MTV "Remote Control" episode 1989 (Part 2 of 2)

[cdforshee]

Thanks for posting, Dave. It was interesting to see your insiders' insight and very fun to watch.

I miss this show; I watched it frequently with my sister (in between arguments, of course.) I remember how cool it was to see Adam Sandler show up on SNL a couple of years later. I said "That's Stickpin Quinn!"

RIP Ken Ober. I did not know until earlier tonight that he passed away 2 years ago.

[Aeolis7]

That was fantastic Dave. The commentary was very interesting.

It's great to have such fond memories of the days when MTV was still fun!

[nautyhottie2]

did you score with christine?

[crcyclone]

That was really fun to watch Dave. I loved this show when I was a kid, I would have been about 8 when this aired. It was fun watching the videos and reading your commentary :)

[harryfyhr]

Not a Metallica fan?

Good job. Thanks for the up,miss this show.

[DJPhaze001]

wow dave thats an awesome story! could u post a pic of yourself so we can all see what you look like 22 years later?

[lolKbgTgm6621what]

Dave, this was absolutely awesome to watch. Makes me want to dig through my pile of VHS tapes, somewhere in that pile I have the last two rounds of one of the earlier Remote Controls - back when the middle contestant went through the blue paper "wall". I remember being a little bit disappointed as a 6 year old kid when I saw the new season of Remote Control and they did away with the blue wall.

I was rooting for you all the way, awesome job - and your comments were really neat to read.

[CelticFireChild]

Christine was hot, and she seemed nice

[mrwes77]

Your expression when they revealed the grand prize made my day.

[doubletrouble467]

so,Dave was its fun meting Ken and other guys

[BillDerBerg]

... was a little too old for this "show" so I never watched it back in *the day*.. but who's this Alicia chick? That cute girl was looking damn fine... dances very sexy. Did she ever branch out to a normal TV/movie or *video* career later? BTW those two kids (David and Lyle) are much better impromptu singers than the sunglasses wearing clown w/ the microphone. They should've told him to STFU & GTFO.

[DonMinnows]

Dude that was awesome. I was just reminiscing old favorite shows like "Night Flight" and "Remote Control" just now before I found this and I didn't know that Ken Ober passed away. I am really glad you had a chance to became a part of this. "Remote Control" was a great part of my teenage life. I really miss this show and nothing ever will beat it. Thank you so much for posting.

[suzyduvall]

Thanks for the awesome time-travel-trip back to my watching this on the overstuffed pull-out couch with my sister. You did a rad job!

[PowerGlove79]

Is it just me or does Lyle kinda look like Carlton from Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

[jhonnydrama]

@PowerGlove79 lol dude he so does!XD

[bwolfe1980]

loved the videos ty for sharing

[faithxvoid]

Thanks for posting this. It's even better with the little comments you made. Bummer about the car, you would have gotten all the ladies in that sweet ride while blasting your sweet new cassette deck.

[YouSmellLikeACat]

Is it true what they say about guys with big feet, Dave?

[gravey6009]

@YouSmellLikeACat Yes. Big shoes.

[GhastlyCretin85]

@gravey6009 jesus, you still have the guitar? it could be a collectors item now! interesting video!

[pretzelbucket]

Dave could easily score as a pro background actor with this virtual rainbow of expressions...

[pazzensutra]

I remember reading that Ken Ober was 35 when he started that show. Remote Control was a great show.

[jhawkod]

this was awesome...thanks for posting!

[HeyCambo]

dude, good for you. you had a pretty sick run out there.

[wolf359x]

How the heck did he die?

[statmann1]

I am truly saddened by this, as I just found out. I was a contestant on the show that started do quinn's laundry, and I was the one that went off the air in that show. Ken was actually nice to me although was a little pissed that I said Steve was my favorite. awesome time I had. And god bless the mighty game man, Ken Ober. He will always be a winner in our hearts and the best host ever.

[dpapaioannow]

holly shit...i remember i used to run back home after school first grade junior high in 89 not to miss this show haha wow...flashbacks

[jessfawcett]

i love this show... i want to be little again

[jbelcher74]

yeah. Great vid. This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. I even used to rock the black Remote Control Tee. Man I miss that show and I loved the inside notes you put on the video. RIP Ken. You were great.

[3greensher]

good post, I was pretty young when that show was on and I remember watching it with my dad who got all the jokes that I was too young to understand (it's amazing how much more intelligent MTV programming was back in the day) Brought back some memories.

[kevinerosa]

1990 eclipse ... Lol funny I had on in 2001... Glad to see that car used to be cool ...

[emlsox4life]

David,good job on the singing of the Foreigner classic!! I thought you have an excellent voice,cool work!

[BlackNoir]

I think Christine had a little something for you.

