a ahat michael jacksomeant to mtv.was the centerer of the center. really was a eat moment for both of us. and he made us.. we made him. >> and it wawas fun. >> it was beyondnd fun. yoyo know, for u us at mtv, it became a day without a a michch jajackson ne story was like a day without susunshine. you know,e really need that. the fans n neded it. you know, we'v've been talking lot abouout hriller" and howow great it was, , how imrtant it was. >>>> di you know- great momen >> --hen "thrhriller"ame out and e videoeo we out, dididou ththink that it wassoing to be ke this 20, 30 years latater? >> michael jackson had something. for days,e've been hearing nothing butt the superlativesesd timate d even en, you knew, "bill jean" was the firstideo we got. ththat was gat. then "beat it." that was eveven beer. thenen "thrilr" whereit wa't a vdeo anymore. it was an epic piece. was beyond. >> what wouldld v have been in the earlyays without a a michael jackson, wthout that ility to caure? >> well micel jackson earheaded something. e

there wouldn't be the mtv that is now. influence. >> and of course it paid off for all of us. the idea of mtv without michael jackson's videos from "thriller" is almost unconceivable. >> reporter: fan club, trading cards, michael jackson dolls, the craze reached a fever pitch in 1984. when a pepsi commercial gone awry sparks even more frenzy. >> on the set and he is descending a staircase. there is a flash behind him and his hair catches on fire, but the most incredible part of that whole thing was that on his being wheeled to the hospital, you know, he's waving to his fans with the glittery glove. to the end, a showman. >> that was don lemon. some say that burning incident led to michael's use of painkillers. even that scary accident wasn't enough to derail michael's incredible career. one month later, michael jackson went on to win eight of this is 13 grammy awards. later, music's music took a back seat to devastating accusations involving children. and michael jackson was forced to defend his reputation. >> i ask all of

>> jimmy: i was looking at the promos you were doing for mtv awards.ike, eight. yeah. >> jimmy: amazing! >> they're extensive. >> jimmy: and they're spoofs of movies? >> yeah, the campaign is "for your consideration." so, it's movies that actually don't exist, but it's me nominating myself for awards. >> jimmy: yeah, it's pretty good. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we have one of you and will arnett. >> oh, yeah. let's check it out. >> jimmy: yeah, check out. >> hey, i'm andy samberg, host of the 2009 mtv awards. and here's a best fight nominee for your consideration. it is me in "slaughter shack." ♪ >> barry. >> eagle heart. i thought i told you to die. [ laughter ] >> [ bleep ] you. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what is the name of that one? >> "slaughter shack." >> jimmy: yeah. "slaughter shack." >> everyone is on "slaughter shack" this year. >> jimmy: i didn't get to see it. it's in 3-d, right? >> it was, like, number 73 at the box office. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "i thought i told you to die." [ laughter ] that's such a good line. it's so g

. >> being the first black artist to ever have a video played on mtv was pivotal for all of us.viously. there wouldn't be b.e.t. there wouldn't even be the mtv that is now without michael jackson's influence. >> and of course, it paid off for all of us. because i mean, the idea of mtv without michael jackson's videos from "thriller" is almost inconceivable. >> reporter: fan clubs, trading cards, michael jackson dolls. the craze reached a fever pitch in 1984 when a pepsi commercial gone awry sparked even more frenzy. >> he's on the set and he's descending a staircase. there's a flash behind him. and his hair catches on fire. the most incredible part of that whole thing was that on his being wheeled to the hospital, you know, he's waving to his fans with the glittery glove, you know, to the end a showman. >> reporter: one month later, jackson took home eight grammys. he also raised eyebrows with his red carpet companion, brooke shields and emmanuel lewis. >> i don't think anybody, even like the iowa housewives, were saying, you know they're not sleeping together. and emmanuel lewi

