American Broadcasting Company: Difference between revisions

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' A different variant exists where the announcer says "The preceding program, originally telecast by ABC in New York, is accompanied by a special video recording. This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."

'''FX/SFX:''' None in the regular variant. The other variant has brightened.

'''ID:''' We see a prototype version of the current ABC logo, which is a giant lowercase A with "ABC" situated within it.

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare/near extinction. This appeared before network broadcasts of ''The Bugs Bunny Show'', ''The Flintstones'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Bewitched'', and other color programs ABC aired in the Sixties. The earlier music variant may have been seen on at least one episode of ''The Bugs Bunny Show''. Strangely, this is left intact at the beginning of some episodes of The Baron on DVD, in place of the ITC logo.

'''Logo:''' A still Image of an Oscar award which is shining, on a red background. Next to the Oscar award is "Academy Awards" in white, and underneath it is the ABC logo at the time.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A male announcer saying "Marcus Welby MD and The Dick Cavett Show will not be seen tonight so, that we may bring you to live color coverage of the 42nd Annual Awards of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences"

'''Logo:''' On a brown background, we see several yellow lines appearing, forming a yellow grid. The grid turns red as the grid's squares morph into circles. The circles then converge into a single circle, which flips into the "ABC" wordmark in white, which zooms in. The background turns black as this happens.

in white zoom in. Then, it fades out, and see a {{Font color|chocolate|burnt orange}} ABC circle with "ABC" in the corporate font. The circle has an {{Font color|gold|orange-yellow}} glow.

'''Music/Sounds:''' One clip has audio, which is heard before the music starts. The music itself includes, in the beginning, a 7-note bass playing with a 7-note trumpet that starts at the third bass note and is at a faster pace. Then, groovy music plays, as a choir sings "What you see on ABC this fall you'll be talking about", then a man finishes the slogan saying "Tomorrow!". The choir then sings that same line and holds it for a bit.

'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made an appearance during the opening montage of the 40th-anniversary special.

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a small group of sparkles moving around in different directions until they form the worlds "''' LET US BE THE ONE!'''" (tilted at an angle). A {{Font color|deeppink|pink}} glow flashes behind the words as they continuously zoom closer and fill the screen. Then we cut to a chrome ABC logo glowing {{Font color|blue|blue}}, with the ABC letters shining as it slowly zooms out.

*An alternate version was also made for Nine in Australia in which the network's "nine dots" logo replaces the Nine logos.

*A still version was also used as an alternate ID and for closed-circuit broadcasts. Sometimes the glow around the ABC logo would be smaller and darker.

*'''WCVB-TV 5 (Boston, Massachusetts):''' There's a byline with "WCVB-tv" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "Boston" on the right.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Let Us Be The One", which is based on the song "Let Me Be The One" by The Carpenters.

*An alternate version was also made for Nine in Australia in which the network's "nine dots" logo replaces the Nine logos. After it's done zooming in, the bubble glows and shines and the "nine dots" logo fades into the Nine logo. The ball's glow fades away and the Nine logo fades back into the "nine dots" logo.

*A still version was also made in which the logo is slightly larger, doesn't shine, and is a little darker. This variant was used for closed-circuit broadcasts.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Still The One," is based on a song with the same name by Orleans.

'''Logo:''' Over a starry night sky, a multitude of streaks pass by as a rainbow-like rectangular box with streaks pass from left to right. In the box is the slogan "We're The One" in a typical 70's font. When it gets up-close, the rectangular box fades out while the words pass by. It then fades into a rainbow-colored background with lines circling it. Then a starry swirl zooms in which leads to a circle where explosions happen to show the familiar ABC logo with a spinning rainbow circling it. During this, more streaks pass by.

*A version was also made for Canal Trece (now El Trece) in Argentina. In this version, streaks pass by again, but this time, it is on a different night sky. Then a flash appears and suddenly, the logo cuts to the starry swirl instead leading to an explosion showing the stylized "13" with no circle whatsoever while streaks pass by. After that, the words "Transmite LS 85 TV Canal 13 Buenos Aires" wipe in below the "13".

*A version was used on a 1979 closed-circuit feed where the background was black, the spinning rainbow was gone, the logo was still, and the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" were right below the logo.

