DTV

DTV was a series of music videos created by Walt Disney Productions in 1984 using a combination of popular music and footage of vintage Disney animation. It was created out of the trend of music videos on cable channel MTV, which inspired the name of this series. The videos were shown as filler material on The Disney Channel and/or the Family Channel (as the network did not air commercials, sometimes in Canada its commercial break for the Family Channel at this time), as well as being the focus of television specials. Home video collections were also released on the VHS, Beta, CED Videodisc, and Laserdisc formats. After the first run of DTV, in 1989, a second series was produced known as DTV².

The main title music, known as "RPM", was created in 1981 by a recording company called Network Music.

In the opening of DTV, a cheese-like moon zooms out to reveal a black background with musical notes. A silhouette of the Mickey Mouse head rises from the moon, and the moon exits below the screen. The letter D (in the corporate Disney font) and the letters TV appear and zoom out to attach the head. Finally, after a few seconds, we zoom into the head and revealing several cartoon clips.

DTV ceased airing in 2002; however, a handful of the music videos can currently be viewed on YouTube.

From 2009 to 2014, Disney revived the DTV idea in the form of Re-Micks, a similar series of short music videos syncing clips from the classic shorts to pop songs.

Songs Produced

DTV

The American Breed: Bend Me, Shape Me
The Ames Brothers: Rag Mop
The Andrews Sisters: Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama)
The Andrews Sisters: Straighten Up and Fly Right
The Andrews Sisters: Winter Wonderland
The Angels: My Boyfriend's Back
Anne Murray: Daydream Believer
Anne Murray: Hey Baby!
Anne Murray: Snowbird
Annette Funicello: Pineapple Princess (Vista)
Annette Funicello: Tall Paul (Vista)
Aretha Franklin: Respect
Aretha Franklin: Think
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: Taking Care of Business
Barrett Strong: Money (That's What I Want) (Motown)
Bay City Rollers: I Only Want to Be With You
The Beach Boys: Be True to Your School
The Beach Boys: California Girls
The Beach Boys: Catch a Wave
The Beach Boys: Dance, Dance, Dance (Capitol)
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys: I Get Around
The Beach Boys: The Man With All the Toys
The Beach Boys: Papa Oom Mow Mow
The Beach Boys: When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) (Capitol)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Betty Hutton: Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Big Joe Turner: Shake, Rattle & Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets: Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets: See You Later, Alligator
Billy Preston: Nothing from Nothing
Billy Preston: Will it Go Round in Circles?
Bizet: Habanera (from "Carmen'")
The Blasters: I'm Shakin'
The Blues Brothers: Flip, Flop and Fly
Bobby Darin: Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin: Lazy River
Bobby Darin: Splish Splash
Bobby Darin: What'd I Say?
Bobby Day: Rockin' Robin
Bobby Freeman: Do You Wanna Dance
Bobby Helms: Jingle Bell Rock
Bobby Lewis: Tossin' and Turnin'
Bobby Vee: Devil or Angel
The Box Tops: The Letter
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Buddy Holly and the Crickets: That'll Be the Day
Burning Sensations: Belly of the Whale
The Bus Boys: American Worker
The Cadets: Stranded in the Jungle
The Cars: Shake it Up
The Chords: Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
Chris Kenner: I Like it Like That, Part 1
Chubby Checker: Let's Twist Again
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry: Rock & Roll Music
Clarence Carter: Too Weak to Fight
The Clovers: Love Potion #9
The Coasters: Charlie Brown
The Coasters: Down in Mexico
The Coasters: Poison Ivy
The Coasters: Yakety Yak
The Danleers: One Summer Night
Danny & the Juniors: At the Hop (K-TEL)
David Bowie: Let's Dance
DeBarge: Rhythm of the Night (Motown)
Dee Clark: Raindrops
Dee Dee Sharp: Do the Bird
Dee Dee Sharp: Mashed Potato Time
The Diamonds: Little Darlin' (K-TEL)
Dino, Desi & Billy: I'm a Fool
The Doobie Brothers: Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers: It Keeps You Runnin' (Warner Brothers)
Doris Troy: Just One Look
The Dovells: You Can't Sit Down
The Drifters: On Broadway
The Drifters: Saturday Night at the Movies
The Drifters: Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters: Some Kind of Wonderful
The Drifters: There Goes My Baby
The Drifters: Up on the Roof
Duke Ellington: Take the "A" Train
Duran Duran: Hungry Like the Wolf
Earth, Wind & Fire and The Emotions: Boogie Wonderland
The El Dorados: At My Front Door
Ella Mae Morse: Blacksmith Blues
Elton John: Crocodile Rock
Elvis Presley: All Shook Up (RCA)
Elvis Presley: G.I. Blues (RCA)
Elvis Presley: Hound Dog (RCA)
Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock (RCA)
Elvis Presley: Stuck on You (RCA)
The Everly Brothers: Temptation
Faron Young: Country Girl
Fats Domino: Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino: I'm Walking
The Fiestas: So Fine
The Fireflies: You Were Mine
The Five Americans: Western Union
The Four Tops: Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got) (Motown)
The Four Tops: I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) (Motown)
The Four Tops: Reach Out, I'll Be There (Motown)
Frank Sinatra: Blue Skies
Freddy Cannon: Palisades Park
Gene Chandler: Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler: You Threw a Lucky Punch
Gene Vincent: Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gladys Knight & the Pips: Friendship Train (Motown)
Gladys Knight & the Pips: I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Motown)
Glen Campbell: Country Boy (You've Got Your Feet in L.A.)
Glen Campbell: Southern Nights
Grand Funk Railroad: The Loco-Motion
Hall & Oates: Kiss on My List (RCA)
Hall & Oates: Private Eyes (RCA)
