CBS Color Eye Logo from 1956 in COLOR including animated ID & "Shower Of Stars" theme [RESTORED]

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From 1956 - The monochrome CBS Eye logo, developed by William "Bill" Golden in 1951, was updated into color for the occasional CBS color broadcasts (or 'colorcasts') in the mid-50s. Once referred to as the 'CBS Bloodshot Eye', this video presents a color-corrected 'CBS Color' logo still-frame, as well as one of the few remaining examples of the actual CBS color animated logo ID still existing (discovered at the tail on an extremely faded TV show film - so the color IS NOT fully accurate due to the color fading on the left half of the frame - but the animation is).
That same year, 1956, NBC created their logo "Bird" aka "The Peacock", as well as an accompanying animated ID (updated in 1962). TV History will teach you that since RCA (manufacturer of color TV sets) owned NBC, it was in NBC's best interests to telecast in color - to sell TVs.
CBS (under William Paley) was highly competitive to NBC (David, then Robert Sarnoff), had only a few colorcasts in the 1950s through mid-1960s. CBS was not happy enriching RCA by needing their equipment (i.e. cameras, etc.). For that reason, this logo would only be seen after those rare color TV shows (some from Studio 72 in NYC, most from Television City in Hollywood) produced to stay competitive.
By 1965, color programming intensified as TV set prices were lowering. CBS' bloodshot eye logo was a relic, and with the space-age in full force, the new CBS color animated ID would premiere (as most are familiar with today) and appear at the introduction of the programs (like NBC did with the peacock).
The soundtrack is from a B/W kinescope film of CBS' colorcast variety 'spectacular', "Shower Of Stars" (with announcer Art Gilmore and host Bill Lundigan), and has been restored in Dyna-Stereo to accompany the visuals.
Also included are the black and white high-quality CBS eye logo: "Clouds", as well as the famous CBS "Shutter" black and white animated ID of that early TV era of the 1950s.
NOTE: To those animation frame-by-frame fans, the animation is slow-motioned to about 5fps so you can see each 'Kaleidoscope' frame. You'll also see a comparison between a video still and a B/W kinescope film of the color logo. Graphically, they are 12-sliced effects - and the entire concept reinforces the tale of Bill Golden getting his influence of the 'eye' from Pennsylvania Dutch farm hex sign symbols!
Enjoy this brief compilation of TV history - and CBS history.
ed: Now, I wonder why no high-quality version of this logo ever has appeared anywhere???
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@Suddenlyits1960 2 жыл бұрын

The tune in the background was used for the 1956 Chrysler “Flight Sweep” jingle which Bill Lundigan introduced. “The forward look presents the flight sweep,all new style alive with jet plane power,you’re out in front when you’re with flight sweep, borrowed from tomorrow”.

@mikemunrowsretro8973 2 жыл бұрын

Shows what an exciting new medium television was even in 1956, eight years after the big breakthrough in 1948. I may have only been three years old, but swear I remember that music they are using. In order to see color TV in the late 50's, early 60's we had to go to an appliance store downtown and lurk around to watch color shows on the sales models. There wasn't a lot of color programming yet, had to know what was going to be telecast in advance. Most everyone only had B&W TV sets.

@altfactor 2 жыл бұрын

This was probably shot and animated on color film. And if this animation was done after the fall of 1955, it was probably done at Terrytoons studios, since CBS had bought Terrytoons in the fall of 1955.

@musicom67 2 жыл бұрын

Good surmising, because whatever studio/agency did the CBS iris/shutter animation probably did the color one, as the CBS logo layout/placement is near identical (if it's a cel)... Fun stuff, eh?

@AllRequired Жыл бұрын

Bill Golden got told in no uncertain terms that the worst thing he could possibly do with his design was exactly what he had done. He got overruled without a second thought, and the eye never looked back.

@joecab1 2 жыл бұрын

They sure were big on kaleidoscope effects around that time

@David-yw2lv 5 ай бұрын

ABC had a kaleidoscope color announcement on some of their shows in the '60's.

@moboutmen 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive. Most impressive.

@musicom67 2 жыл бұрын

The CBS color animated ID is from a very faded (reddish) film print, so the colors are NOT accurate and have been adjusted/corrrected for 'white' as best possible. More work could be done...but better to locate a superior source, though probably more of an archaeological dig...

@jasonbeard4713 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel, because you give a damn in trying to give us the best quality in your posts.

@musicom67 2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonbeard4713 Thank you so much. That means a lot considering I don't (can't) monetize... As I find 'em, I'll make 'em. Appreciate the kind words and the fact that you notice! Cheers!

@Cleveland.Ironman 3 ай бұрын

Do you have the “winking eye” CBS logo. I saw it once in the mid 1960’s, it was just one slow wink that seemed quite ominous and menacing. It was like the logo was saying “we are watching you!”