NBC Lineup Promos 1978

[enumrob]

Everyone pulls a camp trailer with a Rolls Royce.

[MegaSsloan]

That N logo was so ugly, like a gum wrapper. All it did was draw attention to how bad NBC's graphics were at the time. No wonder nobody watched at the time

[VaultMasterDBT]

I doubt less people were watching NBC because of a logo. Their track record with shows then was seriously waining..but perhaps settling on that style of "N" during that period was testament to how much the executives cared about NBC's image (squat).

[peteo100]

With shows like this, it's no wonder NBC was in 3rd place, Dan Haggerty Goest to the Circus, hehehehehehe

[eekoutasignal]

@peteo100 He's not even at the circus; he's just standing in front of a greenscreen.

[cincyblows]

This makes reality shows look good.

[EuroTom1]

I am quite sure that the Bionic Woman promo was from 1977

[biggiejeffrey]

The rule for TV shows in the 70's was that EVERY variety show HAD to have a cameo by CHARO!

It was THE RULE!

[34airflow]

@biggiejeffrey Oh, I'm afraid you're right! That was the only time you ever saw her on TV.

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

The networks these days are trying to compete with cable, but they're doing it the wrong way. They should lose the reality and talent shows, and concentrate on entertaining us again. There aren't even cartoons on in the mornings anymore. Remember waking up at 5:45am and watching a test pattern for 15 minutes until Bullwinkle and Rocky came on? Now we have juicer and dicer/slicer infomercials.

[caldm]

1:30 cool AMC Matador Police cars

[stonerbudkap]

Would a bionic dog mean more or less shit?

[100572a]

NBC was the bomb back then, too bad NBC and all the other network affiliates aren't as great today as they were back then.

[Cathalain]

Wow, I haven't heard that music for the Sportsworld promo in years.

[penske369]

Poor NBC....at least they tried.

[wildcard9565]

It was... The Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman were on ABC. Only Bionic Woman was moved to NBC. The show was bought by NBC so it could boost ratings.

[fdmantube]

I always thought The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman were on ABC.

[DanIN72]

so did i...hmmm

[SteelCity1981]

WOW no wonder NBC sucked back then.

[100572a]

What do ya mean, NBC was the bomb back then since NBC was the network that had brought us CHiPs, THE ROCKFORD FILES, HR PUF'N'STUFF, DIFFERENT STROKES, etc.

[SteelCity1981]

all sucks

[devswartz]

Dear Lord... if these were the best clips the promo dept. could find in the network's shows, no wonder why NBC was way behind.

[CaptainDevereaux]

Come on now. we're talking about NBC. The same network that brought us "Supertrain." LOL!!

[donjabroni]

And don't forget "Pink Lady & Jeff." LOL!

[100572a]

I remember NBC having much more and better promos than this, especially promos for CHiPS and THE ROCKFORD FILES plus many more.

[fromthesidelines]

Yep, it's Collins in the first one, 'wm'- and Reig, Marshak, and Wendell...all correct!

[racermac1988]

I'm amazed this tape still works 30 years later.

Wish someone still had some of that old NBC NASCAR footage from way back when on SportsWorld. Talk about rare.

[zuel660]

Yes, it looks to be a NASCAR Sportsman's race, definately not Grand National (2day's 'Cup'). That would be really cool to see, especially if there are some drivers in it before they went 'big time'.

[RUSH1200]

VOTE FOR "JOHN McCAIN" November 4th!!!!!

[SFFOOL76]

Regardless of politics , don't push politics on a nbc promo.

Plus you picked a good choice, right about never.

[Blackhawk1962]

I've experienced bionic rejection...

[wmbrown6]

The first promo sounds like it was V/O'd by Fred Collins; the second and fourth, Howard Reig; the third ("SportsWorld"), Les Marshak; and the last, by Bill Wendell. I.I.N.M., only Marshak wasn't an NBC staffer - unless he was there briefly in the late 1970's.

[Partier29]

5/30/1978: Dan Haggerty Goes To The Circus/Country Night Of Stars, Part II

5/29/1978: Happy Birthday, Bob

5/28/1978: NBC SportsWorld

6/3/1978: The Bionic Dog, Part 1(repeat from 9/10/1977)

5/28/1978: The Young Runaways/A Chance To Live

[Pookatube]

this is when the networks had common sense on how to promote the shows- DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS, NOT DURING THE SHOW LIKE IT'S DONE TODAY!!!

[cvjucla3]

Holy shit! I just had a major flashback to about 1977.

[nyc78]

love the bionic dog!

[Bexarkid]

Wow... I DIDN'T know that Bob Hope once turned 75...!!!

[DGarcia879]

WOW I didnt know NBC aired NASCAR back in the 70s

[NASCARfan22k]

Yes. Paul Page usually did play-by-play for tape-delayed NASCAR races in the late 70's and early 80's for NBC.

[donjabroni]

@DGarcia879 - Unfortunately, yes....