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Nicknames: "Wigga-Wigga II", "VIACOM 2000", "Robocom", "ViaBot" Logo: On a smoky blue background,we see the letters of "\/|/\CO/\/\" zooming out, being stacked in front of each other, then spreading out. The background is full of "Wigga-Wigga"-type "\/|/\CO/\/\" letters along with a blue smoke effect slowly clearing out. Underneath "\/|/\CO/\/\" is the text "PRODUCTIONS" in a Wigga-Wigga font with a line and the byline "a Paramount company" (in the text used for the Paramount Pictures logo) fading in. Variants: A still version of this logo exists (a la the 1985 "V of Happiness" logo). In 2002, the words were made bolder, and the letters at the start are brighter. Sometimes on the 2002 version, "in association with" spreads out above. A 4:3 version of the 2002 version stretched to 16:9 exists. A cropped 16:9 version can be seen on most widescreen movies/shows. Another version has the cropped 16:9 logo zoomed out with borders. This can be seen in 4:3 or 16:9. There is a true 16:9 version. A shorter version cuts to either the first quarter or to the last. There is a slower version. A filmed version appears on some TV movies. On some shows, there is the word "in association with" on top of the "\/|/\CO/\/\" logo. FX/SFX: The letters spreading out and the smoke. Music/Sounds: A descending crystallized wind chime-like sound effect culminating in a synth explosion, followed by a robotic voice saying the word "Viacom" faintly. The robotic voice was shortened in 2002. Music/Sounds Variants: Very early broadcasts featured the 1990 and 1998 network TV music. This can be seen on "updated" airings of season 7 episodes of Diagnosis: Murder on Me-TV and at least one season 4 episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. There is also a silent variant. A version in which the wind chime sound effect plays faster also exists. A sped-up higher pitch version also exists. Sometimes, it has the end theme of the show or TV movie or generic network music, as seen on NBC, CBS and UPN. Availability: Fairly common. It can be seen on any show or TV movie produced by Viacom from 1999-2004; these include seasons 4-7 of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on Antenna TV (plastered on the DVDs by CBS Television Distribution), The Division on Start TV, season 1 of The 4400 last aired on USA Network, and seasons 7 & 8 of Diagnosis: Murder on Me-TV, Decades (occasionally), Encore Suspense, DVD (possibly), and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, as well as the final two TV movies spun off from that show. The still version can be seen on some season 8 and "updated" season 7 episodes of Diagnosis: Murder on Me-TV, Encore Suspense, Decades (occasionally), Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, DVD (possibly), and original CBS airings of Diagnosis: Murder from 2000-2001. It was also spotted at the end of Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story. Editor's Note: It's not a well-known logo like the previous ones, but it's another well-made logo with some really cool effects. This was also a fitting way to end a company with an amazing and memorable library of logos.
