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Line 2: [[File:foxplane.jpg\|link=Futurama\|frame\|[[FOX]] [[Biting the Hand Humor\|shoots down yet another]] [[Stealth Pun\|promising pilot]].]] Some studios have [[Vanity Plate~~\|vanity plates~~]]s that are [[Iconic Logo\|recognized everywhere]]. The moment you see a ring of stars swirling into place above a serene-looking mountain, for example, you know you're looking at a [[Paramount]] production. That little kid who tosses a fishing line into the water while sitting in the crook of the moon is instantly recognizable as [[DreamWorks]]. Such logos, once they climb to a certain point of universal recognition (no pun intended for those people who are watching a globe spin on their movie screens), are a sure fire form of brand name recognition. Every once in a while, though, a creator will have fun with it. The [[Vanity Plate]] will be changed in some way, just enough to put a new spin on it. [[Match Cut]]s are also a common form of this. A very specific type of inside joke. A subtrope of [[Special Edition Title]]. More examples in the IMDb's [https://web.archive.org/web/20100410142601/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/CrazyCredits/ Crazy Credits] section, or at the [http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Logo+Variations Closing Logos Group Wiki] {{examples}} Line 159: * ''Xuxa'': The kitten uses the voice of Xuxa saying "Ciao!" * The feature film ''A Little Sex'' has an animated cartoon version of Mimsie crying, followed by a second kitten appearing; the two then rub heads affectionately and purr. * The most startling variation appears at the end of the TV movie/[[Poorly -Disguised Pilot]] ''Vampire'', which has "AN MTM ENTERPRISES INC. PRODUCTION" in blood-red against a black background - '''and no kitten at all!''' Line 189: * ''[[Team America: World Police]]:'' The Paramount logo animation runs backward. * In ''[[Coming to America]]'', the camera zooms in to the mountain—and then ''over'' it, until it reaches the fictional African country. * In ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer ~~and~~& Uncut]]'', the mountain changes into a construction-paper mountain in the skyline of South Park, Colorado. ** This one was ruined when Warner Bros. took over the European distribution of the film. * ''[[The Core]]'': as it finishes, it zooms into the mountain's core. Line 195: * At the end of the 1951 ''[[Popeye]]'' cartoon, ''Alpine For You'', after Popeye punches Bluto, Bluto slams into a mountain peak, forming stars around the mountain. After that, "A Paramount Picture" appears over said mountain, closing the cartoon. This joke was preserved on the AAP prints. * Popeye, [[Little Lulu]], and [[Little Audrey]] also had their own [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceZCTT7MCE special] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uzO3sPO-zQ "Spinning Star"] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjMx0pQvHU openings], where stars from the logo would zoom in with the characters' headshots. * It's [[Stealth Pun\|never spelled out in the text]], but Holy Wood Hill in the [[Discworld]] book ''[[~~Discworld/Moving Pictures\|~~Moving Pictures]]'' is implied to be a worn-down, aged version of the "Paramountain", and in Ginger's dreams is shown surrounded by huge stars (which is [[Fridge Horror]] when, as well as being a [[Shout-Out]], these appear to be connected with the established large stars in the skies of the Dungeon Dimensions). ** Also, when they awaken the Golden Knight from his slumber beneath the Hill, Ginger is carrying a torch and Detritus bangs a gong. In Ginger's dream there's a lion roaring as well, but that never actually happens. * Paramount loves the [[Match Cut]]. In ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' animated series, the Paramount logo [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgV3vdOT09I morphs into a mountain in Busytown] which the Applecopter promptly flies out from behind, again via a fade. Line 291: * ''[[Get Smart (film)\|Get Smart]]'': The WB logo is a CONTROL-like door, and the Village Roadshow logo is a billboard. * [[Cartoon Network]]'s old "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61xR9LyN0T8 Cartoon Theater]" had parodies of the MGM, Paramount and Columbia logos. The [http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Cartoon+Network+Studios third and current "Cartoon Network Studios" logo] is a grungy, 1992 version of the network logo that stops blinking when a green scanner runs over it. However, most series/movies have it open up to some rough, animatic-like animation of the main characters (for example, [[The Grim Adventures of Billy ~~and~~& Mandy]] has Grim trying to chop off Billy and Mandy's heads). * The second version of the logo only had one variation: Dee Dee dances by it, causing some of the letters to spin. Dexter, shortly after, crashes through the logo in a giant robot. * [[Michael Bay]] ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' films: While the visuals are unchanged, the logos are accompanied by the transformation sound effect. Line 299: * The final shot of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' combines the closing logo-gimmicks of Warner Brothers and Disney, with Porky Pig stammering his "[[That's All Folks]]!" and Tinkerbell giving him a parting tap with a magic wand. * In ''[[The Last Airbender]]'', the Paramount stars are accompanied with splashes of water. The [[Nickelodeon]] Movies logo afterwards is on fire, and gets covered by earth. * The Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow logos in ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'' appear after the film starts and are shown in the sky with Soren flying around them, followed by the film's title. * In ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'', the Paramount and Warner logos appear in a pile of buttons. * The logos in ''[[The Losers]]'' are printed on a comic book page. Line 352: * In the second season of ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' the opening Central logo (a white globe) shrinks down and dissolves into a live action shot of a white roulette ball at the start of the opening credits. * One episode of Thames Television's ''[[The Kenny Everett Video Show]]'' had Kenny bursting through the opening logo. The shot was repeated in reverse for the closing logo. Another of Cuddly Ken's programmes replaced the London buildings that made up the Thames logo with [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903224653/http://hub.tv-ark.org.uk/images/itvlondon/itvlondon-thamesmain/images/thames-ident1979-kennytits-l.jpg women's breasts]... One edition of the ''[[Morecambe and Wise]]'' Christmas shows produced by Thames used a re-recorded version of the Thames logo jingle: "Here they are now, Morecambe and Wi-i-i-i-i-ise!" ** For the ''Des O'Connor'' show, the Thames jingle was played with different instruments. It would then swoop off into the stars, starting off the credits for the show. Line 397: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Show Parts]] [[Category:Paratext]] [[Category:Advertising Tropes]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]