MTV Remote Control - June 28, 1989 (Full Episode)

This is the full episode of Remote Control that I appeared on as it originally aired on June 28, 1989 (with all the "retro" commercials).

[@gorflunk]

Summer, 1989, I was in my 20's and living in SoCal, walking distance to the beach, and this was on TV. We thought it would last forever.

[@tyleraronne473]

Watching this makes me regret not enjoying my time more during the best decades

[@supercoolyguy]

Don't worry. I wasted countless hours watching TV.

[@spankynater4242]

If you’re not enjoying the present to the fullest, then you learned nothing.

[@-RandomBiz-]

I enjoyed the hell out of it and miss it terribly 😢

[@loraleijessick9581]

I love this, with th original commercials. I can watch this at night, lights off, and jus forget it's the current year and ge a glimmer of abetter time, both culturally for the US and in general for myself. The promises of childhood and an untapped future. It is a true injustice that, regardless of age, we grow up in a time that is gone by the time we are adults.

[@Kreture73]

Right, back then i would tape mtv in the evening and watch later cuz i wasnt allowed to stay up late watching the tv. i wish i still had my vhs collection , how dino of me.

[@alysonquinn4701]

Wow, I feel the same very deeply.

[@deacongowan117]

The present and future is very sad and depressing.

[@dimviesel]

Preach!

[@josephcostello695]

Better then anything mtv has on today

[@supercoolyguy]

Soo Mello. Great era. Time goes swoosh

[@barkboingfloom]

However, one could argue, this is when MTV started becoming what it is today. This is a game show full of pop-culture references and NO music videos - which was the purpose of MTV just 7 short years before. Music-less shows like this, The Real World, and Singled Out helped to kill the M in MTV by the end of the 90's.

[@movieforge01]

@@barkboingfloom I agree. Kinda the beginning of the end.

[@davidperez5089]

Who here knew the difference between Dolby b;c and s? Hehehe

[@morbidmanmusic]

It's not music.. so stîll the same crap from any timeframe or perspective. This is what ruined MTV... it is what started it.

[@sinnison23]

I was seven when this aired. Remote Control was one of my favorite shows. I had to sneak out of bed to watch it. Catching it again evokes such nostalgia it's palpable.

[@AJ-qi4yn]

I was 6 so crazy how some things just get stuck in your memeory

[@matthewfarmer2520]

I was 13 lol

[@dorpth]

I was 7 too. I actually thought they murdered the losers for real O_O

[@arri275555]

I was 11 and I also watched this episode when it aired. Good times

[@Eventwow]

I was the same age but don’t remember this show.

[@danelogan1532]

when MTV was cool

[@bradyanderson6311]

It wasn't cool to have this.

[@drunkensailor112]

When tv was cool

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

what do you mean? this isnt a music video

[@maxmulsanne7054]

No, this is when MTV violated one of the simplest ethics of any product or service; _"If It's Not Broke, Then Don't Try To Fix It."_ After this is when it went all downhill with their endless experience of revolving tv series/programs. Causing them to end up like other major tv networks... being (a bunch of sellouts and) bought out from another major media entity.

[@imonislandtime]

@@OGRE_HATES_NERDS i get the joke, but you're not understanding what he's saying. when this aired, watching mtv was something that was considered 'cool.' nowadays not so much

[@wsjustice]

"Hey, man! Is that Freedom Rock?!" "Yeah!" The best of Vietnam era rock.

[@vampiredinosaur]

“Well turn it UP, man!”

[@buckster2575]

I forgot about that commercial 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Dorelaxen]

Thanks for the good times, Ken. RIP, man.

[@supercoolyguy]

No way. Awe man

[@supercoolyguy]

Nigel?

[@joannajamerson35]

They still don't know why ken died

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@joannajamerson35 Probably a vaxx reaction.

[@michaeljordan6008]

@@joannajamerson35 - Heart disease, unfortunately.

[@Jarod_Schultz]

The 80's and 90's were the best decade's. Screw the 2000's and the last 20 years.

[@Jarod_Schultz]

That Batman trailer was awesome! It's awesome that this episode was filmed at the time Batman was released in 1989. Best Batman movie ever!

[@gogajelic2312]

Yes!!👍

[@supercoolyguy]

For sure 😎

[@HansGruberfan]

Best movie.