. >> being the first black artist to ever have a video played on mtv was pivotal for all of us.there would be no b.e.t. there wouldn't even be the mtv that is now without michael jackson's influence. >> and of course, it paid off for all of us. because i mean, the idea of mtv without michael jackson's videos from "thriller" is almost inconceivable. >> reporter: fan clubs. trading cards. michael jackson dolls. the craze reached a fever pitch in 1984 when a pepsi commercial gone awry sparked even more frenzy. >> he's on the set and he's descending a staircase. there's a flash behind him. and his hair catches on fire. the most incredible part of that whole thing was that on his being wheeled to the hospital, you know, he's waving to his fans with the glittery glove, you know. to the end a showman. >> reporter: one month later, jackson took home eight grammys. he also raised eyebrows with his red carpet companion, brooke shields and emmanuel lewis. >> i don't think anybody, even like the iowa housewives, were saying, you know they're not sleeping together. and emmanuel lewis was rig

>> yeah. >> there has been a lot of talk abouthe synergy betwe mtv and michael ckson. michael jackson is said made michael jackson and michael jackson made m. >> we at mtv owe a lot to michael and what did he creative for the art form itself. i mean, he rlly created e t f that is music video that we see today. priority to michael jackso an artist would make a vid for promotion and promote the album. michael t only was he a great business m at proting the album but h created sry tellwhich is prominent now in music vios with the 14-minutthriller that had ner been done before. >> let's show, sort of separat threen here but show a little bit "thriller." he brings in a very prominent director john landis and h throrows a lot of money at itit >> yes. >> y get th r redleather jaet and sleeves are pushed up. right. but ironicic narrative. you think yourere watching thee dedeo t it's a aovovie thehey e watctcngng. you think h he's a niice guy bu then he this monster so of character. >> oul. >> at the end he's not a monster! >> right. >> b then heis ansnster! >> crazy.y. >> abso

she has a new talk show on mtv and we'll see her.onight, special performance from aimee mann, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] it will be great. she's awesome. phenomenal. and don't forget, tomorrow night, the jonas brothers. oh. big deal. [ cheers and applause ] jonas brothers, come on. that's a big deal. everyone is coming to jonas brothers. serious stuff. jonas brothers. they're going to do a political song. >> steve: is the bonus jonas coming? >> jimmy: which one? >> steve: the bonus jonas. the younger brother? >> jimmy: bonus jonas might not be here. cliffhanger. i want people to tune in. >> steve: oh, right. you're right. >> jimmy: what's the bonus jonas' name again? >> steve: that escapes me because i'm 45. [ laughter ] >> steve: i knew it at one time when they hosted the show. i remember the bonus jonas' name. but i can't now. >> jimmy: frankie jonas? >> steve: i'm guessing it's marvin or dwayne. am i wrong? [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i nailed it. i nailed. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: frankie. i was right the first time. be

when we continue, mtv has moved into a popular part of the district. but some neighbors are not ruling out the welcome mat. >> we will check headlines arou >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> checking our top stories. prince george's county employees could be facing furloughs. went to furlough workers for 10 days. >> about 180 law enforcement officers are taking part in a trading situation. there will be conducting truck inspections. there is no terrorist threat. the exercise is routine. it will continue until 7:00 p.m. >> there will be a report on pollution and human health risk. for has been an increase in infections from bacteria in the day. swimmers and boaters are at risk. regulators have not done enough to clean up the day. >>> and tv has --mtv has invaded the district. they are in dupont circle at a home. locals cannot get enough. some are twittering and blogging about w

first black to get mtv to run black videos, his.irst black to get people like "rolling stone" to have blacks on the cover. these are facts. this is not my guess. that "we are the world" was the first time a superstar got other superstars to help african hunger. this is a fact. you may not like it. mr. king may not like it but those are facts. for me to say that there is for you and anyone else to raise allegations about his personal life doesn't answer the facts of what he did. he brought people together. this is as irresponsible as someone saying we're going to honor president x in history and i say but president x in his personal life did so and so. what does it have to do with the fact that he was president? did michael jackson not do the things i just outlined? bill: yeah, but they are not important. >> they are important. bill: no, what mtv does, what "rolling stone" magazine does is not important. >> it is important to the millions of people that bought his records. he is the top record seller in the world. bill: you used to w

