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<div style="text-align: center;">'''Tomorrow!'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''Tomorrow!'''</div> | ||
in white zoom in. Then, it fades out, and see a {{ | in white zoom in. Then, it fades out, and see a {{color|chocolate|burnt orange}} ABC circle with "ABC" in the corporate font. The circle has an {{color|gold|orange-yellow}} glow. | ||
'''Variant:''' The logo described is the main logo, but this logo is used for promos of shows from the period as well. | '''Variant:''' The logo described is the main logo, but this logo is used for promos of shows from the period as well. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "{{ | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "{{color|#FFD900|'''WELCOME'''}}" zooms in and hits the screen 3 times. Then the slogan, "{{color|#FFD900|'''WELCOME TO THE BRIGHT NEW WORLD OF ABC'''}}" scrolls up. Before it ends, it cross-fades into a {{color|blue}}-{{color|red}} lined floor where in the distance, the ABC logo in {{color|orange|orange}} lifts up from behind the floor and goes into place in mid-air. | ||
'''Variant:''' There's a version where the logo is still. This was mainly used as a secondary ident. | '''Variant:''' There's a version where the logo is still. This was mainly used as a secondary ident. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''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 {{ | '''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 {{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 {{color|blue}}, with the ABC letters shining as it slowly zooms out. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The animation was done by Robert Abel and Associates. | '''Trivia:''' The animation was done by Robert Abel and Associates. | ||
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*'''KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. In addition, program titles like "Hollywood Squares", "Match Game P.M.", "The Gong Show", and "Let's Make A Deal" would be featured in the same sparkling animation as the "LET US BE THE ONE!" text. An alternate version has the standard ABC logo with a byline below with "KABC-TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "LOS ANGELES" on the right. | *'''KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. In addition, program titles like "Hollywood Squares", "Match Game P.M.", "The Gong Show", and "Let's Make A Deal" would be featured in the same sparkling animation as the "LET US BE THE ONE!" text. An alternate version has the standard ABC logo with a byline below with "KABC-TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "LOS ANGELES" on the right. | ||
*'''WLS-TV 7 (Chicago, Illinois):''' There's a byline with "WLS-TV CHICAGO" on the left, and the station's logo on the right. | *'''WLS-TV 7 (Chicago, Illinois):''' There's a byline with "WLS-TV CHICAGO" on the left, and the station's logo on the right. | ||
*'''KTUL-TV 8 (Tulsa, Oklahoma):''' The station's logo appears in a glossy {{ | *'''KTUL-TV 8 (Tulsa, Oklahoma):''' The station's logo appears in a glossy {{color|silver|silver}}/white (instead of chrome {{color|blue}}). | ||
*'''WOKR-TV 13 (Rochester, New York; now known as WHAM-TV):''' There's a byline with "WOKR TV13" on top and "Rochester, N.Y." on the bottom. | *'''WOKR-TV 13 (Rochester, New York; now known as WHAM-TV):''' There's a byline with "WOKR TV13" on top and "Rochester, N.Y." on the bottom. | ||
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*'''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. | *'''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. | ||
*'''WJLA-TV 7 (Washington, D.C.):''' There's a byline with the words "WJLA-TV" on the left and "Washington, D.C." on the right with the station's logo sandwiched in-between. | *'''WJLA-TV 7 (Washington, D.C.):''' There's a byline with the words "WJLA-TV" on the left and "Washington, D.C." on the right with the station's logo sandwiched in-between. | ||
*'''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York), KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California), WXYZ-TV 7 (Detroit, Michigan), and KVII-TV 7 (Amarillo, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Also, the spinning rainbow is now {{ | *'''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York), KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California), WXYZ-TV 7 (Detroit, Michigan), and KVII-TV 7 (Amarillo, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Also, the spinning rainbow is now {{color|deepskyblue|a light shade of blue}}. | ||
*'''KBTV-TV 9 (Denver, Colorado; now known as KUSA-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another variant has a byline with "9" on the right and the words "KBTVDenver" in a box on the right. | *'''KBTV-TV 9 (Denver, Colorado; now known as KUSA-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another variant has a byline with "9" on the right and the words "KBTVDenver" in a box 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. | *'''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. | ||
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{{YouTube|id=vtlW04UA43M}} | {{YouTube|id=vtlW04UA43M}} | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background with grids on the top and bottom, the words "{{ | '''Logo:''' On a black background with grids on the top and bottom, the words "{{color|#FFD900|STILL THE ONE!}}" in {{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 ({{color|blue}}, {{color|green}}, and {{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. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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{{youtube|id=tRq1_oWooVA}} | {{youtube|id=tRq1_oWooVA}} | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the words "YOU AND ME" in a style of a flashing sign appear in a sliding effect with shimmering {{color|red}} and {{ | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the words "YOU AND ME" in a style of a flashing sign appear in a sliding effect with shimmering {{color|red}} and {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} lines all across the screen. Then it zooms in and cross-fades into a line of stars with two lines of text reading "ABC" on the top and bottom respectively. It then zooms out the reveal the ABC logo with {{color|red}} lines going across the logo and {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} lines going down it. When the logo gets into place, a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}-{{color|red}} border zooms out into place. The circle of the logo continues to spin when the logo finishes. | ||
