"Most Wanted" and "Real World" played a major role for me as a German kid who was trying to get a grip on the English language. Maybe that's why my generation is called by some the "MTV Generation". Today, of course, that would be unthinkable. TV is dead and MTV's deterioration helped to kill it, IMO.
This is when MTV was good. What was the point of regionalising MTV when all they do is show American reality shows? It makes no sense. I know Ray is doing shows in Belgium now but he should return to the UK and make TV out here. I'm surprised he hasn't done so already.
This was before MTV had the hare-brained idea to split MTV up into regional channels, destroying the sense of European youth unity and depriving us Scandinavians of the best source of authentic English programming we had. Not enough expletives available to tell them what I think of that imbecilic idea. Anyway, thank you Ray for the laughs.
@meadish Agreed. I stopped watching shortly after MTV split up. MTV UK was nowhere near as good. It didn't just bring a bit of British culture and lanuage to Europe, It brought a bit of mainland European culture to the UK. It should have never worked but it did and it was brilliant. When it became MTV UK, it felt like you were watching marketing and not entertaining TV, and it was around then that they started playing less music and more shite.
Couldn't agree with your comment more, particularly on European youth unity. Ray was one of the best ambassadors for our country, he could have saved Greece!
This show was blinkin awesome and so so funny. At the time, SKY was considered a luxury so I used to watch it at my mates house. I'm all grown up now with kids and during a 5 minute moment of peace and remeniscence I had a flashback about this fella / programme. Through the power of You tube a scratching of the head and a search engine I found him.
Such amazing memories of Ray and MTV Europe. Such a fun show he had... I was glued on my TV always catching his show on ( I lived in Greece at the time). Then I moved to the US and was shocked at the total crap programming of MTV !! So lovely seeing this. Thanx for posting...
I remember watching this show when I was 12 or 13 and could hardly understand what was the big deal^^. Watching MTV Europe improved my English a lot, and it was a great loss when there was MTV Germany all of a sudden--sad what happened to MTV anyway...
It's Ray's fault that I learned English at the age of 8! We got MTV on TV at that time and my big sister always used to watch Most wanted. I couldn't understand one word, so I watched it over and over again, until I knew what he was talking about ^^ Thanks to MTV's Ray for great Music Television moments XD
Bye Bye MTV in Germany. Ray`s Request and MTV Most Wanted with Ray were the best ever. Thanks Ray, all the best for 2011 and hope see you and Rob the Cameraman again on TV in Germany, perhabs on VIVA?
Hey, does anyone remember MTV vj called Hakan back in 1995? He looked like some cool Swedish guy, but he was a puppet actually :)) Are there any Hakan's videos here on youtube? I can't find it. I miss his full plump lips and that sexy Scandinavian accent so much ;) ;) ;)
Sadly Ray is now one of the bosses of MTV and cant make anymore shows! Bring back the past whenMTV was fun and made everyone stay up late and watch the only good channel that was worth watching! RAY where are you? We need you! I saw so many artists get their first break on this show!
Pacosaidso> couldn't agree with you more! This was the time when MTV was actualy a music station....good ol' times... most wanted, grind, headbangers ball, 120 minutes, greates hits, beavis% butthead.... i wish i could live in the 90's one more time ;)
I miss the old MTV Europe when we all watched the same shows across 'ol Europe. Most Wanted, 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball, Dial MTV, Awake on the Wild Side, European Top 20.....
If I took over MTV UK I would make it pan-european and pull it free off sky bringing back all the shows that people in the UK and across the continent like this/beavis and butthead/MTV's Greatest Hits/The Soul Of MTV and other great shows! MTV today? Music It Is Not!
Ray, where are you? We want you back! I watched this every night. I basically studied for all my highschool exams in front the TV with Ray's show. It's wonderful... we miss it. We want you back.
I watch this every single night it was on! I practicly grew up in front of this show ! Those were the days! MTV actually had good shows on it. Now I havent watched MTV in 8 years or so...
Oh how I LOVED this show! I was addicted to it and I adored the crew and Ray! I miss the sillyness and the sexual innuendoes! I still have a few episodes on tape and I will NEVER throw them away! Also, I loved getting up to the most wanted moments from the entire week every Saturday. Great to start the day with laughter! This was genuine, real and funny! No one was snobby, everyone laughed and they clearly loved their job. The optimism was contagious. I miss this so much...
its so great, there are and not will be presenters alike ray cokes. i am very proud to shook his hands in the end of the 90s while he hosted a radio show at kiss fm in berlin, germany. he is so great.
