The Tartikoff Blog - Recapping NBC from 1980-91

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Unearthing NBC’s Promo Past: A Note from Noel Engler

I'm back now after an unanticipated pause from May to now (apologies — I got a little busy being a total Tiffani Thiessen fanboy). This ...
My Ranking of the NBC Image Campaigns used during Tartikoff's years at NBC

Here are a list of image campaigns NBC used between 1979-80 to 1990-91 used during the Brandon Tartikoff era at NBC, he replaced Mike Weinb...
Found It! Pre-Mad About You Paul Reiser's Hilarious NBC Promo Video from 1989 - Rare Lost NBC Gem from the 1980s

Ever dig through old TV clips and stumble upon a lost gem (that happened to the TAT Communications Company logo)? That's what this NBC p...
Norm from Cheers death + 32 years of Cheers finale

I just heard that George Wendt who played the character of Norm Peterson from Cheers died on May 20th 2025, 32 years after the Cheers finale...
Welcome to this blog!

This is the first article of this blog dedicated to NBC from 1980-91 (the years where Brandon Tartikoff was president of it's Entertain...
Opinion: Why Jo is the Best Facts of Life Character (according to anybody)

Out of all the characters in The Facts of Life, Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon)'s character stands out the most, as she brought in somethin...
Review: Cheers Seasons 1 to 3

On September 30th, 1982, NBC under programming chief Brandon Tartikoff debuted a sitcom about a cozy Boston bar "where everybody knows ...