WPIX 8 o'clock movie 1970's

[cnmmnc8852]

We were all sitting in different rooms watching the same thing...lol Don't forget, in NY/NJ, TV consisted of 7 channels not a few hundred and it was all free, so we were all on a similar page/channel if you watched TV.

Basically, TV consisted of Channels 2, 4,5,7,9, 11 and 13, or wcbs, wnbc, wnew, wabc, wor, wpix and wnet. That was it but it was always entertaining.

I ditched TV and cable in 2001 so everything after that, I've never seen.

[DAngelo136]

anyone knows whatever happened to the v.o. man Bill Biery who had the children's show "Beachcomber Bill" in the 60's?

[johnissoevil]

@DAngelo136 Bill Biery passed away in 1987.

[Lolabelle59]

Brings back great memories of a simpler time...thanks!

[videocrazier]

In the 70's, a Brazilian broadcasting (TVS, now SBT) used a copy of this, the same music, the same spinning columns, just the words changed to portuguese.

See in:

youtube.com/watch?v=TmibJpAV78­c

[classicphile]

Translation for the below post: "In addition to a version of this vignette has been used by the former TVS Rio de Janeiro, I learned that another version also aired on TV Record, São Paulo, at the time Silvio Santos sent along with the Machado de Carvalho. Who has that of Record?"

[RGVieiraDesciclope]

Além de uma versão dessa vinheta ter sido usada pela antiga TVS do Rio de Janeiro, fiquei sabendo que outra versão também ia ao ar pela TV Record de São Paulo, na época em que Sílvio Santos mandava junto com os Machado de Carvalho. Quem tem essa da Record?

[MegaExerion]

@RGVieiraDesciclope Provavelmente a versão que passava na Record era a mesma que passava no SBT. Mas se você quiser ver uma versão mais extendida, assista ao vìdeo "LG : 8 O'CLOCK GROOVIE", aqui mesmo, no youtube (veja as sujestões ao lado). Caso queira apenas a música, procure por "Reg Tilsley", com a música "Hold the Road". Espero ter ajudado.

[92abuelo]

brings back awesome memories, thanksssssssssssssss

[headiero]

And just look at this garbage to the upper right! This is what happened to good TV.

[TammiWayKewl]

The Eight O' Clock movie either preceded or came after "Twilight Zone" and "To Tell The Truth," both of which held the 8 p.m. slot for a while. I remember the time they showed "The Birds," which I caught during the scene where the crows gathered on the jungle gym, and then chased the kids when they started running! Scary!

[andi515]

God, this makes me sad

[ghostofdeletekey]

Oh, the memories. :) I went to school with Bill Jorgensen's daughter, Tracy. I never really watched this movie block much, I was more a ABC 4:30 Movie fan. Mostly I saved WPIX for Tom & Jerry and stuff like Magic Garden, way back...

This clip ran when I'd get in trouble for bringing a slide-rule to class. (cheater!) Today, kids think a slide-rule might have something to do with Tokyo Drift or skateboarding. :(

[92abuelo]

I remember this intro, then came the Godzilla movies, thanks

[MaryAnneRosato]

Damn do I feel old seeing this...brings back memories of being a kid growing up in NY in the 70s...

[farodyoung]

I remember this growing up in Newark New jersey. But i cant remember the year. I think it was the 70's but dont know what year they actually started airing this. Boy this really makes me feel old !

[conewells]

wow. for baby-boomers only. lol.

[MikeChuk21]

"The Choice Is Clear" -- a dig at Channel 5, Bill Jorgenson's former employer!

[goingallout]

this music usually made my stomach drop, it meant, ALMOST time to goto bed. get homework signed and school tomorrow.

[Felineblood]

I remember being at my Grandma's house watching tv in the "tv" room and all the adults were around the dining room table eating cake and drinking coffee..God do I miss those days! This TV intro sure brings it all back..just like sitting at Grams

[Demille40]

@Felineblood Boy did you hit the nail on the head- I had the same experiences! They were simpler times. I used to go over my cousin's house to see the Wizard of Oz once a year because we didn't have a color tv and he did!! LOL

[DJRakow]

I wish WGN-TV Chicago had this.

