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===Background===
NBC Television Network was founded in 1947 by RCA (NBC's former parent company). In 1979, they changed its name to NBC Productions. In 1995, NBC launched a partnership with television director James Burrows to create [[3 Princesses and a P|3 Sisters Entertainment]], which produced series for the network. Out of these five, the most successful from the venture were ''Will & Grace'' and ''Caroline in the City'' (co-produced by [[CBS Productions]] and owned by [[CBS Media Ventures]]). In 1996, the company was renamed '''NBC Studios'''. In July 2004, NBC Studios merged with [[Universal Television|Universal Network Television]] to form [[NBCUniversal Television|NBC Universal Television Studio]].
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NBC Television Network was founded in 1947 by RCA (NBC's former parent company). In 1979, they changed its name to NBC Productions. In 1995, NBC launched a partnership with television director James Burrows to create 3 Sisters Entertainment, which produced series for the network. Out of these five, the most successful from the venture were Will & Grace and Caroline in the City (co-produced by CBS Productions and owned by CBS Media Ventures). In 1996, the company was renamed NBC Studios. In July 2004, NBC Studios merged with Universal Network Television to form NBC Universal Television Studio.
Logo: Just on screen in-credit text saying, "[NAME OF SERIES] is an NBC Television Network Presentation" that's superimposed on the credits.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of any show playing or silent. On some shows, mainly in the 1950s, you would hear an announcer spiel: "In association with the NBC Television Network".
Availability: Common.
Nicknames: "The Snake", "NBC Snake", "Camera Lenses"
Logo: We see a few camera lenses rotate clockwise, and two yellow and blue shadows of a microphone turning. Superimposed on the screen, the NBC snake logo forms, and the text "TELEVISION NETWORK" in a small font appears inside the "C" of the snake.
FX/SFX: The camera lenses rotating clockwise, the microphone shadows turning, the snake forming, the text appearing.
Music/Sounds: A horn fanfare plays as an announcer either says, "Produced (in color) in association with the NBC Television Network", "This has been a color presentation of the NBC Television Network", or "This has been an NBC Television Network presentation".
Music/Sounds Variants: There is a scarce 1962 blooper variant in which a different horn fanfare (which is one of the fanfares used for CBS's in-credit eyemark wallpaper logos) is being heard as the announcer says, "This is the CBS Television...oh, goddamn it!", as the wrong logo was shown. This was only used for a CBS blooper reel.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Nicknames: "The Snake II", "NBC Snake II", "Camera Lenses II"
Logo: We zoom onto a camera rotating around in a clockwise direction, we also see a blue shadow of a cameraman operating a camera. We then see the logo form in the same way as the previous logo along with the minuscule "TELEVISION NETWORK" text. When the logo is nearly finished forming, we zoom out from the camera lens.
FX/SFX: The zooming into the camera, the camera lenses rotating clockwise, the snake forming, the "TELEVISION NETWORK" text appearing, and then zooming out from the camera lenses.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Very rare. The color version can be seen on some season 3 episodes of Laramie on Encore Westerns.
Nicknames: "The Snake III", "NBC Snake III", "The Cameraman"
Logo: On a black background, we see pink, red, and magenta light spots. We see the NBC logo forming, while a cameraman moves from left to right in the background.
FX/SFX: The forming of the name, and the man moving the camera.
Music/Sounds: A jazzy horn rendition of the famous NBC theme or a dramatic horn fanfare from the 2nd logo with the announcer voice-over, depending on the variant:
Music/Sounds Variant: A silent variant exists.
Availability: Rare, though it is a little easier to come across than the last two logos.
Nicknames: "The Snake IV", "NBC Snake IV"
Logo: On a black background, we see the NBC snake forming itself from the bottom starting with the letter "C". As the snake forms the letters "B" and "N", the background changes its color from black, to light blue, to green, to red. Below the logo is the text "PRODUCED WITH THE NBC-TV NETWORK", "PRODUCED BY THE NBC-TV NETWORK", or "PRESENTED BY THE NBC-TV NETWORK", which disappears as the background turns red and the logo finishes.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The snake forming, and the background changes.
