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'''Nicknames''': "CGI Mountain", "Mountain of Monotony", "'90s Mountain", "Star Wars Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain VI", "Viacom Mountain", "Still Mountain II" | '''Nicknames''': "CGI Mountain", "Majestic Mountain II", "Mountain of Monotony", "'90s Mountain", "Star Wars Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain VI", "Viacom Mountain", "Still Mountain II" | ||
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*This logo can be in 4:3 or 16:9 (only the 1995 variant has a 16:9 variation). | *This logo can be in 4:3 or 16:9 (only the 1995 variant has a 16:9 variation). | ||
*Starting in 1995, when the logo is shown closer, it's from Paramount Network Television. However, if it's further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television. | *Starting in 1995, when the logo is shown closer, it's from Paramount Network Television. However, if it's further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television. | ||
*Strangely, some shows from 1999-2002 used the Domestic logo for Paramount Network Television. | |||
*There is a grayscale variation of 1995 Domestic logo seen on black & white reruns such as on ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''My Three Sons'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', and ''The Honeymooners'' on TV Land, and mid 90's prints of ''The Wild Wild West'' though most B&W shows use the color version (such as ''Have Gun, Will Travel'' prints and non-TV Land airings of B&W ''Gunsmoke'' episodes). | *There is a grayscale variation of 1995 Domestic logo seen on black & white reruns such as on ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''My Three Sons'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', and ''The Honeymooners'' on TV Land, and mid 90's prints of ''The Wild Wild West'' though most B&W shows use the color version (such as ''Have Gun, Will Travel'' prints and non-TV Land airings of B&W ''Gunsmoke'' episodes). | ||
*During the white-byline-Paramount Communications and Viacom eras, airings of TV movies would close the movie with the full logo's animation and then fade out before the byline faded in, technically creating a bylineless TV variant. | *During the white-byline-Paramount Communications and Viacom eras, airings of TV movies would close the movie with the full logo's animation and then fade out before the byline faded in, technically creating a bylineless TV variant. | ||
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*A low-toned version was spotted on some episodes of ''Family Affair'' on Me-TV and Decades, which plastered older Viacom logos. | *A low-toned version was spotted on some episodes of ''Family Affair'' on Me-TV and Decades, which plastered older Viacom logos. | ||
*A version exists that has the last note of the theme cut short. | *A version exists that has the last note of the theme cut short. | ||
*On the 2001 remaster of ''Cheers'' 2000s prints of ''The Love Boat'', an episode of season 3 of ''7th Heaven'' on Hulu, and seasons 2 through 6 of ''Charmed'' on DVD, the 1989 arrangement of the theme is slightly reorchestrated and has a different echo at the end. | |||
*On some episodes of ''Gomer Pyle, USMC'' when they were aired on MeTV and possibly other shows formerly distributed by Viacom, the "V of Doom" music in warp-speed is heard with the 1995 domestic logo. Similarly, mid-1990s prints of ''Our Miss Brooks'' has the 1995 Domestic logo with a low-toned regular 1976 "V of Doom" reverse-plaster. | *On some episodes of ''Gomer Pyle, USMC'' when they were aired on MeTV and possibly other shows formerly distributed by Viacom, the "V of Doom" music in warp-speed is heard with the 1995 domestic logo. Similarly, mid-1990s prints of ''Our Miss Brooks'' has the 1995 Domestic logo with a low-toned regular 1976 "V of Doom" reverse-plaster. | ||
*On a few episodes of ''Gunsmoke'' last aired on Encore Westerns, the Viacom "V of Steel" music in normal speed would be heard with the 1995 domestic logo due to sloppy plastering. The music would jarringly cut after the logo fades out. | *On a few episodes of ''Gunsmoke'' last aired on Encore Westerns, the Viacom "V of Steel" music in normal speed would be heard with the 1995 domestic logo due to sloppy plastering. The music would jarringly cut after the logo fades out. | ||
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*On syndicated airings of ''Taxi'', the 1982 theme from the previous logo is heard faintly before it is cut off by this logo's fanfare. | *On syndicated airings of ''Taxi'', the 1982 theme from the previous logo is heard faintly before it is cut off by this logo's fanfare. | ||
*One CBS Justice print of an episode of ''Gunsmoke'' had the Viacom "V of Doom" music play faintly under the 1995 Domestic version of this logo. | *One CBS Justice print of an episode of ''Gunsmoke'' had the Viacom "V of Doom" music play faintly under the 1995 Domestic version of this logo. | ||
*1987 episodes of ''Entertainment Tonight'' have the logo still for a second before the fanfare plays and the clouds start animating. | |||
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File:Paramount Television (2002) (4x3) 1.png | File:Paramount Television (2002) (4x3) 1.png | ||