[@christopherwebb3517]

I remember that commercial. I must have seen it 50 times that summer.

[@gheller2261]

I fell asleep when I saw it in the theater in 1989. Tried to watch it with my daughters 2 years ago and we all fell asleep. Absolute snoozefest. I have never understood its popularity.

[@OneSmellyTaco]

Keeping the commercials for the nostalgia was amazing to watch. Thank you

[@kirkinthemountains8327]

Wow! Totally forgot about this gem from my youth. Never missed an episode. When MTV was fun and cool. Sigh.

[@KLondike5]

It"s disturbing how easily I knew it was a Pert Plus commercial from memory & the shape of the bottle after not having thought about the brand in decades.

[@supercoolyguy]

I buy the travel size for backup

[@TanyaM420]

I used to hang out at my boyfriends house and chill on his waterbed watching this while he was at work lol...

[@ku4uv]

They blew the question about stock car racing. The first guy had the correct answer.

[@InnocentDoodles]

Wow, I could have won a phone with an answering machine!?!? Mind BLOWN!

[@shellbrooke1017]

Preview of Batman in theaters during commercials of this show, what a great time to be alive. Would go back to this time in a heartbeat.

[@anthonycerulli5524]

I love how Jack Nicholson got top billing over Michael Keaton in the commercial lol

[@creativeloafer9792]

Honestly Alicia Coppola was the reason I tuned in! Super gorgeous!!!!!

[@maulekuul]

"Is that Freedom Rock, man?" "Well turn it up!"

[@clownnookie]

Only four seasons?! This show deserved more love...

[@TheTlg80]

aah, old school mtv, how I miss you

[@fhb3]

Colin Quinn was funny as hell on this show.

[@elon_bust]

“Colin is a closed man. He doesn’t smile when he’s happy, he doesn’t cry when he’s sad!”

[@AirBuddDwyer]

I didn't come here to make friends. I came here to not beat off.

[@gnomebrewing]

He's this!

[@Cheezwizzz]

Loved this show!! RIP Ken Ober

[@jasonmartin3570]

KEN OBER DEAD?!

[@lakebay972]

@@jasonmartin3570 Yes, sadly, Ken Ober died in 2009 from the swine flu at age 52

[@furnitureconsortium]

@@lakebay972 wasn't swine flu.....dude died from a heart attack

[@Mrd9960]

@@furnitureconsortium I hate when people don't check their facts before they comment, it happens so much on here, mis information, so irritating!

[@Strathaczar]

Holy shit... I'm 10 again, laying on the floor, on my stomach, head in my hands staring at my grandparent's wood panel TV at 10pm on a Saturday night. Fuckin' CRAZY! I even remember some of these commercials because of how many times I heard them growing up. Especially that music compilation @ 22:40 ! I don't know how many times I've heard it, but I'm sitting here at 44 years old and knew every song that was coming up... I watched a lot of MTV back in the day!

[@ChrisR-ne4kn]

What a great surprise blast of nostalgia! Thanks for posting this... I haven't seen any clips of this show since it went off the air. This was such a great concept that I'm amazed they haven't tried to revive it. It really felt like a guy doing a game show in his basement. Love the sets, the tone, the goofy characters, the music bits, everything about it. RIP, Ken.

[@jamesgall7881]

It would be a hard show to replicate. This was pre-Internet (at least for most of the world, I saw my first Internet demo in grad. school a few months after this was taped) and pre-DVD. You had to put in some serious TV watching time during your childhood and on nostalgia cable channels at the time to accumulate the "worthless" trivia. No TV boxsets, trivia websites, or binge watching streams. Google has devalued trivia as a hobby.

[@odalisgonzalez6875]

Yes!! I said the same thing. I can see Adam Sandler producing it.

[@spankynater4242]

With a mother upstairs who had serious boundary issues.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

@@jamesgall7881 Glad to have lived the Zero-Google Pre-Internet age. And best of all No Goofball Social Media.

[@alramone1]

The hostesses on this show were always so attractive.

[@AdLangho]

It’s 2023 and I’m in love with Gina. 😢

[@ohiyotrippole6645]

Better times. Gotta love the real live studio audience and improvisation.

[@jakestanley52]

Gina is cool as hell, lowkey

[@ggroff73]

Thanks for posting this, I just watched this, and the memories it brought back where awesome. I really liked the commercials. Good times!

