Remote Control July 4, 1989

26 years ago this week (May 1989) I was in NYC filming this episode of Remote Control on MTV starring the late, great Ken Ober and of course, Colin Quinn. Episode originally first aired on July 3 or 4, 1989.

[@bayousmackerdixford3389]

Old school MTV truly kicked ass sadly something youth of modern times cant nor will ever grasp

[@bayousmackerdixford3389]

Damn skippy Tune in binge on Remote conteol 80s is playing in our party tonight

[@mrchopsticks3]

I miss life before the Internet.

[@001GenLee]

me 2

[@FormatorBlack]

Sometimes I do, too! Seems like people were closer then!

[@mozman68]

This clip brought to you by the Internet...

[@mrchopsticks3]

mozman68 Touché

[@7xC5]

life before the Internet was shit...

[@brooklynbabe7896]

I loved Remote Control rest in peace Ken Ober oh my god this episode was fucking priceless dude Colin Quinn rocking a biker jacket and a Batman shirt and plus it's John Waite 37th birthday 🙏 🇺🇸❤️💖💢💓🇬🇧🇬🇧🇨🇦🇮🇱i Alicia Coppola very sweet and smart young woman his Mama Mrs.Ober a proud Canadian Ken Ober and Colin Quinn

[@timoraymo]

Haha. I feel like the host was having a rough night. I love these videos of the late 80’s- early 90’s. Best time.

[@mozman68]

That may have had something to do with the friends I brought you hear screaming and commenting in the background to everything he said. Hah

[@jamaldavis7795]

I use to love this show back in the days!!...

[@welding_guy7524]

I so missed this.. wow I was a wee lad skating and bmxing , playing Nintendo and this was when mtv and Nick were the greatest channels ever.. ren and stumpy Clarissa beavis and butthead , remote control head bangers ball yo mtv raps .. those were the days.. this was our jeopardy..lol thank you soo much for the memories ❤

[@larrywinkle5394]

Wow what a flashback with the commercials and all.......................its gone 😢

[@kyleholland-standup9365]

This show needs to return!

[@SouthernSkeptic]

It would just be pussified and pc like everything else these days.

[@Deemememe]

It would suck

[@donmccullen1973]

Agree.

[@bradyanderson6311]

It should move to another network.

[@Geoffchuggachugchugg167]

I feel like if it did it would be more about youtube then tv

[@jasonryan9105]

Edward Norton speaking in a Russian accent in that commercial. Awesome

[@krogdog]

Was that really him or just a dead ringer?

[@jasonryan9105]

@@krogdog it’s him

[@skipads5141]

9:14

[@sharpeidad1055]

Thank you so much for posting this! I LOVED this show!

[@DaveNumberOne]

OMG .. the best thing about this video is the commercials!! LOL

[@markkickmark]

Love the girl getting dead silence as she is introduced.

[@megamarsonic]

"Yeeaaaa- ... oh my God..." Poor Rachel. XD

[@mozman68]

mark g. And she was from NYC where it was filmed. You would think all of her friends would come to the taping.

[@justanotherrichkid1053]

So crazy

[@Shubbins]

I wasn't even around when MTV was like this yet I miss it

[@bradyanderson6311]

MTV's not best to have this.

[@Andrewbreeze316]

This humor would absolutely work in 2023

[@Chrispbacon99]

The 80’s. The last great decade.

[@mikeptiufekchiev3566]

That Russia ad is fascinating considering it was about 4 months until the Berlin Wall fell

[@KeithCarey33]

Thanks for the upload. A great show with an excellent host. Love the guests. You remind me of my brother in 89' and the girl looks like his girlfriend. I recently bought and uploaded our school's trips to the basketball finals in the 1980's. Can't let the memories die.

[@carmelawiese2141]

i wonder who ended up winning the russian concert contest and how their time was on the plane with motley crue and the rest of the bands. inquiring minds want to know...

[@Murgatroydian]

I had a friend who won a similar contest but the band backed out. She had the free trip to London though. I think they hyped these things into more than really was on offer, with specially designed exit clauses in the contracts. But who knows? Maybe this one was bomb. Would be cool to hear the story.

[@corysleeger1574]

I was wondering the same thing. I am going to try to google it.

[@carmelawiese2141]

@@corysleeger1574 plz link if you find anything

[@dero1975]

RIP...Ober.

[@Deemememe]

QUICK!!! Someone find Harry and show him this video to remind him of his hair!!! And thank you for keeping the commercials in!!

[@tiffanifarrington4039]

I wasn't conceived until about a month later. However, I love watching things like this

[@gamingforclout6908]

Tiffani Farrington I was about three months old these shows are classic

[@AUTOPSY666]

I was 19 in 1989

[@xancypillosi9497]

I was 6 My ish

[@omegaweapon116]

Rocking that LA Gear!

