Brandon Tartikoff was a genius at programming! He made NBC a powerhouse for several years and knew when to shift gears with programming tastes based on societal changes
But unfortunately... not for Saturday Night Live though, since the 11th season for 1985-86 season suddenly struggled a bit for Lorne's comeback, and it ended up premiering live too late, which is November 9th rather than debuting it in September or October as usual.
I REMEMBER watching this very special when I was a little kid! This was a simpler time, when it was quite normal to have network stars work out of their element and do P.R. for the network (Even WWE did it back in the day!). Knowing how to sing wasn't necessary as only a select few had a "Live" Mic. Still, you see a LOT of BIG names in this group, many who later became A-list stars (I.e. George Clooney), some who are no longer with us and some who are still working on the small screen to this very day.
You can tell how bad the continuity was because Kari Michaelsen keeps moving around. When Nell sings, Kari is behind her, but when Joey sings, she's behind him just like she was during the tracking shot leading into it.
I saw this. This one is much clearer. This brings back fond memories of times past. Thank you for sharing this. I miss Charlie Robinson from Night Court, so glad to see him here.
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen! LOL I love it!!!! At LEAST half the room is dead. RIP TV LAND...now it's a wasteland. The 80's was THE BEST. Period. We weren't idiot zombies on our phones 24/7...
The only other network to do something similar was WB in their early years when the WB dance as 'Dubba Dubba Dubba WBEEEEEEEE!' It was cheesy but all the stars of each show used to do it as promos on their night of programs and when KidsWB launched, many of the shows that rated well with kids had their stars doing the bumpers for the cartoons---Hey It's The Wayans Brothers, now back to the cartoons on Kids WB! If it was Wednesday, they had one stating--Enjoy the cartoons, come back tonight to see us, The Wayans Brothers!
The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Miami Vice, The Facts of Life, 227, Gimme a Break, The Golden Girls, Hunter, Remington Steele, The A-Team, Knight Rider, Riptide, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster, The Tonight Show, and Late Night with David Letterman. I’m sure I’m forgetting some, but all those shows were on the network that season.
fun fact: Let's All Be There.....except for "Diff'rent Strokes", which was cancelled by NBC in the spring and resurrected by ABC for the show's final season.
True, stuff like this was considered corny from the very beginning, but at least these people expressed joy through song and united for a purpose (even if that purpose was incredibly stupid like promoting a network). Today, it seems like people have forgotten how to laugh and how to sing with emotion. A thing like you see here would never work in today's world, people are just in a different place now. It's sad.
0:32 Introducing the NBC army, commanded by Brandon Tartikoff and Warren Littlefield, with a very simple mission: Make the Peacock #1. And they did!!! Mission acomplished!!!
You forgot one other person who was their boss, the late Grant Tinker. I can see Brandon and Warren shaking hands with Grant, from a distance, giving a thumbs up.
Also Nell Carter, John Hoyt, Howard Morton, Robert Prosky, Florence Halop, Stephen Furst, Franklyn Seales, George Gaynes, Susie Garrett, Estelle Getty, Helen Martin, and George Peppard.
After all those years of watching the very pixelated copy that's been on the net for nearly two decades, you can see the odd editing that was done. Are Howard Morton and Nell even there after Nell's solo? The Gimme A Break people seem to float around the most. Had a friend who always pointed out what sounds like Rue McClanahan getting a solo while Don Johnson is shown.
I've wondered whether the shows were sorted by the night they were on. The two Sunday sitcoms were obviously grouped together if Ricky Schroder and Joel Higgins are right behind George Gaynes and Susie Garrett at 1:43, yet the *Punky Brewster* kids were next to the *Cosby Show* kids while nobody from any Friday night shows is in the vicinity; Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson are so closely framed at 1:54 that they crowd out Edward James Olmos!
Greetings!!! Here are the lyrics: Chorus: NBC, let's all be there! It must be NBC, let's all be there! People come together in the moments that they share On NBC, let's all be there! Stanza 1: Tune in together, man and woman, boy and girl. Tune in together, we're connected to the world. Good things happen on NBC, let's all be there! It must be NBC, let's all be there! People come together in the moments that they share On NBC, let's all be there! Stanza 2: Tune in together, we discover who we are. Tune in together, it's a smaller world by far. Good things happen on NBC, let's all be there! It must be NBC, let's all be there! People come together in the moments that they share On NBC, let's all be there!
