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'''Availability:''' Extinct, and more well-hidden than any Holy Grail-class public television logo before it, to the point where it was only discovered in 2020 on episodes of ''Wall $treet Week'' on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. How elusive did it prove to be? The tail end of a 1975 episode of WNED's ''One Man Show'' that had it was part of a recording of WNET's ''Where Have All the Rebels Gone?'' that had been on the Internet Archive and gone unnoticed by the logo community for just over five years before being discovered the next month!
'''Availability:''' Extinct, and more well-hidden than any Holy Grail-class public television logo before it, to the point where it was only discovered in 2020 on episodes of ''Wall $treet Week'' on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. How elusive did it prove to be? The tail end of a 1975 episode of WNED's ''One Man Show'' that had it was part of a recording of WNET's ''Where Have All the Rebels Gone?'' that had been on the Internet Archive and gone unnoticed by the logo community for just over five years before being discovered the next month!


'''Editor's Note:''' After ''Wall $treet Week'' became a PBS program around 1972, the EEN would not use another logo for two decades, by which point it had already rebranded itself twice.
'''Legacy:''' After ''Wall $treet Week'' became a PBS program around 1972, the EEN would not use another logo for two decades, by which point it had already rebranded itself twice.


===2nd Logo (1992-1996)===
===2nd Logo (1992-1996)===
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'''Availability:''' Preserved on VHS tapes of ''Bloopy's Buddies'' and pre-1996 episodes of ''Computer Chronicles'' (which is preserved on the "Cyber Cafes" and "Macworld" episodes on the Internet Archive). It also appeared on American PBS airings of ''The Big Comfy Couch'' episodes from the era. Don't expect to see this on ''Nightly Business Report'', which used in-credit notices until 1999.
'''Availability:''' Preserved on VHS tapes of ''Bloopy's Buddies'' and pre-1996 episodes of ''Computer Chronicles'' (which is preserved on the "Cyber Cafes" and "Macworld" episodes on the Internet Archive). It also appeared on American PBS airings of ''The Big Comfy Couch'' episodes from the era. Don't expect to see this on ''Nightly Business Report'', which used in-credit notices until 1999.


'''Editor's Note:''' Very much a simple logo. Despite looking like a placeholder, this logo was used for four years.
'''Legacy:''' Very much a simple logo. Despite looking like a placeholder, this logo was used for four years.


===3rd Logo (1996-April 25?, 1999)===
===3rd Logo (1996-April 25?, 1999)===
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Was seen on 1996-1999 episodes of ''Computer Chronicles''; a few episodes from the era on the Internet Archive retain this. Can also be seen on the final episodes of ''The Kidsongs Television Show'' on iTunes. Again, this didn't appear at all on ''Nightly Business Report''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Was seen on 1996-1999 episodes of ''Computer Chronicles''; a few episodes from the era on the Internet Archive retain this. Can also be seen on the final episodes of ''The Kidsongs Television Show'' on iTunes. Again, this didn't appear at all on ''Nightly Business Report''.


'''Editor's Note:''' A good effort for its time. It also bears the first appearance of the familiar APT theme.
'''Legacy:''' A good effort for its time. It also bears the first appearance of the familiar APT theme.


