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[[Image:Mmtv.jpg|thumb|300px|We want our MMTV!]] |
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| + | [[Image:Martha quinn.JPG|thumb|300px|MTV VJ Martha Quinn with [[Zoot]].]] |
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| ⚫ | '''MTV''' (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched in 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to show music videos, as well as other music news and events. Today, MTV broadcasts a variety of music, pop culture, youth culture, and [[:Category:Reality Television|reality television]] shows aimed at adolescents and young adults. MTV is owned by Viacom Media Networks (formerly MTV Networks), the television division of Viacom, which also owns other networks including [[VH1]] and [[Nickelodeon]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''MTV''' (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched in 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to show music videos, as well as other music news and events. Today, MTV broadcasts a variety of music, pop culture, youth culture, and reality television shows aimed at adolescents and young adults. |
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* ''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' [[Muppet Magazine issue 11|issue 11]] featured an interview with MTV VJs [[Martha Quinn]] and [[Alan Hunter]]. |
* ''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' [[Muppet Magazine issue 11|issue 11]] featured an interview with MTV VJs [[Martha Quinn]] and [[Alan Hunter]]. |
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| − | * On May 21, 1996, [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[Gonzo]], and [[Miss Piggy]] appeared on [[MTV Europe|MTV Europe's]] live show ''Hanging Out'' to take calls from the audience. The show was hosted by VJ [[Davina McCall]]. |
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| − | * On November 16, 2000, [[The Swedish Chef]] showed [[Wyclef Jean]] how to bake a MTV Music Award, at the Europe MTV Music Awards in Stockholm, [[Sweden]]. |
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| + | * In 2011, [[Jason Segel]] was [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670332/muppets-movie-jason-segel-puppets.jhtml interviewed] for MTV News' Fall Movie Preview to promote ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''. |
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| + | * In 2014, [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]] were [http://www.mtv.com/news/1890975/kermit-rocket-raccoon/ interviewed] by MTV News in promotion with the ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' [[Muppets Most Wanted (video)|video release]]. |
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| − | Image:MTVEurope-1996-05-21--02.jpg|The Muppets, live on MTV Europe's ''Hanging Out'' |
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| − | Image:MTVEurope-1996-05-21--03.jpg|Host Davina McCall with Gonzo and Kermit |
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| − | Image:MTVEurope-1996-05-21--04.jpg|Miss Piggy and Davina's co-host |
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| − | Image:MTVEurope-1996-05-21--05.jpg|Miss Piggy, just ''Hanging Out'' |
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| + | *In [[Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street|a 1988 ''Sesame Street'' VHS]], [[Count von Count]] hosts a music video countdown show which is presented by "Sesame Street Music Video", yet another parody of the network. Additionally, MTV-style captions appear at the beginning and end of every song featured in the video. One of the songs, [[How Now Brown and the Moo Wave|How Now Brown and the Moo Wave's]] "[[Wet Paint (Cerf/Stone)|Wet Paint]]" included different captions in televised airings, as well as an original MTV-parody intro in a longer version of the video. |
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| − | *The channel was also used as a parody for [[How Now Brown and the Moo Wave]]'s "[[Wet Paint (Cerf/Stone)|Wet Paint]]". |
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*The network was spoofed multiple times in [[Muppet Magazine]] with the Muppets own version, ''MMTV''. |
*The network was spoofed multiple times in [[Muppet Magazine]] with the Muppets own version, ''MMTV''. |
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* In the 1980s, MTV's slogan was "I want my MTV!" This motto was spoofed by [[Baby Rowlf]] as "I want my Muppet TV!" in the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' [[Episode 207: I Want My Muppet TV!]]. |
* In the 1980s, MTV's slogan was "I want my MTV!" This motto was spoofed by [[Baby Rowlf]] as "I want my Muppet TV!" in the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' [[Episode 207: I Want My Muppet TV!]]. |
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+ | * [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Rhea Perlman]], dressed in worm costumes, a "Worm TV" television station, devoted to worm music, in the 1994 special ''[[Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!]]''. |
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| + | Image:CountItHigherA.jpg|Sesame (Street) Music Video logo, from ''Count It Higher''. |
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| + | Image:SMV_Logo_2.jpg|SMV logo from "Wet Paint." |
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| + | Image:NTV.jpg|NTV logo from "The Letter N." |
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==Connections== |
==Connections== |
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| − | *[[Downtown Julie Brown]] hosted ''Club MTV'' |
+ | *[[Downtown Julie Brown]] hosted ''Club MTV'' |
| − | *[[Carson Daly]] hosted ''TRL'' |
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*[[Carmen Electra]] co-hosted ''Singled Out'' |
*[[Carmen Electra]] co-hosted ''Singled Out'' |
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| − | *[[Oliver Korittke]] hosted ''Pimp My Fahrrad'' (Pimp My Bicycle) for MTV Central Europe |
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*[[Jenny McCarthy]] co-hosted ''Singled Out'' |
*[[Jenny McCarthy]] co-hosted ''Singled Out'' |
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*[[Stephanie Pratt]] starred in ''The Hills'' |
*[[Stephanie Pratt]] starred in ''The Hills'' |
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Revision as of 03:35, 8 August 2014
We want our MMTV!
