Which of the TV logos that scare the pure hell out of you through the years, past or present.

EXAMPLES:
1961-1992 20th Century Fox TV aka the Searchlights, Zoom-Out, 20th TELEVISION Fox
1965-1974 Screen Gems aka Filmstrip S, S from Hell
1974-1991 MCA-TV Exclusive Distrubutor
1976-1986 A Viacom Presentation aka the V of Doom

Do NOT post any pictures of any logos. THANKS

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Why not? I would like to see what logos you are referring to.

I will admit when I was young, the one that scared the bejesus outta me was the Lucy Show logo at the end of the credits where it showed Lucy's head and shoulders. For some reason, that sh*t scared me.

I remember Vin Di Bona's (America's Funniest Home Videos) logo used to scare me, because it had weird music.

Why not? I would like to see what logos you are referring to.

I will admit when I was young, the one that scared the bejesus outta me was the Lucy Show logo at the end of the credits where it showed Lucy's head and shoulders. For some reason, that sh*t scared me.
I am talking about TV opening/closing logos.

I don't know if this is what you are referring to, but I was scared by the "wall" of CBS "eyes" at the end of Perry Mason. All those weird things! I didn't know they were supposed to be eyes, just that it was strange-looking. At 2-years-old I think I had a dream where I saw that at the end, and it scared me, until I saw where I had originally seen it.
And for films, I really LOATHED that loud-ass NOISE Lucasfilm did for a THX presentation:
"THX: The audience is listening."

The audience is DEAFENED by that horrible sound!

:angryfire: :livid:

The roaring lion always freaked me out.

Viacom - The "V" of Steel.

Viacom - The "V" of Steel.
Ditto!

It was that WB close-up on Kidsongs that freaked me out.

Those logos are always SO FREAKING LOUD, too!! :eek:

LOL... I remember the Viacom logo. It was frightening as a child!

I remember the "Hard Copy" as "A Current Affair" logos scaring me as well

LOL... I remember the Viacom logo. It was frightening as a child!

I remember the "Hard Copy" as "A Current Affair" logos scaring me as well
I always thought that "V" with the thundering music would go right through the TV and get me! :eek: :rofl:

Remember A Current Affair was revived a couple of years ago, with that same logo and music. Even in my 20s, it freaked me out!! :rofl:

Tristar's Running Unicorn. Did anyone thoink that the unicorn was going to fly out of the screen?:eek:

All of these logos that have been mentioned thus far have freaked me out as well. I try not to think about them. Another thing that always freaked me out was when Tv shows would end with some sort of memorial to somebody, for example "In Loving Memory of (so and so)". Those memorials were always creepy to me.

That Viacom 'Wigga Wigga' logo....

God, that used to scare me for some reason. Maybe it was that voice....it's still kind of creepy to this day.

Viacom closing logos aren't in existance on DVDs, reruns, etc anymore are they? Haven't seen them in a long time.

I was just gonna do this thread, but here's mine:

Most Paramount TV logos before 1987 definitely used to scare the H-e-double hockey sticks out of me as a kid, especially on shows that came after that god-awfully creepy black "In Association With" screens.

The Paramount TV Blue Mountain logo, b/c of that bombastic jingle and even worse in the '80s once it came after those really creepy IAW screens (e.g. on "Taxi," especially on "Cheers" until the 2001 remastering of the show, and "Family Ties" are prime examples of shows that had awfully creepy black IAW screens preceeding a scary logo).

Others:
Mark VII Productions "Hammer Strikes" logo (seen on any show produced by Jack Webb ex's: "Dragnet," "Adam-12," "Emergency," etc.) and its short-lived logo in the Mark VII "Shocking Gold" logo, which is the two of the very reasons why I was so scared of watching "Dragnet."

Mad Dog Productions

Any Lorimar logo starting in 1978.

Revue and/or most Universal TV pre-1991 logos, especially the ones used in the '60s/early '70s.

The Merv Griffin Blinking Eye logo seen on mid-to-late '80s eps. of "Wheel" and "Jeopardy!"

The TCF TV "Zoom Out and SearchLights" logos from the 1960s until the early '90s. The 1961 B&W version was really the scariest one of all to me (IMO).

The short versions of Universal tv's tunes from 1966-71, 20th TELEVISION Fox, 1967-89[?] and Screen Gems' 1960-65 announcer-based logos.

The roaring lion always freaked me out.
Same here.

Pee Wee logos were freaky...:eek:

There were two Viacom end logos that were scary. The one I saw first in the 90s was the smaller logo in a light blue background, and the semi-purple blue logo with the big V. These can be seen on a rotating basis after The Beverly Hillbillies on WGN in the mornings. I also think Matlock had the same thing at the end, and since for some reason Matlock scared me as a child, that combined with the logo really scared me.

That Viacom 'Wigga Wigga' logo....

God, that used to scare me for some reason. Maybe it was that voice....it's still kind of creepy to this day.

Same here!

what about the kitty cat inside the M

what about the kitty cat inside the M

You're talking about the MTM Mimsie the Cat logo?

That logo came up at the end of:
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart (1972-78 & on the 1980s incarnation from 1982-90)
Rhoda
Hill Street Blues
St. Elsewhere
WKRP in Cincinnati
White Shadow, The
Remington Steele.

I always thought that logo was more creative than scary! ;)

There were also special editions of the MTM logo such as:

On one ep. of Mary Tyler Moore, you saw Mary Tyler Moore herself poppin inthe circle, instead of Mimsie and she says "T-T-T-That's All Folks!"

On Christmas-themed Bob Newhart Show (1970s) episodes, the circle ribbon had a wreath decoration around it.

On the 1980s incarnation of Newhart, Bob Newhart himself had his voice dubbed over Mimsie's usual voice saying "Meow!" and on the last episode of that version, Darryl's voice was dubbed over Mimsie's voice saying "QUIET!"

On Hill Street Blues, Mimsie is seen wearing a police hat.
On St. Elsewhere, there's an animated white cat wearing a surgeon's mask and on the infamous series finale episode, they did a joke spoof with Mimsie dying in the hosptial bed.

On Remington Steele, when Mimsie says "Meow!," the smoke pipe falls out of her mouth.

On The White Shadow, the cat is seen dribbling a basketball.

I always and still to this day think that any logos that have those creepy-as-heck "In Assocation With" bylines or self-penned "In Association With" screen is creepy, b/c you never knew what logo would follow next.

