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* This logo is strangely replaced by the 1966 Desilu logo and the 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo on the ''Star Trek'' season 2 Blu-ray set.
* This logo is strangely replaced by the 1966 Desilu logo and the 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo on the ''Star Trek'' season 2 Blu-ray set.


'''Legacy:''' This is the first animated Paramount Television logo. This also might be a prototype of the Paramount print logo that made its debut in the same year.
'''Legacy:''' This is the first animated Paramount Television logo. This might also be a prototype of the Paramount print logo that made its debut in the same year.


===2nd Logo (September 1968-December 20, 1969)===
===2nd Logo (September 1968-December 20, 1969)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Split Rectangle", "Yellow Split Rectangle", "Benevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer", "The Bumper Sticker", "Split Box", "Gulf+Western Mountain II"
'''Nicknames:''' "Split Rectangle", "Benevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer", "The Bumper Sticker", "Gulf+Western Mountain II"


'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background, we see a {{Font color|blue|blue}} rectangle which is split into two sections; the larger section on the left contains the following text:
'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background, we see a {{Font color|blue|blue}} rectangle which is split into two sections; the larger section on the left contains the following text:
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'''Nicknames:''' "Split Rectangle II", "Red Split Rectangle", "Malevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer II", "Bumper Sticker II", "Split Box II", "Gulf+Western Mountain III"
'''Nicknames:''' "Split Rectangle II", "Malevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer II", "Bumper Sticker II", "Gulf+Western Mountain III"


'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo except the background is {{Font color|red|red}}, the larger rectangle is {{Font color|blue|blue}}, the smaller rectangle is white (the mountain is cut off at the bottom in this version), and the circle and stars in the Paramount logo are {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The zooming towards the square is still intact.
'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo except the background is {{Font color|red|red}}, the larger rectangle is {{Font color|blue|blue}}, the smaller rectangle is white (the mountain is cut off at the bottom in this version), and the circle and stars in the Paramount logo are {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The zooming towards the square is still intact.
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* This was also seen on some episodes of ''The Lost Islands'' (while the other episodes including the pilot, use the next logo), and was also seen on Decades airings of the TV pilot for ''The Young Lawyers'' (which was removed on DVD releases), the pilot of ''The Immortal'' on DVD, the TV pilot of ''Longstreet'' on DVD, and ''The Devil's Daughter'' on DVD.
* This was also seen on some episodes of ''The Lost Islands'' (while the other episodes including the pilot, use the next logo), and was also seen on Decades airings of the TV pilot for ''The Young Lawyers'' (which was removed on DVD releases), the pilot of ''The Immortal'' on DVD, the TV pilot of ''Longstreet'' on DVD, and ''The Devil's Daughter'' on DVD.


'''Legacy:''' The extended "Closet Killer" on the earlier version of logo can make this scarier than the previous logo to some, but is tamer with the extended version of Schifrin's "Color ID" jingle.


===5th Logo (September 9, 1975-1988)===
===5th Logo (September 9, 1975-1988)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Mountain", "Majestic Mountain II", "Mountain of Monotony", "'90s Mountain", "Star Wars Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain VI", "Viacom Mountain", "Still Mountain II"
'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Mountain", "'90s Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain VI", "Viacom Mountain", "Still Mountain II"


'''Logo:''' We see only the finished product of the 1986 movie logo. It is sometimes still, while other times it has the animated clouds moving westward in the background.
'''Logo:''' We see only the finished product of the 1986 movie logo. It is sometimes still, while other times it has the animated clouds moving westward in the background.
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Like the movie logo, this was done by Flip Your Lid Animation, with the model of the mountain done by Apogee Inc.  
Like the movie logo, this was done by Flip Your Lid Animation, with the model of the mountain done by Apogee Inc.  


