NBC Promo 1980

[marko723]

Wow, what a line-up!

[coolwafferman]

I thought "Facts of Life" came on in August 1979. Would'nt the show already be well into its first season by that time?

NBC didn't get back on track until 1982.

[VaultMasterDBT]

'Facts' had a short summer tryout run from August to September of '79. It returned in March 1980 to finish out its first season, since the show did well the previous summer.

[SuperWolsey]

Fall 1980: NBC's year in hell...

[Kartoonkid95]

NO WONDER 1980 WAS BULLCRAP FOR NBC!!!

P.S. That's Casey Kasem (aka Shaggy) doing the voiceover.

[Smartboy8877]

I love the scene in which Blair and Mrs. G. slap each other's butts! They both had such sexy rears and the cloths that they wore did a great job of showing them off! I was also very filled up by the sense of female bonding!

[Edgehead10075]

I think you have to remember that there weren't nearly as many cable alternatives back then, so the networks expected higher viewership.

[grimsdyke]

The Girl who played Nancy from Facts, was so damn hot! Even at a young age she was amazing!

[donjabroni]

@ScottyA222 - That's because there was only so many channels back in those days. Cable was still in its infancy and so was the VCR. You really didn't have many options to watch back then.

[donjabroni]

Pink Lady and Jeff brought an end to the Variety Show format that used to be all over the networks during the 60s and 70s, which was a VERY GOOD thing. For those who were too young or wasn't born at that time, replace Variety Shows with Reality Shows and you get the idea of what it was like.

Other than that, RIP Teddy.

[CaptainMarvelCulture]

Wow, those are some big names on "Pink Lady"!

[strobe155]

Even as a NINE year old I remember 'Pink Lady and Jeff' being a punchline!

[edward2962]

OMG!Molly Ringwald!If I remember coreectly the large cast only lasted one season then they got the cast line up...

[frankd1965]

@edward2962 later a member of the "Brat Pack" circa 1985

[edward2962]

Yes!And Molly was in all those John Hughes movies.I guess the producers figured they could get more character development w/a smaller cast.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

i remember the shows, i never remember PINK LADY & JEFF till a book came out (have the dvd's) I remember these type of promos but I dont remember THIS!!! WOW!!!

[frankd1965]

@TEMPmichaelhansen Teddy Pendergrass was a fomer member of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Philly Sound

[spershall]

Wow, "Here's Boomer" looks like a winner!

[BarrettTV]

funny how facts of life is the only one to last

[smldfw]

Tootie is a horrible name for a girl

[deckard97]

nickname for Dorothy

[Jako32]

omg 1980!!! prehistoric sh*t there love it!

[siffil8]

Boomer's the cutest dog ever put on TV

[JoeChrisMorris]

Pink Lady and Jeff FOREVER!!

they should BRING IT BACK!!

[56thAlbanyProd]

I agree, TV was better then

[44skins]

Mannnnn!!...television was sooooo much better then!!

[apachette07]

When did Jo replace Molly?

[mrtelevision]

November 19, 1980

[apachette07]

Oh ok thanks!

[corydwalker]

That was my 1st birthday

[mrtelevision]

What was your first birthday?

[TheManiacOnWheelsUSA]

Molly, and a bunch of the original cast, was let go if I am not mistaken.

[apachette07]

Yeah. I saw the a biography of the show about a month ago.

[donjabroni]

It was Molly and three other girls, Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann. They held pretty minor roles on the show, although there was some conflicts between Cindy and Blair.

To be honest, they did the right decision to let them go and instead have Jo on the show.

[deckard97]

Fred Silverman had seen Foxes-and wanted the same idea-4girls,but without the drugs and sex-LOL

[skorcha]

i forgot ALLLL about Boomer. He was nails

[iLovePucy]

Boooomer!! Awe... hey thanks for sharing this, it was like going back in time

[4starcashier]

Thank god The Facts of Life made it NINE years! Rather than the other two comedies featured prolly lasted about two weeks or by today's standards, barely the half hour they first showed up in.

[drumfreak87]

Sounds like Jo was Molly's replacement on The Facts of Life.

[1975AA]

Man Casey Kasem was the man at NBC huh,

[Pookatube]

NBC could use Casey Kasem again for their V/O announcer!

[ChevySuper8]

I guess you haven't heard how shredded his cords are these days.

[VMLthegreat]

wow, the commercial looks like the ones I see on TV today

[MoshMasterD]

Dallas of JR?????

[vjmlhds]

Not Dallas of JR

Dallas' JR

[glowingstar71]

CRAZY!!!!

[StewieGriffin1985]

damn, 27 years ago my wife wasn't even 16 yet. Damn, she's still hot to this day. I'm out bitches!

[MadScout]

LOLOL

[cbgmp]

Is that the one and only Casey Kasem doing the announcing?

