So why, exactly, did Arsenio Hall appear in the video for Paula Abdul's "Straight Up"?

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1) He and Paula were seeing each other at the time
2) They were not involved, but were two serious artists with a healthy modicum of mutual respect
3) He wandered by the set and, I mean, y'know, Arsenio
4) His cultural currency offered a lucrative cross-selling opportunity in the new jack marketplace
5) He was just helping out his G, MC Skat Kat
6) Some things are better left unexplained

― g@bbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

No depressing "who are these people" answers please.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

7) He didn't want Chunky A to be his MTV debut

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

1). As far as I know.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 25 December 2003 03:24 (twenty-two years ago)

hhmmm, Ok who here WOULDN'T let Arsenior appear in their debut video? If he showed up on the set and said he'd smirk for two seconds on screen I totally would let him.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 25 December 2003 03:25 (twenty-two years ago)

He should have worked with Tool for one of their videos. Those poor boys could certainly use some cheering up.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 25 December 2003 03:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I think a far more burning question is, why the fuck does Jay Leno turn up in ????? Why is he popular? Why do more people watch him than Letterman? There was that story a while back about the woman whose epileptic seizures were triggered by the sound of Mary Hart's voice, but if I could imagine any voice triggering seizures it would be Leno's. It's only a matter of time if he isn't stopped.

― jewelly (jewelly), Thursday, 25 December 2003 05:50 (twenty-two years ago)

(Correction for above: "why the fuck does Jay Leno turn up in everything????)

― jewelly (jewelly), Thursday, 25 December 2003 05:51 (twenty-two years ago)

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