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Rezny@gmail.com · 05-01-2010, 03:27 PM

Sometimes in the closing credits,(especially during the Dick York as Darrin years),they showed animated versions of Darrin and Samantha riding on a cloud.In the Dick Sargent as Darrin episodes,did they ever show that animated segment they showed at times in the Dick York years,or did they just show Samantha herself?

TV_on_the_Porch · 05-01-2010, 05:53 PM

The 'cloud' must have been an obscured Chevrolet logo. Syndicated prints almost universally replaced that plug in the corner with the image of Samantha alone. I've never seen one modified the way you describe, but since Chevrolet dropped its sponsorship in 1969, Dick Sargent's cartoon Darrin never got to ride the Chevy logo.

steevo · 05-01-2010, 08:20 PM

In some syndicated episodes I saw in the 80's I noticed at the end of the opening credits there was the cloud of smoke and all of a sudden, the sound was muted until the episode began. That must have been the announcer spot "sponsered by.." when ABC ran it.

Larry Tate · 05-01-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

Sometimes in the closing credits,(especially during the Dick York as Darrin years),they showed animated versions of Darrin and Samantha riding on a cloud.In the Dick Sargent as Darrin episodes,did they ever show that animated segment they showed at times in the Dick York years,or did they just show Samantha herself?

That was a part of the Chevrolet original sponsor ending from season 1 through 6 & followed a Chevrolet commercial that played after the endtag scene, only it was a Chevrolet logo they were sitting on not a cloud which was only used in syndicated prints to obscure the Chev logo.

I have one though from Season 6 with them riding on the Chevrolet logo, Chevrolet was still
Co-sponsoring the show with Kodak for the second straight season.

I also have one with them riding on a cloud from Season 5.

Larry Tate

05-01-2010, 03:27 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Closing Credits Sometimes in the closing credits,(especially during the Dick York as Darrin years),they showed animated versions of Darrin and Samantha riding on a cloud.In the Dick Sargent as Darrin episodes,did they ever show that animated segment they showed at times in the Dick York years,or did they just show Samantha herself?

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05-01-2010, 05:53 PM	#2
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	The 'cloud' must have been an obscured Chevrolet logo. Syndicated prints almost universally replaced that plug in the corner with the image of Samantha alone. I've never seen one modified the way you describe, but since Chevrolet dropped its sponsorship in 1969, Dick Sargent's cartoon Darrin never got to ride the Chevy logo.