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===1st (and only) Logo (1976-1977)=== |
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Let Us Be The One! ABC Television Network (1976) |
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ABC 1976 Telop ABC 1976 Telop KOMO 1976WCVB 1976 |
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KABC 1976 KABC "Hollywood Squares" Promo 1976KABC 1976WLS 1976KTUL 1976WOKR 1976Nine Network "Let Us Be The One" |
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'''Nickname:''' "Let Us Be The One!", "Let Us Be The One You Turn To!" |
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'''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 {{Font color|deeppink|pink}} glow flashes behind the words as they continuously zoom closer and fill the screen. Then we cut to a chrome ABC logo glowing {{Font color|blue|blue}}, with the ABC letters shining as it slowly zooms out. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*A version was made for Nine in Australia. In this version, the Nine logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*An alternate version was also made for Nine in Australia in which the network's "nine dots" logo replaces the Nine logo. |
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*A still version was also used as an alternate ID and for closed-circuit broadcasts. Some times the glow around the ABC logo would be smaller and darker. |
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'''Custom Local Variants:''' |
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*'''KOMO-TV 4 (Seattle, Washington):''' There's a byline with "KOMO TV" on the left, and the station's logo on the right. |
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*'''WCVB-TV 5 (Boston, Massachusetts):''' There's a byline with "wcvb-tv" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "boston" on the right. |
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*'''KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. In addition, program titles like "Hollywood Squares", "Match Game P.M.", "The Gong Show", and "Let's Make A Deal" would be featured in the same sparkling animation as the "LET US BE THE ONE!" text. An alternate version has the standard ABC logo with a byline below with "KABC-TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "LOS ANGELES" on the right. |
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*'''WLS-TV 7 (Chicago, Illinois):''' There's a byline with "WLS-TV CHICAGO" on the left, and the station's logo on the right. |
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*'''KTUL-TV 8 (Tulsa, Oklahoma):''' The station's logo appears in a glossy {{Font color|silver|silver}}/white (instead of chrome {{Font color|blue|blue}}). |
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*'''WOKR-TV 13 (Rochester, New York; now known as WHAM-TV):''' There's a byline with "WOKR TV13" on top and "Rochester, N.Y." on the bottom. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The sparkles forming the text, followed by the shining of the ABC logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Let Us Be The One", which is based off of the song "Let Me Be The One" by The Carpenters. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The animation was done by Robert Abel and Associates. 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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===1st Logo (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)=== |
===1st Logo (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)=== |
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=== (Fall 1981-Summer 1982) === |
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ABC "Now is The Time" IDABC ID (1981)ABC Closed Circuit ID (1981) |
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ABC/KTVI 1981WNGE 1981 |
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KTVK 1982 IDKTVK 1982 IDABC/WTAE 1981ABC/WCVB 1981WRAL 1981WPVI 1983 |
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KABC-TV Los Angeles (1981)ABC/KABC 1981 (alt. logo) |
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ABC/WJLA 1981WABC 1981WABC 1981WXYZ ID 1982ABC/WKBW 1981ABC/WLS 1981WFAA 1982 IDABC/WMTW 1981 |
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KUSA 1981ABC/KCAU 1981 |
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ABC KGUN-TV (1981)ABC/KTHI 1981WJZ 1981 |
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WAKR 1981WBAK 1981 |
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'''Nickname:''' "Now is The Time, ABC is The Place" |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, the words "{{Font color|orange|'''NOW IS THE TIME'''}}" in {{Font color|orange|orange}} shoots down like a beam onto a {{Font color|blue|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. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* There is a sped-up version which was mostly used on promos. |
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* Two versions exist where the logo is blank. The first version has the circle and the other has no circle. This was done so local affiliates could add their logo in when needed. |
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* There were versions specifically made for promos where it usually said "{{Font color|orange|'''SUNDAY'S THE NIGHT!'''}}", "{{Font color|orange|'''MONDAY'S THE NIGHT!'''}}", and so on. |
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* There's a still version where it is basically an open-matte version of the logo. This was used on sign-offs at the time. |
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* A version exists where the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" is at the bottom. This variant is still. |
