This takes me back in the day, they dont show movies on network tv anymore, these bumpers are classic

It's amazing that those of us who grew up seeing this, immediately recall the melody once it starts.

@johnsmith1953x

Жыл бұрын

I'm just replying to very old youtube comments.

when you heard that....you knew it was movie time lol...this brings back good memories.. we use to dance to it lol

@robertortiz8540

6 жыл бұрын

yes your right

@marxmith

4 жыл бұрын

For me, It just meant I had to go to bed.

@RageTVHTX

4 жыл бұрын

@@marxmith great intro but it was a rare occasion when there was a movie I watched on CBS. It was usually ABC and every now and then NBC

My fondest memories of this opening was watching, "THE WIZ" back in 1983 as a kid. Boy, those were the good ol' days!

@reesepacker7983

Жыл бұрын

i think 83 was the last or second last yr they used this intro before it was "retired" for the more generic intros of the mid to late 80s

Late in the evening, after a long day doing nothing but having fun, I would wait for these bumpers with so much eagerness as a child. Unless you read the TV guide, the whole intro stoked you up for the surprise movie of the night. Wonderfull memories. Thx for uploading!

This was the best movie opening music and graphics I remember seeing as a kid. I saw some great movies for the first time just on the strength of this opening segment, it really makes you want to sit down and watch what's going to be presented

It's amazing to watch this and hear it. I've had those images (the light, the camera, the film cut) and that music in my mind for years. For a long time I didn't think I'd ever see it again. Thanks for uploading! This was when watching a movie on TV really was an event. Sure wish CBS would still show bumpers like this, but it would cater only to the nostalgia buffs, I suppose.

Back in them days, cable was just getting going and most people didn't have it yet. Movies on broadcast tv was traditionally a special treat. I remember my parents smelling up the house with popcorn and no it wasn't microwave either. A friend of mine in high school got cable and it was cool to go over and watch HBO all night.

I love this intro, thanks for putting it up, it brings back good memories.

Wow. The essence of 1978 in just 30 seconds.

Movie intros that made you feel excited about prime time movies!

@anderson088

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe this was 40+ years ago. I totally remember this intro but I was six years old in '79.. It really made an impression!

One of the first movies I saw with this was Dark Night Of The Scarecrow..........GREAT MOVIE!!!!

we need more movie openings on tv like this

Love the beat in this song!

I remember being a 13 year old girl, and this promo takes me back to that Saturday night in 1984 when they played "Dark Night of the Scacrow"... Omg! What a terrifying movie😆😂😃😘🥰🤯🤩 I miss those days😊

I remember this, even though I was a child!

THAT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES!

I miss those days when I stayed up late watching those Saturday Night Movies. The networks need to bring these graphics and those wonderful movies we used to see back.

Television changed forever when Reality and Competition shows hit the airwaves.

And it looks like that CBS will be bringing it back when it airs “Raiders of The Lost Ark” next week from now, based on the ads.

@eyeontv

4 жыл бұрын

JimHawkwind03411 I saw some promos tonight with the updated look,should be good!

@CommanderCronus

4 жыл бұрын

I saw that ad too. If they bring back the intro, I'm there.

@davechristopher6462

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! I just saw it on the price is right a couple minutes ago. Just like old times. CLASSIC!!!!!

@NEPatriot

4 жыл бұрын

@@davechristopher6462 Well if this works for CBS...could ABC soon counter with the Star Marquee or even Star Tunnel?

@adamromero

4 жыл бұрын

I hope they bring back the retro opening. 😊

dpaschal, I'm a former projectionist , and those two "light sticks" look like carbon arc rods (the light source) being set into place on older 35mm movie projectors.

"Movie! Movie! Movie!" was the cry then anyone not in the TV room would run in and the whole family would try to guess the name of the movie before it was said. So fun!

I remember me and my uncle would. Stay up at midnight watching movies

And in 2020, CBS brought this look back to Sunday nights. Oh, 2020. If you're reading this in the future, you could probably laugh about it now, but man, it was scary.

Wow, what a great clean copy of the intro. Thanks!

Wow, I remember this!!! I'm getting old, lol

At first, nothing. Then all of the images, the melody, I realize they're recorded deep in my brain. Trippy.

Full Of Energy And Oomph!! The following opening clip displayed many colors for the identity and image of "The CBS Saturday Night Movies" in the 1978-1979 Television. Quite Energetic And Uplifitng!! A Fat 6!!

R/Greenberg Associates was responsible for this opening. They also did the opening for Superman The Movie.

@danalong1237

4 жыл бұрын

They were also responsible for Home Alone, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Mortal Kombat.

@baylinkdashyt

4 жыл бұрын

Can you, perhaps, confirm my assertion that this open was not only shot on film, it was edited on film as well, and if they really wanted to be using it for their month-long Sunday night stand, all they would have to do... They had a Sunday night version of this right? All they would have to do is telecine it to 1080p?

Mind if I shed a tear or two? I'm sorry, but TV back then had meaning. You were excited to watch a damn movie in the comfort of your own home. I miss these days.....

