A visualized version of the proud as a peacock parody. Also introducing the "new" outro. COPPA Guidelines This video is meant for mixed audiences (leaning towards adults)
Thanks to cable and streaming, *Hello, Larry* would be the #1 show on TV with the same ratings that could only keep it on the air for about 15 months 45 years ago. That’s still longer than any other McLean Stevenson star vehicle. I actually have or used to have a copy of the short film with Jack Lemmon it was based on.
If they were living in the past in 1979, then what does that say about their business model today when broadcast television is on borrowed time and is not likely to outlive the boomers? At least, now they have cable networks, such as they are, to fall back on.
1979-1980: #1 - ABC (Still the one) #2 - CBS (We're looking good) #3 - NBC (Proud as a peacock) 1980-1981: #1 - CBS (Looking good together) #2 - ABC (You and me) #3 - NBC (Proud as a peacock)
Some employees who were angry at Fred Silverman for "not fixing anything" made WE'RE LOUD! as a revolt against Fred. And it was aired live on radio back in late 1979. Damn.
Literally as they gave it up for a few years for a logo stolen from a PBS station in the Midwest. Based on that, and based on how little accountability they received for ripping off *Living Single* in the 1990s after Tartikoff bailed out, they deserved last place then and now. This is one reason why those who were early adopters of cable and Fox left the Big Three behind and never looked back.
We're loud! Uh-huh! Say it again! NBC! We're loud! We're in last place! Loud! We're gonna fall right on our face! Loud! Since Freddie came, our ratings always stay the same! An 18 rating, a 14 share! Bet you wonder if we care. NO! We're just proud to be.. NBC! We're loud! We're living in the past.! Loud! The bottoms droppin' out real fast! Loud! Of our boring shows, just watch us jam 'em up your nose! We don't care! It's all there! NBC is always there! We're... not just proud but we're... also loud! WE'RE LOUD! We're louder than the rest! SO LOUD! It doesn't matter we're not the best. LOUD! We're gonna screw around and run this network in the ground! The peacock's dead so thank you Fred! YEAH, THANKS A WHOLE LOOOOT! NBC, PROUD AS A PEACOCK!!!! (THEY SANG SO LOUD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA COLLAPSES)
It could easily have been rewritten for Tartikoff’s successors, Warren Littlefield: “The peacock’s barren, So thank you Warren, Yeah thanks a whole lot” Or Jeff Zucker: “The peacock’s deaf, So thank you Jeff, Yeah, thanks a whole lot!”
These lyrics didn't age well at all... but for 1979-80 standards... yeah, Fred Silverman clearly had no idea what the fuck he was doing. Thank God that Brandon Tartikoff came to the rescue.
during the time when this promo was recorded, Tartikoff came to the rescue after Weinblatt moved to head NBC Enterprises in 1980. At the time, Fred Silverman was still with the network until 1981.
No idea what he was doing? CBS and ABC were both number one under him. His predecessor, Herb Schlosser, was the one who let them fall to last place by focusing on specials over series development. Not only that, NBC was also paying the price for RCA getting into subsidiaries it had no business getting into. And even after he resigned, the few hits he left behind proved to be instrumental in stabilizing the network and providing a basis for its recovery. By the 1980s’ end, CBS would be having the same problems while NBC would be thriving.
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I loved this! Interesting how the parody is more famous than the real thing.
Look how things change:
A show with an 18 rating and a 14 share in 1979 was a disaster. Today, a show with that score is considered a miracle show!!!
Thanks to cable and streaming, *Hello, Larry* would be the #1 show on TV with the same ratings that could only keep it on the air for about 15 months 45 years ago. That’s still longer than any other McLean Stevenson star vehicle. I actually have or used to have a copy of the short film with Jack Lemmon it was based on.
NBC, Our Age is Showing!
0:24 that could be a potential "didnt ask" meme
Did u just switch it it skips it
Imagine being one of the biggest tv stations but being passed by a tv station that has a p that looks like a head
NBC: IM LOUD
P-head: waht
abc: this is annoying😫
cbs eye: 😨 0:49
this song aged like milk
ABCBall, Eye Of Doom, and P-Head: ㅇ_ㅇ
Came back to this after I got mad at Chicago Med last night 😅😂 also it should say 2023 on that gravestone 😅
That's what happened to NBC all they want now is money 💸💸💸💸💸💸
0:31 Were 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗 Were living in the past
If they were living in the past in 1979, then what does that say about their business model today when broadcast television is on borrowed time and is not likely to outlive the boomers? At least, now they have cable networks, such as they are, to fall back on.
