BEST BUY YELLOW SUBMARINE COMMERCIAL Francis C 2013-11-11 | A Jimi Hendrix look-and-sound-alike joins several Beatley not-Beatles in a pretty close commercial homage to Brodax's and Edelmann's "Yellow Submarine", produced for Best Buy Corporation.
How Martin Scorsese Destroyed Star Wars Francis C 2017-09-18 | Check out Movieopolis on Facebook - my cousin Heathers' new fiction TV show about Scorsese and Coppola when they were young in LAMovieopolis on Facebookfacebook.com/ScorseseandCoppolaHollywoodDetectivesMovieopolis on Twittertwitter.com/realmovieopolis
Bell System Yellow Pages TV Commercial - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | From the same year 2000 Albuquerque VHS I was assured by the seller I was purchasing the sole master of (snort), but I am beginning to see many offspring of online, a classic Bell System TV commercial from 1978. Includes a charming and very well-executed "pages turning" cel optics sequence.
KBIM-TV Roswell NM Station Sign Off - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | You guys are better experts on sign offs than I am, so if you have any information about this station sign off, please share it. All I know is, this came from a videotape I acquired in Albuquerque. Looks like KBIM, Roswell, New Mexico, and the year is definitely 1978. Any other info both solicited and welcomed.The way television ended, back when television ended.
Jokers Wild Ending Theme - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | The end of The Joker's Wild, a very entertaining Jack Barry/Dan Enright game show from the Seventies. This episode comes from a Los Angeles and Albuquerque edition of 1970s TV commercials I got hold of a decade ago and am finally getting around to digitizing/uploading. Enjoy, more to come!
Million Dollar Movie Theme - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | The Million Dollar Movie lead-in. This somewhat surreal cartoon short played in front of many a movie in many an American home during the 1970's. This specific MDM comes to you from 1978, KCAL-TV Channel 9, Los Angeles.
Kal Kan Cat Food Commercial - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | Anyone remember Kal Kan? I sure do. My pets ate this and Alpo. One thing, though, I remember even better is the mysterious way the vitamin sinks into each can of Kal Kan. This was before CGI... so just how do those blue pills get in there?
Imperial: The Butter of Margarines! - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | A young pitchlady *insists* that margarine was butter. She even cites butter's famous aftertaste. Could it be true? You be the judge... Imperial: (Tah ta-ta Teeee!) The Butter of Margarines!
Hartz 2 In 1 Collar TV Commercial - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | As a kid I used to be quite annoyed by the guitar noises used as effects while the pitchman is extending the collar. Now I just stare and wonder how they got the cat to keep so still near the end. (What'd they do, sedate it???) And what is it TALKING ABOUT???
Federated Group TV Commercial Francis C 2013-11-11 | If you lived in Los Angeles during the late 1970's, you may remember The Federated Group, kind of an upscale Radio Shack chain. Here's one of their commercials advertising cassette tapes at an unbeatable price.
Datsun: We Are Driven! TV Commercial - 1978 Francis C 2013-11-11 | The famous car commercial with the even more famous jingle. "We -- arrrrrre DRIVEN!!!"
Big Fella TV Commercial Francis C 2013-11-11 | If you lived in the Los Angeles area during the late Seventies, you may remember seeing this guy and his Big Fella larger-men's department stores!
Technical Difficulties: Please Stand By Francis C 2013-01-15 | In "the old days" (lol), TV stations used to broadcast interstitials like this one to keep you from changing the channel while they were suffering technical difficulties. I remember most of them featuring cute illustrations and uptempo jazz and library music like I've included, here.This is a fake technical difficulties segment I threw together this evening to serve as two minutes and forty-nine seconds of soothing Rhodes piano and nostalgic memory for those times when you want to cool down from a difficult day. It's humble and crappy, but I hope you enjoy.Watch for the vertical hold instances I tuck in this segment from time to time. I'm pretty proud of how authentic they almost look! (And if you don't know what vertical hold is, you might be too young to really "get" this video.)
Eyedrop commercial starring TECs Judy Graubart Francis C 2013-01-12 | Electric Company regular Judy Graubart ("Jennifer of the Jungle") stars in an ad for Norwich brand Ocusol eyedrops. Produced in the 1970's.
The Georgia Dept of Edu Film Library logo Francis C 2013-01-11 | The State of Georgia Department of Education's Film Library logo. This black and white version later became blue with a gold seal and white letters. If you went to school in or around Atlanta in the Seventies, as soon as this logo's music starts it's going to take you back... expect tears! This logo was infamous and led in every single solitary school film we watched in Atlanta as kids.
