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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
==Viacom== | ==Viacom== | ||
===1st Logo (June 4, 1971-June 1976)=== | ===1st Logo (June 4, 1971-June 1976)=== | ||
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|Viacom Pinball (1972, Odyssey airing).png| | |Viacom Pinball (1972, Odyssey airing).png| | ||
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{{YouTube|id=nspAwnHmpUw|id2=0CelWVpJp_c|id3=F4Ga5jnF7fQ}} | {{YouTube|id=nspAwnHmpUw|id2=0CelWVpJp_c|id3=F4Ga5jnF7fQ}} | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Pinball", "V-iA-COM", "V-iA-COM Pinball" | '''Nicknames:''' "Pinball", "V-iA-COM", "V-iA-COM Pinball" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|purple|purple}} background, we see the word "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" in white sliding in from the right, with the background changing color as each part stops. First, the letter "'''{{small|V}}'''" slides in. Then "'''i{{small|A}}'''" slides in, changing the background to {{Font color|green|green}}. Then "'''{{small|COM}}'''" slides in, changing the background to {{Font color|darkred|red}}. When the word "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" is formed, the words "'''{{small|A}}'''" and "'''p{{small|RESENTAT}}i{{small|ON}}'''" appear to the left and right of the word "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''", the background becomes {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and the screen zooms out to reveal the text in its entirety. | '''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|purple|purple}} background, we see the word "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" in white sliding in from the right, with the background changing color as each part stops. First, the letter "'''{{small|V}}'''" slides in. Then "'''i{{small|A}}'''" slides in, changing the background to {{Font color|green|green}}. Then "'''{{small|COM}}'''" slides in, changing the background to {{Font color|darkred|red}}. When the word "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" is formed, the words "'''{{small|A}}'''" and "'''p{{small|RESENTAT}}i{{small|ON}}'''" appear to the left and right of the word "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''", the background becomes {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and the screen zooms out to reveal the text in its entirety. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The logo is actually in the same font as ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' logo (called "Peignot"). | '''Trivia:''' The logo is actually in the same font as ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' logo (called "Peignot"). | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* One version of the logo replaces the {{font color|darkred|red}} background with black. This could've been because of film deterioration, however. | * One version of the logo replaces the {{font color|darkred|red}} background with black. This could've been because of film deterioration, however. | ||
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* There is a variant where the colors are darker, possibly due to film deterioration. | * There is a variant where the colors are darker, possibly due to film deterioration. | ||
* Only a split second of the logo (only the first "ping" of the logo's soundtrack playing over a red screen) was shown on a 2012 Australian TV airing of ''Hogan's Heroes'', due to being plastered by the 8th logo. | * Only a split second of the logo (only the first "ping" of the logo's soundtrack playing over a red screen) was shown on a 2012 Australian TV airing of ''Hogan's Heroes'', due to being plastered by the 8th logo. | ||
* In-credit text such as "A Viacom (Enterprises) Presentation (or "Production")" or "In Association With Viacom Enterprises" was shown on ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and Goodson-Todman game shows, among other co-produced series and TV movies. This continued on into the '80s on shows like ''Family Feud''. | * In-credit text such as "A Viacom (Enterprises) Presentation (or "Production")" or "In Association With Viacom Enterprises" was shown on ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and [[Mark Goodson Television Productions|Goodson-Todman]] game shows, among other co-produced series and TV movies. This continued on into the '80s on shows like ''Family Feud''. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The three portions of "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" sliding to the center from the left one by one, and the zoom out and appearances of "'''{{small|A}}'''" and "'''p{{small|RESENTAT}}i{{small|ON}}'''". | '''FX/SFX:''' The three portions of "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" sliding to the center from the left one by one, and the zoom out and appearances of "'''{{small|A}}'''" and "'''p{{small|RESENTAT}}i{{small|ON}}'''". | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' 4 synthesized ascending pinball-like chimes. The first 3 play as each part of "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" slides in, and the last, which plays over the zoom-out, has a zap-like "WHOOSH" that blends in with the last bell, combined with a synth chord and gurgling/telephone-like sounds. | '''Music/Sounds:''' 4 synthesized ascending pinball-like chimes. The first 3 play as each part of "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" slides in, and the last, which plays over the zoom-out, has a zap-like "WHOOSH" that blends in with the last bell, combined with a synth chord and gurgling/telephone-like sounds. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
* The logo may be silent on some prints. | * The logo may be silent on some prints. | ||
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* One variation has the soundtrack out-of-sync with the logo. This was seen on Season 11, Episode 20 (Me-TV airing) and Season 12, Episode 12 (Odyssey/Hallmark airing) of ''My Three Sons''. | * One variation has the soundtrack out-of-sync with the logo. This was seen on Season 11, Episode 20 (Me-TV airing) and Season 12, Episode 12 (Odyssey/Hallmark airing) of ''My Three Sons''. | ||