Huey Lewis and The News: The Heart of Rock & Roll
Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
The Jackson 5: Dancing Machine (Motown)
James & Bobby Purify: I'm Your Puppet
James & Bobby Purify: Shake a Tail Feather
Jan and Dean: Surf City (K-TEL)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Jimmy Cliff: Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Jimmy Cliff: You Can Get it if You Really Want
Jimmy Hughes: Neighbor (Tend to Your Business)
Jimmy McCracklin: The Walk
Jo Stafford and Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers: Candy
Joanie Sommers: Johnny Get Angry
Joey Dee: Shout
Joey Dee: Peppermint Twist
Johnny Burnette: Dreamin'
Johnny Otis Show: Willie and the Hand Jive
Johnny Tillotson: Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson: Willow Tree
Journey: Any Way You Want It (That's The Way You Need It)
Juice Newton: Angel of the Morning
Juice Newton: Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me (Capitol)
Juice Newton: Queen of Hearts
Juice Newton: Shot Full of Love
Kay Starr: Side By Side
Kenny Loggins: Footloose
Kool & the Gang: Celebration
Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumblebee
LaVern Baker: Jim Dandy
Leapy Lee: Little Arrows
Lena Horne: Stormy Weather (RCA)
Leo Sayer: Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)
Leo Sayer: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Lipps, Inc.: Funkytown
Little Richard: Long Tall Sally (K-TEL)
Little Richard: Tutti Frutti (K-TEL)
Lloyd Price: (You've Got) Personality
Louis Armstrong: High Society
Louis Armstrong: On the Sunny Side of the Street
Louis Prima and Keely Smith: I've Got You Under My Skin
Louis Prima and Keely Smith: That Old Black Magic (Capitol)
The Mamas & the Papas: California Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas: Dedicated to the One I Love
The Mamas & the Papas: Go Where You Wanna Go
The Mamas & the Papas: I Saw Her Again Last Night
The Marcels: Blue Moon
Martha and the Vandellas: Dancing in the Street (Motown)
The Marvelettes: Don't Mess With Bill (Motown)
The Marvelettes: Please Mr. Postman (Motown)
The Marvelettes: Too Many Fish in the Sea (Motown)
The Marvelettes: The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (Motown)
Marvin Gaye: Pride and Joy (Motown)
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a Witness (Motown)
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston: It Takes Two (Motown)
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell: Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Motown)
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell: If I Could Build My Whole World Around You (Motown)
Mary Wells: Two Lovers (Motown)
Maxine Nightingale: Right Back to Where We Started From
Michael Jackson: Beat It (Motown)
Michael Sembello: Automatic Man
The Mills Brothers: Glow Worm
The Miracles: Mickey's Monkey (Motown)
The Miracles: Shop Around (Motown)
The Miracles: You've Really Got a Hold on Me (Motown)
The Monotones: Book of Love
Otis Redding: Try a Little Tenderness
Otis Redding with Carla Thomas: Tramp
Pablo Cruise: What You Gonna Do (When She Says Goodbye)
Patti Page: How Much is That Doggie in the Window?
Peggy Lee: All Right, OK, You Win
Perry Como: Catch a Falling Star
The Pointer Sisters: Neutron Dance (Motown)
Rare Earth: I Just Want to Celebrate
The Rascals: Groovin'
Ray Charles: Hit the Road, Jack
The Rays: Silhouettes
The Reflections: (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet (Motown)
Richard Thompson: Two Left Feet
Ringo Starr: Oh My My
Roger Miller: King of the Road
The Ronettes: Sleigh Ride
Ronny & The Daytonas: G.T.O.
Rosco Gordon: Just a Little Bit
Rose Royce: Car Wash
The Routers: Let's Go
Rufus Thomas: Walking the Dog
Ruth Brown: This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
Sandy Nelson: Teen Beat
Shades of Blue: Oh How Happy (Motown)
Sheb Wooley: The Purple People Eater (K-TEL)
The Shirelles: Mama Said
The Silhouettes: Get a Job
Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2
Sister Sledge: We Are Family
The Skyliners: Pennies from Heaven
The Spaniels: Automobiles
Spike Jones and His City Slickers: The Blue Danube (RCA)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers: Holiday for Strings (RCA)
Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
Steve Winwood: While You See a Chance
Stevie Wonder: Castles in the Sand (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: Fingertips, Part 1 (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: For Once in My Life (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: Hey, Harmonica Man (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: I Was Made to Love Her (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: My Cherie Amour (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: A Place in the Sun (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: Travelin' Man (Motown)
Stevie Wonder: Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Motown)
Strauss: Trisch Trasch Polka
The Supremes: Baby Love (Motown)
The Supremes: Nothing But Heartaches (Motown)
The Supremes: Love is Like an Itching in My Heart (Motown)
The Supremes: Stop! In the Name of Love (Motown)
The Supremes: You Keep Me Hangin' On (Motown)
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons (Capitol)
The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Motown)
The Temptations: It's Summer (Motown)
The Temptations: Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (Motown)
The Temptations: My Girl (Motown)
Tom Jones: It's Not Unusual
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Don't Do Me Like That
Tommy Dorsey: The Music Goes Round and Round
Tommy Roe: Dizzy (K-TEL)
The Turtles: Happy Together
The Turtles: You Showed Me
The Videos: Trickle, Trickle
Vivaldi: Storm
The Vogues: Magic Town
Wilson Pickett: Funky Broadway
Wilson Pickett: Land of 1,000 Dances
Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally
Yes: Owner of a Lonely Heart