[@tia2all501]

Thanks for posting this great show! It was such a great time back then. We had so much fun. This was my favorite show. Then we had all the great videos 💖💕💞

[@gissellest333]

Thank you for posting this, I used to watch this when I was a kid.

[@TheBrockwellBroadcastNetwork]

Thanks for this. Takes me back. Loved that you included the commercials too.

[@MountainDewComacho494]

This show was awesome! Thanks for keeping the commercials too. "Party with Millie Vanillie!"

[@RaidingJaguarX]

That concert tour was where Milli Vanilli got exposed originally for lip syncing.

[@davidtriana]

God, we were all so young and nerdy! Fun to watch as always. Classic MTV.

[@-berberry]

i need that freedom rock cd. i forgot to order it when i was 6.

[@bavarianbanshee]

Honestly, that seems like a pretty sweet compilation.

[@ChuckD79]

Probably find one on eBay...with any luck, it might even still be sealed!

[@ggroff73]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 that made me laugh. I needed that!

[@heatherkastenmeier7530]

Wow, this was awesome! I watched Remote Control all the time. I especially love that you left the commercials, thanks!!!

[@Relapse_au]

This used to be on Australian TV at Midnight every Saturday night back when I was in High School. I used to love it and watched it religiously every week. It's great to be able to relive this stuff through people posting it on KZbin.

[@daughterofolaf]

I was 11 when this aired and I still remember watching it all the time. Watching this is like being in a warm blanket. Thanks for posting!

[@solomoon3083]

I was 8 when this was on. It feels like a fever dream that never actually happened.

[@Keshihead]

Great job!!! That show looks SO fun to do!

[@CheckersSpeech]

Ha ha, I'd forgot how great this show was --- and the 80s commercials are a bonus.

[@AngeliaPainter]

Today is my sister Kim's birthday and I miss her like you couldn't believe. She looked just like this hostess on this show in the 80s. Lost her in 2011. She'll never grow old. Thanks for posting this.

[@psykodj67]

Hey Thanx for posting this...loved this show takes me way back

[@chunkymunkey9182]

Wonderful how it was to go back in time and watch this again! This is when MTV was awesome, and actually played music videos.

[@uncool13]

I have been on a kick trying to rewatch all the Remote Control episodes. Great to find this one here.

[@Trixie76]

I loved this show! I was 13 and didn't know as many answers as Jim here, but still fun to watch. I had the board game too. :D

[@ItsDomUnique]

wow, commercials were way better back then, ofc the effects were bad, but there so subtle, now they are so deliberate and loud, too engaging.

[@loraleijessick9581]

The voices were always comfy too.

[@Rgoid]

This show should be revived!

[@robertdog]

I appreciate the thought, but they would screw it up.

[@deacongowan117]

@@robertdog absolutely. I remember before remakes and so many sequels came thinking I hope they redo this or make a sequel to that, only to see the sequel, prequel, or remake destroy the legacy, canon, or mystique of the original or said crappy movie or show is the worst of all of the movies.

[@Dont_Tread_On_Me]

@@deacongowan117 like the MacGyver remake

[@edwardjacobs4042]

I really loved and still love this game show sad they never released it on DVD would so buy it and yes RIP Ken

[@Balin93]

I actually had that car, and it was surprisingly fun to drive. RIP Pietro

[@mountzion4668]

Whose here after Johnny Lawrence said to bring back Remote Control?

[@carlgrasso3872]

This is a great piece in the style job with the commercials and the fact there is no Internet you have to send a postcard if you want to enter a contest I love it thanks Jim

[@supercoolyguy]

Word!

[@akicitaa.8233]

WHOA! That Code-A-Phone is AWESOME! 8:25

[@JJKoester]

It tells you the date AND time of calls!!!!!

[@katelavery6381]

This was awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@jamesgall7881]

Thanks! Good memories.

[@tx54v7]

This show was the best! I was in high school when this aired, great MTV memories! Love that the commercials of the time are in there too.

[@alitlweird]

PHENOMENAL UPLOAD! Thanks!

[@mattzach11]

I love that the old commercials are in this too!

[@oopsibrokethecow]

I haven't watched this show since the 80's and I instantly remembered the opening theme song without missing a beat.

