# The 2 AM Test Pattern

> The 2 AM Test Pattern is a Retsy Series 1 NFT on Solana, card 0144 of 1,280 in the 80s TV & Video set, made in six finishes. The color-bar test pattern, with a cartoon owl in the middle, that appeared when the station went off air.

URL: https://retsy.fun/collection/the-2-am-test-pattern/

- Card number: 0144 of 1,280
- Set: 80s TV & Video (80-TVV)
- Year: 1981
- Type: Late-night broadcast test card
- Tagline: Please stand by. The owl is watching.
- Found at: Channel 7, after sign-off
- Cost back then: Free, plus your bedtime
- Stats: Nostalgia 9/10, Hype 3/10, Weirdness 8/10, Trade value 7/10
- Finishes: Base (100 copies), Holo (50 copies), Laser (25 copies), Gold (10 copies), Super Laser (1 copy), Misprint (1 copy)
- Images: https://retsy.fun/nft/0144-base.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0144-holo.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0144-laser.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0144-gold.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0144-super.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0144-misprint.webp

## The story

If you stayed up too late, the TV eventually gave up on you and showed Hoot, the test pattern owl, sitting in a circle of colored bars while a single long tone hummed. Kids who saw him felt like they had discovered a secret. Some swore Hoot blinked once, but only if your parents were asleep.

## Fun fact

The test pattern tone was perfect for tuning a ukulele, and one music teacher used it every night.

Retsy Series 1 is an NFT collection on Solana. Every card is minted to the buyer's wallet the moment its pack is ripped at https://retsy.fun/packs/.