*Two still variants of this ident were made for closed-circuit broadcasts as well as TV station sign-offs, one in which the background is black, but the spinning rainbow is left intact and another in which the background is still black, but the spinning rainbow is gone.

*There is another version of the animated generic ID in which the words "ABC" are nowhere to be seen. This version was mostly used for either promo advertising ABC's programming (for example, "MONDAY", "WEDNESDAY", etc). However, this version was also used for ABC stations to place their logo or channel number when needed.

*'''WEWS-TV 5 (Cleveland, Ohio):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another variant has a byline with the 5 logos on the left and the words "WEWS-CLEVELAND" on the right.

*'''KMSP-TV 9 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; now a FOX affiliate):''' There's a byline with the words "keep" stacked above the words "MINNEAPOLIS" and "ST. PAUL" on the left and the station's logo on the right.

*'''WISN-TV 12 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin):''' There's a byline with the station's logo on the left and the words "WISN TV" on top and "MILWAUKEE" on the bottom, on the right.

*''' KSEE-TV 47 (Fresno, California; now known as KGPE-TV and now a CBS affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The streaks passing by and the rainbow circling the ABC logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "We're The One," which is based on "You're The One" by The Oak Ridge Boys or silent. The Nine variant has an instrumental version of the song. The Canal 13 Argentina variant instead has a sampling of the track "World Champion" by Keith Mansfield with a Spanish announcer saying "LS 85 Television Canal 13, Buenos Aires".

'''Editor's Note:''' The starry background and starry swirl may startle a few. However, it's a favorite of many for those who feel nostalgic about it.

'''Logo:''' On a black background with grids on the top and bottom, the words "{{Font color|#FFD900|STILL THE ONE!}}" in {{Font color|#FFD900|golden yellow}} tilt into place and zoom in into us. Then when the grids disappear, a pair of stars, lined up horizontally, shoot out into the place where they flash and segue into a pair of multicolored lines ({{Font color|blue|blue}}, {{Font color|green|green}}, and {{Font color|orange|orange}}). The lines then tilt clockwise with streaks shooting left. A black circle then fades in where the letters to the ABC logo flash dimly. The streaks continue to shoot left.

*'''WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania):''' There's a byline with the station's logo on the right and the words "was-tv" on top and "PITTSBURGH" on the bottom, on the right.

*'''KTHI-TV 11 (Fargo, North Dakota; now both an NBC and CBS affiliate):''' There's a byline that reads "ethic--tv" on top, "CHANNEL 11" in the middle, and "Fargo/Grand Forks" on the bottom on the bottom-right of the screen.

*'''WHBQ-TV 13 (Memphis, Tennessee; now a FOX affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, which is now set on the bottom-right to fit the picture of Memphis on-screen in a box with the words "WE'RE STILL THE ONE" on top.

*'''KOVR-TV 13 (Sacramento-Stockon, California):''' The station's logo with the tagline "13 Belongs" is on the bottom-right corner with a stripe connecting to the logo, and the words "You Are Watching KOVR Stockon-Sacramento" appear on the bottom-left corner.

* There is a sped-up version that was mostly used on promos.

* Two versions exist where the logo is blank. The first version has the circle and the other has no circle. This was done so local affiliates could add their logo when needed.

* A version exists where the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" are at the bottom. This variant is still.

* '''WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania):''' There's a byline with the station's logo on the right and the words "was-tv" on top and "PITTSBURGH" on the bottom, on the right.

* '''WPVI-TV 6 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, and the words "WPVI TV" appear on top of the logo and "PHILADELPHIA" appears at the bottom.

* ''' WXYZ-TV (Detroit, Michigan):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, and is given a more bluish-metallic sheen.

* '''WMTW-TV 8 (Poland Spring-Auburn-Portland-Lewiston, Maine):''' The logo is different this time around. On the logo is the word "ei8ht's." Below it is the words "THE" on the middle-left, "PLACE" on the middle-right, "WMTW-TV" on the bottom-left, and "Poland Spring, Maine" on the bottom right.

