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** "PBS" with stars on it. | ** "PBS" with stars on it. | ||
** "PBS" with a star-shaped vortex next to it. | ** "PBS" with a star-shaped vortex next to it. | ||
** A falcon with a "PBS"-shaped neck, colored | ** A falcon with a "PBS"-shaped neck, colored pink. | ||
** Numerous color schemes, including the scheme of the American flag. The idea was rejected due to the political climate at the time. NET had already been killed as a network under pressure from the conservative Nixon administration, and PBS worried that a red left-facing P-head may be interpreted as a pro-Communist symbol if it had been approved. | ** Numerous color schemes, including the scheme of the American flag. The idea was rejected due to the political climate at the time. NET had already been killed as a network under pressure from the conservative Nixon administration, and PBS worried that a red left-facing P-head may be interpreted as a pro-Communist symbol if it had been approved. | ||
* Some of the aforementioned logo designs make appearances in a late '80s PBS promo using Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" as its jingle. There is a mini-documentary about the logo and its evolution from the ''Media Probes'' episode "Design" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6U5RS0Xp3s here.] | * Some of the aforementioned logo designs make appearances in a late '80s PBS promo using Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" as its jingle. There is a mini-documentary about the logo and its evolution from the ''Media Probes'' episode "Design" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6U5RS0Xp3s here.] | ||
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** A still version exists where the logo is more saturated, to the point where the "'''B'''" is red, and the text is thinner. This appeared on ''Presidential Forum''. | ** A still version exists where the logo is more saturated, to the point where the "'''B'''" is red, and the text is thinner. This appeared on ''Presidential Forum''. | ||
* A few promo-based variants exist: | * A few promo-based variants exist: | ||
** In 1972 promos, a {{Color|lightgrey|grey}} female P-head appears (but she is unhappy) then she changes to {{Color|hotpink|pink}} while the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''P'''}}", "{{color|orange|'''B'''}}" and "{{color|limegreen|'''S'''}}" come to it and the red heart fades in on top of her, then the red heart appears on top of the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head, then the hearts merge together into one heart while the {{Color|hotpink|pink}} P-head, kisses the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head, then she walks with the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head (the heart fades out on top of the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head) to the left side to make the way for the text "PREMIERING THIS WEEK ON PUBLIC TV:" sliding right, then some animations, then the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head, a | ** In 1972 promos, a {{Color|lightgrey|grey}} female P-head appears (but she is unhappy) then she changes to {{Color|hotpink|pink}} while the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''P'''}}", "{{color|orange|'''B'''}}" and "{{color|limegreen|'''S'''}}" come to it and the red heart fades in on top of her, then the red heart appears on top of the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head, then the hearts merge together into one heart while the {{Color|hotpink|pink}} P-head, kisses the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head, then she walks with the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head (the heart fades out on top of the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head) to the left side to make the way for the text "PREMIERING THIS WEEK ON PUBLIC TV:" sliding right, then some animations, then the {{Color|dodgerblue|blue}} P-head, a pink P-head and a red heart appear one by one. The pink P-head fades out. The letters "{{color|orange|'''B'''}}" and "{{color|limegreen|'''S'''}}" appear; the heart grows as the letters move up to it. Then the heart fades out and the words "PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE" appear. | ||
** On the 1977 "Go Public" promo, the entire logo is seen minus the text below. Also, the "'''B'''" is red and the logo is shifted to the middle. Then, the "{{color|red|'''B'''}}" and "{{color|limegreen|'''S'''}}" move away in opposite directions while the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''P'''}}" moves from the left into the middle. What proceeds this sequence is currently unknown, as the only footage available cuts before the announcer can finish. | ** On the 1977 "Go Public" promo, the entire logo is seen minus the text below. Also, the "'''B'''" is red and the logo is shifted to the middle. Then, the "{{color|red|'''B'''}}" and "{{color|limegreen|'''S'''}}" move away in opposite directions while the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''P'''}}" moves from the left into the middle. What proceeds this sequence is currently unknown, as the only footage available cuts before the announcer can finish. | ||
* On some broadcasts of ''The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'', the {{color|blue}} slant in the show's title expands diagonally, resulting in a solid {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} screen with the same shade as the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''P'''}}"; the logo begins from here. This version premiered when the program changed titles from ''The Robert MacNeil Report'' to ''The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'' on September 6, 1976. The slant was red for its first week of use; on September 14, 1976, it changed to the familiar {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} color. The color change was probably intended for September 13, but bad timing resulted in a rushed show closing. | * On some broadcasts of ''The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'', the {{color|blue}} slant in the show's title expands diagonally, resulting in a solid {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} screen with the same shade as the "{{color|dodgerblue|'''P'''}}"; the logo begins from here. This version premiered when the program changed titles from ''The Robert MacNeil Report'' to ''The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'' on September 6, 1976. The slant was red for its first week of use; on September 14, 1976, it changed to the familiar {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} color. The color change was probably intended for September 13, but bad timing resulted in a rushed show closing. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a | '''Visuals:''' On a pink/orange lighted background, several transparent ellipses revealing people's faces appear and disappear one at a time. Then the screen zooms out through a circle, which turns out to be the eye in the PBS P-Head standing on a floor, made from glass. To the left of the P-Head, the text "{{Font|Serif|'''PBS'''}}" rotates to face the screen. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||