1986 "Come Home To NBC" logo.

1987 "Come Home To NBC" logo.

1988 "Come Home To the Best... Only On NBC" logo.

1989 (Updated Version) "Come Home To the Best... Only On NBC" logo.

1989 "Only the Best on Seven" logo.

"Come Home To NBC" is the slogan that NBC used from 1986-1988, and the first of the campaigns to introduce the current six-feathered peacock. Image File history File links Nbc86. ... Image File history File links Nbc86. ... Image File history File links Nbc87. ... Image File history File links Nbc87. ... Image File history File links Nbc88. ... Image File history File links Nbc88. ... Image File history File links NBC1989. ... Image File history File links NBC1989. ... Image File history File links 89_Only_the_Best. ... Image File history File links 89_Only_the_Best. ... It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peacock re-directs here; for alternate uses see Peacock (disambiguation). ...

It was another one of NBC's more popular slogans, while not quite gaining the popularity of its previous campaign, "Let's All Be There." 1984 Lets All Be There logo. ...

In 1988, NBC modified the campaign into "Come Home to the Best... Only on NBC", and turning the campaign song from a gospel-style sound into a more calypso-style sound. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As with many campaigns for all "Big 3" networks, localized versions of these campaigns have been adopted. For instance, the then-KCST in San Diego (now KNSD), adopted "Come Home to NBC '86" as "Come Home to KCST" (also called "Come Home to 39, Cable 7") (while WRC in Washington DC launched "Come Home to Channel 4"), while "Come Home to NBC '87" became "Come on Home to PTZ" for WPTZ in the small city of Plattsburgh, New York (and Burlington, Vermont). The 1988 campaign was adopted for stations like WDIV in Detroit (Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 4), KPRC in Houston (Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 2), WAVY in Portsmouth, Virginia (Come Home to the Best, Only on TV-10), KARE in Minneapolis (Come Home to the Best, Only on KARE-TV) and KPNX in Phoenix (Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 12), and the 1989 campaign was crafted for stations like WNBC in New York City as well. Some stations like WDAF in Kansas City (before becoming a Fox affiliate), KYTV in Springfield, MO, and KOMU in Columbia, MO adopted BOTH campaigns. Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... KNSD is an NBC owned-and-operated television station based in San Diego, California. ... WRC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: World Rally Championship, a series of automobile rally races and World Rally Car, the class of cars involved in them Will Rice College, a residential college of Rice University Western Reserve College, a prep school in Hudson, Ohio... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... For more information on the former WPTZ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, please go to the entry for KYW-TV. WPTZ, channel 5, is the NBC television affiliate serving the Champlain Valley of Vermont and upstate New York. ... Plattsburgh is the name of some places in the United States of America: Plattsburgh, New York Plattsburgh, Ohio These are to be distinguished from places named Plattsburg. ... Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and is the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. ... WDIV (Local 4) is the NBC television station based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... KPRC is a television station based in Houston, Texas, but broadcasts from a transmitter located in Missouri City, Texas. ... Houston redirects here. ... ... Map Political Statistics Founded 1752 County Independent city Mayor Dr. James W. Holley III Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 120. ... KARE (or commonly KARE 11) is a broadcast television station serving the Twin Cities market of Minnesota and western Wisconsin in the United States, with studios located in the suburb of Golden Valley. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... KPNX is the NBC television affiliate for Phoenix, Arizona. ... Nickname: Valley of the Sun Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area    - City 1,230. ... WNBC, channel four, is the flagship station of the NBC television network. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... WDAF 4 is the Fox owned & operated television station in the Kansas City market. ... The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers (Kaw Point) and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ... KYTV is a UK comedy spoof television show, the TV version of Radio Active. ... Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... KOMU-TV (Channel 8) is the NBC affiliate serving the cities of Columbia and Jefferson City, MO along with several surrounding counties in central Missouri. ... Columbia is a city located in Boone County, Missouri. ...

Both of these versions were also adapted to other countries in the world. For instance "Come Home to the Best, Only on NBC" became "Only the Best on 7" for the Seven Network in Australia in 1989, as well as "Come Home to the Feeling, Only on 3" for TV3 in New Zealand during the early 1990s, (although the tune sounds completely different from 1988 NBC and 1989 Seven versions), while "Come Home to NBC" became "Vem Que é Bom" for SBT in Brazil in 1991, as well as "Let's Celebrate '88" for Seven in Australia in 1988. The Seven Network is an Australian television network. ... TV3 may mean: TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Ireland) TV3 (Malaysia) TV3 (Medford, USA) TV3 (New Zealand) TV3 (South Africa) TV3 (Viasat), Viasats flagship channel, with several European national channels, including: TV3 Denmark TV3 (Estonia) TV3 (Latvia) TV3 Lithuania TV3 (Norway) TV3 Slovenia TV3 (Sweden) TV3 (Marysville) See also: Lists of... SBT, standing for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (Brazilian Television System), is a television network in Brazil. ...

Galleries

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1989 "Only the Best on Seven" logo. Image File history File links 89_Only_the_Best. ...	1991 "Vem Que é Bom" logo. Image File history File links A_avem_quee_bom-1-.jpg‎ Vem Que é Bom File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

See also

• National Broadcasting Company
• List of NBC slogans

The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1969: Were Alive in the Air 1970: America Watch Us First 1971: First in America 1972: Always First in America 1973: Come and See NBC 1974: Better Than Ever 1975: Youre Gonna Like it A Lot! 1976: The Network of America 1978: NB See Us (NBC Us) 1979...

External links

• 80s TV Themes.com — The "Promos" page contains audio recordings of "Come Home to NBC" and "Come Home to the Best... Only on NBC" as well as a video of the "Come Home to NBC" logo, as well as numerous network promos and themes.
• Come Home to NBC '86
• Come Home to NBC '87 by Phylicia Rashad
• NBC ID '88
• Come Home To The Best, Only on NBC '88
• Come Home To The Best, Only on NBC '89
• Only the Best on Seven