* '''KGUN-TV 9 (Tuscon, Arizona):''' The temperature appears on the top-left of the screen and the station's logo appears on the bottom right.

* '''KTHI-TV 11 (Fargo-Grand Forks, North Dakota; now known as KLVY-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' There's a byline with the words "KTHI-TV/11" on top and "FARGO/GRAND FOLKS" on the bottom.

'''FX/SFX:''' Impressive animation for the early '80s which still holds up well today.

*'''WCVB-TV 5 (Boston-Worcester, Massachusetts):''' There's a byline with the words "''' WCVB'''TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "'''BOSTON'''" on the right.

*'''WMTW-TV 8 (Poland Spring-Auburn-Portland-Lewiston, Maine):''' There are two different versions of the station's logo replacing the ABC logo.

*'''WLUK-TV 11 (Green Bay-Fox Cities, Wisconsin; now a FOX affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, and the words "Green Bay, WI" are at the bottom.

*'''WBAK-TV 38 (Terre Haute, Indiana; now known as WAWV-TV):''' The main logo is now in a curved box with the number "38" in a circle on the right. The words "WBAK-TV" are on top and "Terre Haute" with the ABC logo beside it is at the bottom.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' None unless you count the announcers in the affiliate versions.

'''FX/SFX''': The ABC logo with dots that are supposed to be spotlighted.

'''Music/Sounds Variants''': None unless you count the announcers in the affiliate versions.

'''Logo''': We see the ABC logo on a purple, magenta, and orange background, with streaks going up on and off the screen.  

*WHO in Toledo, Ohio

*GTV-9, TCN-9, and NWS-9 in Australia (not affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company, but continuing a long tradition of adapting American network campaigns)

'''Music/Sounds Variants''': None unless you count the announcers in the affiliate versions.  

'''ID:''' It consists of "Something's Happening" being written out, then the station's logo sliding up at the beginning of the promo, then "Something's Happening" and the station logo zooming out to a {{Font color|saddlebrown|brown}} circle background, in a 20th Century Fox-Reunion angle.

'''ID:''' We see the word "SOMETHING'S HAPPENING!" in a vertical row. We go down that row to see the circle rotate to see the letters "''' ABC''" on the circle as the logo ends.

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'''ID:''' As the ABC logos forms in the middle, a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} circle drops down behind the ABC logo and fills the rest of the screen. After this, a {{Font color|red|red}} circle drops down in front of the ABC logo and covers the screen including the ABC logo. Also after the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} circle drops, a shadow turns clockwise and zooms out revealing that it is the ABC text in the signature font. After {{Font color|limegreen|green}}, {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}}, and {{Font color|orange|orange}} circles drop down in tune with the beat, a black circle drops down. Once it hits the middle, a white shine appears. This white shine focuses and reveals to be the ABC logo, whilst the black circle fills the screen. Once the ABC logo is done forming, another green circle appears, drops down behind the ABC logo, and fills the screen. With this, the words "''' America's Broadcasting Company'''" appear in white. The logo stays on screen, while the {{Font color|limegreen|green}} BG lights up in certain places.

'''ID:''' On a background of nine {{font color|red|red}} squares, we see the black circle being tilted. On it, the letters "'''a'''", "'''be''" and "'''ca''" draw themselves circularly. When the logo positions itself, a “ripple-in-the-water” effect is seen, and the slogan "America's Broadcasting Company" fades in below.

'''ID:''' A shiny {{font color|#00a2ff|blue}} disc zooms out on a white background. This turns out to be an illusion in the ABC logo, which then zooms out on a white background filled with blue bubbles and streaks. "America's Broadcasting Company" appears one by one.

===41st ID (May 30, 2013-September 2, 2018)===

'''Logo:''' We start with the letters "'''ABC''" in its characteristic trademarked font suddenly appearing on the screen. They zoom out, revealing the rest of the 2013 ABC logo. As it zooms out, slowly decelerating, the light shining on it, in a similar shade to the background of the previous logo, becomes slightly darker. When the logo fills about half of the screen, the background fades to black, with continuous glowing around the logo. The logo slowly zooms out.

===42nd ID (September 3, 2018-May 31, 2021)===

===43rd ID (Fall 2021)===