[mrsnyder99]

kind of like a pop up video and game show in one.......thanks for posting, I loved it!

[gluecement]

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed your text comments -- they had the potential of being annoying, but were well-done.

[ChocolateCityFunkSA]

Great vid. I miss this show. RIP Ken.

[dirtyshoe57]

RIP Ken! They need to bring back these types of shows. So much fun.

[dcsharon]

How true - RIP Ken. I auditioned for Rock 'n Roll Jeopardy (made it to the 2nd call back) and that show was much more difficult than it appeared on television. I wish they would bring shows like this back! Thanks for sharing your time on RC. It looked like you had a blast.

[Rhezoloution]

Size 15 feet??? How tall are you???????holy crap...

[WillyM79]

LOL, ever seen a nudie magazine David?

hmm yes I have

[missingremote]

Can't say i ever watched this game. must've been on during the week day.

[kittykatsky]

It was on at 7:00 pm weeknights.

[missingremote]

thank you I was at a bar at that hour / Crab Pot, Jacksonville Beach :)

[GoldCone123]

I remember the Crab Pot! 1990.

[missingremote]

Right on _ I lived in Mayport on the super sara 1988-1992 .

[GoldCone123]

sounds like we were stomping the same grounds. i was at Cecil Field and then NAS Jax, 89-93.

[LowellDevil]

I remember playing the video game of this show on Nintendo.

[shaunaphillips]

Wow..what a trip back to my childhood! RIP Ken. And I was hoping for a happy ending...doh!! Anyways, I'm interested to know the taxes you had to pay on the prizes...yipe!

[genfx]

Great pair of vids, thanks! adn RIP Ken.

[decolady2]

car stereo with CASSETTE.. KICkass....

[bronc30td]

Don't forget the LCD readout and SEPERATE bass and treble!

[lisamj]

yeah that host was cool. sad he passed too soon. anyone under 90 passing away is just sad. anyways, RIP to ken ober

[jphacker]

So, did you end up getting Christine's number? Great job, man!

[rminister1971]

@jphacker yes did you get Christine's number, she was cute. see ya later Lyle.

[mcb1453]

i have to admit i hated when this dumb show came on, but r.i.p. ken ober. sorry to see you go so soon.

[DeweyBanks]

I feel like I just watched Colin Quinn giving a hand job in a back alley . . .

Congrats David, you owned that show! Very entertaining. Thanks for posting, you rock.

[AndrewwwJackson]

Yo Gravy Davy, very impressive pop culture k-nowl-edge.

RIP Ken. Use to see him all the time in my neighborhood in the nineties.

[cibreca]

I was 12 and really took it for granted. I remember changing the channel to see if Duck Tales was on.. I was twelve and didn't know better.

[marijnes77]

I was 12 too, but I watched this constantly. I remember when Adam Sandler got on SNL and I was excited that a Remote Control member was on the show.

[77bogart]

If MTV (tv in general) didn't get so mundane and with programming aimed for morons I wouldn't have thrown out my TV two years ago. This was a fun and simple little show with a good host. You lost your way MTV. RIP Ober

[warrenwheel]

i musta, i was also 5...you must be an idiot

[nestorodriguez]

RIP Ken Ober this show was better than any reality crap thats on tv today. Including winning the audio cassette radio prize and the sailboat! The show was tped in NYC very few people sail in Manhattan- still I'd use the Sailboat as an umbrella.

[warrenwheel]

watching this show as a kid...i really always thought they killed the people when taking them back

[weinusdemylo]

Amazing! Such a good show.  Did you actually have to use the remote to change the channel?

[MuzzikLvr]

That was so fun to watch, Brought back great memories. David, thanks for uploading it...enjoyed your commentary.

[Tinkidink]

i agree, this was fantastic, thanks for uploading it!

[donignacio2000]

It's funny how I start to get nostalgic over things like cassette players, film cameras, and when Metallica were actually hairy.

[pepper1dancer]

Ahhh, takes me back when I was a stoner.

[ThePeRfectCriMex]

Hah. awesome. Thanks for sharing, I loved your commentary on the video itself. I've always wanted a behind the scenes from someone on a game show.

[NolaChick82]

This is painful.

[SuperSuperNat]

Man I wish this show was still around today. I would have won all of those crappy 80's prizes.

[Riverkillaa]

VIDEO RESPONSE (must finish to end or you'll miss it...

haha  lol smily face

[whatehelll]

of all the prices, the gibson guitar was a steal!

[GrandMastaGriff]

@whatehell

Well...I know what you mean; but it was an "Epiphone"...'designed' by Gibson USA.

Not the Les Paul that you're thinking of.

Kind of like the 'Squire' 'Fender' thing.

How cool if it actually was a Les Paul.

Awesome Post !!!

I usually hate textual commentary on vids but yours was great!