If you're under 35, be glad you missed out on this hocum. Nell Carter, the voice of the network-- sang the lead in quite well, but the cast show singing was corny. While paid very well, network stars were obligated to promote their respective networks at the time. I still remember the station ID promos when I was 10 and 11 back in '84-85. Great shows...but the cheese factor was 110%. This was all pre-internet, so you had to tune in to see celebrities, and all stations did fall promos to insure ratings. ABC once did their fall promo (this was around '82), as a Love Boat lead-in episode with Love Boat cast members remaining in character and chancing upon guest-stars/cast members from Hotel, Dynasty, and other new shows of the season...sigh. Still, there's no denying the great talent in television then, which is non existent -except for PBS and syndicated network shows from 2000's on back- these days.👍🏽💯🤔
There are more big name, talented stars on TV now than at any time in history. A list movie stars make TV shows in 2023. There’s no denying the ridiculousness of your statement.
@@DABA2024 Big names? certainly! Talent? Very little left these days amongst the living, though some modicum of talent manages to shine through the mediocrity that now passes for entertainment. We'll agree...to disagree. 👍🏽💯🌝
I miss the 80s. There will NEVER be another decade like it. Soooooo much happened in the 80s. Fashion, movies etc. I'm so lucky I got to enjoy the 80s.
Wow Colonel Smith, Sonny Crockett & Tubbs, Micheal Knight and Rick Hunter all in one room! My childhood 80s heroes! I think they all kinda knew and talked to each other.
Diego Canale, it was good to see George Peppard, Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, David Hasslehoff, and Fred Dryer all in one room. "The A-Team", "Miami Vice", "Knight Rider" and "Hunter" were four of my favorite NBC TV prime time shows in the 1980's. I have all the seasons of "The A-Team", the complete box set of "Miami Vice", all the seasons of "Knight Rider" and the first season of "Hunter" on DVD. One day I'm going to get the complete series of "Hunter" on DVD. VEI, a company in Canada just released "Hunter" The Complete Series DVD Set on April 29, 2022.
ouço 1 milhão de vezes e nunca me enjoo. Nessa versão da NBC e nem a versão Brasileira feita pela emissora SBT "Quem procura acha aqui" uma das melhores vinhetas feitas, nota 1000
I've seen each and every single episode of Gimme A Break!, Highway to Heaven, and Valerie's Family. I've also seen the Matlock pilot movie Diary of a Perfect Murder. All which aired that season on NBC.
George Clooney would have been on The Facts of Life during the 1985-1986 in a supporting role. If I remember correctly, he played a delivery boy on there.
Hannibal Smith and Rudy Huxtable kicking it off.
I remember that my mom said that half of the stars upstage arrived to NBC from CBS. And, precisely, they made NBC #1 as they did with CBS years ago.
3:04
NBC In the 1985-86 season... The best tv season, lineup and campaign of the 80s!
Brandon Tartikoff was a genius at programming! He made NBC a powerhouse for several years and knew when to shift gears with programming tastes based on societal changes
@@GSU2004 He made shows to cater to ALL demographics, not just different demographics like they do today.
But unfortunately... not for Saturday Night Live though, since the 11th season for 1985-86 season suddenly struggled a bit for Lorne's comeback, and it ended up premiering live too late, which is November 9th rather than debuting it in September or October as usual.
I REMEMBER watching this very special when I was a little kid! This was a simpler time, when it was quite normal to have network stars work out of their element and do P.R. for the network (Even WWE did it back in the day!). Knowing how to sing wasn't necessary as only a select few had a "Live" Mic. Still, you see a LOT of BIG names in this group, many who later became A-list stars (I.e. George Clooney), some who are no longer with us and some who are still working on the small screen to this very day.
Do you mean...WWF...World Wrestling Federation?
Don Johnson just wearing his Miaki Vice wardrobe!
Soleil was really getting into the song! Haha! And I loved Nell and Joey’s solo parts!
You can tell how bad the continuity was because Kari Michaelsen keeps moving around. When Nell sings, Kari is behind her, but when Joey sings, she's behind him just like she was during the tracking shot leading into it.
I saw this. This one is much clearer. This brings back fond memories of times past. Thank you for sharing this. I miss Charlie Robinson from Night Court, so glad to see him here.
