NBC Peacock Collection (1950's-1970's)

Here is a compilation of every NBC Peacock logo/announcer variant I could find from the 1950's, 60's and 70's. If I missed any, let me know.

[@lindad.7642]

Takes me back to my childhood. Sorry that they couldn't find it in their hearts to continue. It's very iconic

[@9thdoc1]

Agree with the previous comment...the full “Laramie” Peacock open still gives me chills 50 years later, but hearing the variants is amazing (Joe Williams? Wow)...

[@marcosantiago6818]

The sequence starting at 2:14 is the one that brings me the fondest memories.

[@cessnaverdi]

That’s the one I waited for, too! 🥰

[@N4divers]

I love it!

[@JeffDeWitt]

That's the I really remember.

[@louistenore2185]

You know the errie music use to creep me out when i was a kid not so much now ,yet the PBS tones still gets me i still jump out of my skin when i see it here .

[@citizenterryk]

the music sounds like it was recorded backwards.......these peacock intro used to creep me out, too......

[@BenjaminGessel]

It’s kinda a combo of the low flute (slowed down music for a slower logo), a diminished chord in there, and then the curiosity provoking major 7th chord at the end. 🤔🤔🤔

[@x60hz]

I wonder if the "it only starts in black & white" was for a Wizard of Oz showing

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Could've been but it was for _Get Smart_ The Oz showing also could've been _The following program will only start and end in lively black and white on NBC_

[@dennismclaurin1487]

What beautiful imagines of the NBC peacock.

[@DIMON_CAMI]

7:00 Wait a minute! You’re not the NBC peacock! *AAAAAAA* LOL 😆

[@joshs4594]

Fantastic! It still sounds as familiar as it did back then. Thanks for posting. 👍

[@bluevip6063]

Peach: The following program is brought to you in living color on NBC.

[@bluevip6063]

Bowser: It just starts in black and white.

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

I could watch this for 10 hours straight

[@TowneCentreThundraTaurus_2016]

6:39 THE LOGO HAD ME LAUGHING 😂😂😂😂

[@Thatboybro]

I love when the peacock sneezes it’s hilarious lol

[@EJofLA]

Hands down the best station identification ever! The concept, the graphics, the music and the instrumentation never cease to thrill me. Harp glissandros, flute flutters and whatever else with the voiceover send a tingle down my spine. Love it! Thank you for this amazing compilation.

[@Bob-py9dc]

My favorite would probably have to be the one at 1:41. The vibraphone and trombone is a great combination.

[@Bigtoonscomedycartoons479]

I Like It!

[@WPM_in_ATL]

By far, the best intro is the one that starts at 1:50: Joe Williams singing while the Count Basie Orchestra provides musical accompaniment. Count Basie was the best, Joe Williams vocals gave Basie that extra spark in the mid-50's.

[@aaronemerson2916]

I a

[@aaronemerson2916]

I agree

[@jennysturdivant313]

@@aaronemerson2916 huh?

[@jennysturdivant313]

WOW!

[@jennysturdivant313]

WOW!

[@albertowen1025]

2:52 - I remember this as a four-year old in 1965 and being my most favorite Peacock opening of all. THANK YOU for the great memories!!

[@criscokiddo]

A bit older than yourself, and believe this was the animated NBC peacock logo opening especially tailored for its yearly airing of "The Wizard of OZ" (opens in B&W). That event was quite an anticipated treat for us kids in the 60's!

[@ArtemisStars]

"It just stars in black and white."

[@RageTVHTX]

*starts

[@ArtemisStars]

@@RageTVHTX thanks for the correction

[@lj_wolfe]

Watching WandaVision reminded me of this -- I got the tune from the 60s ones (about 2:15 on) in my head and had to look it up to explain it to someone who wasn't old enough to remember these. :-)

[@mariahamblin9527]

That is one hard working Peacock!

[@barryingram4534]

My favorite NBC Peacock logo is the 1960s version. That's the one I liked the most.

[@birambankcompany4046]

3:30 Announcer: The following presentation is brought to you in living color, on WMAQ TV. Me: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

[@coloradodenver7660]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KOAA TV

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

NBC: YES WE'RE SURE ABOUT THAT!!!

[@domycozz]

@@JasonDelarosa2000 But i See everything in Black and White

[@mbclev]

The WMAQ peacock was before an episode of the Chicago version of "It's Academic" (the team from Crete Monee High School was shown very briefly).

[@narutooosasukee4204]

all pbs cbs and abc oh my gosh 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️

[@ivario]

"brought to you in lively black and white" haha :D

[@ddrffman9979]

It's actually "Brought to you in *lively* black and white", LOL

[@ivario]

@@ddrffman9979 woops, looks like I made a typo

[@freedomanbar584]

Color

[@mango4606]

Lively*

[@jadsi]

The audio is real, but the video is fake

[@markperry4536]

Love these old Peacock promos.

