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'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show. Promotional reels featured Christopher Plummer saying "...Because Viacom (pronounced as "Vee-a-Com") presents, for the very first time in syndication...". | '''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show. Promotional reels featured Christopher Plummer saying "...Because Viacom (pronounced as "Vee-a-Com") presents, for the very first time in syndication...". | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On rare occasions, his voice is not used. | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On rare occasions, his voice is not used. Sometimes, when the closing theme or when the Viacom “V of Doom” music plays over the logo, Christoper Plummer instead says “From Viacom (once again pronouncing it as vee-a-com”. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extinct on television. | '''Availability:''' Extinct on television. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
* This is often unofficially nicknamed as the "Wigga Wigga" logo, derived from the sounds heard as the zig-zag line appears. | * This is often unofficially nicknamed as the "Wigga Wigga" logo, derived from the sounds heard as the zig-zag line appears. | ||
* Many people think the announcer is mispronouncing the name Viacom. It is indeed a long "i", like in "pr<u>i</u>ze", although the original pronunciation of the name pre-1986 was indeed with a short "i", like in "p<u>i</u>zza", hence | * Many people think the announcer is mispronouncing the name Viacom. It is indeed a long "i", like in "pr<u>i</u>ze", although the original pronunciation of the name pre-1986 was indeed with a short "i", like in "p<u>i</u>zza", hence Christopher Plummer’s pronunciation as "vee-a-com". Oddly, the post-1986 pronunciation was used by the announcer on the [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] logo several years before it became the official pronunciation. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||