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'''Availability:''' Extinct. This logo has been spotted on ''Tales of Tomorrow'' and some other programs at the time. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. This logo has been spotted on ''Tales of Tomorrow'' and some other programs at the time. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===2nd ID (1950s)=== |
===2nd ID (1950s)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===3rd (known) ID (1953-1957)=== |
===3rd (known) ID (1953-1957)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Can be found on ABC releases from that time. It has recently been spotted on a Disney+ print of an episode of ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. |
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Can be found on ABC releases from that time. It has recently been spotted on a Disney+ print of an episode of ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===4rd ID (1957-1963)=== |
===4rd ID (1957-1963)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on a Digiview DVD of a public domain episode of ''The Lawrence Welk Show''. |
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on a Digiview DVD of a public domain episode of ''The Lawrence Welk Show''. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===5th ID (1963-1969)=== |
===5th ID (1963-1969)=== |
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*This appeared before network broadcasts of ''The Bugs Bunny Show'', ''The Flintstones'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Bewitched'', and other color programs ABC aired in the 60's. |
*This appeared before network broadcasts of ''The Bugs Bunny Show'', ''The Flintstones'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Bewitched'', and other color programs ABC aired in the 60's. |
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*The earlier music variant may have been seen on at least one episode of ''The Bugs Bunny Show''. |
*The earlier music variant may have been seen on at least one episode of ''The Bugs Bunny Show''. |
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*It also made a |
*It also made a surprise appearance on a 2009 rebroadcast of a 1968 episode of ''The Lawrence Welk Show''. |
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*Strangely, this is left intact at the beginning of some episodes of ''The Baron'' on DVD, in place of the [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC]] logo. |
*Strangely, this is left intact at the beginning of some episodes of ''The Baron'' on DVD, in place of the [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC]] logo. |
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'''Legacy:''' The first half of the logo is animated quite smoothly, but the second half with the zoom-out of the logo is somewhat rough; this logo is a favorite of many. |
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===6th ID (October 5, 1968-1969)=== |
===6th ID (October 5, 1968-1969)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===7th Logo (April 7, 1970)=== |
===7th Logo (April 7, 1970)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as this was a special ID for the 42nd Oscars. Can be seen on the official Oscars channel on Youtube. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as this was a special ID for the 42nd Oscars. Can be seen on the official Oscars channel on Youtube. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 8th ID (1970) === |
=== 8th ID (1970) === |
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'''Availability:''' Extremely Rare. Since VHS and Betamax were not popular until the mid-1980s, home recordings may be scarce. If possible, check tapes with ABC programs dating 1971-1972. |
'''Availability:''' Extremely Rare. Since VHS and Betamax were not popular until the mid-1980s, home recordings may be scarce. If possible, check tapes with ABC programs dating 1971-1972. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 10th ID (1972) === |
=== 10th ID (1972) === |
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'''Legacy:''' The animation at the beginning and the music can creep some people out. Not to mention, the logo's dark. But the droning tune can be a bit groovy to a few people. It's also not surprising why it's never used, as the logo doesn't fit for the company. It's also one of the 3 logos never used by Computer Animation Industries. |
'''Legacy:''' The animation at the beginning and the music can creep some people out. Not to mention, the logo's dark. But the droning tune can be a bit groovy to a few people. It's also not surprising why it's never used, as the logo doesn't fit for the company. It's also one of the 3 logos never used by Computer Animation Industries. |
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=== 10th ID (1974) === |
=== 10th ID (1974) === |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was only seen on ABC in Fall 1974. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was only seen on ABC in Fall 1974. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 11th ID (1975-1976)=== |
=== 11th ID (1975-1976)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made an appearance during the opening montage of the 40th-anniversary special. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made an appearance during the opening montage of the 40th-anniversary special. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 12th ID (1976-1977)=== |
=== 12th ID (1976-1977)=== |
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'''Legacy:''' The sparkling, glowing, and shimmering effects (although primitive by modern standards) were state-of-the-art for their time, and certainly has that "disco era" feel. |