Other scary logos:

The Renaissance Pictures logo seen at the end of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Xena: Warrior Princess."

Mark VII Productions logo - "The Hammer" striking down and the fact that the guy's sweaty palm that was working the hammer was actually Jack Webb himself, which really gave me more reasons to be scared of watching any show Jack Webb produced to this very day.

Universal Television logos pre-1991 - That big, ugly yellow font and the way that globe looks like it's going to eat someone and that awfully loud bombastic music give it a real scare to me.

You're talking about the MTM Mimsie the Cat logo?

That logo came up at the end of:
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart (1972-78 & on the 1980s incarnation from 1982-90)
Rhoda
Hill Street Blues
St. Elsewhere
WKRP in Cincinnati
White Shadow, The
Remington Steele.

I always thought that logo was more creative than scary! ;)

There were also special editions of the MTM logo such as:

On one ep. of Mary Tyler Moore, you saw Mary Tyler Moore herself poppin inthe circle, instead of Mimsie and she says "T-T-T-That's All Folks!"

On Christmas-themed Bob Newhart Show (1970s) episodes, the circle ribbon had a wreath decoration around it.

On the 1980s incarnation of Newhart, Bob Newhart himself had his voice dubbed over Mimsie's usual voice saying "Meow!" and on the last episode of that version, Darryl's voice was dubbed over Mimsie's voice saying "QUIET!"

On Hill Street Blues, Mimsie is seen wearing a police hat.
On St. Elsewhere, there's an animated white cat wearing a surgeon's mask and on the infamous series finale episode, they did a joke spoof with Mimsie dying in the hosptial bed.

On Remington Steele, when Mimsie says "Meow!," the smoke pipe falls out of her mouth.

On The White Shadow, the cat is seen dribbling a basketball.
Didn't Mimsie also burp in one variation? I seem to remember that for some reason. :lol: In the MTM video collections, Mimsie had its paw on a remote and rewinded the "meow". I LOVE the Mimsie logo!! :cool:

was these animals real they used or computerized

the MARK VII PRODUCTIONS with the sweaty fist holding the stamp and the other fist holding the hammer and striking it at the end of "DRAGNET".

was these animals real they used or computerized

On shows like St. Elsewhere, White Shadow, Remington Steele, the cat was actually animated.



Look very closely at the white cat on St. Elsewhere and you can definitely tell that the kitty was very animated.

A few other TV Closing logos that might get to some people was:

The Stephen J. Cannell Productions "Man Typing at the Typewriter" logo, seen at the end of "The A-Team" (after the 1982 Universal Television logo), "Hunter" (1980s Cop Drama starring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer), "21 Jump Street," "Greatest American Hero," "Silk Stalkings," to name some of his shows.

Reasons: The way Stephen J. Cannell himself looks while he's typing make it seem like he's not the friendliest guy in the world and that creepy, deep soundin music that goes w/ the logo also hampers it.

Mohawk Productions "Giggling Baby in the Womb" logo seen at the end of "The Drew Carey Show," "Nikki," "Norm Show," and/or "The George Lopez Show"

Reasons: The dark colors in the logo, the baby moving and giggling in such dark colors and the usually creepy "In Association With" byline, which really got worse later on w/ this logo's life when the "IAW" byline slided across the right hand side of the screen, much like another scary TV Closing logo in the Paramount Television "Blue Mountain" logo.

Steven Boccho Productions "Violin Man playing the Violin," seen at the end of "NYPD Blue," "Doogie Howser, M.D." (it started w/ Doogie Howser, BTW) to name a few shows.

Reasons: The fast-paced creepy violin playing of the music, the creepy-looking guy playing the violin, the fact that this logo is set against a black background, and not only does this logo too also have another creepy "In Association With" byline, but also the way this logo preceeded the 1980s 20th Century Fox Television "Searchlights and Zoom-Out" logo at the end of the first three seasons of "Doogie Howser, M.D."

the MARK VII PRODUCTIONS with the sweaty fist holding the stamp and the other fist holding the hammer and striking it at the end of "DRAGNET".

You also saw this at the end of "ADAM-12" and "EMERGENCY!," too.

I've never been scared of a logo, even though I've noticed there being something creepy about the Screen Gems "S from Hell". I think I might have been scared by the "Mohawk" giggling sonogram baby though, when I was little, because I was scared of x-rays and sonograms back then. I actually still feel a little awkward watching that logo, when I happen to watch the end of an episode with "Nikki". (Oh, I was just starting to wonder about where I had seen that one logo, but thankfully Megamanj2004 provided a list of shows, and I realised it was "Nikki".)

But being the nerd girl I am, I've gained an interest in these logos, and I know a lot of them now. But there is another rather scary one, that I'm wondering about now. It's a logo with a white background, and a cartoon man is hitting himself with both hands, and he's got something in both his hands too, to make it even worse. It comes after one of those Disney Channel shows, I believe it's "The suite life".

I've heard of people who were scared of the "Goodnight Mr. Walters!" logo at the end of Taxi. :lol:

what about the kitty cat inside the M
This is not scary but after THE WHITE SHADOW closing credits they had that small cat in the M logo bouncing a basketball...VERY SMART!!! And unique. ;)


BTW, why does the music have to sound so scary? I think that is what makes the whole thing scary, the music, the logos don't mean anything til you add that crap.

But there is another rather scary one, that I'm wondering about now. It's a logo with a white background, and a cartoon man is hitting himself with both hands, and he's got something in both his hands too, to make it even worse. It comes after one of those Disney Channel shows, I believe it's "The suite life".
Yes, I know that one! I find it creepy, I forgot the actual name, I know it's two last names though. It came after the fourth season of That's So Raven, replacing Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. It also comes on after TSR's spin-off Cory in the House. The face the guys making is really wierd, and those are drumsticks he's hitting himself with. Every time he hits himself the color behind the production name changes.

Yes, I know that one! I find it creepy, I forgot the actual name, I know it's two last names though. It came after the fourth season of That's So Raven, replacing Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. It also comes on after TSR's spin-off Cory in the House. The face the guys making is really wierd, and those are drumsticks he's hitting himself with. Every time he hits himself the color behind the production name changes.

