MTV/1985
Top of the Hour 1985 (1985-1986)
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ID: Once again, we see footage of a rocket taking off. When it reaches space, it dislodges a TV from the top which flies in front of a laser; the laser shoots it, before the MTV logo forms piece by piece, covering the space scene and flashing different colors.
Technique: A blend of stock footage, 2D and live action setpieces.
Music/Sounds: Yet another update of the One Small Step theme.
Availability: Extinct.
Conga Line (1985-1989)
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ID: We see various characters do a conga line until a man with a TV on his head arrives and presents a multicolored MTV logo.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A conga beat.
Availability: Extinct.
Day & Night (1985-1990)
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ID: We see the MTV logo against a sunny yellow background when it suddenly morphs into a street. A flaming electric guitar arrives and explodes at the screen, revealing a heart that morphs back to the MTV logo, now in a city at night.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: Cartoon sounds and a hard rock score.
Availability: Extinct.
Yells (1985-1988)
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ID: A green and pink MTV logo is presented on a camouflage background. Then, a viking woman jumps in and sings opera as Tarzan swings in doing his signature yell and takes her away. Then, a duo of elephants storm in and exit off-screen, shaking the logo.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: Classical music at the start and the viking singing, Tarzan hollering, and the elephants trumpeting.
Availability: Extinct.
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