Trouble At NBC

Trouble At NBC is a song performed by Conan O'Brien during his opening monologue at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards, which he hosted. The song came after O'Brien's comment of NBC's past as the number one television network, while now (2006), it was in "the top 5." O'Brien claimed that the "network brass at NBC keeps saying that we're just about to turn a corner, they're very optimistic. But frankly, either NBC is closing its eyes to a situation it does not wish to acknowledge, or they are unaware of the caliber of disaster indicated by a drop to fourth place."

The melody, as well as the intro, is based on "Ya Got Trouble" from the musical The Music Man.

Lyrics


"Weeeeeeeell, we got trouble, my friends. Yes, we got trouble right here at NBC, With a capital T and that rhymes with G, As in "Gee, we're screwed". Yeah, we got trouble, Trouble right here at NBC. I know you don't care, But our network share is just one dude. Well, a few years ago we were sitting on top With Seinfeld, Frasier and Friends. Then those shows bailed and the new ones failed, And it started a nasty trend. And the guy who passed on Lost, Was promoted instead of tossed, And now the Peacock's getting it from both ends. Yeah, we got trouble... (Oh, we got trouble!) Right here at NBC. (At NBC!) With a capital T and that rhymes with G, as in "Gee, we're screwed." (We're screwed!) Yeah, we got trouble, (Oh, we got trouble!) Right here at NBC. (Right here) I hate to disrespect, but my lawyer checked, and I can't be sued. (His lawyer checked, he can't be sued.) (Trouble... trouble... trouble...) And it's not just NBC, folks. All of television is changing and we gotta change with it. TiVo has people skipping past commercials, Unlike the good old days when they just got up and left the room. (Trouble!) (Trouble... trouble... trouble...) And there's the internet. At this very moment your kids are on YouTube Watching a cat on a toilet! Instead of watching that footage where it belongs... on the Fox network! (Trouble!) (Trouble... trouble... trouble...) And worst of all, TV's biggest night of the year Is kicking off with a song and dance number, Performed by a host with limited musical ability. (He can't sing!) Yeah, we got trouble! TV's in terrible, terrible trouble. We had a lot of viewers, now we got a few. (A few!) To prove things are going to hell, We're relying on Howie Mandel... With a capital T (With a capital T), and that rhymes with G, (And that rhymes with G) As in "Gee, we're screwed!""

thumb|300px|right|Including "Trouble At NBC" (6:01)