File:Paramount Network Television (2002).png|Enhanced network version | |||
File:Paramount Television (2002) (4x3) 2.png | File:Paramount Television (2002) (4x3) 2.png | ||
File:Paramount Television (2002) (16x9).png | File:Paramount Television (2002) (16x9).png | ||
File:Paramount Television (2003) (Open Matte).png | File:Paramount Television (2003) (Open Matte).png|Filmed version | ||
File:Paramount Domestic Television (2003).png|Videotaped version | |||
File:Paramount Network Television (2003).png | |||
File:Paramount Television (2003) (16x9).png | File:Paramount Television (2003) (16x9).png | ||
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*The 90th Anniversary version appeared from February 2002 through December of that year. A still frame of that logo was used only on ''Montel''. | *The 90th Anniversary version appeared from February 2002 through December of that year. A still frame of that logo was used only on ''Montel''. | ||
*Some shows with the 90th Anniversary version have the logo's colors appear enhanced. | |||
*Just like the 8th logo, this logo exists in both 4:3 and 16:9. | *Just like the 8th logo, this logo exists in both 4:3 and 16:9. | ||
*There was a still shot of the | *A 4:3 pan-and-scan version of the Network logo exists. | ||
*A still shot of the Network logo | *Also like the 8th logo, some shows broadcast in 4:3 strangely used the Domestic logo for Paramount Network Television. | ||
* On the short-lived drama ''Blind Justice'', it shows a portion of the end of the animated movie logo. | *There was a still shot of the Domestic version that was used on ''Montel'' as well as Lifetime, Cozi TV, and other syndicated airings of some episodes of ''Frasier''. | ||
*A filmed version of the Domestic logo exists. | |||
*On ''Deadwood'' and the short-lived UPN sitcom ''Love, Inc.'', a still shot of the Network logo is used. | |||
*On some shows from 2004-2006, the clouds move at a slightly faster pace than the movie logo. | |||
*On the short-lived drama ''Blind Justice'', it shows a portion of the end of the animated movie logo. | |||
*On ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''The Insider'', when the credits crossfade to the logo, the logo is still for a split second, then when the fanfare plays, the clouds start moving. | |||
*A 4-second long version of this logo exists. It's basically the videotaped closing variant of the 2003 movie logo. | |||
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*Some shows like ''One on One'' | *The 1989 arrangement of the theme is used on most shows from Paramount Domestic Television. | ||
*The most common short version of the theme has all 6 notes of the 1987 theme playing, with the last note being shorter. | |||
* | *Some shows like ''NUMB3RS'' and at least one episode of season 2 of ''One on One'' use the last 4 notes of the 1987 theme. | ||
*S1 DVD episodes of ''Taxi'' use the 1978 Paramount Television theme. | |||
*''Judge Judy'' from mid-season 6 to mid-season 10 | *One some shows, like ''Judge Judy'' from mid-season 6 to mid-season 10, the end theme of the show is heard. | ||
*S1 DVD episodes of ''Laverne & Shirley'' use the 1975 Paramount Television theme. | *S1 DVD episodes of ''Laverne & Shirley'' use the 1975 Paramount Television theme. | ||
*A Me-TV airing of an episode of ''Laverne & Shirley'' used the 1981 version of the 7th logo's fanfare before the 1987 fanfare cuts it off. | *A Me-TV airing of an episode of ''Laverne & Shirley'' used the 1981 version of the 7th logo's fanfare before the 1987 fanfare cuts it off. | ||
*A Me-TV airing of the ''Laverne & Shirley'' episode "The Rock & Roll Show" uses the 1982 version of the 7th logo's fanfare. | |||
*Network airings on ABC, NBC, CBS and UPN used a generic theme instead. | *Network airings on ABC, NBC, CBS and UPN used a generic theme instead. | ||
*A variant of the network logo with the 2006-2009 CBS Paramount Network Television theme was spotted on one episode of ''Everybody Hates Chris'' on Nick @ Nite, probably due to a reverse plastering error. | *A variant of the network logo with the 2006-2009 CBS Paramount Network Television theme was spotted on one episode of ''Everybody Hates Chris'' on Nick @ Nite, probably due to a reverse plastering error. | ||
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*It still appears on reruns of several shows, such as pre-2006 episodes of ''Girlfriends'' on BET Her, TV One, Cleo TV, The CW Seed and Netflix (plastered on DVD by CBS Paramount Domestic Television or [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]]), the first 3 seasons of ''NCIS'' on USA Network before using compressed credits (which use the CBS Television Studios logo), ''Frasier'' on Lifetime and Hallmark Channel as well as the Complete 10th and 11th seasons DVD box sets, ''One on One'' on Bounce (as well as on Netflix), every season of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' besides season 6 on Antenna TV and when it was last seen on Hub Network (before the re-brand of Discovery Family), ''Everybody Hates Chris'' on Fuse, ''The Parkers'' on BET and Centric, ''Soul Food: The Series'' on Aspire (plastered on DVD), ''Blind Justice'' on the now-defunct Sleuth network, 2004 syndicated late-night airings of ''Perry Mason Returns'' (which followed the 1990 Viacom "Wigga Wigga" logo), some syndicated reruns of