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===Background===
===Background===
'''National Educational Television''' ('''NET''') was a former major educational and public TV network, founded in early 1952 and incorporated in November of that year. Among their original affiliates were [[WNET]] 13 New York, [[KCET]] 28 Los Angeles, [[GBH|WGBH]] 2 Boston, [[KQED]] 9 San Francisco, [[WQED]] 13 Pittsburgh, [[WETA]] 26 Washington D.C., [[KUHT]] 8 Houston, [[KERA-TV|KERA]] 13 Dallas-Ft. Worth, and [[WYES]] 12 New Orleans. It was originally named The Educational Television and Radio Center, a name it used until 1959, when it was renamed The National Educational Television and Radio Center; the radio portion was dropped in 1962. [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] succeeded NET in 1970, the result of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation having pulled funding for NET. It merged with WNDT to become the Educational Broadcasting Corporation, the parent company of WNET, in 1972.{{ImageTOC
'''National Educational Television''' ('''NET''') was an American educational and public television network founded in early 1952 and incorporated in November of that year. Among their original affiliates were [[WNET]] 13 New York, [[KCET]] 28 Los Angeles, [[GBH|WGBH]] 2 Boston, [[KQED]] 9 San Francisco, [[WQED]] 13 Pittsburgh, [[WETA]] 26 Washington D.C., [[KUHT]] 8 Houston, [[KERA-TV|KERA]] 13 Dallas-Ft. Worth, and [[WYES]] 12 New Orleans. It was originally named The Educational Television and Radio Center, a name it used until 1959, when it was renamed The National Educational Television and Radio Center; the radio portion was dropped in 1962. [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] succeeded NET in 1970, the result of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation having pulled funding for NET. It merged with WNDT to become the Educational Broadcasting Corporation, the parent company of WNET, in 1972.
 
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|NET1952.JPG.jpg|1st Logo (1954-1955)
|NET1952.JPG.jpg|1st Logo (1954-1955)
|NET_1953.png|2nd Logo (1955-1958)
|NET_1953.png|2nd Logo (1955-1958)
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*There is a rare opening variant with the announcer saying "Produced for the National Educational Television and Radio Center".
*There is a rare opening variant with the announcer saying "Produced for the National Educational Television and Radio Center".


'''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''.


'''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.
'''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.
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'''Variant:''' This logo debuted in black and white.
'''Variant:''' This logo debuted in black and white.


'''Technique:''' 2D Animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer saying "This is National Educational Television" with the closing theme playing in the background.
'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer saying "This is National Educational Television" with the closing theme playing in the background.
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'''Logo:''' After the closing titles of the show, the spinning globe on the credits suddenly folds out to a 2D model of the globe, and then the letters "'''N'''", "'''E'''", and "'''T'''", appear vertically at the left side of the globe, then rearrange to appear horizontally, slide to the middle, and then the roof is drawn over them, with the "'''N'''" slightly shrinking to make room for the roof.
'''Logo:''' After the closing titles of the show, the spinning globe on the credits suddenly folds out to a 2D model of the globe, and then the letters "'''N'''", "'''E'''", and "'''T'''", appear vertically at the left side of the globe, then rearrange to appear horizontally, slide to the middle, and then the roof is drawn over them, with the "'''N'''" slightly shrinking to make room for the roof.


'''Technique:''' Typical '60s 2-D Animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.


'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Perspectives''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Appears on ''Perspectives''.


'''Legacy:''' One of the few animated custom logos NET has had.
'''Legacy:''' One of the few animated custom logos NET has had.
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'''Variant:''' A still, opening variant of the last shot of the logo with "'''NET'''" replaced by "{{Small|'''NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION presents'''}}" appears on ''Great Decisions 1966''.
'''Variant:''' A still, opening variant of the last shot of the logo with "'''NET'''" replaced by "{{Small|'''NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION presents'''}}" appears on ''Great Decisions 1966''.


'''Technique:''' The dots, the live-action fire, and the lines being drawn.
'''Technique:''' A mix of 2D animation and live-action footage.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Pinball-like dings to start, which turns into a bombastic but brief brass piece. Almost immediately afterward, an announcer can be heard saying, "The following program is from N-E-T, the National Educational Television network." (opening) or "This is N-E-T, the National Educational Television network.". (closing)
'''Music/Sounds:''' Pinball-like dings to start, which turns into a bombastic but brief brass piece. Almost immediately afterward, an announcer can be heard saying, "The following program is from N-E-T, the National Educational Television network." (opening) or "This is N-E-T, the National Educational Television network.". (closing)
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* Oddly enough, the closing Fall 1968 variant was used as the opening logo variant for a 1968 ''Black Journal'' episode.
* Oddly enough, the closing Fall 1968 variant was used as the opening logo variant for a 1968 ''Black Journal'' episode.


'''Technique:''' All 2D animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' A mellotron tune edited from "Plenipotentiary" by Eric Siday (similar in style to his [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell" and [[CBS National IDs#5th ID (1965-Early 1970s)|CBS "In Color"]] jingles) with what sounds like a bee buzzing at the end and an announcer saying his part below depending on the variant:


'''Music/Sounds:''' A low-tone mellotron fanfare edited from "Plenipotentiary" by Eric Siday (similar in style to his [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] “S from Hell” and [[CBS National IDs#5th ID (1965-Early 1970s)|CBS "In Color"]] jingles) with what sounds like a bee buzzing at the end and an announcer saying his part below depending on the variant:
* July 2, 1967-Fall 1968: The announcer says, "The following program is from N-E-T, the National Educational Television network." (opening) or “This is N-E-T, the National Educational Television network." (closing).
* July 2, 1967-Fall 1968: The announcer says, “The following program is from N-E-T, the National Educational Television network.” (opening) or “This is N-E-T, the National Educational Television network.” (closing). A rare closing variant has an additional voice over saying, "So I was one of the... first... to start WQED."
* Fall 1968-Summer 1970: Announcer Fred Foy says, "The following program is from N-E-T, the public television network." (opening) or "This is N-E-T, the public television network." (closing).
* Fall 1968-Summer 1970: Announcer Fred Foy says, “The following program is from N-E-T, the public television network.” (opening) or “This is N-E-T, the public television network.” (closing).
* Summer-Fall 1970: The announcer says, "This is N-E-T, National Educational Television." This variant is rarer than the others.
* Summer-Fall 1970: The announcer says, "This is N-E-T, National Educational Television." This variant is rarer than the others.


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