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How EXACTLY did they introduce the current peacock that day in 1986? Was their animation, did a curtain fall, or what?

Is anyone home???

If nobody knows or saw it, I understand. 71.111.209.99 21:19, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Someone find a source to verify this, please? Otherwise I will consider deleting that statement.

WAVY 10WAVY 10 00:34, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This says 1976 was when the "N" was introduced. Other websites I have seen say the beginning of the 1975-76 season. Which is it? WAVY 10WAVY 10 12:26, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If memory serves, it was January 1, 1976. They made a big fuss about it happening while showing the Rose Parade and all the associated programs. --Mhking 23:19, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone have a version of the 1976 NBC "N" by itself? WAVY 10 14:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The debut episode of Saturday Night showed a transparent N in October, 1975 in the end credits.

For that answer, see NBC 60th Anniversary Special link on this article.

WAVY 10WAVY 10 23:54, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I saw somewhere the Peacock actually had a name: Johnny Chimes, definitely in relation to the bong... BONG... BONGGGG! chimes NBC has used since signing on radio in 1926, and possibly also in honor of Johnny Carson (although that may be a coincidence). Can anyone back this up? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.228.37.21 (talk) 21:47, 7 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

I removed this link because it goes straight to Chermayeff & Geismar's corporate home page, not a Wikipedia article. And when you try to click backwards to get away from from it, the bloody thing won't let you. Marketing dickheads clearly trying to be smart. Stuff 'em, I say. Johnno 12:00, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the third color (purple) from the left is like that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.107.158.163 (talk) 14:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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What about the variation in the peacock when NBC broadcast The Wizard of Oz? The usual spiel was followed by something about "...portions are in black and white", since, as we all know, the beginning and end of the movie is in monochrome. (Yes, the scenes were done in sepia tone, but they were actually b/w when shown on TV.) Note that this is NOT the same as that "it just starts in black-and-white" thing; in the Wizard version, all the words were said before the peacock ruffled its feathers, as usual. They might have had to lengthen the music to accommodate this, however, and I seem to recall the music having an almost off-key modulation in doing so.

Also, in the early '70s at least, the NBC peacock was shown multiple times during the 2-hour broadcast of the Today show, sort of as a bumper when returning from (some?) commercials. The only difference here, though, is that the word TODAY was superimposed near the bottom center of the screen, right about the time the voiceover was saying NBC. TheSquirrel (talk) 01:18, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]