I sure do miss this too!! I was watching every single show back in those days!! I recognize this one! My teenyears wre quite hard and boring and I remember how I came home from school and felt sad and down and I put on MTV most wanted and it cheered me up!! What ever happened to Ray any way??? I never found him again after the last MTV most wanted!? I love Ray!! He is brilliant!!
Back when MTV had live shows and music instead of teeny bopper reallity crap.Seriously MTV is a joke nowadays this once great channel that gave music back to the people has sold out and went for the predictable lazy teenager market R.I.P MTV.
I just loved this show!! Yes, this was when MTV was MTV with all these great shows hosted by Ray, Steve Blame and Paul King. The good old times!! *snief*
I watched this show when I lived in Germany back in 1995. It later turned into TFI Friday presented by Chris Evans for Channel 4. Exactly the same production team, just different presenter.
MTV was awesome in those days. I loved Most Wanted, it was random madness. Also it had a great European feel to it where as today its souless rubbish full of reality crap.
i watched this show when i start learning english, i didn't understand what iss all about, however it still was nice to watch, and somehow i liked this guy. And like rabidtroller said, in that time MTV really was MTV
@arctic175 Absolutely the best. I've probably commented on this video somewhere else here, but I'll do it again anyway. MTV Europe was great fun once upon a time. Most Wanted, Headbanger's Ball, well, everything.
Brings back great memories of living in germany in the early 90's used to watch most wanted every night
parksidecricketclub 2 weeks ago
Best times of MTV.
MrTuffgong11 3 weeks ago
Ray Cokes with Ray's Coke and Roy's Cake
22j77 1 month ago
best show ever!!!!
amstelinka 2 months ago
"Most Wanted" and "Real World" played a major role for me as a German kid who was trying to get a grip on the English language. Maybe that's why my generation is called by some the "MTV Generation". Today, of course, that would be unthinkable. TV is dead and MTV's deterioration helped to kill it, IMO.
Zendrig 2 months ago
So long MTV your legacy has been destroyed....now we can't see European artists on EMAS and even the hosts are American teenagers from Disney...
lisa23gr 3 months ago
Minecraft brought me here.
XboxLiveGlicher 3 months ago 3
@XboxLiveGlicher
Me too =O
TheAnothep 3 months ago
hopefully mtv heads are reading these comments
randomdudedude 3 months ago
i miss ray cokes;(
konstantya 4 months ago
good all days....
iuno777 4 months ago
This is when MTV was good. What was the point of regionalising MTV when all they do is show American reality shows? It makes no sense. I know Ray is doing shows in Belgium now but he should return to the UK and make TV out here. I'm surprised he hasn't done so already.
cumdiddydum 5 months ago
i used to watch Ray every night!! He was so funny and had all the best guests!
EthelButton 5 months ago
Happy days MTV Europe.
When they used to actually play good music.
BMFSTONECOLD2 5 months ago
THIS IS THE REAL MTV......
avalsor72 5 months ago
used to watch it every night. good times... what am I saying, Wonder Years!!!
autentyk 6 months ago
i used to love this show
nattybking 6 months ago
I miss this! :)
suzannimal 6 months ago
oh, i looooved watching it.
TheWildRose73 6 months ago
yeah... goody bag-competition.... it was sooooo cool!!!!!
beaglelouis 6 months ago
The old good times... Ray rules!
Majeczna1108 6 months ago
Ray Cokes i love u, i miss u, i miss your show.
imádtam, még alig tudtam angolul, mégis értettem az egészet, folyton ezt néztem alig vártam :)
alizuska 7 months ago
This was before MTV had the hare-brained idea to split MTV up into regional channels, destroying the sense of European youth unity and depriving us Scandinavians of the best source of authentic English programming we had. Not enough expletives available to tell them what I think of that imbecilic idea. Anyway, thank you Ray for the laughs.
meadish 7 months ago 19
@meadish Agreed. I stopped watching shortly after MTV split up. MTV UK was nowhere near as good. It didn't just bring a bit of British culture and lanuage to Europe, It brought a bit of mainland European culture to the UK. It should have never worked but it did and it was brilliant. When it became MTV UK, it felt like you were watching marketing and not entertaining TV, and it was around then that they started playing less music and more shite.
bytesabre 6 months ago 2
@meadish yeah i think it was big mistake and destroyed mtv
zajefajnyon 6 months ago
Comment removed
Scottmachin 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Couldn't agree with your comment more, particularly on European youth unity. Ray was one of the best ambassadors for our country, he could have saved Greece!