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* '''KTVI-TV 2 (St. Louis, Missouri; now a FOX affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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* '''WNGE-TV 2 (Nashville, Tennessee; now known as WKRN-TV):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WNGE / Nashville" at the bottom. |
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* '''KTVK-TV 3 (Phoenix, Arizona; now an independent station):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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* '''WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania):''' There's a byline with the station's logo on the right and the words "wtae-tv" on top and "PITTSBURGH" on the bottom, on the right. |
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* '''WCVB-TV 5 (Boston, Massachusetts):''' There's a byline with the words "WCVB TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "BOSTON" on the right. |
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* '''WRAL-TV 5 (Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina; now a CBS affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WRAL-TV RALEIGH" at the bottom. |
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* '''WPVI-TV 6 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and the words "WPVI TV" appear on top of the logo and "PHILADELPHIA" appears at the bottom. |
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* '''KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "KABC-TV LOS ANGELES" at the bottom. Another variant has the same byline, but with the regular ABC logo. |
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* '''WJLA-TV 7 (Washington, D.C.):''' There's a byline with the words "WJLA-TV" on top and "WASHINGTON, D.C." in small print at the bottom on the left and the station's logo on the right. |
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* '''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and is shifted up a bit, and there's a byline with the words "WABC-TV New York" at the bottom. Another variant has it without the byline. |
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* '''WKBW-TV 7 (Buffalo, New York):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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* '''WLS-TV 7 (Chicago, Illinois):''' There's a byline with the words "WLS-TV CHICAGO" on the left and the station's logo on the right. |
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* '''WXYZ-TV (Detroit, Michigan):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, and is given a more bluish-metallic sheen. |
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* '''WFAA-TV 8 (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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* '''WMTW-TV 8 (Poland Spring-Auburn-Portland-Lewiston, Maine):''' The logo is different this time around. On the logo is the word "ei8ht's." Below it is the words "THE" on the middle-left, "PLACE" on the middle-right, "WMTW-TV" on the bottom-left, and "Poland Spring, Maine" on the bottom-right. |
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* '''KBTV-TV 9 (Denver, Colorado; now known as KUSA-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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* '''KCAU-TV 9 (Sioux City, Iowa):''' There's a byline with the words "KCAU-TV" on top and "SIOUX CITY" on the bottom on the left and the station's logo on the right. |
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* '''KGUN-TV 9 (Tuscon, Arizona):''' The temperature appears on the top-left of the screen and the station's logo appears on the bottom-right. |
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* '''KTHI-TV 11 (Fargo-Grand Folks, North Dakota; now known as KLVY-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' There's a byline with the words "KTHI-TV/11" on top and "FARGO/GRAND FOLKS" on the bottom. |
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* '''WJZ-TV 13 (Baltimore, Maryland; now a CBS O&O affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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* '''WAKR-TV 23 (Akron-Cleveland-Canton, Ohio; now known as WVPX-TV and now an Ion Television affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo which is now on a completely black background and there's a byline with the words "AKRON" on top and "CABLE CHANNEL 4" on the bottom. |
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* '''WBAK-TV 38 (Terre Haute, Indiana; now known as WAWV-TV):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and the words "WBAK-TV 38" and "TERRE HAUTE" with the ABC logo at the bottom. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Impressive animation for the early 80's which still holds up well today. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Now is The Time" or silent. |
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'''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..." |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The black background and overall feel of the logo may get to some. |
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ABC "Come On Along" ID (1)ABC ID (1982) |
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WCBD (Come On Along) |
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ABC/KEYT 1982ABC/KXLY 1982ABC/KXLY 1982 (alt. logo)ABC "Come on Along" Legal Station IDs - CLG WikiABC/WCVB 1982WEWS 1982 |
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WTVN-TV Columbus 6 ID (1982)ABC/WATE 1983ABC/KLTV 1982 |
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WABC-TV New York (1982)ABC/WKBW 1982ABC/WLS 1982 |
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ABC/WMTW 1982 ("TV Eight" logo)WMTW 1982 |
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KUSA 1982ABC/WFTV 1983ABC/WLUK 1982 |
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ABC "Come on Along" Legal Station IDs - CLG WikiWAKR 1982 |
