Epic Win: Pop-Up Video
Submitted by HooterSampzon13
When Pop-Up Video debuted on VH1 in 1996, it quickly became the channel’s highest-rated show. The format was simple: play campy music videos while word bubbles popped up with brilliant trivia nuggets about the band and video. Where else would you learn that actress Diane Keaton directed Belinda Carlisle’s video for “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” that Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” video took six weeks to complete (they usually take two days), or that George Michael of Wham! used to stuff shuttlecocks down his pants?
WOOT!!! I loved watching this when it was on. I was always hoping they would do more videos though…got tired of seeing the same ones over and over. Still a win though!
Did nostalgic win just Rick Roll us with their example??
Yes, I do believe we have been RickRolled by Nostalgic Win… Which is quite a Win in itself
I wonder if there’s a record for number of people Rick Roll’d at the same time..
I dare say this would cause one.
That would be April Fools Day last year when all the featured YouTube videos were rickrolls.
what about during the macy’s thanksgiving day parade where people not only saw it on youtube, it was on a bunch of other websites as well as being broadcast to homes all over the continental u.s. and abroad?
This is definitely a rick roll… but atleast you have a choose going into it. I couldn’t resist, though.
choice
I loved this show.
I watched it all the time.
… Questionable choice for the example video though, rofl.
loved this show. i still try to see it on VH1 classic! they need to do it again!
This was my favorite show for the longest time. I had no idea they ever covered this video! I guess it makes sense though. And yes, we definitely got Rick Rolled. Someone should submit Rick Rolling as an epic win?
Not much of a Rickroll, since when I seen Pop-Up video I figured they would have that song for the demo.
But this show was epic win.
YOU RICKROLLED ME!!!!!
It’s a pseudo-rickroll, we are all aware of it, therefor it’s not actualy a rickroll. But that leads to willingly playing the video without considering it a rickroll. therefor it IS a rickroll.
It is also known as a reverse-rickroll, a double-rickroll and a mindfs*ck
I loved this show. (Still do when they show it on VH1 Classic.)
Gwaaaah, I miss this show! I always found it funny. Sometimes I even actually learned things.
ikr! They need to start a new season. With new videos. The concept was win-win!
Wait, there used to be music videos on VH1? And here I thought that was just some crazy acid trip I’d had.
Believe it or not, there used to be music videos on MTV!! How’s THAT for scary?
I wish they still did this.
Wow miss this show. I don’t think Vh1 would bring it back tho, because it’s not a skanky dating show with z list celebrities.
Ah, this was back in the good old days when VH1 and MTV actually played music! I could waste a Saturday evening watching this when I was a preteen.
Loved this show! It’s so sad that VH1 and MTV refuse to play videos anymore (except at like 4 in the morning). If they brought this show back it’s have to be Pop up Rock of Love or something.
I was sooo happy to see my submission make the main page. I worked really hard trying to get something worthy of it. I figured there would be loads of people o remember this. My mom was a music junkie so we constantly watched this on VH1. I ish I could find a good quality video of the Pop-Up Video they did of “Kokomo” by The Beach Boys.
Did Once upon a win just “Rick roll” us?
Yes. I don’t see what the big deal is, though. Never Gonna Give You Up is a pretty good song!
it’s still on vh1 classic
i watch it every once in a while
aww, i watched this a lot when vh1 was still on satellite in europe! makes me feel even worse about the retarded crap mtv shows nowadays.. :/
This used to be my favorite show when I was in college…it makes me really sad that they don’t show it anymore. I don’t get VH-1 Classics so I can’t even watch it there!
VH-1 should def. bring it back!
voluntarily rick rolld myself just for the nostalgic win…
I hate this videoclip !!!
And that just because stupid retards use it as a fake video trap on youtube…
I wish the red intro screen wasn’t on this, it would make a killer rickroll.
Loved it.
Until-
“The tape editor for this video died huffing Old Spice in a Havana Bath House.”
WTF does that have to do with Toni Basil and the video for MICKEY?
BRIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNG IIIIIIIIIIIIT BAAAAACK!!!!!!
OMG, HUMONGEOUS EPIC WIN!!!! They play it sometimes on VH1 Classic now but it’s hard to catch and I’m gonna cry when I stop getting it on my free trial.
i especially love the puppet trivia at the end