Celebrities
Celebrities that appeared on the show included:
- Nipsey Russell – the "Poet Laureate of Television", who occasionally presented some of his poems.
- Bob Eubanks – sat by host Ober for the entire main game, and "coached" him on how to host a game show.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic – came into the basement as a category/channel. In addition, he also "tortured" that episode's two losing contestants as they were eliminated. (This was the only time that the backstage portion of the set behind the contestant area was shown.)
- LL Cool J – made a brief appearance in one skit, where Ober stormed off stage to discover the rapper and his brother goofing around.
- Jerry Mathers – appeared during the second half of a season three episode.
Celebrities that played the game:
- One episode featured Phil McConkey of the NFL's New York Giants playing against Sidney Green of the NBA's New York Knicks (with his then very young son Taurean on the set throughout the show). The third player was the show's bit actor John Ten Eyck playing Steve Sax of Major League baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Ten Eyck intentionally gave foolish, incorrect answers as Sax, who had canceled his scheduled appearance at the last minute.
- In the first syndicated season, "Remote Control" had a "World Class Athlete's Day" with pro athletes who lost out on championships in recent seasons. The three players were Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason, New York Mets pitcher David Cone and New York Rangers defenseman Ron Greschner.
- LL Cool J, Julie Brown, and "Weird Al" Yankovic played for charity during the second season, with Yankovic winning.
- Heavy metal musicians "Dizzy" Dean Davidson of Britny Fox, Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale, and Anthrax's Charlie Benante played against each other in season three.
- Former child stars Brandon Cruz, Butch Patrick, and Danny Bonaduce played in season three.
- Former Brady Bunch actors Barry Williams, Eve Plumb, and Susan Olsen played in the first syndicated season. This episode led to a writing partnership between Williams and Remote Control head writer Chris Kreski, who co-authored the best-selling Growing Up Brady biography.
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers were contestants in the final MTV season.
- Kathy Orr, Chief Meteorologist for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, appeared on the show as a regular contestant.
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