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'''Availability:''' This logo appears on ''Window Watchers'' and showed up three times on ''Because of You: 50 Years of Channel 9''. Also seen on ''Parents and Dr. Spock'' and ''Children's Corner''.
'''Availability:''' This logo appears on ''Window Watchers'' and showed up three times on ''Because of You: 50 Years of Channel 9''. Also seen on ''Parents and Dr. Spock'' and ''Children's Corner''.


'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is an exciting look back at the very early years of what would become PBS, despite being ordinary. It was back when it was a limited service for distributing educational films produced by local stations nationally.
'''Legacy:''' This logo is an exciting look back at the very early years of what would become PBS, despite being ordinary. It was back when it was a limited service for distributing educational films produced by local stations nationally.


===2nd Logo (1955-1958)===
===2nd Logo (1955-1958)===
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'''Availability:''' Common. The animated variant can be seen on most programs from 1955-early 1958 on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. This also appeared on the 50th anniversary special for KVIE in Sacramento. The still variant can be found on ''The Born Criminal'', ''The Exceptional Child: Blind'', and ''On The Shoulder Of Giants''. The variant with the announcer saying "Educational Television and Radio Center" can be spotted on ''Religions of Man''. The inverted variant appears on KUHT-TV's ''Mexicana''.
'''Availability:''' Common. The animated variant can be seen on most programs from 1955-early 1958 on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. This also appeared on the 50th anniversary special for KVIE in Sacramento. The still variant can be found on ''The Born Criminal'', ''The Exceptional Child: Blind'', and ''On The Shoulder Of Giants''. The variant with the announcer saying "Educational Television and Radio Center" can be spotted on ''Religions of Man''. The inverted variant appears on KUHT-TV's ''Mexicana''.


'''Editor's Note:''' One of the first NET logos to feature animation, albeit limited.
'''Legacy:''' One of the first NET logos to feature animation, albeit limited.


===3rd Logo (October 24, 1957-1959)===
===3rd Logo (October 24, 1957-1959)===
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on ''Ten For Survival''. The inverted variant appears on ''The Subject is Jazz: Swing''. Both productions are in collaboration with NBC.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on ''Ten For Survival''. The inverted variant appears on ''The Subject is Jazz: Swing''. Both productions are in collaboration with NBC.


'''Editor's Note:''' This logo appears to have been used for NBC co-productions since all of its appearances (as discovered so far) have been on such.
'''Legacy:''' This logo appears to have been used for NBC co-productions since all of its appearances (as discovered so far) have been on such.


===5th Logo (1958)===
===5th Logo (1958)===
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was recently rediscovered on an episode of ''The Subject is Jazz'', titled “Performance”. It is currently unknown if this logo appeared on any other program.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was recently rediscovered on an episode of ''The Subject is Jazz'', titled “Performance”. It is currently unknown if this logo appeared on any other program.


'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is an oddity, as this logo's existence was practically unknown until Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning uploaded ''The Subject is Jazz: Performance'' on October 29, 2018. Its similarity to the [[NBC National IDs|NBC]] "Chimes" logo may or may not be a coincidence, as ''The Subject is Jazz'' was a co-production with NBC.
'''Legacy:''' This logo is an oddity, as this logo's existence was practically unknown until Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning uploaded ''The Subject is Jazz: Performance'' on October 29, 2018. Its similarity to the [[NBC National IDs|NBC]] "Chimes" logo may or may not be a coincidence, as ''The Subject is Jazz'' was a co-production with NBC.
===6th Logo (October 1959-November 20, 1960)===
===6th Logo (October 1959-November 20, 1960)===
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'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on ''That Free Men May Live'', ''Aaron Copland Meets the Soviet Composers'', and ''The American Mind''. The logo can also be seen on episodes 101-106, 108, and 203 on ''Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt'', available for viewing on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. It can also be seen on ''Anatomy of a Revolution''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on ''That Free Men May Live'', ''Aaron Copland Meets the Soviet Composers'', and ''The American Mind''. The logo can also be seen on episodes 101-106, 108, and 203 on ''Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt'', available for viewing on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. It can also be seen on ''Anatomy of a Revolution''.


'''Editor's Note:''': An introduction of the iconic house motif, marking the start of NET's recognizable association  with said logo/motif. However, this is most likely a prototype/placeholder logo as the design does seem rough.
'''Legacy:''': An introduction of the iconic house motif, marking the start of NET's recognizable association  with said logo/motif. However, this is most likely a prototype/placeholder logo as the design does seem rough.


