National Television Network (NTN)

Backround: NTN was formed as a radio broadcasting network in the 1920's and was founded by Goldberg Friedman.

NRN (National Radio Network)

1st (known) logo

(1924-Mid 1930's)

Logo: Just a stylized radio and under it reads the text:

NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK

FX: None.

Music/Sounds: On the radio, it would play the NBC jingle (NRN/NTN got the rights to play it on the radio), then it would say "This is NRN.".

Availibility: Extinct. This broadcast excerpt is rumored to be availible on a music tape on an auction site. It was also rumored that all the copies of this sound were all burned in a fire in 1986.

Scare Factor: None.

National Television Network (NTN)

1st Logo

(1936-1948)

Logo: Just an in-credit text saying

This was a presentation by

___________________

the National Television Network

FX: None.

Music/Sounds: Usually, the show's ending theme would play over it, or it would be silent.

Availibility: Ultra-rare.

Scare Factor: None for the sound variant, and low for the silent variant.

2nd Logo

(1948-1957)

NTN (1936-1948)

Nicknames: "Boxes", Curtains"

Logo: We see curtains, then they open to reveal boxes. The boxes open, to reveal the letters N, T, and N. They move down until they are on the boxes. Then, the logo fades to black.

FX: Everything is live-action, so none.

Music/Sounds: An 18 note fanfare.

Availibility: Rare.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo

(1957-1962)

NTN (1957-1962

Nicknames: "Color Man", "In Living Color", "Colorful Man", "This Program has been brought to you in Living Color on NTN", "Why does this remind me of the Monopoly Guy?", "Rainbow Man"

Logo: We see a gray straight line in the middile of the screen. Then, it turns orange and colored triangles come out for the arms and legs. The head, hat and monocole are formed, then "A NTN COLOR PRODUCTION" fades in below.

FX: The man forming and the text below fading in.

Cheesy Factor: CHEESE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pretty professional animation here! But the design of the man looks a tad bit cheap.

Music/Sounds: A very good 8 note fanfare. Sometimes, there could be a voiceover saying "This program has been brought to you in living color on NTN."

Availibility: Uncommon.

Scare Factor: Depends on the variant:

Minimal for the normal variant.

Low for the voiceover variant.

Of course, that's nothing compared to the follow-up...

4th Logo

(1962-1969)

NTN (1962-1967)

Nicknames: "Lightning Strike of Doom", "The Personification of all that is Evil", "/\IT/\I", "Evil Lightning", "Thunderstorm", "Evil Lightning", "This happens when you cross the V of Doom and the S from Hell", "Cheesy NTN", "SSNTN (Super Scary NTN)"

Logo: We see a completely perfect cloudy sky, then out of nowhere, we see 5 yellow lightning strikes. then the last one is a stylized NTN, or known as /\IT/\I. It is small, then zooms in so it is covering half the screen. Then, the byline and the companys name zoom in. The logo shines, and fades to black.

Variant: On the TV movie Waterfall Weeks, it's raining on the logo.

FX: The lightning strikes and the INTENSE zoom-in effects.

Cheesy Factor: Minimal. The animation looks choppy and also looks cheap and rushed.

Music/Sounds: 5 loud thunder sounds, and on the last one, the sound is EVEN LOUDER than the other thunder sounds. Then we hear an eerie sounding choir.

Availibility: Extinct, this logo was taken of the air and replaced by the 1957-1962 logo. However, this is found on DVDs of many NTN shows.

Scare Factor: NIGHTMARE to HEART ATTACK. The thunder along with the zooming-in and the music scared many, including many kids. The scare factor raises a bit for the Waterfall Weeks variant. The scare factor is lower for these who are used to seeing it.

5th Logo

(1969-1975)

NTN (1969-1974)

Nicknames: "Blue Lightning", "Tame Lightning", "Lightning from Heaven", "The Personification of all that is Good", "STNTN (Super Tame NTN)"

Logo: A LOT TAMER than the last logo. We see a laser pointer draw an N, then a T, then an N again. The letters seperate, and then the logo fades to black.

FX: The laser pointer drawing the logo, and the NTN letters seperating.

Cheesy Factor: High. This is a good improvement over the other logo.

Music/Sounds: An 8 note fanfare before it starts drawing, and funny buzzing sounds when it draws.

Availibility: Uncommon, but a few prints has been seen on a few classic movies that NTN broadcasts on their channel.

Scare Factor: Minimal, the buzzing sound can get to some, but the logo is tamer than the 1962 logo.

6th Logo

(1975-1981)

NTN (1975-1981)

Nicknames: "Cool NTN"

Logo: We see an N pop up, then another N pops up and then a T pops up, then they combine (a la 1970s CPT logo). Then the logo grows until it fills up the entire screen. The logo shines.

FX: The letters popping up and combining, and the shining effects.

Music/Sounds: The 1982 NBC "Just Watch Us Now" theme.

Availibility: Common.

Scare Factor: None.

7th Logo

(1981-1990)

NTN (1981-1990)

Nicknames: "Cool NTN 2"

Logo: Same as the last logo, but the letters are colored in.

FX: See the previous logo.

Music/Sounds: A remix of the previous logo's music.

Availibility: Common.

Scare Factor: See the previous logo.

8th Logo

(1990-1998)

NTN (1990-1999)

Nicknames: "Return of the Color Man" "Brighter Color Man"

Logo: We see triangles flying into the backround. Then, a straight line appears, brighter as normal, and when the triangles get in to their places, they become brighter. Then the head finally appears and becomes brighter., revealing the Color Man from the 3rd logo. The words "AN NTN PRESENTATION" fades in. The logo fades out to black.

FX: Good CGI for the time.

Cheesy Factor: High.

Music/Sounds: The show's ending theme, or a majestic 19-note fanfare.

Avalibility: Common. Seen on The Nellers: Season 8 on DVD.

Scare Factor: None.

9th Logo

(1998-2010)

NTN (2000-2004

Nicknames: "Cool NTN 3", "Return of the Cool NTN"

Logo: In a first person perspective, we see a gun in the down right corner. Instead of shooting bullets, it shoots an N, T, and another N on a black backround.

The N is blue, the T is green, and the other N is red. The logo shines, pretty much like the other Cool NTN logos.

FX: The gun, and the shining.

Music/Sounds: A gun reload, then 3 gunshots.

Availibility: Common.

Scare Factor: Low. The gun sounds can scare some.

10th Logo

(2010-)

NTN (2010)

Nicknames: "Cool NTN 4", "Cool NTN 2010", "Gold NTN Brick"

Logo: We zoom in to a gold brick with nothing on it. Then, a hand carves NTN into it, then carves THE above, and CHANNEL below. The brick gleams, then is taken by a hand to sell it.

FX: Everything is live action, except for the gleaming twinkle.

Music/Sounds: None at first, then the sounds that you hear when you carve gold.

Availibility: Brand New. Will be seen on the upcoming now season of The Nellers.

Scare Factor: None.