'''Legacy:''' The sparkling, glowing, and shimmering effects (although primitive by modern standards) were state-of-the-art for their time, and certainly has that "disco era" feel. |
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===13th ID (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)=== |
===13th ID (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)=== |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Still The One," which is based on a song with the same name by Orleans. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Still The One," which is based on a song with the same name by Orleans. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made a |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made a surprise appearance on WISN-TV's 50th anniversary special. |
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'''Legacy:''' A bit cheesy due to its darkness. |
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===14th ID (Fall 1978-Summer 1979, 1993, 1999)=== |
===14th ID (Fall 1978-Summer 1979, 1993, 1999)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, the generic ABC ID made a guest appearance on the opening montage of ABC's 40th anniversary special in 1993, as well as a TGIF promo from 1999. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, the generic ABC ID made a guest appearance on the opening montage of ABC's 40th anniversary special in 1993, as well as a TGIF promo from 1999. |
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'''Legacy:''' The starry background and starry swirl may startle a few. However, it's a favorite of many for those who feel nostalgic about it. |
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===15th ID (Fall 1979-Summer 1980)=== |
===15th ID (Fall 1979-Summer 1980)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===16th ID (Fall 1980-Summer 1981)=== |
===16th ID (Fall 1980-Summer 1981)=== |
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<center>'''Regular ID'''</center> |
<center>'''Regular ID'''</center> |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 17th ID (Fall 1981-Summer 1982) === |
=== 17th ID (Fall 1981-Summer 1982) === |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
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'''Legacy:''' The black background and overall feel of the logo may get to some. |
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===18th ID (Fall 1982-Summer 1983)=== |
===18th ID (Fall 1982-Summer 1983)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Was used as a station ID. This logo also made an appearance on ''Mysteries of the Universe'', a fictional program from ABC that was connected to ''Lost''. This appearance can be found on the fifth season DVD of ''Lost'' as a bonus feature. |
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Was used as a station ID. This logo also made an appearance on ''Mysteries of the Universe'', a fictional program from ABC that was connected to ''Lost''. This appearance can be found on the fifth season DVD of ''Lost'' as a bonus feature. |
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'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite of many. |
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===19th ID (1983-1984)=== |
===19th ID (1983-1984)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' It's a favorite to many with the campaign song being memorable. |
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===20th ID (1984-1985)=== |
===20th ID (1984-1985)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' This is a great ID with excellent CGI and the campaign's song is catchy. |
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===22nd ID (1986-1987)=== |
===22nd ID (1986-1987)=== |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song, "We Belong Together", sung by Aretha Franklin and Leon Russell. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song, "We Belong Together", sung by Aretha Franklin and Leon Russell. |
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'''Availabilty:''' Extinct |
'''Availabilty:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===23rd ID (1987-1988)=== |
===23rd ID (1987-1988)=== |
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<center>'''Regular ID'''</center> |
<center>'''Regular ID'''</center> |
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'''Availabilty:''' Extinct. |
'''Availabilty:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===24th ID (1988-1989)=== |
===24th ID (1988-1989)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, but can be found on old recorded tapes. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, but can be found on old recorded tapes. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===25th ID (1989-1990)=== |
===25th ID (1989-1990)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, but can be found on old recorded tapes. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct, but can be found on old recorded tapes. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===26th ID (1990-1991)=== |
===26th ID (1990-1991)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. Check your videotapes. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Check your videotapes. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===27th ID (1991-1992)=== |
===27th ID (1991-1992)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===28th ID (1992-1993)=== |
===28th ID (1992-1993)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 29th ID (1993-1996)=== |
=== 29th ID (1993-1996)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===30th ID (1996-1997)=== |