===7th Logo (April 17, 1960-November 1964)===
===7th Logo (April 17, 1960-November 1964)===
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'''Availability:''' Common, appeared on most AAPB programs by NET during the period. The smooth variant first appeared on ''Conversation with Dean Rusk'' and last appeared on ''Of Broccoli and Pelicans and Celery and Seals''. This logo also appears on ''Pathfinders''.
'''Availability:''' Common, appeared on most AAPB programs by NET during the period. The smooth variant first appeared on ''Conversation with Dean Rusk'' and last appeared on ''Of Broccoli and Pelicans and Celery and Seals''. This logo also appears on ''Pathfinders''.


'''Editor's Note:''' An introduction of the iconic house motif, marking the start of the most recognizable NET logo. While it is not as widely remembered as the later logos and future [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] logos, this is one of the first to be recognized more widely than the previous logos.
'''Legacy:''' An introduction of the iconic house motif, marking the start of the most recognizable NET logo. While it is not as widely remembered as the later logos and future [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] logos, this is one of the first to be recognized more widely than the previous logos.


===8th Logo (''What's New?'' Variant) (1961-1970)===
===8th Logo (''What's New?'' Variant) (1961-1970)===
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'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Perspectives''.
'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Perspectives''.


'''Editor's Note:''' A unique and wonderful logo, one of the few animated custom logos NET has had.
'''Legacy:''' A unique and wonderful logo, one of the few animated custom logos NET has had.


===10th logo (November 1964-June 1967)===
===10th logo (November 1964-June 1967)===
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'''Availability:''' Common. This can also be seen on over 45+ programs available for viewing on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. The tail end can be seen early on in ''Mr. Soul!''.
'''Availability:''' Common. This can also be seen on over 45+ programs available for viewing on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. The tail end can be seen early on in ''Mr. Soul!''.


'''Editor's Note:''' One of the most recognizable NET logos, only rivaling the 1960-1964 house logo and the latter house logo.
'''Legacy:''' One of the most recognizable NET logos, only rivaling the 1960-1964 house logo and the latter house logo.


===12th logo (June 1967-November? 1970)===
===12th logo (June 1967-November? 1970)===
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'''Availability:''' Common. The B&W 1967 logo made an appearance on the VHS release of ''Our Neighbor, Fred Rogers'', but has been cut from TV rebroadcasts of the documentary since 2003. It can be seen on several shows available for viewing at The Paley Center for Media, including the series premiere episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (1967 version, B&W), ''Black Journal'' (1967 version, color), and ''Sesame Street'' (1968 version, color). Though the videocassette release of the ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' episode "Death of a Goldfish" plasters the standard version of the 1968 logo with the 1971 [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] logo, the show's in-credit variant remains. The 1968 opening and closing versions can also be seen on the ''Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2'' DVD set on the test pilot episode. The 1968 closing version can be found on a handful of 1969-70 ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' episodes on Twitch (most plaster it with the 1971 PBS logo), as well as early on in the documentary ''Mr. Soul!''. The 1967 closing version can be found on all 1968 black and white episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', including episodes streaming on Twitch as well as episodes 1-5 on Amazon. The 1968 alternative closing logo is quite rare; it can be seen on ''Black Journal'' (1967 version, color). Its last confirmed new appearance was on ''Realities''; the 1970 PBS logo plasters it on repeats, as seen on the series premiere (this logo can be found on a film print of the same show). The special program variant appears on ''Assessment of Cambodia''. This logo first appeared on ''Conversations 1967''. All variants, color and B&W, can be seen on over 100+ programs available for viewing on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website.
'''Availability:''' Common. The B&W 1967 logo made an appearance on the VHS release of ''Our Neighbor, Fred Rogers'', but has been cut from TV rebroadcasts of the documentary since 2003. It can be seen on several shows available for viewing at The Paley Center for Media, including the series premiere episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (1967 version, B&W), ''Black Journal'' (1967 version, color), and ''Sesame Street'' (1968 version, color). Though the videocassette release of the ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' episode "Death of a Goldfish" plasters the standard version of the 1968 logo with the 1971 [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] logo, the show's in-credit variant remains. The 1968 opening and closing versions can also be seen on the ''Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2'' DVD set on the test pilot episode. The 1968 closing version can be found on a handful of 1969-70 ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' episodes on Twitch (most plaster it with the 1971 PBS logo), as well as early on in the documentary ''Mr. Soul!''. The 1967 closing version can be found on all 1968 black and white episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', including episodes streaming on Twitch as well as episodes 1-5 on Amazon. The 1968 alternative closing logo is quite rare; it can be seen on ''Black Journal'' (1967 version, color). Its last confirmed new appearance was on ''Realities''; the 1970 PBS logo plasters it on repeats, as seen on the series premiere (this logo can be found on a film print of the same show). The special program variant appears on ''Assessment of Cambodia''. This logo first appeared on ''Conversations 1967''. All variants, color and B&W, can be seen on over 100+ programs available for viewing on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website.