[@OuroborosChoked]

Holy shit... Colin Quinn... He looks like he's 18 here.

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Fuck yeah he does

[@ericjohnson9929]

He was almost 30

[@cherrios2002]

This Thursday is my 39th birthday and the commercials are my favorite

[@richardhernandez4490]

That last one in the Bonus Round was a killer.

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Absolutely

[@thechadmosher]

Thank you very much for uploading!

[@mattzarembski7888]

A different horse who died in Oklahoma in February 1979 was widely thought to be Bamboo Harvester, but this horse was, in fact, a horse that posed for the still pictures of Mister Ed used by the production company for the show's press kits. This horse was unofficially known as "Mister Ed", which led to his being reported as such (including sardonic comments on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update) following his own death.

[@jasonnewman4571]

I miss the 80s❤

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Me too Hun

[@randomdudedude]

Loving the commercials!!

[@jayramsey690]

It didn’t need to be great, it just needed to be.

[@RobHeathers]

That Mark-dude was pretty hot.

[@twinchef2095]

without KZbin I would have never heard of this show

[@mattm1686]

the best time to grow up!

[@bradyanderson9008]

MTV is supposed to have a game show about music.

[@Free_Samples]

Mark you were a cutie. Must have been a heartbreaker back then for sure.

[@mozman68]

Are you implying I’m not smoking hot now?? 😇

[@Free_Samples]

@@mozman68 Not at all perfection never fades 😘

[@Coinmancer]

Mark has a killer "Residents" shirt on

[@giantsean]

I was on w/ air date end of July (also filmed in May, so we might have crossed paths lol). Sometime in the 90's I lost my tape and to this day am still looking for my "lost episode" :(

[@001GenLee]

I had a pair of LA Gear shoes back then n grade school. Not sure where they went, mightve gotten tossed.

[@twinchef2095]

oh my god commercials from the 80s were cool

[@jesserivas1387]

We had so much hair in those days. And everyone had high top sneakers 👟!

[@robertlemuel3785]

rip ken

[@franciscoarias1772]

Harry looks like Grandmaster Flash.

[@MelissaHash]

This show was soooo damn funny! #BringBackRemoteControl!

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Absolutely a fucking riot

[@tia2all501]

That’s so freaking awesome!!! Tell us about it please? I was a huge fan of the show. Great times ❤

[@af631GFY]

Nostalgia

[@SantaDog81]

I can't help but root for Mark since he's wearing a Residents shirt.

[@sewer_king]

5:38 WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@Dueville7777]

Holy shit this is the guy that sued RC for racism because he thinks they shut off his buzzer in the final round!

[@AnthonioPettit]

So odd to look back at how recently we were just kinda starting to be friends with Russia.

[@mozman68]

Anthonio Pettit Seriously...weird, isn’t it??

[@CreativeWeep]

the girl with the dead silence needs to be on a try not to cringe video lol

[@slemkapone7580]

So Harry buzzer just stop working all of the sudden FOH! Lol good episode i like when people actually know shit it makes the game alot interesting

[@honorbluelovelyful]

they shorted him 10 points too

[@slemkapone7580]

@@honorbluelovelyful Smh

[@kellyfletcher6880]

MTV didn't want him to win

[@marcomacias3960]

actually when i saw the Prince video, i saw him wearing a shirt. that is incorrect

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

My parents had their honeymoon at Caesar’s Tahoe!

[@m.r.sutcliffe5860]

Harry is awesome

[@williamfreemon3878]

Has Colin Quinn ever been young

[@mr.flipstv]

I was born in 89 the 90's was so fun

[@Patrick19833]

Ken Ober RIP

[@888jerm888]

more remote control episodes, please!

[@mozman68]

I would, but the only reason this one is up is that is me in the video.

[@RobertPatrician]

+mozman68 Which one are you?

[@mozman68]

The one that won! Hah...I wouldn't have posted otherwise.

[@eulaliecholmondeley8326]

+mozman68 did she smell as pretty as she looked?

[@mozman68]

of course!

[@vancewest7026]

This is when MTV started "alternative programming" this is what lead to real world and road rules and teen mom and all the bs that has nothing to do with music.

[@mozman68]

Well…16 & Pregnant was before Teen Mom and even that was 15 years after this. To me, this was the prime of MTV…Real World was great initially. This show at least tied in pop culture and current music. It was more of the demise of music videos themself that forced MTV to make the unfortunate changes they did.