===30th ID (1996-1997)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher''. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher''. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===33rd ID (2000-2002)=== |
===33rd ID (2000-2002)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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=== 34th ID (2001-2002) === |
=== 34th ID (2001-2002) === |
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'''Legacy:''' This logo design was used for the ABC Entertainment logo for programs around this time. |
'''Legacy:''' This logo design was used for the ABC Entertainment logo for programs around this time. |
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===36th ID (2003-2004) === |
===36th ID (2003-2004) === |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' Same as the previous logo. |
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===37th ID (2004-2005)=== |
===37th ID (2004-2005)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' Same as the previous two IDs. |
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===38th ID (2005-2006)=== |
===38th ID (2005-2006)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' Same as the previous three IDs. |
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===39th ID (September 6, 2006-September 21, 2007)=== |
===39th ID (September 6, 2006-September 21, 2007)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' Same as the previous four IDs. |
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===40th ID (September 22, 2007-May 29, 2013)=== |
===40th ID (September 22, 2007-May 29, 2013)=== |
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'''Legacy:''' Amazing CGI animation for the late 2000s. This was used as a template (and concept) for both the [[ABC Entertainment]] logos from 2007 to 2012 and the [[ABC Studios]] logos from 2007-2013. |
'''Legacy:''' Amazing CGI animation for the late 2000s. This was used as a template (and concept) for both the [[ABC Entertainment]] logos from 2007 to 2012 and the [[ABC Studios]] logos from 2007-2013. |
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===41st ID (May 30, 2013-September 2, 2018)=== |
===41st ID (May 30, 2013-September 2, 2018)=== |
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'''Legacy:''' Like the previous IDs, this was used as a template for the [[ABC Entertainment]] logo. |
'''Legacy:''' Like the previous IDs, this was used as a template for the [[ABC Entertainment]] logo. |
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===42nd ID (September 3, 2018-August 8, 2021)=== |
===42nd ID (September 3, 2018-August 8, 2021)=== |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV. |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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===43rd ID (August 9, 2021-)=== |
===43rd ID (August 9, 2021-)=== |
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American multinational commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Walt Disney Television. Launched in 1927 as the NBC-operated radio network NBC Blue Network, and after it became an independent radio network in 1945, it extended its operations to television in 1948, following in the footsteps of CBS and NBC. ABC has eight owned-and-operated and over 232 affiliated television stations throughout the United States and its territories. Some ABC-affiliated stations can also be seen in Canada via pay-television providers.
Nickname: "The Map of the United States"
Logo: On a gradient background, we see a map of the United States. In front of the map, we see:
in the middle of the screen.
Variant: A rare variant exists, where we see a globe in a cloudy background. We zoom in to the USA, and we see the letters "American Broadcasting Company" zoom towards us.
FX/SFX: None or in the globe variant, the globe spinning and the letters zooming.
Music/Sounds: An announcer is heard saying "This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."
Music/Sounds Variant: A variant exists where the announcer says: "The preceding program, originally telecast by ABC in New York (or in rare cases, Chicago or Hollywood) has come to you by special video recording. This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."
Availability: Extinct. This logo has been spotted on Tales of Tomorrow and some other programs at the time.
Logo: Just the word "ABC" in a camera lens.
FX/SFX: Just the camera lens opening a-la the CBS "Shutter eye".
Music/Sounds: An announcer says "This is ABC Television Network."
Music/Sounds Variant: A different variant exists where the announcer says "The preceding program, originally telecast by ABC in New York, is accompanied by a special video recording. This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."
Availability: Extinct.
Nickname: "ABC Eagle"
Logo: A weird-looking eagle with a bolt through its head, and the text "ABC" is at the bottom where the feathers are sticking out.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None on the regular variant. The other variant has brightened.
Music/Sounds: An announcer says "This is ABC Television Network."
Availability: Ultra rare. Can be found on ABC releases from that time. It has recently been spotted on a Disney+ print of an episode of The Mickey Mouse Club.
Nicknames: "Weird ABC", "Prototype ABC"
Logo: We see a prototype version of the current ABC logo, which is a giant lowercase A with "abc" situated within it.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: An announcer says "This has been an ABC Television Network Presentation."
Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on a Digiview DVD of a public domain episode of The Lawrence Welk Show.