Scottmachin 2 months ago
@meadish But now we can watch E type.
smuldia 2 months ago
I just loved this. Plus now that I see it again, I think that Ray looks like Dr. Who !
stevensonjr 7 months ago
Man... good times! I would buy the complete show collection on DVD for sure!
schnix 9 months ago 2
To je bilo vreme...
PredragB 9 months ago
Comment removed
PredragB 9 months ago
Wow Most Wanted. Remembering when MTV was good
wayneomac69 9 months ago
I sometimes wonder whether it's just me getting older, but not in this case.
MTV, Bravo, Sci-Fi etc were all miles better back then!
MTV in the 90's was brilliant! Imaginative and fun.
I loved the animated bumpers/channel ads, the presenters, the shows, the music.. pretty much everything.
I know the internet hasn't helped, but surely TV has more to offer nowadays!?
6wm 10 months ago 3
This made my day, thank you so much for uploading.
puckman 10 months ago
This show was blinkin awesome and so so funny. At the time, SKY was considered a luxury so I used to watch it at my mates house. I'm all grown up now with kids and during a 5 minute moment of peace and remeniscence I had a flashback about this fella / programme. Through the power of You tube a scratching of the head and a search engine I found him.
blazinbloke 10 months ago
Best Show Ever On MTV
hardrocker34 10 months ago
Such amazing memories of Ray and MTV Europe. Such a fun show he had... I was glued on my TV always catching his show on ( I lived in Greece at the time). Then I moved to the US and was shocked at the total crap programming of MTV !! So lovely seeing this. Thanx for posting...
sakisgr2000 10 months ago
Ray Cokes for President.
Coerlin 10 months ago
@Coerlin you have to be born in america to be prez
retardedcandy911 10 months ago
I remember watching this show when I was 12 or 13 and could hardly understand what was the big deal^^. Watching MTV Europe improved my English a lot, and it was a great loss when there was MTV Germany all of a sudden--sad what happened to MTV anyway...
andema83 11 months ago
kick-ass is really buckaroo.
RapierMedia 11 months ago
this reminds me ... I don't know ... I just love watch this show !
Ray Cokes is soo much fun!
szilvi4 1 year ago
It's Ray's fault that I learned English at the age of 8! We got MTV on TV at that time and my big sister always used to watch Most wanted. I couldn't understand one word, so I watched it over and over again, until I knew what he was talking about ^^ Thanks to MTV's Ray for great Music Television moments XD
Niiikenoki 1 year ago 8
Bye Bye MTV in Germany. Ray`s Request and MTV Most Wanted with Ray were the best ever. Thanks Ray, all the best for 2011 and hope see you and Rob the Cameraman again on TV in Germany, perhabs on VIVA?
JotheBytle 1 year ago
we want our old MTV back with Paul King and Ray Cokes and Pipp Dann and and and...
calimero1982 1 year ago
Yes, MTV used to be cool but now it sucks big sweaty baboon balls.
MonkeyZorr 1 year ago 2
Goog old MTW, those days, when they played MUSIC...
vwbusferien 1 year ago 2
Best Show ever on MTV..
Sunflower111222 1 year ago 3
just a thought....did David Tennant base his Doctor Who voice on Ray?! uncannylikeness
sideshowbob1971 1 year ago
The good old time of MTV..... now MTV is garbage.
Treppenputzer 1 year ago 2
Hey, does anyone remember MTV vj called Hakan back in 1995? He looked like some cool Swedish guy, but he was a puppet actually :)) Are there any Hakan's videos here on youtube? I can't find it. I miss his full plump lips and that sexy Scandinavian accent so much ;) ;) ;)
gerulyte11 1 year ago 2
Sadly Ray is now one of the bosses of MTV and cant make anymore shows! Bring back the past whenMTV was fun and made everyone stay up late and watch the only good channel that was worth watching! RAY where are you? We need you! I saw so many artists get their first break on this show!
swollower 1 year ago
Classic MTV!
I was having some drinks last night with my friend and we wanted to watch MTV & listen some music.
The problem was that for 2 hours straight MTV aired a show called TEEN MOM,
WTF?????
For 2 fucking hours, did they have a marathon of this idiotic show?
I don't know anyone who likes the new formula of MTV.
sibipihkur 1 year ago
i miss the old mtv!!!!!! :(
michael77ms 1 year ago 2
very good days... 80`s 90`s... what`s happend now? why MTV today is shit....?
684ona 1 year ago
@684ona because the world is getting dumb!
Horlitz 1 year ago
REMEMBER RAY COKES?