Look how cute Rooty was awwwww 🤗😍
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen! LOL I love it!!!! At LEAST half the room is dead. RIP TV LAND...now it's a wasteland. The 80's was THE BEST. Period. We weren't idiot zombies on our phones 24/7...
The only other network to do something similar was WB in their early years when the WB dance as 'Dubba Dubba Dubba WBEEEEEEEE!' It was cheesy but all the stars of each show used to do it as promos on their night of programs and when KidsWB launched, many of the shows that rated well with kids had their stars doing the bumpers for the cartoons---Hey It's The Wayans Brothers, now back to the cartoons on Kids WB! If it was Wednesday, they had one stating--Enjoy the cartoons, come back tonight to see us, The Wayans Brothers!
At least MeTV & AntennaTV have helped take the place of the good version of TV Land.
@@jehobden
I remember when TV Land was good.
@@nickhill8612 You're right! Thank God for CHARGE!, GRIT, Me-TV, Retro TV, Antenna TV, COZI TV, Heroes & Icons, Decades ACE, Laff, Rewind TV, and BUZZR.
@@unknown-kh7dg
True, I remember when the cartoon network and boomerang was good, they would show classic cartoons.
The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Miami Vice, The Facts of Life, 227, Gimme a Break, The Golden Girls, Hunter, Remington Steele, The A-Team, Knight Rider, Riptide, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster, The Tonight Show, and Late Night with David Letterman.
I’m sure I’m forgetting some, but all those shows were on the network that season.
In the Heat of the Night
It'd be nice if they did something like this again
I miss things like this
Girl I see Eric in your picture! Chips!!♥️♥️♥️
fun fact: Let's All Be There.....except for "Diff'rent Strokes", which was cancelled by NBC in the spring and resurrected by ABC for the show's final season.
Why did the world have to become so bittter? So glad i grew up during this era
@@LMJIDDU what?? Lollol
You were a kid, you weren’t paying attention to the stuff that makes you bitter now. Trust me, plenty of fucked up shit went down in the 80s lol.
It was plenty bitter. Right down the street in hood crack was running rampant
True, stuff like this was considered corny from the very beginning, but at least these people expressed joy through song and united for a purpose (even if that purpose was incredibly stupid like promoting a network). Today, it seems like people have forgotten how to laugh and how to sing with emotion. A thing like you see here would never work in today's world, people are just in a different place now. It's sad.
Yeah, this kind of ballyhoo never bothered me--you can tell it was done sincerely and they were, well, happy to *be there!* ;)
They could try it again today: the only common denominator would be Ted Danson.
They literally do stuff like this all the time. This is celebrities singing.
0:32
Introducing the NBC army, commanded by Brandon Tartikoff and Warren Littlefield, with a very simple mission:
Make the Peacock #1.
And they did!!!
Mission acomplished!!!
You forgot one other person who was their boss, the late Grant Tinker. I can see Brandon and Warren shaking hands with Grant, from a distance, giving a thumbs up.
@@TGGaineyProductions You're absolutely right, I almost forgot Grant Tinker, the C.E.O. of NBC. Thank you so much for reminding me of him.
RIP Bea Arthur, Doris Roberts, Charlotte Rae, Rue McClanhan
Also Nell Carter, John Hoyt, Howard Morton, Robert Prosky, Florence Halop, Stephen Furst, Franklyn Seales, George Gaynes, Susie Garrett, Estelle Getty, Helen Martin, and George Peppard.
Mrs. Garret with Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche! Why was this never an episode on The Golden Girls?
@@Attmay and Alaina Reed Hall from 227
@@jehobden now rip to Markie Post, and Charles Robinson from Night Court.
@@dieselguy8278Now RIP to Richard Moll from _Night Court._
Love how Joey Lawerence is clearly messing around at 0:53. LOL
Clapping on the 1 and the 3 instead of the 2 and the 4.
Sweet
They need to do something like this for the 85th anniversary. 😁
You mean 100th?
Their 85th anniversary was 2012. Their 100th anniversary will be in 2027
After all those years of watching the very pixelated copy that's been on the net for nearly two decades, you can see the odd editing that was done. Are Howard Morton and Nell even there after Nell's solo? The Gimme A Break people seem to float around the most. Had a friend who always pointed out what sounds like Rue McClanahan getting a solo while Don Johnson is shown.
