VH-1 200 Greatest Pop-Culture Icons

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:40 am

Now that I've been watching the 200 Icons list, I can safely say Al should be on this list in a completely objective world. Come on... Dr. Phil??? Arsenio Hall???
I'm not saying VH1 purposely excluded Al but more than likely they just forgot him.

Yes. I agree. There are quite a few people who have interestingly been left off the list. Here are some that I thought of (you may not like all of them, and either do I, but they have a bigger part in Pop culture than many of those people (Monica Lewinski!).

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Ronald Regan

O.J. Simpson

Sesame Street

Pee Wee Herman

Shaq

Hulk Hogan

George Lucas (I can't believe they left him off)

Cheers

Tex Avery

Billy Crystal

Adam Sandler

Bill Murray

Billy Joel

and most importantly,

Tom Green (just kidding!) :biggrin:

Post by **TMBJon** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:44 am

I thought of another connection.

Al mentions the Three Stooges in the LAS video when they are paged.

Post by **algonacchick** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:45 am

Well, someone asked who #1 was. You can find out who all the icons were, and where they placed at vh1.com, but Oprah Winfrey was #1. Whatever!

Patti

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:50 am

Well, someone asked who #1 was. You can find out who all the icons were, and where they placed at vh1.com, but Oprah Winfrey was #1. Whatever!

Patti

Are you serious? Ugh. I hate Oprah. She is the most conceited, self-absorbed, ego-centric, obnoxious woman on television. Who was second, Barbara Streisand?

Here's an award for wining the countdown, Oprah -

Post by **TMBJon** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:52 am

How could number one not be either Elvis or the Beatles.

That's gross.

ThewEiRdOne27 · Post by **ThewEiRdOne27** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:53 am

As one poster said, I think VH-1 was looking for "instant recognition" icons, as opposed to some true pop-culture icons (like Al, and those Bruce just listed).

I for one am getting a bit upset with VH-1. First they're "Music First," then "Home of the Greatest." Geeze, I would think of something like Yankees Stadium when you mention that line! Soon we'll be seeing them making lists like "Celeberties J.Lo is Likely to Marry" or "The Best 'VH-1 Movies That Rock' Ever Shown." A full-time AL-TV is worth more than most of the stuff VH-1 has to offer (not intended to say AL-TV is bad, but you know what I mean)! ARGH!

OK, I'm done venting my rage... :dontgetit:

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:57 am

Soon we'll be seeing them making lists like "Celeberties J.Lo is Likely to Marry"

Coming soon on ALTV.

ThewEiRdOne27 · Post by **ThewEiRdOne27** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:58 am

Well, someone asked who #1 was. You can find out who all the icons were, and where they placed at vh1.com, but Oprah Winfrey was #1. Whatever!

Patti

WHAT??!! :crazy: Over all those listed, Oprah wins??? WHAT IS THIS? WHO DOES THESE LISTS AT VH-1?!!

I never have associated Oprah with being the #1 pop-culture icon, nor would I think many others. That list is pathetic, not only for not mentioning Al and many deserving others, but listing Oprah at #1!

ThewEiRdOne27 · Post by **ThewEiRdOne27** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:18 am

Coming soon on ALTV.

"Blind Date with Eminem"

"I don't got no feelings for nobody... know what I'm sayin'?"

Post by **algonacchick** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:18 am

Yeah, this list is pretty sad. The Beatles were #12. #12! And Oprah gets #1?! Okaaaaay! Well, I will now post the entire list. And please, don't kill the messenger. I certainly didn't make these choices. Britney Spears in the top 20! Puh-lease! I'll do this in a couple of posts, since it is such a long list.

200.

The Rock

199.

Queen Latifah

198.

Cartman

197.

Judge Judy

196.

Axl Rose

195.

Macaulay Culkin

194.

Dr. Phil

193.

Arsenio Hall

192.

Beavis & Butthead

191.

Regis Philbin

190.

Russell Crowe

189.

Dolly Parton

188.

Joe Namath

187.

Rock Hudson

186.

Halle Berry

185.

Rosie O'Donnell

184.

Bob Marley

183.

Winona Ryder

182.

Telly Savalas (as Kojak)

181.

Reese Witherspoon

180.

Larry Hagman (as J.R. Ewing)

179.

Chris Rock

178.

Drew Barrymore

177.

Mariah Carey

176.

Wonder Woman

175.

Jackie Gleason

174.

Tupac Shakur

173.

Roseanne

172.

Gianni Versace

171.

Scooby-Doo

170.

Jim Morrison

169.

Woody Allen

168.

ABBA

167.

The Three Stooges

166.

Betty Ford

165.

Diana Ross

164.

Burt Reynolds

163.

Liberace

162.

Leonard Nimoy (as Spock)

161.

Monica Lewinsky

160.

Farrah Fawcett

159.

Ricky Martin

158.

Batman

157.

Barbara Eden (as Jeannie)

156.

Venus/Serena Williams

155.

Christie Brinkley

154.

Harry Potter

153.

Bon Jovi

152.

Bob Hope

151.

Spider-Man

150.

Garth Brooks

149.

Sally Field

148.

Mister Rogers

147.

David Bowie

146.

Neil Armstrong

145.

Dick Van Dyke

144.

Ellen DeGeneres

143.

Ron Howard

142.

Gwen Stefani

141.

Bruce Lee