'''Variant:''' There's a version where the background is black. This, in particular, was only used for closed circuit broadcasts, which, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, is "a television transmission system in which live or prerecorded signals are sent over a closed loop to a finite and predetermined group of receivers, either via coaxial cable or as scrambled radio waves that are unscrambled at the point of reception." | '''Variant:''' There's a version where the background is black. This, in particular, was only used for closed circuit broadcasts, which, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, is "a television transmission system in which live or prerecorded signals are sent over a closed loop to a finite and predetermined group of receivers, either via coaxial cable or as scrambled radio waves that are unscrambled at the point of reception." | ||
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{{youtube|id=xyUc3QttB0I}} | {{youtube|id=xyUc3QttB0I}} | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the words "{{ | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the words "{{color|orange|'''NOW IS THE TIME'''}}" in {{color|orange|orange}} shoots down like a beam onto a {{color|blue}}-dotted grid. After that happens, the camera pans in the center. During that, the dotted grid fades out and the camera zooms in and shifts to the left where the text flashes to reveal the ABC logo with bursts of light shining around the logo. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* There is a sped-up version that was mostly used on promos. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
* There were versions specifically made for promos where it usually said "{{ | * There were versions specifically made for promos where it usually said "{{color|orange|'''SUNDAY'S THE NIGHT!'''}}", "{{color|orange|'''MONDAY'S THE NIGHT!'''}}", and so on. | ||
* There's a still version where it is basically an open-matte version of the logo. This was used on sign-offs at the time. | * There's a still version where it is basically an open-matte version of the logo. This was used on sign-offs at the time. | ||
* A version exists where the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" are at the bottom. This variant is still. | * A version exists where the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" are at the bottom. This variant is still. | ||
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{{youtube|id=EtO5AAnBrFw}} | {{youtube|id=EtO5AAnBrFw}} | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, an {{ | '''Logo:''' On a black background, an {{color|orange|orange}} star comes down from the top of the screen which makes the word "COME" appear. Then another one comes down which makes the word "ON" appear. One more comes down which makes the word "ALONG" appear. During all this, the slogan rotates to the right. Then a {{color|red}} streak comes down which reads out "ABC" and hits the three O's. When the letters hit the O's, a burst of stars form a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} neon background where the circle of the ABC logo in black with {{color|red}} emitting from the bottom of the circle fades in while the ABC text comes down and lands on the circle. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Logo:''' 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 {{ | '''Logo:''' 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 {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} circle background, in a [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]-Reunion angle. | ||
'''Custom Local Variants:''' | '''Custom Local Variants:''' | ||
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{{youtube|id=tDMQbKHLaK0|id2=X_MYdb8BT5c}} | {{youtube|id=tDMQbKHLaK0|id2=X_MYdb8BT5c}} | ||
'''Logo:''' Usually a bunch of shapes moving around, which always ends with the ABC logo in the middle of a {{ | '''Logo:''' Usually a bunch of shapes moving around, which always ends with the ABC logo in the middle of a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background with "{{Font|Courier|'''American Broadcasting Company'''}}" or "{{Font|Courier|'''We Love TV'''}}" appearing one-by-one below to the beat of the music. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The idents were designed by Pittard Sullivan and Troika Design Group. | '''Trivia:''' The idents were designed by Pittard Sullivan and Troika Design Group. | ||
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*'''1998''' | *'''1998''' | ||
** The ABC logo pops up on screen, along with zooming circles. The usual ending plays. This is a shorter ident and only lasts 3 seconds, however an extended version does exist where the animation is slower. | ** The ABC logo pops up on screen, along with zooming circles. The usual ending plays. This is a shorter ident and only lasts 3 seconds, however an extended version does exist where the animation is slower. | ||
** On a {{ | ** On a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background, a black circle moves around in various places of the screen. After a few seconds, two other circles appear, and all three circles form lines at the top, middle, and bottom. The usual ending plays. | ||
** The ABC logo appears in three different places of the screen, surrounded by rippling effects. An alternate version of this exists where the animation is much faster-paced. The usual ending plays. | ** The ABC logo appears in three different places of the screen, surrounded by rippling effects. An alternate version of this exists where the animation is much faster-paced. The usual ending plays. | ||
*'''1999''' | *'''1999''' | ||
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** An SMPTE color bar appears. The rectangles and colors move around and slowly disappear. Soon, there are only three rectangles left (red, yellow, blue). The rectangles go closer together, and disappear afterwards, so only the yellow remains. Then it cuts to the ending, but with the text already formed. | ** An SMPTE color bar appears. The rectangles and colors move around and slowly disappear. Soon, there are only three rectangles left (red, yellow, blue). The rectangles go closer together, and disappear afterwards, so only the yellow remains. Then it cuts to the ending, but with the text already formed. | ||
*'''2000''' | *'''2000''' | ||
