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|A Desilu Production (1967) (Star Trek).png| A later version of the "A Desilu Production" variant of the logo.
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'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by visual artist Howard Anderson Jr., who also designed the titles and effects works for ''I Love Lucy'', among other shows.
'''Variants:'''
*
* Another in-credit logo has the Desilu script name between "A" and "PRODUCTION".
* At the beginning of some programs, the word "Presents" is seen below.
* For Desilu Sales, Desilu's distribution arm starting in 1962, the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Distributed by Desilu Sales, Inc.'''''}}" is seen in a script font on a
'''Technique:''' Traditional animation.
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'''Availability:'''
* The superimposed version
* The in-credit variant
'''Legacy:''' This and the next logo are fondly remembered for their presence on television shows during their lifespans.
'''Final Notes:''' This logo was used on the final two seasons of ''The Lucy Show'', which used the 1966 Desilu logo and the 1968 Paramount Television logo at the end.
===2nd Logo (September 8, 1966-
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|Desilu (1966) 1.png| The standard version of the logo.
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|Desilu (1967) 1.png| 1967 version of the logo, with Paramount Pictures and Norway Corporation copyright stamps.
|Desilu (1967) 2.png| 1967 version of the logo, with Paramount Pictures copyright stamps.
|Desilu (1967) 3.png| 1967 version of the logo, with the same Paramount Pictures and Norway Corporation copyright stamps, but not in
|Desilu (1966) (1978 Copyright).png| A variant of the logo, with a 1978 copyright stamp.
|Desilu (1966-1968) Red Tinted Version.png|The Menagerie (Laserdisc Version)}}
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'''Variants:'''
* When Desilu merged with [[Paramount Pictures]] in 1966, the Paramount copyright stamp and the 1916-1967 Paramount Pictures print
* On ''Star Trek'' reruns from 1978, the Paramount copyright is chyroned in, and the logo then cuts to the then-current [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] logo or the 2006 [[CBS Studios|CBS Paramount Domestic Television]] "Eye in the Sky" logo afterward, which is seen on all episodes of the 2004 Season 1 DVD box set (as well some early episodes of Season 2), as an example. Some older prints will have the logo with the chyroned Paramount copyright, but it will not be followed by any Paramount logo. This
*
*
*
* A B&W variant also exists, which appears on 16mm prints of said colors.
* On
* On recent prints of ''Mannix'', a copyright notice that reads "COPYRIGHT © MCMXCVI by CBS STUDIOS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" appears below the logo.
'''Technique:''' Traditional animation.
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* 1966-1967 season episodes of ''Mission: Impossible'' sometimes have "bump" music (the basis for the "M:I" theme) as the fanfare. This was also reportedly seen on non-remastered versions of the ''Star Trek'' episode, "Charlie X".
* Some 1967-1968 season episodes of ''Mission: Impossible'' episodes had a battling loud rendition of the fanfare. This would also later be used on Paramount Television's first logo in early 1968.
* In other cases,
* On the remastered S3 ''Star Trek'' episode "The Paradise Syndrome", the 1968-69 Paramount Television fanfare plays underneath the Desilu logo, which appears at the end of this episode as the result of botched logo plastering.
* On the original effects version of the ''Star Trek'' episode "Return to Tomorrow"
'''Availability:'''
*
* Currently appears on ''Star Trek'' on Me-TV (as of March 2016) and BBC America.
* Appears on all episodes of ''Star Trek'' from "The Man Trap" through "The Gamesters of Triskelion" on their initial airings, and also appears on both "A Private Little War" and "Bread and Circuses" as those were produced before the renaming to [https://www.avid.wiki/Paramount_Television_(1967-2006) Paramount Television].
* This logo is also omitted (or plastered by Paramount Television's 2nd logo) on the Columbia House U.S. VHS releases of ''Mission: Impossible''.
** However, the Paramount Home Video U.S. VHS releases do retain it, as well as the Goodtimes Home Video U.S. VHS release of the episode "Memory."
* It was also last seen on ''Star Trek'' reruns on TV Land and in local syndication and some ''Mission: Impossible'' episodes on the former ALN (now "YouToo TV").
* When ''Star Trek'' is shown on Canada's Space: The Imagination Station, this logo
* It
* Currently, DVD releases of the first season of ''Mission: Impossible'' also retain this logo with the Paramount copyright byline,
* Seasons 1
**
** The plaster is also present on the affected season 2 episodes on the 1993 Japanese season LaserDisc boxsets.
* Early to mid-1990's prints of the entire 1st season and early season 2 episodes of the original ''Star Trek'' have also retained this logo (followed by either the later 1968 Paramount Television logo (of which it's beaten up and covered with scratches), or the 1975 Paramount Television logo with the 1979 music).
* The Mission: Impossible version of the logo also made an appearance at the end of the LEGEND UK print of ''Mission: Impossible'' episode "Memory", which is the second episode of Season 1. It also appears on this episode on demand through WatchFreeUK, the catch up service for the UK CBS channels. This marks the first confirmed sighting of this variant since 1994, when GoodTimes Home Video released this same episode (mistakenly titled "Butcher of Balkans") on VHS.
** However, other episodes airing on LEGEND use the standard theme instead, however the variant used is the bylineless version that would have originally appeared and not the Paramount byline variant that appears on remastered prints of Season 1 episodes.
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Desilu Productions was a production company founded in 1950 by then-husband-and-wife comedy duo, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball (hence the name of the company), producing TV shows and films between the 1950s and 1960s. In 1960, Desi Arnaz sold the pre-1960 shows to CBS since Ball and Arnaz couldn't work with each other anymore. They later divorced the same year. In 1962, Arnaz sold his holdings of Desilu to Ball. In 1967, she sold Desilu to Gulf+Western Industries, which merged Desilu with Paramount Pictures. Desilu became the television arm of Paramount in July, renaming it to "Paramount Television" (now "CBS Studios") months later, while Lucille Ball formed her company "Lucille Ball Productions, Inc." and Desi Arnaz formed his own company named "Desi Arnaz Productions". Currently, all of the Desilu Productions television library is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Media Ventures.
Visuals: Over a custom backdrop, there are the words "FILMED IN HOLLYWOOD BY" ("Filmed in HOLLYWOOD and MEXICO by" on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour). The word "Desilu" is written in a cursive font, either in black, white, or in a 3D-like appearance. Then, a round ball dots the "i". The copyright information appears at the bottom. This phrase was shortened to "FILMED BY DESILU" in 1957.
Trivia: The logo was designed by visual artist Howard Anderson Jr., who also designed the titles and effects works for I Love Lucy, among other shows.
Variants:
Technique: Traditional animation.
Audio: The end credit music. Some I Love Lucy episodes have an announcer saying, "I Love Lucy is a Desilu production.", while some others have "Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will return next week at the same time".
Availability: Appears intact on any shows that originally had it.
Legacy: This and the next logo are fondly remembered for their presence on television shows during their lifespans.
Final Notes: This logo was used on the final two seasons of The Lucy Show, which used the 1966 Desilu logo and the 1968 Paramount Television logo at the end.
Visuals: On a black background, six multicolored (red, pink, and orange) circles surround a white one and then merge together with it to form a blue circle, which backs away upward as the word "Desilu" is written in a yellow cursive font. As the circle takes its place over the "i", it turns white.
Variants:
Technique: Traditional animation.
Audio: A five-note triumphant horn fanfare that starts on a light note as the circle forms. This would later be used on Paramount Television's 1st logo. Sometimes this music plays faster. Wilbur Hatch composed all variations.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Appears on shows by the company from the time-period until 1968.
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