MTV vidcheck with commercials (May 2, 1984)

Mark Goodman is your VJ for this compilation taken from over two hours of programming.
1. Bette Midler- Beast of Burder
2. MTV top of the hour bumper
3. Michael Jackson- Thriller
4. Daryl Hall & John Oates- Say It Isn't So
5. VJ commentary with Friday Night Video Fights plug
6. Commercial: Coin Sets Of All Nations from the Franklin Mint (most)
7. Men At Work- Who Can It Be Now
8. MTV Mystery Man bumper
9. Commercial: Jordache (before Roxette, before Prince, there was this!)
10. MTV bottom of the hour bumper
11. Mr. Mister- Hunters Of The Night
12. Robert Plant- Big Log
13. VJ commentary with music news teaser
14. MTV Saturday Night Concert: The Eurythmics Live From Club Heaven/Sunday Special: Rock 'n Roll High School promos
15. Commercials:
a. National Coffee Association
b. Sassettes
c. Michelob
16. Music news: Tracey Ullman, Lou Gramm
17. The Alan Parsons Project- Don't Answer Me
18. MTV Huey Lewis & the News bumper
19. Stray Cats- Stray Cat Strut
20. VJ commentary
21. Commercials:
a. Hard to Hold soundtrack featuring Rick Springfield
b. Nike (most)
22. MTV Puppet Theatre bumper
23. Ratt- Round And Round
24. Nena- 99 Luftballons
25. MTV top of the hour bumper
26. .38 Special- Hold On Loosely
27. Billy Idol- Rebel Yell
28. Music news: Joan Jett, Blancmange, Utopia tour dates
29. Commercials:
a. 7Up
b. Casio
c. Firestarter movie trailer
d. Pioneer LaserDisc player
30. Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" World Premiere Video promo
31. Queen- I Want To Break Free
32. Phil Collins- Against All Odds
33. VJ commentary with House Phone plug
34. Commercial: The Rolling Stones' Greatest Hits from RCA-DMI
35. Paul Young- Love Of The Common People
36. David Bowie- Let's Dance
37. MTV "black and yellow" M rising bumper
38. Commercial: Nestle Crunch
39. MTV bottom of the hour bumper
40. Utopia- Cry Baby
41. John Cougar Mellencamp- Authority Song
42. VJ commentary with music news teaser
43. Music News on MTV promo
44. Commercials:
a. Safeguard
b. Gabrielle
c. Honda Scooters
45. Music news: Elton John
46. Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
47. MTV: Aren't you glad you're one of us? network promo
48. Golden Earring- Twilight Zone
49. VJ commentary (partial)
50. Commercial: Super Shops (partial)
51. MTV: in stereo bumper
52. Tracey Ullman- They Don't Know
53. MTV top of the hour bumper
54. Pat Benatar- Love Is A Battlefield
55. Josie Cotton- Jimmy Loves Maryann
56. (same as #14, most)

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Firestarter is one of my favorites.

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Adam Ant, don’t see him around anywhere…

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7:27 That's not Lou Gramm haha