[gerryono]

i think they were airing this as late as the late 80's. My dad has this indent on video-tape from around that time

[cgcherem]

Haha!! A Brazilian TV channel used the same in the early 80's...

[rsinghny]

Memories of a simpler time...

[deeriley24]

Haha... WPIX and its funky motion graphics from the 70s. God, that brings back memories!

[Permaglo]

I'm all about watching some Bill Jorgenson read the late-breaking news stories on the 10 PM a.........

[SuperAdventures]

@Permaglo LMAO! Talk about shoestring budget.

[Stegner]

Não é que eu esteja reclamando de nada não, mas a paradinha que ocorre em 0:20 estraga a vinheta. Você não teria a mesma sem que a paradinha ocorra?

[1952kid]

Why are these so much better than anything on tv now ? These bumpers were nice to listen to when they were new. If they put this back on now ,people would love it . Is it the 25 seconds thats costing them,i really dont get it..

[mwhite36]

Yep. I agree.

But I guess its ALL ABOUT THE MONEY now. Those 25 seconds can bring in alot of revenue for the networks. Especially now since they do the "split screen" crap with the ending credits.

I do miss these promos though. They were cool. There were quite a few good ones out there but I think the ones by WPIX (ch. 11 New York) were my favorites.

[burbank]

Sadly it is the 25 seconds that are costing them. Since most of these stations are owned and operated by corporate moguls and networks that are extremely profit conscious, sadly such bumpers are a thing of the past. it is about ratings and money. They do not even run credits now with these fast forward split screens.

[60sThru80s]

burbank, perfectly said. This vid was from an era when each NYC local network had a unique character and identity.

This was also long before they had the obnoxious station ID logo constantly in the lower right of the screen. Those ID logos are needed today because, in an age when the weather channel shows documentaries instead of weather and the history channel has reality shows, you can no longer tell by the content of the programming what network you are watching.

[007InMiami]

I think the logo on the lower right was created because of the advent of video recording and the fear that it would be copied and sold. With the logo being there permanently, it would discourage this act. That's what I heard once as the reason for this.

[vhda]

Does anybody know the name of this theme? I love this song!

[dgwaters]

The music IS cool! For some reason it reminds me of the disaster movies of the 70's

[Tenor5274]

that's what I said about it reminding me of Airport 75! LOL but I see what you mean.

[wmbrown6]

That was "Hold the Road" by Reg Tilsley, recorded in 1972.

[vhda]

Thank you very much! I'm going to find it!

Merry xmas!

[neotheone999]

childhood memories!!!

[durpinho77]

K Loooocooooo

[mistahkleen1963]

My first time seeing this in color.

[dam2630]

Remember that inane "Pix" game where you would call in and say 'pix!... pix!.... to hit the whatever on the screen? Videogame infancy.... Eight O'Clock Movie followed by news then Odd Couple at 11 and Honeymooners at 11:30? Am I correct Earl?

[EarlSnohomish]

"Eight O'Clock Movie followed by news then Odd Couple at 11 and Honeymooners at 11:30? Am I correct Earl?"

It definitely was that way during the mid-Eighties.

[OreckBoy1]

It sure was for the late 70's also. I remember that classic lineup: Action News followed by The Odd Couple at 11pm, The Honeymooners at 11:30pm, Star Trek at midnight and The Twilight Zone at 1am. Ahh, the sweet memories.

[freekitchen2]

Totally!!!!!!  Soothing memories.

[classicphile]

Soothing is just the right word for it.

[classicphile]

"It sure was for the late 70's also. I remember that classic lineup: Action News followed by The Odd Couple at 11pm, The Honeymooners at 11:30pm, Star Trek at midnight and The Twilight Zone at 1am "

And just try finding that kind of classic lineup on any cable or broadcast channel today.

In the late 70s I was just a kid and my bedtime was at 9pm. So I wasnt allowed to be up that late, but I remember the afternoon reruns of classic tv shows. Sweet memories indeed!

[foundationandempire]

yep, remember it too well, the games were all from matell intellivision.If you did real well, you won a $25 saving bond, if you did poorly , you won a" in the chips, new york" board game.Pix , pix, piiiiiiiiiiiiixxxxxxxxx! ha ha .