MTV IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS!
NOT LIKE NOW!!!!!!!!!
mike210476 1 year ago 4
Pacosaidso> couldn't agree with you more! This was the time when MTV was actualy a music station....good ol' times... most wanted, grind, headbangers ball, 120 minutes, greates hits, beavis% butthead.... i wish i could live in the 90's one more time ;)
SuperMofo1980 1 year ago
God, I miss Ray!
wendyteddy999 1 year ago
My interest for MTV dissapeared with this guy!!!
daveberggren 1 year ago
I miss the old MTV Europe when we all watched the same shows across 'ol Europe. Most Wanted, 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball, Dial MTV, Awake on the Wild Side, European Top 20.....
TheGoldenSphinx 1 year ago 6
I miss these days! It was great TV.
digivoka 1 year ago
Than you so much for this, arctic 175. Takes me back to some good laughs ... :D
108Toto 1 year ago
Ray was basically the face of MTV.
it was a sad day when he left.
DiArmada 1 year ago 5
I adored this show on MTV. Ray Cokes was great in this. I never missed a show.
justmeandmydog 1 year ago 5
If I took over MTV UK I would make it pan-european and pull it free off sky bringing back all the shows that people in the UK and across the continent like this/beavis and butthead/MTV's Greatest Hits/The Soul Of MTV and other great shows! MTV today? Music It Is Not!
AnthonyUK 1 year ago 2
I miss Ray Cokes soooooooo much! I loved mtv's most wanted, Mtv Europe was great at the time and after that.........nothing....
DrPhalangi 1 year ago 3
Legendary presenter!
HayaJi 1 year ago
Ray Cokes was awesome. back when MTV was still cool
funnylookingfoetus 1 year ago
Back when MTV Europe was still good
ELCNUmorFnaMehT 1 year ago
I liked this show very much. Mtv was quite good back then. Now it really sucks !!!!
NunoMiguel1976 1 year ago
ce dor imi e de emisiunile astea.. mai era unu chel.. nu mai stiu cum il cheama..
am sunat si eu odata :D
istratedanut 1 year ago
Va mai amintiti de Ray Cokes?
amdraci1 1 year ago
thanks for sharing!! I used to watch this religiously along with Cheers and Roseanne!! I miss Ray Cokes!!
Lynnzer 1 year ago
I used to watch this show, but I couldn't remember his name. Ray ??? But now I know....thank you.
lauri1970 1 year ago
This should never have ended. Thanks for uploading.
jolf1245 1 year ago
what happened to mtv? why do they destroy mtv?
darkalligator 1 year ago 2
jedi govna budalo! ti se smejes nasoj zorici! klosaru! emisija ti je govno! SRBIJA DO TOKIJA!
dvladad 1 year ago
Wow, I was very little, when I watched it every night :D . Good for memories !!!
QueenieGirlMercury 1 year ago
Great memories; I watched every night. MTV has never been the same since.
gregaperkin 2 years ago 2
I miss you RAY!!!!!
oehieze 2 years ago
This was back when MTV was fun. MTV Europe is shit now. Complete crap.
pacosaidso 2 years ago 97
Actually MTV Europe no longer exists. It's MTV UK that's shit.
But yes you're right, and Ray Cokes is hilarious.
SushiSunshine2000 2 years ago
I totally agree! So sad.......
fatbeat53 2 years ago
@pacosaidso what the hell happened to mtv just a load of dumb boring shows please come back ray
imedi 1 year ago
@pacosaidso
Truer words have never been spoken.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago
@pacosaidso
love ray, steve blame and catherine baker so much...
igordugonjic 7 months ago
LOL, brings good memories to mind. MTV used to rock! And Ray Cokes is brilliant!
czhone 2 years ago
this show was the best! I watched it every night and was pretty sad when it was over...I stopped watching MTV after Ray left...
Rob7o 2 years ago
good old mtv before they started airing dumb reality shows.
mikele79 2 years ago 59
This guy is fantastic. Real . MTV is so fake and plastic now.
EdenAlabama 2 years ago 6
Ray, where are you? We want you back! I watched this every night. I basically studied for all my highschool exams in front the TV with Ray's show. It's wonderful... we miss it. We want you back.
ofirdotan 2 years ago 5
Ok so how about we take the 6.912 ppl that liked this video and figure out how to do sth similar? msg me. :-)
atlien99 2 years ago
I watch this every single night it was on! I practicly grew up in front of this show ! Those were the days! MTV actually had good shows on it. Now I havent watched MTV in 8 years or so...