you know, before we even sigh billie jean on mtv, there were no black artists on mtv.ot allowed. janelle snowden is with us from vh1. michael jackson, along with the folks at his record label, broke down those barriers. i mean, think about what mtv would be if it was still today all white. >> can you imagine? but that's the thing, with michael jackson, there was no racial line. i mean, sorry to say, but look at his skin. you know, obviously that was symptomatic of a deeper rooted problem. but maybe there was a larger thing that we didn't see, that he wanted to erase the boundaries on every level. i can't imagine the person that might have made the call not to play michael jackson's video. i don't know that he or she would be working in entertainment if that call had been -- the move. but i think that thank god mtv did play his music. thank god michael jackson gave us amazing music, gave us such hope, such joy and such dreams. i can't name one person who's been alive since michael jackson has been alive and performing ho was not touched in some way by him. especially no

it premiered last night on mtv at 10:00.me? >> i mean, first of all, you've got the roots. you've got the roots. give them a round of applause. you got them playing -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome to our show. thanks for coming on. i appreciate that. we've got the greatest band ever. >> it's like that. when you came to do "the tonight show -- >> jimmy: yeah, you can call it "tonight." it's on tonight. [ laughter ] i mean, technically, it's on tonight. >> when you came to do "late night with jimmy fallon." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you thought i was "jimmy kimmel," didn't you? no, you know who i am. >> no, i know who you are. yeah, we go way back. you're in the club all the time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's right. i'm always in the club dancing. my dancing is so lame. i apologize. >> we'll work it out, brother. we'll work it out. yeah, but you wanted to make sure that you had one of the dopest of the baddest bands in the land. that's the baddest band in the land. and so, you know, i wanted to give an opportunity f

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the first time mtv was ever in the white house and he was just so cute. i mean, people loved him over there. >> thank you, sir. >> stay well. >> you are a wealth of knowledge. i could talk to you all night, but unfortunately, i only have the time over here. >> i'm a legend in my own mind. >> hang on, we're not done yet. norman winter. join us for michael jackson the memorial all day tuesday starting on "american morning" 6:00 a.m. eastern. limb: dude that was sick! i've been hangin' up there for, what, like, forty years? and then - wham - here i am smacking the pretty off that windshield of yours. oh, what you're looking for an apology? well, toss another coin in the wishing well, pal. it's not happenin'. limb: hey, what's up, donnie? how you been? anncr: accidents are bad. anncr:but geico's good ding! with onsite windshield replacement.

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in hair band videos on mtv and on "the fresh prince of bel air".g screen from "batman". ♪ to "do the right thing". ll cool j sang about his in krush groove. ♪ ♪ i like it loud, i'm a man with the box that can rock the crowd ♪ >> and john cusack professed his love with one in "say anything". ♪ >> yeah, yeah, you can even make love tapes, you know? i think there's plenty of guys walking the street who remember making a mixed tape for a girl or they hit a song in the middle that really meant something of the relationship. >> fab five freddy is a movie director and producer, perhaps recognizable in blondie's song "rapture". he knows a thing or two about boom boxes. his was put on display at the smithsonian, next to judy garland's rudy red slippers. >> hey, fab, your box son display at the smithsonian. i was looking for my boom box. >> was there a certain swagger you had to have to look cool? >> it was determined by musculature -- >> so i couldn't carry one off? >> well, you wouldn't want one too big or too heavy, but -- if you wanted one, you can lug i