[thiagomelen]

QUANTA CRIATIVIDADE SS.

[EarlSnohomish]

The first film that I ever saw on this program was "Pride of the Yankees."

The other movie that always comes to mind when I think of the Eight O'Clock Movie is "Casablanca," which is one of the few Warner Bros. films that WNEW didn't have the rights to back then.

Thanks for posting this!

[wmbrown6]

I seem to recall seeing "Father Goose" and "To Have and Have Not" on "The Eight O'Clock Movie" over the years.

[EarlSnohomish]

"To Have and Have Not" I saw on "The Eight O'Clock Movie," but I could have sworn I saw "Father Goose" on WNEW.

Two other Cary Grant flicks, "Charade" and "Indiscreet," were shown often. "Wait Until Dark" was presented, too.

[wmbrown6]

As of 1975, "Father Goose" was on WPIX, having been previously on WNBC in the last few years of "Movie 4." I seem to recall, also, Mr. Grant's "The Bishop's Wife" airing on 'PIX under the "Holiday Movie Special" banner.

[EarlSnohomish]

"The Bishop's Wife" was definitely on it. "The Magnificent Seven" was also shown.

I remember seeing "To Kill a Mockingbird" on WPIX, though it might have been presented only on the "Sunday Movie Special."

[kikayei]

I never forgot the musical tune. I remember the movie, too: Godzilla vs. Monster Zero.

[jsrjpe1977]

Olha, a musica é a mesma da TVS. Porem, acho muito melhor a TVS (ou SBT) copiar algo de outro país do que a Record que durante anos meteu o pau na Globo e copia descaradamente tudo da emissora carioca. Silvio tá mais do que certo.

[katepurple]

esse sílvio santos... sempre copiando vinhetas dos outros!!

[racrazyboy]

TVS pragiou essa vinheta

[ZIPPTPH77]

"11 Alive"

[rsinghny]

thank you tvnewsman, wherever you are, for posting all the videos you have...i am sure i am not alone in saying that they have brought back memories of a time gone by...

[klotchie]

Oh hell ya!!

Makes me miss Torre already.

[memyself2k]

Damn, where do you find this vintage stuff? Nothing but memories.

[noahf67]

These vintage continuity clips are priceless gems. One day I'm convinced we'll have software that can indeed travel us back in time genuinely. I'll be clicking on "Spring 1977". Anyone care to join?

[blaze2nice]

Sign me up!

[mwhite36]

Let's go!

[blaze2nice]

right with ya

[OreckBoy1]

Thank you so very much for posting this and for returning a little bit of my childhood to me as well!

Long Live WPIX New York!!!!

[MadScout]

Yeah, not the dogshit they got now...

[sw5guilherme]

com certeza, é uma vinheta feia... deve ter dado medo nos pequenos da época... ainda bem que eu nasci 10 anos depois... sou do tempo das vinhetas do logozinho-orguho-gay-arco-iris da TVS e do calendáriozinho

[Kltpzyxm1978]

Que vinheta pavorosa!!!!! Foi dessa vinheta que foi inspirada a vinheta "UMA NOVA ATRAÇÃO" da TVS em 1977, no qual é mais pavorosa e pior que essa!!!!!

[sw5guilherme]

O fato é que o Sílvio é o cara mais esperto do mundo... montou uma colcha de retalhos importados chamada TVS... dez anos depois costurou mais 43 colchas de retalhos e chamou de SBT...

Quase tudo do SBT é comprado, adaptado, copiado, enfim... vem do exterior em latinhas de alumínio...

[andremesmo]

alguém sabe o nome desta música e artista? tem um comercial do passat de 1978 com a mesma música.

[vanessatocha]

COMO BRASILEIRO GOSTA DE IMITAR!

[chillonchipote]

que qualidade!

[cacaurodrigues]

Putz!! A TVS, canal 11 do Rio de Janeiro, copiou esta vinheta em 1977. Tá nos meus favoritos!

[mwhite36]

Classic intro here from channel 11 WPIX New York.

Check out the bass and drums!