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  • Joe DeMaio
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  • Liz Patrick

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  • Jacqueline Bender
  • Mark Cronin
  • Kallissa Miller
  • Matthew Parillo
  • Sitarah Pendelton
  • Sharon Sussman
  • Bryan Terry
  • Burt Wheeler

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  • Acapulco, Mexico{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 10, 2010|title=MTV Announces a Wild Spring Break Lineup|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/reviews/a6985/mtv-announces-wild-spring-break-lineup/|work=Seventeen|location= |access-date=}}
  • Cancun, Mexico{{cite news |last=Lynch|first=Megan|date=January 7, 2014|title=MTV is at Oasis Cancun for Spring Break 2014|url=https://www.ststravel.com/blog/mtv-is-at-oasis-cancun-for-spring-break-2014/|work=STS Travel|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Finn|first=Brian A.|date=April 20, 2004|title=Dreaming of an MTV Spring Break|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/4/20/dreaming-of-an-mtv-spring-break/|work=The Crimson|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Piccone|first=Nick|date=July 31, 2020|title=Straight Shooters: Deep dive into WCW Beach Brawl at MTV's Spring Break|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/straight-shooters-wrestling-podcast-wcw-beach-brawl-mtv-wwe-summerslam/|work=Philly Voice|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Colburn|first=Randall|date=November 14, 2018|title=Hell yeah MTV is bringing back Spring Break|url=https://www.avclub.com/hell-fucking-yeah-mtv-is-bringing-back-spring-break-1830435750|work=AV Club|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Ngo|first=David|date=April 19, 2019|title=How MTV Spring Break Made Me Feel Less American|url=https://medium.com/@davidngofilm/how-mtv-spring-break-made-me-feel-less-american-86a06ced061f|work=Medium|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 14, 2018|title=MTV Is Bringing Back "Spring Break", So Lets Relive Some Of The Shows Greatest Moments|url=https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/1147832/mtv-is-bringing-back-spring-break-so-lets-relive-some-of-the-shows-greatest-moments|work=Barstool Sports|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 19, 2013|title=34 Pictures That Prove Spring Break Was Just Better on MTV|url=https://www.popdust.com/34-pictures-that-prove-spring-break-was-just-better-on-mtv-1889655166.html|work=Popdust|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=MTV Spring Break - Series Homepage|url=https://www.mtvpress.com/series/mtv-spring-break|work=MTV Press|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Keller|first=Joel|date=November 14, 2018|title=How Will MTV Do 'Spring Break' In The Era Of #MeToo?|url=https://decider.com/2018/11/14/how-will-mtv-do-spring-break-in-the-era-of-metoo/|work=Decider|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Hultgren|first=Kaylee|date=April 18, 2019|title=MTV SPRING BREAK MAKES A COMEBACK WITH AN EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING TWIST|url=https://www.eventmarketer.com/article/mtv-spring-break-makes-comeback-experiential/|work=Event Marketer|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Maglio|first=Tony|date=November 14, 2018|title=MTV Is Bringing Back 'Spring Break' Next Year|url=https://www.thewrap.com/mtv-bringing-back-spring-break-next-year/|work=The Wrap|location= |access-date=}}{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title=MTV Spring Break Throwback Photos|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7736570/mtv-spring-break-throwback-photos|magazine=Billboard|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Yglesias|first=Ana Monroy|date=March 13, 2019|title=MTV Confirms Performers For Spring Break Reboot: Zara Larsson, City Girls, Tyga & More|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/mtv-confirms-performers-spring-break-reboot-zara-larsson-city-girls-tyga-more|work=Grammy.com|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=June 10, 2019|title='Jersey Shore' Stars Pauly D & Vinny Take Over MTV's Spring Break!|url=https://theblast.com/jersey-shore-pauly-d-vinny-spring-break/|work=The Blast|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Johns|first=Nikara|date=March 4, 2015|title=MTV Spring Break's Best and Worst Footwear Through the Years|url=http://www.evesham-nj.org/index.php/faaefkshop/2015/fn-spy/celebrity-style/mtv-spring-break-footwear-fails-16001/|work=evesham-nj.org|location= |access-date=}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}
  • Daytona Beach, Florida{{cite news |last=Dennis|first=Zach|date=March 13, 2016|title=Spring break: Documentary looks at how MTV invaded Daytona Beach|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20160323/ENTERTAINMENT/812065207|work=Palm Beach Post|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Horn|first=Leslie|date=March 19, 2015|title=MTV Spring Break Used To Rule|url=https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/mtv-spring-break-used-to-rule-1690911924|work=Deadspin|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 28, 2012|title=A History of "MTV Spring Break," Part 1: The '80s|url=https://www.papermag.com/a-history-of-mtv-spring-break-part-1-the-80s-1426028000.html|work=Paper|location= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190708105955/https://www.papermag.com/a-history-of-mtv-spring-break-part-1-the-80s-1426028000.html|access-date=|archive-date= 2019-07-08}}
  • Lake Havasu, Arizona{{cite book |last=Schone|first=Mark|author-link= |date= April 2000|title=SPIN Apr 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CtXO3_Rfo7YC&q=MTV+Spring+Break&pg=PA140|location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}{{cite news |last=Frucci|first=Adam|date=March 10, 2011|title=The Lonely Island Host MTV's Spring Break 1988|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/03/the-lonely-island-host-mtvs-spring-break-1988.html|work=Vulture|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Briggs|first=Natalie|date=March 2, 2019|title='MTV Spring Break' Films Abandoned Beach for Fifth Consecutive Year|url=https://stentornews.com/mtv-spring-break-films-abandoned-beach-fifth-consecutive-year/|work=stentornews.com|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Dale|first=Travis|date= |title=I Want My MTV Spring Break|url=http://www.todaysorlando.com/article/i-want-my-mtv-spring-break|work=TodaysOrlando.com|location= |access-date=}}
  • Miami, Florida
  • Mission Beach, San Diego{{cite news |last=Infusino|first=Divina|date=March 16, 1994|title=MTV Presses the Flesh : Television: 'Spring Break' moves from Daytona to San Diego--and turns 'Beauty and the Beach' into a 'family' affair.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-16-ca-34863-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location= |access-date=}}
  • Panama City, Florida{{cite news |last= |first= |date=April 15, 2009|title=Spring break party is over for MTV in Panama City Beach|url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20090415/News/604178298/GS|work=The Gainesville Sun|location= |access-date=}}
  • Paradise, Nevada
  • South Padre Island, Texas{{cite news |last=Johnson|first=Steve|date=March 19, 1999|title="MTV Spring Break 1999": As big, brash...|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-03-19-9903190143-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|location= |access-date=}}
  • Sunny Isles Beach, Florida

