Showtime (Closed Captioned Bumpers)

1981-1983


Visuals: On a black/blue gradient background, a round TV set design (as seen in the then-current Showtime logo) is shown on the top left corner of the screen, along with the "TV chat balloon" symbol of the Closed Captioning logo on the top right. The following text:

 The following SHOWTIME presentation is Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired.

is displayed below.

Technique: None. Just the fade-in and fade-out of the bumper.

Audio: None.

1983-1985


Visuals: On a blue/black gradient background, we see the then-current Showtime logo in a black area above with a white line underneath. The following text

 The following SHOWTIME presentation is Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired.

is shown in the center of the screen with an iconic "TV speech bubble" symbol below.

Technique: Same as above.

Audio: None.

1985-1987


Visuals: On a purple/lilac gradient background, we see the then-current Showtime logo above, as well as the text below reading:

 This presentation is closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Technique: None.

Audio/Voiceover: A low, deep voiced male announcer reading the text underneath the then-current Showtime logo.

Availability: Seen on Showtime programs from 1985 to 1987.