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ABC/WAAY 1982WBAK 1982 |
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'''Nickname:''' "Come On Along" |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, an {{Font color|orange|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 {{Font color|red|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 {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} neon background where the circle of the ABC logo in black with {{Font color|red|red}} emitting from the bottom of the circle fades in while the ABC text comes down and lands on the circle. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*There's a variant where the emitting {{Font color|red|red}} at the bottom of the circle is {{Font color|blue|blue}}. It's unknown if this variant is real. |
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*There's a version where the logo is blank. This was used for closed circuit broadcasts so local stations could their logos in. |
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*There is a version where the entire logo is still. This was used for closed circuit broadcasts and station sign-offs. |
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*A version was made for Nine Network in Australia. In this version, after the word "ALONG" appears, the entire logo freezes halfway through. The words slide away after a few seconds and the {{Font color|gold|gold}} Nine Network logo comes in on a space background. |
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*'''WCBD-TV 2 (Charleston, South Carolina; now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*'''KEYT-TV 3 (Santa Barbara, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, where the circle is now completely {{Font color|blue|blue}}. |
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*'''KXLY-TV 4 (Spokane, Washington):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another variant has a byline with the words "KXLY-TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "SPOKANE" on the right, curved around the logo. |
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*'''WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*'''WCVB-TV 5 (Boston-Worcester, Massachusetts):''' There's a byline with the words "'''WCVB'''TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "'''BOSTON'''" on the right. |
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*'''WEWS-TV 5 (Cleveland, Ohio):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WEWS CLEVELAND" at the bottom. |
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*'''WTVN-TV 6 (Columbus, Ohio; now known as WSYX-TV):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WTVN-TV" on top and "COLUMBUS" at the bottom. |
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*'''WATE-TV 6 (Knoxville, Tennessee):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*'''KLTV-TV 7 (Tyler-Longview, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "KLTV-Tyler" at the bottom. |
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*'''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WABC-TV NEW YORK" at the bottom. |
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*'''WKBW-TV 7 (Buffalo, New York):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*'''WLS-TV 7 (Chicago, Illinois):''' There's a byline with the words "WLS-TV CHICAGO" on the left and the station's logo on the right. |
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*'''WMTW-TV 8 (Poland Spring-Auburn-Portland-Lewiston, Maine):''' There's two different versions of the station's logo replacing the ABC logo. |
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*'''KUSA-TV 9 (Denver, Colorado; now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*'''WFTV-TV 9 (Orlando, Florida):''' There's a byline with the words "WFTV" in the middle, the ABC logo on the right, the number "9" on the right, and "ORLANDO" at the bottom. |
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*'''WLUK-TV 11 (Green Bay-Fox Cities, Wisconsin; now a FOX affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and the words "Green Bay, WI" are at the bottom. |
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*'''WAKR-TV 23 (Akron-Cleveland, Ohio; now known as WPVX-TV and now an Ion Television O&O affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another version has it in a box with the words "WAKR-TV" on top and "Akron/Canton" on the bottom. |
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*'''WAAY-TV 31 (Huntsville-Decatur-Shoals-Sand Mountain, Alabama):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. |
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*'''WBAK-TV 38 (Terre Haute, Indiana; now known as WAWV-TV):''' The main logo is now in a curved box with the number "38" in a circle on the right. The words "WBAK-TV" are on top and "terre haute" with the ABC logo beside it is at the bottom. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The star coming down, the ABC text shooting down onto the circle, etc. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Come On Along." |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, the main logo made a guest 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 of ''Lost'' as a bonus feature. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None, although this logo is a favorite of many. |
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=== 8th ID (1998-2001) === |
=== 8th ID (1998-2001) === |
Nickname: "The Map of the United States"
ID: In 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), is accompanied by a special video recording. This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."
Availability: Extinct. This logo has been spotted on Tales of Tomorrow and some other shows from the time. The globe variant can be seen in You Asked For It.