Learning Corp of America Logo (The Demonic L) Francis C 2013-01-11 | Learning Corporation of America had at least two versions of its curly L logo, the soft quiet one, or the shrieking banshee demon L out of hell. Guess which this is.
Where the music to your favorite CBS logo comes from Francis C 2011-12-15 | What you're hearing is a cue from Morton Stevens' soundtrack to the original "Hawaii Five-O" series on CBS, 1973. The famous portion CBS used to build the Special Presentation logo we all know and love begins at around 0:47. That two-second cue was then mixed with a second cue that begins at around 1:05, and a third that begins on the horns at 1:33, and a fourth and final cue at 1:45. It took four edited segments from this track to create the logo we all recognize and get instant spine-tingles from! Kudos to the CBS music editor who "heard" and put this together for a generation, but kudos also to Morton Stevens, who wrote the original music in the first place!You can Wiki Mr. Stevens here. Sadly, like many genius who gifted a generation, yes, he is deceased. He passed in 1991. RIP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Stevens
CBS Ident 1967 - The Eye from Hell Francis C 2010-02-12 | A fairly terrifying and awesome CBS logo from 1967. I think they kept this as long as 1969, because I seem to remember being two and thinking a big scary "black eye" (like a boxer's when punched!) was looking at me, and running crying.
The Atlantic Artists Pictures Logo Francis C 2009-12-29 | Atlantic Artists is a company based in New York City. We produce retro-feeling TV shows in modern times and needed a suitably analog-looking logo to get that quietly across to our target audience. This is what the logo design team whipped up. Add your comments and suggestions; do you like it?
The CBS Special Presentation Logo: Remastered Version Francis C 2009-11-23 | The crystal-clear version of the famous 1973 CBS Special Presentation ident, with remastered audio derived from its original source, "Call to Danger", composed by Morton Stevens for the soundtrack of the CBS police drama Hawaii Five-O. Provided as a gift to Generation X. Go to ATube and download freely at will. Be sure to visit www.sunshineagain.com for more nostalgia, and some great surprises!
TINKERS CAT CBS LOGO - Attempt 1 Francis C 2009-01-11 | This is my first quick attempt at seeing if I can replicate the famous CBS Special Presentation logo, to show a friend. The verdict? Well, I think with time I can do a lot better and get it a lot closer. There's so many color switches that occur in the real CBS logo, but none of them is random - all are perfectly planned and each color complements its predecessor and antecedent in a way that spins my head. My version's nowhere near as slick as the original, as you can tell - and shows the limitations of trying to recreate analog using digital. Some things are better left to real analog optics and a manual editing machine! Anyway, attempt one. I liked this challenge and I'll be back again to try this one once more when I have more time to study the color switching.
Fat Albert: Take Two - Theyre Small Part 2 Francis C 2008-12-29 | For everyone who's been waiting for more Hey Hey Hey, here's Part 2 of Fat Albert: "Take Two: They're Small". I was waiting for my stuff to be shipped where I live. Sorry about the wait! Beggin' Benny is next! Enjoy! Part 3 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8bQOiHRcs4
Fat Albert: Take Two - Theyre Small Part 3 Francis C 2008-12-29 | For everyone who's been waiting for more Hey Hey Hey, here's Part 3 of Fat Albert: "Take Two: They're Small". I was waiting for my stuff to be shipped where I live. Sorry about the wait! Beggin' Benny is next! Enjoy!
Fat Albert: Take Two - Theyre Small Part 1 Francis C 2008-12-28 | For everyone who's been waiting for more Hey Hey Hey, here's Part 1 of Fat Albert: "Take Two: They're Small". I was waiting for my stuff to be shipped where I live. Sorry about the wait! Beggin' Benny is next! Enjoy! Part 2 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vCW-aqqa6c
CBS Special Presentation logo 2 (A Remake) Francis C 2008-12-25 | Note: I'm sure you can tell this is not the original. But I seem to recall this is what the second 1973 CBS Special Presentation logo looked and sounded like. Memories and suggestions welcome.
Peanut Butter & Jelly: The Opening Titles Sequence Francis C 2008-12-20 | The official opening titles sequence from "Peanut Butter & Jelly", the upcoming literacy and language arts DVD series for preteens. "Peanut Butter & Jelly" is a new half-hour comedy show that teaches kids better spelling and reading skills. It is intended to compete good and hard against Sesame Workshop's new version of "The Electric Company". The series has now been cast. Rehearsal begins February 2009 in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Taping begins March 2009 on location in Brooklyn, New York. CLICK "WATCH IN HIGHER QUALITY" (UNDER THE SCREEN ON THE R) AND SEE AND HEAR IT IN HIGHER QUALITY!
