CBC
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Editions by
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1st Logo (1956-1974)
CBC map logo 1958-74CBC (1956 B&W)
Nicknames: "The Exploding Pizza II", "The Glassy Gem", "The Transparent Gem"
Logo: On a different-colored background, depending on the variant, with a wavy pattern composed of pieces of the familiar "Exploding Pizza", the 1986-1992 CBC logo appears one-by-one in the center and shines. This logo is similar to the 1974 gem logo, but it's a bit thinner, and on here it's transparent and colored differently depending on the background.
Variants: Many variants were commissioned for this logo, and were color-coded for each period of the day.
- Morning: The background is colored purple/tan/blue gradient, and the CBC logo is colored cyan/tan/pink.
- Afternoon: The background is colored cyan, and the CBC logo is colored cerulean.
- Evening: The background is colored turquoise, and the CBC logo is colored cyan.
- Night: The background is colored black, and the CBC logo is purple.
- 50th Anniversary (the only known non-daypart version): The background is black, and the CBC logo is gold. Only used in 1986.
FX/SFX: The background waving, and the parts of the "Gem" appearing one by one. Animated by Omnibus Computer Graphics.
Music/Sounds: A 5-note synth-horn theme with a chiming backbeat, and an announcer saying "This is CBC Television" or "Ici Radio-Canada". This was used with the afternoon/evening variants. The morning variant used a majestic flute tune in place of the horns, whereas the night and 50th anniversary variants used more orchestral-sounding renditions of the tune. The 50th anniversary variant also used an announcer saying "CBC. 50 years of telling your story."
Availability: Extinct, but like before, it's preserved on old tapes.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Bumper (November 1992-December 31, 1997)
CBC logo 1992
Nicknames: "The Exploding Pizza III"
Logo: We see a shiny 2x2 grid, with the right top square reading "CBC" and the opposite square reading "SRC". The grid then opens up and turns into a circle. The camera then zooms out as several pieces zoom out onto the circle to reveal the current CBC logo, which is bolder than the other variants and has a solid circle in the middle instead of a "C". Several green and red streaks move between the logo parts.
FX/SFX: TBA
Music/Sounds: A piano theme with a horn flourish. An announcer says either "This is CBC. Public broadcasting.", "This is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation", "This is CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.", or "Ici Radio-Canada".
Availability: Same as before.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Bumper (January 1, 1998-December 31, 2001)
Nicknames: "The Gem IV", "Exploding Pizza IV", "Red Gem"
Logo: On a white background, a strange object opens up in the middle of the screen. The official logo of CBC, which consists of the CBC gem with "CBC Radio-Canada" in between the gem, zooms out into a interlocking pattern of CBC logos. A red circle appears and spreads out into the gem as the pattern of logos zooms out and fades away, leaving the gem slowly zooming in.
FX/SFX: The gem forming, the logos moving.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Same as before. It was abandoned during December 31, 2001.
Editor's Note: None.
6th Bumper (September 2001-January 2006)
Nicknames: "The Gem V", "Exploding Pizza V", "Red Gem II"
Logo: On a white background with some rotating objects, we zoom through many digitized lines that move around. We then see 4 of them colliding, making the gem. The screen flashes and then the gem in red zooms out piece by piece. "CBC" and "Canada's own" fades in below.
FX/SFX: The lines, the gem zooming out.
Music/Sounds: An majestic fanfare with the announcer saying "This is CBC, Canada's own."
Availability: Extinct.
Editor's Note: Low, due to the announcer and quite fast pace of the animation.
