''Club MTV'' is a half hour television show modeled after ''
American Bandstand'' that aired on
MTV from August 31, 1987, to June 26, 1992. ''Club MTV'' was part of MTV's second generation of programming, as the channel was phasing out its original 5
VJs and introducing new ones.
Format
Hosted by
Downtown Julie Brown (
Kevin Seal hosted the pilot) at
The Palladium, a large dance club in
New York City
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, the show cut back and forth between teenagers and young adults dancing to a hit
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
. Musical guests often introduced their new brand singles.
Legacy
On March 20, 2005,
VH1 Classic
MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock, and VH1 Classic) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Media Networks. It was originally launched in 1998 as VH1 Smooth, an adult contemporary and smooth jazz channel. It w ...
aired a marathon of old ''Club MTV'' episodes.
On April 25, 2020, MTV bought ''Club MTV'' back for a special, titled ''Club MTV: Dance Together'' hosted by
D-Nice and
Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) ( ) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she has received a Primetime Emmy Award, five NAACP I ...
. The one night only event served as a fund raising benefit to help music programs during the coronavirus pandemic.
See also
*''VH1 Dance Machine''
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''The Grind''
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Electric Circus
''Electric Circus '' (also known as ''EC'') was a Canadian live dance music television program that aired on MuchMusic and Citytv from September 16, 1988 to December 12, 2003. The name originated from a nightclub that once existed at Citytv's fir ...
''
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The Party Machine with Nia Peeples''
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Dance Party USA
''Dance Party USA'' is an American dance television show that aired on cable's USA Network from April 12, 1986, to June 27, 1992. It was originally a half-hour, but was expanded to an hour in 1987.
The program was shot live television-to-video ...
''
*
''Amp''
*
Camille Donatacci (a regular dancer on the show)
*''
Party to Go''
References
External links
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{{MTVNetwork Shows
1980s American music television series
1990s American music television series
1987 American television series debuts
1992 American television series endings
MTV original programming
MTV weekday shows
Dance television shows
English-language television shows