I've wondered whether the shows were sorted by the night they were on. The two Sunday sitcoms were obviously grouped together if Ricky Schroder and Joel Higgins are right behind George Gaynes and Susie Garrett at 1:43, yet the *Punky Brewster* kids were next to the *Cosby Show* kids while nobody from any Friday night shows is in the vicinity; Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson are so closely framed at 1:54 that they crowd out Edward James Olmos!
I love it...thxs
It's a living. ;D
I want the lyrics to this jingle! Somebody type for me.
Markas Flood me too!!!!!
Greetings!!!
Here are the lyrics:
Chorus:
NBC, let's all be there!
It must be NBC, let's all be there!
People come together in the moments that they share
On NBC, let's all be there!
Stanza 1:
Tune in together, man and woman, boy and girl.
Tune in together, we're connected to the world.
Good things happen on
NBC, let's all be there!
It must be NBC, let's all be there!
People come together in the moments that they share
On NBC, let's all be there!
Stanza 2:
Tune in together, we discover who we are.
Tune in together, it's a smaller world by far.
Good things happen on
NBC, let's all be there!
It must be NBC, let's all be there!
People come together in the moments that they share
On NBC, let's all be there!
I think that's John Hoyt (Grandpa Kanisky) at 1:28. I see him a lot now on MeTV on TWILIGHT ZONE, LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, and other shows.
Also Dr. Boyce from the original Star Trek pilot, The Cage.
🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷...
3:17
Looking for the Hulk!!!
They're all clapping out of rhythm lol
whoa
Lmao I'm cracking up
immediately gave me anixety! hahah...
all these people in this one room and no one could find the beat. lol
If you're under 35, be glad you missed out on this hocum. Nell Carter, the voice of the network-- sang the lead in quite well, but the cast show singing was corny. While paid very well, network stars were obligated to promote their respective networks at the time. I still remember the station ID promos when I was 10 and 11 back in '84-85. Great shows...but the cheese factor was 110%. This was all pre-internet, so you had to tune in to see celebrities, and all stations did fall promos to insure ratings. ABC once did their fall promo (this was around '82), as a Love Boat lead-in episode with Love Boat cast members remaining in character and chancing upon guest-stars/cast members from Hotel, Dynasty, and other new shows of the season...sigh. Still, there's no denying the great talent in television then, which is non existent -except for PBS and syndicated network shows from 2000's on back- these days.👍🏽💯🤔
I don't care. I lived it through and loved every minute!
NO be SAD you missed classic tv. What an a-hole u r.
There are more big name, talented stars on TV now than at any time in history. A list movie stars make TV shows in 2023. There’s no denying the ridiculousness of your statement.
@@DABA2024
Big names? certainly! Talent? Very little left these days amongst the living, though some modicum of talent manages to shine through the mediocrity that now passes for entertainment. We'll agree...to disagree.
👍🏽💯🌝
I see the whole Cosby/Huxtable family but no Bill/Cliff… I guess he was too good for this!?
he was too busy filming jello commercials
Haha yes probably
He appeared on the special via videotape from the set of The Cosby Show.
Not enough attractive women there for him to try and drug.
He was bartending
Didnt see family ties
Justine Bateman is there standing at 2:20 on the right underneath Robert Prosky and next to Betty Thomas.
what of those actors really wanted to be there?
Was this a commercial or part of a special
Ronald Co Seteng A special called "NBC All Star Hour" that was their fall preview
Thanks
@@SouthpawFrizzell do you have the full recording of this special?
Gera WallStar No, just this clip.
Rather brash.
no natalie & jo
too bad especially don johnson's all charisma gone
I love this arrangement of the "Let's All Be There" jingle...too bad I was nine months away from being born when this aired :/
R.I.P TO ALL THE GOLDEN GIRLS
I miss the 80s. There will NEVER be another decade like it. Soooooo much happened in the 80s. Fashion, movies etc. I'm so lucky I got to enjoy the 80s.
Seeing my dearly-beloved Miami Vice cast all there together singing made me SO INSANELY HAPPY YOU HAVE NO IDEA 💙💙💙💙💙💙
OMG! All of these legends in one room!
Rest In Heaven The Golden Girls
@@Brianna715 Yes, RIP to The Golden Girls.
Mackenzie Astin
Wow Colonel Smith, Sonny Crockett & Tubbs, Micheal Knight and Rick Hunter all in one room! My childhood 80s heroes! I think they all kinda knew and talked to each other.
