That Channel 5 logo was awesome!!! WNEW's "5" before 1977 really stands out as the true classic Metromedia 5 logo. The music and ideas are just priceless here.
At this juncture, films and slides were transmitted via General Electric PE-24 film chains (which WNEW would have gotten in 1965, the year they first showed films and cartoons in color). It was that which allowed TV listings in 1965-66 to show, say, Sandy Becker's, Chuck McCann's and "Winchell-Mahoney Time" shows in color though the studio segments were B&W (WNEW, prior to their breaking in Norelco PC-70's in the 1966-67 season, were using General Electric PE-29 I-O B&W cameras, from the looks of it; their relationship with GE seemed to have stemmed from when they put their branding on cameras originally manufactured by Channel 5's previous owner, DuMont; as late as 1965 WNEW's studios "at 205 East 67th Street, New York City" (as worded on both sign-ons and sign-offs) still had ancient DuMont TA-124's [as seen in some behind-the-scenes pics taken during the making of "Soupy Sales Shows"] and DuMont-made, GE-branded PC-11's, both of whose service dated to their days as WABD). Incidentally, as of 1968 WNEW's telecine setup had three GE PE-24's. There were also seven B&W chains (VSF-3D?) made by Sarkes Tarzian (through which reruns of old films and shows like "I Love Lucy" would likely have passed). (From an article in BM/E magazine, August 1968.) Some ex-staffers at WNEW (including a former program director who has since passed on) have said the station's telecine department had RCA TK-27's. I presume if they did, they were ordered after 1969, and possibly replaced some or all of the ST B&W chains. It does seem, having seen stuff transmitted through both GE and RCA film cameras, the GE's had a cleaner alignment than the RCA's.
@TheIronSheikSociety - The '5' font of 1967-77 was from a proprietary typeface called "Metromedia Television Alphabet," which was to Metromedia what the typeface used by "Group W" stations was to that conglomerate. That same '5' was also used in that same period by Washington, DC station WTTG.
Fred Scott may've said "Channel 5 television" for all I know. But it was during 1967 that Metromedia reorganized its broadcasting units as "Metromedia Television" and "Metromedia Radio," respectively. (I saw some 1966-67 ads in TV Guide and some of the New York papers where, below the ad, was printed "A Metromedia Station.") Prior to this company-wide branding, the only stations to have the same type for their logo were WNEW and Washington's WTTG - both on Channel 5. (A very fancy serif type.)
Does anyone remember the season promotion theme from the fall of 1970, in which they had a shrill voice sing the alphabet, while each (animated) letter zoomed in onscreen? Sometimes she'd recite several letters, then stop, repeat the letter in a question tone, say the name of a show, then display a clip from that show.
Even though I wasn't born when this was made, I remember when TV stations did thise little intros & makes me wish TV could go back to doing these things!!! In '68, there was a music special with James Brown called "Man To Man" shown on channel 5 in NY, I wonder if this was shown at the beginning, as it was a color program.
Also . . . I seem to remember Henderson's show on Channel 5 being called "Skitch Henderson's New York." It replaced "The New Yorkers" in 1968, and was itself apparently a predecessor to the eventual "Midday Live."
Searching desperately for the intro music to Shirley temple movies that used to be shown on Saturday mornings in 1969 on wnew channel 5 in New York city....would love to hear that intro theme again or at least know the title of that instrumental intro....thanks....
Are you possibly referring to this type of ad: watch?v=TsOhGEICwh0 (designated "WNEW-TV Spots") 1970 sounds about right, as they have a cartoon version of a font called Grizzly which was used in WNEW print ads at the time.
Well, that color bumper was certainly produced in 1967 - the year that sans-serif '5' logo replaced the ornate serif logo used since the 1960-61 season. This may have actually been used for about 2-3 years. I can verify the year of production because there was an article in Broadcasting magazine in 1968 about how Metromedia stations had standardized their look. It also mentioned a filmed I.D., made along these lines, going from "WNEW-TV" to the "Mm5" logo in the same "swirled" graphics.
I remember during a trip to LA in '72 that KTTV Channel 11 used the same graphics, albeit with creepy sounding music that sounded like Hey, Casper, whatcha doing on the moon. Ironically, this came out a season before the networks started to do away with their 'In Color' idents.
By the autumn of 1967, Metropolitan Broadcasting Television subsequently became Metromedia Television, and WNEW (long since renamed WNYW) and Washington's WTTG were using these fonts for their station identifications.
