September 1981 HBO intro

Includes "Next on HBO," Bumper (now 24 Hours on Weekends), intro, and ratings ("R"). Recorded Saturday September 5, 1981.

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Entertainment

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• 1980
• 1981
• Classic
• Home
• Box
• Office
• HBO
• Intro

[schwarrow]

So, how many HBO's there were that time? One channel or what?

[salchli]

Just One.

[Kartoonkid95]

Does this mean that HBO still signed off on weeknights? Also, did HBO sign off on Sunday nights?

[salchli]

Yes. Their typical schedule was sign on at 3PM; sign off at 12AM. Yes, they did sign off on Sundays.

[Kartoonkid95]

But not on Friady or Saturday?

[salchli]

Correct, as of Sept 1981. By January 1982 HBO was 24 Hours.

[Simon5005]

You can tell just from these old intros alone that life back then was so much more laid back.

[0871Atta]

Oh the 80's. Those folks knew how to live.

[cyanidemaiden]

Its mind rattling that there was a time where cable wasn't 24 hours

[1957pinup]

My God, so many cheesy colorful early 80's TV graphics. Evidently the best time to watch HBO was between movies smoking some pot.

[H2HOtex]

@fullmetalmedji We even had microwaves. Crazy lol

[kxmode]

"now 24 hours on weekends" lol

[heydee06]

ol' home box office.... priceless!!



[fullmetalmedji]

Wow, I didn't even known that HBO existed in the 80's.

[Kame411]

Good old HBO back when it was still on G1-23. Kinda miss the old big huge C-Band dish

[Metallicghost81]

Damn,3 months before I came into exsistence.

[smcgamer1]

@salchli So what network aired during the 15 hours that HBO was not on? Or was it just color bars/generic music, etc?

[MyAmericanJesus]

Oh how this makes my heart hurt!! The 80's: when phones had chords, computer screens were green, you needed a quarter to play a video game, and America was still America.