The logo you're both referring to is for Brookwell-McNamara affiliate Warren & Rinsler Productions, and the nerdy figure is supposed to be playing drums on his head. For the record, it has nothing to do with "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody." Nevertheless, the logo I've always thought was scary(among others) was the NBC "Snake." And when a station froze their videotapes on that logo, and others like it, it was even scarier.

FYI, don't worry bossradio93. I grew out of that fear a long time ago.

Okay, fair enough, it might have been "Cory in the house" instead of "The suite life". But I knew it was one of those Disney Channel shows, that I don't really follow, but I often catch the end of an episode, because I'm waiting for a show after it, like "That's so Raven" or "Emperor's new school".

This is not scary but after THE WHITE SHADOW closing credits they had that small cat in the M logo bouncing a basketball...VERY SMART!!! And unique. ;)


BTW, why does the music have to sound so scary? I think that is what makes the whole thing scary, the music, the logos don't mean anything til you add that crap.
I think it IS the creepy and LOUD music that is scary and not the actual logo.

The logo you're both referring to is for Brookwell-McNamara affiliate Warren & Rinsler Productions, and the nerdy figure is supposed to be playing drums on his head. For the record, it has nothing to do with "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody." Nevertheless, the logo I've always thought was scary(among others) was the NBC "Snake." And when a station froze their videotapes on that logo, and others like it, it was even scarier.

Didn't that Warren & Rinsler logo w/ that nerdy guy playing the drums on his head also come up on the WB (now CW) sitcom "The Parent Hood, too?"

If so, then that was one of the reasons why I was terrified of this logo, especially since the Warner Bros. logo w/ the F-Flat tweaked music variation followed after this logo on that show.

Also, someone at the CLG Group said that at the end of '80s syndie reruns of "Red Skelton Show," they were scared of the NBC Snake logo, b/c the Lorimar-Telepictures "Comets and Fireworks" logo followed after the NBC Snake logo.

I've heard of people who were scared of the "Goodnight Mr. Walters!" logo at the end of Taxi. :lol:

I always thought of that logo to be more "eerie" than scary.

The 1st season of "Taxi" did not have that creepy awful black "In Association With" screen as it was underneath the company's logo name.

The John Charles Walters "Goodnight, Mr. Walters!" logo was also seen on "Taxi's" short-lived spin-off "The Associates."

Except on that show, the JCW logo's font colors was in blue, instead of yellow.

Another variation of the JCW logo was on the Christmas eps. of "Taxi" where the woman would say "Merry Christmas, Mr. Walters!" with of course the old man doing his usual groaning afterwards.

What about the UBU Productions logo, seen at the end of "Family Ties?" It was the man that says "Sit, UBU! Sit! Good Dog!" and the dog barks, followed by the black IAW screen and the "Blue Mountain" Paramount Television.

What about the UBU Productions logo, seen at the end of "Family Ties?" It was the man that says "Sit, UBU! Sit! Good Dog!" and the dog barks, followed by the black IAW screen and the "Blue Mountain" Paramount Television.

That one got to me too.

I always thought of that logo to be more "eerie" than scary.

The 1st season of "Taxi" did not have that creepy awful black "In Association With" screen as it was underneath the company's logo name.

The John Charles Walters "Goodnight, Mr. Walters!" logo was also seen on "Taxi's" short-lived spin-off "The Associates."

Except on that show, the JCW logo's font colors was in blue, instead of yellow.

Another variation of the JCW logo was on the Christmas eps. of "Taxi" where the woman would say "Merry Christmas, Mr. Walters!" with of course the old man doing his usual groaning afterwards.
Supposedly, "Mr. Walters" asked out the secretary in the tag of the last Taxi episode, and she said, "Oh, Mr. Walters!" I never saw that, but I read it a couple of places. Can anyone confirm?

What about the UBU Productions logo, seen at the end of "Family Ties?" It was the man that says "Sit, UBU! Sit! Good Dog!" and the dog barks, followed by the black IAW screen and the "Blue Mountain" Paramount Television.
Ubu was a real dog, who belonged to Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg. I don't know if he was the one who did the voiceover.

Ubu was a real dog, who belonged to Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg. I don't know if he was the one who did the voiceover.

Yep, that voice was INDEED Gary David Goldberg's. Also, UBU died in 1984 I believe.

Also, another reason why UBU got some people was also b/ of the way the dog's eye color doesn't match it's body, which makes it rather freaky-looking.

Yeah, I thought that was the voice of GDG, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for confirming.

Here's another scary logo that's been around since it started on "The Tracy Ulman Show" in 1987 that no one mentioned:

The Gracie Films Productions logo still seen to this very day on "The Simpsons" and also seen at the end of "The Critic."

It's the logo w/ the dark theatre and those dark colors of the back of people's heads w/ the murmuring before one of the guys pops up and says "Shhhhhhhhhh!"

On some special eps. of "The Simpsons," the "Shhhhhhh!" is replaced w/ either a howling noise, screaming sound, etc.

and the jingle tune is also used with the creepy organ on Halloween eps.

If you can't look past the creepy animation, creepy sounding synth tune used in the logo and the awful black "In Association With" screen, then this logo will definitely get you.

For the early eps. of "The Simpsons," the IAW screen is followed by the 1982 20th Century Fox TV "Searchlights and Zoom-Out" logo w/ the 1988 TCF TV jingle on DVD's and on original broadcasts as well.

^ I always enjoyed the different Gracie Films logos. Didn't they use the same logo when The Critic was on?

What about the UBU Productions logo, seen at the end of "Family Ties?" It was the man that says "Sit, UBU! Sit! Good Dog!" and the dog barks, followed by the black IAW screen and the "Blue Mountain" Paramount Television.
Wasn't that logo connected with Michael J Fox, so it was after "Spin City" too?

Who did Ubu the dog belong to anyways? I remember reading abt that but I have forgotten?

Also, at the end of the Drew Carey show, we were shown a fetus in the womb with a child's laughter being heard. THAT IS DEFINITELY UNIQUE!!! And memorable.

Check out this site which talks abt some of tv's logos:
http://members.fortunecity.com/teamfx2000/Vanity/vanity.htm

Wasn't that logo connected with Michael J Fox, so it was after "Spin City" too?

Yep, Spin city also used that logo as well. LOL...it has nothing to do with Mciahel J. Fox.

THE PROGRAM EXCHANGE (the one around 1987) scared me.

