Watching these movie bumpers is like traveling back in time to the 1970s and 1980s. What a wonderful time, and much thanks to the uploader. Those movie bumpers are all still awesome art graphics.
I'm glad to read everyone's fond memories of this logo, I feel the same way. My Mom passed away this year and I've been thinking about my childhood so much, my times with her and how we love movies and I just thought of this logo and wanted to see it again... and here it is. Glad to see it, thank you.
The wonderful thoughts and memories this brings back. The comfort of knowing I had family around me that cared. So few responsibilities. And a simpler time in the world.
Yes I totally agree with you. I really believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days and grow up with carefree times. As I get older I often think back and remember the simple things that we did as a family. Those are the special memories that you carry with you throughout your lifetime...
Wow.. They don't do things like this anymore.. Such great memories of this with the Friday Night Movie. The music and graphics were so proud, dramatic, and exciting that you WANTED to watch the movie ! Great memories, sitting there to the start of the weekend, eating pizza or whatever, everybody getting situated and comfortable, finding their seat getting the snacks or popcorn...
thnx for posting. so many great memories of what it was like in our family. no cursing, no alcohol or drugs. couldn’t understand why ppl longed for the past, but posts like this are priceless
This is a memory of television that really stands out for me. I remember this so well! The ending music was like the closing music to the evening; like a conditioned response that it was time for bed for us kids. What happy times they were; the carefree life of a kid when the world was new...
I absolutely remember those days watching the ABC Sunday Night Movie. I think the biggest one of all was when "The Poseidon Adventure" made its network premiere in October of 1974. We were glued to the set. This movie got a 34 share and that was monumental. I can remember Gene hackman closing the doors after the water came pouring in to the ballroom and the people were screaming. Then it went into the second commercial break. Oh those were the days!
Ooh! This brings me back to a time when my family and I were gathered around the set, on a hot summer night with the ac on full blast with snacks, popcorn, lemonade, munchies, all ready to watch the latest movie. It had to be the summer time because my parents didn't allow us to watch anything late when there was school the next day. Memories. How sweet! I remember some ice skating movie starring Jimmy MacNichol (my biggest crush) and some creepy movie highlighting the dangers of hitchiking that scarred me for life! lol.
Gosh, amazing how you can forget how something goes til 3 seconds into the intro...the memories just flood back...much the same as yours ...Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders movie and The Island of Dr. Moreau come to mind. The latter scared the crap out of me as a kid.
If I remember correctly, this ABC intro and music was used from about 1974 until 1981. Great memories I had of this we're seeing this intro before the TV movie pilots of The Six Million Dollar Man, The Night Stalker, and the original Battlestar Galactica.
Someone else also commented on this but remember if it was a movie you did not want to watch and it was warm all the kids went outside for a while and you would literally hear this echoing everywhere as all the parents were watching it with the TV's up and the windows open.
Television was better back then but the commercials were a pain. Seeing the commercials from then today however is just extra nostalgia reinforcing that era.
I know what you mean my mom passed away 12 years ago and when I hear this it brings me back memories of my mom and I watching movies when I was 2,3,4 years old makes me want to cry.
Brings back serious memories of movies like "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble"..Invasion Of The Body Snatchers " , "Jaws" ..Moore Bond movies , "The Car ,The Other Side Of The Mountain , Grizzly and Bo Svenson Walking Tall movies (which i LOVED btw ...always dreaded the ending of the Final Chapter)
God I wish I could go back . The hell with this way of life. It's not what I thought it was going to be that was promised to us with technology . It only makes things worse. These were times when you watched AS A FAMILY when it came on, not when you wanted to watch it.. We all looked forward to night at the movies at home. Everyone got baths, showed and mom made jiffy pop and we really watched TV together. Oh! And we never locked our doors.
Agreed. Back then when television was free. And good family quality programming. Unlike the trash we have on television today,. Boy, I miss those days too.
You're absolutely right. I never thought I would see these memories from my childhood ever again. I'm thankful that the Internet and RUclips in particular is good for something.
I couldn’t wait for this to come on, we’d be in the living room with a huge bowl of popcorn waiting with anticipation. Snack refills and bathroom breaks during commercials, great times.