Nickname: "Froot Loops"
Logo: Against a black background, six circles come in from the left, colored red, pink, blue, light blue, green, and yellow. They all disappear off to the right except the red, blue, and green, which transform into an "a", "b", and "c" respectively, and in the corporate font used for the network. The letters then zoom out a bit and the black area shrinks to a circle, forming the ABC logo against a beige background.
Trivia: The ABC logo was designed by Paul Rand (1914-1996), who is better known for designing the logos for IBM and Westinghouse, among others.
Variants: There are two unique variants, both of which are used in Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
FX/SFX: All 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic horn fanfare, coupled with a man saying "This is an ABC color presentation." Sometimes, the announcer is not used.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Near extinction.
Logo: Pretty much a still of the ABC logo with some trails.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Extinct.
Nickname: "Oscars on ABC"
Logo: A still Image of an Oscar award which is shining, on a red background. Next to the Oscar award is "Academy Awards" in white, and underneath it is the ABC logo at the time.
FX/SFX: None, unless you count the fade-out.
Music/Sounds: An announcer saying "Marcus Welby MD and The Dick Cavett Show will not be seen tonight so, that we may bring you to live color coverage of the 42nd Annual Awards of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences"
Availability: Extinct, as this was a special ID for the 42nd Oscars. Can be seen on the official Oscars channel on Youtube.
Nickname: "Let's Get Together"
TBA
Nickname: "This is the Place to Be"
Logo: On a black background, a white outline of the ABC logo flies into the center. It turns red and then splits into many multicolored copies of the logo. They continue flying until the logo freezes.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The ABC logo zooming out and splitting into copies. Pretty standard 1970s scanimation.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song, "This is the Place to Be"
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Extremely Rare. Since VHS and Betamax were not popular until the mid-1980s, home recordings may be scarce. If possible, check tapes with ABC programs dating 1971-1972.
Logo: On a brown background, we see several yellow lines appearing, forming a yellow grid. The grid turns red as the grid's squares morph into circles. The circles then converge into a single circle, which flips into the "ABC" wordmark in white, which zooms in. The background turns black as this happens.
FX/SFX: All Scanimate animation done by Computer Animation Industries.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized warbling theme as the logo forms, followed by a droning tune when the wordmark zooms in.
Availability: Unused. It was found on a demo reel for Computer Animation Industries.
Legacy: The animation at the beginning and the music can creep some people out. Not to mention, the logo's dark. But the droning tune can be a bit groovy to a few people. It's also not surprising why it's never used, as the logo doesn't fit for the company. It's also one of the 3 logos never used by Computer Animation Industries.
Logo: We see an array of clips from ABC shows of the period, all in a black background. Then, the music starts, and the clips disappear, one by one, in rhythm with the music. Then the words:
in white zoom in. Then, it fades out, and see a burnt orange ABC circle with "ABC" in the corporate font. The circle has an orange-yellow glow.
Variant: The logo described is the main logo, but this logo is used for promos of shows from the period as well.
FX/SFX: The clips disappearing, the text zooming in and fading out, the logo fading in.
Music/Sounds: One clip has audio, which is heard before the music starts. The music itself includes, in the beginning, a 7-note bass playing with a 7-note trumpet that starts at the third bass note and is at a faster pace. Then, groovy music plays, as a choir sings "What you see on ABC this fall you'll be talking about", then a man finishes the slogan saying "Tomorrow!". The choir then sings that same line and holds it for a bit.
Availability: Extinct. It was only seen on ABC in Fall 1974.
Nickname: "Welcome to the Bright New World of ABC"
Logo: On a black background, the word "WELCOME" zooms in and hits the screen 3 times. Then the slogan, "WELCOME TO THE BRIGHT NEW WORLD OF ABC" scrolls up. Before it ends, it cross-fades into a blue-red lined floor where in the distance, the ABC logo in orange lifts up from behind the floor and goes into place in mid-air.
Variant: There's a version where the logo is still. This was mainly used as a secondary ident.
