TF1

Logo captures by RedheadXilamGuy and Nightspears

Background: TF1 is the first and oldest television channel in France.

RTF

1st Logo (February 1959-June 27, 1964)

RTF Télévision

Logo: On a black background, several ellipses form by lines folding in. The ellipses then flatten, which then rotate around and turn towards the screen to form a 3D rotating ellipse outline. The ellipse then becomes one 2D oval before splitting into 3, forming a atom shape. "RTF" zooms into the shape.

FX/SFX: Very choppy animation.

Music/Sounds: A bombastic orchestral theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

The first channel of the ORTF

2nd Logo (June 28, 1964-1974)

ORTF Télévision

Logo:Same as before, but there is a starfield instead. The logo also has a large "O" behind it and "Television" is below in in cursive.

FX/SFX: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

TF1

3rd Logo (1975-1976)

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Logo:On a dark blue background, several 6-pointed stars are seen. In sync to the music, they grow and arrange into a pattern similar to the current USA flag. They then turn to "t" shapes, which flips to "f" shapes while they zoom in and change color. When they get closer to the screen, the background turns pink and the shapes turn multicolored and flash at random times. A green "t" appears and copies and flips in sync with the theme as the background becomes dark blue again. It then slips into 3 "f" shapes before one "f" remains and flips around to form the "t", interlocking with the "f". An "1" zooms out and lock in with the logo and zooms towards the screen with a yellow shadow and in red, white, and blue respectively. "TELEVISION FRANCAISE" and an eye shape appear below also in sync with the music. The camera then zooms into the one as the background becomes blue. The camera reveals a purple background with the "1" on the circle. The shape of a eye then appears around it, with 3 copies coming out. It moves up and the copies disappear as the logo appears below, this time in red, pink, and green, respectively. The logo zooms into the camera as copies emerge from the eye and cuts back to the logo fully forming.

Variant: There's a close-down variant in which the logo plays in reverse.

FX/SFX: Choppy animation.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: This logo is well-known for it's trippy, choppy, but unique animation.

4th Logo (1976-1985)

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Logo:On a black background, orange shapes come in, forming the eye from before and making a sunrise shape. A circle zooms in, which is followed by the whole eye. It reveals a time lapse sly background. 2 multicolored ribbons come in and form 2 shapes similar to the ones from before. The second shape rotates and a "1", also made from the material, slides in, forming the logo, which zooms in. It then cuts to a different sky background with multiple logos drawing in. They fly away as some of them attach to a whole row of the logos, scrolling along. It then cuts to another sky background with a scrolling floor made of TF1 logos and a golden eye. The eye zooms into the screen, in which then cuts to a different background with the logo zooming out, having a bit of a emboss effect. "TELEVISION FRANCAISE" wipes in, followed by the eye appearing.

Variants: A close-down version exists. The eye colors are different at the beginning and zoom out, followed by a glowing outline scrolling up. A space background is instead seen, with the logos being in one different colors and drawing around. It instead cuts to the wall, also different colors, with one logo drawing in. A new segment is also added, where a pink TF1 logo rotates and the 3 pieces go through it, fusing and flattening when they get through. The end result has the logos glowing with lights and the logo now sparkles, with the bottom text in red. The music has a more mysterious and dreamy feel. A still in-credit version was used on 1981 episodes of Sesame Street's original French co-production (1, rue Sésame) alongside the 1978 Children's Television Workshop logo.

FX/SFX: A mixture of two-dimensional animation with lighting effects, as well as Scanimation. Done by Robert Abel & Associates.

Music/Sounds: A remix of the fanfare.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: The eye zooming in at the end, as well as the music may scare some.

5th Logo (1985-1992)

TF1 (1985)

Logo:On a sky background, we zoom past pillars into a temple-like structure. Rings form on the top and bottom as several "1" shapes fly around. A cube made of these holding a sphere fly out of the pillars, causing silhouettes of different people on squares to slide down. A large blue sphere with 1's comes into view and we go inside it. The sphere of 1's come inside and several clips then play, with the sphere having a ring of them. The sphere then ejects the camera and flies past a sculpture of a women's body. The temple then comes into view, as well as 2 of the cubes from before. The temple and cubes zoom away as a blue object comes in, revealing it's a version of the previous logo. It rotates into an angle as line form onto the front. A rectangle iris out then happens.

FX/SFX: CGI Animation.

Music/Sounds: A funky synth theme..

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: A logo with great CGI for the time, but the logo is flawed by the weird camera effects and the logo at the end being barely readable, as it has a lined design at a bad angle.

6th Logo (1990-????)