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Martha Quinn (born May 11, 1959 in Albany, New York) is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson).

Prior to joining MTV, Quinn graduated from Ossining High School in 1977 and NYU in 1981. She got the MTV job even though her prior on-camera experience had been limited to a few television commercials. Rolling Stone magazine readers selected her as "MTV's Best-Ever VJ" years later. Quinn's petite, girl next door personality made her extremely popular among viewers.

Coincidentally, she looked quite a bit like a model in the J. Geils Band's "Centerfold" video, prompting her to remark on air several times that it was not, in fact, her dancing in the video in her underwear.

Singer Mojo Nixon created a song that was both a tribute to Martha Quinn and a criticism of MTV. It was titled "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin".

In 1990, Quinn appeared on the short-lived Brady Bunch sequel The Bradys. Quinn played Tracy, who married Bobby Brady (played by Mike Lookinland). She joined Ed McMahon as a co-host for Star Search in 1994. She was a bi-weekly correspondent on The Early Show in 1999. She also appeared in the 1988 film Tapeheads, the 1989 movie and had a recurring role on Full House. She was also featured in a series of commercials for Neutrogena in the mid-1990s.

In 2005, Quinn joined SIRIUS Satellite Radio network. From her home in Malibu, she hosts a one-hour weekly show on the Big '80s channel called Gods of the Big '80s. (Coincidentally, all of the other original MTV VJs also have shows on Big '80s, with the exception of J.J. Jackson, who is deceased.) On the September 22, 2005 episode of Comedy Central's new series The Showbiz Show with David Spade, Quinn appeared as herself in mock archival footage (dating back to 1983) from her MTV days. In two separate bumper skits, Quinn sarcastically foretold considerably bizarre behavior from stars Michael Jackson and Sting. Subsequent episodes took shots at Whitney Houston and Tommy Lee.

In 2007 Quinn lent her name, face and voice to The 80s Game with Martha Quinn, a PC trivia game developed by Funkitron. The game featured multiple-choice questions about 80s culture in categories including music, politics, television, sports, movies and celebrities.<ref >Saltzman, Marc (2007-08-14). The 80s Game with Martha Quinn Review. Gamezebo.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.

Quinn is the step-daughter of Jane Bryant Quinn, a personal finance columnist. In 1993 she married musician Jordan Tarlow (ex-Fuzztones); they have two children and live in Malibu, California.

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A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things:
  • One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1.

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MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City.
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The blonde, raspy-voiced Nina Blackwood (born September 12, 1955, Springfield, MA) was the first of the original five MTV VJs (along with Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson).
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Mark Goodman (born October 11) is a radio DJ, TV personality, and actor. He is best known as one of the original five VJs on MTV, the first and most popular music television channel in the United States, in 1981.
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Alan C. Hunter (born February 14, 1957) was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's) on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, and J. J. Jackson).
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John J. Jackson, Jr. (April 8, 1941 – March 17, 2004) was one of MTV's 5 original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn).
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A girl next door is a personality type and stock character often used in fiction.

Girl Next Door can also refer to:
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The J. Geils Band was an American rock band who were formed in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, that had a successful R&B-influenced blues rock sound in the 1970s, before moving towards a more pop-influenced sound in the 1980s, which brought them MTV airplay and their 1982
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Released 1981
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"Centerfold" was the biggest hit for The J. Geils Band. The song is about a man who is shocked to discover that his childhood sweetheart is now a centerfold.
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The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. The show originally aired from September 26, 1969 to August 30, 1974 on the ABC network and was subsequently syndicated across the world.
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Carol Brady portrayed by Florence Henderson is the wife of Mike Brady. At the beginning of the series, she is Carol Martin (née Carol Ann Tyler). She had three daughters from a previous marriage before marrying Mike. She gets three stepsons from Mike.
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Mike Lookinland (b. December 19, 1960) is an American actor.
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Edward "Ed" Peter Leo McMahon, Jr. (born March 6, 1923) is an American comedian, game show host, announcer and television personality most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer on Who Do You Trust? from 1957 to 1962 and on the Tonight Show
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Star Search is a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood and later at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida.
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correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is in a foreign country.
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The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a.m. (8 to 9 a.m. in some markets with cut-ins during the 7 a.m. hour EST), Monday through Saturday.
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Tapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. The film features John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave), and Junior Walker.
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Full House is a popular American television family sitcom that originally ran from September 22, 1987 to May 23, 1995 on ABC.

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Full House is set in San Francisco, where Danny Tanner is left to raise his three young daughters D.J.
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