Music/Sounds: The NBC chime theme from the 1950s only sped up a little or the ending song of the program or promo.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Extremely rare.
Legacy: This is one of NBC's well-known logos.
Nickname: "N of Doom"
Logo: Just the 1976 NBC network ID used as a closing logo.
FX/SFX: Same as the 1976 NBC ID.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1976 NBC ID.
Availability: Extinct. NBC replaced it with the "Proud N" starting in 1979, but NBC News and NBC Sports retained this logo until 1981.
Nicknames: "Peacock Blur", "The Proud Peacock", "'80s Peacock", "NBC Peacock"
Logo: On a black background the 1979-1986 NBC Peacock turns into place. It is a blur of color as it does so but clears up as it stops. Under the peacock are the words:
Variants:
FX/SFX: The peacock turning/focusing.
Music/Sounds: A light synth version of the NBC 3-note chimes (taken from the 1981 "Our Pride Is Showing" ID, composed by Gerry Sherman) beginning in 1985, a low tone version was used once as well. In other cases, it uses the show's ending theme or none.
Availability: Rare. Since the NBC logo appears in reruns of other shows, it would stand to reason that this one would be kept as well.
Logo: On a black background, there are various multicolored lines. These lines then turn and a trail appears, forming the NBC peacock, as it shines. "NBC ENTERTAINMENT" in silver zooms out below.
FX/SFX: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: The music of the reel.
Availability: Unused. Only seen on a 1985 Dolphin Productions demo reel.
Nicknames: "The Proud N-Peacock", "'80s Peacock II", "The NBC Peacock II"
Logo: On a pine green, light gray and black gradient background is the 1979-1986 NBC "Proud N" logo with the "N" in black borders. On top is "in association with" and below that, in front of the "Proud N" logo, "NBC Entertainment". All of the words are a shiny gold color.
Variant: A later version has "Productions" in place of "Entertainment". It's also darker and a little bit narrow in appearance.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The show's closing theme.
Availability: Near extinction.
Nicknames: "'90s Peacock", "The 1986 Peacock", "The Remake of the Peacock", "The Restored Peacock", "NBC Peacock III"
Logo: Same as the network ID, but below, the words:
in its typeface, NBC Futura (which is NBC's proprietary font), fly-in, also with a CGI-like appearance. When they move back into their places, they take on a more "solid", 2D color.
Trivia: This logo was based on the NBC on-air ident and NBC Sports ident, both from 1986.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as the network ID. None for the still variant.
Music/Sounds: A piano version of the NBC chimes, ending in an orchestral hit.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Nicknames: "Color Beams", "NBC Peacock VI"
Logo: Against a black background with three sets of light beams, we see an extreme close-up of a 3D NBC peacock design, which appears facing downward, and then rises and zooms back to the center of the light beams, as the text "NBC STUDIOS" in the same font as above, blurs in from above the screen and lands right under the peacock. Three sets of red and blue beams radiate behind the peacock.
Trivia: The background was based on CBS's affiliate IDs from 1992-1996.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The rising peacock, and the blurring letters lowering.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Nicknames: "Shining Colors", "The Shimmering Peacock", "NBC Peacock VII"
Logo: We see the standard NBC Peacock logo emerging from the bottom of the screen. The logo border is in chrome, and the feathers are crystal-like and tinted for each of its colors. As the logo rises upward and out, a pair of searchlights bounce light onto the feathers, reflecting the vibrant colors outward. The words "NBC STUDIOS", also crystallized, appear below the logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The NBC Peacock emerging, the shimmering, and the "sparkle" from the crystals.
Music/Sounds: The same 1999 theme from the last logo.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon. It appeared on several shows during the period.
Final Note: In 2004, NBC Studios merged with Universal Network Television to form NBC Universal Television Studio (later known as Universal Media Studios, now Universal Television).
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