MTV was quickly expanding and reaching more ... “It was a complete backfire,” Nesmith said. On the heels of Elephant Parts, Nesmith developed a show called PopClips. The 30-minute show would ...

In the 1980s, Nesmith invented MTV, helped pioneer the home-video revolution, won a Grammy for his music video Elephant Parts and produced the cult films Repo Man and Tapeheads. Throughout the ...

Mr. Nesmith, in his interview for “I Want My MTV,” took a nuanced view of ... and after “Rio” and “Popclips” he made “Elephant Parts,” an hourlong disc of music videos and comedy ...

Fair warning: This is an interview with Michael Nesmith ... for a music video for 1981's Elephant Parts, a grab-bag of wild seeds that essentially sprouted MTV. "It's good company," he said.

Exactly one month before MTV arrived, Nesmith released Elephant Parts, an hourlong collection of music video and comedy skits that he co-wrote, starred in and produced. Directed by Dear ...

Michael Nesmith — Monkee Mike ... video show “Pop Clips” planted the seeds of MTV). His short-lived 1985 NBC summer series “Television Parts,” a sort of on-air sequel to his bestselling ...

From left: Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones ... show “Pop Clips” planted the seeds of MTV.) His short-lived 1985 NBC summer series “Television Parts,” a sort of on-air sequel to his bestselling ...

His biggest direct-to-video success was 1981’s Elephant Parts, a wacky lineup of comedy parodies weaved around videos of five Nesmith songs ... Claus in a Monkees MTV video, performed with ...

LOS ANGELES — Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter ... His 1981 comedy-music video “Elephant Parts” won a Grammy and led to “PopClips,” a series of music videos broadcast on the ...

Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter ... “Tape Heads” and other films.His 1981 comedy-music video “Elephant Parts” won a Grammy and led to “PopClips,” a series of music videos ...