NBC National IDs/Unused IDs

1st ID (1970)
ID: On a white background, we see a black dot which morphs into a peacock. A rainbow shape appears behind the peacock, which rises and fills the whole screen, making a rainbow background.

Technique: 2D animation by Carol Sones at Yellow Ball Workshop.

Music/Sounds: Same as the short version of the Laramie Peacock logo.

Availability: Can be found in a 16mm reel of Yellow Ball All Stars alongside other logos made by Yellow Ball Workshop.

2nd ID (1970)
ID: On a black background with dirt, we see a peacock's head rising above the dirt. The peacock then puts its head down and rises back up, this time, it has yellow, red, and blue feathers.

Technique: Cut-out stop-motion animation by Kathy Ahern at Yellow Ball Workshop.

Music/Sounds: Same as the short version of the Laramie Peacock logo.

Availability: Same as the previous ID.

3rd ID (1970)
ID: On a white background, we see a watercolor splotch grow in size, which eventually forms into the shape of a peacock.

Technique: Watercolor animation by 15-year-old Deirdre Cowden at Yellow Ball Workshop.

Music/Sounds: Same as the short version of the Laramie Peacock logo.

Availability: Same as the previous ID.

4th ID (1972)
ID: On a blue background, we see a weird spinning object. The object turns out to be a compressed NBC "Snake" logo. The logo decompresses and turns blue, and the background turns black.

Technique: Scanimation by Computer Animation Industries.

Music/Sounds: A spacey synth sound that gets louder, followed by an ascending tone when the NBC logo decompresses. When the NBC logo is formed, a six-note theme plays.

Availability: Was found on a demo reel for Computer Animation Industries.