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*At the end of a 1987 outtake reel of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 1987 75th logo was shown first as a still picture, then the logo was seen animating in reverse, beginning with the "<span style="font-family:times-new-roman;">'''''75th'''''</span> <span style="font-family:times-new-roman;color:#edd602;">'''''Anniversary'''''</span>" text fading out and continuing to the stars rolling and flying away. The logo then cuts to a clip of another mountain exploding from an episode of said show. | *At the end of a 1987 outtake reel of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 1987 75th logo was shown first as a still picture, then the logo was seen animating in reverse, beginning with the "<span style="font-family:times-new-roman;">'''''75th'''''</span> <span style="font-family:times-new-roman;color:#edd602;">'''''Anniversary'''''</span>" text fading out and continuing to the stars rolling and flying away. The logo then cuts to a clip of another mountain exploding from an episode of said show. | ||
* There is a special bylineless version which appears on a ''Star Trek: Voyager'' special and on the opening of some episodes from [[Cinar (Canada)|Cinar]]'s (now "[[WildBrain (Canada)|WildBrain]]") ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry''. | * There is a special bylineless version which appears on a ''Star Trek: Voyager'' special and on the opening of some episodes from [[Cinar (Canada)|Cinar]]'s (now "[[WildBrain (Canada)|WildBrain]]") ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry''. | ||
*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, which debuted in 1999). | ||
*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. | *Strangely, some network TV 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 the 1995 Domestic logo seen on black & white syndicated 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. | ||
*The 1995 network variant often appeared with a noticeably chyroned Viacom byline, and was a still variant. | *The 1995 network variant often appeared with a noticeably chyroned Viacom byline, and was a still variant. | ||
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*Even though Paramount debuted an updated version of their movie logo in 1999, they still used the 1995 variant for television. | *Even though Paramount debuted an updated version of their movie logo in 1999, they still used the 1995 variant for television. | ||
*A bad Blue Mountain plastering error appeared once: the Blue Mountain logo started, but was cut off by this logo. This is most likely due to a bad plastering error. | *A bad Blue Mountain plastering error appeared once: the Blue Mountain logo started, but was cut off by this logo. This is most likely due to a bad plastering error. | ||
*The domestic version of this logo is zoomed in on 2000s prints of ''The Invaders''. | |||
*The first two episodes of Season 3 of ''Friday the 13th: The Series'' had animated clouds on the 1989 goldParamount Communications variant. | |||
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'''Music/Sounds''': A re-orchestrated version of the last six notes to Paramount Pictures' 1987 theatrical fanfare, which is a re-arrangement of Elsie Janis/Jack King's ''Paramount on Parade'' by Jerry Goldsmith, first heard on trailers for Paramount Pictures since 1976, and is in the key of B♭ major. It may remind some viewers of the ''Star Wars'' theme (hence the nickname "Star Wars Mountain"). There are two main arrangements of the theme. The second arrangement, which debuted in 1989, has a VHS pitch-shift effect on the second note of the fanfare. Many of these logos are plastered onto old shows (mostly on TV Land airings, as well as TV movies) with the logo being silent. | '''Music/Sounds''': A re-orchestrated version of the last six notes to Paramount Pictures' 1987 theatrical fanfare, which is a re-arrangement of Elsie Janis/Jack King's ''Paramount on Parade'' by Jerry Goldsmith, first heard on trailers for Paramount Pictures since 1976, and is in the key of B♭ major. (Lalo Schifrin is credited as composer of this theme on the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' soundtrack.) It may remind some viewers of the ''Star Wars'' theme (hence the nickname "Star Wars Mountain"). There are two main arrangements of the theme. The second arrangement, which debuted in 1989, has a VHS pitch-shift effect on the second note of the fanfare. Many of these logos are plastered onto old shows (mostly on TV Land airings, as well as TV movies) with the logo being silent. | ||
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*1987 logo with 1979 and 1980 themes, reportedly spotted on older ''Bosom Buddies'' reruns on TBS. | *1987 logo with 1979 and 1980 themes, reportedly spotted on older ''Bosom Buddies'' reruns on TBS. | ||
*1989 logo with gold byline with the 1970 and 1978 themes. | *1989 logo with gold byline with the 1970 and 1978 themes. | ||
*1990 logo with 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978 and 1979 themes. The version with the 1978 theme was spotted on MeTV's print of the ''Taxi'' episode "Jim and the Kid", | *1990 logo with 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978 and 1979 themes. The version with the 1976 theme was spotted on 90s prints of the TV movies ''Nero Wolfe'' and ''Delta Country U.S.A.'', the version with the 1978 theme was spotted on MeTV's print of the ''Taxi'' episode "Jim and the Kid", and the version with the 1979 theme was spotted on an Australian airing of ''Taxi''. | ||