'''Editor's Note:''' This is by far the most well-known NET logo. With its mellotron fanfare, the announcer, the dark background, and the low audio and grainy film quality, it gained a reputation for frightening children who grew up with ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' or ''Sesame Street''. It is one of the more fascinating logos in the history of NET/PBS.
'''Legacy:''' This is by far the most well-known NET logo. With its mellotron fanfare, the announcer, the dark background, and the low audio and grainy film quality, it gained a reputation for frightening children who grew up with ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' or ''Sesame Street''. It is one of the more fascinating logos in the history of NET/PBS.


===13th logo (October 5, 1970-March 1972)===
===13th logo (October 5, 1970-March 1972)===
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'''Availability:''' The custom variants appeared on ''Civilization'' (and may be preserved on the MacArthur Library VHS release), ''Realities'', and ''Fanfare'', being retained on a 1987 rebroadcast of the series premiere of the latter, "Welcome to the Fillmore East", and the official DVD release of "Go Ride the Music". The black and white variant appears on the ''Realities'' episode "Soldiers Who Search and Dissent". The regular logos also appears on ''Black Journal'', ''The Great American Dream Machine'' (retained on most episodes on Volumes 3 and 4, with the first variant appearing on Volume 3 and the later variant appearing on Volume 4), ''President's Report on Indochina'', ''Soul!'' and ''An American Family''.
'''Availability:''' The custom variants appeared on ''Civilization'' (and may be preserved on the MacArthur Library VHS release), ''Realities'', and ''Fanfare'', being retained on a 1987 rebroadcast of the series premiere of the latter, "Welcome to the Fillmore East", and the official DVD release of "Go Ride the Music". The black and white variant appears on the ''Realities'' episode "Soldiers Who Search and Dissent". The regular logos also appears on ''Black Journal'', ''The Great American Dream Machine'' (retained on most episodes on Volumes 3 and 4, with the first variant appearing on Volume 3 and the later variant appearing on Volume 4), ''President's Report on Indochina'', ''Soul!'' and ''An American Family''.


'''Editor's Note:''' This is highly one of the most advanced logos of its time, and is even more advanced than some of the later Scanimate logos. This logo was extremely unique, and the later was reused for its use on WNET's logo. There was a debate if this logo was the original NET's logo or WNET's logo due to its usage on both of the station's shows and their relationship and interactions with each other. However, this logo first appeared only a few days before PBS officially began broadcasting, and a show the logo can be seen on wasn't produced by WNET, but rather Washington, DC affiliate WETA. Plus, WNET carried an entirely different logo under the WDNT name around the same time this logo was being used. However, the logo under WDNT's name was changed to use the WNET name for a 1971 in-credit notice. When NET merged with WNET, it was known as EBC, a division of NET. NET was also still around when PBS started, as PBS didn't fully take over until NET dissolved completely in 1972. Regardless, this is an interesting logo.
'''Legacy:''' This is highly one of the most advanced logos of its time, and is even more advanced than some of the later Scanimate logos. This logo was extremely unique, and the later was reused for its use on WNET's logo. There was a debate if this logo was the original NET's logo or WNET's logo due to its usage on both of the station's shows and their relationship and interactions with each other. However, this logo first appeared only a few days before PBS officially began broadcasting, and a show the logo can be seen on wasn't produced by WNET, but rather Washington, DC affiliate WETA. Plus, WNET carried an entirely different logo under the WDNT name around the same time this logo was being used. However, the logo under WDNT's name was changed to use the WNET name for a 1971 in-credit notice. When NET merged with WNET, it was known as EBC, a division of NET. NET was also still around when PBS started, as PBS didn't fully take over until NET dissolved completely in 1972. Regardless, this is an interesting logo.


===14th Logo (October 5, 1970-Early 1972)===
===14th Logo (October 5, 1970-Early 1972)===
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was used briefly by NET as an in-credit logo.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was used briefly by NET as an in-credit logo.


'''Editor's Note:''' Not a very interesting logo, especially when compared to the logo it was used in tandem with. The font does slightly resemble the text from the "House" logo, though.
'''Legacy:''' Not a very interesting logo, especially when compared to the logo it was used in tandem with. The font does slightly resemble the text from the "House" logo, though.


'''Final Note:''' NET was fully absorbed into WNET in 1972. PBS took over what NET left behind, while WNET took control of all still-airing programs aired by NET.
'''Final Note:''' NET was fully absorbed into WNET in 1972. PBS took over what NET left behind, while WNET took control of all still-airing programs aired by NET.
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