FX/SFX: The text and ABC logo rising up. The effects were pretty nifty for 1975, but it was starting to become mainstream to see glints and glows everywhere at around this time. Cel animation by Robert Abel and Associates.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Welcome to the Bright New World on ABC."
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made an appearance during the opening montage of the 40th-anniversary special.
Nickname: "Let Us Be The One!", "Let Us Be The One You Turn To!"
Logo: On a black background, we see a small group of sparkles moving around in different directions until they form the worlds " LET US BE THE ONE!" (tilted at an angle). A pink glow flashes behind the words as they continuously zoom closer and fill the screen. Then we cut to a chrome ABC logo glowing blue, with the ABC letters shining as it slowly zooms out.
Trivia: The animation was done by Robert Abel and Associates.
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The sparkles forming the text, followed by the shining of the ABC logo.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Let Us Be The One", which is based on the song "Let Me Be The One" by The Carpenters.
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Legacy: The sparkling, glowing, and shimmering effects (although primitive by modern standards) were state-of-the-art for their time, and certainly has that "disco era" feel.
Nickname: "Still The One"
Logo:
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The sparkles floating down and the logo zooming in. Cel animation by Harry Marks.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Still The One," which is based on a song with the same name by Orleans.
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made a surprise appearance on WISN-TV's 50th anniversary special.
Nickname: "We're The One"
Logo: Over a starry night sky, a multitude of streaks pass by as a rainbow-like rectangular box with streaks pass from left to right. In the box is the slogan "We're The One" in a typical 70's font. When it gets up-close, the rectangular box fades out while the words pass by. It then fades into a rainbow-colored background with lines circling it. Then a starry swirl zooms in which leads to a circle where explosions happen to show the familiar ABC logo with a spinning rainbow circling it. During this, more streaks pass by.
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The streaks passing by and the rainbow circling the ABC logo. Cel animation by Sullivan and Marks.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "We're The One," which is based on "You're The One" by Glen Campbell or silent. The Nine variant has an instrumental version of the song. The Canal 13 Argentina variant instead has a sampling of the track "World Champion" by Keith Mansfield with a Spanish announcer saying "LS 85 Television Canal 13, Buenos Aires".
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, the generic ABC ID made a guest appearance on the opening montage of ABC's 40th anniversary special in 1993, as well as a TGIF promo from 1999.
Nickname: "Still The One II"
Logo: On a black background with grids on the top and bottom, the words "STILL THE ONE!" in golden yellow tilt into place and zoom in into us. Then when the grids disappear, a pair of stars, lined up horizontally, shoot out into the place where they flash and segue into a pair of multicolored lines (blue, green, and orange). The lines then tilt clockwise with streaks shooting left. A black circle then fades in where the letters to the ABC logo flash dimly. The streaks continue to shoot left.
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The flashes and the streaks shooting through the lines. Cel animation by Harry Marks.
Music/Sounds: A slower-upbeat version of the song from the last logo. Rearranged by JAM Creative Productions.
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Nicknames: "You and Me", "You and Me and ABC"
Logo: On a black background, the words "YOU AND ME" in a style of a flashing sign appear in a sliding effect with shimmering red and blue lines all across the screen. Then it zooms in and cross-fades into a line of stars with two lines of text reading "ABC" on the top and bottom respectively. It then zooms out the reveal the ABC logo with red lines going across the logo and blue lines going down it. When the logo gets into place, a blue-red border zooms out into place. The circle of the logo continues to spin when the logo finishes.
Variant: There's a version where the background is black. This, in particular, was only used for closed circuit broadcasts, which, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, is "a television transmission system in which live or prerecorded signals are sent over a closed loop to a finite and predetermined group of receivers, either via coaxial cable or as scrambled radio waves that are unscrambled at the point of reception."
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The circle spinning. CGI by Marks and Marks.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "You and Me."
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Nickname: "Now is The Time, ABC is The Place"
Logo: On a black background, the words "NOW IS THE TIME" in orange shoots down like a beam onto a blue-dotted grid. After that happens, the camera pans in the center. During that, the dotted grid fades out and the camera zooms in and shifts to the left where the text flashes to reveal the ABC logo with bursts of light shining around the logo.
