HBO signoff 1979

Before 1981, HBO did not work 24 hours. This singoff was actually a short cartoon inforimng viewers its bedtime. Note the HBO logo of the 1970-1980s has slighty different appearence wiht overlapping "O".

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Film & Animation

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• HBO
• goodnight

[Paynekillah]

I remember being a kid in grade school and it was a big deal if you stayed up late enough to see this HBO signoff video. LOL

[arnoldwarrior15]

this guy had a lot to do before he went to bed lol

[Earych]

@supamariosoniku Yeah my grandparents had it like forever. Back then cable news was all text :)

[EZtalkman]

Very, cute - very cute. Good comments on this video from everyone. NOW GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP. Just kiddin'... :-)

[MsSissiePooh]

I didn't get HBO until 1986, so I missed the sign-off. The sign-off is really cute.

[sshuffield70]

@supamariosoniku 1972. 2012 marks its' 40th anniversary.

HBO's typical day ran from about 5PM-3AM ET weekdays, and 2PM-3AM on weekends. That changed in 1981 going 24 hours on weekends as a test (Friday sign-on to Sunday sign-off). It became permanent in 1982.

[supamariosoniku]

What? HBO began in the 1970's!? @_@

[Scsam2345]

It's flash made!

[BBC600]

MOMMY IT'S OVER!

[crucialconflict02]

wow. that was amazing.

[getalife67]

I miss the good old days when i was a kid things where so less stressful and fun. Now it's all screwed up now harmony morals went out the window t.v sucks and have to pay big bucks for it. I remember having a antenna on the roof of my house for t.v and didn't cost anything This country went backwards fast and is not getting any better.

[lunchmeat400]

It not only makes you feel like a kid again, it also makes you remember America and how fun it was then