Also, at the end of the Drew Carey show, we were shown a fetus in the womb with a child's laughter being heard. THAT IS DEFINITELY UNIQUE!!! And memorable.
That's "Mohawk", mentioned earlier in this thread. ]

Check out this site which talks abt some of tv's logos:
http://members.fortunecity.com/teamfx2000/Vanity/vanity.htm
Thank you!

Yep, Spin city also used that logo as well. LOL...it has nothing to do with Mciahel J. Fox.
So he just happened to be the star of two shows from the same production company then?

I don't know if this is what you are referring to, but I was scared by the "wall" of CBS "eyes" at the end of Perry Mason. All those weird things! I didn't know they were supposed to be eyes, just that it was strange-looking. At 2-years-old I think I had a dream where I saw that at the end, and it scared me, until I saw where I had originally seen it.
And for films, I really LOATHED that loud-ass NOISE Lucasfilm did for a THX presentation:
"THX: The audience is listening."

The audience is DEAFENED by that horrible sound!

:angryfire: :livid:
Were you scared when those "eyes" after PM were followed by Viacom's "V of Doom" symbol?

THE PROGRAM EXCHANGE (the one around 1987) scared me.
I remember that one. It WAS pretty creepy.

I don't know if this is what you are referring to, but I was scared by the "wall" of CBS "eyes" at the end of Perry Mason. All those weird things! I didn't know they were supposed to be eyes, just that it was strange-looking. At 2-years-old I think I had a dream where I saw that at the end, and it scared me, until I saw where I had originally seen it.
And for films, I really LOATHED that loud-ass NOISE Lucasfilm did for a THX presentation:
"THX: The audience is listening."

The audience is DEAFENED by that horrible sound!

:angryfire: :livid:
An episode of "The Simpsons" had that exact joke.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbqHIFXxRRg&feature=related

One logo that didn't necessarily scare me, but irritated me to no end, was for "Bedford Falls Productions," which was in charge of the dramadey series "thirtysomething" during the late-1980's. One day for some reason, I just couldn't get a repeating musical track of "...a-a-a-and dance by the light of the moon," out of my head. It annoyed the piss out of me. I thought I was going to go nuts!

I actually like that logo, D-dey!

The DreamWorks logo creeps me out.

Tristar's Running Unicorn. Did anyone thoink that the unicorn was going to fly out of the screen?:eek:
I never thought of it that way, but you're right!! :eek: :lol:

I got some new ones:

- The VID logo (or whatever that logo was) from Russia - If you thought the Screen Gems SFH logo and the Viacom V of Doom logos were creepy, wait until you get ahold of this logo. This logo is so creepy and scary, it puts both the Screen Gems SFH and Viacom V of Doom logos to shame! Plus, you had to feel sorry for all the people that lived in Russia and saw this horrifying logo.

- The Toots Productions "Snow Globe" logo - This logo is one of the main reasons why I hated watching the closing credits of "Life Goes On." The way the snowglobe jarringly appears out of nowhere and shakes the screen by itself, combined with that nasty end portion of the LGO closing theme made this one an unpleasant logo to watch, IMO.

^ I don't even remember the "snow globe". But then it's been years since I saw Life Goes On, so...

^ I don't even remember the "snow globe". But then it's been years since I saw Life Goes On, so...


Well, watch the end of this clip from a Season 3 episode and you'll see that Snow Globe logo on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuRnSOEnkJQ


And here's a few pics of what it looks like:

http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/AZwRu6wCfrthCAzahAutLA42941/GW252H141http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/OSt8QzwUhyiMpEK2pq56gA59109/GW265H158http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/hRX5tsosMweuzGSTIEoJlg55476/GW288H153

Well, watch the end of this clip from a Season 3 episode and you'll see that Snow Globe logo on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuRnSOEnkJQ


And here's a few pics of what it looks like:

http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/AZwRu6wCfrthCAzahAutLA42941/GW252H141http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/OSt8QzwUhyiMpEK2pq56gA59109/GW265H158http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/hRX5tsosMweuzGSTIEoJlg55476/GW288H153
I don't remember that logo, but I can see why it would creep you out. :eek:

I don't remember that logo, but I can see why it would creep you out. :eek:

It only appeared on the last 2 seasons of "Life Goes On" (1991-93).

The 1st 2 seasons (1989-91) had the Toots Productions logo as an in-credit notice, which was in the same font as the show's title logo.

It only appeared on the last 2 seasons of "Life Goes On" (1991-93).

The 1st 2 seasons (1989-91) had the Toots Productions logo as an in-credit notice, which was in the same font as the show's title logo.
I don't remember the first logo, either. I watched the show but I guess I was in the kitchen getting a snack during the credits waiting for America's Funniest Home Videos to come on. :lol:

TV logos don't scare me.

I'm surprise no one has yet mention the NBC PEACOCK of the 60's/early 70's;it never scared me,but I bet it has a lot of people.The one that creap me out was the closing of THAT GIRL 70/71 SEASON.Something abot the amamation at the end of it always made me uneasy!

I don't remember the first logo, either. I watched the show but I guess I was in the kitchen getting a snack during the credits waiting for America's Funniest Home Videos to come on. :lol:

The 1st logo was simply an in-credit text notice in the same font as the font used in the show's title logo.

Nothing big.

I can't think of any off-hand that scared me.

Here's several of the different MTM/Mimsie variants. Why Mimsie burped (or on which show), I have no idea. :crazy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CaOC7gKTiY&feature=autoplay&list=PL2C1E6B993A3C6234&index=27&playnext=2

Here's one if MTM had produced The Simpsons - :lol::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tFBh0H3jus&feature=related

By the 80s, more and more MTM shows were dramas and aired on NBC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8acvHX7x03k&feature=related

The end of poor Mimsie (at least according to the St. Elsewhere series finale):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fce6tlwwjQo&feature=related

Anyone else remember the Filmways logo at the end of Green Acres? The one where Eva Gabor said, "This has been a 'Film-vay presentation, dahling!"

Anyone else remember the Filmways logo at the end of Green Acres? The one where Eva Gabor said, "This has been a 'Film-vay presentation, dahling!"
and when they showed it at the end of the color episodes of "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" Donna Douglas would say in her Elly May voice "THIS HAS BEEN A FILMWAYS PREE-SEN-TATION!"

and when they showed it at the end of the color episodes of "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" Donna Douglas would say in her Elly May voice "THIS HAS BEEN A FILMWAYS PREE-SEN-TATION!"