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: Impressive animation for the early '80s which still holds up well today. Cel animation by Harry Marks.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Now is The Time" composed by Frank Gari and Artie Schroeck or silent.
Music/Sounds Variant: The promo version usually had "Now is the time" being replaced with such examples as "Sunday's the night...", "Monday's the night...", etc. The Saturday version had "Saturday's the time..."
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Nickname: "Come On Along"
Logo: On a black background, an orange star comes down from the top of the screen which makes the word "COME" appear. Then another one comes down which makes the word "ON" appear. One more comes down which makes the word "ALONG" appear. During all this, the slogan rotates to the right. Then a red streak comes down which reads out "ABC" and hits the three O's. When the letters hit the O's, a burst of stars form a blue neon background where the circle of the ABC logo in black with red emitting from the bottom of the circle fades in while the ABC text comes down and lands on the circle.
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The star coming down, the ABC text shooting down onto the circle, etc. Cel animation by Harry Marks.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Come On Along." Composed by Frank Gari and Artie Schroeck.
Availability: Ultra rare. Was used as a station ID. This logo also made an appearance on Mysteries of the Universe, a fictional program from ABC that was connected to Lost. This appearance can be found on the fifth season DVD of Lost as a bonus feature.
Nickname: "That Special Feeling on ABC"
Logo: Against a field of blue diagonal bars, we see the text, "That Special Feeling!" in uppercase letters, then the text flies and we see the ABC logo in orange shining with the text in cursive as it ends.
Variants: There is a close-circuited version where everything doesn't move except the announcer saying, "This is ABC."
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The ABC logo and the text shining. Cel animation by Harry Marks.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song, "That Special Feeling" composed by Frank Gari, or the announcer (Bill Rice) saying "This is ABC."
Music/Sounds Variants: None unless you count the announcers in the affiliate versions.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nickname: "We're With You on ABC"
Logo: We see the text, "We're With You" in uppercase letters, then the text flies and we see the ABC logo in orange as it ends.
Variants: There is a close-circuited version where everything doesn't move except the announcer saying, "This is ABC."
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The ABC logo with dots that are supposed to be spotlighted. CGI by Bo Gehring and Associates.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song, "We're With You" composed by Frank Gari, or the announcer (Bill Rice) saying "This is ABC."
Music/Sounds Variants: None unless you count the announcers in the affiliate versions.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nickname: "You'll Love It!"
Logo: We see the ABC logo on a purple, magenta, and orange background, with streaks going up on and off the screen.
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The streaks going up on and off the screen and the ABC logo shining. CGI by Cranston Csuri Productions.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song, "You'll Love It!" (based on Randy Newman's "I Love L.A.") composed by Frank Gari, or the announcer (Bill Rice) saying "This is ABC."
Music/Sounds Variants: None unless you count the announcers in the affiliate versions.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nickname: "Together"
Logo: TBA.
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song, "We Belong Together", sung by Aretha Franklin and Leon Russell.
Availabilty: Extinct.
Nickname: "Something's Happening"
Logo: TBA.
Variants: TBA.
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availabilty: Extinct.
Nickname: "Something's Happening II"
Logo: It consists of "Something's Happening" being written out, then the station's logo sliding up at the beginning of the promo, then "Something's Happening" and the station logo zooming out to a brown circle background, in a 20th Century Fox-Reunion angle.
Custom Local Variants:
Variant: A still variant exists.
FX/SFX: The logos zooming out, the text writing. CGI by Pacific Data Images. None for the still variant.
Music/Sounds: An upbeat funk tune, arranged from "Dancing in the Street" composed by Non-Stop Music. The still variant just has an announcer saying "This is ABC".
Availability: Extinct, but can be found on old recorded tapes.
Nickname: "Something's Happening III"
Logo: We see the text "SOMETHING'S HAPPENING!" in a vertical row. We go down that row to see the circle rotate to see the letters "' ABC" on the circle as the logo ends.
