I bet you didn't know this...

[b_masters9]

...but I was just thinking about Tom Kennedy's career, and I discovered that of all the shows that he did on NBC, he did each one under a different NBC identity (of these, he did one with two, and three with one). In total, he did 7 NBC shows under 6 NBC identities:

"The Big Game" 1958-- first color peacock
"You Don't Say" 1963-69-- NBC Snake and first color peacock
"50 Grand Slam" 1976, "Name That Tune" 1977 daytime and "To Say the Least" 1977-78-- red/blue trapezoidal "N"
"Password Plus" 1980-82-- Proud N
"Wordplay" 1986-87 (the last of his career)--the current peacock (which, then, was a new logo)

I just thought you might want to know this.

Ben

[Clay Zambo]

[quote name=\'b_masters9\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 01:46 PM\']...but I was just thinking about Tom Kennedy's career, and I discovered that of all the shows that he did on NBC, he did each one under a different NBC identity (of these, he did one with two, and three with one). In total, he did 7 NBC shows under 5 NBC identities:

"The Big Game" 1958-- first color peacock
"You Don't Say" 1963-69-- NBC Snake and first color peacock
"50 Grand Slam" 1976, "Name That Tune" 1977 daytime and "To Say the Least" 1977-78-- red/blue trapezoidal "N"
"Password Plus" 1980-82-- Proud N
"Wordplay" 1986-87 (the last of his career)--the current peacock (which, then, was a new logo)

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So he did each one under a different NBC identity except for the ones he didn't?

Thanks, for pointing that out, I guess.

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Could a case be made that Kennedy did at least one NBC show with every "identity" NBC used?  (Just asking.  I'm still not sure I'd care.)

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 01:53 PM\']Could a case be made that Kennedy did at least one NBC show with every "identity" NBC used?  (Just asking.  I'm still not sure I'd care.)

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I'm with you, but I figured I'd cut the guy some slack for not using the word "irony" in his post.

[b_masters9]

I'm with you, but I figured I'd cut the guy some slack for not using the word "irony" in his post.

I appreciate that, Chris. I really do appreciate that. Thank you.

Ben

[DjohnsonCB]

[quote name=\'b_masters9\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 01:46 PM\']...but I was just thinking about Tom Kennedy's career, and I discovered that of all the shows that he did on NBC, he did each one under a different NBC identity (of these, he did one with two, and three with one). In total, he did 7 NBC shows under 5 NBC identities:

"The Big Game" 1958-- first color peacock
"You Don't Say" 1963-69-- NBC Snake and first color peacock

Ben

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I think it should be *second* color peacock under YDS!  And for a moment, I thought The Big Game was in color.  Was it?

[b_masters9]

I think it should be *second* color peacock under YDS! And for a moment, I thought The Big Game was in color. Was it?

You're absolutely right. I stand corrected. As per the NBC logos article from Wikipedia, it was the second color peacock. And as per the Tom Kennedy area at Adam Nedeff's GSU under "Tom Kennedy Says," Tom himself said it was in color-- actually, that it was the first game show televised in color.

Ben

[gshowguy]

I don't believe "Big Game" was ever in color, based on the pictures I've seen.

And yes, this is my first post in more than a year!! ;-)

[b_masters9]

I just corrected my original post to read "7 NBC shows under 6 NBC identities" once I learned where I went wrong.

I do appreciate all the replies. Thank you.

Ben

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 07:52 PM\']And yes, this is my first post in more than a year!! ;-)

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Be still, my beating heart.

[JCGames]

NBC's identity in 1958 was still the "chimes" logo. The Snake took over the following year.

[sshuffield70]

[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 07:52 PM\']I don't believe "Big Game" was ever in color, based on the pictures I've seen.

And yes, this is my first post in more than a year!! ;-)

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You were doing great before this.

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 10:29 PM\'][quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 07:52 PM\']I don't believe "Big Game" was ever in color, based on the pictures I've seen.

And yes, this is my first post in more than a year!! ;-)

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You were doing great before this.

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I beg to differ.  He never stopped posting at Golden-Road.