TINKERS CAT PRODS SEVENTIES LOGO (B) Francis C 2008-12-18 | A glitzier, more "Hollywood Marquee"-styled logo for programs with a late Seventies look. This glamorous, golden ident was inspired by the legendary 1970's ABC Friday Night Movie slit-screen logo voiced by Joel Crager and given a touch all its own. See you at the movies! Yes, we can make a logo for you. Feel free to inquire about our low rates.
A Second Tribute to Joe Raposo Francis C 2008-10-21 | Set to the master's simmering slow-tempo blues composition "New Life Coming", some rare photos of Joe Raposo I am pretty sure very few fans of his have ever seen. PS: Can any of you guess what Joe Raposo's original major was when he began attending Harvard? (Answer: Law.)
Gumby - The REAL Small Planets (Yes, this is THAT one) Francis C 2007-12-12 | For all you viewers misled by that guy who thought it was cute to upload an incomplete version, here's the whole episode - including the disturbing piano segment you've all been waiting for! Enjoy!
Fat Albert: Suede Simpson, Pt. 2 Francis C 2007-11-26 | More Fat Albert as promised! In this episode, a flamboyant fashion king named Suede Simpson wonders why girls can't stand him and the Gang avoids him. Could it be that horrible body odor? The song that starts at the end of this posting continues in Fat Albert: Suede Simpson Pt. 3.
Fat Albert: Suede Simpson, Pt. 1 Francis C 2007-11-26 | More Fat Albert as promised! In this episode, a flamboyant fashion king named Suede Simpson wonders why girls can't stand him and the Gang avoids him. Could it be that horrible body odor? You be the judge.
Fat Albert: Suede Simpson, Pt. 3 Francis C 2007-11-25 | More Fat Albert as promised! In this episode, a flamboyant fashion king named Suede Simpson wonders why girls can't stand him and the Gang avoids him. Could it be that horrible body odor? You be the judge. One of the best Fat Albert episodes ever. More to come as I re-encode.
Heather Ferreiras Sunshine Again - B for Bald Francis C 2007-11-08 | Another one of those letter cartoons with the trick endings. Our first with a woman spokesperson.
Heather Ferreiras Sunshine Again - Soul 20 (Eng/Portuguese) Francis C 2007-10-22 | The most evocative cel animation segment yet produced for the show. Animated by Heather Ferreira.
The Joe Raposo Tapes - 6 Francis C 2007-10-06 | Joe plays piano and conducts the child choir and orchestra of the East Third Street Music School.
The Joe Raposo Tapes - 5 Francis C 2007-10-06 | This is my favorite sequence: Joe, seated behind a Rhodes piano, makes a gaggle of preteens sound exactly like his CTW session band. When the drums and bass guitar come in, you might just slip and think you're watching a Sesame Street recording session. For those into the real music of CTW, this segment affords an authentic priceless look behind the scenes. PS: any doubt Joe did the voice of the dog in that crazy Sesame Street "Gimme Back My Letter I" cartoon probably gets dispelled when you hear him pounce in on Diane (he catches her make a mistake singing his song), then start laughing, starting at 03:39!
The Joe Raposo Tapes - 4 Francis C 2007-10-06 | "Hot dog!" I wish I had taken piano lessons from this man. Don't you?
The Joe Raposo Tapes - 3 Francis C 2007-10-06 | One of the cuter segments. This one finds Joe Raposo remarking that what he's up to at the piano behind a giggly little music student "makes his daughter crazy". Worth a thousand points for that and for scenes of Joe right there at work at the piano. I work with that age group and those giggles every day on my children's TV show. I have to say it is those giggles that make this job so worth it - and much more. Children are beautiful souls. Here's how our favorite Sesame Street and Electric Company songs were born. Take a look.
The Joe Raposo Tapes - 7 Francis C 2007-10-06 | The final segment I am going to allow myself to post from Peter's stunning documentary. It is moments like this one recorded here that make me truly feel the loss we all sustained when Joseph Guilherme (Portuguese for William) Raposo walked from the door of life and left us behind forever. Moments like these, I think about mortality, and the fleeting nature of life. And how important it is we treat each other and this life as kindly as we can while here; because life can be perilously fragile, and so short. Joe Raposo died at 51. That is heartbreakingly young; and it was scant months after this documentary was recorded. He died three days before his birthday. Ate logo, o meu amor.
