AVID:Logo Urban Legends

This page covers logos that are currently lost and contain no visual proof to their existence.

Anglia 1988 with 1998 ITV logo

A version of the Anglia 1988 logo had the 1998 ITV logo fading in on the top left. No footage exists of it. It was in a video showing pictures of ITV idents until 2002.

Carlton "F1", "Gold Searchlight" and "Vortex" idents (1998?-1999)

Three Carlton idents from the 1996 ident package has been reported to exist. The F1 ident was mentioned on a Twitter post by UKPRES, and the Vortex and Gold Searchlight idents were mentioned on a post on TV Forum. It is unknown if the F1 ident is the same as Central's version, and it is unknown if the Gold Searchlight and Vortex idents were used or not.

Cartoon Network on Demand bumper (Early 2010)

There is a lost on-demand bumper of Cartoon Network around early 2010, but in 2011, the original Cartoon Network logo was plastered by the 2010 logo. The plastered version can be seen here. The original version's video hasn't surfaced yet.

CBC Television Butterfly Logo (Wayne and Shuster Special Variant, 19??)

It had the butterfly logo playing as regular, but a fly swatter hits the logo. Its existence was mentioned by yoshitoshi98, although it's unconfirmed.

Central "Christmas Tree" ident (1998)

A variant of Central's Carlton Country ident has been reported on an airing of Home Alone in late 1998, where there's snow on the trees. The only mention of this ident is on a post on TV Live Forum.

CPHS-6 Extended Variant (1997-2000?)

An extended variant of the 1997 logo has been reported to exist. Several seconds after the stick figures stop dancing, the lady's hair falls out. It is unknown what program had this variant.

Columbia Pictures Television "Pretzel -- reverse plaster" (1980s-1990s)

This was reported to have happened at the end of late '80s to early '90s reruns of Hart to Hart (replacing the 1982 logo).

Columbia Pictures Television "Cokeburst" ("1982")

Perhaps the queen mother of logo urban legends, and among the few that are actually fake. A handful of people claimed to have remembered seeing the standard CPT Sunburst at one point having a Coca-Cola byline like what the next CPT logo, the 80s Torch Lady, would have. Syndicated reruns of What's Happening!! were pointed to most often, particularly from the New York City and Philadelphia markets. Three examples were said to be found, but all of them wound up being elaborate mock-ups. It's possible this could have been a Mandela effect between the 1975 and 1982 CPT logos.

MTM Enterprises "Upside Down Mimsie" (1975)

There is a variant that was supposedly used at the end of the finale of Paul Sand's Friends and Lovers, where Mimsie's circle turns upside down. Here is a reconstruction. This was said to also be on the series Three For The Road.

MTM Enterprises "various Texas Wheelers" (1974)

Perhaps the most mysterious MTM stories come out of the short-lived series The Texas Wheelers. Typically, a black-and-white kitten by a house's water pipe was shown with the company's name (in-credit) over the scene. But some people have claimed that a more typical style MTM logo appeared on the show, where an (animated) cat acts as a gunslinger. More infamously, the series finale supposedly had a variant on this where the cat is shot dead, which is backed up in a 1985 Chicago Tribune article: "In the final episode...an animated version of the kitten staggered from behind a wagon wheel and dropped dead". According to Jacob Dennis-Oehling (and several others) on YouTube, there was another version where Mimsie, dressed as a cowboy, shoots some guns in the circle. He also describes another version of the finale variant, in which Mimsie is instead shot to death. The last aired episode exists/existed on YouTube, but only had the typical credits. It is in the Paley Center as well, but the end credits are cut off before any logo can appear.

MGM Television "Stylized Lion"/"Cold Cream Jar" (1968)

A logo featuring the "Stylized Lion" used by MGM between 1966 and 1982 (also used by the MGM Grand and MGM Records) has been alleged to appear on Pogo Special Birthday Special.

It has been said to feature the logo in the shape of an old cold cream jar, with the stylized lion on top on a lid-type disc, and the company name vertically aligned to the side edges and face. It begins with the disc facing the screen. The last few seconds of the special's closing theme plays over it before one roar closes the lid off. After that, the jar simultaneously falls backwards and sideways to reveal the text on the jar's side.

Among other alleged details include background drawings/decorations and the company name on the jar's edge being in the block font from the trademark on the record labels. "TELEVISION" was also believed to be in a mod-type font also seen in the 1969-1973 To Tell the Truth logo, or the title card from A Muppet Family Christmas.

