The video for Welcome to The Jungle by Guns N’Roses was originally banned by MTV. It took the influence by David Geffen to get it aired for just one time at 4AM EST Sunday. The response was so overwhelming it shutdown MTV’s switchboard. Appetite For Destruction went on to sell 30 million copies.
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There’s a TV channel in America named “History”…
There’s a TV channel in America named “History” and airs a show about Aliens shaping human civilization. And a channel called “Music Television” that airs shows about pregnant teenagers.
MTV banned Beavis and Butthead from referencing fire, specifically Beavis…
MTV banned Beavis and Butthead from referencing fire, specifically Beavis’ “Fire” chant, after an arson was blamed on the show. In response, the show had Beavis chant words similar to fire such as fryer. The ban was lifted for the revival and Beavis says fire 7 times in the first video segment.