[@thatonebirb]

5:57 this is literally the funniest one yet

[@atfstransformations7023]

3:04 just when you expected it... *Presenting in lively black and white*

[@StriderKyanzaki]

6:43 In Livid Color? What show was this?

[@Aiden-ku6yg]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

[@louiscosenza4357]

Wow hearing that old intro makes the hair on my arms stand up, it's as if I've been transcended back in time. Sill awesome, even better with distance now. Don't know what everyone else is joking or laughing about you people must be on your first lifr yet.

[@davidgibson7615]

It gives me goosebumps everytime they've played it as well

[@zanderraylan8518]

sorry to be off topic but does anyone know a method to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me!

[@kasenronin7009]

@Zander Raylan Instablaster =)

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Same here. This was my introduction of NBC.

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

My favorite Peacock logo of all time.

[@carollambies4281]

Happy to see this again.Loved it.

[@agnieszkaalukonis946]

2:51 THE PINK NBC

[@mrmjb1960]

The Laramie Peacock is the most memorable one for me.

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

Voiceovers of interest: Ben Grauer, Fred Collins, Mel Brandt, Vic Roby. When the "Kaleidoscopic Peacock" was used between 1962-75, it would be used before the start of a local special, in, say, Washington . Vic Roby would say, "Now a special program brought to you in living color, on WRC-TV".

[@2005dave]

5:42 - John Harlan

[@Mackermanesq]

Art James also in there a bit before four minutes and Voyle Gilmore in there too

[@painin2teeth]

Love the beautiful, educated narrator's voice

[@PJBovio]

Oh, man, that jazz theme 0:55!! I wager there weren't too many people with color sets back in the 50s. When was the peacock first introduced, do you know?? 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 And Jack Benny, PRICELESS!!

[@ddrffman9979]

Yea, the jazz theme peacock was pretty cool. And the peacock was first introduced in 1956 and is still used to this day.

[@LoganStudiosFilmCorparation]

@@ddrffman9979 yes!

[@x60hz]

Agreed!! Hearing that, you got the feeling you could just kick back and know you were in for a great night of entertainment!!!

[@PJBovio]

@@x60hz Ain't it the truth!!!

[@PJBovio]

@@ddrffman9979 I'm glad!! At least there are still some original things that haven't been destroyed by modernism!!

[@soundwavs1961c]

6:30 Gesundheit Thank you LMAO!!!!

[@superpan218]

This is where NBC got their peacock logo, which then evolved as the decades went on.

[@GtW714]

1:20 Announcer: The following programme is brought to you in living colour om NBC! Peacock: WELL WHERE'S THE DAM COLOUR?!

[@mirosawalukonis265]

1:51 is miuzic nbc

[@Ulowi_bruh]

7:00 wait a minute!, You are not the NBC peacock! *BAAAAAAAH!*

[@rosealbernaz4638]

Wellington is yEP

[@AlexanderH2021]

You forgot 2 NBC logos: 1. The Peacock goes away using rollerskates. 2. The Peacock has a seizure before being broken down.

[@ddrffman9979]

I've already been told about the first one, but I don't think I've ever seen the second one.

[@AlexanderH2021]

@@ddrffman9979 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4i4iIJ-eJyfmbs

[@ddrffman9979]

@@AlexanderH2021 Thanks for showing me!

[@AlexanderH2021]

@@ddrffman9979 You're welcome!

[@samw6048]

Did you mean sneezes?

[@bobwhite2609]

I read somewhere that the last time this was played regularly was the first episode of Little House of the Prairie in September of 1974

[@louistenore2185]

I think it was retired in 1976

[@Imanoob5721xtimes]

It retired in like 1997 i guessing im probably not correct

[@bobwhite2609]

@@Imanoob5721xtimes The logo was seldom used after 1974.Prior to 1974 it was used before every primetime NBC program.

[@Imanoob5721xtimes]

@@bobwhite2609 oh ok

[@michaelodonnell9756]

I miss that logo. I wish they would bring that back in HD. Just one question. Does anyone remember what pre-empted the shows Hot Dog and Jambo?

[@raveloantolin3681]

Kirby watches to NBC! Lived watched to your Retro Special Channels.

[@soundwavs1961c]

6:07 God Bless You LOLOLOL!!!!!!

[@winstonleow2582]

The- -following program is brought to you in living color. On NBC. Haha :D 0:01

[@JonathanMcKey]

The Live Broadcast May Have Been Colour, But That Looks Like A Kinescope. I Always Felt Bad For People Outside Of The Eastern Time Zone That Had To View Things By Kinescope.

[@Kirby40707]

Black and White

[@raveloantolin3681]

B&W Print!?

[@JonathanMcKey]

@@raveloantolin3681 Yep!

