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VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders: Hour 1

Episode Number: 1    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Monday May 6, 2002    Prod Code: 62172
The first hour of this special deals with one hit wonders from #100-81.

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Star: Jake Robards (Narrator),  William Shatner (Host)
Recurring Role: Weird Al (Interviewee),  Dave Wakeling (Interviewee),  Lorraine Ali (Interviewee),  Alice Cooper (Interviewee),  Ed Lover (Interviewee),  Danyel Smith (Interviewee),  Rob Sheffield (Interviewee),  Nile Rodgers (Interviewee)
Guest Star: Ivan Doroschuk (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Rick Springfield (Interviewee),  Legs McNeil (Interviewee),  Taana Gardner (Interviewee),  Thelma Houston (Interviewee),  Moby (Interviewee),  Carol Decker (Interviewee),  Biz Markie (Interviewee),  Shannon Hoon (Interviewee (archive footage)),  DC, the Brain Supreme (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Marvin Young (II) (Interviewee (as Young M.C.) (archive footage)),  Lene Nystrøm (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Billy Ray Cyrus (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Des'ree (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Bruce Willis (Interviewee (archive footage)),  David Soul (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Christa Hillhouse (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Steve Roll'n (Interviewee (archive footage)),  Pink (Interviewee),  Jancee Dunn (Interviewee),  Aamer Haleem (Interviewee),  Kate Pierson (Interviewee),  Marilu Henner (Interviewee),  Rikki Rockett (Interviewee),  Katherine La Nasa (Interviewee),  Teller (Interviewee (as Penn & Teller)),  Penn Jillette (Interviewee (as Penn & Teller)),  Annabella Lwin (Interviewee),  Malcolm McLaren (Interviewee),  Stacey Q (Interviewee),  Brad Smith (XII) (Interviewee),  Everlast (Interviewee (as Everlast))

Notes

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Biz Markie was sued by Gilbert O'Sullivan for sampling his song "Alone Again (Naturally)" for "Just A Friend". (edit)
Aqua was sued by Mattel for copyright infringement due to their song "Barbie Girl". The case was eventually dismissed. (edit)
The "strikingly handsome gentleman" Shatner is referring to for introducing T'Pau's song "Heart and Soul" (in an old clip) is himself. (edit)
4 Non Blondes' song "What's Up" was originally titled "What's Going On" (as is what is said in the chorus), but they changed the title because they thought there were already too many songs out called "What's Going On". (edit)

Quotes

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Biz Markie: No matter what I did, everybody thought it was funny, so I just did it like it was supposed to be done. (edit)
Young MC: I'd be at a major label, and they'd be like, "Well, Marvin, you know, 'Bust A Move' did so well, but that was then. You know, these people doin' that gangsta stuff, you gotta go that way. And they dressin' like this, or they talk about this, you gotta do that." And I'm like, "But that's not me." (edit)
Shatner: David Soul isn't the only actor to dabble in the musical arts. What am I, chopped liver? (edit)

Trivia

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"Just A Friend" was spotlighted on VH1's I Love the '80s Strikes Back in the episode 1989 even though it came out (or became a hit, anyway) in 1990. (edit)

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