NBC National IDs

1st Logo (1943-1950s)

Logo: Just the word "NBC" in a microphone, surrounded by bolts of lightning.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: An announcer says "This is N-B-C. The National Broadcasting Company", followed by the piano notes "G", "E", and "C". There is also a buzzing that resembles electricity.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. The buzzing will probably get to more than a few.

2nd Logo (1949-1953)

Logo: We see the words "NBC" surrounded by a square zoom up on a gray BG. The letters light up one by one as the NBC chimes sound plays.

FX/SFX: The zooming, the letters lighting up.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying "NBC Television.", followed by the famous "NBC chimes" as the letters light up.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

3rd Logo (1976-1977)

Logo: On a black BG, we see a stylized N composed of two white trapezoids zoom out. A couple of seconds later, they get filled with color; the left trapezoid turns red, and the blue one turns blue. "NBC" appears in the bottom right corner of the N.

FX/SFX: The Scanimate effects, which were done by Dolphin Productions.

Music/Sounds: A big band tune with bongos.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low.

4th Logo (1982-1983)

Logo: On a plane consisting of tiles of peacocks with 11 feathers, the text "NBC" rotates and flies out, followed by the text "JUST WATCH US NOW". Then the camera pans to the small peacock with the "N", made by blue lines. Then, the peacock with "N" zooms in.

FX/SFX: The flying of the text, the zooming.

Music/Sounds: The shortened version of the last part of the jingle "We're NBC, Just Watch Us Now" Sometimes, an announcer (Danny Dark) says, "This is NBC, the network that swept in Emmys." Then, it is followed by the singers saying "We're NBC, Just Watch Us NOW!"

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: None.