Thanks for posting I always liked that introduction.... I turned seven in 1977 and I remember watching the beginning of these movies although I was not allowed to watch the end of it because it ended too late. I was too young to remember the previous ABC movie theme before this one.
My friend, I'm six yrs older than you, but you get it about how badly TV has deteriorated for the most part. We can only be thankful that RUclips is here and there were folks with VCRs who saved those tapes of TV shows.
@@joemartin1253 Around the time the daytime drama "The Edge of Night" moved to ABC from CBS. In fact, ABC wanted to show the day's episode of "Edge" on ABC late night, but Donald May, who played Adam Drake (the show's star) objected and threatened to leave. May did leave in 1977 when his character was killed off.
While this intro was being used, I was doing the Sunday night news on a TV station in far south Texas. Being just about as far away from New York as one could get, we were glad that we were affiliated with a network that did classy production like this and put on entertainment that made people feel good. Hearing this theme again, I remember how back in 1979 it signaled to me that it was time to get scripts ready for the 10:00 news!
Nice story. Back then - when we were limited to just three networks, they had to develop programming to bring people together - urban, suburban, and rural. Now - everything is narrow-casting. So-called "hit shows" now have fewer people watching than average shows did back then. While there are some very good shows, that feeling of the whole nation watching something together is lost.
I remember when this came on it was almost time for bed. I truly believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days. I really miss them now more than ever before.🤔
Hearing this opening theme music usually meant it was time for me to do my homework for Monday--unless it was a Bond film! Then I would do that watching Bill Beutel and Roger Grimsby on NYC channel 7 Eyewitness News after the movie! ABC was king back then.
Time goes by too fast 45 years Ago for this Seems like yesterday This brings back memory of a calmer world of more meaningful Experiences to remember. A more dedicated era of workmanship to tv Presentation.
I first saw The Golden Voyage of Sinbad on ABC. Most people did not have cable or VCRs yet, so when a movie came on it was a big event. They had slightly different intros for Friday and Saturday nights.
The introduction, that's all, just the introduction theme-music of alot of these old TV-shows automatically brings a smile to my face. Thanks for posting.
Boy, it just isn't the same anymore. Seeing something like this back then really got the blood pumping in anticipation, knowing something special was coming up, and if you missed it, you'd have to wait months or maybe years before it's rerun. It's just not the same popping in a DVD whenever you want nowadays. Although people might not mind the FBI warning at the beginning of the DVDs so much if they had some pizzazz like these intros.
Mr Crager was the voice of the Sunday movie for 20 years (1962-82) and a staff announcer at ABC for three decades. When he wasn’t in the booth at ABC, he was very active as a free lance voice talent. By one account, he voiced spots for over half the Fortune 500 companies at one time oe another
Yeah, and there was no pause or rewind and you planned your bathroom break for the commercial with your brother yelling "HURRYUPYOUAREMISSINGTHEBESTPART!!!"
to me growing up this is the best ABC movie opening they ever did i like the star tunnel but this opening to me was just awesome love the music and mr Ernie Anderson narration was awesome!
This is a great intro if you wanna see some of those old abc movies of the week go to abc movie of the week channel on RUclips there’s a lot of movies from back then that will take you back to that point in time, so all of go and enjoy 🆗☝️😃
I remember looking at the tv movie listings in TV guide every week back in the 70s to see which theater movies were on ABC, NBC or CBS night at the movies, TV before cable was simple.
People don’t realize these movies were our outlet for watching films at home during this time period. VCR’s were not available yet and I don’t remember our house having cable until the early 80’s. Even then, cable channels were extremely limited.
VCRs were out but they were the size of a Vista Cruiser. When the Friday Night Movie was listed, you had to make a choice - go out or stay home and watch the movie that won't be available again until the summer.
Media Sawdust Well, you’re right, they were technically “available” but didn’t really exist in public households until it became an actual benefit. Video rental stores didn’t really start popping up until the 80’s’though and since vcr copies of films were incredibly expensive to replace, no one owned any kind of a library that wasn’t shabbily recorded from tv. I remember once I wanted to own Predator so bad when it was available for rent and asked the Blockbuster employee how much would it cost if I “lost” the movie. He said it’d be $90 and that was without a jacket.