Editor's Note: None.
ID: Just the word "ABC" in a camera lens.
FX/SFX: Just the camera lens opening.
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.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "ABC Eagle"
ID: A weird-looking eagle with a bolt through its head, and the text "ABC" is at the bottom where the feathers are sticking out.
Variant: The logo is dark at first,but it brightens up on the second after it.
FX/SFX: None in the regular variant. The other variant has brightening.
Music/Sounds: An announcer says "This is ABC Television Network.".
Availability: Extinct, but can be found on ABC releases from that time. It has recently been spotted on a Disney+ print on an episode of The Mickey Mouse Club.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "Weird ABC", "Prototype ABC"
ID: 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: Extinct.
Editor's Note: None.
Nickname: "Froot Loops"
ID: 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.
FX/SFX: All 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic horn fanfare, sometimes coupled with a man saying "This is an ABC color presentation.". Sometimes, the announcer is not used.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Ultra rare/near extinction. This appeared before network broadcasts of The Bugs Bunny Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Bewitched, and other color programs ABC aired in the Sixties. The earlier music variant may have been seen on at least one episode of The Bugs Bunny Show. Strangely, this is left intact at the beginning on some episodes of The Baron on DVD, in place of the ITC logo.
Editor's Note: The first half of the logo is animated quite smoothly, but the second half with the zoom-out of the logo is somewhat rough. Also, the string variant's music is very poorly played. Despite that, this logo is a favorite of many.
ID: Pretty much, a still of the ABC logo with some trails.
FX/SFX: None, unless you count the fade in.
Music/Sounds: Three dings.
Availability: Extinct.
Editor's Note: None.
ID: 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 music starts. The music itself includes, at 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.
Editor's Note: None.
Welcome to the Bright New World of ABCABC Television Network (1975)ABC 1975 Telop KOMO 1975
Nickname: "Welcome to the Bright New World"
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.
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.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo descriptions by Matt Gauer
Let Us Be The One! ABC Television Network (1976) ABC 1976 Telop ABC 1976 Telop KOMO 1976WCVB 1976 KABC 1976 KABC "Hollywood Squares" Promo 1976KABC 1976WLS 1976KTUL 1976WOKR 1976Nine Network "Let Us Be The One"
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.
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 off of the song "Let Me Be The One" by The Carpenters.
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Editor's Note: The animation was done by Robert Abel and Associates. 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.
ABC 1977 TelopABC Television Network (1977)ABC Television Network (1977) WTAE-TV 4/Pittsburgh "Still The One" IDABC/WEWS 1977ABC/WOI-DT 1977 KATV "Still The One" ID (1977) ABC/WBRC 1977KABC - 1977ABC/WABC 1977ABC/WISN 1977 ABC/WOKR 1977 - BABC/WOKR 1977 - AWAAY 1977Nine ID (1977)
Nickname: "Still The One"
Logo:
Variants:
Custom Local Variants:
FX/SFX: The sparkles floating down and the logo zooming in.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Still The One," which is based off of a song with the same name by Orleans.
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Editor's Note: None.
ABC "We're the One" ID's - CLG WikiABC ID (1978)ABC Closed Circuit ID (1979)ABC "We're The One" ID (w/o circle)ABC "We're The One" ID (1979; v1)ABC "We're The One" ID (1979; v2)ABC "We're The One" ID (w/o circle; v2)WEWS 1978ABC/WEWS 1978 (alt. logo)ABC/WJLA 1978WABC (1978)ABC/KBTV 1978 ABC/KBTV 1978ABC/KMSP 1978ABC/WFTV 1978ABC/WISN 1978ABC/WJRT 1978WOKR (WHAM), 1978WHBQ 1978WJZ 1978KXIX-TV 19KJEO (KGPE) 1978Nine Network 'We're the One'Canal 13 Argentina (1978)
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 an explosions happens 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 around the ABC logo.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "We're The One," which is based off of "You're The One" by The Oak Ridge Boys, 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.