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's third song, which is a mix of the songs "Shout" by the Isley Brothers and "Mockingbird" by Carly Simon and James Taylor.
Availability: Extinct, but can be found on old recorded tapes.
Nickname: "America's Watching"
Logo: TBA
Custom Local Vairants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availability: Extinct. Check your videotapes.
Nickname: "America's Watching II"
Logo: TBA.
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availability: Extinct.
Nickname: "It Must Be ABC"
Logo: TBA
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availability: Extinct.
Nickname: "Watched By More People Than Any Other Network"
Logo: TBA.
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: TBA.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availability: Extinct.
Nicknames: "Nobody Does It Like ABC", "This is Your TV, ABC"
TBA
Nickname: "TV is Good"
TBA
Nicknames: "We Love TV", "Yellow Ident", "America's Broadcasting Company"
Logo: Usually a bunch of shapes moving around, which always ends with the ABC logo in the middle of a yellow background with "American Broadcasting Company" or "We Love TV" appearing one-by-one below to the beat of the music.
Trivia: The idents were designed by Pittard Sullivan and Troika Design Group.
IDs:
Variants:
FX/SFX: The shapes moving. CGI by Pittard Sullivan.
Music/Sounds: A drumbeat, ending with the four-note ABC jingle. The talent and ID variants have a variety of music. Composed by Mad Bus Music.
Availability: Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.
Nickname: "Yellow Ident II", "Millennium Ident", "America's #1 Broadcasting Company"
Logo: Same as the previous. Except that the text "America's #1 Broadcasting Company" appears below. After "America's" appears, an arrow draws and points down with "#1" on top, then followed by "Broadcasting" then "Company".
Variants: TBA
FX/SFX: The ABC logo suddenly appearing.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Extinct on TV.
TBA
Nicknames: "Colored Dots" "Falling Dots"
Logo: As the ABC logos forms in the middle, a yellow circle drops down behind the ABC logo and fills the rest of the screen. After this, a red circle drops down in front of the ABC logo and covers the screen including the ABC logo. Also after the yellow circle drops, a shadow turns clockwise and zooms out revealing that it is the ABC text in the signature font. After green, blue, and orange circles drop down in tune with the beat, a black circle drops down. Once it hits the middle, a white shine appears. This white shine focuses and reveals to be the ABC logo, whilst the black circle fills the screen. Once the ABC logo is done forming, another green circle appears, drops down behind the ABC logo, and fills the screen. With this, the words " America's Broadcasting Company" appear in white. The logo stays on screen, while the green BG lights up in certain places.
Variant: The ID is sometimes shortened.
FX/SFX: The circles, the ABC logo, and the background. Good CGI by Troika Design Group.
Music/Sounds: The ABC theme, but dramatized and an extra note at the beginning. This gets shortened to the 2nd note on the shortened variant. Composed by Tonal Sound.
Availability: Extinct. Was only seen around this time, and can be seen if one has a recording (VHS, DVD, etc.) from ABC at this time.
Legacy: This logo design was used for the ABC Entertainment logo for programs around this time.
Nicknames: "The Twelve Squares", "Blue Squares"
Logo: We see a 2D version of the black ABC circle forming on a black background. As this happens, 12 squares in many different shades of blue slide in (and also slide right), along with the slogan "America's Broadcasting Company" appearing word-by-word.
Trivia: This was designed by PMcD Design.
FX/SFX: The logo forming and squares moving.
Music/Sounds: A guitar note, ending in a string rendition of the ABC theme. Composed by Tonal Sound and Elias Associates. Sometimes the announcer says "You're watching ABC".
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nicknames: "Red Squares", "Welcome to the New ABC", "The Nine Squares"
Logo: On a background of nine red squares, we see the black circle being tilted. On it, the letters "a", "be" and "ca" draw themselves circularly. When the logo positions itself, a “ripple-in-the-water” effect is seen, and the slogan "America's Broadcasting Company" fades in below.
FX/SFX: The ABC logo forming. Prolific 3D animation.