2023, I just want to go back in time and forget all evil of today. Please Lord forgive me of my trusspasses. Just one day in the past, please! You pick I'll follow!
whats really increadible is not that we have you tube or internet to see this.. but someone actually saved this on video tape which survived long enough to transfer over to the digital and then transfer over to youtube/internet. now that is amazing.. I really dont think even the broadcasters managed to save all their programing tapes from decades past. some .. but not all.
I assume you're talking about Storage Wars and Pawn Stars? I agree with you 100%. I don't know how old you are, but I'm 39 and I miss the late '70s and early '80s. I wish we could go back to those years. Everything was better then.....TV shows, music, etc. To be honest I don't watch much TV today for obvious reasons. Poor quality entertainment. I wish the entertainment industry would wake up.
this is before cable came on the scene .only the local channels were on at that time. before cable hit the scene . known as classic tv . it for sure brings back memories for us baby boomers . and yes were old now. 1970s baby.
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This is when television was truly an event to be savored, The ABC intro is pure magic a line of time if you will.
And I wil
I will.
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Watching these movie bumpers is like traveling back in time to the 1970s and 1980s. What a wonderful time, and much thanks to the uploader. Those movie bumpers are all still awesome art graphics.
This is SO ICONIC, this is what defined television in the mid to late 1970's folks!
I'm glad to read everyone's fond memories of this logo, I feel the same way. My Mom passed away this year and I've been thinking about my childhood so much, my times with her and how we love movies and I just thought of this logo and wanted to see it again... and here it is. Glad to see it, thank you.
I hear you, Moore, this theme brings me back memories of 1977 I was 17 years old back then.
Eldon Moore there was nothing better than a Sunday night movie with the family at home.
I can relate. My eyes well up every time I see this.
So sorry that you loss your mom
Sorry for your loss. Intro brings fond memories for me too
The wonderful thoughts and memories this brings back. The comfort of knowing I had family around me that cared. So few responsibilities. And a simpler time in the world.
Yes I totally agree with you. I really believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days and grow up with carefree times. As I get older I often think back and remember the simple things that we did as a family. Those are the special memories that you carry with you throughout your lifetime...
Wow.. They don't do things like this anymore.. Such great memories of this with the Friday Night Movie. The music and graphics were so proud, dramatic, and exciting that you WANTED to watch the movie ! Great memories, sitting there to the start of the weekend, eating pizza or whatever, everybody getting situated and comfortable, finding their seat getting the snacks or popcorn...
thnx for posting. so many great memories of what it was like in our family. no cursing, no alcohol or drugs. couldn’t understand why ppl longed for the past, but posts like this are priceless
Im watching this at night in a dark room and it really brings out the memories of watching a late night movie
This is a memory of television that really stands out for me. I remember this so well! The ending music was like the closing music to the evening; like a conditioned response that it was time for bed for us kids. What happy times they were; the carefree life of a kid when the world was new...
I know what you mean, old boy. I know what you mean!
I'm so happy you have this! Brings back so many wonderful childhood memories. I miss these days.
I remember watching Bad News Bears on the ABC Sunday Night Movie! It takes me back!
I absolutely remember those days watching the ABC Sunday Night Movie. I think the biggest one of all was when "The Poseidon Adventure" made its network premiere in October of 1974. We were glued to the set. This movie got a 34 share and that was monumental. I can remember Gene hackman closing the doors after the water came pouring in to the ballroom and the people were screaming. Then it went into the second commercial break. Oh those were the days!
I always enjoyed the first segment that ran approximately 21 minutes before they cut to the first commercial break.
If this doesn’t bring back memories of the late 70s nothing will
This brings back fond memories of the family in the rec room all together watching a movie
Ooh! This brings me back to a time when my family and I were gathered around the set, on a hot summer night with the ac on full blast with snacks, popcorn, lemonade, munchies, all ready to watch the latest movie. It had to be the summer time because my parents didn't allow us to watch anything late when there was school the next day. Memories. How sweet!