Me When Old Me Died
Are you kidding me
NBC:1st
PBS:2nd
ABC:3rd
CBS:4th/last place
Where's your proof? 🧐
@@luisreyes1963 abc; 1st
1979-1980:
#1 - ABC (Still the one)
#2 - CBS (We're looking good)
#3 - NBC (Proud as a peacock)
1980-1981:
#1 - CBS (Looking good together)
#2 - ABC (You and me)
#3 - NBC (Proud as a peacock)
TVO:5th
6th ADTV
I was the 5000th and 5001st viewer! (and I have screen grabs to prove it)
0:14 ABC was actually the winner, not CBS.
American Broadcasting Company was actually an winner, not The Columbia Broadcasting System.🙂
RedHotBeast and Archiving Time CBS is the Winner Not ABC
See CBS is a Winner!
@@NBCLogoFantastic no
^.^^.^.
R.I.P NBC 1926-1979
Wow that company really never cared about their ratings
this wasn’t made by them directly
Some employees who were angry at Fred Silverman for "not fixing anything" made WE'RE LOUD! as a revolt against Fred. And it was aired live on radio back in late 1979. Damn.
The Wackiest Network On TV! 🤣
NBC Is Not Dead
Actually by the mid 1980s NBC was a beast with shows ranging from The Cosby Show to The A Team. Brandon Tartikoff single handedly saved the network.
1970 the peacock was dead
undead
Grant Tinker, formerly known as Mr. Mary Tyler Moore, also helped.
Literally as they gave it up for a few years for a logo stolen from a PBS station in the Midwest. Based on that, and based on how little accountability they received for ripping off *Living Single* in the 1990s after Tartikoff bailed out, they deserved last place then and now.
This is one reason why those who were early adopters of cable and Fox left the Big Three behind and never looked back.
0:31 That id is from 1985.
R.I.P. National Broadcasting Company (1926-2076) #endoflife
blud has a vision 💀
I need lyrics of 'We're loud'.
We're loud! Uh-huh! Say it again! NBC!
We're loud! We're in last place!
Loud! We're gonna fall right on our face!
Loud! Since Freddie came, our ratings always stay the same!
An 18 rating, a 14 share! Bet you wonder if we care. NO!
We're just proud to be.. NBC!
We're loud! We're living in the past.!
Loud! The bottoms droppin' out real fast!
Loud! Of our boring shows, just watch us jam 'em up your nose!
We don't care! It's all there! NBC is always there!
We're... not just proud but we're... also loud!
WE'RE LOUD! We're louder than the rest!
SO LOUD! It doesn't matter we're not the best.
LOUD! We're gonna screw around and run this network in the ground!
The peacock's dead so thank you Fred! YEAH, THANKS A WHOLE LOOOOT!
NBC, PROUD AS A PEACOCK!!!!
(THEY SANG SO LOUD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA COLLAPSES)
@martinakubecova3570 Sorry to be that guy, but it's the peacock's dead, not there.
It could easily have been rewritten for Tartikoff’s successors, Warren Littlefield:
“The peacock’s barren,
So thank you Warren,
Yeah thanks a whole lot”
Or Jeff Zucker:
“The peacock’s deaf,
So thank you Jeff,
Yeah, thanks a whole lot!”
Nbc we re loud bloopers
0:22 An 18 Rating, an 14 Share!
Bet you wonder if we care? *NO!*
We're just proud to be... NBC.
We're *LOUD!*
@@SpongeBobFanatic2K6 We're livin' in the past
@@knkjchannel55 *LOUD!*
Nbc our age is showing
Funny!
Nickelodeon logo
We’re LOUD!
We're in last place
LOUD!
@@JansArchiveActual We're gonna fall right on our face
*L O U D!*
@@jordanleland6402 Since Freddy came, our ratings always stayed the same
Funny
My Profile is NBC proud N
That looks more like the WB Shield than the Proud N
@@knkjchannel55 prob changed it
XD
These lyrics didn't age well at all... but for 1979-80 standards... yeah, Fred Silverman clearly had no idea what the fuck he was doing. Thank God that Brandon Tartikoff came to the rescue.
during the time when this promo was recorded, Tartikoff came to the rescue after Weinblatt moved to head NBC Enterprises in 1980. At the time, Fred Silverman was still with the network until 1981.
No idea what he was doing? CBS and ABC were both number one under him. His predecessor, Herb Schlosser, was the one who let them fall to last place by focusing on specials over series development. Not only that, NBC was also paying the price for RCA getting into subsidiaries it had no business getting into.
And even after he resigned, the few hits he left behind proved to be instrumental in stabilizing the network and providing a basis for its recovery. By the 1980s’ end, CBS would be having the same problems while NBC would be thriving.
Source of audio?
proud as a peacock id
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6.9 views d00d wtf?
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#NBCdeadasapeacock
From The NBC Peacock Movie 2
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