Remote Control is a TV game show that ran on MTV for three seasons from 1987 until 1990. It was MTV's first original non-musical program. New episodes were made for first-run syndication in 1989 which were distributed by Viacom. Three contestants answered trivia questions on movies, music, and television, many of which were presented in skit format. Remote Control was hosted by Ken Ober and featured Colin Quinn as the gravel-voiced announcer/sidekick. John Ten Eyck played several walk-on parts, joined in later seasons by Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, and Roger Kabler. Steve Treccase provided... music; Marisol Massey , Kari Wührer , Alicia Coppola and Susan Ashley were the hostesses. Although uncredited, Jani Berry provided the off-camera voice as the character of Ken Ober's mother. The show's premise was that Ober desperately wanted to be a game show host and set up his basement as a television studio.
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| On the air: | December 7, 1987-December 13, 1991 |
| Number of seasons: | 5 |
| Network: | MTV |
| Writers: | Rick Rosner |