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Nicknames: "The Snake II", "NBC Snake II", "Camera Lenses II"

=== 7th Logo (1982-1986) ===

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Nicknames: "Cheesy Peacock", "Peacock Blur", "The Proud Peacock", "'80s Peacock", "NBC Peacock"

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Nicknames: "'90s Peacock", "The 1986 Peacock", "The Remake of the Peacock", "The Restored Peacock", "NBC Peacock III"

Variants:

     On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien from sometime in late 1994, the logo is a still on NBC's then-new generic split-screen closing credits on the right hand side with a copyright notice.

 

 

 

    It debuted at the end of the NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration.

    It was seen at the end of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air last seen on TBS and ABC Family (now Freeform), and originally seen on the third and fourth seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street when last aired on Centric and on its DVD release.

    Last seen on reruns of SNL on E! and the end of Malibu Fox (not the 1993 film).

    This also appeared on the 1st 2 seasons of the NBC/UPN sitcom In the House, as well as the short-lived 1989-1991 soap opera Generations when BET last reran that show in the '90s.

    This also appeared on the short-lived 1992-93 NBC sitcom Out All Night as well. It was also seen on the 1987 NBC Saturday Morning Preview Specials as well.

    This can also be found on the Season 1 DVD of JAG released by CBS.

    This was found on the majority of 1980-1996 SNL episodes on Netflix and Hulu, but were taken off the respective sites.

    This logo has also been added, following the Broadway Video logo, on select 1975-85 reruns of Saturday Night Live when broadcast on NBC.  

Editor's Note: A well-animated logo with a refreshing change with the peacock.

Nicknames: "Peacock in the Sky", "The Plane", "Cloudy Peacock", "NBC Peacock IV"

Logo: On a sky background, an orange biplane flies over. The camera then cuts to the seat of the plane as it flies. Then, the camera cuts to the wheels. The camera then cuts to the seat again. We then cut to the wheels and then the front of the plane. The plane then reveals a cloud version of the 6 feathered NBC Peacock with the head NBC Productions (Peacock in the sky, 1996)looking at the right and then turns into color. When the logo forms, there's no corporate text at all, but the URL "www.NBC.com" may appear surrounded by a black oval.

FX/SFX: The flying of the plane, the plane forming the peacock, and the peacock turning into color.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic theme with the sounds of the biplane's engine followed by a bell version of the 3 note NBC theme.

Availability: Extinct.

    This was only seen on pre-2001 episodes of Access Hollywood in syndication.

    It also doubled as a network ID c. 1996.  

 

Nicknames: "The Flipping Peacock", "NBC Peacock V"

Logo: We see the 6-feathered NBC peacock over a revolving set of many colored feathers in the background. The logo appears to be flipping, as if it were a book or something. It then makes a stop at the near end. There's no corporate text at all in this logo, but the URL from before may appear below.

FX/SFX: The flipping of the peacock.

Music/Sounds: Amajestic rendition of the NBC chimes, ending in an orchestral flourish.As a station ident, a series of chimes that leads into a bombastic fanfare. One time, it used the music used in 1999 for the next logo, possibly as a plaster.

Availability: Same as before.

Editor's Note: Another beautifully animated logo with a just as beautiful score (at least on the station ident variant).

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Nicknames: "Color Beams", "NBC Peacock VI"

 

 

    For syndicated programs, the text would sometimes read "NBC ENTERPRISES".

    A variant of the "ENTERPRISES" version has the orange beam in the middle much more visible, and the red beam on the right slides to the left before ending up in its' usual position.

    The more common "short" version cuts when the peacock goes backward and the company name blur in, and goes under the peacock.

    Some episodes of Spike TV's Most Amazing Videos and reruns of Passions have a copyright stamp attached.

    The "short" version just shows the still peacock, and the light beams move somewhat. This can be as short as a second long.

    On Sleepwalkers (the 1997 TV series), the text "in association with" is seen under the logo.

    On the short-lived animated sitcom God, the Devil and Bob, there is a still version of this logo.

Music/Sounds:

    1996-2000: The regular music for the previous logo is sped up.

    1999-2004: An orchestrated rendition of the NBC chimes.

    In some cases, it used the last logo's music.

    Season 1 of The Pretender had part of the MTM music play over this logo, TNT airings had this logo silent.

    Sometimes, the ending theme of the show was played, original NBC airings used generic music.

Availability: Common.

 

 

 

 

Editor's Note: Another decently animated logo with impressive CGI effects.

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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, making a reflection of the vibrant colors outward. The words "NBC STUDIOS", which are also crystallized, appear below the logo.

Variants:

FX/SFX: The NBC Peacock emerging, the shimmering, and the "sparkle" from the crystals.

 

 

Availability: Uncommon. It appeared on several shows during the time period.

    Currently appears on seasons 3-6 of Will & Grace on WE tv and on DVD, and on Crossing Jordan when it is reran on A&E.

    It was also seen at the end of It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie on DVD.

    The "ENTERPRISES" variant was seen on a few episodes of the U.S. version of Weakest Link and was used on early fall 2001 episodes of Access Hollywood in syndication.