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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* There is a short version of the logo that only plays the last half of the animation.
* A short version of the logo which only plays the last half of the animation exists.
* On ''The Wil Shriner Show'' and ''Hour Magazine'', a copyright notice appears under the logo.
* On ''The Wil Shriner Show'' and ''Hour Magazine'', a copyright notice appears under the logo.
* On ''Bob Vila's Home Again'' and the 1988-89 version of ''Life's Most Embarrassing Moments'', the words "Distributed by" appear above the logo.
* On ''Bob Vila's Home Again'' and the 1988-89 version of ''Life's Most Embarrassing Moments'', the words "Distributed by" appear above the logo.
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'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
* Sometimes, it may be silent (like on ''Bob Vila's Home Again'') or uses the closing theme of the show.
* Sometimes, the logo is silent (like on ''Bob Vila's Home Again'') or uses the closing theme of the show.
* On ''The Wil Shriner Show'', a woman voiceover is heard saying "The Wil Shriner Show is a Charles Colarusso production and a Bonnie Burns production, in association with Group W Productions."
* On ''The Wil Shriner Show'', a woman voiceover is heard saying "The Wil Shriner Show is a Charles Colarusso production and a Bonnie Burns production, in association with Group W Productions."
* On Russian-dubbed prints of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', it uses the closing theme of the show with the voiceover finishing reading the dub credits, then the logo is silent.
* On Russian-dubbed prints of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', it uses the closing theme of the show with the voiceover finishing reading the dub credits, then the logo is silent.
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'''Availability:'''  
'''Availability:'''  
* This originally appeared on ''Hour Magazine'', ''Couch Potatoes'', and ''Missing: Reward''.
* This originally appeared on ''Hour Magazine'', ''Couch Potatoes'', and ''Missing: Reward''.
* It's also seen on the first five seasons of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and is intact on the DVD boxsets.
* It also appears on the first five seasons of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and is intact on the DVD boxsets.
* The distribution variant can be found on the first two seasons of ''Bob Vila's Home Again'', which are available for viewing on YouTube.
* The distribution variant can be found on the first two seasons of ''Bob Vila's Home Again'', which are available for viewing on YouTube.
* A failed 1990 pilot for a syndicated run of the NBC game show ''Scrabble'' also had this logo; it can be seen on Wink Martindale's YouTube channel. The same channel also recently uploaded another failed pilot, ''Tricky Business'' (a reworking of ''Every Second Counts''), which featured this logo; said pilot's slate indicated a tape date of July 27, 1986, but it's not clear if the logo was ready then and simply didn't get used for a year, or if it was edited in after the fact to replace the previous logo.
* A failed 1990 pilot for a syndicated run of the NBC game show ''Scrabble'' also had this logo; it can be seen on Wink Martindale's YouTube channel.
** The same channel also recently uploaded another failed pilot, ''Tricky Business'' (a reworking of ''Every Second Counts''), which featured this logo; said pilot's slate indicated a tape date of July 27, 1986, but it's not clear if the logo was ready then and simply didn't get used for a year, or if it was edited in after the fact to replace the previous logo.


===5th Logo (August 31, 1992-November 4, 1995)===
===5th Logo (August 31, 1992-November 4, 1995)===

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