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'''Audio:''' Just an announcer saying, "This is National Educational Television." | '''Audio:''' Just an announcer saying, "This is National Educational Television." | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' This logo appears on ''Search for America'', ''Community of the Condemned'', ''Sing Hi, Sing Lo'', ''The Exceptional Child'', episodes 10-28 of ''The Criminal Man'', ''Sense of Poetry'', and ''Ordeal by Fire''. The inverted variant appears on ''From Capitol Hill''. The opening variant appears on ''Decision: The Constitution in Action''. This logo can also be seen on ''Discovery at the Brookfield Zoo'', formerly available for viewing on the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archives website. | ||
===4th Logo (January 1958)=== | ===4th Logo (January 1958)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the program, with an announcer saying "This is National Educational Television." | '''Audio:''' The ending theme of the program, with an announcer saying "This is National Educational Television." | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' The regular variant exists on ''Ten For Survival'' and ''Adventuring in the Hand Arts''. The inverted variant appears on ''The Subject is Jazz: Swing''. All three these productions are in collaboration with NBC. | ||
===5th Logo (April 2, 1958)=== | ===5th Logo (April 2, 1958)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a carpet-like background, the letters "'''NET'''" appear in | '''Visuals:''' On a carpet-like background, the letters "'''NET'''" appear in black boxes across on a white line, resulting in a design similar to the NBC's "Chimes" logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the program. | '''Audio:''' The ending theme of the program. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' 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. | ||
'''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 |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 |NBC]] "Chimes" logo may or may not be a coincidence, as ''The Subject is Jazz'' was a co-production with NBC. | ||
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'''Audio:''' An announcer says either "This is National Educational Television" or "This is N-E-T, National Educational Television." | '''Audio:''' An announcer says either "This is National Educational Television" or "This is N-E-T, National Educational Television." | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' 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''. | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a dark background with little white "stars" (looks somewhat like a carpet, but is supposed to represent TV static), we see a redesigned version of the "House" logo in white (The letters "'''NET'''" with the "'''T'''" connecting to a roof that hangs over the "'''N'''" and "'''E'''", with an antenna sticking out of the roof, making the "'''N'''" look slightly squished). The style of this "House" logo would be used later on. | '''Visuals:''' On a dark background with little white "stars" (looks somewhat like a carpet, but is supposed to represent TV static), we see a redesigned version of the "House" logo in white (The letters "'''NET'''" with the "'''T'''" connecting to a roof that hangs over the "'''N'''" and "'''E'''", with an antenna sticking out of the roof, making the "'''N'''" look slightly squished). The style of this "House" logo would be used later on. | ||
'''Variants:''' | |||
* A version of the logo had the background smooth and colored entirely {{color|dimgray|dark gray}}. | |||
* An inverted variant appears on a 1960s episode of ''Perspectives''. In the same episode, an opening variant (also inverted) appears with the text reading "NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION presents PERSPECTIVES", replacing the NET House logo while the static background is retained. | |||
'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Audio:''' Until October 1962, an announcer (Edward R. Murrow) said, "This is National Educational Television." | '''Audio:''' | ||
*Until October 1962, an announcer (Edward R. Murrow) said, "This is National Educational Television." | |||
* An alternate version of the logo featured the announcer saying, "This is N-E-T, National Educational Television." It is unknown what year this began being used, but it outlived its predecessor, being used until November 1964, when it was replaced with the 10th logo. | |||
* An alternate version of the logo featured the announcer saying, "This is N-E-T, National Educational Television." It is unknown what year this began being used, but it outlived its predecessor, being used until November 1964, when it was replaced with the | |||
* Another variant has a voiceover which says, "This is N-E-T, the National Educational Television network." | * Another variant has a voiceover which says, "This is N-E-T, the National Educational Television network." | ||
*There is a variant with the announcer saying "Produced for the National Educational Television and Radio Center". | |||
*There is a | |||
'''Availability:''' 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:''' 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''. | ||
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'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on ''Perspectives''. | ||
===10th Logo (November 1964-June 1967)=== | ===10th Logo (November 1964-June 1967)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' A mellotron tune edited from "Plenipotentiary" by Eric Siday (similar in style to his [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell" and [[CBS #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: | '''Audio:''' A mellotron tune edited from "Plenipotentiary" by Eric Siday (similar in style to his [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell" and [[CBS #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). | ||
* 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). | ||
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* On ''The Assessment of Cambodia'', the announcer says, "The program scheduled for this time will not be seen so that we may bring you the following N-E-T special program." It is a still variant, and no music plays during this variant. | * On ''The Assessment of Cambodia'', the announcer says, "The program scheduled for this time will not be seen so that we may bring you the following N-E-T special program." It is a still variant, and no music plays during this variant. | ||
'''Availability:''' 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 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:''' | ||
*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 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. | |||
'''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''. | '''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''. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None. | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' This was used briefly by NET as an in-credit logo.{{AvailabilityExamples}} | ||
==Final Note== | ==Final Note== | ||