Diego Canale, it was good to see George Peppard, Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, David Hasslehoff, and Fred Dryer all in one room. "The A-Team", "Miami Vice", "Knight Rider" and "Hunter" were four of my favorite NBC TV prime time shows in the 1980's. I have all the seasons of "The A-Team", the complete box set of "Miami Vice", all the seasons of "Knight Rider" and the first season of "Hunter" on DVD. One day I'm going to get the complete series of "Hunter" on DVD. VEI, a company in Canada just released "Hunter" The Complete Series DVD Set on April 29, 2022.
ouço 1 milhão de vezes e nunca me enjoo. Nessa versão da NBC e nem a versão Brasileira feita pela emissora SBT "Quem procura acha aqui"
uma das melhores vinhetas feitas, nota 1000
Love this! But the clapping on the 1 and 3 beat is just... 😬😬😬 ! (😆😆😆)
I wonder if they hated doing this. Haha
The Golden Girls @ 1:20. YES!!
The sarcasm in Don Johnson's fist shake is hilarious.
I've seen each and every single episode of Gimme A Break!, Highway to Heaven, and Valerie's Family. I've also seen the Matlock pilot movie Diary of a Perfect Murder. All which aired that season on NBC.
NBC New Logo on May 12, 1986!
Nice! How times and people chang...now :(
Justine Bateman is here but not Jason Bateman, since this was during the interim between the end of *It's Your Move* and the beginning of *Valerie.*
I loved the show It's your move
@@Mattwav
Same here I liked that show to.
God! Before liquor and drugs. Good stuff!
You think there want booze and DRUGS in the 80s?!?! LOL
I saw a few members of the seasoned diaspora doing the right thing by clapping on the 2 and 4.😂
Joey Lawerence had a great voice as a child.Should have developed that more very operatic tone
I mean he did put out music. The guy's a singer. Does it all the time on his podcast with his brothers.
1:37 - Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman and Kelsey Grammer from "Cheers".
Who's the man at 1:28
Bill Cosby isn't there 😂😂😂
Thanks for uploading this.
Remember watching this as a kid, where’d the time go...
NBC BE there I love song
This video makes me uncomfortable 🥵 for multiple reasons
When tv was great!
And when technology wasn’t too smart for humans!
Little cute Joey wasn't a shy kid. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
is Michael J Fox there??
NBC there I love song me too
This is when stars were awesome.
I didn't see the rest of "The A-Team." 🥺
That little sweetie is so adorable ❤❤
Decade of Gen X.
Had to be there I guess. But gotta wonder why they don’t do this know with there current shows
Wasn't there a version where Nell Carter wakes up at the end of this in her "Gimme a Break" house and this is on TV and she's like "I was there!"
If that is an actual thing I hope someone posts it
9/16/85
Is that Kristie alley at 2:00 ?
Greetings!!!
No, that’s Patricia McPherson, from “Knight Rider”.
The cosby show had it on lock
0:35
Lisa?bonet
Back when tv was normal
I mean the most beloved TV Dad at the time turned out to be one of the most prolific rapists in history so it depends on how you define ‘normal’.
I love this!
Brazil SBT Silvio Santos
@2:08 George Clooney
M Gallagher that's awesome, thank you for catching him!
George Clooney would have been on The Facts of Life during the 1985-1986 in a supporting role. If I remember correctly, he played a delivery boy on there.
Clooney (George Burnett) was hired as a carpenter to help build Garret’s new business “Over Our Heads”
beside Mackenzie Astin
I forgot about some these shows.
Biggest star on the network Bill Cosby is absent....maybe he was smelling feet
He appeared on this special via videotape from the Cosby Show set.
The biggest star NOW was there...George Clooney singing with the Facts of Life crew..
Right
He was busy making Cosby cocktails.
Love that one ..qualudes on ice😁
This video just oozes cheese. So terrible that it is great!
😕
Don't see Michael J Fox anywhere
I was looking for him too.....the guy on the far right @2:34 reminds me of him but I guess he's kinda older
He was busy promoting BTTF and shooting a TV Movie at the time.
Who was the man that was holding little Rudy?
George Peppard - The A-Team
Wow, I feel old if we do not know who Hannibal Smith was:(
He was Banacek before he became Hannibal Smith & much before that Paul Varjak in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
Was there an all-star special for this?
yes
How many years did they do this?
@@Attmay They had 3 from 1983 to 1985.
I would've cancelled last minute before signing that shit...corn-tastic.
Outstanding
This is scary