The Joe Raposo Tapes - 1 Francis C 2007-10-06 | For those of you who just can't wait (like I was for over 10 years, lol), more of Joe Raposo at the piano and in action. Thanks go out to Peter for his extreme kindness and determination in finding and dubbing this priceless material.
America Is - Joe Raposo narrates Francis C 2007-10-06 | From Peter Rosen Productions' one-hour CBS Special "America Is". Joe Raposo stars in and narrates this deeply moving documentary about the importance of music to the immigrants who made and make America great. Rare chance to see the master in action. I cannot recommend this documentary enough to all fans of Joe's out there. There is so much to see, and there are so many simply lovely moments in this film... Contact Peter Rosen Productions to purchase your copy - you will NOT be disappointed. Peter Rosen has granted permission for this segment to be uploaded and broadcast on YouTube. Thanks Peter - and thanks for ending my over ten-year-long search. www.peterrosenproductions.com
The Alliance for Community Media Logo - Test Version 1 Francis C 2007-09-09 | I was casually asked this morning to produce and pitch a new network logo for ACM, who are forming to compete with PBS. This is my initial idea. I have to say that this ident, with its simple primary colors, simple shapes and retro Waldorf synth soundtrack, gives me THE ODDEST FEELING watching it. For those of you born between '65 and '75, I think nuff said, right? All I can say is, this logo gives me chills... and there aren't many logos produced in 2007 that do that. So my hat comes off to The ACM Network Logo pitch of September 2007! Created, animated and produced by a Gen X'er... but... I'm sure you knew that watching it. ;) Get me my corduroy and Cheerios.
Tribute to Joe Raposo Francis C 2007-07-09 | A short vignette assembled to honor and thank a very special composer. The music is an American 1972 high school chorus rendition of "Listening To You" from the legendary musical "Tommy", by The Who. During the "Harvard" image sequence (the building is Harvard's Music School, where Joe studied), the bespectacled older woman seated at the piano is Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger, who served as music instructor to Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones, Phillip Glass, Burt Bacharach and dozens of other star musical names you'll also recognize. In 1958, she happened to also instruct a young student named Joe Raposo. You may also spot Karen and Richard Carpenter. In 1973, the Carpenters overheard and "fell in love with" Joe's composition "Sing", and picked it as the first single for their upcoming album "Now and Then". This was despite A&M warning it would not be a hit. Karen and Richard were right; A&M was wrong. "Sing" soared to No. 3 on Billboard and earned the siblings their seventh gold record. The child clutching Raggedy Ann at 1:06 is my visual homage to the "Raggedy Ann" animated musical feature Joe Raposo composed in 1977. The photograph at 1:18 shows Joe alongside Dr. Seuss, with whom he composed the music of at least three animated programs in the late Seventies. The two shared a sense of whimsy and became very close friends. The penultimate image is one I Photoshopped of what Joe, Jon Stone and Jim Henson might look like today, if they had only remained with us. I imagined Jim would be very into world music and using it extensively with the Muppets - and might have dreaded his hair out by now, like a lot of guys his age (at least in Santa Fe, where Jim lived for awhile and owned a ranch). It's a fanciful look - but I could see Henson doing it, because in Santa Fe, that's the 60-something male hippie look. Miss you, Jim. The remaining photos are of our generation. I guess I should mention if you look closely at image 00:38, the two girls are watching Roosevelt Franklin - a character sadly removed from Sesame, whom Joe Raposo very clearly enjoyed scoring themes and instructional music for. This is for Joe's fans: all of us everywhere. Enjoy. :)
The color version of my first studio logo Francis C 2007-06-13 | Ahh. So soothing. Rhodes piano, bright colors, Mary Tyler Moore font... if you don't know what kinds of original TV shows and movies my company specializes in after watching THIS logo, I weep for you.
Fat Albert - Readin, Writin and Rudy Pt. 3 Francis C 2007-06-10 | The illustrious Mudfoot scares Rudy straight, "and the kids have written a song about it." I seem to remember Fat Albert songs as being funkier than this good-natured stuff! I guess to me as a kid this was funky.
Fat Albert - Readin, Writin and Rudy Pt. 2 Francis C 2007-06-09 | Rudy gets in trouble. What! Rudy? YOU'RE KIDDING.
Fat Albert - Readin, Writin and Rudy Pt. 1 Francis C 2007-06-09 | When a new substitute teacher replaces Mrs. Breyfogle, Rudy doesn't like her and acts a fool.
Superconductor! - Superconductor vs. The Decomposer Francis C 2007-06-08 | This was our nod to the old Spidey skits from our favorite show.
