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* An extremely rare {{font color|turquoise|turquoise}} variant with an {{font color|navy|ultramarine blue}} "'''V'''" was used in 1984. The "'''V'''" stops moving before we fade to black. | * An extremely rare {{font color|turquoise|turquoise}} variant with an {{font color|navy|ultramarine blue}} "'''V'''" was used in 1984. The "'''V'''" stops moving before we fade to black. | ||
* A videotaped variant of this logo has an {{font color|#ffd900|orange}} background and a {{font color|navy|midnight blue}} "'''V'''" seen on 1978 episodes of ''You Don't Say!''. There is also a warp speed version of this. | * A videotaped variant of this logo has an {{font color|#ffd900|orange}} background and a {{font color|navy|midnight blue}} "'''V'''" seen on 1978 episodes of ''You Don't Say!''. There is also a warp speed version of this. | ||
*There may have two distortions: | |||
** A filmed variant of this logo has the logo completely warped. At the beginning, the logo and audio is sped up. As the logo progresses, the audio frequently changes pitch. The cause of this is due to heavy film deterioration. It was spotted on a VHS of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. | |||
** Also, there's a videotaped variant which is distorted and the screen blacks out for a second at the start (likely because of a messed up tape). This was also spotted on a VHS of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. | |||
* An extremely rare videotaped variant with the logo superimposed in a circle over a moving starfield background was used on the short-lived series ''Hot City''. This is nicknamed the "V in Space". | * An extremely rare videotaped variant with the logo superimposed in a circle over a moving starfield background was used on the short-lived series ''Hot City''. This is nicknamed the "V in Space". | ||
* There is an uncommon "warp-speed" videotaped variation that has a much sped up logo and music. This was used along side co-distributor idents and was seen from 1979-1986. | * There is an uncommon "warp-speed" videotaped variation that has a much sped up logo and music. This was used along side co-distributor idents and was seen from 1979-1986. | ||
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* The first second was lopped off on Magnetic Video's VHS release of ''Blue Hawaii''. | * The first second was lopped off on Magnetic Video's VHS release of ''Blue Hawaii''. | ||
* There was a high pitched, slightly sped up version of the videotaped variant spotted on the ''Cannon'' episode "He Who Digs a Grave (Part 2)" on Me-TV. As of May 2019, this variant is still intact. | * There was a high pitched, slightly sped up version of the videotaped variant spotted on the ''Cannon'' episode "He Who Digs a Grave (Part 2)" on Me-TV. As of May 2019, this variant is still intact. | ||
* An ultra dark/deteriorated black and white version exists, in which the background is nearly black and the "'''V'''" is almost invisible. This was spotted on a Me-TV airing of ''Perry Mason'' as well as on a 16mm print of an episode of ''I Love Lucy''. | * An ultra dark/deteriorated black and white version exists, in which the background is nearly black and the "'''V'''" is almost invisible. This was spotted on a Me-TV airing of ''Perry Mason'' as well as on a 16mm print of an episode of ''I Love Lucy''. This is often look darker than Hanna Barbera's swirling star and Rankin-Bass' 60s logo. | ||
* A "blacked-out" variant also exists on film prints of episodes of Greatest Heroes of the Bible on the Internet Archive, which has the "V of Doom" music on either the "END OF PART ONE" or "THE END" card, likely due to sloppy plastering. | * A "blacked-out" variant also exists on film prints of episodes of Greatest Heroes of the Bible on the Internet Archive, which has the "V of Doom" music on either the "END OF PART ONE" or "THE END" card, likely due to sloppy plastering. | ||
* In-credit text would either say "A Viacom (Enterprises) Presentation", "In Association with Viacom Enterprises", "Distributed by Viacom Enterprises", or "Produced in association with Viacom Enterprises" would be shown on ''The $25,000 Pyramid'', the Goodson-Todman game shows, and some TV and theatrical movies. | * In-credit text would either say "A Viacom (Enterprises) Presentation", "In Association with Viacom Enterprises", "Distributed by Viacom Enterprises", or "Produced in association with Viacom Enterprises" would be shown on ''The $25,000 Pyramid'', the Goodson-Todman game shows, and some TV and theatrical movies. | ||