I remember some ice skating movie starring Jimmy MacNichol (my biggest crush) and some creepy movie highlighting the dangers of hitchiking that scarred me for life! lol.
+NYC2015 Same memory for me too. Except my dad was to cheep to run the AC full blast. Soylent Green was the one that scared me for life. (still does)
Gosh, amazing how you can forget how something goes til 3 seconds into the intro...the memories just flood back...much the same as yours ...Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders movie and The Island of Dr. Moreau come to mind. The latter scared the crap out of me as a kid.
September 17, 1978. The original 3 hour premiere of Battlestar Galactica on the ABC Sunday Night Movie.
This theme sure brings back Great memories; at that time, the best movies were always on abc Friday night & Sunday night movies, I Loved those days!
@Konga 5000 🤣
Astounding what a few bars of good music can do to your soul. Gee whiz.
So many memories…sitting in front of the tv with my mother and siblings. Loved this theme music the most.
Thanks for the memories!
If I remember correctly, this ABC intro and music was used from about 1974 until 1981. Great memories I had of this we're seeing this intro before the TV movie pilots of The Six Million Dollar Man, The Night Stalker, and the original Battlestar Galactica.
Yes you're right about the years of this Sunday Night theme
YESSSS!!!!!! 😊🎼👍👍💕
Someone else also commented on this but remember if it was a movie you did not want to watch and it was warm all the kids went outside for a while and you would literally hear this echoing everywhere as all the parents were watching it with the TV's up and the windows open.
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Ladies and gentlemen and young millinials this was the 1970's THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION!
ABC Sunday Night movies were usually really good back in the pre-cable TV days. Our whole family would watch them together.
When there were 3 channels and that was exciting enough.
Television was better back then but the commercials were a pain. Seeing the commercials from then today however is just extra nostalgia reinforcing that era.
This about brought tears to my eyes, remembering watching TV movies as a kid, It brought it all back
I know what you mean my mom passed away 12 years ago and when I hear this it brings me back memories of my mom and I watching movies when I was 2,3,4 years old makes me want to cry.
Brings back serious memories of movies like "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble"..Invasion Of The Body Snatchers " , "Jaws" ..Moore Bond movies , "The Car ,The Other Side Of The Mountain , Grizzly and Bo Svenson Walking Tall movies (which i LOVED btw ...always dreaded the ending of the Final Chapter)
This was back when we only had four or five channels to choose from on the TV!
I remember seeing this when I was a little boy.
do not forget the local channels....
do not forget the local channels....
Wasn't this also before the UHF selector on tv sets' channel knob came into use ? And every television set user was wondering what the UHF was ?
We only had 3 channels
God I wish I could go back . The hell with this way of life. It's not what I thought it was going to be that was promised to us with technology . It only makes things worse. These were times when you watched AS A FAMILY when it came on, not when you wanted to watch it.. We all looked forward to night at the movies at home. Everyone got baths, showed and mom made jiffy pop and we really watched TV together. Oh! And we never locked our doors.
you had the same childhood as me, and yes I wish I could go back, I would make some changes, beautifully said.
Agreed. Back then when television was free. And good family quality programming. Unlike the trash we have on television today,. Boy, I miss those days too.
How I miss those times it was such a simple time
You're absolutely right. I never thought I would see these memories from my childhood ever again. I'm thankful that the Internet and RUclips in particular is good for something.
I couldn’t wait for this to come on, we’d be in the living room with a huge bowl of popcorn waiting with anticipation.
Snack refills and bathroom breaks during commercials, great times.
I remember as kid that I would wait for these movies to come on.
Thanks for this
I wouldn't trade being a kid in the 70s for anything!!!!! The television and the music were the best!!!!
Thanks for posting I always liked that introduction.... I turned seven in 1977 and I remember watching the beginning of these movies although I was not allowed to watch the end of it because it ended too late. I was too young to remember the previous ABC movie theme before this one.
My friend, I'm six yrs older than you, but you get it about how badly TV has deteriorated for the most part. We can only be thankful that RUclips is here and there were folks with VCRs who saved those tapes of TV shows.
This opening was used from 1974 to 1981, until being replaced by the famous Star Tunnel intro from 1981-1986.
