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Curse words, spitting beer, taunting other artists -- it really was a busy night for the Gallagher brothers.

Former VJ Mark Goodman and others share their memories of the channel's star-studded voyage that invited fans to "cruise and abuse" with the network.

Some remain A-list celebrities, while others have ventured in very different directions.

Twenty-year-old Kurt Jefferis was on head trauma medication when he won MTV ‘Lost Weekend’ contest and spent two nights with the band.

Producer Dick Clark had to be tackled to stop him from running onstage during Clay's notorious set at the 1989 VMAs.

Simmering feud reached a boiling point at 2007 awards show.

Disastrous performance led to guitarist C.C. DeVille's firing.

With fistfights, raunchy jokes and once-in-a-lifetime performances, the network put on one of its most memorable shows in 1989.

Late actor appeared as a zombie-fied student in controversial clip.

In the early days, they were always just a little too dangerous for prime time.

On April 18, 1987, Headbangers Ball premiered on MTV.

Everyone at the 1996 Video Music Awards went crazy when host Dennis Miller brought out the long-estranged bandmates.