[@KimmyAlburo3287]

3:26 Announcer: The following program is brought to you in living color, over WMAQ-TV 5 Me: are you sure about that?

[@robertgift]

Peacock should have been facing to the right. We ain't never saw it in color because we ain't never had no color TV. 2:13 What magnificent, creative music! Noticed it years before I became a classical organist.

[@Whoamaise563]

No No No,NBC Peacock Was In The Bathroom

[@Hampstead343]

0:42 Bob Barker?

[@professor1966]

No, Jack Benny.

[@leobertoalbano]

This Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On NBC. The Opening, Non-Presentation, Video And Audio Portions Are Previously Pre-Recorded.

[@KairiKeyz]

6:42 Did the peacock just talked? OMG.

[@Whoamaise563]

Thanks

[@dannyram2002]

I love the NBC sneezing Peacock

[@michaelbolton2741]

1968! 😆

[@elnuevosr.bolainas5503]

7:00 wait a minute, you're not the nbc peacock!

[@mbclev]

That's probably the peacock guarding Benita Bizarre's jukebox on "The Bugaloos".

[@leobertoalbano]

From The Crossroads Of America. The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WFBM-TV Channel 6. The National Broadcasting Company Station In Indianapolis, Indiana (1960 Version).

[@ralph0901]

we had the first color tv on the block, and I was recently reminded that many of my friends would come over just to see this (I thought it was because they liked me!) lol

[@rolanddeer6212]

What makes this a little more hilarious is that in some variations, there's a little bit of a hilarious self-awareness, notably the "lively black & white" and "all the lawyers in LA are busy fighting NBC" variations.

[@cureskyfan-5174]

6:45 why isn’t anybody talking about this one? It’s creepy!

[@SfromHelldiscord]

A zombie peacock be like random if its undead

[@BFDI7290]

70s

[@mikeharris6722]

NBC really needs to bring this back

[@Mickey-fj2zg]

they did were the person says "the following program is brought to you in living color on NBC" then it changed to the logo we have today

[@larrylawson2912]

When tv shows started to be broadcast in color I bugged the shit out of my parents to buy us a color tv. My family wasn't poor, but my parents held firm and stuck with our Zenith black and white tv. In 1965, my family moved to Abilene, Texas where we lived on base at Dyess AFB. We were staying in the NCO family housing until we could be approved for a housing unit. We moved to Dyess a few days before Christmas of 65, and in the common room of the NCO temporary housing, there was a color tv that me and my sister would watch our favorite shows on. On New Years Day of 66, my mom and dad went with us to the common room lounge to watch the Rose Parade. My mom loved seeing it in color and a few days later my dad loaded the family in our pink (yes, it was Pepto Bismol pink) 62 Rambler station wagon and headed off to the local Montgomery Ward Store. He then shocked the hell out of me by heading to the electronics department where he proceeded to buy a 21" color tv. I didn't know it at the time, but I found out later that Magnavox licensed their TVs for sale by Montgomery Ward. I just recently purchased a 65" Samsung QN90A tv, and I paid about $1700 for it. I've had it for less than a month and I must say it's the best tv I've ever owned. Great for watching sports on. I'm looking forward to the Bengals playing the Titans this weekend. They are a great young team, but I believe they're still a few players and a year or two away from competing for and winning a Super Bowl. Enjoy this weekend's games, folks.

[@smarttvoffical6297]

0:18 1956 NBC Original peacock

[@smarttvoffical6297]

1:16 Black & White Version

[@mbclev]

6:52-That was the peacock that appeared on "The Bugaloos" (it guarded the entrance to Benita Bizarre's jukebox).

[@yingtzu3677]

Now I'm in the mood for some count Basie....thanks

[@bartolitotherooster727]

0:01 You Call That Living Color?

[@mystracopeland6110]

Here’s my version of the logo at 1:51 Kuzco: (singing) 🎶 Count Basie swinging, let’s all make a day. The name’s Emperor Kuzco and I’m here to state, that the following show starring Tak and me, comes to you in living color on M C C!🎶

[@cheeburgersuarez3592]

The following program is brought to you in living color on WSM-TV (NBC affiliate in Nashville).

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WAPI-TV Channel 13. NBC For Birmingham, Alabama.

[@sherryhannah498]

Peacock: AH-CHOO!!!!!!......Man: Gesundheit Peacock: Thanks

[@leobertoalbano]

From The Two Virginias. The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WHIS-TV Channel 6. NBC For Bluefield, West Virginia.

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KNBC-TV Channel 4. Your Color Television Station In Los Angeles, California.

[@samw6048]

How do you get recordings like this?

