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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * 2 versions of this logo have been used throughout its life. | ||
** The original version of this logo was filmed, and was used from 1976 until 1985. | ** The original version of this logo was filmed, and was used from 1976 until 1985. | ||
** Videotaped variants have the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A'''}}" and "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" spaced farther apart, and the animation is much smoother. This was used from 1978 to 1986. | ** Videotaped variants have the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A'''}}" and "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" spaced farther apart, and the animation is much smoother. This was used from 1978 to 1986. | ||
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** 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 warped audio version has been spotted on Youtube. | ** 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 warped audio version has been spotted on Youtube. | ||
* '''Videotaped Variants:''' | * '''Videotaped Variants:''' | ||
* The logo has seen several unique color variants appear | |||
Colour variants include monochrome, {{color|slateblue|purple}} background with {{color|navy|dark blue}} "'''V'''", and faint {{color|mediumpurple|purple}} background with {{color|turquoise|blue}} "'''V'''", among others. | |||
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* An extremely rare videotaped variant featuring a {{color|gold|yellow}} "{{color|gold|'''V'''}}" was used on some syndicated prints of ''The Honeymooners'', appearing in a giant moon over a city skyline where the credits appear. This is a result of a chroma-key mistake. This variation was given the nickname "V of Moon". | * An extremely rare videotaped variant featuring a {{color|gold|yellow}} "{{color|gold|'''V'''}}" was used on some syndicated prints of ''The Honeymooners'', appearing in a giant moon over a city skyline where the credits appear. This is a result of a chroma-key mistake. This variation was given the nickname "V of Moon". | ||
* There is also a rare videotaped variant with a {{color|lawngreen|jungle green}} background and a {{color|green|Charleston green}} "{{color|green|'''V'''}}". | * There is also a rare videotaped variant with a {{color|lawngreen|jungle green}} background and a {{color|green|Charleston green}} "{{color|green|'''V'''}}". | ||
* There is perhaps a purple variant where the background is lavender and the {{color|purple|'''V'''}} is {{color|purple}}. | * There is perhaps a purple variant where the background is lavender and the {{color|purple|'''V'''}} is {{color|purple}}. | ||
* An extremely rare {{color|turquoise|turquoise}} variant with an {{color|navy|ultramarine blue}} "{{color|navy|'''V'''}}" was used in 1984. The "{{color|navy|'''V'''}}" stops moving before | * An extremely rare {{color|turquoise|turquoise}} variant with an {{color|navy|ultramarine blue}} "{{color|navy|'''V'''}}" was used in 1984. The "{{color|navy|'''V'''}}" stops moving before we fade to black. | ||
* A videotaped variant of this logo has an {{color|orange}} background and a {{color|midnightblue|midnight blue}} "{{color|midnightblue|'''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 {{color|orange}} background and a {{color|midnightblue|midnight blue}} "{{color|midnightblue|'''V'''}}" seen on 1978 episodes of ''You Don't Say!''. There is also a warp speed version of this. | ||
* 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". | ||
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* A variant where the "{{color|darkred|'''V'''}}" is {{color|darkred|dark red}} on a {{color|pink}} background appeared on the 1985 syndicated series ''The Star Games''. It also appeared on a 1994 rerun of an episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. | * A variant where the "{{color|darkred|'''V'''}}" is {{color|darkred|dark red}} on a {{color|pink}} background appeared on the 1985 syndicated series ''The Star Games''. It also appeared on a 1994 rerun of an episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. | ||
* A videotaped variant with a {{color|lime|lime}} background was found on an episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' on TBS in 1992 and on the Perry Mason S8 episode "The Case of the Wrongful Writ" on a March 13, 1991 TBS broadcast. | * A videotaped variant with a {{color|lime|lime}} background was found on an episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' on TBS in 1992 and on the Perry Mason S8 episode "The Case of the Wrongful Writ" on a March 13, 1991 TBS broadcast. | ||
* 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. | ||
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** It was seen on old VHS releases of the 1963 movie ''Fun in Acapulco'' and the 1966 movie ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'' from Magnetic Video (both of which plaster over the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] logo at the end of the film, though the Spanish-dubbed version, as well as the 1985 Key Video reprint (In English) of the latter film used the standard "V of Doom" music), the 1974 TV movie ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' from [[Prism Entertainment]], and the 1976 movie ''The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena''. | ** It was seen on old VHS releases of the 1963 movie ''Fun in Acapulco'' and the 1966 movie ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'' from Magnetic Video (both of which plaster over the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] logo at the end of the film, though the Spanish-dubbed version, as well as the 1985 Key Video reprint (In English) of the latter film used the standard "V of Doom" music), the 1974 TV movie ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' from [[Prism Entertainment]], and the 1976 movie ''The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena''. | ||
** It is also retained on the 1985 Key Video re-issue of ''Fun in Acapulco''. | ** It is also retained on the 1985 Key Video re-issue of ''Fun in Acapulco''. | ||
** It was also spotted on an | ** It was also spotted on an '80s USA Network airing of the 1968 movie ''Mission Mars'' (it is unknown if it's intact on any VHS releases of the movie). | ||
** 16mm prints of ''Fun in Acapulco'' also have this variation. | ** 16mm prints of ''Fun in Acapulco'' also have this variation. | ||