*1995 domestic logo with 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982 themes. The 1978 theme variant was seen on most episodes of ''Mork & Mindy'' on Syfy, while a few had the 1981-B theme variant, an early 2000's airing of ''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang'' episode "Westward Whoa!" on TV Land used the 1980 theme variant, and the 1968 theme variant was seen on a French airing of ''Mannix''. Several reverse plaster spottings involving Blue Mountain jingles include Fox Family (now Freeform) airings of ''The Brady Brides'', repeats of several ''Mork & Mindy'' episodes when they last aired on older Hub Network and Fox Family airings, and an early 2000's airing of ''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang'' episode "Westward Whoa!" on TV Land. | *1995 domestic logo with 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982 themes. The 1978 theme variant was seen on most episodes of ''Mork & Mindy'' on Syfy, while a few had the 1981-B theme variant, an early 2000's airing of ''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang'' episode "Westward Whoa!" on TV Land used the 1980 theme variant, and the 1968 theme variant was seen on a French airing of ''Mannix''. Several reverse plaster spottings involving Blue Mountain jingles include Fox Family (now Freeform) airings of ''The Brady Brides'', repeats of several ''Mork & Mindy'' episodes when they last aired on older Hub Network and Fox Family airings, and an early 2000's airing of ''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang'' episode "Westward Whoa!" on TV Land. | ||
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*On ''Judge Judy'' (season 4 to mid-season 6), ''Judge Joe Brown'' (seasons 2 & 3), the final 2 seasons of ''Judge Mills Lane'' in syndication, the final 2 seasons of ''Nash Bridges'', and ''The Adventures of Corduroy'', the end themes would play over the 1995 Domestic or Network logo. | *On ''Judge Judy'' (season 4 to mid-season 6), ''Judge Joe Brown'' (seasons 2 & 3), the final 2 seasons of ''Judge Mills Lane'' in syndication (and on Pluto TV), the final 2 seasons of ''Nash Bridges'', and ''The Adventures of Corduroy'', the end themes would play over the 1995 Domestic or Network logo. | ||
* On an episode of ''Entertainment Tonight'', aired May 16, 1990, the logo is silent, out of a show of respect to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Jim Henson, who both passed away that day and were the focus of the episode. | * On an episode of ''Entertainment Tonight'', aired May 16, 1990, the logo is silent, out of a show of respect to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Jim Henson, who both passed away that day and were the focus of the episode. | ||
*At the end of a 1987 outtake reel of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the last note from the 1966 ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' theme music (aka "Theme from Star Trek"), is heard, followed by the 1967 Desilu logo's music, the 1979 Paramount Television theme, and some suspenseful music sounding like the theme music from the 1975 film ''Jaws'' before finally concluding with an explosion sound. | *At the end of a 1987 outtake reel of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the last note from the 1966 ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' theme music (aka "Theme from Star Trek"), is heard, followed by the 1967 Desilu logo's music, the 1979 Paramount Television theme, and some suspenseful music sounding like the theme music from the 1975 film ''Jaws'' before finally concluding with an explosion sound. | ||
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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. | ||
*Network airings on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC used a generic theme instead. | |||
*On the 1988 game show ''Wipeout'' and the pilot of ''What's Alan Watching?'', the 1987 theme is slightly re-orchestrated. | |||
*On the 1988 iteration of ''Mission: Impossible'', the 1989 arrangement is used. | *On the 1988 iteration of ''Mission: Impossible'', the 1989 arrangement is used. | ||
*Starting in 1995, most shows from Paramount Domestic Television used the 1989 arrangement of the theme. However, on shows from PDT like ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''Hard Copy'', the 1987 arrangement is used. | *Starting in 1995, most shows from Paramount Domestic Television used the 1989 arrangement of the theme. However, on shows from PDT like ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''Hard Copy'', the 1987 arrangement is used. | ||
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*Surprisingly intact on the 1997 NFB short film "O Canada". | *Surprisingly intact on the 1997 NFB short film "O Canada". | ||
*An airing of the ''Star Trek'' episode "Coda" on Australian channel FOX Sci Fi retained the 1995 variant. | *An airing of the ''Star Trek'' episode "Coda" on Australian channel FOX Sci Fi retained the 1995 variant. | ||
*This logo is intact on the pilot episode of the UPN sitcom ''Girlfriends'' on Netflix. | |||
*Although the logo was changed in 2002, ''The Dead Zone'' still used the 1995 network variant until 2006. | *Although the logo was changed in 2002, ''The Dead Zone'' still used the 1995 network variant until 2006. | ||
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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, 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''. The logo was previously seen on Nick @ Nite, TeenNick, and BET. | *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''. The logo 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'' 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''. | *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), Season 2 and 3 episodes of ''Girlfriends'' on TV One, Cleo TV and Netflix (season 2 is plastered by CBS Paramount Television on Netflix), 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 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 MeTV reruns, the first episode of 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''. | *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 MeTV reruns, the first episode of 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). | *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). | ||