** A {{ | ** A {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background slowly "loads" in, row by row. Once done, it cuts to the ending. | ||
** We zoom through two different curves made out of circles and ABC logos. The colors switch between yellow and black throughout the ident. After that, the {{ | ** We zoom through two different curves made out of circles and ABC logos. The colors switch between yellow and black throughout the ident. After that, the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} ABC logo zooms in. Then it cuts to the ending. | ||
** Similarly to the last ident, we move through a spiral made out of {{ | ** Similarly to the last ident, we move through a spiral made out of {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} circles. The ABC logo zooms out to the center of the spiral, and after a few more seconds zooms in again. The now-black spiral then moves back quickly, over a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background. The usual ending plays. | ||
** Inside a yellow/black tunnel, the {{ | ** Inside a yellow/black tunnel, the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} ABC logo moves inside, with the tunnel inverting colors and sides after a few seconds. The tunnel zooms up and swirls back inside the logo. The usual ending plays. | ||
** Over a black background, a {{ | ** Over a black background, a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} ABC logo flashes twice. It then cuts to an up-close black ABC logo, and flashes between the two colors twice. Then, it cuts to a tunnel, similar to the previous ident. We move through it for a few seconds, then it suddenly changes speed and zooms past it. Then it cuts to the ending. | ||
** On a {{ | ** On a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background, a black star appears. It slowly grows in size, as the colors shift between yellow and black. Then it cuts to the ending. | ||
** In a black background, we see {{ | ** In a black background, we see {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} dots dropping to the bottom of the screen, resembling rain drops. At the end, one drops and zooms up to the screen, forming a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background. The usual ending plays. | ||
** Over a black background, a trail of {{ | ** Over a black background, a trail of {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} circles move across the screen in swirling patterns, resembling an interchange. One of the circles has an ABC logo inside. After it moves off screen, the trail moves faster, and zooms out to a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background with the ABC logo. The usual ending plays. | ||
** On a black background, we see {{ | ** On a black background, we see {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} flowers with their petals spinning around like pinwheels. A {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} ABC logo zooms out in the middle, revealing another set of black petals, and another ABC logo zooming in. It then zooms out, with other flowers appearing in the process. The usual ending plays. | ||
*'''2001''' | *'''2001''' | ||
** The ident animates similarly (but not exactly the same) to the 2002 "On ABC" ident. | ** The ident animates similarly (but not exactly the same) to the 2002 "On ABC" ident. | ||
** We start over a {{ | ** We start over a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} sun that zooms out, resembling a sunset, with white circles coming out of it. Then the background becomes black, and another yellow circle reveals itself in the center. The word "definitely" rotates to the right of it, as an arrow shape appears alongside the ABC wordmark. As that happens, gray "stars" animate in the background. | ||
** The first ID has shapes of circles made by stripes moving around in circles. The logo's wordmarks zooms in the middle of the B. More shapes of circles formed, revealing a {{ | ** The first ID has shapes of circles made by stripes moving around in circles. The logo's wordmarks zooms in the middle of the B. More shapes of circles formed, revealing a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background with a circle. The logo's wordmark appears, The usual ending plays, with the text now in a sans serif font. | ||
** We see white and black circles as a piano playing some notes, and it gets faster until all white notes disappear and only four black circles remain. The 3 circles disappear, leaving the middle circle. The logo's wordmark appears. No text was shown below. | ** We see white and black circles as a piano playing some notes, and it gets faster until all white notes disappear and only four black circles remain. The 3 circles disappear, leaving the middle circle. The logo's wordmark appears. No text was shown below. | ||
** We see the ABC logo on a {{ | ** We see the ABC logo on a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} background, with black and white circles forming many patterns. The usual ending plays. | ||
** We see a landscape of a {{ | ** We see a landscape of a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} city in a black background. We now see a street with another city landscape. At the end, we see 3 {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} circles moving to the right. The middle circle is the ABC logo in {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}. No text was shown below. | ||
'''Variant:''' Talent variations of the ID exist, where black-and-white pictures of the show's stars are seen before cutting to the usual ending. | '''Variant:''' Talent variations of the ID exist, where black-and-white pictures of the show's stars are seen before cutting to the usual ending. | ||
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{{YouTube|id=ujZzY7SUtsc}} | {{YouTube|id=ujZzY7SUtsc}} | ||
'''Logo:''' As the ABC logos forms in the middle, a {{ | '''Logo:''' As the ABC logos forms in the middle, a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} circle drops down behind the ABC logo and fills the rest of the screen. After this, a {{color|red}} circle drops down in front of the ABC logo and covers the screen including the ABC logo. Also after the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} circle drops, a shadow turns clockwise and zooms out revealing that it is the ABC text in the signature font. After {{color|limegreen|green}}, {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}, and {{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 {{color|limegreen|green}} BG lights up in certain places. | ||
'''Variant:''' The ID is sometimes shortened. | '''Variant:''' The ID is sometimes shortened. |