What about when the grandparent show "Green Acres" had it? You know, when Eva Gabor would go "This has been a Filmways Presentation Da-ling"? LOL.

The Screen Gems logo with that scary, mysterious music would scare me. I'm referring to the one that was used during the end of the Patty Duke Show S3 and other 60's shows. The Donna Reed Show has that same logo from the last season I think?

and when they showed it at the end of the color episodes of "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" Donna Douglas would say in her Elly May voice "THIS HAS BEEN A FILMWAYS PREE-SEN-TATION!"

I'd forgotten that. :lol:

The Screen Gems logo with that scary, mysterious music would scare me.

I'm surprised that so many people were/are scared of that logo. That's one of the few logos that DIDN'T scare me. :eek: :lol:

PARAMOUNT TELEVISION LOGOS THROUGH THE YEARS

Rising Circle (January 1-March 29, 1968)

On a blue background, we see a black mountain (with the byline "A Gulf+Western Company" in white text). A white circle rises up and the "Paramount" name is revealed, the name then shrinks for the word "Television" to be fit below that. 22 stars suddenly encircle the logo around the mountain peak. Below all that is a copyright notice, with variations:
*COPYRIGHT © MCMLXVIII by PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED." Between the words RIGHTS and RESERVED is Paramount's old logo bug (later episodes, particularly after late February 1968, do not have the bug). The words "Paramount Pictures Corporation" (in the Paramount font) are seen below the copyright.
*On Star Trek (The Original Series), a mention for Norway Corporation is also seen.
*On the 1993 VHS print of the Star Trek (The Original Series) episode "A Private Little War," the above variation, which follows the Desilu logo, has the 1979 music (thus plastering over the 1984 Blue Mountain).

Music: Same as the 1967 updated Desilu jingle. Star Trek uses the original 1966 version, though. Oddly, the 1993 VHS print of the episode "A Private Little War" uses the 1979 Blue Mountain theme.

Scare Factor: Minimal, not many have seen this in the '80s-'90s, although the music used may surprise a few.

Split Rectangle (September 20, 1968-May 6, 1975)

This logo starts with a yellow (September 20, 1968-December 20, 1969) or red (September 26, 1969-May 6, 1975) background, with a bar in the center, split in two parts: the long part on the left (colored blue) contains the words "PARAMOUNT TELEVISION" and "A DIVISION OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES (CORPORATION)" below that, each line of text (all white) being progressively smaller.

The shorter right part of the bar (blue background with white stars, light blue mountain backdrop and white mountain peak from 1968-69; white background with blue stars/mountain backdrop and white mountain peak from 1969-75) is where the eventual zoom-in is placed. There was a byline "A Gulf+Western Company" positioned below the mountain peak (black text from 1968-69, blue text from 1969-75). The copyright notice is seen below the byline on the 1968-69 logo, which reads "COPYRIGHT © (YEAR) by PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" and has "Paramount Pictures Corporation" seen below that (in its corporate font).

On Mission: Impossible (1966-73) and Mannix there is no G+W byline; season 1 of Here's Lucy also lacks the copyright notice in the mountain peak.

Logo variations:
* Star Trek: Copyright notice reads: "COPYRIGHT © (YEAR) by PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION AND NORWAY CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
* A few 1970-71 season shows, such as The Brady Bunch and The Odd Couple, had a 1970 copyright stamp (black text) seen below the G+W byline. But no one knows why it's there, though.
* On the 1971 unsold pilot Scared Stiff the bylineless version of the logo also has a rare 1971 Paramount copyright below it.

Music variations:
* September 20, 1968-June 3, 1969: Seven-note horn fanfare, composed by Leith Stevens.
* September 23, 1969-January 12, 1971: Eight-note horn fanfare, composed by Dominic Frontiere. Called "Closet Killer." An early version of this fanfare (used primarily through December 1969) has some longer notes. On episodes of Mission: Impossible and Mannix as well as a few 1969 TV movies (Seven in Darkness and the 90-minute pilots of The Immortal and The Young Lawyers) the 1968 logo was used, only on those episodes that do not have a copyright notice in the credits.
* October 3, 1970-March 8, 1974: Eight-note horn fanfare, composed by Lalo Schifrin and Robert Drasnin, called "Color ID."
* September 15, 1972-May 6, 1975: Slower version of Schifrin's jingle, which can be confused with the 1979 Blue Mountain jingle (see below).
* October 10, 1972-October 2, 1973: Very somber version of the above jingle, primarily with French horns, as heard on the TV movies Night of Terror, The Heist, The Weekend Nun and The Devil's Daughter as well as on episode 1 of The Magician.
* September 12, 1974-March 7, 1975: Even slower version of Schifrin's jingle, with opening cymbal crash and woodwinds in addition to the brass section.
* The 1968-69 variation logo also exists with the 1979 Blue Mountain theme on the 1993 VHS release of the Star Trek (The Original Series) episode "Mirror, Mirror," plastering the 1984 Blue Mountain logo by mistake.

Scare Factor: Moderate; this logo is deemed to be scary because of the zoom-in from the whole logo to the mountain logo, especially after 1969 with the Dominic Frontiere jingle and then the first (1970) Lalo Schifrin jingle.

Blue Mountain (September 8, 1975-July 27, 1989)

Perceived to be scary because of the way the word "Television" slides in from the right of the screen, under the "Paramount" name, combined with the Lalo Schifrin "Color ID" music originally used in the prior "Split Rectangle, Mark II" logo from 1970-75 (the "Split Mark II" originally had a jingle composed by Dominic Frontiere used in the 1969-70 season, nicknamed "Closet Killer"). Several music variations did exist for this logo (as well as for the logo used before this), including two entirely different jingles composed by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Next Generation) used in the years 1976-78.

I also think the logo can be scary because of all the shades of blue in the logo (hence the logo's nickname).

On a light blue background, we see a dark blue mountain backdrop with "Paramount" (white text) on top, with a more refined mountain drawing, all of that encircled by 22 white stars. Below is the byline "A Gulf+Western Company" positioned centered with the three words stacked. The word "Television" then slides in from the right of the screen, under "Paramount," with its alignment the same as in the original 1967 logo.