Music/Sounds: A triumphant, news-like rendition of the ABC fanfare. Composed by Tonal Sound.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nickname: "Bright ABC"
Logo: On a green-blue aurora background with white lines trailing around, we see a black disc in the center. The letters "a", "b", and "c" write themselves on the disc with the white lines to make the finished logo. When it forms, the words "AMERICA'S BROADCASTING COMPANY" appear word-by-word below and the disc then shines.
Variants: Localized variants have the slogan moved on the top and the station callsign and number on the bottom.
FX/SFX: Good animation.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 36th ID, which combined with whooshes.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nickname: "The Bubbles"
Logo: A shiny blue disc zooms out on a white background. This turns out to be an illusion in the ABC logo, which then zooms out on a white background filled with blue bubbles and streaks. "America's Broadcasting Company" appears one by one.
FX/SFX: The ABC logo zooming out, and the bubbles.
Music/Sounds: An orchestral rendition of the ABC tune. Composed by Tonal Sound.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Nicknames: "Aqua ABC", "Start Here", "ABC Glass"
Logo: On a gradient background of black, dark gray and light gray, we see the ABC logo tilted to its side, covered in water. The water is raised from the top of the screen, as the logo is revealed, taking its comfortable position. As this happens, a blue ribbon flies by.
Custom Local IDs:
FX/SFX: The water, the logo, and the ribbon.
Music/Sounds: A soft majestic rendition of the four-note ABC News fanfare for the dark variant. However, the bright variants have a soft synthesized rendition of the ABC theme, ending in a deep sounder. Composed by Tonal Sound.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Legacy: Amazing CGI animation for the late 2000s. This was used as a template (and concept) for both the ABC Entertainment logos from 2007 to 2012 and the ABC Studios logos from 2007-2013.
Nicknames: "The New ABC", "ABC Glass II"
Logo: We start with the letters "'ABC" in its characteristic trademarked font suddenly appearing on the screen. They zoom out, revealing the rest of the 2013 ABC logo. As it zooms out, slowly decelerating, the light shining on it, in a similar shade to the background of the previous logo, becomes slightly darker. When the logo fills about half of the screen, the background fades to black, with continuous glowing around the logo. The logo slowly zooms out.
FX/SFX: The zooming out, and the changing of the light. Awesome CGI by Loyalkaspar.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous ID, but the ABC jingle is absent. This is basically the last note of the 2007-2012 ABC Entertainment logos.
Music/Sounds Variant: Sometimes, a voice-over would say "ABC".
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Legacy: Like the previous IDs, this was used as a template for the ABC Entertainment logo.
Nicknames: "The Gray ABC", "ABC Glass VII", "ABC 2018"
Logo: On a large black circle on a red background, we see the ABC logo in the center. Thick and thin, white and red lines are swirling and drawing themselves around the logo, with the black circle slowly growing in size.
FX/SFX: The lines moving around and the circle growing, simple 2D animation. Done by The New Blank.
Music/Sounds: A new jingle with heavy drum music (based on the music ABC used in their branding at the time. Known as "Heroes," a piece written by Matthew Kajcienski of DreamArtists Music (a producer known for many other tunes on ABC) and performed with vocalist Taylor Carroll, created specifically for the network and their 2015 branding campaign.) ending with a vocal rendition of the ABC theme.
Music/Sounds Variant: Since 2018, original ABC airings of America's Funniest Home Videos uses generic network music.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Logo: On a dark gray background, we see a red circle, with three smaller black ones inside. The three circles zoom out one after the other, with the first one already formed as “A”. The circles zoom back up sequentially, while morphing into their respective letters, forming “ABC”. with "ORIGINAL" also in red beside the ABC logo. As that is happening, spinning black/dark blue gradient circles fade in behind the logo.
FX/SFX: 2D animation designed by Trollback+Company.
Music/Sounds: A snap, then a 3-note synth fanfare, which is the modified version of the ABC jingle introduced that year. Composed by YouTooCanWoo.
Availability: Current.
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