it was the dawn of mtv. of being the first black artist on there with "billie jean." and then "thriller" came, he took the whole standards of video up to a new level. >> he always seemed to be pushing the envelope. >> right. >> kind of topping himself every step of the way, and clearly "thriller" is going to remain in the history books forever. it holds this incredible place. but i'm curios if some of that contributes to the pressure of always having to top yourself, as he prepared for the recent tour to come as a comeback -- and before you answer, gail. the motorcade is just starting to get under way. the family and friends that have been at the private memorial service are making their way to the public memorial service where we are at the staples center. >> there's the hearse, it looks like it will be the fourth car in the motorcade. but the camera zooming in on it right now. the hearse carrying the body of michael jackson. >> covered with flowers. >> to what will be a celebration of his life. a number of

bill: that's not true motown did that. >> he was the first african-american in mtv.own did that 20 years before e. came on. he wasn't the first cross overartist. now he was the most successful buff the black community in america, sharpton is there, jackson is there. are rallying to this. i'm going what? there is no racial component to this story at all. bill. >> i understand that we are also not focusing on the pedophile accusations. bill: because we can't because he was acquitted. we can't to be fair. >> $20 million. bill: that's true. not guilty. >> little boys that were not his children. biffle bill only thing you can say with certainty is what he did with children was inappropriate. and it is wrong for an adult to do what he did. you can say that. >> he is an entertainer and he is considered quirky, you know, which, you know, sort of alludes to being cute. it's -- he was a freak. let's be honest he was a freak. his face was falling off. bill: he was as you say a freak. what does it say about the u.s. media making him into a hero. gretchen: which is my point. >> w

mtv's real word is taping the 22 snd season in washington.s keith garvin reports, not everyone is happy with the attention and they are blogging about it. >> wherever they go they manage to attract a crowd. the cast of mtv's real world reality show taping the next season out of mansion at due upon circle. we caught cast member michael manning during a shoot today. manning is taking the experience in stride. >> with what's it like to be in c.? >> d.c. is awesome. >> reporter: those who live and work in the neighborhood have taken notice. all the lights and cameras have brought extra action. >> i like it. brightly lit at night. pretty. improv it is neighborhood. >> i personally haven't noticed too mu of a difference. so it has been fine for me. >> reporter: residents are not happy with the real world. >> made an area that wants active as we were very happy with. turned into a much more bustling area in a negative way. >> reporter: adam lives across the street from the cast house. rosenberg say the new neighbors brought unwelcomed attention. >>

and of course there are a lot of people who think mtv came about as a result of "sesame street," thetv generation with the fascination for -- with, quick video and alleged short attention spans, which isn't true, i don't think, was a result of "sesame street" and i think, is hooey -- hokum and hooey. anyone else. >> one more question. >> i was wondering, do you think outside "sesame street," do you think children's programming is better? >> i'm so glad you asked that. i want to say, that this is the golden age of preschool television. there has never been, never been a time in our cultural history when there has been so much great content for kids. and hats off to nickelodeon for creating so many great shows. hats off to the disney channel, to discovery kids. you know, it makes me wish i was four again! listen, thank you very very, much for this wonderful reception and thank you for considering reading "street gang" which really was, a labor of love. thanks. [applause]: >> which didn't join the union until the revolution was over, and it's a fascinating look not just about a small st

the first time mtv was ever in the white house and he was just so cute. i mean, people loved him over there. >> thank you, sir. >> stay well. >> you are a wealth of knowledge. i could talk to you all night, but unfortunately, i only have the time over here. >> i'm a legend in my own mind. >> hang on, we're not done yet. norman winter. thank you very much. >>> join us for michael jackson: the memorial, all day tuesday starting on "american morning." new crest whitestrips advanced seal. get a dramatically whiter smile while you do just about anything. satisfaction guaranteed. now every drop of shell gasolines... contain a nitrogen-enriched cleaning system... that seeks and destroys engine gunk... left by lower-quality gasoline. it protects engines from performance-robbing gunk. try new nitrogen-enriched shell gasolines. it's a curious thing that happens. it seems that when we get to a place where no one knows us, we become most ourselves. try new things. make new friends. laughing out loud. and dancing in the streets. its time to venture out. who knows just