===4th Logo (April 26?, 1999-2010; July 25, 2014)===
===4th Logo (April 26?, 1999-2010; July 25, 2014)===
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon, but when it was in use, it was basically the PBS equivalent to [[Sony Pictures Television]]. It was tacked onto the end of practically every program shown on PBS during the period, such as ''The Saddle Club'' and ''A Place of Our Own'', as well as shows on independent public TV stations such as 2010-2019 KCET and on the digital broadcast network Create (which APT partially owns). With the logo ending in 2008 and being replaced by the 5th logo, its presence has dipped down, but it can still be found on older prints of programs on PBS. It made an appearance on the 2010 documentary ''Greece: Quest For the Gods''. Though APT normally doesn't show its logos at the end of ''The McLaughlin Group'', this made a surprise appearance on a 2009 episode thereof. The original 1999 variant strangely appears before the 1993 [[Connecticut Public Television]] logo on a 2014 episode of ''Scully: The World Show''.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon, but when it was in use, it was basically the PBS equivalent to [[Sony Pictures Television]]. It was tacked onto the end of practically every program shown on PBS during the period, such as ''The Saddle Club'' and ''A Place of Our Own'', as well as shows on independent public TV stations such as 2010-2019 KCET and on the digital broadcast network Create (which APT partially owns). With the logo ending in 2008 and being replaced by the 5th logo, its presence has dipped down, but it can still be found on older prints of programs on PBS. It made an appearance on the 2010 documentary ''Greece: Quest For the Gods''. Though APT normally doesn't show its logos at the end of ''The McLaughlin Group'', this made a surprise appearance on a 2009 episode thereof. The original 1999 variant strangely appears before the 1993 [[Connecticut Public Television]] logo on a 2014 episode of ''Scully: The World Show''.


'''Editor's Note:''' This is a very memorable logo, but like the Sony Pictures Television logo, it was infamous for its omnipresence during its usage. Nowadays, it's seen in a more positive light due to its nice music and animation. It helps that, despite its (former) omnipresence, it never actually plastered over logos.
'''Legacy:''' This is a very memorable logo, but like the Sony Pictures Television logo, it was infamous for its omnipresence during its usage. Nowadays, it's seen in a more positive light due to its nice music and animation. It helps that, despite its (former) omnipresence, it never actually plastered over logos.


===5th Logo (2008-February 5, 2011)===
===5th Logo (2008-February 5, 2011)===
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'''Availability:''' Scarce. Appeared on ''WORLDFOCUS'' episodes from the era. Due to its short life, it wasn't nearly as common as the previous logo. It still appears on old episodes of ''Doc Martin''.
'''Availability:''' Scarce. Appeared on ''WORLDFOCUS'' episodes from the era. Due to its short life, it wasn't nearly as common as the previous logo. It still appears on old episodes of ''Doc Martin''.


'''Editor's Note:''' A decent update to the last logo.
'''Legacy:''' A decent update to the last logo.


===6th Logo (February 6, 2011-)===
===6th Logo (February 6, 2011-)===
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'''Availability:''' Current and common. Seen on current prints of PBS's archival programming such as ''Mr. Bean'' and ''The Joy of Painting'', and newer (episodes of) PBS shows such as ''WORLDFOCUS'' and ''Nightly Business Report'', among others. The version with the normal fanfare can be seen at the end of ''Doc Martin'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Royalty Close-Up'', ''A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education'', ''The Reformation: This Changed Everything'', ''Free to Rock'', the fifth season of ''Fit 2 Stitch'', and a series of 78 movies licensed from [[20th Century Studios]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]], [[Paramount Pictures]], and [[Sony Pictures Television]] (though the telefilm ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' uses the later fanfare).
'''Availability:''' Current and common. Seen on current prints of PBS's archival programming such as ''Mr. Bean'' and ''The Joy of Painting'', and newer (episodes of) PBS shows such as ''WORLDFOCUS'' and ''Nightly Business Report'', among others. The version with the normal fanfare can be seen at the end of ''Doc Martin'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Royalty Close-Up'', ''A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education'', ''The Reformation: This Changed Everything'', ''Free to Rock'', the fifth season of ''Fit 2 Stitch'', and a series of 78 movies licensed from [[20th Century Studios]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]], [[Paramount Pictures]], and [[Sony Pictures Television]] (though the telefilm ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' uses the later fanfare).


'''Editor's Note:''' Simple but effective. However, the 1996 theme does not fit well with this logo.
'''Legacy:''' Simple but effective. However, the 1996 theme does not fit well with this logo.


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