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Avco Embassy Television
Logo descriptions by Jason Jones
Logo captures by Eric S., V of Doom, snelfu, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Michael Bass, and mr3urious
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., professor1966, and LARDLOGO
Avco Broadcasting Corporation
Background: Avco Broadcasting Corporation was the broadcasting division of the Aviation Corporation, which was formerly known as the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation until 1945 (Crosley was an early operator of radio stations and a radio manufacturer). From 1945 up until 1968, the broadcasting division continued to operate under the Crosley name, even though the manufacturing division was already renamed Avco.
(1962-1971)
Nicknames: "Avco Slate", "The Empennage"
Logo: Against a black background, a thick maroon line with a small white right triangle slides in from the left. The triangle stretches into a much larger right triangle with a maroon box to the right, which shrinks into a rectangle, forming an empennage (the tail of an aircraft). The letters "AVCO" (in black) appear two-by-two inside the triangle. The words:
in white, fade in below, along with some very small copyright text at the bottom left (it's too small for me to read).
Variants:
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: All the Scanimate effects used in this logo. The Hearst-Argyle byline is cheaply chyroned in, too.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show fixed with a horn's majestic fanfare. In some cases, it's a jazzy horn tune a male singer and two female singers singing "Avco... BROADCASTIIING!". Some electronic beeps are also heard in between. For the superimposed variant, it's the end title theme from any program.
Availability: The original version is extinct, being seen originally on The Paul Dixon Show during the 1960s. As for the superimposed variant, it is ultra rare and seen on The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't and A Christmas Story every Thanksgiving and Christmas on Boomerang, respectively.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Avco Embassy Television
Background: Avco Embassy Television was founded in 1968 by Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation. By 1976, the company was sold to Multimedia, Inc., renaming this unit to Multimedia Entertainment.
(1969-1976)
Nickname: "AE Slate"
Logo: It's basically the same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo, only "TELEVISION PRESENTATION" replaces "FILM".
FX/SFX: Same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo.
Availability: Rare; it was seen on 1970-1976 episodes of The Phil Donahue Show and 1969-1975 episodes of The Paul Dixon Show. Still intact on public domain video releases of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.
Scare Factor: Same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo.
Logo captures by Eric S., V of Doom, snelfu, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Michael Bass, and mr3urious
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., professor1966, and LARDLOGO
Avco Broadcasting Corporation
Background: Avco Broadcasting Corporation was the broadcasting division of the Aviation Corporation, which was formerly known as the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation until 1945 (Crosley was an early operator of radio stations and a radio manufacturer). From 1945 up until 1968, the broadcasting division continued to operate under the Crosley name, even though the manufacturing division was already renamed Avco.
(1962-1971)
Nicknames: "Avco Slate", "The Empennage"
Logo: Against a black background, a thick maroon line with a small white right triangle slides in from the left. The triangle stretches into a much larger right triangle with a maroon box to the right, which shrinks into a rectangle, forming an empennage (the tail of an aircraft). The letters "AVCO" (in black) appear two-by-two inside the triangle. The words:
BROADCASTING--------------
CORPORATION------PRODUCTION
(in white)
CORPORATION------PRODUCTION
(in white)
in white, fade in below, along with some very small copyright text at the bottom left (it's too small for me to read).
Variants:
- Starting in 1968, the byline "(C) (year) HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC." would appear throughout the logo. This would appear on programs produced by WLWT-5 (NBC) in Cinncinatti, OH, which is now owned by Hearst-Argyle Television.
- There is a superimposed logo that would appear on cartoon specials that reads "PRODUCED FOR AND DISTRIBUTED BY" with the Avco logo and "BROADCASTING COROPRATION" below.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: All the Scanimate effects used in this logo. The Hearst-Argyle byline is cheaply chyroned in, too.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show fixed with a horn's majestic fanfare. In some cases, it's a jazzy horn tune a male singer and two female singers singing "Avco... BROADCASTIIING!". Some electronic beeps are also heard in between. For the superimposed variant, it's the end title theme from any program.
Availability: The original version is extinct, being seen originally on The Paul Dixon Show during the 1960s. As for the superimposed variant, it is ultra rare and seen on The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't and A Christmas Story every Thanksgiving and Christmas on Boomerang, respectively.
Scare Factor: Low.
_______________________________________________________________
Avco Embassy Television
Background: Avco Embassy Television was founded in 1968 by Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation. By 1976, the company was sold to Multimedia, Inc., renaming this unit to Multimedia Entertainment.
(1969-1976)
Nickname: "AE Slate"
Logo: It's basically the same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo, only "TELEVISION PRESENTATION" replaces "FILM".
FX/SFX: Same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo.
Availability: Rare; it was seen on 1970-1976 episodes of The Phil Donahue Show and 1969-1975 episodes of The Paul Dixon Show. Still intact on public domain video releases of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.
Scare Factor: Same as the Avco Embassy Pictures logo.
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