One of my personal favorites in this series. Enjoy more classic cartoons of this kind at my website, TV-Signoffs.com. Each week I'll be posting at least four classic cartoons dating from the 1920s through the 1960s.
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This is NOT M-G-M's famous cat-and-mouse cartoon team, but a Mutt-and-Jeff type duo that starred in about two dozen cartoons produced by the Van Beuren studio between 1931 and 1933.
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The sign-off announcement is rendered by longtime WRAL weatherman Bob Debardelaben, who would retire a few years later. After that comes the "Flag Evolution" National Anthem film, featuring vintage images of United States history.
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Sign-off clip of Washington DC's CBS affiliate back when it was WDVM-TV. For many years before this it was known as WTOP-TV. Begins with a film entitled "Meditation" followed by the final design variation of the NAB's Seal of Good Practice, the sign-off announcement, then the "Flag Evolution" Star Spangled Banner film.
A wonderful early entry in Max Fleischer's "Out Of The Inkwell" series featuring Ko Ko the Clown. The combination of cartoon animation and live action is every bit as impressive today as it was when this film was first released 86 years ago.
Preceded by two WJZ-TV program promos, one featuring Oprah Winfrey (who worked at the station at the time), and a sermonette. An old beat-up print of a U.S. Navy National Anthem clip follows the sign-off announcement.
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A Van Beuren cartoon that is a cult classic among 1930s animation buffs. This particular print was released some years later by Borden Milk as an advertising piece.
Sign-off clip of the Oregon Educational and Public Broadcasting Service (OEPBS) circa 1981. It is preceded by a 1970s vintage PBS network ID and an OEPBS program promo.
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Combination sign-off and sign-on clip recorded one Monday morning in June 1993. The sign-off is preceded by a WKFT salute to Spivey's Corner, NC (home of the famous National Hollerin' Contest), and a promo for an upcoming Durham Bulls minor-league baseball telecast. The station is now WUVC and is owned and operated by Univision.
Sign-off of Channel 45 in Winston-Salem NC back when it was a Fox affiliate (now ABC) Includes the National Anthem and slowly-emerging color bars at the end.
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The New York flagship station of the CBS Television Network back when it signed off for one hour each morning at 5 AM. Complete with "Give Us This Day" (featuring a Rabbi), sign-off, National Anthem film, one minute of vintage black-and-white WCBS-TV test pattern, then the sign-on with the classic NAB Television Code Seal.
Sign-on of The South's First Television Station, recorded one Saturday morning either in May or June of 1990. One minute of color bars followed by the sign-on announcement featuring WTVR's classic "Pioneer" ID slide and a late-1960s vintage NAB Seal of Good Practice slide.
Compilation os segments from Episode 25 of You Can't Do that On Television named "Nutrition", featuring the girl with the mouth that won't stop running.
Station sign-off with National Anthem recorded during the summer of 1989. It is preceded by two brief NBC program promos for "Friday Night Videos" (with guest Paula Abdul) and "Saturday Night Live" (with Steve Martin hosting).
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