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HELLO! You have just entered the Phasers on Stun: The Next Generation MTriVia SUPER BONUS! Please note that any attempt by your team to identify either the first video ever aired on MTV, or the original five VJs, will result in immediate forfeiture of the contest. One warning should suffice.

SECTION UNO: SOMEONE TOLD ME IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO

MTV obviously enjoys the animal kingdom; otherwise, why broadcast from Florida's spring break? Therefore (?), give us the primary animal in each of the following videos--- and NO, "human" doesn't count.

  1. "Rock the Casbah"-- the Clash

  2. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"-- Eurythmics

  3. "Epic"-- Faith No More

  4. "Patience"-- Guns N Roses

  5. "One"-- U2 (original version)

  6. "Express Yourself"-- Madonna

  7. "Leave Me Alone"-- Michael Jackson

  8. "Black or White"-- Michael Jackson (the shocking, unedited censored part, that is!)

SECTION TWO: CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE

Second verse, same as the first. Except for these videos, we want the primary mode of transportation featured in each.

  1. "Karma Chameleon"-- Culture Club

  2. "Father Figure"-- George Michael

  3. "Time After Time"-- Cyndi Lauper

  4. "Human Touch"-- Bruce Springsteen

  5. "Silent Lucidity"-- Queensryche

  6. "Deeper Shade of Soul"-- Urban Dance Squad

  7. "Take On Me"-- a-ha

  8. "Rio"-- Duran Duran

SECTION TROIS: THE ULTRA SECTION

Yes, like the dreaded Ultra Bonus, the groups of videos here all have one particular thing in common, either stylistically or in content. For example, if we gave you the set of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Yes), "Back on the Chain Gang" (Pretenders), and "Under Pressure" (David Bowie & Queen), you would naturally observe that all three videos feature the image of crowds of Londoners walking to work in the morning. Sadly, we can't promise that all of them will be quite that obvious.

  1. "Harlem Shuffle"-- Rolling Stones
    "Running Down A Dream"-- Tom Petty
    "Opposites Attract"-- Paula Abdul

  2. "Jack and Diane"-- John Cougar
    "Live and Let Die"-- Guns N Roses
    "Handle with Care"-- Travelling Wilburys

  3. "Safety Dance"-- Men Without Hats
    "Shock the Monkey"-- Peter Gabriel
    "Get the Funk Out"-- Red Hot Chili Peppers
    also: any video by the Geto Boys

  4. "Walk of Life"-- Dire Straits
    "Jump"-- Pointer Sisters
    "Centerfield"-- John Fogerty

  5. "Someday"-- Mariah Carey
    "Centerfold"-- J. Geils Band
    "The Longest Time"-- Billy Joel

  6. "The Living Years"-- Mike & the Mechanics
    "Pray"-- MC Hammer
    "I Want To Know What Love Is"-- Foreigner

  7. "China Girl"-- David Bowie
    "Justify My Love"-- Madonna
    "Black or White"-- Michael Jackson

  8. "Wicked Game"-- Chris Isaak
    "One"-- U2
    "Got My Mind Set On You"-- George Harrison

SECTION FOUR: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY

While some videomakers try to push the envelope, others are content to Xerox the envelope. In other words, some videos resort to bare-faced, unashamed ripof-- ahem, HOMAGES to earlier works. Please identify the (cough) "inspiration" for the following videos.

  1. "Material Girl"-- Madonna

  2. "Running Down a Dream"-- Tom Petty

  3. "Rush Rush"-- Paula Abdul

  4. "Where The Streets Have No Name"-- U2

  5. "Express Yourself"-- Madonna

  6. "Need You Tonight/Mediate"-- INXS (the "Mediate" part)

  7. "Wild Thing"-- Tone Loc

  8. "Cold Hearted Snake"-- Paula Abdul

SECTION FIVE: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE

The folowing videos all feature unique performances, either in the demeanor of the artist, or the circumstances in which he/she/it finds him/her/itself performing. Obviously, we'd like an explanation.

  1. "Small World"-- Huey Lewis & News

  2. "If This Is It"-- Huey Lewis & News

  3. "Drive"-- The Cars

  4. "Touch of Grey"-- Grateful Dead

  5. "It's Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It)"-- Rolling Stones

SECTION FIVE: MOVE IT OR LOSE IT

From the Big Apple to the Funky Chicken to the Bedrock Twist, popular music has been designed to make America move in specific manners. How specific, you ask? Ah, you've anticipated us! The four videos below each contain unusual and unique hand and arm movements; we'd like you to replicate those motions as precisely as your art skills can accomplish. Please draw the Llap-Goch Man performing the required moves (twisted details are ALWAYS appreciated).