[@chilitoday]

Who wrote this piece of music? Very pretty

[@witherblaze]

6:44 anyone got footage of that alone

[@robertorick6383]

All of the Peacocks are special in their own way, but special mention must be given to the Krofft Brother's hilarious live action bird given the hook. ("Wait a minute. You're not the NBC Peacock!") 🦚🦚🦚🦚"BWAAAK!"🦚🦚🦚🦚

[@RubberDaMusician]

6:43 O NO DA UNDED PEACOCK! OH NOOOOOOO

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KPRC-TV Channel 2. Your NBC Station In Houston, Texas.

[@GlowwyTWPF2008]

6:45 The broken logo

[@nbchannel399]

the zombie peacock

[@Prosbros92727]

@@nbchannel399it’s zombie peacock

[@lindad.7642]

On TV Land when they show Bonanza reruns they've shown the Iconic Peacock and music. Omg. Just grabs your attention. I actually push it back to hear it again.

[@SingaporeanMixel2K8]

5:56 Where Did You Get That?

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WBAP-TV Channel 5. The National Broadcasting Company Station Serving The Fort Worth-Dallas Area (1959 Version).

[@sherryhannah498]

@leobertoalbano I hope you will reply to this now it's KXAS 5..I know cause I live in Texas though not in Dallas-Fort Worth

[@altfactor]

I think Jack Benny's voiceover came from his first NBC TV special in 1965.

[@jb20092009]

Nope, as this was the 1950s Peacock. I think it was one Milton Berle’s shows.

[@fusionshortmemes143]

6:39yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa chooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

[@sherryhannah498]

Cannon Comedy Show man: Gesundheit peacock: thanks

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WSM-TV Channel 4. Your NBC Station In Nashville, Tennessee.

[@ivanthevaluable2559]

1:28 The 2,343th Howdy Doody Show

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

YeE Ceee Manig-mah, Re-lun-day, dun-day, ooo-eees-volds-a-mare, A-liddy-a-lib-lob." Was given a full track 1/4" tape of the peacock speech in 1970, this is sorta what it sounds like backwards. If you read & record this and play it backwards, it just might be close to the original if you get the cadence right.

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KXAS-TV Channel 5. Your NBC Station In Fort Worth And Dallas, Texas (1975 Version).

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WRTV Channel 6. Your NBC Affiliate In Indianapolis, Indiana (1972 Version).

[@samuraiMOURS]

3:18 the following program is brought to you in living colour on WKYC tv 3:30 the following program is brought to you in living colour on WMAQ tv 4:33 now a special program in living colour on NBC 4:40 the following NBC sports program is brought to you in living colour 4:46 hot dog and Jambo will not be seen this morning so that we may bring you the following 4:58 NBC Monday night at the movies will not be presented tonight so that we may bring you the following 5:42 Petrocelli will not be seen tonight but will return next week at its regular time

[@sherryhannah498]

Jacob Gabriel Flores speaking of Petrocelli did you know Barry Newman who played Petrocelli died a few days ago?????...he was 96 years old........I hope you will reply to this

[@mbclev]

After the 3:30 peacock, the beginning of Chicago's version of "It's Academic" is briefly seen.

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WTMJ-TV Channel 4. Your NBC Station In Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WTLV Channel 12. Your NBC Color Station Serving Jacksonville, Florida.

[@jimmyb1559]

We all sat around our first colored television just waiting for this to appear. Then all you heard was ooooos and ahhhhhs.

[@Musicradio77Network]

The following program is brought to you “Living In Color” on NBC.

[@alaynaangelsmusicandprayers]

0:55 That Looks Like A F# Major Piano..😂

[@atfstransformations7023]

I love the sound at 0:30.

[@slaysilvergabriel6391]

4:52 now a special program in living color on nbc

[@ArtemisStars]

The following program is brought to you in living on NBC

[@leobertoalbano]

From The City Of Portland, Oregon. The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KGW-TV Channel 8. Your NBC Station.

[@matthewbrown8486]

4:40 NBC Sports

[@Whoamaise563]

4:46 Hot Dog Jambo

[@arieltecson4426]

"Hot Dog And Jambo Will Not Be Seen This Morning, So That We May Bring You The Following."

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KSD-TV Channel 5. Your NBC Station In St. Louis, Missouri.

[@sherryhannah498]

@leobertoalbano now it's KSDK

[@Nekotaku01]

[@danielslade9485]

I think the one at 2:51 is pinkish in tone due to color deterioration.

[@cineplexuk-fabian7976]

Used on April Foods Day 1965 at 2:51

[@cineplexuk-fabian7976]

I mean fools not foods

[@Bigtoonscomedycartoons479]

Ah memory memories 2:20

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On WDAF-TV Channel 4. Your NBC Station Serving Kansas City, Missouri.

[@sherryhannah498]

@leobertoalbano now WDAF 4 is FOX

[@leobertoalbano]

The Following Program Is Brought To You In Living Color On KRON-TV Channel 4. Your Bay Area's NBC Station Serving San Francisco, Oakland And San Jose, California.