What impact did MTV have on teenagers in the 1980s?

I am doing a research project on how television shows based on dance influence youth culture, and I need to know how MTV impacted teens in the 1980s, around the time it was launched.What impact did MTV have on teenagers in the 1980s?
i am 37 years old.........needless to say i was a teen in the 80's that was a great time.i was watching mtv as it was launched the screen went from static to the moon man.it was awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!mtv was so different back then it really was about music , total videos all the time it was before the age of reality tv.we went from totally listening to our music to actually seeing our music............of course in videos we now could see the singers in action dancing and some with back up dancers....so we all would learn our moves from them and try to copy certian moves and stuff.before mtv all we had was band stand or soul train or maybe whatever special was on tv with singers and such.never had we seen anything like mtv,,,,,,,,,,,,it was awsomeWhat impact did MTV have on teenagers in the 1980s?
It kept them glued to the TV because that was the first time they could see how the artist portrayed their music. They were also very into the V-Jay's, Martha Quinn, etc. I cannot remember all their names but they had their own following among the teenagers. It was fun to watch the launch of the show. Although I was older than a teenager then, I remember staying up until about 4:00 am watching videos.
To quote the very first video ever on MTV, ';Video killed the Radio Star';. The impact of music television, did help the sales of albums and would get the artist faster attention than normal. This in turn, would cause teens to go out and buy the LP, quicker than in the 70's, because they could see the music. Radio would only let you hear it, MTV let you see it. Hope this helps. Peace!
That is obviously a question you should be asking face to face and not over the internet.





Why?





Money has an effect on the answers you will get.





Back in the eighties VCRs were in their infancy, video discs were an experiment , and cable was only for the well off or reasonably comfortable.





That means not as many teens as you think had MTV.





You need to get that point across.





Lower income people had no cable and still don't.





You are asking this on the internet and once again lower income people are not on the internet.





You need to write your paper in two parts, those with MTV and those without. Te effect is not the same.





Those with MTV relished in it and those without lived with the label of being the ';MTV Generation'; when in fact nothing had changed for them.





One thing is for certain, there were less videos and they were played more often with fewer interuptions and they created overnight mega stars like Duran Duran, Flock Of Seagulls, The Cars, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Madonna, and Cyndy Lauper. They owe their careers to television videos.





Same goes with V jays. It was just another new thing.





It did effect fashion, I think. Watch Fast Times at Ridgemant High and they talk about the Pat Benatar look.