>>> RIGHT NOW IT'S AN MTV
FEATURE PRESENTATION.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION TWO YEARS
AGO, MTV HAS CHOSEN TO HOLD ITS
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS AT THIS
HALLOWED SHOW BUSINESS LANDMARK.
THIS CHERISHED TEMPLE OF
ENTERTAINMENT, RADIO CITY MUSIC
HALL.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE RAISING THE
STAKES.
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK'S HISTORIC
ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, DOING WHAT'S
NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE, HOSTING
THE 1986 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
STRAIGHT FROM STUDIO 1A, WHERE
THE BELOVED "TODAY" SHOW
BROADCASTS FROM ITS WINDOWED
STUDIO.
WITH PERFORMANCES BY ELTON JOHN,
DEBBIE GIBSON, AND MADONNA.
THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
STARTS NOW, SO RIP THAT KNOB
OFF.
WE'VE GOT YOU NOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO THIS!
I'M READY.
I'M MARK GOODMAN, ONE OF THE
ACTUAL ORIGINAL MTV DEEJAYS WHO
HOSTED THE 1986 VMAs.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOTALLY
RAD AND ROCKING SHOW JUST FOR
YOU.
OUR FIRST PERFORMER, NO VIRGIN
TO THIS HALLOWED STAGE.
SHE'S TAKEN THE POP WORLD BY
STORM TO BECOME THE REIGNING
QUEEN.
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE
MADONNA.
♪ SOME BOYS KISS ME
SOME BOYS HUG ME ♪
♪ I THINK THEY'RE OKAY ♪
SN
♪ IF THEY DON'T GIVE ME PROPER
CREDIT I JUST WALK AWAY ♪
♪ THEY CAN BEG AND THEY CAN
PLEASE BUT THEY CAN'T SEE THE
LIGHT ♪
♪ BECAUSE THE BOY WITH THE COLD
HARD CASH IS ALWAYS MR. RIGHT ♪
♪ BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING IN A
MATERIAL WORLD AND I AM A
MATERIAL GIRL ♪
♪ YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE LIVING IN
A MATERIAL WORLD AND I AM A
MATERIAL GIRL ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> OH, COME ON.
AWESOME.
NO NEED TO JUSTIFY MY LOVE FOR
YOU, MADONNA.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN VOGUE.
WHAT?
IT DOESN'T COME OUT FOR FOUR
YEARS?
IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE WHEN IT
TIMELY DOES COME OUT.
ANYWAY, NEXT UP, THE MUSICAL
SENSATION -- THIS MUSICAL
SENSATION HIT THE SCENE OUT OF
THE BLUE.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TEAM DEBBIE,
AND I HAVE BEEN LOST IN HER EYES
EVER SINCE.
ONLY IN MY DREAMS ARE WE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO SEE THE ONE, THE ONLY
DEBBIE GIBSON, ACCOMPANIED BY
SOME FAMILIAR BACK-UP DANCERS.
HERE SHE IS WITH HER SMASH
SINGLE "SHAKE YOUR LOVE."
♪ SHAKE IT UP BABY
SHAKE IT UP BABY ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE
I JUST CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE.
I JUST CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE
COME ON, SHAKE IT UP ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE
I JUST CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING
I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES ♪
♪ YOU WANT TO GIVE
OUR LOVE ANOTHER TRY ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE
I JUST CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE
I JUST CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ SHAKE YOUR LOVE
SHAKE YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ I JUST CAN'T SHAKE
YOUR LOVE ♪
>> WOW.
THAT WAS AN AMAZING -- THAT
LOOKED JUST LIKE THE REAL DEBBIE
GIBSON.
AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
WE SHOULD GET MAYBE PAULA ABDUL
TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE BACK-UP E
DANCERS.
I'M THINKING MAYBE STICK WITH
YOUR DAY JOB.
OUR NEXT ARTIST HAS COMMANDED
THE '70s, THE '80s, AND WILL
STILL BE STANDING AT LEAST UNTIL
THE END OF HIS FAREWELL TOUR
ABOUT THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
THEY DEFINITELY WON'T LET THE
SUN GO DOWN ON THIS LEGEND.
THIS ROCKET MAN'S CANDLE STILL
BURNING BRIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PERFORMING
HIS ANTHEM TO THE CITY OF
BROTHERLY LOVE, PHILADELPHIA
FREEDOM, GIVE IT UP FOR ELTON
JOHN.
♪ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND MY DADDY
NEVER HAD ♪
♪ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
SHINE ON ME ♪
♪ SHINE A LIGHT THROUGH THE EYES
OF THE ONES LEFT BEHIND ♪
♪ SHINE THE LIGHT
SHINE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ SHINE THE LIGHT
WON'T YOU SHINE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
I LOVE YOU YES I DO ♪
>> OH, MAN.