  1. "Walk Like an Egyptian"-- Bangles

  2. "Once in a Lifetime"-- Talking Heads

  3. "2 Legit 2 Quit"-- Hammer

  4. "Gimme All Your Lovin"-- ZZ Top (Or "Legs"-- or "Sharp Dressed Man"-- who cares, they're all the same anyway. We want the official ZZ wave.)

SECTION SIX: AND THE REST

  1. Every schoolchild knows what the first video in MTV history was (don't say it!). Can you tell us what was on BEFORE that? That is, the very first image ever broadcast on the network of image?

  2. In Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," what surprise does the bride provide?

  3. What happens to the bed in Metallica's "Enter Sandman"?

  4. In Guns N Roses "Don't Cry," Axl Rose enters a room, only to find another Axl laying on a table. A third Axl then enters. At this point, what does the first Axl do?

  5. The first and last image in Guns N Roses' "Don;t Cry" is the same. What is it?

  6. At the end of Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It," Rodney Dangerfield tells BJ that his network debut wasn't bad. Rodney then prepares to go onstage himself, to REALLY knock 'em dead. What act bumps Rodney back into the wings?

  7. Bon Jovi shot their "Bad Medicine" video via a peculiar gimmick. What?

  8. What does George Michael's shirt read, in Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"?

  9. What does Tone Loc eventually do with the Funky Cold Medina in (duh!) "Funky Cold Medina"?

  10. When the modelling world comes a-calling in Madonna's "Borderline," her boy toy can't handle it. However, her career is not meant to be. What modelling mishap sends her back to a happier life in the barrio?

  11. At the end of Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days," the Boss is pitching an imaginary game of baseball. A kid-- Bruce Jr., we guess-- shows up and asks him, "How'd you do?" Well, how DID he do?

  12. Who played the curator at the Rock & Roll Museum, in Run-DMC's "King of Rock"?

  13. In "Shiny Happy People," R.E.M. dance and cavort in an attempt to jack up their album sales-- er, show other facets of the band's personality. Anyway, as they shimmy, the scenery behind them rolls continuously. What provides the power for this moving backdrop?

  14. MTV historians like to claim that the music video has been around for decades, but don't kid yourself. Watching the Beatles ride around on horses while "Strawberry Fields" plays in the back isn't what we call high concept. What was the first true smash hit video, a vehicle which can be said to have performed all the functions of the video as we know it WHILE being thoroughly successful (that means not sitting on David Bowie's shelf in 1972). Hint: It predates MTV by five years. Hint Two: It ran on MTV umpteen zillion times anyway.

  15. Wrestling superstars appeared in THREE Cyndi Lauper videos-- name the three, and name the only person to appear in more than one of 'em.

  16. What two words does George Michael write on his gal's back, in "I Want Your Sex"?

  17. In "Billie Jean," Michael Jackson had the rather disconcerting habit of illuminating anything he nears, or touches. In the course of the video, his very Michaelness lights up eight objects-- name three.

  18. Two of the most-shown videos ever on MTV were First Floor's "Baby Baby" (from Magyar Records' "Turn Left" LP), and the Ian Pearson Band's "Sally" (off Rush Records' "Hot Dogs" album). Okay, we know. You've NEVER heard or seen either of these alleged hits. Ah, but you have, you have. In what context did both of these videos rule MTV's rotation?

  19. In the Police's "Wrapped Around Your Finger," what objects does Sting dance through, then knock down?

  20. David Byrne's face is projected via spotlight twice in the Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House." Onto where?

  21. What makes the fat guy laugh in R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion"?

  22. After a series of outside-the-norm videos, "Losing My Religion" marked the first time Michael Stipe & R.E.M. did something you've seen in a thousand videos. What?

  23. In "Cradle of Love," Billy Idol shoves his way into a painting, then displaces the original occupant-- who?

  24. Between her first two albums, Paula Abdul became a big, big star. We mean BIG. They managed to disguise her flab in "Vibeology" by having her dance in an oversized jacket. How was Paula's gut camouflage handled in "Promise of a New Day"?

  25. In Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love," what is the license plate of her car (if you don't know, take a guess).