This takes me back when I was a child i love that theme song brings back a lot of memories in those days yrs ago.

This, along with the HBO in space and ABC Sunday Night Movie intro, were the most memorable.

@baylinkdashyt

4 жыл бұрын

If you look around KZread, you will find that HBO has done a new movie intro that is homage to the original flyover clip.

This goes back to my childhood

I believe CBS had one of these "CBS (insert day here) Night Movies" for each day of the week.

This theme tune may be perfectly fitting for CBS Sports, especially for College Basketball, in my opinion. Great music!

I wish i had a time machine so that we can all go back in time when TV reign supreme.

I specificly remember this being the intro when Rocky II was on in December 1985

theme songs were awesome in those days now it is reality shows back then you did not need cable because there was always something good to watch being i was 7 going on 8 in 1980 i will not forget theme songs from abc nbc and cbs they were great

This is so awesome. I'm so pleased that you posted it.

Now this promo is what I call confident! As a kid the images of film, camera, lights, etc. were darn inspiring too.

You know what kind of smile just came over my face when I saw and heard this.Nothing,and I mean nothing beats being a child during this era.

Both this CBS intro and the one ABC used are both soooo nostalgically iconic (especially foe Gen Xer's like myself now in their early 50s and very late 40s) when i see this intro i am instantly taken back to watching movies like Dark Night Of The Scarecrow , Mommie Dearest , The Deadly Bees Salem's Lot and Murder In Coweta County...funny but for some reason NBC's intros during the late 70's and most the 80's just dont have same nostalgic vibe as the CBS and the ABC ones did..maybe it was because i did not really watch NBC much until it became REALLY kid/teen oriented in 83 onwards with show like The A Team , Knight Rider, Powers Of Matthew Star , "V" "Fame, Sliver Spoons ,Different Strokes and Walking Tall

me with Salem's Lot from the same year.

@phatdong6272

3 жыл бұрын

Great memory. Scary as hell back in the day.

Gonna start a tv channel someday and have movie openings like this......

They have used it from the 1978 - 1983 seasons respectively in tandem with the new intro beginning from 1983-86.

I'm thrilled- the CBS Sunday Night Movies are back!

I love that theme! We used to have about 5 channels on TV when I was a kid and on Saturday night when his came on, it was usually a big deal. I remember that is when I first saw "Smokey and the Bandit". Thanks again for posting.

@RageTVHTX

4 жыл бұрын

Smokey and the Bandit aired on ABC

Found this under "vintage" I feel old now. 😄

Thanks for posting this! I've always remembered this theme, I love the drive and energy.

@coreystuart I hear you, man, but in 1979, in a small town, I also lamented that I couldn't see my favorite films any time I wanted. I used to tell my mom that when I died I wanted a room in heaven where I could watch Star Wars any time I wanted (the first one; this was before they were all chaptered). Today, that is a reality. But I also agree that TV today lacks heart. That is why we disconnected cable and only watch Netflix.

"In the News" on CBS

i remember this intro as a kid in the late 70s. My mom would stay up late waiting for dad to come and would watch the CBS movies on Saturday.

FUCK YEAH me and my sisters use to get jazzed up when this intro came on because we knew it was movie night all sitting on the couch together !

I vividly recall this theme music from 1979 on Saturday nights working at KPIX in San Francisco. I was, believe it or not, the ONLY on duty newstape editor for "Channel 5 Eyewitness News at 11" on Saturday AND Sunday nights at the Bay Area's CBS affiliate in the nation's fifth largest television market! At 9 PM when I heard this uniquely wonderful, commanding theme music, I knew I had two hours to finish editing all the tapes for the 11 O'Clock newscast and I had best put "the-pedal-to-the-metal" lest one or more of those news tapes didn't make the appointed time slot, a "Defcon 1 DISASTER" in the TV News business!💥😱... Remember, there was NO DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING in the late 1970s. It was ALL ANALOG and the machines were SLOOOOOW MOVIN'!🤣🤣🤣

For a while after I saw CBS' movie openers it would scare me because one of the first CBS movies I saw back in the early '80's was "Carrie."

I remember this well. I was 19. We'd sit around with a case, all excited about what was coming on the tube. During the summer you could hear this jingle from open windows around the neighborhood. Boy have things changed!

I'm 42 years old, and I honestly don't think that the "good ole' days" were as grand as people remember them. As I recall, my parents dumpy little rabbit ears (covered with tin foil to improve reception) picked up three channels (four if you counted PBS). Most of the time I just retreated to reading books, playing games, or ingaging my own imagination. No wonder kids were healthier back then and we didn't have a juvenille obesity epidemic-wasn't much to hold one's attention on TV!

Then, TV was show business. Now, it's just business.

This is a great summation. Captures it well.

Agreed! Same with the "This is a CBS Special Presentation" bumper that came up before Charlie Brown and the likes. There is nothing like this today.

I agree with you Mr. Walker, Great memories and it meant another great movie!