[GrandMastaGriff]

Oh, and RIP Ken.

[knight1528]

lots of fraternities there. is that kappa sigma you're repping?

[b1g1freeagain]

damn those items suck

[cooldude333]

I WOULD HAVE TOTALLY RULED ON THIS SHOW!!!!!!

Unfortunately, I was about 3 when this particular episode aired....

[Wiredflower]

RIP

[Wiredflower]

RIP Ken, All good memories!

<3

[rustytrombone1027]

RIP funny man.

[yabucoaman]

this is one of mtvs best and coolest tv shows

[wiscmarine]

Thanks for the video, AAHH good times, I loved that show !!

[lekstar]

Thanks David - I really enjoyed your comments interspersed with the great memory of Remote Control

[williamgatesenson]

this is the only worthwhile thing Colin Quinn ever did

[ValpoCory]

RIP Ken Ober.  Good video

[ariesgirl1972]

this is so cool!

RIP Ken Ober :(

[Skylarkman]

Number 6 some hairy guy........... priceless

[badlarry2]

Great video. Brought back memories watching after school. RIP Ober

[jeffcool78]

rip ken orber sucks he is gone now

[DeejMT]

Separate bass AND treble?!??!? AWESOME!

[BellaStrega50]

RIP funnyman  :(

[elblueblazer]

haha that tape player was state of the art!!! haha, its effin hideous, what a prize,

also i love when they got thrown into the wall.

[alexforever411]

Bye, Ken.

R.I.P

[jasondoody74]

RIP Ken

[sharonruth7]

Sweet! I loved that show even at the wee age of 11.

[kidjr27]

How much in taxes did you have to pay?

[jneau]

Wow! The radio has bass AND treble!!

[dtrinc]

God Almighty, that singing is terrible from the "cohosts"... Sheesh!

[chewbacca1010]

Christine is hot.

[jelenaL]

oooomg, i loved this show!!!

[smokeaphatredbull]

Sweet!! Sherwood 25W Cassette Deck

[inloveoutoftime]

Thanks for making my day, I loved watching every second of this, and loved your commentary. I use to watch this when I was 4 with my dad, GREAT memories, how exciting you were actually on it and did so well! You were really smart, and it seemed pretty close to impossible to win! Great job though:-)

[peekaboo2u]

I went to this show as an audience member. Talk about a rough neighborhood...lol...Was it the Bronx where they shot this?

Anyway, Quinn was actually the guy everyone liked. Sandler made the most of his appearances and people laughed, but Quinn was the cool funny guy...

Thanks for posting!

[matthewkaiser310]

I was a huge fan of this show!! Thanks for posting and sharing your experience!

[001GenLee]

I remember when the players would get pulled back into that room, there would be guys dressed up as monsters back there. I've got about 5 episodes on dvd that show contestants getting pulled back and you'd see those guys dressed up like Halloween charachters back there to scare the losing contestants.

[MrChrisWilkinson]

We would be grateful if you were to post one of these episodes! :)

[Flash33181]

Yeah, share those with us please!!

[angeldreams111]

Wasn't that dark hair girl with Collin Quin the same one who played Lorna on Another World? It looks like her.

[zedrein18]

Probably one of the best uploads on youtube.

[CircaMay85]

Suck's he did'nt win the car or boat... i mean how can you not get Metallica.. But least he got a sweet Gibson ... And one cool ass story..

[JALAN1961]

COLIN QUINN IS still FUNNY !!!!!

[TheKaveInn]

i miss the 80s, they had the best prizes... people won guitars and cameras, with 35mm photography, holy crap!... also christine is hoooooooooooooot, shes probably 50 now

[emlsox4life]

The puppet thing was funny when Christine was yanked.

[kodiakdawg]

"Some Hairy Guy" - Classic

[LilJazJaz11]

AHH the 80's I wasn't there but I'm sure it was somethin else.

[nailbittter]

good story. I enjoyed it!

[rjkelly34]

one of the best shows MTV ever had. cool to witness the dark underbelly of the show! ha! thanks for the peak!

[braydentannopolk]

its so funny to see the camera you win if you win the final game... its so big.. this show came on when i was 3..

[Xgal]

Nice job! I was a contestant the year before. I need to digitize my episode - it's still on videotape. BetaMax, of course! ;)

[mariofan1985]

What a way to get eliminated. But it's still funny. Btw have you been on any other gameshow?

[adam1mc]

Dude that's pretty cool and memorable experience.

[utoo8r]

8:46 is the peek.

i watched this show 20 years ago when i was 6

[DonniesWorld]

@utoo8r i was 11 when that aired lol. I wouldnt doubt if i had watched that episode as it was my favorite game show back then.

[punkfish79]

Dude you "ham"ed it up great.. you are a rock star for putting this on...

Bummer you did not win the car...

