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Nicknames: "V of Doom", "A Viacom Presentation II", "Big V", "Zooming V","The Purple/Black V (of Doom)", "Killer V", "Viapocalypse", "Viacom V" Logo: On a sky blue (or lavender) background, the text "A Viacom Presentation" in a palatino-like typeface zooms-in from the center of the screen at a very fast pace. Then, a fancy-cut, navy blue "V" comes from the center and moves gradually closer and closer to the screen. When it gets to the point where the "V" takes up nearly the entire screen, the screen suddenly cuts to black or fades to black (depending on the version of the logo), with the "V" still moving ever closer. Variants: A network television version, used from 1979 until 1985, usually had the black "V" and the name "Viacom" zooming-in together and stopping once it has come to a huge size, with a sea green/dark blue background. This variant was warp speed and silent, but also sometimes had the end of the show's theme accompanying it. A variation of this version features a copyright stamp for "Viacom International" appearing at the bottom once the "V" stopped. However, some showings have the "V" and the word "Viacom" sliding-in from opposite sides of the screen. A version with a mirrored "V" was also spotted, where the logo flips up. The original version of this logo was filmed, and was used from 1976 until 1984. Color variations include black & white and sepia. On the earlier color variant of the filmed version, the "V" is black, with a light blue background. Videotaped versions have "A" and "Viacom" spaced farther apart, and the animation is more crisp and smooth. This was used from 1978-1986. Color variants include monochrome, purple background with dark blue "V", and faint purple with blue "V", among others. Some videotaped variants feature the "V" actually stopping at the end. Early filmed variants also do, with the "V" stopping right before it cuts to black. An extremely rare videotaped variant featuring a yellow "V" was used on some syndicated prints of The Honeymooners, appearing in a giant moon over a cityscape where the credits appear. This is a result of a chroma-key mistake. This variation was given the nickname "V of Moon". There is also a rare videotaped variant with a jungle green background and a Charleston green "V". An extremely rare turquoise variant with an ultramarine blue "V" was used in 1984. Two extra pounds of the timpani drum are heard at the end, and the "V" actually stops moving before we fade to black. A videotaped variant of this logo has an orange background and a midnight blue "V" seen on 1978 episodes of You Don't Say!. There is also a warp speed version of this. There is an uncommon "warp-speed" videotaped variation that has a much sped up logo and music. This was used along side co-distributor idents and was seen from 1979-1986. An extremely rare videotaped variant that flashes different colors reputedly exists. It was reported to be seen on an airing of The Honeymooners episode entitled "A Man's Pride" on The Comedy Network in Canada. It was also allegedly spotted on a Digiview Productions-released DVD of The Dick Van Dyke Show. A variant where the "V of Doom" is red on a pink background appeared on the 1985 syndicated series The Star Games. It also appeared on a 1994 rerun of an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Dark variants of the Film-O-Vision version in color and B&W, due to film deterioration, exist. An extremely rare variant featuring a white background and a "True Blue" "V" exists. The first second was lopped off on Magnetic Video's VHS release of Blue Hawaii. There is a rare "Bottomed" version of the filmed "V of Doom" where viewers can see two separate frames. A filmed variant of this logo has the logo completely warped. At the beginning, the logo and audio is sped up. As the logo progresses, the audio frequently changes pitch. The cause of this is due to heavy film deterioration. It was spotted on a VHS of The Andy Griffith Show. Also, there's a videotaped variant which is distorted and the screen blacks out for a second at the start (likely because of a messed up tape). This was also spotted on a VHS of The Andy Griffith Show. There was a high pitched, slightly sped up version of the videotaped variant spotted on the Cannon episode "He Who Digs a Grave (Part 2)" on Me-TV. A B&W filmed version has both the text and background colored white, making the logo appear ghostly and almost invisible. An ultra dark/deteriorated black and white version exists, in which the background is nearly black and the "V" is almost invisible. This was spotted on a Me-TV airing of Perry Mason. An uber dark network television version was also discovered. The background is black, the text is barely legible, and the "V" can't be seen at all. This was spotted on a Trans World Entertainment VHS of The Master, presumably because of an editing mistake. There is a variant of the "V of Doom" in which the background is white and the "V" is a light yellow. At the end, the screen goes re
