Universal Television closing logo 1963

A closing logo from Universal Television, from 1963 I think.

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[mobilene]

I think I have one very similar to this in black and white somewhere around here.

[headphone355]

What shows used this, the first official Universal logo? And if you have the black and white version handy, can I please see it? Thanks.

[mobilene]

Unfortunately, I'm no expert on this logo. Believe me, there's a large contingent out there on the Net who know scary amounts of stuff about these logos, and hopefully one of them will come along and bless us with his/her knowledge.

I uploaded the b/w version.

[enigma413]

Love this logo. Wish there was some wallpaper that looked like this.

[ChristianWithNES]

I Like This Closing Logo!

[tnawcwvictoria]

I use to see this on Wagon Train whenever it was rerun on CBN (now abc family)

[markojameow]

@ClassicTVMan1981X To be honest, those bumpers weren't that scary. Their successor, which first came along in 1987 or 1988, sounded a lot like the opening notes from the Star Wars theme. I guess that post-1980 vanity cards are meant to make a statement without scaring little kids and sensitive adults. (P. S. Like me - if anyone, and I mean anyone, wants to take me to a movie that shows blood, gore and cut up or decomposing dead people, they'd easily kill a friendship. I'm a wimp.)

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@markojameow

I meant Paramount TV's 1975-87 jingles.

[markojameow]

@ClassicTVMan1981X Actually, I didn't find the 1975-1990 themes too scary when I was a youngster - and I was quite relieved when I heard the last of that spooky 1960-1975 Juan Esquivel fanfare and its counterparts. (I do recall, though, that my recently deceased father had to turn up the TV set every time it had to air.)

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@markojameow

What about the 1975-87 themes? Those were very scary (aside from the 1976 and '77 themes by Jerry Goldsmith) when combined with the sliding-from-the-right "Television" and the obvious shades of blue in the logo.

[TimelordR]

@ChristianWithNES The Grim Reaper's cell phone ringtone...

[ColumbiaPicturesFan]

@headphone355 OMG i saw this UN-PLASTERED and black and white on TV on the Jack Benny Show!!!

[Staszu13]

Yeah, a lot of them did that; the V of Doom, the S from Hell, Four Star's Banner from Hell, Revue's extra loud music. Just goes to show you....businessmen are EVIL!

[ShaDeed329]

I know that. But I was talking about scary logos altogether.