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Which MTV program, premiering in 1986 and hosted by Downtown Julie Brown, became the defining late-night dance music show of the late 1980s?
Answer
Club MTV
Club MTV premiered in 1986 and was hosted by Downtown Julie Brown, who became famous for her catchphrase 'Wubba wubba wubba!' The show featured dancers and the hottest pop and dance tracks of the era, capturing the aerobic, neon-drenched spirit of late-1980s youth culture.
💡 Did you know?
Downtown Julie Brown's catchphrase 'Wubba wubba wubba!' on Club MTV became so recognizable that it was parodied on Saturday Night Live multiple times during the show's peak years.
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