HBO program promos 1978

A variety of Home Box Office program promos from 1978

[@devinnytroysmediacorner]

This was aired 9/27/78

[@jeffrey5366]

This promo aired on September 27, 1978 in between showings of RUBY and TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA.

[@glennmillerfan]

jeffrey5366 To put it into perspective, it was 19 days after the Iranian "Black Friday" massacre, in which the Shah of Iran ordered troops loyal to him to slaughter 20,000 unarmed protesters as a way to stop the Iranian Revolution from spreading and allow him to remain in power.

[@RageTVHTX]

that VO guy in the first promo was heard a few years later on Showtime

[@danalong1237]

What is the name of the Showtime VO guy's name?

[@JHollowayNetwork]

This was a year before HBO started using the "Feature Movie" intros for feature films.

[@luisreyes1963]

September 30, 1955 was a 1977 movie starring Richard Thomas about rebellious teens on the day James Dean died.

[@JHollowayNetwork]

So they didn't have a Tonight on HBO bumper until 1983?

[@JHollowayNetwork]

The 1976 HBO Ratings bumper was phased out by 1978.

[@wmbrown6]

The funny thing was, HBO aired "Two Mules for Sister Sara" only three years after it was shown on "NBC Monday Night at the Movies."

[@radiodj1520]

In This Clip, From 0:00 To 0:15, It Was HBO's Two Mules For Sister Sara Video ID For 1978.

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In This Clip, From 3:33 To 3:49, It Was HBO's On Location: George Carlin: Again Video Promo For 1978.

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In This Clip, From 3:49 To 4:49, It Was HBO's Weekend Video Promo From 1978.

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In This Clip, From 0:16 To 0:46, It Was HBO Sports' Race For The Pennant Video Promo From 1978.

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In This Clip, From 1:17 To 2:02, It Was HBO Sports' Inside The NFL Video Promo From Late September 1978.

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In This Clip, From 0:46 To 1:17, It Was HBO's American Graffiti Video Promo For 1978.

[@danalong1237]

RIP Tina Turner (1939-2023), and keep the Proud Mary burning while a heart can be broken for generations to come!

[@luisreyes1963]

So this is what HBO was like before Chicago got Cable TV 7 years later.

[@radiodj1520]

In This Clip, From 3:02 To 3:32, It Was HBO's A Special Day Video Promo For 1978.

[@altfactor]

"Inside The NFL" is still around, but for the past couple of years, it's been seen on Showtime.

[@salchli]

@JHollowayNetwork And that bumper got phased out by 1983.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Did they intentionally get the name of George Carlin's special wrong? It feels weird, somehow, to see Tom Jones and Tina Turner singing Rick James. Like crossing over into parallels worlds.

[@ilmamartinez522]

Game in Background: Chiefs vs Broncos

[@ilmamartinez522]

GAMES OF OCT. 1ST ------------------------------------------------ Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons Oakland Raiders at Chicago Bears NOTE: The game of the Detroit Lions vs the Green Bay Packers will be played in Milwaukee and also the Houston Oilers are now the Tennessee Titans. I also got NFL helmet tracker set.

[@Jac2Mac]

How come HBO didn't play R rated movies very often in the late 70's?

[@devinnytroysmediacorner]

They only played them after 8 PM at the time

[@JHollowayNetwork]

@salchil wrong it got phased out by 1982.

[@gabrielbennett5162]

WOW! George Carlin looks so young!

[@gothsoul82]

oh wow the org hbo stuff cool

[@radiodj1520]

In This Clip, From 2:02 To 3:02, It Was HBO's Tom And Tina Video Promo For 1978.