[@fingersmcoy]

i remember this starting, and hating the fact that they were doing a dumb game show on a channel that was up until then nothing but music videos. this was the beginning of the end

[@truthhurts3524]

As a kid I always wanted to be in one of the chairs that flipped or smashed through the wall. 😂 Also, thanks for leaving the commercials

[@alfredocamba1995]

Wow Thank you for archives

[@imcoop]

I loved this show-I always watched this from home after school. Great memories

[@natmurphy1974]

Loved the Adam Sandler 'Stud Boy " skits! Used to watch this all the time in 8th -9th grade.

[@supercoolyguy]

That's the name of it. Haha tnx

[@dhorus28]

This is awesome i remember watching this a few days after i graduated from High school

[@ParamotorSteve]

Congrats on the big win! After your first couple of answers, I was rooting for you. You knew your stuff! Man, I loved this show and watched it all the time (I had just moved out on my own). Great memories of a great time in my life!

[@jamesgall7881]

Thanks, Steve. It was a good time. I was slow on the buzzer starting out. Realizing you don't get penalized for wrong answers didn't really dawn on me at the start either.

[@Dont_Tread_On_Me]

Except for the racing question - they got it wrong, it was stock car racing - NASCAR

[@MrMegamike2k]

​@@Dont_Tread_On_MeOber was a moron.

[@juicypez]

How fun! They really should reboot this show. The commercials add so much to the nostalgia! I was 7 when this show aired but I remember watching this at my friend's house.:)

[@ValenteOchoaJr]

21:15 omg the Club MTV live concert tour! You guys remember that? Right before Milli Vanilli was exposed! Lmao goddamn I love this! Thank you and god bless everyone who recorded Remote Control and posted it on KZbin.

[@Jellycakelap]

You rock! My buddy Lee was an 'Audience of One' on Into the Night with Alan Havey

[@DavidMedsker]

It has been told Jim is still working out on his soloflex, and getting to his destinations on his lotus mountain bike.

[@jnadle1]

He even looked athletic to begin with on the show anyway, as did the other guy.

[@Dwightpower88]

Don't forget the sweet Epiphone guitar

[@rafamorais76]

Nice vídeo. Congrats from Brazil. Here at TV Globo had simular program in Domingao do Faustao every sunday.

[@ylsm1980]

I love these commercials especially the movies just enough with out spoiling them

[@davidhutchinson5233]

The first real game show for us Gen Xers.

[@keonta81]

thought i was the only one who remembered this show

[@danelogan1532]

no

[@davefinders8106]

k jay Good show. 😄

[@slemkapone7580]

Hell nawl Lol🤘

[@RageTVHTX]

No you’re not. I watched this quite a bit

[@edwardcarey3738]

K jay. This is when MTV was real music TV. Now MTV isn't worth crap. Goes to show how much we lost. VH1 and BET turned out to be crap to.

[@shannonlewis4240]

Solid stuff, loved that show. Also, Edinboro class of 1998!

[@jamesgall7881]

I was at Penn State for grad school when I tried out for the show (they came on campus recruiting), but I knew I had to represent the Boro if I got on (Class of 87).

[@kevin_vincent]

CLUBMTV: "Live" performance by Milli Vanilli!

[@DurkMcGerk]

Almost every ad is something a smartphone can do now.

[@Plusse]

Right? Except the ones for beer, soda, shampoo + conditioner, an exercise bench, a bicycle, a guitar, and breath mints. But other than that, almost every ad.

[@Sonofspam1972]

Except for the beer

[@illnation82]

@@Plusse lmfao

[@arcenal_studios]

I would always watch this show after spending the day in College. It was my comfort food!

[@MrMegamike2k]

You fvking legend! I remember watching this episode at a friend's house.

[@RodPower78]

Thanks so much for posting this video from when you were on Remote Control. I absolutely loved that show and watched it every evening. I wanted so badly to be a contestant on there. Also I'm surprised no one mentioned the Club MTV tour commercial, which ironically said it was featuring great live performances. Little did anyone know how false that statement was, mainly with Milli Vilinili.

[@MrJboogie04]

Ha ha "Blame it on the tape skip!" Yeah in real time during their so called live performance the tape got stuck on repeat. I remember watching this show on MTV back in the day. This was back when MTV actually played music videos. Its great now we have KZbin and streaming services watch all the great shows from the past decades.

