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Post by Cinemaniac on Feb 5, 2024 4:42:30 GMT
In this one PBS segment from about 1994, there's this male voice-over who sounds like it could very well be Gregory Peck. It's the segment that begins at 2:07 with a black woman looking at a TV holding a pen to her chin.
Would anyone know for certain if this is Mr. Peck? It sure sounds like him, and his voice is very recognizable. I also believe there was another PBS segment with the same voice-over from around this time with similar cinematography involving scenes of students and teachers at school.
Also, check out the WHYY identification in this video with the opening music to Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Love that song!
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Post by cmovieviewer on Feb 5, 2024 6:10:58 GMT
I agree with you without a doubt that is Gregory Peck's voice.
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Post by Cinemaniac on Feb 6, 2024 1:39:40 GMT
I had a feeling that was Gregory Peck, alright! There is another PBS segment I've mentioned that has something to do with teachers and students from around 1994. You can see it here in this video at about 11:20 beginning with a footage of a male teacher writing his name on a chalkboard. The Gregory Peck voice-over comes in towards the end of the segment. I'm not quite sure who the other voice-over is, though. It sounds like it's an audio sourced from some stock footage, and that the person's voice is being amplified out of loudspeakers throughout either an enclosed auditorium or a school gymnasium.
There's also an extended version of the "Lifelong Learning" segment at about 2:24, in case you want to listen more closely to hear if that really is Mr. Peck's voice.
It's quite interesting to see that both of these segments end with the slogan for PBS at the time - "Keep us in mind". That didn't last long because it was very soon replaced by the slogan that asks the question - "If PBS doesn't do it, who will?".
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Post by cmovieviewer on Feb 6, 2024 3:24:44 GMT
I believe the voice over the loudspeaker is Jason Robards. PBS had some heavy hitters helping out during that time.
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Post by Cinemaniac on Mar 2, 2024 16:07:54 GMT
Anyone remember this segment?
Since I've been curious about this particular PBS segment for years after having only seen it just once, I'd like to include this one to this topic.
I recall having been somewhat freaked out by this one because of the intense close-up of a human eye (it's not that bad in the end to see it was only a cute little baby). That combined with the sudden fast camera shifting at the start. It kind of takes you by surprise. Look closely and you'll see in the human eye reflections of Big Bird, Fred Rogers, Lamb Chop, Levar Burton ("READING RAINBOW"), and Kermit the Frog. Although this isn't an exceptionally fancy segment, I'm rather intrigued by the technical aspects of a human eye capturing the reflected images off a TV screen. It makes me wonder who was responsible for producing this segment. I do kind of feel slightly awkward just seeing a human eye taking up the entire screen. With such sharp detail to observe on that eye, I would figure that person had to use a damp cotton swab on their tear duct before having a close-up.
By the way, does anyone recognize the cartoon shown at 0:05?
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Post by Cinemaniac on Mar 7, 2024 4:58:35 GMT
While on the topic of PBS program filler segments, does anyone remember these animated cartoon characters?
These characters are known as the "P-Pals", and have appeared in-between the children's programming on PBS during a programming block known as "PTV". As one may notice, they are all shaped to resemble the familiar PBS "P-Head" logo, and all have alliterative names beginning with the letter "P".
Here are some segments involving the "P-Pal" characters -
They even have a truck shaped like the "P-Head" with a P-Pal woman racing against it in her car. The host of that "CHECK IT OUT" segment reminds me of the announcer for "Muppet Sports" on "THE MUPPET SHOW", on account her sounds very much like Muppet performer Jerry Nelson. So does Pinky, the P-Pal wearing a crown and carrying a station identification poster. He sounds like Crazy Harry from the "THE MUPPET SHOW". Isn't that "POWER TO THE P-PALS" song something? Very catchy, indeed.
Here's some P-Pal segments from PBS affiliate WGBH in Boston, complete with the closing sponsors to "WHEREIN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?" (great show) as well as the opening theme song to "SQUARE ONE TV" (another great show).
Yes, that IS Schemer from "SHINING TIME STATION" in the "2 TOWN" identification segment.
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Post by Cinemaniac on Mar 23, 2024 2:59:30 GMT
Here's another PBS segment with a voice-over in question -
It's a rather silly "PTV" segment, but I'm wondering if the "voice" of the elephant is supplied by Rich Koz, (a.k.a. Svengoolie), because it sure sounds like him.
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