+20thCenturyFoxFan2003
Those were ABC's best 2 themes.
20thCenturyFoxFan2003 it actually started in late 1975.
Good stuff back then
@@joemartin1253 Around the time the daytime drama "The Edge of Night" moved to ABC from CBS. In fact, ABC wanted to show the day's episode of "Edge" on ABC late night, but Donald May, who played Adam Drake (the show's star) objected and threatened to leave. May did leave in 1977 when his character was killed off.
Look how times have changed. I wanna go back to these days.
Agreed! If you find a way back, take me with you!
My early years in radio and abc had the best intros, outros, bumpers, and promos, in the business.
So cool these bumpers that we made sure we were in front of the TV Sunday’s at 9 PM Eastern.
While this intro was being used, I was doing the Sunday night news on a TV station in far south Texas. Being just about as far away from New York as one could get, we were glad that we were affiliated with a network that did classy production like this and put on entertainment that made people feel good. Hearing this theme again, I remember how back in 1979 it signaled to me that it was time to get scripts ready for the 10:00 news!
Nice story. Back then - when we were limited to just three networks, they had to develop programming to bring people together - urban, suburban, and rural. Now - everything is narrow-casting. So-called "hit shows" now have fewer people watching than average shows did back then. While there are some very good shows, that feeling of the whole nation watching something together is lost.
Oh, my! Just listening to the beautiful arrangement provided by an orchestra of trumpets, trombones, strings, rhythm and drums made me cry.
one of the greatest themes of all time - chills
Bunny44109 me too 😢 times we can never get back ..
I remember when this came on it was almost time for bed. I truly believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days. I really miss them now more than ever before.🤔
i was in high school at the time! - great childhood moments! - i miss those days!
Hearing this opening theme music usually meant it was time for me to do my homework for Monday--unless it was a Bond film! Then I would do that watching Bill Beutel and Roger Grimsby on NYC channel 7 Eyewitness News after the movie! ABC was king back then.
Wow. You got to stay up late.
Time goes by too fast
45 years Ago for this
Seems like yesterday
This brings back memory of a calmer world of more meaningful
Experiences to remember.
A more dedicated era of workmanship to tv
Presentation.
Back in the day when the only way to rewatch a movie was on TV.
When I see this, one movie comes to mind...The Ten Commandments :)
Thank you for posting this. The 1970s had so many movie shows at night. This introduction was my favorite.
G4’s “Movies That Don’t Suck” brought me here!
I first saw The Golden Voyage of Sinbad on ABC. Most people did not have cable or VCRs yet, so when a movie came on it was a big event. They had slightly different intros for Friday and Saturday nights.
Mom, what day is Sunday?
It’s the one right before Monday.
Tomorrow’s Monday?
Yes, time for bed.
The weekend is over theme music.
Remember this while getting clothes ready for school the next morning. 🥲
The tv premier of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE for me.. such great memories.
The stars gave the intro style
just like the stars on the wrestlers pro wrestling boots gave them great style back in the day
The introduction, that's all, just the introduction theme-music of alot of these old TV-shows automatically brings a smile to my face. Thanks for posting.
I liked the Tv movies from 69-71 . Bri gs back memories
You could hear this filtering through all the open doors and windows on my neighborhood street in the summer.
Boy, it just isn't the same anymore. Seeing something like this back then really got the blood pumping in anticipation, knowing something special was coming up, and if you missed it, you'd have to wait months or maybe years before it's rerun. It's just not the same popping in a DVD whenever you want nowadays. Although people might not mind the FBI warning at the beginning of the DVDs so much if they had some pizzazz like these intros.
0:12 this is the voice of Joel Crager. You'll also know his voice from this classic tagline: "When E.F. Hutton talks... people listen."
Mr Crager was the voice of the Sunday movie for 20 years (1962-82) and a staff announcer at ABC for three decades. When he wasn’t in the booth at ABC, he was very active as a free lance voice talent. By one account, he voiced spots for over half the Fortune 500 companies at one time oe another
@@garypounder3592 Great information on Joel Crager.
