The Story Behind WNPS-TV's New Sign-Off and Sign-On

The Story Behind WNPS-TV's New Sign-Off and Sign-On is a documentary which aired on WNPS-TV on May 1, 1983, late at night. The documentary revovles around the making of WNPS-TV's new sign-off and sign-on videos. Mackenzie Johnson talks about her impact on playing the teenage girl in the sign-off and sign-on video, and several stills of a storyboard for those are revealed.
==Plot==
WNPS-TV's then-head programmer, Scott Blakeson, serves as the narrator of the documentary.
==Specs==
===Running time===
30 minutes (with commercials)
==Trivia==
*The documentary was released on VHS and LaserDisc by Video Treasures on May 6, 1986. Since then, no DVD release of the documentary has existed, although it has been made available on streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, and can be viewed on YouTube.
==Select quotes==
:[introduction to the special]
:Narrator For more 23 years, WNPS-TV has shown you the finest in Nextonvillian television. Now, join us as we take you behind the scenes with the story behind our new sign-off and sign-on, starring Mackenzie Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, and the staff at WNPS-TV. Welcome to The Story Behind WNPS-TV's New Sign-Off and Sign-On.
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:[in a dressing room, a man plans Mackenzie's pajamas]
:Man: These are for you, Mackenzie. A set of purple pajamas.
:Mackenzie: Thanks, sir. Cause you know, on the set, I'm gonna leave them in my drawer until I change.
:Narrator: A wardrobe dresser plans out the pajamas for Mackenzie to wear to bed in the new sign-off. And he choses purple.
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:Narrator: For holidays, some specialized sign-ons had to be considered.
:Mackenzie: For example, in October, when I wake up, I change into my Halloween costume, and Halloween costumes best work with fishnets, so right in the middle of changing, I keep my pajama shirt on, but I put on my thigh-high fishnets to show you that I'm changing into my Halloween costume. And once that happens, I put on my wolf costume, and that's over my pajama shirt, cause, well, you know, it's the Halloween sign-on.
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:Narrator: The girl's underclothes before she puts on her pajamas.
[a full body view of Mackenzie Johnson, in white underwear]
:Mackenzie: Girls' underwear comes in different colors, but for this instance, I'm wearing white.
Category:Documentaries