Logo variations:
September 8, 1975-July 27, 1989: As above with registered mark symbol.
September 30, 1975-September 4, 1987: Filmed version with no registered mark symbol.
October 1982-May 8, 1987: Mountain peak is raised, which causes the word "Television" to overlap on it.
July 9, 1984-July 27, 1989: Telecined (videotaped) version, which is mostly a still logo (the film rolls only during the moment the word "Television" slides in under "Paramount"). Seen on The Jesse Owens Story, MacGyver (seasons 1-2), The New Love, American Style, Hard Knocks, The Cavanaughs and five season 1 episodes of Friday the 13th: The Series as well as on '80s syndicated prints of Star Trek (The Original Series) and Happy Days.
*Some made-for-TV movies may instead feature a still version of the second half of the theatrical Blue Mountain logo.

Music variations:
September 8, 1975-July 31, 1976: Marching-band type vibe.
August 7, 1976-May 18, 1977, December 19, 1979, August 1, 1982: First Jerry Goldsmith jingle. A low-pitch version exists.
September 6, 1977-February 29, 1980: New version of the Goldsmith jingle.
September 5, 1978-July 24, 1979: New version of Lalo Schifrin's jingle, slow tempo. Was commonly seen on Taxi.
September 9, 1979-May 30, 1986, April 20, 1987-July 27, 1989: The infamous mid-tempo version with loud horns and xylophone. Is probably believed to be just the 1972-75 Split Rectangle jingle, but with the horns mixed very loud. Most common in syndication (Star Trek (The Original Series), Solid Gold, Bosom Buddies and Entertainment Tonight), usually in cases where there's a loud booming sound at the very beginning of the music.
September 15, 1980-December 18, 1982: Slower, orchestrated version.
October 6, 1981-March 28, 1985, October 9, 1986, December 16, 1987, March 20, 1988: Another mid-tempo version with chimes. Was commonly seen on Family Ties. One slightly different version of this was used on the Happy Days episode titled "Baby, It's Cold Inside."
September 17, 1982-October 3, 1987: Another infamous horn-driven jingle. Also common in syndication.
November 4, 1982-May 4, 1987: Slightly different version used under the rare tall-peaked version of the logo.
March 19-August 27, 1987: A variation of the 1981 jingle without the chimes, as heard on Bronx Zoo, Duet and other UBU Productions co-produced shows of the period.
September 22, 1986-May 4, 1987: Electronically-processed, reverbed version of the 1975 music. Used only on season 2 of MacGyver to the best of my knowledge.
*On older shows such as Mannix, this logo was seen amid the jingles of the "Split Rectangle" (September 1968-75) logos.

Scare Factor: High; as many people don't like the word "Television" sliding in and, combined with the music, makes it a nightmare. The nightmare effect is boosted up one notch if you also include the separate "In Association with" card that appears before this logo at the end of shows like Taxi, Family Ties and Cheers.

CGI Mountain (September 13, 1987-2003)

On a gradient purple background with clouds, we see a realistic mountain, with 22 stars encircling it, and the Paramount name (all silver). We see the "A Gulf+Western Company" byline (same alignment as in the Blue Mountain logo).

Logo variants:
*October 6, 1987-January 2, 1988: This logo also has the "75th Anniversary" mention (referring to Paramount's 1912 founding), in gold. Seen only on Entertainment Tonight episodes of the period.
*September 13, 1987-October 2, 1989: Most well-known Gulf+Western variation.
*October 9, 1989-1992: Following Gulf+Western's reorganization into Paramount Communications, the byline "A Paramount Communications Company" is seen, gold text and underlined.
*1990-December 1994: As 1989, except the byline is all white.
*January 1995-99: Following Viacom's 1994 acquisition of Paramount, the byline "A VIACOM COMPANY" is seen (in Viacom's corporate font; the sudden change involved Viacom replacing its own syndication arm with Paramount Domestic Television (then-subsequent broadcasts replaced the old Viacom logos with the Paramount ones)). There are variations owing to logo zoom: if the logo zoom is large, it is Paramount Network TV, but if the logo zoom is small it is Paramount Domestic TV (first-run/syndication).
*1999-2003: A slight updating of the 1995 logo to reflect Viacom's reorganization after acquiring Spelling Entertainment Group in full and integrating the holdings originally syndicated by Worldvision (a company of Spelling since 1988) and NTA/Republic Pictures (with Paramount's logo replacing these two on then-subsequent prints). Again, the zoom variations on the Paramount logo apply to whether you're watching a network (larger zoom) or first-run/syndicated (smaller zoom) show.
*Sometimes, this logo may have animated clouds.

Music: Usually a six-note fanfare that sounds like the Star Wars theme (but it is actually an adaptation of the old Paramount on Parade fanfare composed by Elsie Janis and Jack King, first heard in the 1930s), but other shows (usually syndicated) may instead feature this logo with an older jingle or, often, no music at all. Some notable variants:
*Nero Wolfe (the 1977-produced but 1979-aired pilot that served to create the 1981 NBC series) has the 1990 version of the logo with the 1976 theme.
*Taxi has this logo but with the 1978 Blue Mountain music (international reruns of the episodes from seasons 2-5, however, have the same 1990 logo but with the '79 theme). This mixed-up variant also oddly showed up on locally-syndicated reruns of the NickToons library in 1995, as well as on ABC Family (and SciFi/SyFy) reruns of Mork & Mindy.
*Some Star Trek (The Original Series) reruns used the 1979 Blue Mountain music, as a result plastering the 1984 Blue Mountain.
*On the 1971 made-for-TV movie Terror in the Sky, the 1990 logo is seen, but has the appropriate 1970 Split Rectangle music.
*Remastered prints of old shows, later on to include those originally syndicated by Viacom, Worldvision or Republic Pictures (see above exceptions), often had this logo without any music.

Scare factor: None; this logo is just boring after you've seen it so many times (especially when there's an older jingle playing unexpectedly).

Which of these Paramount logos is the scariest to you?

~Ben

^ I don't think the Paramount logos were scary in and of themselves - it was the loud, scary music!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

The Roundelay (MF) logo from "Knots Landing" scared me at first, but now, looking at it through today's eyes, I hardly think it's scary anymore.

The Patty Duke Show was from United Artists.

The only logo I found to be creepy was the one seen at the opening of Howling III which is supposed to reference the MGM lion, but they use footage of a Tasmanian wolf.

WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES, INC.

