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* This logo also appears on earlier 16mm syndication dupes of shows/movies distributed by Viacom, mostly before 1976, which occasionally appear on eBay. Such shows include: ''My Three Sons'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', and ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. | * This logo also appears on earlier 16mm syndication dupes of shows/movies distributed by Viacom, mostly before 1976, which occasionally appear on eBay. Such shows include: ''My Three Sons'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', and ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. | ||
* This logo also appears at the end of a 16mm print of the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "What the Hex Going On?", following the 1969 [[Hanna-Barbera]] "Multiplying Rectangles" logo. | * This logo also appears at the end of a 16mm print of the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "What the Hex Going On?", following the 1969 [[Hanna-Barbera]] "Multiplying Rectangles" logo. | ||
* 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'', ''Wacky Races'', ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'', ''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. It is unknown whether it appeared on early ''Space Ghost and Dino Boy'' reruns. Check old 16mms. | ||
* This logo has been sighted on a DVD release from Mill Creek, '100 Awesomely Cheesy Movies', which is a repackaging of another two 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 release from Mill Creek, '100 Awesomely Cheesy Movies', which is a repackaging of another two 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 release 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 release of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' by Premier Promotions. | ||
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* On the ''<u>Hot City</u>'' variant, the music starts playing over the last bit of the closing song. | * On the ''<u>Hot City</u>'' variant, the music starts playing over the last bit of the closing song. | ||
* On a <u>1985 WTBS airing of ''Girls! Girls! Girls!''</u>'','' a split second of the "Pinball" music can be heard before the normal music starts, due to sloppy plastering. | * On a <u>1985 WTBS airing of ''Girls! Girls! Girls!''</u>'','' a split second of the "Pinball" music can be heard before the normal music starts, due to sloppy plastering. | ||
* On a 2018 airing of episode 23 from season 5 of <u>''Cannon''</u> "Point After Death" on KTIV Me-TV, the EOM used to end an Emergency Alert was heard, with the "V of Doom" music resuming at the last timpani beats. | * On a 2018 airing of episode 23 from season 5 of <u>''Cannon''</u> "Point After Death" on KTIV Me-TV, the EOM used to end an Emergency Alert was heard, with the "V of Doom" music resuming at the last timpani beats. | ||
* There is a print of the B&W filmed variant where the fanfare is badly warped. It has rumoured to been taken from an Andy Griffith VHS called ''Mayhem in Mayberry''. | |||
'''Availability:''' Most shows that had this logo have been updated with either the "V of Steel" or "Wigga Wigga" logos, or those of Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount Domestic/Network Television, or CBS Television Distribution. However, newer variants might be seen on local stations that show older Viacom shows, such as ''The Honeymooners'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Rawhide'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''The Twilight Zone'', and ''Gomer Pyle: U.S.M.C.'' All variants of the "V of Doom" (with the exception of the "V of Pinball" until evidence is found) can be seen on VHS tapes of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' released by various video outlets such as Premier Promotions and sometimes (though mostly the videotaped variant) by [[UAV Corporation]]. | '''Availability:''' Most shows that had this logo have been updated with either the "V of Steel" or "Wigga Wigga" logos, or those of Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount Domestic/Network Television, or CBS Television Distribution. However, newer variants might be seen on local stations that show older Viacom shows, such as ''The Honeymooners'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Rawhide'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''The Twilight Zone'', and ''Gomer Pyle: U.S.M.C.'' All variants of the "V of Doom" (with the exception of the "V of Pinball" until evidence is found) can be seen on VHS tapes of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' released by various video outlets such as Premier Promotions and sometimes (though mostly the videotaped variant) by [[UAV Corporation]]. | ||
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** The B&W filmed variant variant can also be spotted on DVDs of ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' released by the [[Platinum Disc Corporation]], [[Madacy Lifestyle Marketing|Madacy Entertainment]], [[Mill Creek Entertainment]], and [[GoodTimes Entertainment]], among other companies. | ** The B&W filmed variant variant can also be spotted on DVDs of ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' released by the [[Platinum Disc Corporation]], [[Madacy Lifestyle Marketing|Madacy Entertainment]], [[Mill Creek Entertainment]], and [[GoodTimes Entertainment]], among other companies. | ||
** It is unknown if this was seen on the [[Magnum Entertainment]] releases of ''The Deerslayer'', ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1977) or ''California Gold Rush'', the Magnetic Video VHS release and 1985 Key Video re-release of ''Roustabout'', or the 1985 Key Video re-issue of ''Blue Hawaii''. | ** It is unknown if this was seen on the [[Magnum Entertainment]] releases of ''The Deerslayer'', ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1977) or ''California Gold Rush'', the Magnetic Video VHS release and 1985 Key Video re-release of ''Roustabout'', or the 1985 Key Video re-issue of ''Blue Hawaii''. | ||
** Older broadcasts of ''Wacky Races'', ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'', ''Josie & The Pussycats'' and ''The Alvin Show'' ended with this logo; 16mm prints of at least the former two shows retain the logo. It is unknown whether it appeared on ''The Banana Splits and Friends Show'', ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' or ''Space Ghost and Dino Boy'' reruns from the era (apparently, for the latter, Hanna-Barbera's World of Super Adventure cut the logos.) Check old 16mm prints. | |||
* '''''Videotaped Variant'':''' | * '''''Videotaped Variant'':''' | ||
** The videotaped version appeared on ''Perry Mason'' on Me-TV, but since 2015, they have started to use remastered DVD prints with the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. However, these older prints can still be seen on FETV. | ** The videotaped version appeared on ''Perry Mason'' on Me-TV, but since 2015, they have started to use remastered DVD prints with the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. However, these older prints can still be seen on FETV. | ||