Additionally, there is a second version of the logo allegedly also appearing on Pogo, where the same stylized lion appears, before sliding over to the left side of the screen alongside "MGM", also sliding in next to the logo. This was based on a comment a user made on the above logo's reconstruction video.

Oxford Films "Closet Killer" (1970s)

This is essentially an edited version of the September 1968 Paramount Television logo but with Oxford Films' notice in place of said company's. It is unknown where this logo has been alleged to appear or whether it has the same audio as the "Closet Killer" logo or not.

UPDATE: The myth originated from the former WikiFoundry page, with the nickname being "Split Rectangle" and no other information. Later on, the description was changed to "It's basically an edited version of the Paramount Television "Closet Killer" Logo". Other than the above, there is no decisive evidence of its existence.

PBS "And On" and "Yellow Text" (1984-1989)

Two variants of this logo are claimed to exist with supposed video proof, but they are up for debate as to whether or not they're official.

One is claimed to have appeared on pre-1989 airings of the very first episode of Square One TV, where the logo plays as normal, but then multiplies, with the trail of P-heads extending into the top right-hand corner of the screen, with a chorus singing "And on, and on, and on..." (a snippet of the song "That's Infinity", which was featured in said episode). The only upload of this variant appears to be a recreation, judging by the lack of screen artifacts when the P-head multiplies, as well as no audio (such as buzzing or crackling) before that happens (contrary to the very beginning of the upload) as discussed on this thread. It is likely that it might even be a parody.

Another has the "PBS" text in yellow. Currently it is not known as to what programs used it.

PolyGram Television (1981)

This logo claims to have a metallic blue background, with the initials "P.G.T.V" spreading apart to reveal the rest of the company name "PolyGram TeleVision" just before a group of stars zip under the name. The music used is either the end theme of the show or no music at all.

Radical Sheep Productions "Molly" Variant (1992-1999)

A variant featuring the Molly doll from The Big Comfy Couch has been alleged to appear on an unknown airing of said series. The logo plays normally until the "Baa!" sound effect, in which Molly is seen raising and spreading her head and arms respectively in the bottom right corner.

Roblox "Reel Face" Logo (December 2011)

Around December 2011, a reel was made showcasing new developers and games, with Avicii - Levels playing in the background. The video was taken off the forums a month later after controversy of stolen games being featured in the video, and lack of popularity of the video, and the video was privated around that time. At the end of the video, the gameplay video currently playing desaturates and brightens up, zooming out to reveal dozens of gameplay videos White and Red, which they fade out and create the Roblox logo. The only screenshot found is a low quality copyright logo.

Sesame Workshop "Purple House and Green Roof" Variant (2000-2007)

It was speculated on this wiki to have appeared on Noggin/Sesame Workshop co-productions such as The Upside Down Show, but all episodes of that show use a still version of the red house-blue roof variant instead.

THX "People" (1990s?)

Allegedly, an undocumented THX trailer is known to exist.

It has been said to start similarly to Cimarron, with a conductor's baton, but instead of a wormhole, it shows random photographs of people (likely stills from movies) zooming in, and ends with the THX logo zooming in at a downward angle.

The only mention of this trailer online is on this webpage.

TriStar Television (1992) with the "Take Hollywood Home" jingle

Some people have claimed that, in the late 1990s-early 2000s, they saw the TriStar Television logo with the "Take Hollywood Home" music from the Columbia TriStar Home Video logo followed by the Columbia Pictures Television logo with their 1993 music, at the end of an episode of a television series (likely JAG).

Universal International Television (1963?)

This is essentially an edited version of the 1946-1964 Universal International logo with "Television" added below.

Vestron Video "Early Variant" (1982-1986)

Some early Vestron releases allegedly had a variant where the words are not spelled out by the light and the logo fades out earlier than usual. This was claimed to have been spotted on the 1984 Canadian VHS of Mr. Mom.

VID "Smoke" (1999-2000)

A variant is claimed to exist where the mask is formed from the smoke of a lit match. According to an old edit on the company's Russian Wikipedia page, this variant was seen on Угадай Мелодию, the Russian version of Name That Tune.

WGBH "Flash of Doom" Japanese Variant (1987)

A rare Japanese variant had appeared on a localized dub of NOVA. It consisted of a few Japanese characters in yellow on a blue background. Shortly afterwards, an orange glow expands behind the text. There is no music in this logo. It is possible that this may have not actually been a WGBH logo, but rather one for the television channel that had broadcast said dub.