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'''Nicknames:''' "MPC (of Doom)", "Puzzle Pieces from Hell" | '''Nicknames:''' "MPC (of Doom)", "Puzzle Pieces from Hell" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*There is an opening variant with the word "PRESENTS" would flip up under the logo. | * There is an opening variant with the word "PRESENTS" would flip up under the logo. | ||
*An in-credit variant can be found on the game show ''Pay Cards!''. | * An in-credit variant can be found on the game show ''Pay Cards!''. | ||
*A very rare in-credit version also had the letters split. It may appear in either {{Font color|orange|orange}} or white. | * A very rare in-credit version also had the letters split. It may appear in either {{Font color|orange|orange}} or white. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The words zooming, the letters flying, flipping, and binding. | '''FX/SFX:''' The words zooming, the letters flying, flipping, and binding. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
* In some cases, it used only the opening/closing theme of the show or it's silent. | * In some cases, it used only the opening/closing theme of the show or it's silent. | ||
* There were two music variations for this, one with an extended version of the familiar theme (seen, for example, at the beginning of the 1971 TV movie ''The People''), and on ''Tales of the Crypt'', the logo uses a fanfare composed by Elmer Bernstein, which is actually the closing fanfare from David L. Wolper's documentary ''Four Days in November'' (1964). | |||
*There were two music variations for this, one with an extended version of the familiar theme (seen, for example, at the beginning of the 1971 TV movie ''The People''), and on ''Tales of the Crypt'', the logo uses a fanfare composed by Elmer Bernstein, which is actually the closing fanfare from David L. Wolper's documentary ''Four Days in November'' (1964). | * Sometimes, a generic theme was used. One example is the 1979 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|PTV]] theme heard instead on early-to-mid-1970s prints of ''That Girl'', presumably because of an editing mistake. | ||
*Sometimes, a generic theme was used. One example is the 1979 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|PTV]] theme heard instead on early-to-mid-1970s prints of ''That Girl'', presumably because of an editing mistake. | |||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Shows that used to have this logo are not seen much on video or in syndication. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Shows that used to have this logo are not seen much on video or in syndication. | ||
*The logo survives on a few Alpha Video DVD prints of ''Dusty's Trail'', DVD releases of ''Go Ask Alice'', and on FX Movie Channel's prints of ''Honor Thy Father'' and ''It's Good to Be Alive''. | * The logo survives on a few Alpha Video DVD prints of ''Dusty's Trail'', DVD releases of ''Go Ask Alice'', and on FX Movie Channel's prints of ''Honor Thy Father'' and ''It's Good to Be Alive''. | ||
* The opening variant is rare, and was originally seen on movies, such as ''Tales from the Crypt'' and ''Chosen Survivors''. | * The opening variant is rare, and was originally seen on movies, such as ''Tales from the Crypt'' and ''Chosen Survivors''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The flipping and binding effects in the logo were progressive being from the '60s, which would later become typical animated effects from the '70s onwards. | '''Editor's Note:''' The flipping and binding effects in the logo were progressive being from the '60s, which would later become typical animated effects from the '70s onwards. | ||
===2nd Logo (1973-1980)=== | ===2nd Logo (1973-1980)=== | ||
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