[gshowguy]

I believe it is.

[MadScout]

Yup!!!

[shannonm75]

Donny Osmond...

[UNCJerry77]

No wonder NBC was in the toliet then. LOL

[MicBty79]

All thanks to Fred Sliverman, who was president of NBC at that time. The peacock network was dead last in the (1979-80) ratings :P

[MadScout]

Yeah, the guy who brought out "Supertrain".

[chen73]

The episodes featured in this promo were:

Here's Boomer - "Molly"

The Facts of Life - "Emily Dickinson"

Pink Lady and Jeff

[ph174699]

uhhh.... this promo is from 1979 - NOT 1980

[DontBeTrippin]

uhh, actually it is from 1980. Here's Boomer premiered in March 1980.

[lilleo1968]

I miss the old days. TV was better then.

[bluenote71]

I wish I had been a better student in Jr. High and had done my homework more often-it would have gotten me out of watching some pretty f*cked tv.

[ZEROEVILDARKCOOL]

THE FACTS OF LIFE R ALL ABOUT U

[fromthesidelines]

Actually, Sid Caesar, in his 1983 autobiography, confirmed the fact that Mei and Kei {"Pink Lady"} COULDN'T speak a word of English. He was on several of their shows, and got around the language problem in the comedy sketches by using his "double talk" Japanese and gestures. THAT they understood. Casey Kasem WAS NBC's promo announcer during that period.

[dcbatwing]

The voice on this promo is actually Casey Kasem from radio's American Top 40, he did NBC promos for a few years.

[AnnainCA]

I'd also love to see the "Here's Boomer" theme song!

[Garanimal886]

I remember "Pink Lady"--if I remember correctly, the Asian women couldn't speak English and just agreed with everything Jeff said. I remember "Here's Boomer"--it cashed in on the "Benji" craze--and of course, FOL--the first season, in my opinion, was THE BEST (*ducks*).

[bluzcruz]

NBC....Number 1 in asswipe entertainment!

[canuckfuck]

PINK LADY! LOL! I totally remember watching that.

[moonjumpr]

No, not Jay Leno. I wish I knew his name, but he was the NBC "voice" until the late 80s or so? Anyway, it was all worth it for the Blair shot. Ah, Blair ... :)

[TXNews]

As posted earlier, Casey Kasem does the voiceover on this promo.

[moonjumpr]

I know, I know. I cringe that I typed that comment: #1 - not reading what was right there in bold print, and #2, not knowing it was Casey to begin with. Oh, well. As Elvis once said, "Everybody's entitled to one stupid ass mistake once in a while."

[TXNews]

HAHA, it's all good! :)

[sammyreed]

This is the promo for the 2nd episode of "Pink Lady & Jeff". The 1st episode aired on Sat., Mar. 1, and they held the 2nd show off until 2 Fridays later on the 14th.

[nik2006]

shame I wasn't alive to see pink lady in the u.s.

[mrtelevision]

Casey Kasem does the voiceover on this promo.

[HotGayBoi85]

its funny....the facts of life song playing is the 2nd season version of the theme....

[sammyreed]

This is a different version of the theme, which was only used in NBC promos. If you notice, it plays the notes of the 1st-year theme. I believed they kept using this music until well into the Jo years!

[Attmay]

You are correct. They used an instrumental version of the first season theme until 1985 when they switched to the end credits of the re-recorded rock-styled theme.

[jterrell10]

Yep, it matches the lyrics "There's a place you gotta go for learning all you wanna know about The Facts of Life, The Facts of Life. When your books are what you're there about, but looks are what you care about, the time is right to learn The Facts of Life."

[ccjjones23]

that's Jay Leno's Voice over

[TheDancingCookie]

Oh. My. God. An absolute gem, thanks for posting.

[gugs76]

Mrs. Garrett was kind of hot.

[4starcashier]

Man an FOL promo! LUV IT!

[mrtelevision]

You should change the date on this to March 1980.

[mdduckman]

Thanks for the correction!!  I've fixed the label/description....

[tvnutboy]

And how about "Pink Lady and Jeff"? what a disaster that was!

[beckigreen]

It was a big diaster

[beckigreen]

I mean the pink lady show was a big disaster

[MadScout]

Lasted six episodes, I heard.

[wiccachick]

This is insane! Love promos sooo much so thanks for posting! :D

[ruddgirl]

Yep I'm looking for more Here's Boomer stuff too! There's an episode where he's at like a haunted mansion and Bull from Night Court is doing a creepy dance.

[BOOBEAR1966]

oh man, any more Heres boomer ? Looking for the opening theme.

[nothingfails]

WOW!!!!!!!! Do you have any more Facts Of Life promos? that's a keeper

[mdduckman]

I will certainly post any if I find them!