WHAT A SHOW.
WE ARE ALL WINNERS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING,
EVERYBODY.
HEAD BANGERS BALL COMING UP
NEXT.
>> WELCOME TO THE HAPPIEST DAY
OF LIFE.
>> OH, THAT'S GOOD.
>> Announcer: FROM NBC NEWS,
THIS IS A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN
EDITION OF "TODAY" WITH THE
MATERIAL GIRL, KATHIE LEE
GIFFORD, AND OUR TINY DANCER
HODA KOTB, LIVE FROM THE 1986
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY!
>> YES!
>> WELCOME BACK.
HALLOWEEN.
>> WAIT, BY THE WAY, WE SHOULD
POINT OUT THAT IS DEBBIE GIBSON.
WE HAVE THE REAL DEBBIE GIBSON
IN OUR STUDIO WITH US.
>> SUCH AN ICONIC PART OF THE
'80s.
SHE LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME TOO.
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE -- NOT TO
COMMENT ON YOUR BODY, BUT OH, MY
GOSH.
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOU DID.
>> IT'S REALLY NAUSEATING.
>> IT'S REALLY DRESSING UP LIKE
YOURSELF BUT YOUNGER.
BUT IT'S REALLY FUN.
THAT SIDE PONY THING.
>> YOU'RE CARRYING IT OFF, BABY
GIRL.
WE LOVE YOUR NEW BACK-UP
SINGERS.
>> THEY'RE COMING ON A TOUR WITH
ME.
GET READY, GIRLS.
WAIT, THERE WAS A COLLISION?
>> A CLOSE CALL.
IT WAS AWESOME.
AND CAN WE GIVE A HUGE THANK
YOU.
WE WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU
TO THIS MAN RIGHT HERE.
MARK GOODMAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU HADN'T MISSED A STEP.
HOW DID IT FEEL BEING BACK ON
STAGE?
>> OH, I LOVE IT.
I MISS TELEVISION.
I'VE BEEN WORKING IN RADIO FOR
SO LONG.
>> YOU STILL HAVE A FACE FOR
TELEVISION.
THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE ON SIRIUS XM?
>> YEAH, I WORK AT SIRIUS XM.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 14 YEARS.
I HOST, OBVIOUSLY, THE BIG '80s
ON 8.
I ALSO DO A LIVE SHOW EVERY
AFTERNOON 4:00 P.M. EASTERN, THE
FIRST EVER TALK SHOW ABOUT
MUSIC.
TALK RADIO FOR MUSIC GEEKS.
>> NICE.
>> AND WE SHOULD POINT OUT,
DEBBIE IS GOING ON THE ROAD.
YOU'RE GOING ON THIS MIX TAPE
TOUR.
>> YES, MIX TAPE TOUR.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> WE ANNOUNCED IT.
NEW KIDS, SALT 'N PEPPA, NAUGHTY
BY NATURE.
THE TICKETS ARE SERIOUSLY ALMOST
SOLD OUT.
SMPL
>> IS IT SUMMER?
>> MAY, JUNE, JULY NEXT YEAR.
>> YOU CAN EVEN MEET DEBBIE
AFTER THE SHOW.
VIPNATION.COM.
>> IF YOU'RE LUCKY, I'LL BE
WEARING THIS.
OR YOU'LL BE WEARING THIS MORE
LIKELY.
>> LET ME LOOK AT KATH FOR A
MINUTE.
LET ME SOAK IT ALL IN.
YOU AS MADONNA, I'M SORRY, BUT
THAT PRETTY MUCH TOOK IT.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING NOT QUITE
>> IT'S PERFECT.
YOU MORPH, WEIRDLY, INTO
EVERYBODY WHO YOU BECOME.
IT'S BIZARRE.
I CAN'T HANDLE IT.
>> THOSE GUYS ARE SO ADORABLE.
WHEN I CAME IN THIS MORNING, I
DIDN'T KNOW -- I DIDN'T REALIZE.
IT WAS NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MY
OWN.
>> BY THE WAY, JERRY WAS RAINING
MONEY ON YOUR MATERIAL WORLD.
>> WHICH I APPRECIATE.
IF ANYBODY FROM HAIR WANTS TO
TAKE THIS WIG OFF ME AT ANY
MOMENT, THAT WOULD BE FINE WITH
ME.
AND HOW ABOUT YOU, MR. ELTON?
>> FEEL MY HAIR.
>> DID YOU JUST HAVE KERATIN?
>> I GOT IT CUT.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S JUST WILD TO TURN AROUND
AND NOT RECOGNIZE YOURSELF.
>> YOU DO LOOK A LOT LIKE YODA.
SORT OF THE SAME.
>> I HAVE A COMMON THEME.
LET'S GO THROUGH WHAT EVERYBODY
WAS.
SO WILLIE WAS FERRIS BUELLER.