DTV
MTV VJ Martha Quinn with Zoot.
I Want My Muppet TV!
MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched in 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to show music videos, as well as other music news and events. Today, MTV broadcasts a variety of music, pop culture, youth culture, and reality television shows aimed at adolescents and young adults. MTV is owned by Viacom Media Networks (formerly MTV Networks), the television division of Viacom, which also owns other networks including VH1 and Nickelodeon.
Appearances
- Muppet Magazine issue 11 featured an interview with MTV VJs Martha Quinn and Alan Hunter.
- In 2002, MTV aired the Keep Fishin' music video and MTV2 aired Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin', the making of special.
- On December 8, 2006 Kermit the Frog appeared in an MTV News interview promoting Before You Leap and commenting on current entertainment news.
- Kermit appeared at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with Lady Gaga as his date.
- In 2011, Jason Segel was interviewed for MTV News' Fall Movie Preview to promote The Muppets.
- In 2014, Kermit and Pepe were interviewed by MTV News in promotion with the Muppets Most Wanted video release.
Muppet Mentions
- An episode of MTV's The State contained a sketch called "Eating Muppets."
References
- The channel was spoofed as NTV on Sesame Street, where Nora Nicks introduced the music video of "The Letter N" by Nick Normal and the Nickmatics.
- Sesame Street also lampooned the channel as "Mac TV", where Old MacDonald introduced "A New Way To Walk" by The Oinker Sisters.
- In a 1988 Sesame Street VHS, Count von Count hosts a music video countdown show which is presented by "Sesame Street Music Video", yet another parody of the network. Additionally, MTV-style captions appear at the beginning and end of every song featured in the video. One of the songs, How Now Brown and the Moo Wave's "Wet Paint" included different captions in televised airings, as well as an original MTV-parody intro in a longer version of the video.
- The network was spoofed multiple times in Muppet Magazine with the Muppets own version, MMTV.
- The Muppets spoofed the channels The Real World reality show with The Real World Muppets on Muppets Tonight
- In the 1980s, MTV's slogan was "I want my MTV!" This motto was spoofed by Baby Rowlf as "I want my Muppet TV!" in the Muppet Babies Episode 207: I Want My Muppet TV!.
- Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, dressed in worm costumes, a "Worm TV" television station, devoted to worm music, in the 1994 special Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!.
Sesame (Street) Music Video logo, from Count It Higher.
SMV logo from "Wet Paint."
NTV logo from "The Letter N."
Trivia
- MTV also syndicates Scrubs which has many Sesame Street/Muppet Cameos.
Connections
- Downtown Julie Brown hosted Club MTV
- Carson Daly hosted TRL
- Carmen Electra co-hosted Singled Out
- Jenny McCarthy co-hosted Singled Out
- Stephanie Pratt starred in The Hills
- Jon Stewart hosted The Jon Stewart Show