| Elephant Parts was itself sort of a precursor, with the music videos connected through banter and skits. Then after that, Mike created a pair of TV shows, "Television Parts" and "Pop Clips" that were even closer to the old MTV video/VJ/filler bit format. When the channel was finally created, not only was it based on those shows, but Nesmith was actually involved in the development and was paid and adknowledged for his contributions. To this day, almost any hardcore 20th-century music historian recognizes Mike Nesmith as the creator of MTV.
And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!" |