Ray Cokes ftw!! U rock mate!
stormshadow2k 2 years ago 6
I agree this is when MTV meant something, its all sweet sixteen and hogan and his annoying daughter know best. How did MTV loose its way.
AlannTH 2 years ago 2
Ray Cokes probably single-handedly made MTV Europe what it was in the mid-90s. Goodiebag! Andycam! Brilliant!!
One of the best show hosts of all time, I think.
schoschie 2 years ago 4
Oh how I LOVED this show! I was addicted to it and I adored the crew and Ray! I miss the sillyness and the sexual innuendoes! I still have a few episodes on tape and I will NEVER throw them away! Also, I loved getting up to the most wanted moments from the entire week every Saturday. Great to start the day with laughter! This was genuine, real and funny! No one was snobby, everyone laughed and they clearly loved their job. The optimism was contagious. I miss this so much...
meanpaki1 2 years ago 5
Yup, I really liked how authentic it was. Great great show.
schoschie 2 years ago 2
good times!!
NewClearTwist 2 years ago 2
OMFG i will never forget ! looool hammer time !!!
win9k 2 years ago
I looooved this show!
I remember moby did "i'm feeling so real" i really want to see that again! it was the best!
T0shik0 2 years ago
its so great, there are and not will be presenters alike ray cokes. i am very proud to shook his hands in the end of the 90s while he hosted a radio show at kiss fm in berlin, germany. he is so great.
KidKorrekt 2 years ago
Good memories. A pleasure to see a glimpse of the 90s.
Good wishes to Ray..wherever he might be!
LondonCrusader 2 years ago
Come back Ray!
tsaete 2 years ago 2
ray cokes rules, proper mtv show
jxleffects 2 years ago 2
I sure do miss this too!! I was watching every single show back in those days!! I recognize this one! My teenyears wre quite hard and boring and I remember how I came home from school and felt sad and down and I put on MTV most wanted and it cheered me up!! What ever happened to Ray any way??? I never found him again after the last MTV most wanted!? I love Ray!! He is brilliant!!
pansworldnews 2 years ago 2
Back when MTV had live shows and music instead of teeny bopper reallity crap.Seriously MTV is a joke nowadays this once great channel that gave music back to the people has sold out and went for the predictable lazy teenager market R.I.P MTV.
KingHotdog 2 years ago 4
Best thing MTV ever produced. I miss it so much.
ellie1981 2 years ago 5
Ray rules!!
Great times!
crisplant 2 years ago 3
I just loved this show!! Yes, this was when MTV was MTV with all these great shows hosted by Ray, Steve Blame and Paul King. The good old times!! *snief*
ronjajoschi 2 years ago 4
Wow not seen Ray in Years,he made the rest of Europe cool!!!
mikeyorkuk 2 years ago
This is NOSTALGIA!
bsb0099 2 years ago 2
Anyone know what Ray's doing these days? I used to watch Most Wanted every night it was on.
Those were the days when MTV meant Music Television and showed music videos.
zazoutoo 2 years ago 3
I watched this show when I lived in Germany back in 1995. It later turned into TFI Friday presented by Chris Evans for Channel 4. Exactly the same production team, just different presenter.
DaveBond21 2 years ago
Ah, the nostalgia. So many brilliant moments at the tv and thank you to Ray for enhancing my English! :-)
Thanks for posting the clip!
ShorthandedGoal 2 years ago 4
thanks for the upload man
have to see one of those where he destroyed ex-boyorgirlfriends stuff, that was fun too :D
ijonspechesn 2 years ago
MTV was awesome in those days. I loved Most Wanted, it was random madness. Also it had a great European feel to it where as today its souless rubbish full of reality crap.
mononokehime316uk 2 years ago 4
This show was so cool!
krusty3333 2 years ago
i watched this show when i start learning english, i didn't understand what iss all about, however it still was nice to watch, and somehow i liked this guy. And like rabidtroller said, in that time MTV really was MTV
jezus22 2 years ago 2
this was when MTV really was MTV!
rabidtroller 2 years ago 4
This was a great show! I miss shows like this
simeonbd 2 years ago 2
its was and still Most Wanted
gavintwin 2 years ago
i watched this show alot when i lived in Oxford in 95. good times
djhousefire 2 years ago 4
The good old tv-days :)
arctic175 2 years ago 21
@arctic175 Absolutely the best. I've probably commented on this video somewhere else here, but I'll do it again anyway. MTV Europe was great fun once upon a time. Most Wanted, Headbanger's Ball, well, everything.
Coerlin 10 months ago