Carson Daly celebrates 25th anniversary of 'TRL' premiere

SONG RIGHT THERE THE FULL THING DROPS SEPTEMBER 29th "TROLLS" HITTING THEATERS NOVEMBER 17th. >>> NEXT UP "TRL." TODAY MARKS 25 YEARS SINCE THIS LITTLE BROADCAST. >> HEY, HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO SEE YOU. CARSON DALY HERE WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME. SEPTEMBER 14th, 1998 YOU'RE WATCHING "TOTAL REQUEST LIVE." THAT'S RIGHT STILL A LIVE TELEVISION SHOW NICE TO BE BACK. WE'RE HERE IN TIMES SQUARE, MTVs HOME, BRINGING YOU THE TOP REQUESTED VIDEOS NOT IN US, FROM YOU, THAT'S HOW THE SHOW WORKS YOU'VE BEEN CALLING US AND GETTING ON THE WEB AND GIVING US VIDEO REQUESTS WE HAVE A REQUEST CAMERA SIT DOWN AT TIMES SQUARE OUR BACKYARD PART OF OUR HOME. YOU CAN WALK UP TO THE CAMERA AND REQUEST THOSE VIDEOS. >> A QUARTER CENTURY SINCE THE PREMIERE OF "TOTAL REQUEST LIVE." "TRL" FOR SHORT. THEN IT BECAME A THING. >> 25 YEARS AGO. >> GROUND-BREAKING SHOW. >> EVERYTHING IN NEW YORK IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THE ALL-STAR CAFE IS GORGEOUS VIRGIN MEGA STORE IS GONE. BEFORE THERE WAS TIKTOK, BEFORE THERE WAS FACEBOOK, BEFORE THERE WAS INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER, YOU KNOW -- THIS SHOW, YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CELEBRITIES ARE EATING FOR DINNER NOW, BUT USED TO HAVE TO WATCH "TR "L" EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL >> THAT RADIO CONCEPT CALL AND REQUEST A SONG, BROUGHT IT TO VIDEO. >> FAN DRIVEN AND INTERACTIVE. >> YOU WERE SO YOUNG WERE YOU NERVOUS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? >> I FELT I CREATED THE CONCEPT OF THE SHOW. BILL BELLAMY HAD MTV JAMS. I DIDN'T HAVE MY OWN SHOW. WE CREATED IT TO BE LIVE AND HAVE THE VIDEOS. >> COOL. >> ALSO WORLD AFFAIRS. >> YEAH. MY GOSH. >> COLUMBINE AND 9/11 HAPPENED ON "TRL'S" WATCH WE HAD OUR MTV NEWS DIDN'T KIDS OF THIS GENERATION WENT TO TRL AS A SAFE PLACE TO FIND NOT JUST MUSIC VIDEOS BUT WORLD AFFAIRS AND CELEBS. >> WOW. >> AND IT WAS CRAZY. >> IT'S FUNNY. EVERY TIME WE HAVE SOMEONE ON, ONE OF THESE LEGENDS ON, THEY GREET CARSON LIKE HE'S THEIR LONG LOST BROTHER. HERE'S WHY IT ALL STARTED, THERE'S SO MANY ARTISTS THAT Y'ALL CAME UP TOGETHER. >> ARTISTS WOULD COME IN MOTOROLA SIDEKICK. HE WOULD BUMP SIDEKICKS AND YOUR INFORMATION WOULD EXCHANGE, YO, GOING TO BE IN THE CLUB TONIGHT? COME ON THROUGH. IT WAS A FUN TIME. IT WAS A FUN TIME. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> ONE OF THE MOMENTS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IS LIVE SINCE TIKTOK, WE WERE DOING BACKSTREET BOYS VERSUS NSYNC TRIVIA CONTEST AND THEN THIS HAPPENED. >> VICTORY AND AGONY IT'S SO RIGHT. SHE'S ABOUT TO PUNCH ME IN THE FACE >> I'M GOING TO KILL YOU. >> OH. >> HEY. >> HEY. >> HEY THAT WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR THE BACKSTREET BOYS. >> I DID TELL YOU, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TAPE. KILLING ME DOESN'T HELP THE BACKSTREET BOYS. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

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