on mtv. on sitcoms like "the fresh prince of bel air." ll cool j. hang about his in "crush groove." and john cusack professed his love with one in "say anything." ♪ i reach out from the inside >> reporter: boomboxes are making a comeback. could it be because they're bringing back such good memories? lyle thinks so. he's now writing a book about them. >> with all of the turmoil in the world, people are reaching back and can touch stone to something that brought a good memory. >> reporter: on ebay, boomboxes that cost 200 bucks a few decades ago, can run upwards of $2,000. it makes me wish i had hung on to my music player. my shoulder still hurts from that. >> i thought you looked cool. >> that's one person. >>> coming up on "good morning america," could the battle of

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mtv reports that ebay is aggressively trying to stop people from doing that.d some people they say that they are willing to pay $15,000 for a pass. >>> again, we've got moments from the memorial service, online, at wusa9.com. and you'll hear from michael jackson's brothers and the emotional farewell message from his daughter, paris. >>> a long -- along recognizing same-sex marriage has gone into effect in the district. that was approved by the d.c. council last may. many area of the black church leaders that opposed gay marriage pressed for a referendum. rejected that idea. congress, which has the final say over the d.c. laws, they had 30 days to review the bill since they took no action, that bill became law. >>> tonight, police are investigating a homicide in maryland. and details are sketchy, but we do know that the police found a man shot to death early this morning along the 1500 block out there of the road. and police, they have not released their names. but they have identified a man shot to death in southeast d.c. he was the e,26-year-old, antho ford.

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which they didn't -- >> mtv was not playing black artists at all.on a we believe in michael jackson so much that we're going to hold back all of our artists unless you put on michael jackson, and then michael jackson became mtv's jackie robinson. and you couldn't imagine mtv without the sort of innovations that michael brought aesthetically. those videos. >> he really spared no expense on those. >> you know what's interesting, too, joe, i've been looking at the video of some people mourning michael jackson and celebrating him. young people knowing the words to those songs. >> that's interesting. >> so many of the contemporary performers right now, you look at people like usher. you look at people like kanye west, the young hitmakers no they were barely born when "thriller" was out. that gives you a sense of how important michael's music has remained across generations. and it's an important point and toure was just making it. michael was a generational uniter. he was a music uniter. its didn't matter as he liked to put it if you were black or white.

i want to ask you, doesn't it seem absurd to remember that this man helped integrate mtv?ems absurdity ever was not. >> you cannot even believe there was a time mtv did not play black video, that fm radio stati stations wouldn't play black music. we're not too far away from those times. it's important to note this man single-handedly helped usher in african-american artist, artists of color into the mainstream. you can't even fathom there was a time james brown's music wouldn't be played on certain fm radio stations but it was true. it wasn't until michael jackson took the stage and his musical genius transcended race, transcended class, everything, he was so amazing, he could not be denied. that talent spoke to every young child, every young black child, even myself growing up in detroit, michigan, they cannot deny my talent. they may want to deny me because of the color of my skin, where i come from, the street i grew up on, they cannot deny the musical talent that lees beneath and he represented that. >> thank you. we have, is it rose in delaware. you felt so moved, you

there is no question that michael jackson was the first african-american to get videos on mtv, which that michael jackson was able to cross african-americans over into pop culture, and therefore begin to break some of these walls down. i don't think that's a fact that can be disputed. >> all right. reverend sharpton, before you go, i do want to ask you. there's so little we know about burial plans from the family. do we have any information about what they're planning to do? >> no, i have no idea about the burial plans. i could not shed any light on that. >> something they're trying to keep private. given the publicity surrounding today. but we appreciate your time tonight, reverend jackson. reverend sharpton. >>> they shared life under the microscope of fame from the time they were children. they also shared a very long close friendship. and you're going to hear brooke shields as she remembers michael jackson. ( instrumental music playing ) - announcer: live a little... - ( crickets chirping ) - ( helicopter whirring ) - ...a lot. the first-ever is convertible from lexus. ( tires sq