Could watch until the 2nd commercial then off to bed. Lol
Omg im stoked
Yeah, and there was no pause or rewind and you planned your bathroom break for the commercial with your brother yelling "HURRYUPYOUAREMISSINGTHEBESTPART!!!"
These intros made nighttime seem so glamorous.
Jaws , Moonraker , King Kong ('76) , The Wild Geese , The Deep ...
The ABC Sunday night movie was my “go to” for watching James Bond films as a kid.
to me growing up this is the best ABC movie opening they ever did i like the star tunnel but this opening to me was just awesome love the music and mr Ernie Anderson narration was awesome!
boy does this take me back to 79 as a little boy
What memories? This is the theme song of “I’m not done with my book report that is due Monday morning and I’m so screwed!”
This is a great intro if you wanna see some of those old abc movies of the week go to abc movie of the week channel on RUclips there’s a lot of movies from back then that will take you back to that point in time, so all of go and enjoy 🆗☝️😃
I remember looking at the tv movie listings in TV guide every week back in the 70s to see which theater movies were on ABC, NBC or CBS night at the movies, TV before cable was simple.
Back in the '70s we had some polished style.
Mind blow! Brings me back to good times!
yes memories
People don’t realize these movies were our outlet for watching films at home during this time period. VCR’s were not available yet and I don’t remember our house having cable until the early 80’s. Even then, cable channels were extremely limited.
VCRs were out but they were the size of a Vista Cruiser. When the Friday Night Movie was listed, you had to make a choice - go out or stay home and watch the movie that won't be available again until the summer.
Media Sawdust Well, you’re right, they were technically “available” but didn’t really exist in public households until it became an actual benefit. Video rental stores didn’t really start popping up until the 80’s’though and since vcr copies of films were incredibly expensive to replace, no one owned any kind of a library that wasn’t shabbily recorded from tv. I remember once I wanted to own Predator so bad when it was available for rent and asked the Blockbuster employee how much would it cost if I “lost” the movie. He said it’d be $90 and that was without a jacket.
@@NemeanLion- I remember somebody once trying to explain to me what a VCR was and I couldn't really grasp it.
ABC led the other networks at this time by debuting movies on network television. Always enjoyed watching on Sunday nights!
2023, I just want to go back in time and forget all evil of today. Please Lord forgive me of my trusspasses. Just one day in the past, please! You pick I'll follow!
Joel Crager was "the voice" of the ABC Sunday Night Movie.
indeed it do bring back such great momories, this was a good day in time.
Totally remember this...
The composer is Perry Botkin Jr.
Wonderful time to be a kid
fantastic!!!!!
*Intro*
I'm soooooo excited
*Tonight's movie...Oh, Heavenly Dog*
Oh.
oh
😊 great memories
whats really increadible is not that we have you tube or internet to see this.. but someone actually saved this on video tape which survived long enough to transfer over
to the digital and then transfer over to youtube/internet.
now that is amazing.. I really dont think even the broadcasters managed to save all their programing tapes from decades past. some .. but not all.
I assume you're talking about Storage Wars and Pawn Stars? I agree with you 100%. I don't know how old you are, but I'm 39 and I miss the late '70s and early '80s. I wish we could go back to those years. Everything was better then.....TV shows, music, etc. To be honest I don't watch much TV today for obvious reasons. Poor quality entertainment. I wish the entertainment industry would wake up.
Great memories
ABC never should have dropped this theme in '81. They could have held on to this for many more years.
Oh My God, this takes me back
Back when we had real T.V. and scripted reality shows were not even thought of yet
The music....the music!!! AWESOME!!
I need a fucking time machine NOW
It was a time of just enough televison (not so many screens yet).
Man times have changed! (and not for the good)!
Agreed. Fun times those were.
this is before cable came on the scene .only the local channels were on at that time. before cable hit the scene . known as classic tv . it for sure brings back memories for us baby boomers . and yes were old now. 1970s baby.
I miss this.
When network broadcast TV played movies, +40 years ago.
yea me too but in 77 i was 9 years old and scared to go to bed very funny i love the past some times. let the 70s live on.
Sooo great!!! Love!!!
xoxo The Clarences
I believe the first movie to use this was the premiere of "The Poseidon Adventure".
Please abc bring back Sunday movie