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.

His 1981 comedy-music video "Elephant Parts" won a Grammy and led to "PopClips ... cable network that in turn led to the creation of MTV. Nesmith even published two well received novels, 1998's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...