Editor's Note: The starry background and starry swirl may startle a few. However, it's a favorite of many for those who feel nostalgic to it.
ABC "Still the One: Series 2" ID's - CLG WikiABC ID (1979)ABC 1979 TelopABC 1979 (1980 Winter Olympics) KATU ID (1979)ABC/WTAE 1979ABC/KSTP 1979ABC/WEWS 1979ABC/KABC 1979ABC/WABC 1979WLS 1979 ABC/KGTV 1979ABC/KTHI 1979ABC/WHBQ 1979ABC/WJZ 1979 KOVR - 1979WXIA - 1979WLS - 1979KBTV - 1980ABC/WOKR 1979Nine Network 'Still the One' 1979
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 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.
Music/Sounds: A slower-upbeat version of the song from the last logo.
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.
Editor's Note: None.
ABC "Now is The Time" IDABC ID (1981)ABC Closed Circuit ID (1981) ABC/KTVI 1981WNGE 1981 KTVK 1982 IDKTVK 1982 IDABC/WTAE 1981ABC/WCVB 1981WRAL 1981WPVI 1983 KABC-TV Los Angeles (1981)ABC/KABC 1981 (alt. logo) ABC/WJLA 1981WABC 1981WABC 1981WXYZ ID 1982ABC/WKBW 1981ABC/WLS 1981WFAA 1982 IDABC/WMTW 1981 KUSA 1981ABC/KCAU 1981 ABC KGUN-TV (1981)ABC/KTHI 1981WJZ 1981 WAKR 1981WBAK 1981
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 80's which still holds up well today.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Now is The Time" 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.
Editor's Note: The black background and overall feel of the logo may get to some.
ABC "Come On Along" ID (1)ABC ID (1982) WCBD (Come On Along) ABC/KEYT 1982ABC/KXLY 1982ABC/KXLY 1982 (alt. logo)ABC "Come on Along" Legal Station IDs - CLG WikiABC/WCVB 1982WEWS 1982 WTVN-TV Columbus 6 ID (1982)ABC/WATE 1983ABC/KLTV 1982 WABC-TV New York (1982)ABC/WKBW 1982ABC/WLS 1982 ABC/WMTW 1982 ("TV Eight" logo)WMTW 1982 KUSA 1982ABC/WFTV 1983ABC/WLUK 1982 ABC "Come on Along" Legal Station IDs - CLG WikiWAKR 1982 ABC/WAAY 1982WBAK 1982
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.
Music/Sounds: The campaign's song "Come On Along."
Availability: Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, the main logo made a guest 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 of Lost as a bonus feature.
Editor's Note: None, although this logo is a favorite of many.
ID: The ABC logo suddenly appears in a yellow background and the words "American Broadcasting Company" (or "America's Broadcasting Company") appear one by one in the bottom. If you can watch carefully, the ABC logo is being formed by a circle zooming in and the ABC logo suddenly appears.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The ABC logo suddenly appearing. Awesome Ink and Paint. Created by Pittard Sullivan.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic fanfare of the four-note ABC jingle. Composed by The Mad Bus.
Availability: Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.
Editor's Note: None.
ID: 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: See here for more info.
FX/SFX: The ABC Logo suddenly appearing.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Editor's Note: None.
ID: 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.
Editor's Note: This logo design was used for the ABC Entertainment logo for programs around this time.
Nicknames: "The Twelve Squares", "Blue Squares"
ID: 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 combined with whooshes.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Editor's Note: Same as the previous logo.
Nicknames: "Red Squares", "Welcome to the New ABC", "The Nine Squares"
ID: On a background of nine red squares, we see the black circle being tilted. On it, the letters "a", "b" and "c" 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: Prolific 3D animation.
Music/Sounds: A triumphant, news-like rendition of the ABC fanfare. Composed by Tonal Sound.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Editor's Note: Same as the previous two IDs.
Nickname: "Bright ABC"
ID: 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 10th ID.
Availability: Extinct on TV.
Editor's Note: Same as the previous three IDs.
Nicknames: "The Bubbles"
ID: 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.
Editor's Note: Same as the previous four IDs.
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