Most scary logo by this company: "WHOOSH Globe"
Other names: "'90s Worldvision "W" Globe," "Zooming W," "WHOOSH of Doom," "W of Doom"
Years seen: September 1988-June 1999 (TV), 1985-1995 (home video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNNgW3gCBYg

http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Worldvision+Enterprises%2C+Inc.

Description: On a white screen, we see the 1974 version of the Radar Globe, with a red "W" connecting the longitude and latitude lines of the black wire-frame globe drawing. The globe zooms up at a fast pace from the center of the screen (a la Viacom's "V of Doom"). Then, from out of the screen comes the WORLDVISION name (also black; set in Avant Garde Black font), zooms out. The screen goes black about a second before the alignment of globe and name, and the phrase "ENTERPRISES INC." (in Helvetica Normal) appears below the WORLDVISION name. The disclaimer "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization" fades in at bottom, and the globe logo and company name shines.

Byline variations:
September 1988-June 1989: No byline (only disclaimer at bottom)
September 1989-June 1991: Immediately after this logo was originally introduced, Worldvision was acquired by Spelling Entertainment. Thus, starting in 1989, this text appeared below the company name: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC."
1991-94: Same as 1989 version, except the TM subscript is seen below the Radar Globe logo.
September-December 1994: Following Blockbuster Entertainment's takeover of Spelling (and Blockbuster itself being in the hands of Viacom, along with Paramount), an additional byline is placed below the Spelling byline which reads: "A BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY." Blockbuster's corporate logo, a blue/yellow ticket stub, is seen to the right of the Radar Globe logo.
January-June 1995: The Blockbuster ticket stub is moved from the right of the globe to its own byline, which folds out at the moment the Worldvision logo/name are aligned in place.
September 1995-June 1996: The Spelling Entertainment byline is changed to "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC." in observance to Spelling's acquisition of Republic Pictures/NTA. Same Blockbuster Entertainment logo/byline.
September 1996-June 1999: "A SUBSIDIARY OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC." with all Blockbuster references removed.

Logo variations:
*A filmed version exists, on Twin Peaks.
*After Blockbuster bought Spelling (also see above), their movie ticket logo unfolded below Worldvision's logo (very early versions had the ticket logo to the right of the globe instead) and underneath Spelling's byline (itself having the "A Blockbuster Entertainment Company" byline underneath).
*A still version of this logo existed on Augie Doggie & Friends, the syndication package of old Hanna-Barbera shorts ran on the Family Channel in the early '90s.
*A greyscale variation exists on certain reruns of B&W episodes of the classic 1963 version of The Fugitive.

FX: The sped-up zoom-out, the layering FX on the company name, the shining Radar Globe, and company name shining wipe at the end of the sequence.

Cheesy factor: The music sounds rather dated for a logo from 1988, because it sounds like a '70s-style analog synthesizer (think Moog or ARP).

Music: Starts with a loud WHOOSH, and then a two-note analog synth jingle with "air" in the background. Is sometimes attributed to be three notes, but the third note is just the second one by itself, after the "air" clears (watch when the globe logo shine and company name wipe dies down). This was an edited version of the 1985-95 Worldvision Home Video jingle, itself an adaptation of Andy Clarke's "Moog Statement 14."

Music notes:
*Some shows may have this logo with the ending theme playing over instead, such as on 1980 and '81 episodes of Scooby & Scrappy-Doo.
*The logo can also be silent, as represented on B&W episodes of Combat!, so as to censor the audible reference to ABC-TV, where originally an announcer would say: "An ABC Television Network Presentation. Filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios."

Scare factor: Median, bordering on High: the sudden flash of white, the WHOOSH sound, the zooming "W" logo and name, and the analog synth music may catch a daydreaming viewer off-guard. May be scarier yet for the unexpected high-tone and low-tone versions seen on certain episodes of Little House on the Prairie.

Availability: Still plenty of TV shows and movies left with this logo. Check Hallmark reruns of Little House on the Prairie, SoapNET reruns of Beverly Hills, 90210, and SyFy reruns of Tales from the Dark Side and the miniseries The Stand. The early Blockbuster variation can be seen on VH1 Classic reruns of the 1991 Doors biopic The Doors.

~Ben

I never found that one scary. It's also on the Little House DVDs at the end of each episode.

I agree with Screen Gems and the blue Viacom "V of Doom."

Thames:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qBKACyY-pU

I think it was the sudden "dum dum dum" and the sliding transition that startled me as a little kid watching British TV show reruns.

Columbia Pictures "Sunburst " Logo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYhAyvgHyHA&feature=related

And while this one didn't scare me (I actually find the music calming) it did creep a lot of people out. The PBS logo from the 70's where the P turned into a head:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_JCzZAqqQg&feature=related

I was never scared of any Worldvision logo.

MTE Television Logo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgiSQX6fiB0&feature=related

it still scares me today.

I never found that one scary. It's also on the Little House DVDs at the end of each episode.
The Worldvision "WHOOSH" may also be retained on the George of the Jungle (the original 1967 series) DVD set. Check that one out to be sure if it's there on all 17 episodes.

~Ben

"Others:
Mark VII Productions "Hammer Strikes" logo (seen on any show produced by Jack Webb ex's: "Dragnet," "Adam-12," "Emergency," etc.) and its short-lived logo in the Mark VII "Shocking Gold" logo, which is the two of the very reasons why I was so scared of watching "Dragnet."

That one really creeped me out. Still not too fond of it actually.

what about ones after dragnet wit the hammer and loud noise it made looked like 3d almost

I remember Vin Di Bona's (America's Funniest Home Videos) logo used to scare me, because it had weird music.

Agreed.

The music for the Vin Di Bona logo since 2011 is much better-sounding though...

Pee Wee logos were freaky...:eek:

I do remember being creeped out by the "Pee Wee Productions" logo when PPH reran on Fox Family back in the 1990s.

The 1980s-esque sound effects didn't make things better. :eek:

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What about the UBU Productions logo, seen at the end of "Family Ties?" It was the man that says "Sit, UBU! Sit! Good Dog!" and the dog barks, followed by the black IAW screen and the "Blue Mountain" Paramount Television.

I wouldn't say it was "scary," just awkward with it following immediately after the relatively uptempo Family Ties ending credits and immediately proceeding the even louder Paramount Television Blue Mountain logo...

don't forget about growing pains guy falling off the roof

or one after night court with it sounds like somebody being slapped and big slap at the end warner bros one

Here's another scary logo that's been around since it started on "The Tracy Ulman Show" in 1987 that no one mentioned:

The Gracie Films Productions logo still seen to this very day on "The Simpsons" and also seen at the end of "The Critic."

