MTV Pre Launch Countdown Friday 11:45 pm July 31st , 1981

[sjFALCONPUNCH01]

I WANT MY MTV!!!! (back)

[bryanw91178]

Everybody keeps saying bring music videos back to MTV, but think about the shitty music that would be on MTV today. It's not the fact that MTV was better back then, music in general was better back then

[pakitovillanueva]

internet kills the music commercial and the mtv

[CorpseBride1410]

:')

[computerkid1416]

Why did this reair? I see this is VH1 classic, but what was the occasion?

[todnyc]

@computerkid1416 It was August 1, 2006 -- VH-1 Classic, which then actually JUST played videos and ZERO commercials, had a whole day-long anniversary in which they purported to broadcast the first whole day of MTV, but it was actually, from what I saw, just a 12 hours selection of videos that were played again, as was always the case with VH-1 Classic programming then. I was watching it for many hours every single day for a few years, and I knew that if

[todnyc]

@computerkid1416 I saw something in the AM and wanted to catch it again, that it would be on at that same time in the PM! But the only way for there to be the REAL re-broadcast would be if someone uploads a VHS tape of it.

[todnyc]

@computerkid1416 From Wikipedia's article about VH1 Classic: On August 1, 2006, VH1 Classic re-created the first day of MTV in honor of the network's 25th anniversary. VH1 Classic showed the videos and short clips of other linking material from that day, as well as various other videos from MTV's early years. * On July 30 thru August 1st, 2011, they also re-created the first day of MTV in honor of the network's 30th anniversary.

[todnyc]

@computerkid1416 ok, here ya go - go the YouTube channel named: MTVTheFirst24

[pozdude3543]

anyone else find that banner REALLY annoying?

[undertow1985]

happy birthday MTV you would have been 30 a couple days ago.....rip

[ivegottaheadache]

Happy 30th MTV! The GOOD OL' DAYS. One reason I created a Pat Benatar channel; a channel for memories. If you are a new or old fan of Pat Benatar stop by my channel!

[lurch321]

Anyone know what rocket launch this was?

[Retrofanatic10]

@lurch321 The STS-Launch 1 , Columbia April.12 1981.

[LowellDevil]

2 people apparently like MTV the way it is now.

[jwalters38]

To hell with teen idiot moms and and stupid snookie and all the other current day horse shit. 8/1/81 was the beginning of a great era, only to be ended by all the shit aforementioned.

[ScrappleCheesesteaks]

The countdown to MTV video is awesome..at 4:08 NASA Mission Control actually says "Remain seated and No Smoking" THAT seems surreal now. I would think common sense would is not to light a match near the Shuttle.

As for MTV, they should have retired the channel and kept the Shuttles!

[sflnewstv2]

Happy 30th Birthday MTV!

[GreenChileTuba]

huh huh he said cockpit... huh huh

[starbond6]

VH1 Classic has the 1st day on now!

[ScrappleCheesesteaks]

@starbond6 They should play the entire Live Aid 1985

[LovePeaceAndPandas]

Dear MTV, PLZZZZZ PUT GOOD MUSIC ON AND FORGET THE STUPID REALITY SHOWS I NEVER GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE MTV 30 YRS AGO SO PLZZZZZ DO IT -3 , LovePeaceAndPandas :D

[Mike95rulez]

I WANT MY MTV BACK AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!!!! BRING BACK THE MUSIC VIDEOS AND GET RID OF ALL OF REALITY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ktgbw]

2 things died in our era from this video: MTV and shuttle launches

[tallicdeth]

What the hell? VH1 celebrating MTV's 25th?? Who the hell is going to celebrate their 30th???

[lurch321]

@tallicdeth VH1 Classic is! Starting tomorrow (Sat.) @ 6:00 a.m. and continuing until Tuesday evening. I assume they're gonna be showing MTV's first 24 (48?) hours. Set the DVR!

