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Logos, Logos, Logos

ctw_logo.jpg 88 retro logos on YouTube. Remember these from the ends of certain TV shows? They’re all here: Screen Gems S From Hell, Lorimar Line Of Doom, and the notorious Paramount ID with “Closet Killer” music. The latter would pop up after being lulled into submission with a Brady Bunch episode, and then it was all AAAAAAAHH!!!! SCARY PARAMOUNT!!!! Gee, thanks for traumatizing me.

April 30, 2006 09:27 AM | | Cathode Rays


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See, I really liked the "Closet Killer/Paramount" logo music. Though it was an abrupt transition from the former Desilu/initial Paramount logo music, when I heard it after "Brady Bunch" reruns, it somehow reminded me that that episode (first season) had been much older than the others.

Now, for a logo that used to unnerve me as a child and still is a little weird to me? Check out the 1971 Viacom closing logo. From a child's point of view, it's pretty chaotic and creepy! I actually think it may beat out the Screen Gems "S-from-Hell" logo. (Which was pretty scary to watch if you happened to be home alone as a child!)

Posted by: Dan | May 1, 2006 07:54 AM

I liked that Viacom one. Very Mary Tyler Mooreish.

Posted by: Matt | May 1, 2006 06:46 PM

I had nightmares about the S from Hell. It was truly one of the scariest things from my childhood.

Posted by: Keri | May 19, 2006 06:11 PM

none of them ever scared me although I see how "Closet Killer" could scare children under the age of 8

Posted by: Anonymous | January 22, 2007 02:23 PM

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