@wlhardy I agree with you 100%. I remember the 70's very well, and I used to go through those TV Guides, too!!

I loved this one and the ABC version from the same years. It just gave you the feeling there was truely something great coming on and you HAD to stay tumed!! Unlike today's network TV pumpers, it's like...who cares...I think I'll change my Facefook status or go 'text' a friend now.

I refer to this intro as "disco lasers"

I think it all depends on what movie you remember seeing during it. A lot of folks have very different reactions to these bumpers, and I think it stems from the movie that followed it, that really stuck with them from childhood. Those 'experts' who say media doesn't affect people, doesn't impact us, are stuffed full of blueberries. It affects us in so many ways we have no clue about yet. Years from now they'll realize it, and realize what we've lost by not having greatness like this anymore

That intro scared the crap out of me as a child. I remeber watching the network premire of Superman on VHS tape and screaming when the CBS Saturday Night Movie Intro Came On. Fond scary memories

Disco....So Fantastic...thank you.

The networks won’t bring these classics back

this looks great!!

Man! I was only five or six when this happine. I started to dance a bit and sit down when it's stop!

Good quality and an epic opening.TV has been flushed down the toilet now.

A narrator announcing "CBS!......Saturday!.......Night!.......Movies! is all that's missing from this!

@Dimension150 That's why the Announcer for ABC did it that way with the Star Marquee into. I loved that!

I agree. I miss these days when the networks really wanted to create art and excitement. People cared back then. Today everyone is selfish and greedy.

Whether it was the made-for-TV classic "Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo" or blockbuster features like "Silver Streak" and "The Wiz", you just knew when you heard this music that it was simply too late to run.

CBS gad the most dignified movie intro off all the networks.

Did anyone ever notice that you could tell by how the announcer's voice sounded what kind of movie it was going to be? Like if the announcer sounded real serious or low-toned, it was a drama... but when it sounded bouncy or like he was smiling, it was a comedy...

@arnoldjack7956

6 жыл бұрын

C. Wilder omg yes ur absolutely right! Thought I was the only one that noticed that

Yup. Couldn't agree more. I thought cable came out it would increase the amount of moviehost shows. But after Joe Bob Briggs got canned, that was the end. Forget about the local ones like Chiller Theater, Creature Feature, etc. Really sad. But in our small way, we're trying our best out there.

Does anybody remember the theme music for WBBM Channel 2's Sunday Late Night Movie with that bass guitar, drum and piano...I remember watching The 1968 screen adaptation of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple starring Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau on this late Sunday night movie showcase among other offerings...The theme music for Channel 2's Sunday Late Night Movie has stayed with me ever since hearing it and have always been curious about who composed it and where its from...

CBS Sunday Night Movies are back and its powered by Paramount Pictures, starting with Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

@baylinkdashyt

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, and if you look closely you will see that the words at the beginning and the music all the way through were lifted from this exact clip. Okay, well, the one that says Sunday night.

When I was a kid, I remember thinking when the movie came on, "Well, the network is over for the night," cause after the movie was the news, and I also remember thinking CBS showed movies to fill time until Bob Barker could come back on!

A great way to start a movie!

This music sounds more like The NFL Today than a movie intro.

CBS is bringing back Sunday night movies. First one is Titanic

@GamerKing50

4 жыл бұрын

The first one was Raiders of the Lost Ark, actually

The Seven network in Australia also used these opens, which is funny seeing Seven always borrowed stuff from NBC.

I STILL fucking Dig This ( Thumb Up) .. it kinda rocks !

Great stuff. We love it. Our wonderful history. Where did it all go?

Not me! The bass trombone and the string countermelody is excellent. Hearing this stuff excited me when I was a kid, and if I combine riffs like this with Bugs Bunny cartoon orchestral tracks and the music from the Price is Right, all of that probably is the reason I got interested in music at a small age.

Items back then were collectors items. They just don't make things the same way.

Gotta love the Disco Days. ^^

This was such a great theme.

@kascnef

4 жыл бұрын

They brought it back for tonight

@JCNDCIII

4 жыл бұрын

@@kascnef I just saw the promo for next Sunday!

Remember CBS Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday Night at the Movies gosh if I can get a time machine in my apartment boy I can just stay there and never leave

The fall of 1979 CBS aired Saturday Night Movie

Where's the mid-late 1960's CBS Thursday & Friday Night Movies openings??????. As scary as they may have been, They should still be shown.

I don't think so, I have posted their replacements which came out in December 1983 and they were used for a few years after that.

Some of these comments are funny. It seems every generation complains about the present yet waxes poetic about how "glorious" things were when they were younger. I believe this phenomena has more to do with how we perceived things when we were young and innocent and most of our worries had more to do with homework or dating...viewing the past "through rose colored glasses" because those memories were from the eyes of the innocent child.

You are so right.

Where did the PRIDE of this country go? I remember this like it was yesterday. We had such great pride back then -- even the networks. Today, we have nothing in this country. Greed and Wall St. have just about ruined everything.

I also like to see the CBS Saturday Night Opening 1970-1973.

very cool...