[Ejak2021]

Shuttle launches are awesome!

[lurch321]

Hey, got a great idea for VH 1 Classic. Considering they celebrated MTV's 25th anniversary all day, how about celebrating MTV's 30th anniversary on Aug. 1st of this year? C'mon, VH 1 Classic, JUST DO THIS FOR US!

[Teletran35]

God I miss the old MTV they shouldn't even be called MTV anymore Plus the music now sucks who would watch it now?

[whatabeautifulscene]

The one who disliked this video is a fan of Jersey Shore.

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

MTV was commercial free back then and played good old Rock & Roll,now it is ALL CRAP,I MISS THOSE DAYS!!!!!!!!

[heartwings61]

I want my original Mtv back. It sux that we have to pay for that honor to watch.

[mrmjb1960]

I can finally put the first hour of MTV together for the first time! Yay! And,VH-1 Classic's "Prologue" finally lets us see the first 10 Minutes before! Even MTV's "20th Anniversary Party" only lets us see 20 Seconds of the beginning!

[67675656565655656565]

i remember this

[artmaster2]

Live aid was just as a hit as MTV at the time . lets see if we can top that in the 2011 coming !

THE BOX was another that followed in the foot steps mths later in the uk . I have about 200 of the old 12" video disc's ,just need a player and I am in 1980's video heven

[artmaster2]

Live aid was just as a hit as MTV at the time . lets see if we can top that in the 2011 coming !

[bigcatisbig]

@artmaster2

no it was not a hit

most of the money stolen to fund a war and hunger and

poverty.....top it?

don't dream ,reality is they do not know chrissmas

never will

[shazaibkhan88]

80's an epic period folks a legandary entity rocked the whole world i wish if mtv released a dvd based on that first launching day a dvd in which all the programs could be in miss it

[undertow1985]

this puts tears to my eyes......i wish i could have my old mtv back screw this njshore hills room raiders shit

[phatphuck1792]

@undertow1985 Likewise! I get teared up every time I see this. I was only a little kid when MTV first launched but it's a vivid memory and I'm so thankful to have experienced the 80's <3

[autentyk]

@undertow1985 I was gonna write about tears in my eyes myself. what an epic (for once the word fits the context) idea the rocket countdown was. I am a proud member of MTV generation, even letting pop culture greatly influence my teacher trainer career. happy 30th birthday MTV.

[thesailormercury1]

@undertow1985 i want my mtv with music not really shows

[undertow1985]

@thesailormercury1 amen to that!

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥ .

[RodStewartfan1]

I hope that they do show MTV day 1 on the air on VH1 Classic next August for the 30th anniversary!!

[RodStewartfan1]

MTV TODAY IS NOTHING COMPARED TO MTV 1981-90s!!

[CartoonsAndGameShows]

I'm a little young to have seen this when it originally aired. If I was alive in the 80s, I probably would've watched MTV and a lot of game shows. I rarely ever watch MTV compared to others my age. I just don't like that most of the shows have little or nothing to do with music. Sure, maybe a handful of "non music" shows could be on it, but when you're channel is called "MUSIC TELEVISION", it just kind of doesn't make too much sense.

[phillygrl69]

History in the making!!! AWESOME! What a shame that the vision that was seen then, is now gone. We are the MTV generation. I dont know 'bout you guys, but I for one am proud to have been a part of such an historic event!!! Yea!

[tygersflowerz]

p.s. Even Martha Quinn, the VJ, didn't understand her job when it was offered to her. She asked, "What am I supposed to do during the record?" She thought she was going to just play a record and sit there with a camera on her. xD

Viewers had to have been thinking "music television... wha?"

[tygersflowerz]

I read later that MTV didn't actually debut nationwide - in actuality only a small audience in the northeast saw this countdown broadcast. They had to have been thinking "What in the heck are we looking at?" :-)

[amyath]

@tygersflowerz You're Correct. We didn't even have MTV here until 1982.