>> WILLIE COMES TO PLAY.
IT'S NOT EASY TO START THE WHOLE
PARTY GOING.
HE HAD JUST THE RIGHT ENERGY.
HE'S A SWEETHEART.
I MISS HIM AROUND HERE.
>> I KNOW.
AND THEN AL AND DYLAN WERE MARTY
AND DOC FROM "BACK TO THE
FUTURE."
DYLAN REVEALED THAT SHE WAS
ACTUALLY PLAYING THE ROLE OF HER
CHILDHOOD CRUSH.
>> OH, YEAH.
MICHAEL J. FOX.
>> HER CHILDHOOD CRUSH.
AL LOOKED CRAZY.
>> AS USUAL.
>> AND CRAIG WAS PRINCE AKEEM
COMING TO AMERICA.
>> THAT WAS SPOT ON.
IT WAS FREAKISH.
>> HE KNEW THE LINES TOO.
AND THEN PETER AND JENNA WERE
MAVERICK AND GOOSE FROM "TOP
GUN."
LIBBY PLAYED THE KELLY McGINNIS
ROLE.
>> THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER THE
LAST TWO SECONDS OF THE SHOW.
NOBODY KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN.
>> OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE THIS ONE.
SHEINELLE ROCKED IT AS TINA
TURNER.
I'M SORRY, SHEINELLE IS TINA.
I CAN PICTURE SHEINELLE WITH A
HAIR BRUSH IN HER HANDS IN HER
BEDROOM AS A CHILD SINGING INTO
THE MIRROR.
>> YOU GOT HER MOVES DOWN
PERFECTLY.
>> SHEINELLE JONES, YOU ROCKED
IT.
CARSON PLAYED THE ROLE OF BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN.
OH, MY GOD.
CARSON GETS THAT LOOK.
HE LIKES THE MOTORCYCLE.
HE'S REALLY GOOD.
HE SAID HE'D LIKE ANY ROLE THAT
LET HIM RIDE IN ON A MOTORCYCLE.
>> HE'S GOT THAT BRUCE ARM THING
HAPPENING, YOU KNOW.
>> HE DOES.
AND THEN SAVANNAH WAS CINDY
LAUPER.
OH, MY.
AND THAT DADDY WAS ONE OF OUR
OTHER PRODUCERS.
>> WHO NAILED IT.
>> TOTALLY NAILED IT.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM.
>> A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S SO MUCH WORK.
EVERYBODY WORKS SO HARD.
SOMEHOW EVERY YEAR, WE GET
THROUGH IT.
>> HERE'S THE THING.
YOU REALLY GO IN.
YOU ALWAYS SAY, I DON'T KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW.
WHEN IT COMES TIME --
>> WELL, YOU GOT TO.
>> YOU GET INVOLVED.
>> YES.
>> SO YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW THE
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS ARE
COMING UP.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL IF
WE SENT A COUPLE PEOPLE TO L.A.
YOU CAN HANG OUT WITH SOME OF
THE BIGGEST NAMES IN TV AND
MUSIC AND MOVIES.
>> SO LISTEN UP.
WE'RE ON THE HUNT FOR THE
ULTIMATE POP CULTURE FAN.
YOU AND A GUEST COULD WIN A TRIP
TO L.A. TO ATTEND E!'S PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARDS.
IF YOU LOVE MOVIES, TV, POP
CULTURE IN GENERAL, SEND US A
60-SECOND VIDEO EXPLAINING WHY
YOU WOULD LOVE TO GO TO AN
AWARDS SHOW.
JUST HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
TO ENTER.
>> I THINK IT'S A VERY COOL
SHOW.
IT'LL BE FUN.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, HERE WE ARE IN OUR
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TALKING ABOUT
LIFE.
>> BECAUSE LIFE GOES ON.
LAST NIGHT WAS A VERY, VERY
SPECIAL DAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTS IN
YOUR LIFE.
LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER CASSIDY
HAS BEEN WORKING OUT IN LOS
ANGELES AS AN ACTOR.
SHE'S DONE ABOUT NINE MOVIES.
LAST NIGHT SHE WAS HONORED AT
THE HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL WITH
A JURY AWARD FOR HER FILM "TIME
TRAP."
SHE RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR
EXCEPTIONAL EMERGING ARTIST.
I WAS SO EXCITED FOR HER.
>> WOW.
>> SHE DID ALL OF HER OWN
STUNTS.
SHE HAD ANGELINA JOLIE'S STUNT
WOMAN READY TO DO ANY OF HER
STUNTS.
SHE JUST DID THEM ALL.
SHE CAME HOME WITH A COUPLE
BRUISED RIPS, TWO BROKEN TOES,
COVERED IN BRUISES.
I SAID, CASS, ARE YOU JUST OVER
IT?
SHE SAYS, MOM, I LOVE