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 ...

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Nesmith himself later helped develop the format that eventually morphed into into MTV. A talented singer ... first video of the year Grammy for Elephant Parts, a TV special with a similar format ...

MTV. It's a long way away from Pregnant & 16. Nesmith won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year in 1981 for his hour-long compilation masterpiece Elephant Parts.

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, 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 Nickelodeon cable ...

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, one of the members of ... Time Warner/Amex would develop the idea into what became MTV. He also produced a show called “Elephant Parts” in 1982, an hour-long program that ...