[flushdraw78]

Ahhh, the good old days of MTV. Great post.

[bageldoc]

David, you totally rock!

[NMNHTV13]

You gotta feel bad for the keyboard player to have gone from backing Prince to this!!!

[Focusakker]

Andy, Andy, Andy...Say goodnight, Gracie. Closing time. One last call for alcohol, so finish your whiskey or beer. Closing time. You don't have to go out but you can't star here.

[fluffydolly]

cool for some reason i thought the show was earlier mtv,congrats !

[gmwcfhg]

Great job David! You sounded great singing the line on that Foreigner song. Sure wish Game Show Network would air Remote Control!

[milofire]

ps- Great game, wtg!

[milofire]

Thank you for sharing. I loved this show when I was little. I used to say that when I turned 18 I would be a contestant...too bad that by then Mtv turned to crap. (I'm 29 btw)

Peace.

[orangeskyband]

Enjoyed watching this. I was also a contentant on the show back in 1990... switched from the bed to the spinning thing... it wasn't the same. But your commentary was right on, from the big sneakers they made you wear to the stage manager on the floor in front of us. Very funny. One of these days I'll get my VHS tape transferred to digital so I can share my experience with the world, too. Nice job.

[apodino]

Colin Quinn before SNL, this is where he got his start.

[trcyb456]

very kewl.........i love vintage 80's shows, brings back so mamy memories.....1 in question headbangersball, how much fun was that show???????//

[jonaatlanta]

thanks for posting this, I was on the first season of RC in 1987. I dug out my VHS and need to get it transferred and posted on here as well. I actually won the final round and got a trip to the Bahamas.

[ktty6015]

You're lucky. Was the trip good? got any souveniers?

[miscreantproductions]

that was awesome (especially your annotations)! thanks for sharing!

[drgoodspd]

thanx 4 sharing...

[davidtennantaddict13]

This is great! What a blast from the past! I used to watch this show all the time when I was younger. I always dreamed of being a contestant on there. I think it's great that you have this video of yourself. You did a fantastic job!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Is this the US version of the game show Kenny Everett used to present, BrainDrain

[KHWendy28]

that was so cool thanks for posting it I bet you had fun and it was a great show of the 80 and of MTV I love see it bring me back and just thank you.

[messina31]

thanks for posting this. I loved this show back when MTV was worth watching. Awesome memories!!

[forkhead]

Thank you very much for posting this. Kind of like popup video. Very cool!

[sigmafan]

Don't feel bad about missing out on the car because of the Steve Winwood video. Many a contestant has gone down in that bonus round thanks to Steve Winwood and his songs of medoicrity. Still, awesome job man.

[krismcd1984]

Metallica for the 1989 eclipse! Aww so close..that sux.... Is there a gibson, AM/FM cassette car radio, and a sailboat located somewhere in the reaches of your garage? Was Colin Quinn wasted on set, thus conveniantly wearing the sunglasses? Good job on the video its cool you kept it long enought to be a youtube star.

[gravey6009]

I still have the Gibson, sold the radio, didn't win the sailboat (or the Eclipse), gave the camera to my girlfriend at the time, tossed the spandex gear, gave away the CDs, and never received the home version of Remote Control. I didn't smell anything on Colin's breath. Funny--my friend happened to see me on TV the day this episode aired, and quickly got a VHS tape and recorded it. That's why the first minute or so is not there. If it wasn't for her, I never would have even seen the actual show!

[trent100100]

yep thats viacom for you

[bowiebeeb]

That was a great story to live thru. Have you ever seen the movie "Quiz Show"?

[xxxx7706]

This was a treat to watch, actually! I remember this show vaguely when I was in my infant years but never gave it much thought until this late night to look up Remote Control after playing Classic Concentration on my NES...and I got a majority of the questions right prior to the bonus round...it's awesome that you got to be on this show! Are you around 42, now??? Hope MTV doesn't bust your balls for telling us what went on behind the stage lol...

[ginxiegin]

I'm stoked I got to see Part 2! David- did you really have to click your remote to change the channel? and did it make the channel button light up on the tv or did the producers really control the tv? That part always seemed really fake to me. And WOW! SIZE 15 feet?? How tall are you? Did the car stereo work?

[gravey6009]

1. Our remote controls did not work. We were told to dramatically point it at the TV and shout out what channel we wanted. The producers actually controlled everything. 2. I'm only 6'1", but have big feet. 3. Yes, the stereo worked.

[ginxiegin]

Thanks for letting me know! I always figured the contestants' remotes were fake/props!

[MrChrisWilkinson]

Also, did they tell contestants to "oversell" the elimination?

[MrChrisWilkinson]

is that supposed to be a guy in a Jerry Lee Lewis costume?

[namk19]

60 pts. at the end of round one that has to be a record