'''Variants:'''
*The copyright date (in Roman numerals) may sometimes be in a different font other than Futura. It also appears that the 1981 and sometimes 1982 versions are the only ones that appear to be "natural" as the rest appear with some kind of video effect. ▼
*The amount of time between the words finishing drawing in and the parallelograms stopping may vary.
*On later VHS releases, the closing logo has a shadow effect added when the star is being drawn away. This was originally used during 1983 and early - 1984 before becoming permanent in 1985. ▼
*On some VHS releases, the closing logo is shortened, starting from when the copyright disclaimer fades in . The logo is also silent in this case. ▼
* On <u>rock''Rock Flashback: Deep Purple - concert</u>California releasesJam 1974'', theThe text "ROCK FLASHBACK" appears in black, with a white outline. Another version has this in an {{color|orange}} Revue font with a {{color|gold|yellow}} outline fades after the logo finishes animating. The latterclosing variant hasalso adds an extra copyright addednotice reading "Original recording © Deep Purple MCMLXXIV" below the normal copyright in a Helvetica font. ▼
* On ''John Martyn - In Vision 1973-1981'' and other Rock Flashback releases, the "ROCK FLASHBACK" appears in black, with a white outline.
* On widescreen'''Little Nezha Fights Great Dragon releasesKings'', the words "'''This is a wide screen film'''" fade in shortly before the star stops shining. ▼
*On ''101 Great Goals'', the logo is superimposed onto a football match. At the end, a still of the normal opening logo with a copyright stamp is used.
▲*On widescreen releases, the words "'''This is a wide screen film'''" fade in shortly before the star stops shining.
▲*The copyright date (in Roman numerals) may sometimes be in a different font other than Futura. It also appears that the 1981 and sometimes 1982 versions are the only ones that appear to be "natural" as the rest appear with some kind of video effect.
▲*On later VHS releases, the closing logo has a shadow effect added when the star is being drawn away. This was originally used during 1983 and early-1984 before becoming permanent in 1985.
▲*On some VHS releases, the closing logo is shortened, starting from when the copyright disclaimer fades in.
*On the 1987 UK VHS release of ''Watch With Mother'', the logo turns {{color|grey}}-scale when the "V" comes in; the closing starts in grey-scale but turns into colour before the text is drawn away. Another version of this exists where it fades to the B&W effect as well on some other releases.
*On a <u>promo variant</u>, the logo seems to fly backwards as it finishes.
*On a trailer/promo VHS, the regular logo is seen for a few seconds until it cuts to a black background with a {{color|deepskyblue|blue}} book sideways with the print logo of the time. At the bottom (or in the end of the tape, the top), "{{color|gold|NEW VIDEO TASTIES}}" is seen in {{color|gold|yellow}}. The closing logo starts when the text is drawn away, and the copyright date uses a 1982 version at its base, with an extra "I" added to the end of the copyright date to read instead as "MCMLXXXIII", and it fades out.
▲*On <u>rock concert</u> releases, the text "ROCK FLASHBACK" appears in black, with a white outline. Another version has this in an {{color|orange}} Revue font with a {{color|gold|yellow}} outline. The latter variant has an extra copyright added reading "Original recording © Deep Purple MCMLXXIV" below the normal copyright in a Helvetica font.
*On <u>most U.S. VHS releases</u> distributed by CBS/Fox Video or [[Playhouse Video]],{{AvailabilityExamples}} the copyright disclaimer in the closing version is blacked out due to legal reasons.
'''Audio Variants:'''
* On the ''Mister Smith's Garden'' trilogy, an extended version of the first track plays at the end of the feature.
* On ''The Queen's Birthday Parade'', the end theme to the feature (a marching band) plays instead. The opening uses the first track.
* On ''Watch with Mother'', a music-box tune plays at the beginning and end.
'''Availability:''' Seen on BBC-owned releases during the time-period until October 1988.
* '''Original Tracks''': AllThese ofare thesemost trackscommonly are seenfound on aBBC majorityVideo's oflaserdisc Laserdiscs released by BBC Videoreleases and very early pre-cert VHS and Betamax releases.
** First Track: ''Mister Smith's Vegetable Garden'', ''Mister Smith's Flower Garden'', ''Mister Smith's Indoor Garden'', ''Great Railways 1: Flying Scotsman'' (opening only), ''Sea Power'', ''The Queen's Birthday Parade'' (opening only), ''Little Nezha Fights Great Dragon Kings'', ''Snooker Century Breakers'', ''The People's Champion'', ''Botham's Ashes'', ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 1'', ''Fundamental Frolics'', ''The Good Life'', ''Rock Flashback - Deep Purple: California Jam - Rock Flashback'', ''Animal Magic Presents Keeper Johnny Morris'', ''Play Golf with Peter Alliss'', ''Harry Carpenter's Videobook of Sport: Volume 1'', ''The Goodies and the Beanstalk'', ''The Gillette London Marathon'', ''Little Nezha Fights Great Dragon Kings''.
** Second Track: ''BBC Children's Favourites'', ''Beebtots'', ''Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen'' (also appears on the DVD release as an Easter Egg), ''Toyah At the Rainbow'', ''Toyah: Good Morning Universe'', ''Eric Clapton on Whistle Test'', ''John Martyn: In Vision 1973-1981'', ''Play School'', ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius'' (pre-cert release),.
** Third Track: ''The Story of British Furniture'', ''Delia Smith's Home Baking'', ''Treasures Of The British Crown'', ''Lyn Marshall's Everyday Yoga'', ''All Creatures Great and Small'', ''High Noon'', ''Sky at Westminster Abbey'',
** Fourth Track: ''The BBC Videobook of British Garden Birds'', ''Falklands - Task Force South'', ''Open All Hours'', ''Abigail's Party'', ''Great Railways: Flying Scotsman'' (closing only).
* '''1984-1988 Track''': Seen on releasesall fromBBC theVideo companyreleases after replacing the original marching band tracksfrom up1984 until 1988. Some later reissues of VHS releases (such as the 1993 UK VHS re-release of ''Animal Farm'' (1954), and the 1994 UK VHS re-release of ''Arsenal 1886-1986'', among others) from this era may plaster this with the 3rd logo instead while still keeping the 1984 track (which is faintly heard over the 3rd logo and its warning screens due to poor plastering).
** It is seen on the original ''Fawlty Towers'' VHS releases, and the three ''Postman Pat'' 1986 VHS releases too.
** The opening and closing logos are intact on the 1986 Playhouse Video issues of the BBC Video release of ''Doctor Who''.
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