the first two seasons of '' | *It still appears on reruns of several shows, such as pre-2006 episodes of ''Girlfriends'' on BET Her, TV One, Cleo TV, The CW Seed and Netflix (plastered on DVD by CBS Paramount Domestic Television or [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]]), the first 3 seasons of ''NCIS'' on USA Network before using compressed credits (which use the CBS Television Studios logo), ''Frasier'' on Lifetime and Hallmark Channel as well as the Complete 10th and 11th seasons DVD box sets, ''One on One'' on Bounce (as well as on Netflix), every season of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' besides season 6 on Antenna TV, Fuse, and when it was last seen on Hub Network (before the re-brand of Discovery Family), ''Everybody Hates Chris'' on Fuse, ''The Parkers'' on BET and Centric, ''Soul Food: The Series'' on Aspire (plastered on DVD), ''Blind Justice'' on the now-defunct Sleuth network, 2004 syndicated late-night airings of ''Perry Mason Returns'' (which followed the 1990 Viacom "Wigga Wigga" logo), some syndicated reruns of the first two seasons of ''NUMB3RS'' (followed by the CBS Television Distribution logo) and it surprisingly appeared at the end of a 2016 Showtime 2 broadcast of ''Universal Soldier''. The final show to use this logo was ''Deadwood''. It was previously seen on Nick @ Nite, TeenNick, and BET. | ||
*The 90th Anniversary variation is uncommon and can be seen on 2002 episodes of ''One on One'' on Bounce TV and Netflix, ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' on Syfy, 2002 episodes of ''Frasier'' on Hallmark Channel and Netflix, (but not on DVD), an episode of ''Clueless'', local reruns of ''Nash Bridges'', ''Becker'' when it was last shown on WGN America, and on H&I's airings of 2002 ''JAG'' episodes. This also appeared on several first-run syndicated shows which were ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''Dr. Phil'', ''Judge Judy'' (mid-seasons 6-10), and ''Montel''. | *The 90th Anniversary variation is uncommon and can be seen on 2002 episodes of ''One on One'' on Bounce TV and Netflix, ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' on Syfy, 2002 episodes of ''Frasier'' on Hallmark Channel and Netflix, (but not on DVD), an episode of ''Clueless'', local reruns of ''Nash Bridges'', ''Becker'' on Pluto TV and when it was last shown on WGN America, and on H&I's airings of 2002 ''JAG'' episodes. This also appeared on several first-run syndicated shows which were ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''Dr. Phil'', ''Judge Judy'' (mid-seasons 6-10), and ''Montel''. | ||
*As for the Paramount Domestic Television variant, it used to be seen on ''Deadwood'' on the now-defunct Audience Network, and on reruns of ''Judge Joe Brown'' on Bounce TV. This logo had been used to either follow or plaster older logos on some reruns of some shows such as ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (following the 1951 CBS logo), ''Laverne & Shirley'' (plastering the 1975 and 1995 logos), ''Hogan's Heroes'' on Me-TV reruns, season 1 of ''Beverly Hills 90210'' on Hulu (following the 1989 Worldvision Enterprises logo), and when SoapNet (now Disney Junior) aired the pilot of ''Melrose Place''. Season 2-4 episodes of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' on Netflix and DVD | *As for the Paramount Domestic Television variant, it used to be seen on ''Deadwood'' on the now-defunct Audience Network, and is currently seen on reruns of ''Judge Joe Brown'' on Bounce TV. This logo had been used to either follow or plaster older logos on some reruns of some shows such as ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (following the 1951 CBS logo), ''Laverne & Shirley'' (plastering the 1975 and 1995 logos), ''Hogan's Heroes'' on Me-TV reruns, season 1 of ''Beverly Hills 90210'' on Hulu (following the 1989 Worldvision Enterprises logo), syndicated airings of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (following the 1990 or 1999 Viacom Productions logos), and when SoapNet (now Disney Junior) aired the pilot of ''Melrose Place''. Season 2-4 episodes of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' on H&I, Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, and DVD retain this logo (which is replaced by the CBS Television Distribution logo on the 2013-14 Blu-ray sets). | ||
* The version with the fanfare makes a surprise appearance at the end of the ''Dora | * The version with the fanfare makes a surprise appearance at the end of the ''Dora the Explorer: It's a Party!'' VHS. | ||
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*1968-1990: Copyright © [YEAR] by Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | *1968-1990: Copyright © [YEAR] by Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | ||
*1985-1988: © [YEAR] by Paramount Domestic Television | *1985-1988: © [YEAR] by Paramount Domestic Television & Video Programming. All Rights Reserved. | ||
*1990-2006: Copyright © [YEAR] by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. | *1990-2006: Copyright © [YEAR] by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. | ||
*2006: Copyright © [YEAR] by CBS Studios | *2006: Copyright © [YEAR] by CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. | ||
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