  26. At the beginning of "Been Caught Stealing," what are Jane's Addiction doing?

  27. In Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator," the comely elevator operator is going through her elevator spiel (you know, "second floor, lady's lingerie, bathroom fixtures, notions and appliances for the home, watch your step please") when she sees lead singer Steven Tyler getting in. What question does she ask Steve? 1989.)

  28. In Don Henley's "Boys of Summer," what object is broken by the man behind the desk?

  29. In "You Could Be Mine," Guns N Roses are stalked by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. The adoring crowd is too much for Arnold, but he manages to catch up with them at the back exit. As he scans them with his Terminator Vision, what determination is made when he arrives at his "primary target," Axl Rose?

  30. In "Nobody Told Me," what does John Lennon do with the chess piece?

  31. In Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game," what does the babe-on-the-beach throw into the camera lens?

  32. At the beginning of Adam Ant's "Goody Two-Shoes," Mr. Ant finds himself in the same predicament suffered by Prince at the beginning of HIS "Diamonds and Pearls" video--- what?

  33. Living Color's "Cult of Personality" features footage of five famous or infamous men of history. Name two.

  34. Billy Joel spends his time in the "We Didn't Start The Fire" video in front of five burning photographs, some quite famous. Describe two.

  35. Back in 1981, Rick James accused MTV of racism because the network wouln't play his "Super Freak" video, thus impeding the sales. Whether or not Rick's charges were valid (P.S. they were), why is this incredibly ironic in light of a later video that played on MTV 12 times a day, for months?

  36. In the Yes video "Owner of a Lonely Heart," our beleaguered protagonist finds himself trapped on a rooftop, surrounded by materializing bad guys. He lunges, runs, and jumps off the roof--- escaping successfully by a very unlikely tactic. What enables him to survive the jump? that?)

  37. In Michael Jackson's "Bad," a poster is seen on the wall emblazoned, "WANTED FOR SACRILEGE." Whose photo appears on the mug shots beneath?

  38. At the end of Genesis' "Land of Confusion," Ronald Reagan has a problem with buttons. Which button does he want to push, and which one does he actually push by mistake?

  39. Of the nine videos to win MTV's Video of the Year Award, eight are still shown periodically. Why did the ninth-- Neil Young's "This Note's For You"-- win in 1989?

  40. in Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P." video, we see a "DOWN WIT O.P.P." sticker affixed to a mailbox. Where else is a sticker placed?

  41. In the Cars' "You Might Think," Ric Ocasek appears in various transformations. We counted twelve-- you name four.

  42. What popular pastime links the videos "I Can't Dance" (Genesis), "Bad to the Bone" (George Thoroughgood), "Beat It" (Michael Jackson), and "Sweet Emotion" (Aerosmith)?

  43. Extreme's "More Than Words" is a two-man song, which left the rest of the band on the sidelines. How did the other guys in Extreme spend their time in the video?

  44. In Billy Joel's "Pressure," what unusual difficulty does Billy encounter with a shag rug?

  45. Okay, MTV is just a chauvinistic smorgasbord of anti-feminist spew, designed to keep young boys in a constant state of semi-tumescence as the T-and-A meat parade ensures that they will never comprehend or appreciate the equality of all womyn. Hey, we've GOT eyes. However, even after accepting the above as gospel, why were the complaints about Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" utterly stupid? (To refresh your memory, some women claimed that the video reinforced violent imagery against women, notably in the next-to-last scene. Assuming that the LAST scene is Tom burping.)

  46. In R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (Etc)," the kid in the shack is surrounded by various items, not including "debris." Twenty of these items are identifiable-- name five.

  47. What video, we are assured by its star, "in no way endorses a belief in the occult"? (Hint: It's not by Wilson Phillips.)

  48. Which comedians appear in the following videos:

    1. "You Can Call Me Al," by Paul Simon

    2. "Bad Medicine," by Bon Jovi

    3. "Don't Worry Be Happy," by Bobby McFerrin

  49. According to his ironclad contract with MTV, what four-word phrase MUST be spoken when referring to Michael Jackson, by way of identifying him?

  50. Other than generics (i.e. "The Flintstone Channel"), name any six of the specialty channels from the MTV game show "Remote Control."

  51. Name the game show that failed to replace "Remote Control" in our hearts, or (more importantly) the ratings.

  52. Complete the conversation: "Hey, man, is that 'Freedom Rock'?" "Yeah, man!"