It's the logo w/ the dark theatre and those dark colors of the back of people's heads w/ the murmuring before one of the guys pops up and says "Shhhhhhhhhh!"

On some special eps. of "The Simpsons," the "Shhhhhhh!" is replaced w/ either a howling noise, screaming sound, etc.

and the jingle tune is also used with the creepy organ on Halloween eps.

If you can't look past the creepy animation, creepy sounding synth tune used in the logo and the awful black "In Association With" screen, then this logo will definitely get you.

For the early eps. of "The Simpsons," the IAW screen is followed by the 1982 20th Century Fox TV "Searchlights and Zoom-Out" logo w/ the 1988 TCF TV jingle on DVD's and on original broadcasts as well.

I think on most recent episodes of "The Simpsons" (since the 2007 movie), a lot of the murmuring from the audience has been toned down and edited out.

But yes, the "Gracie Films" logo was somewhat creepy indeed...

or one after night court with it sounds like somebody being slapped and big slap at the end warner bros one

That laugh with the 1980s Moog Synthesizer didn't help things either...:lol:

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Also, at the end of the Drew Carey show, we were shown a fetus in the womb with a child's laughter being heard. THAT IS DEFINITELY UNIQUE!!! And memorable.

The "Mohawk Productions" logo also appeared after "George Lopez" and "The Oblongs" (probably some other shows too).

Interesting enough, and I'm not sure if it was intentional, but the image would freeze while the music loops several times before completely playing out at the end of "George Lopez," which still creeps me out to this day...

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THE PROGRAM EXCHANGE (the one around 1987) scared me.

There were a couple variants of that Program Exchange logo in addition to the 1987 variant...

*The 1979 Variant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MT3i5ipEcg), in which the company was called "DFS Program Exchange."

*The Extremely Rare 1986 Variant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI4C23acUEQ), in which the company was called "DFS-Dorland Program Exchange."

Each variant has the same music as the 1987 logo, but the music on the 1979 variant is a lot rougher in sound and thus creepier IMO...

WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES, INC.

Yep, that one scared the crap out of me...

How about the SFM Entertainment logo?

There are a couple of different variants, but the one at the end of "The Flip Wilson Show" (without the announcer) was the creepiest...

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DNA productions is also rather creepy, as that ape has an third eye in his forehead!

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DNA productions is also rather creepy, as that ape has an third eye in his forehead!

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I was shocked to find out there are like 5-10 different variants of that logo...:lol:

It's one of those where you have to say to yourself "wait a minute, did I just see what I think I saw!?"

Yeah, I know. I had no idea either that it existed in so many versions.

The closing logos for DIC cartoons and the creepy out of nowhere kid voice saying "DIC".

That laugh with the 1980s Moog Synthesizer didn't help things either...:lol:

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I swear that sounds just like,harry stone kind creepy

The "Mohawk Productions" logo also appeared after "George Lopez" and "The Oblongs" (probably some other shows too).

Interesting enough, and I'm not sure if it was intentional, but the image would freeze while the music loops several times before completely playing out at the end of "George Lopez," which still creeps me out to this day...

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is that a unborn baby or something creepy so creepy like why is that on there

I swear that sounds just like,harry stone kind creepythat laugh is actually night court creator reinhold weege

The early NET logos before it became PBS were pretty creepy, especially the first and the third:

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that laugh is actually night court creator reinhold weege
He pulled out of production of Night Court around its final season; that's why his logo isn't there on those last episodes.

~Ben

wha about seeing dedicated to the memory of some actor late night after some show, sometimes their pic is shown some time not

use to creep me out

miss old TBS Schedules logos them was the days

is that a unborn baby or something creepy so creepy like why is that on there

It's an Ultrasound...

oh ok its stil creepy though

On a short-lived 1992 Fox comedy called Rachel Gunn, R.N., there was (unless I'm mistaken) a logo that appeared to be on a piece of paper that pulled back or ripped back to reveal the CPT logo with CPE byline. It's been more than 20 years since I saw it, so as such, that's why I'm not sure what it was like. Suffice to say, it really did scare me, especially in its transition to that CPT/CPE logo.

The Paramount jingle that came on after The Brady Bunch used to scare me when I was a kid. I had no problem with the logo.

The Paramount jingle that came on after The Brady Bunch used to scare me when I was a kid. I had no problem with the logo.


I know. It was scary sounding. Did these people think about the feelings of the children?

The PBS logo from 1971 that was used before airing a Sesame Street episode. Then the Children's Television Workshop funky 70's theme with chimes, drums and horns blasting. I got to know that one in the 80's as a kid and that creeped me out. I think that was used into the early 1990's. Again, consider the feelings of the kids!

I know. It was scary sounding. Did these people think about the feelings of the children?

The PBS logo from 1971 that was used before airing a Sesame Street episode. Then the Children's Television Workshop funky 70's theme with chimes, drums and horns blasting. I got to know that one in the 80's as a kid and that creeped me out. I think that was used into the early 1990's. Again, consider the feelings of the kids!
The Paramount TV music didn't really bother me. The only thing about the Blue Mountain logo music that really bothered me was the many arrangements heard in the logo throughout its 12-season run (1975-1987). It was sort of hard for me in my younger years to distinguish each season's version of that music (the 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982 versions were most commonly used).

~Ben

the Group W logo at the end of "On Scene: Emergency Response."
Reg Grundy logo at the end of "Sale Of The Century"
Procter and Gamble Productions logo at the end of "Guiding Light"

Nowadays, unless on Blu-Ray/DVD or VHS, these scary TV logos are plastered over with more tamer, current versions.

The Lorimar-Telepictures logo from Dallas, Mama's Family, et al, used to terrify me as a kid. I still find it unnerving 30 years later.

Do we have some links to what you guys are talking about?

Do we have some links to what you guys are talking about?

Here's one, for that Roundelay logo I mentioned from Knots Landing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D87COMuSQys

All of the above scared me!

Whenever Teletubbies came on PBS Kids when I was a child, there was a Ragdoll logo that looked like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntYW_MQhBtc

It had either the sound of a slide whistle or a kazoo, and it really scared me so much as a girl, I cried every single time it came on. I'm not kidding either.