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"Pop Up Video" to return to VH1

The Proclaimers get the "Pop Up Video" treatment. VH1

(CBS) Remember "Pop Up Video"? Where else could one learn that Mickey Mouse is called Musse Pigg in Swedish or that members of Judas Priest got drunk during the filming of the clip for "Breaking the Law"?

After a decade-long absence, VH1 is bringing the show back to the network. Finally, after many sad years of reality shows that feature women trying to have sex with Bret Michaels or the ins and outs of dating Flavor Flav, we can see useless trivia dressing up badly dated videos from the '80s and '90s and presumably the aughts. This is going to be awesome.

The network has ordered 60 half-hour episodes of the series to begin airing in the fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new iteration of "Pop Up Video" will feature hip-hop videos in addition to the pop and rock clips that dominated the series in its first incarnation.

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