Those old ending logos were so cool, but too intense for little Baby Boomer ears. I'll tell you one thing, though: this logo was first used around 1962-1963, after Revue became Universal Television, and it was replaced by the more familiar globe around 1964. That globe was used in different versions until 2008, when the current Universal Media bumper came along.
The ghastly red bar from 1969; the one that jumps out at you at the end of shows like The Brady Bunch. Do a YouTube search (ie "1969 Paramount logo") and you should be able to find it.
Whatever it is, it's creepy as hell! Dom's Closet Killer theme is the worst thing in recorded history. How could anyone have thought that scaring the crap out of the audience like that was a good idea?
Yeah, a lot of them did that; the V of Doom, the S from Hell, Four Star's Banner from Hell, Revue's extra loud music. Just goes to show you....businessmen are EVIL!
I couldn't take those Paramount Television themes from 1967 to 1970, either. The 1970-1975 theme wasn't too bad. I actually liked the Paramount logos they used from 1969 to 1975 - I just didn't like the 1969-1970 theme. It didn't scare me as much as the Universal tune, but I still got nightmares over it.
What about the 1975-87 themes? Those were very scary (aside from the 1976 and '77 themes by Jerry Goldsmith) when combined with the sliding-from-the-right "Television" and the obvious shades of blue in the logo.
@ClassicTVMan1981X Actually, I didn't find the 1975-1990 themes too scary when I was a youngster - and I was quite relieved when I heard the last of that spooky 1960-1975 Juan Esquivel fanfare and its counterparts. (I do recall, though, that my recently deceased father had to turn up the TV set every time it had to air.)
@ClassicTVMan1981X To be honest, those bumpers weren't that scary. Their successor, which first came along in 1987 or 1988, sounded a lot like the opening notes from the Star Wars theme. I guess that post-1980 vanity cards are meant to make a statement without scaring little kids and sensitive adults. (P. S. Like me - if anyone, and I mean anyone, wants to take me to a movie that shows blood, gore and cut up or decomposing dead people, they'd easily kill a friendship. I'm a wimp.)
This was seen at the end of the early episodes of "{KRAFT} SUSPENSE THEATER" and possibly "BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER" (aka "UNIVERSAL STAR TIME") in 1963...
Unfortunately, I'm no expert on this logo. Believe me, there's a large contingent out there on the Net who know scary amounts of stuff about these logos, and hopefully one of them will come along and bless us with his/her knowledge.
You're right...it's indeed from the 1963-1964 season, and this is the "living color" variant originally shown on NBC during that aforementioned season.
I use to see this on Wagon Train whenever it was rerun on CBN (now abc family)
tnawcwvictoria 2 months ago
@ChristianWithNES The Grim Reaper's cell phone ringtone...
TimelordR 1 year ago
Love this logo. Wish there was some wallpaper that looked like this.
enigma413 3 years ago 3
I know that. But I was talking about scary logos altogether.
ShaDeed329 3 years ago
Those old ending logos were so cool, but too intense for little Baby Boomer ears. I'll tell you one thing, though: this logo was first used around 1962-1963, after Revue became Universal Television, and it was replaced by the more familiar globe around 1964. That globe was used in different versions until 2008, when the current Universal Media bumper came along.
markojameow 3 years ago
Or for little Gen X ears. The red Paramount logo used to scare the crap out of me! And I was young enough to mean that literally...
TheGameroomBlitz 3 years ago
Red Paramount logo?? what red Paramount logo??
ShaDeed329 3 years ago
The ghastly red bar from 1969; the one that jumps out at you at the end of shows like The Brady Bunch. Do a YouTube search (ie "1969 Paramount logo") and you should be able to find it.
TheGameroomBlitz 3 years ago
You mean Paramount Television "Split Rectangle #2" with the red background. The logo used 5 logo themes.
Dominic Frontiere's two 1969 themes
Lalo Schifrin/Robert Drasnin three themes (a.k.a. "Blue Mountain" themes). 1970-1975
ShaDeed329 3 years ago
Whatever it is, it's creepy as hell! Dom's Closet Killer theme is the worst thing in recorded history. How could anyone have thought that scaring the crap out of the audience like that was a good idea?
TheGameroomBlitz 3 years ago 2
Uh, if you wanna know REAL scary logos, you should check out the 1976 Viacom "V of Doom" and VID TV of Russia.
ShaDeed329 3 years ago
Yeah, a lot of them did that; the V of Doom, the S from Hell, Four Star's Banner from Hell, Revue's extra loud music. Just goes to show you....businessmen are EVIL!
Staszu13 3 years ago
I couldn't take those Paramount Television themes from 1967 to 1970, either. The 1970-1975 theme wasn't too bad. I actually liked the Paramount logos they used from 1969 to 1975 - I just didn't like the 1969-1970 theme. It didn't scare me as much as the Universal tune, but I still got nightmares over it.
markojameow 3 years ago
@markojameow
What about the 1975-87 themes? Those were very scary (aside from the 1976 and '77 themes by Jerry Goldsmith) when combined with the sliding-from-the-right "Television" and the obvious shades of blue in the logo.
ClassicTVMan1981X 7 months ago
@ClassicTVMan1981X Actually, I didn't find the 1975-1990 themes too scary when I was a youngster - and I was quite relieved when I heard the last of that spooky 1960-1975 Juan Esquivel fanfare and its counterparts. (I do recall, though, that my recently deceased father had to turn up the TV set every time it had to air.)
markojameow 7 months ago
@markojameow
I meant Paramount TV's 1975-87 jingles.
ClassicTVMan1981X 7 months ago
@ClassicTVMan1981X To be honest, those bumpers weren't that scary. Their successor, which first came along in 1987 or 1988, sounded a lot like the opening notes from the Star Wars theme. I guess that post-1980 vanity cards are meant to make a statement without scaring little kids and sensitive adults. (P. S. Like me - if anyone, and I mean anyone, wants to take me to a movie that shows blood, gore and cut up or decomposing dead people, they'd easily kill a friendship. I'm a wimp.)
markojameow 7 months ago
Yep!
ShaDeed329 4 years ago
This was seen at the end of the early episodes of "{KRAFT} SUSPENSE THEATER" and possibly "BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER" (aka "UNIVERSAL STAR TIME") in 1963...
fromthesidelines 4 years ago
I think I have one very similar to this in black and white somewhere around here.
mobilene 4 years ago
What shows used this, the first official Universal logo? And if you have the black and white version handy, can I please see it? Thanks.
headphone355 4 years ago
Unfortunately, I'm no expert on this logo. Believe me, there's a large contingent out there on the Net who know scary amounts of stuff about these logos, and hopefully one of them will come along and bless us with his/her knowledge.
I uploaded the b/w version.
mobilene 4 years ago
@headphone355 OMG i saw this UN-PLASTERED and black and white on TV on the Jack Benny Show!!!
ColumbiaPicturesFan 1 year ago
You're right...it's indeed from the 1963-1964 season, and this is the "living color" variant originally shown on NBC during that aforementioned season.
mrceleb2006 4 years ago