'''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 [https://www.discogs.com/release/6408139-Various-Star-Trek-Enterprise-Collection-Original-Television-Soundtrack La-La Land Records' 2014 release of 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 versions of the theme. The second version, which officially debuted in 1989, has the first note of the fanfare and the last note's echo in a slightly lower pitch. 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 Lalo Schifrin, first heard on trailers for Paramount Pictures since 1976, and is in the key of B♭ major. (Schifrin is credited as composer of this theme on [https://www.discogs.com/release/6408139-Various-Star-Trek-Enterprise-Collection-Original-Television-Soundtrack La-La Land Records' 2014 release of the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' soundtrack].) It may remind some viewers of the ''Star Wars'' theme. There are two main versions of the theme. The second version, which officially debuted in 1989, has the first note of the fanfare and the last note's echo in a slightly lower pitch. 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 Variants:'''
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
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* Although the logo was updated in 2002, ''The Dead Zone'' still used the 1995 network variant until 2006, and most episodes of ''Unexplained Mysteries'' used the 1995 domestic variant until the show ended in 2004.
* Although the logo was updated in 2002, ''The Dead Zone'' still used the 1995 network variant until 2006, and most episodes of ''Unexplained Mysteries'' used the 1995 domestic variant until the show ended in 2004.


'''Legacy:''' It's mostly a still shot of the 1986 movie logo, which is fine enough. It also began Paramount's full time practice of using their movie logo as their de-facto television logo. However, the 75th Anniversary version was largely wasted, as it only appeared on ''Entertainment Tonight'', while other shows during the period would instead use the standard Gulf+Western variation, before its use on films in 1988. In addition, this logo (mostly the 1995 variants) was notorious at the time for its wide prevalence during its lifespan, primarily due to plastering older logos, mainly ones from older Paramount TV and Viacom. Despite its notoriety, this would pale in comparison to the later CBS Television Distribution, which plastered logos on a larger scale.
'''Legacy:''' It began Paramount's full time practice of using their movie logo as their de-facto television logo. In addition, this logo (mostly the 1995 variants) was notorious at the time for its wide prevalence during its lifespan, primarily due to plastering older logos, mainly ones from older Paramount TV and Viacom. Despite its notoriety, this would pale in comparison to the later CBS Television Distribution, which plastered logos on a larger scale.


===7th Logo (February 4, 2002-August 27, 2006)===
===7th Logo (February 4, 2002-August 27, 2006)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Mountain II", "Mount Paramount", "2000s Mountain", "Star Wars Mountain II", "Viacom Mountain II", "Still Mountain III"
'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Mountain II", "2000s Mountain", "Viacom Mountain II", "Still Mountain III"


'''Logo:''' We see only the finished product of the 2002 movie logo, with the movement of the clouds being the only animation. Like the 6th logo, when the logo is shown closer, it's from Paramount Network Television. However, if it's further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television.
'''Logo:''' We see only the finished product of the 2002 movie logo, with the movement of the clouds being the only animation. Like the 6th logo, when the logo is shown closer, it's from Paramount Network Television. However, if it's further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television.
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* The version with the fanfare makes a surprise appearance at the end of the ''Dora the Explorer: It's a Party!'' VHS.
* The version with the fanfare makes a surprise appearance at the end of the ''Dora the Explorer: It's a Party!'' VHS.


'''Legacy:''' Like the 8th logo, it's mostly a nearly still shot of the 2002 movie logo (because the background is still animating), which is fine enough. However, some people may confuse this logo with the closing logo of the movie counterpart, as the television counterpart sometimes fades in and fades out and is sometimes silent, while the movie counterpart is the same, but always happening and always silent. Also, it should be noted that the television logo debuted in February 2002, a month before the movie logo followed suit in March 2002, and this is the final Paramount logo seen on television until nearly six years later.
'''Legacy:''' Some people may confuse this logo with the closing logo of the movie counterpart, as the television counterpart sometimes fades in and fades out and is sometimes silent, while the movie counterpart is the same, but always happening and always silent. Also, it should be noted that the television logo debuted in February 2002, a month before the movie logo followed suit in March 2002, and this is the final Paramount logo seen on television until nearly six years later.


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