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*December 1969-1971: An alternate "Closet Killer" theme. This one is noticeably slower with the first three notes and faster for the rest.  
*December 1969-1971: An alternate "Closet Killer" theme. This one is noticeably slower with the first three notes and faster for the rest.  
*1970-1974: An 8-note sped-up, tinkly horn fanfare, composed by Lalo Schifrin. Known only as the "Color ID".
*1970-1974: An 8-note sped-up, tinkly horn fanfare, composed by Lalo Schifrin. Known only as the "Color ID".
* 1972-1975: A thick pounding drum rendition of the Schifrin fanfare.
*1972-1975: A thick pounding drum rendition of the Schifrin fanfare.
*1974-1975: A more dramatic rendition, sometimes referred to as the "Pound & Drop" version. This signature will eventually be redone for the then-upcoming "Blue Mountain" logo.
*1974-1975: A more dramatic rendition, sometimes referred to as the "Pound & Drop" version. This signature will eventually be redone for the then-upcoming "Blue Mountain" logo.


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* This was seen on ''Mission: Impossible'' on ALN (now Youtoo America) and on a number of shows and TV movies, but a lot of it have been replaced with either the 6th, 8th, or a later logo (mostly CTD currently). An example of this would be the "The Complete Series" DVDs of ''The Brady Kids'', which plaster this logo with the CBS Television Distribution logo.
* This was seen on ''Mission: Impossible'' on ALN (now Youtoo America) and on a number of shows and TV movies, but a lot of it have been replaced with either the 6th, 8th, or a later logo (mostly CTD currently). An example of this would be the "The Complete Series" DVDs of ''The Brady Kids'', which plaster this logo with the CBS Television Distribution logo.
*The 1969 versions are rare and it can be seen on ''The Brady Bunch'' DVD box sets, as well as on Me-TV airings of the show. It's also intact on ''The Odd Couple'' on DVD, Me-TV and Decades. Me-TV airings of ''Love, American Style'' have this as well.
*The 1969 versions are rare and it can be seen on ''The Brady Bunch'' DVD box sets, as well as on Me-TV airings of the show. It's also intact on ''The Odd Couple'' on DVD, Me-TV and Decades. Me-TV airings of ''Love, American Style'' have this as well.
*The 1970 version is uncommon. This version has been spotted on all S1 episodes of the 1989 ''War of the Worlds'' TV series on its DVD release, as well as ''The Immortal'', ''Longstreet'' on DVD, season 1 of ''The Odd Couple'' on DVD and Me-TV, local reruns of ''Love, American Style'' (such as airings on Decades and Me-TV), and ''The Brady Bunch'' on DVD and Me-TV airings. This variant was "revived" on ''What Was Carol Brady Thinking?'', part of the former NickMom block on Nick Jr.
*The 1970 version is uncommon. This version has been spotted on all S1 episodes of the 1988 ''War of the Worlds'' TV series on its DVD release, as well as ''The Immortal'', ''Longstreet'' on DVD, season 1 of ''The Odd Couple'' on DVD and Me-TV, local reruns of ''Love, American Style'' (such as airings on Decades and Me-TV), and ''The Brady Bunch'' on DVD and Me-TV airings. This variant was "revived" on ''What Was Carol Brady Thinking?'', part of the former NickMom block on Nick Jr.
*The 1972 version is rare and was spotted on S1 and some S2 episodes ''Happy Days'' episodes, which includes the season 1 DVD boxset, Me-TV and older Discovery Family airings in the US (latter of which was called Hub Network at the time), as well as UK Gold airings in the UK. Other shows where this has been spotted on is ''The Magician'' on DVD, season 1 of ''Petrocelli'' on DVD and older airings on AXN Crime, and ''The Brady Bunch'' on DVD and Me-TV airings.
*The 1972 version is rare and was spotted on S1 and some S2 episodes ''Happy Days'' episodes, which includes the season 1 DVD boxset, Me-TV and older Discovery Family airings in the US (latter of which was called Hub Network at the time), as well as UK Gold airings in the UK. Other shows where this has been spotted on is ''The Magician'' on DVD, season 1 of ''Petrocelli'' on DVD and older airings on AXN Crime, and ''The Brady Bunch'' on DVD and Me-TV airings.
*The 1974 version is extinct and was spotted on episodes of ''The Odd Couple'', but is hard to find on said show due to plastering with later logos from the company like the 1995 Domestic logo, or other companies entirely like the CBS Paramount Television, or CBS Television Distribution logos.
*The 1974 version is extinct and was spotted on episodes of ''The Odd Couple'', but is hard to find on said show due to plastering with later logos from the company like the 1995 Domestic logo, or other companies entirely like the CBS Paramount Television, or CBS Television Distribution logos.
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* 1969-1970: An extended version of Frontiere's "Closet Killer" jingle; at least two arrangements are known to exist.
*1969-1970: An extended version of Frontiere's "Closet Killer" jingle; at least two arrangements are known to exist.
*Circa 1971: A fast-paced piece composed by Lalo Schifrin.
*Circa 1971: A fast-paced piece composed by Lalo Schifrin.
*Circa 1972: A soft extended horn-driven variation of the Schifrin arrangement introduced in the previous logo.
*Circa 1972: A soft extended horn-driven variation of the Schifrin arrangement introduced in the previous logo.
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