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare, due to excessive plastering with later Viacom logos, [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] logos, the [[CBS Studios|CBS Paramount Domestic/Network Television]] logos, and the [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logos. | |||
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare, due to excessive plastering with later Viacom logos, Paramount Domestic Television logos, the CBS Paramount Domestic/Network Television logos, and the CBS Television Distribution logos. | |||
* The color version turned up on many season 11 & 12 episodes of ''My Three Sons'' on Odyssey Network/The Hallmark Channel back in the early 2000s. Many variations have also been spotted on these episodes when shown on Me-TV, as part of an unusual combo with CBS Television Distribution preceding it (with the exception of one episode, S12 E23, which first aired on August 2, 2018.) These sightings mark the first known time this Viacom logo has been seen on national American television since the Odyssey/Hallmark airings from the early 2000s. | * The color version turned up on many season 11 & 12 episodes of ''My Three Sons'' on Odyssey Network/The Hallmark Channel back in the early 2000s. Many variations have also been spotted on these episodes when shown on Me-TV, as part of an unusual combo with CBS Television Distribution preceding it (with the exception of one episode, S12 E23, which first aired on August 2, 2018.) These sightings mark the first known time this Viacom logo has been seen on national American television since the Odyssey/Hallmark airings from the early 2000s. | ||
* The dark variant was spotted on several color episodes of ''My Three Sons'' and the Magnetic Video VHS release of ''5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Heckle and Jeckle''. | * The dark variant was spotted on several color episodes of ''My Three Sons'' and the Magnetic Video VHS release of ''5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Heckle and Jeckle''. | ||
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* This logo can also be seen on some older prints of episodes of ''The Banana Splits and Friends Show'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', ''Whirlybirds'', ''Petticoat Junction'', pre-mid-1970s prints of ''The Rookies'' (which is now with Sony Pictures Television), ''Family Affair'', ''The Houndcats'', and the Canadian produced TV series ''The Amazing World of Kreskin'', among others; that includes 16mm kinescopes. | * This logo can also be seen on some older prints of episodes of ''The Banana Splits and Friends Show'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', ''Whirlybirds'', ''Petticoat Junction'', pre-mid-1970s prints of ''The Rookies'' (which is now with Sony Pictures Television), ''Family Affair'', ''The Houndcats'', and the Canadian produced TV series ''The Amazing World of Kreskin'', among others; that includes 16mm kinescopes. | ||
* This logo has been sighted on a DVD from Mill Creek, '100 Awesomely Cheesy Movies', which is a repackaging of another 2 Mill Creek DVD sets. On 'The Swingin' Seventies' section of the DVD, the 1970 TV movie adaptation of ''Jane Eyre'' retains the color logo at the end. | * This logo has been sighted on a DVD from Mill Creek, '100 Awesomely Cheesy Movies', which is a repackaging of another 2 Mill Creek DVD sets. On 'The Swingin' Seventies' section of the DVD, the 1970 TV movie adaptation of ''Jane Eyre'' retains the color logo at the end. | ||
* Only a small amount of home media releases retain this logo. At least one VHS release of ''The Houndcats'' has this logo (that one being the UAV Corporation release), but it is unknown how many more have it, including releases from Trans World Entertainment, or the recent DVD releases. It was also spotted on a VHS of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' by Premier Promotions. | * Only a small amount of home media releases retain this logo. At least one VHS release of ''The Houndcats'' has this logo (that one being the UAV Corporation release), but it is unknown how many more have it, including releases from [[Trans World Entertainment]], or the recent DVD releases. It was also spotted on a VHS of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' by Premier Promotions. | ||
* The in-credit text can be seen on ''What's My Line?'' on Buzzr. | * The in-credit text can be seen on ''What's My Line?'' on Buzzr. | ||
* This logo is preserved on recent airings of S11 and S12 episodes of “My Three Sons” | * This logo is preserved on recent airings of S11 and S12 episodes of “My Three Sons” | ||
* With all that said, consider yourself very lucky if you see this logo on TV or even on video, or through any other medium. | * With all that said, consider yourself very lucky if you see this logo on TV or even on video, or through any other medium. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The logo was standard for the early '70s with its simple and rough animation and eccentric sound effects. This logo isn't anywhere close to being as well known (or perhaps even feared) as its successors, not only because of its short lifespan but also because it was commonly plastered with newer logos. | '''Editor's Note:''' The logo was standard for the early '70s with its simple and rough animation and eccentric sound effects. This logo isn't anywhere close to being as well known (or perhaps even feared) as its successors, not only because of its short lifespan but also because it was commonly plastered with newer logos. | ||
===2nd Logo (June 1976-September 13, 1986)=== | ===2nd Logo (June 1976-September 13, 1986)=== | ||
<center><u>'''Filmed and Videotaped Variants'''</u></center> | <center><u>'''Filmed and Videotaped Variants'''</u></center> | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "V of Doom", "Big V", "Zooming V", "Viacom V", "That V" | '''Nicknames:''' "V of Doom", "Big V", "Zooming V", "Viacom V", "That V" | ||