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* 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
** 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").
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* It is also intact on early episodes of ''Mannix'', as well as ''The Lucy Show''.
* Currently, DVD releases of the first season of ''Mission: Impossible'' also retain this logo with the Paramount copyright byline, however, it's not followed by any Paramount logo.
* Seasons 1 and 2 of the original ''Star Trek'' on Blu-ray also retain this logo (followed by the 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo), with this logo also
** This also applies to the 2004 Seasons 1 and 2 DVD releases in terms of the plaster on S2 (with two exceptions in Region 2). However, season 1 and some (mostly early) season 2 episodes instead have this logo followed by the 1995 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] logo.
** 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
** 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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