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Remote Control is an American TV game show that ran on MTV for five seasons from 1987 until 1990. It was MTV's first original non-musical program and first game show. A concurrent syndicated version of the series ran during the 1989–1990 season and was distributed by Viacom.
Remote Control: Created by Joe Davola, Michael Dugan. With Ken Ober, Colin Quinn, Steve Treccase, John Ten Eyck. A trio of contestants answer questions and compete in games related to TV and pop culture.
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The show's premise was that Ober desperately wanted to be a game show host and set up his basement (at 72 Woopingkof Lane; the spelling was indicated by a street sign prop seen on the set) as a television studio. The opening theme song sketched out the scenario: "Kenny wasn't like the other kids. (Remote Control) TV mattered, nothing else did. (Rem...
Grand prize round
MTV Version (first four seasons)– The contestant was strapped to a Craftmatic Adjustable Bed, facing a wall of nine TV sets (a couple turned sideways; the ninth upside down) on which music videos were playing. Before the clock started ticking, the contestant was given a split-second glimpse of every video at once. The contestant had to identify the artist in each video, with a prize being awarded for every correct answer. The contestant could pass on an artist if they couldn't identify him/he...
Kenny wasn't like the other kids. (REMOTE CONTROL!) TV mattered, nothing else did. (REMOTE CONTROL!) Girls said "yes" but he said "no". (REMOTE CONTROL!) Now he's got his own game show. (REMOTE CONTROL!) (Futuristic Robotic voice: REMOTE CONTROL!)
Board Game
A Board Game based on the show was released by Pressman in 1989.
Video Games
Games for the MS-DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64 were released in 1989 while the NES version was released in 1990 by Hi-Tech Expressions. (NOTE:The game remains quite similar to the show, although the NES version has no end game)
Clothing
Various T-Shirt's based on the show have come out at times.
Matrix Studios, Manhattan, New York City, NY (Seasons 1-2, 4-5) Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios), Orlando, FL (Season 3)
Countries that have previously aired their versions of (MTV's) Remote Controlinclude: 1. Australia – as The Great TV Game Showairing on Network Ten in 1989, hosted by Russell Stubbs. 2. Brazil – as Controle Remotoairing on Rede Globo in 1989, hosted by Fausto Silva. 3. Greece – sharing the same title as the American version (again minus the "MTV's"...
Phil Moorewas an audience warm-up man on this show. The opening sequence featured on the show featured clips from Truth or Consequences and The Price is Righton the TV. Colin Quinn would later be a featured performer on Saturday Night Livethen be promoted to full-time cast member.
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Remote Control is a TV game show that ran on MTV for three seasons from 1987 until 1990. It was MTV's first original non-musical program.
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Welcome to the Remote Control Wiki. This page is about MTV's Remote Control game show. This show aired on MTV from 1987 to 1990, with syndicated airings from 1989 to 1990.
