Compiled by mr3urious
Logo pictures by Eric S.
Videos courtesy of OofusTwillip


(1970s-1981)

Note: Ontario Educational Communications Authority is the predecessor of TVOntario.

Nickname: "The Evil Eye", "The Yellow Eye" (1st variant), "The Rainbow Eye" (2nd variant)

Logo:
Variant 1: Against a black BG, a large yellow "eye" composed of concentric circles comes in from the left, which flips around. As it flips, it is revealed that the eye is bent slightly. The circles look somewhat like this:


They are all arranged diagonally, at opposing right angles. As the eye makes its way to the center of the screen, all the circles (except the innermost one, which fades to white) collapse below it, one by one, forming a white horizontal line. Then, it unfolds into the words


which are all written in white. They move downward and then move their way slightly upward. At the same time, the circle fades back to yellow, and a series of concentric circles zoom in from inside it, re-forming the same eye from earlier.

Variant 2: We see various lines stretched out across the screen, which retract 1-by-1 to form the eye as seen in the 1st variant, only in various colors. The eye flips upward once as the usual text flies into place.

FX/Cheesy Factor: All of the effects are done using primitive 70's Scanimation techniques.

Music/Sounds: An ominous, warbling Moog synthesizer piece, which gets even louder when the logo is fully formed.

Availability: Pretty much extinct; seen on OECA-produced TV programs of the period.

Scare Factor: High, due to the dark atmosphere and creepy music.