera rotates behind him, the tone becomes more soothing so that it reaches a tense climax. Cannell throwing the paper into the air is punctuated by a calming upward glissando by a string section, combining with the pounding synthesizers used while Cannell types, as the other instruments stop during this time. The highest note of the glissando is held as the background fades to black, and continues for the rest of the logo's duration. As the "C" forms, a rock guitar plays a six-note tune First used on the ''Hunter'' S4 episode "Not Just Another John Doe". ''21 Jump Street'' continued to use this theme until S4 and the first two S5 episodes.

* October 3-November 3, 1987, October 26, 1988-April 18, 1999: An arrangement of the 1987 theme (played on a piano, guitar, bells and orchestration) is used. The climax includes a trilling flute before the rousing music plays. As the "C" forms, an acoustic (albeit Malibu-style) guitar plays a four-note tune, with a mordent on the first note. At first, it was first heard on the ''Hunter'' S4 episode "Playing God" and last heard on the ''J.J. Starbuck'' episode "First You've Got to Go to the Picnic"; later first used on the ''Wiseguy'' S2 episode "Going Home".

** A version without the orchestration exists on season 1 (and the first half of season 2) of ''Renegade''.

*** The first 4 notes of the dramatic theme play and then the 8th note of the aforementioned theme (albeit the note is played an octave lower), followed by an additional guitar note as the rousing music plays and then the remaining four-note theme. Also, the orchestration is slightly different at the end.

* The 1981 version is seen on the aforementioned show and also on the 1982 short-lived series ''The Quest'', season 1 (and early season 2 episodes) of ''The A-Team'', most of ''The Rousters'' and early season 1 episodes of ''Hardcastle and McCormick''.