John2189 573 #1 Posted Monday at 11:08 PM MTV of the 80s before rap took over. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 1,882 #2 Posted yesterday at 12:50 AM MTV was relatively new when I was in HS and I thought it was great to sit and watch or just have on in the background. We never had cable at home but I could hang out where it was. When I enlisted I fell off the grid for some years and when I resurfaced it seemed to have lost its way to more "reality" TV vs. music. I haven't looked back at it since. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,946 #3 Posted yesterday at 01:12 AM It was Dick Clarks American Bandstand for me. 2 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 573 #4 Posted yesterday at 01:55 AM 43 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: It was Dick Clarks American Bandstand for me. Yes that was good too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 661 #5 Posted yesterday at 04:28 PM Don't forget "SOUL TRAIN" 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 23,618 #6 Posted 22 hours ago I wonder what Nina Blackwood is doing today?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 11,404 #7 Posted 19 hours ago @stevasaurus I think she is a DJ on one of the SiriusXM channels? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,946 #8 Posted 19 hours ago 22 minutes ago, c-series don said: @stevasaurus I think she is a DJ on one of the SiriusXM channels? And has an animal rescue farm in Maine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 19,332 #9 Posted 16 hours ago On 3/2/2026 at 6:08 PM, John2189 said: MTV of the 80s before rap took over. I was young and watched it quite a bit back then. Also watched American Bandstand and Soul Train too I don't miss it. Be sure to check out this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,182 #10 Posted 16 hours ago I still remember the intro with the shuttle launch and that music that went with it. Of course they took it down after the Challenger disaster. Appropriate of course, but it was very sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwalshy 244 #11 Posted 3 hours ago (edited) I was never a MTV fan, maybe because we had the rabbit ears above the "1" TV in the house. And today I'm not happy to admit it, but we now have "2" TVs. Edited 3 hours ago by kwalshy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,946 #12 Posted 2 hours ago 54 minutes ago, kwalshy said: we had the rabbit ears We did to until we upgraded to a two man outside antenna in 1952. One person took the pipe wrench to the back porch and turned the support pipe while the second person relayed the picture quality to the pipe man. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 11,222 #13 Posted 2 hours ago 37 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: One person took the pipe wrench to the back porch and turned the support pipe while the second person relayed the picture quality to the pipe man. And my sister yelling “turn it the other way stupid” 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