August 1967 was the earliest "Metromedia Television" popped up in adverts put out by Channel 5; at least August 28 was when this font was first shown, if not the week before.
I've been trying to figure out what the very first word (as in "--uh television") that's cut off is... Metromedia, perhaps? Did they ID as "Channel 5 Metromedia Television" as part of this new company-wide branding wmbrown mentioned?
According to The New York Times, the edition of "The Skitch Henderson Show" (the second title of this series, renamed from the original "Skitch Henderson's New York") on which Peter Lupus guested was Thursday, April 3, 1969.
Wow!!!! Thanks!! Where did you find this? This was actually from the 1967-68 season and as anybody can possibly tell was based on Psychedelia. I first used to get scared watching this.
A few notes: 1) The voice before this film sounded a bit like Fred Scott, didn't it? 2) The '5' was set in a proprietary font called "Metromedia Television Alphabet," created in 1967; it was as much associated with Metromedia and its stations as the font used by Group W and its TV and radio stations.
If this were from "The Skitch Henderson Show," then it would appear this was from within the week of March 31-April 4, 1969. Who were the guests on this edition that's on tape? I have the March 29-April 4, 1969 TV Guide, and the guests may be the clue as to the date.
That Channel 5 logo was awesome!!! WNEW's "5" before 1977 really stands out as the true classic Metromedia 5 logo. The music and ideas are just priceless here.
As a 52 year old NJ television fan, why is this so very magnetically attractive to watch??
At this juncture, films and slides were transmitted via General Electric PE-24 film chains (which WNEW would have gotten in 1965, the year they first showed films and cartoons in color). It was that which allowed TV listings in 1965-66 to show, say, Sandy Becker's, Chuck McCann's and "Winchell-Mahoney Time" shows in color though the studio segments were B&W (WNEW, prior to their breaking in Norelco PC-70's in the 1966-67 season, were using General Electric PE-29 I-O B&W cameras, from the looks of it; their relationship with GE seemed to have stemmed from when they put their branding on cameras originally manufactured by Channel 5's previous owner, DuMont; as late as 1965 WNEW's studios "at 205 East 67th Street, New York City" (as worded on both sign-ons and sign-offs) still had ancient DuMont TA-124's [as seen in some behind-the-scenes pics taken during the making of "Soupy Sales Shows"] and DuMont-made, GE-branded PC-11's, both of whose service dated to their days as WABD).
Incidentally, as of 1968 WNEW's telecine setup had three GE PE-24's. There were also seven B&W chains (VSF-3D?) made by Sarkes Tarzian (through which reruns of old films and shows like "I Love Lucy" would likely have passed). (From an article in BM/E magazine, August 1968.)
Some ex-staffers at WNEW (including a former program director who has since passed on) have said the station's telecine department had RCA TK-27's. I presume if they did, they were ordered after 1969, and possibly replaced some or all of the ST B&W chains. It does seem, having seen stuff transmitted through both GE and RCA film cameras, the GE's had a cleaner alignment than the RCA's.
@TheIronSheikSociety - The '5' font of 1967-77 was from a proprietary typeface called "Metromedia Television Alphabet," which was to Metromedia what the typeface used by "Group W" stations was to that conglomerate. That same '5' was also used in that same period by Washington, DC station WTTG.
Fred Scott may've said "Channel 5 television" for all I know. But it was during 1967 that Metromedia reorganized its broadcasting units as "Metromedia Television" and "Metromedia Radio," respectively. (I saw some 1966-67 ads in TV Guide and some of the New York papers where, below the ad, was printed "A Metromedia Station.") Prior to this company-wide branding, the only stations to have the same type for their logo were WNEW and Washington's WTTG - both on Channel 5. (A very fancy serif type.)
amazing... great find TAP! My family had a floor model black & white around this time...and I was just a wee little toddler ;)
I remember this logo. Thanks for posting!
Pretty incredible and rare find...thanks much for posting this!
Way before Rupert Murdoch was even heard of
I remember that when I was a kid in the '70s.
Does anyone remember the season promotion theme from the fall of 1970, in which they had a shrill voice sing the alphabet, while each (animated) letter zoomed in onscreen? Sometimes she'd recite several letters, then stop, repeat the letter in a question tone, say the name of a show, then display a clip from that show.
somebody must've got this one dubbed before it went into the archives.
