The 80s - MTV - Because We Wanted Our MTV In The 80s!!

Barrybgb · 08-22-2009, 08:36 AM

This is just classic MTV in a nutshell right here :
YouTube - MTV Moon Landing

Premiering in August of 1981, MTV exploded on the scene and changed the face of pop culture. It was revolutionary in the world of po culture, and made icons of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and so many more.

These were the days :

JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and, of course, Martha Quinn.

And then there were the shows :

Remote Control(1987-1990)

YouTube - MTV "Remote Control" episode 1989 (Part 1 of 2)

Headbanger's Ball(1987-1995)

YouTube - Anthrax hosts Headbanger's Ball - 1987 Part 2

Just Say Julie(1989-1992)

YouTube - just say julie

MTV Unplugged(1989 - )

Club MTV(1987-1992)

YouTube - Downtown Julie Brown

120 Minutes(1986-2000)

The Week In Rock(1987-1997)

Yo! MTV Raps(1988-1995)

House Of Style(1989-2000)

Top 20 Video Countdown(1984-1997)

MTV Spring Break(1986- )
YouTube - MTV Spring Break 1989 behind the scenes - part 1

Young Ones(1987-1988)

The Big Picture(1988)

You remember this guy? :

YouTube - Randee of the Redwoods Commercial on MTV 02

MTV Music Video Awards(1984 - )

YouTube - Madonna Like a virgin VMA 1984

Other Shows :
Heavy Metal Mania(1985-1987)
The Cutting Edge(1983-1987)
Street Party(1989-1992)
We're Dancin'(1982-1983)
Fast Forward(1983)
Dial MTV

We all wanted this in the 80s :
YouTube - I Want My MTV Commercial (80's)

MTV was great. Back when they played music. Here's the first music video ever on MTV :
YouTube - Video Killed the Radio Star

**Melis** · 08-22-2009, 05:30 PM

Thanks for the thread. MTV was fun, but I didn't watch it very much.

Barrybgb · 08-22-2009, 06:09 PM

No problem. I think this is one of my favorites I've made so far.

You know, I remember all of this, but I didn't appreciate MTV as much as I should have back in the day. It was just great. MTV is a joke nowadays. It's been in the dumpster for over a decade. They shouldn't even call it MTV anymore, since music is no longer a priority it seems.

Ruby_Slippers · 08-22-2009, 06:47 PM

Thanks for starting this thread!

J'adore MTV!

**Hot Rod** · 08-22-2009, 08:39 PM

Thanks so much for starting this thread. I still remember my first time watching MTV not that long after we first got cable. I was really amazed by it and became so totally obsessed with it that i stopped watching the cartoons i used to watch afterschool (i.e. G.I. Joe, Transformers, etc) and switched over to watching Dial MTV. My favorite shows were Remote Control(which i wanted to be on so badly), Dial MTV and Headbangers Ball. I really miss those good old days of MTV. I want that MTV back now.

**Rainstorm Jenny** · 08-22-2009, 09:45 PM

Thanks for this, and MTV was all sorts of awesome in the 80s.

Barrybgb · 08-23-2009, 08:17 AM

You're welcome everyone!!!. Lol.

MTV really was awesome. The whole vibe of it, the look of it, the videos, the music. It happened at the perfect time!.

I loved Remote Control too. I loved how when you were off the game, the chair would go back into the wall. Lol.

I also really liked how, when Michael Jackson died, they had veterans like Kurt Loder and John Norris on there talking. I thought that was nice.

Barrybgb · 08-25-2009, 03:18 PM

Okay, I went back and re-did my page more like what I did with the Nickelodeon. Pics and links and more shows and stuff.

Barrybgb · 11-16-2009, 05:36 PM

Ken Ober, the host of "Remote Control", has died. He was 52. No cause was given as of yet.

**Melis** · 11-16-2009, 07:15 PM

That's sad.

**Hot Rod** · 11-16-2009, 10:59 PM

I heard about that earlier today. Obviously this is very sad news.

I feel like another piece of my childhood has gone away. My condolences to his family.

RIP Ken.

Disneypreview · 11-17-2009, 10:22 AM

Wow, didn't realize he was in his 50's. He always looked younger to me.

Barrybgb · 11-17-2009, 03:12 PM

Yeah, very sad and shocking. I loved that show. I've heard he was a really nice guy too.

Barrybgb · 01-22-2010, 10:29 AM

I was watching the extras on my Elm Street box set and they had a number of clips of Freddy hosting on MTV in the 80s, as well as some Elm Street related music videos. Of course, this was back when MTV did cool things like that.

Barrybgb · 02-16-2010, 02:06 PM

MTV continues to "devolve" even further. They have updated the logo. It's till the M with the TV in the corner, but the "music television" that was under it is gone. It also has images of people on the network, a lot of the nobody reality people, in the "M" part. *Sigh*


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