>> yes, i do a little thing on her mtv show, "paris's new bff".eally fun and really easy to work with because she knows the whole reality genre and she did ask me in her bizarre almost baby fetal voice, she did ask me not to make fun of her. i said no, because i can't make that promise. not ever. but i do take it into consideration. i feel a little guilty as i'm about to make a joke about how stupid she is. >> it doesn't slow you down. >> well, i have got a mortgage to pay and it's tough times. >> people should know what what they're getting into when they get on your show. >> when she was here did she talk like a baby? was she fully formed -- >> i don't think she talked like a baby though. >> i can't believe you have such a hard-on for paris hilton. what happened to you? you know she was sitting here and doing the goo-goo ga-ga [ bleep ] and you loved it. >> no, we had an actual conversation. >> did you eat the lasagna? >> of course i ate the lasagna. look at me, for god's sake. by the way, speaking of eating lasagna, it looks like you haven't ha

you know, in my early years and my generation's earlier years, we were handed sort of down through mtvour first record. you don't pick music the first five years that, you know, you're running around a little kid. the tv and the radio picks music for you, and what a blessing to have the music that just streams through in your house be a master work. that's sort of -- that was my connection to it, i think, that's what allowed me to walk up to the stage and feel -- >> larry: and did you. john performed an instrumental version of michael's "human nature." here's some of it. ♪ ♪ >> larry: do you like playing guitar as much as singing? >> i like it more. >> larry: more? >> yeah, i don't have a great vocal range. in fact, it's actually helped me out in song writing. i don't know -- i have to write my own songs to be able to appreciate or get anything out of my pretty limited vocal range, but on the guitar i'm able to sort of, it's limitless for me, it's as long as the neck is. i can go anywhere i want. the decision is to not sing is out of knows what's best for me, it's quite a mine field to

mtv started to film the 23rd season. they call a blog anti-real world d.c.how is following eight strangers who live in a mansion in the city. >>> more now on the story of the memorial for michael jackson. and 6,500 people will watch a screen at the nokia theater across the street. right now michael jackson's close friends and fily are wrapping up aorem mial service in l.a. and from there the casket will be bo ugem thtthe staples t center. stay with nbcwashington.com and news4 toathe memorialhe service. you can see it live on the website, nbcwashington.com, and nbc news as well. >>> and we have a wrap up of today's star-studded memorial service. we will have everything from the performers to the massive crowds expected. >> and a fan that won one of the tickets to today's service, and had no way to get there. how a stranger stepped in and made her dream come true. >> and then lunch with lindsay. today she dines with marissa coalman. and join us for news4 beginning at 4:00. >>> let's get a last check of weather, tom. >>> perfect summer weather. a few clouds now

♪ >>> our next guest is the proud holder of three d-games medals, three dew cup championships, one mtvies anden broken elbows. here he is in action for axe body spray. >> ready? this weekend you can see him put his title and physical well-being on the line at x-games xv here in l.a. please welcome skateboard champ and emergency room regular, ryan sheckler. [ cheers and applause ] what's happening? did you skateboard here tonight? >> you know what, we got off the freeway today and there was so much traffic that i had to skate all the way to the roosevelt. >> it can be used for transportation. is that true? >> yeah, it was crazy. i had to get out fast. >> wow. how old were you when you started? how old are you now? >> 19. >> you started at what -- really 18 months but i don't remember that. >> your parentput a ba on the state board? >> it was either that or i was climbing on the roof. i liked anything dangerous. i still do today. >> maybe it didn't save your life. maybe it postponed the inevitable. >> made it better. >> then you started to skate in competition at what age? >> 7. i won th