@eastest566 From 1958, when the DuMont networked divested and dissolved, to 1986, when Fox bought the Metromedia stations.
Even though I wasn't born when this was made, I remember when TV stations did thise little intros & makes me wish TV could go back to doing these things!!! In '68, there was a music special with James Brown called "Man To Man" shown on channel 5 in NY, I wonder if this was shown at the beginning, as it was a color program.
The theme music sounds like a cross between Eric Siday & Dick Hyman
WOW! Thanks!
You rock...on!
SO KEWL
So old, I don't even remember this, and that's saying something!
This one is before my time
i will check, but peter lupus was one of the guests
Also . . . I seem to remember Henderson's show on Channel 5 being called "Skitch Henderson's New York." It replaced "The New Yorkers" in 1968, and was itself apparently a predecessor to the eventual "Midday Live."
Bet on it, since this filmed animated bumper was created in 1967 when this '5' logo first debuted.
I like that one better than the later one in the late 70's the best
I liked the serif styled '5' both WNEW and WTTG had from 1961-67.
Searching desperately for the intro music to Shirley temple movies that used to be shown on Saturday mornings in 1969 on wnew channel 5 in New York city....would love to hear that intro theme again or at least know the title of that instrumental intro....thanks....
Are you possibly referring to this type of ad:
watch?v=TsOhGEICwh0 (designated "WNEW-TV Spots")
1970 sounds about right, as they have a cartoon version of a font called Grizzly which was used in WNEW print ads at the time.
the skitch henderson show
When did they stop using this? 1977?
@Pimenova Fan This Logo Was Used FROM 1969 TO 1977
Well, that color bumper was certainly produced in 1967 - the year that sans-serif '5' logo replaced the ornate serif logo used since the 1960-61 season. This may have actually been used for about 2-3 years. I can verify the year of production because there was an article in Broadcasting magazine in 1968 about how Metromedia stations had standardized their look. It also mentioned a filmed I.D., made along these lines, going from "WNEW-TV" to the "Mm5" logo in the same "swirled" graphics.
I remember during a trip to LA in '72 that KTTV Channel 11 used the same graphics, albeit with creepy sounding music that sounded like Hey, Casper, whatcha doing on the moon.
Ironically, this came out a season before the networks started to do away with their 'In Color' idents.
By the autumn of 1967, Metropolitan Broadcasting Television subsequently became Metromedia Television, and WNEW (long since renamed WNYW) and Washington's WTTG were using these
fonts for their station identifications.
August 1967 was the earliest "Metromedia Television" popped up in adverts put out by Channel 5; at least August 28 was when this font was first shown, if not the week before.
I've been trying to figure out what the very first word (as in "--uh television") that's cut off is... Metromedia, perhaps?
Did they ID as "Channel 5 Metromedia Television" as part of this new company-wide branding wmbrown mentioned?
thanks for the info. this particular clip is from 69. one of the breaks mentions the joe namath and the superbowl win. will post that this weekend.
the king family website lists the easter special
ran in 68 and rerun in 69. my source said 69.
glad you liked it
Nice. Given the obstacles you mentioned to me, this one turned out very good, I like it
This is mesmerizing to watch... and watch... and watch...
I was about 2 years in 1969 so this is definitely not part of deeply recessed memories...
@MattTheSaiyan Agreed.
According to The New York Times, the edition of "The Skitch Henderson Show" (the second title of this series, renamed from the original "Skitch Henderson's New York") on which Peter Lupus guested was Thursday, April 3, 1969.
Wow!!!! Thanks!! Where did you find this? This was actually from the 1967-68 season and as anybody can possibly tell was based on Psychedelia.
I first used to get scared watching this.
Do you have any graphics from WTTG Metromedia (now Fox) 5 in Washington, DC?
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A few notes:
1) The voice before this film sounded a bit like Fred Scott, didn't it?
2) The '5' was set in a proprietary font called "Metromedia Television Alphabet," created in 1967; it was as much associated with Metromedia and its stations as the font used by Group W and its TV and radio stations.
@JaxAunt just this.
If this were from "The Skitch Henderson Show," then it would appear this was from within the week of March 31-April 4, 1969. Who were the guests on this edition that's on tape? I have the March 29-April 4, 1969 TV Guide, and the guests may be the clue as to the date.
So there's the answer, then. ;)
What hell of an instrument was used between 0:06 and 0:08? It hurts my ear, never heard anything like it.
A synth violin
1967-1970?