Disney songs

From The Aristocats: Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
From Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier: The Ballad of Davy Crockett
From Dumbo: Casey Junior
From The Jungle Book: The Bare Necessities
From Lady and the Tramp: He's a Tramp
From Mickey Mouse Disco: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
From Mickey Mouse Disco: It's a Small World
From Mickey Mouse Disco: Watch Out for Goofy
From Mickey Mouse Splashdance: Splashdance
From Mickey Mouse Splashdance: Mickey, She's Got a Crush on You
From Mickey Mouse Splashdance: You Can Always Be Number One
From Mousercise: Step in Time
From Mousercise: Pig Out
From Mousercise: I Wanna Be Like You II
From The New Mickey Mouse Club: Mickey Mouse Club March
From The Parent Trap: Let's Get Together
From Pete's Dragon: It's Not Easy
From Peter Pan: You Can Fly
From So Dear to My Heart: Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly)
From Summer Magic: The Ugly Bug Ball

Gallery

Home Video

Many of the songs listed above were released on home video, in five separate volumes. The first three volumes "Pop & Rock", "Rock, Rhythm & Blues", and "Golden Oldies" were released in late 1984, as part of Walt Disney Home Video's "Wrapped and Ready to Give Promotion". Following that, two more videos, "Love Songs" and "Groovin' For a '60s Afternoon", were released during the summer of 1985.