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MTV, the first and most popular music television network in the United States of America (U.S.), has been referenced in popular culture countless times. Other TV channels, TV shows, musicians, films, and books have referenced MTV in their works.

Usually, MTV is referenced in popular culture after events or material within the channel and/or its programming generate controversy or embarrassing events. Examples include the controversial MTV reality program Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, which has generated much criticism and controversy for its indecent material and negative portrayal of Laguna Beach, California, and the MTV Video Music Awards, in which Late Night With Conan O'Brien character Triumph the Insult Comic Dog mocked artists like Eminem and Christina Aguilera.

In addition, other general reasons to include MTV in popular culture is to mock the channel for its move toward reality programming as opposed to music videos, or its decisions to promote "bubblegum pop" music. Otherwise, MTV is simply used as a pop culture reference to enhance the program or simply to support the plot, without any connotation or criticism.

In music

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  • Dire Straits' 1985 song "Money for Nothing" — at the start and end of the song, guest singer Sting repeatedly sung the channel's slogan, "I Want My MTV".
  • The song "MTV - Get off the Air" by the Dead Kennedys was a protest against the content and style of music that dominated MTV during the '80s.
  • Also in the song "1985" by Bowling For Soup the song sings about how thing have changes since 1985 and the lyrics "when music was still on MTV" is used in the choros
  • Avril Lavigne's Song Skater Boy says "She turns on tv, Guess who she sees, Skater boy rockin' up MTV".
  • An early Beck song is title "MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack"
  • Shakira's song Timor says: "It's alright, it's alright/If the planet’s split in three/Cause I'll keep on selling records/And you've got your MTV"
  • The Corrs song I never Loved you Anyway : "You watching MTV while I lie dreaming in an empty bed"

In television

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In books

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  • In the Family Guy book Stewie's Guide to World Domination, Stewie gives a list of reasons as to "why MTV is the root of all evil".

References

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