[@dreamweaver1603]

I went to that concert when it came to Houston. When they mentioned Tone Loc and Paula Abdul at the beginning of the show I figured it must have been 1989. It was cool seeing the latest in non-computer technology at the time.

[@higgy04]

🎶'Girl you know it's...Girl you know it's...Girl you know it's...Girl you know it's...Girl you know it's...Girl you know it's...'🎶

[@ChatGPT1111]

This was the start of the end for MTV, as they switched from actual music where they were king of the hill to just another anything but music channel.

[@OjamajoNeko216]

I've always wanted to be on a game show. Especially on Nickelodeon.

[@Kreture73]

Congatulations you're going to be on Nicrolodemon, it's a hell of a show.

[@CarsandCats]

The first day MTV aired, my sister's boyfriend and I watched it nonstop. There had never been anything like it before.

[@alysonquinn4701]

I am so glad you posted this with the commercials included. Wow, the nostalgia. I was a Sr. in high school when I watched this show and continued watching into my freshman college year. Oh, the nostalgia. Also, I loved hearing about your first hand experience of driving the car that you won. Did you keep the telescope?

[@silverss396chevelle]

Me too..

[@jamesgall7881]

Sorry, I didn't see your comment earlier. I did keep the telescope for a while. It was a rather low-end model, and I didn't have much luck with it.

[@alysonquinn4701]

@@jamesgall7881 Thank you for your response! I loved reading all of your "first hand" experiences!

[@BaseballPlayer0]

r u related to colin

[@alysonquinn4701]

@@BaseballPlayer0 No, I'm not related to him ... But how cool would it be!

[@Halpin2006]

The original female host was Marisol, who was a university student. She is now likely a grandmother!

[@jeffcoker48]

I remember when MTV actually played music videos .

[@dee_havok138]

Omg! I used to watch this as a kid. And the game on Nintendo, used to play that as well.

[@DeadRaymanWalking]

When this show aired on MTV when I was very little (like when I was two or three), the air raid siren that would go off when someone was being taken "Off The Air" would scare the crap out of me, forcing me to cover my ears (and do like what people would do when an earthquake strikes) whenever that sound would go off. Then again, this show first aired on MTV in 1987, one year before my ASD diagnosis.

[@SteveBerryhill]

I was there! I saw this in real time. A good 80's trivia question is, "What was the FIRST video played on MTV?... The Buggles. But for years my youthful clever retort was, "Ok...what was the SECOND video played on MTV?"... Pat Benatar. As things faded over the decades, I questioned myself, but this confirms it. I was right! HA!

[@donmccullen1973]

22:40 RIP Red Noize. I grew up in Colorado Springs, and while I was not a fan of the radio station at the time. I respected him....still do.

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

Yes we use to watch this every evening as a kid

[@jodycasey6936]

It’s all coming back to me now… Forgot all about this

[@act4666]

So many awesome comics got famous due to this show including our moderator Ken Ober May he RIP, Colin Quinn and of course Adam Sandler. Remote Control paved the way for game shows within a show.

[@good03boy]

At 9:12, MTV promoting The Week In Rock. I remember watching MTV in the spring/summer 1989 and seeing Remote Control weeknights at 7 pm. MTV aired different shows at 7:30 pm following Remote Control. The shows were: Mondays: Now Here This. MTV's guide to new music. Tuesdays: Half Hour Comedy Hour. Wednesdays: Just Say Julie (My Personal Favorite MTV show after Remote Control). Thursdays: The Big Picture with Chris Connelly. By the mid-1990s, TBP would become the MTV Movie Special series. And, Fridays: The Week In Rock. I might be right about this. Also, l had hoped that Kari had stayed on Remote Control until the end. Remember being disappointed that she had left and Alicia replaced her. But, Kari would become a VJ in the early '90s. She replaced Summer Sanders on another MTV game show in the mid '90s: Sandblast with Peter King.

[@csscott9803]

I miss the old MTV

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

Teenage me used to go to a local pizzeria with a mural of the Mediterranean on the walls, fake rubber grapes "growing" on arbors, and MTV on the TV with the sound run through the jukebox sound system. Lost count of how many plates of spaghetti I consumed while watching "Remote Control".

[@ohsorrypluto]

Awesome SAturday nights in with this show as a kid growing up in Australia

[@serigraph73]

what a trip down memory lane!

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I still own at this trivia!