[@vancewest7026]

@@mozman68 good point man isn't it ironic that the platform we are watching this on is responsible for the demise of music videos on television? KZbin pretty much killed it

[@relacser]

Oooh nice, they coulda won a genuine Chinnon camera

[@twinchef2095]

I would never go to Russia because I would get home sick

[@tacosandpussy]

i hope if i win i will get a nine inch tv plus everything else

[@TheRichFather]

Does anyone have the episode where they threw all of the contestants out after the first round for being such bad contestants? It was an absolute legend!

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

I do

[@ladydnavarone3447]

nintendonerdsvideos - did you upload it?

[@honorbluelovelyful]

upload it please

[@whyyoulittle4537]

Has it been uploaded?

[@Andrewbreeze316]

Damn I’d be a contestant for a pair of LA Gears

[@kaput450]

Is that Edward Norton as the Russian at 9:15?

[@TheSublimefish]

kaput450 I thought so too!!!!

[@dataquester]

22:10 whaaat is that thing??? The good ol days...

[@mozman68]

Having a color tv that size back then was awesome. Sat on the dresser off the side of my bed so I could watch Love Connection into the wee hours of the night.

[@dataquester]

@@mozman68 n u paid dearly for it....

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@mozman68 I bet you have a good time seeing remote control up close. 😀👍

[@MissMichSan]

The guy with batman shirt is trying to look young. He's like in his late 30s

[@davedee4382]

These shows and Singled Out should be syndicated on tv or on an app. Too bad that you can’t bring them back. The youth is angry and cynical.

[@mikegibbons2889]

Fell in love with Jenny McCarthy when she hosted Singled Out. She really hasnt changed much.

[@ladydnavarone3447]

Northwest/southeast and not holding in your sneezes HA!!!

[@twinchef2095]

Snickers was around in the 80s

[@ToxicJuiceb0x]

Snickers was invented in 1930.

[@Andrewbreeze316]

You can’t call that baseball card number anymore 😢 it’s a colonial pen life insurance number now

[@xancypillosi9497]

Long Island baby

[@derinaries]

Lol. See how small that Super size cup was?! Ha!

[@twinchef2095]

Super Size is gone

[@Mr.RyanButterly]

So what to do without the prizes and loots?

[@briancurry6602]

i got you mom

[@jamesmoss3424]

Mark did good. 😀👍

[@markhurtado1594]

Kari Wuhrer or this chick ?

[@mozman68]

Mark Hurtado Kari all day long...nothing against her, but my heart broke when I walked out and Kari wasn’t there.

[@markhurtado1594]

Kari was right up there with Jenny Mac.Those two together.It would have been epic

[@ciesaro]

Marisol Massey

[@byerenny]

​@@ciesaro Marisol was a hottie too and the original.

[@megaton_a]

OMG young, thin Vince Neil!

[@skipads5141]

The day the godfather of vlogging, Nelson Sullivan, died. ...and Colin Quinn was on MTV in the '80s?? Funny they cut to an SNL question.

[@twinchef2095]

im jealous

[@punker-gamer-trucker-guy]

rachel is hot. holy crap.

[@Andrewbreeze316]

DEV rebranded to Dan Flashes

[@TheBopper46]

OH NO, COSBY!!!!

[@briancurry6602]

cool

[@shawnsmallwood3099]

Rachel is beautiful

[@jreidtastic]

Nowadays, young adults think that America is Communist.

[@chickenjoe6716]

Ossining? Sing sing?

[@WarriorWeek87]

Westchester County

[@adibranch]

bah.. i was looking for the original UK version. I have no idea what this is.

[@MrRwk314]

It was the US version the UK version copied.

[@gibbsisawesome]

God, this is so awkward...

[@JB-hl1qx]

Lol moonies..

[@Phoenix85006]

Contestant Mark was hot! 😋

[@mozman68]

Still is…🤣

[@Phoenix85006]

@@mozman68 I bet! 😉

[@xancypillosi9497]

Ossining NY - “sing sing” upstate NY maximum security jail

[@kellyfletcher6880]

Harry's buzzer was rigged in the think fast round

[@stanleymasterson1135]

No Kari Wuhrer... not worth watching

[@KittyCatMo]

Fans flying to Russia. Unheard of in 2024 with all thats happening now 😮

[@SweetCincy1]

Every time she answers a question, she runs her hand through her hair. Annoying.

[@twinchef2095]

that sketch is so bad

[@zt1053]

This hostess was awful. Kari was so much hotter

[@rufioquin2406]

Collin can’t draw, sing, or be funny. I still love this show though!

[@alexbiersner3350]

probably the worst host I've seen...no wonder this show didn't last long........yhen again, I bet that Russia trip was a blast with those bands performing :D

[@WarriorWeek87]

It actually lasted a long time by MTV standards. Four seasons. Ken Ober was the anti-host, and he filled the role well.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

MTV was irreverent back then, this was basically a loose slacker parody of a game show.