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  • MTV (1986–2005)
  • MTVU (2006–2014){{cite news |last=Lynch|first=Jason|date=November 14, 2018|title=Party in Cancun! MTV Revives Spring Break as Multiplatform Global Event in March|url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/party-in-cancun-mtv-revives-spring-break-as-multiplatform-global-event-in-march/|work=Ad Week|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Malone|first=Michael|date=November 14, 2018|title=MTV Bringing Back 'MTV Spring Break'|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/mtv-bringing-back-mtv-spring-break|work=Broadcasting & Cable|location= |access-date=}}

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MTV Spring Break refers to the channel's defunct annual spring break coverage,{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/mtv-spring-break?phrase=mtv%20spring%20break&sort=best|title=2,672 Mtv Spring Break Premium High Res Photos|last= |first= |date= |website=Getty Images|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}{{cite news |last=Yapalater|first=Lauren|date=February 23, 2019|title=21 Pictures From MTV's Spring Break That Are Evidence Of A Better, Weirder Time|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/23-pictures-from-mtvs-spring-break-that-are-evidence-of-a|work=Buzzfeed|location= |access-date=}} featuring numerous live performances from artists{{cite news |last=Catarinella|first=Alex|date=May 7, 2014|title=Lana Del Rey SS '14 AKA MTV Spring Break, Forever!|url=https://blackbookmag.com/archive/mtv-spring-break-forever/|work=Black Book Mag|location= |access-date=}} and bands on location.{{cite news |last=Bonner, Chilton|first=Mehera, Charlotte|date=February 12, 2021|title=70 Photos from MTV Spring Break That'll Take You Back|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/g31178585/mtv-spring-break-photos/|work=Cosmopolitan|location= |access-date=}} The annual tradition continued into the 2000s,{{cite news |last=Mullens|first=Jenna|date=March 19, 2015|title=22 Reasons Why MTV Spring Break Is the Perfect Symbol of the Late '90s and Early 2000s|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/637563/22-reasons-why-mtv-spring-break-is-the-perfect-symbol-of-the-late-90s-and-early-2000s|work=E! Online|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=February 26, 2016|title=The 12 Best Moments From MTV Spring Break: 1995-2000|url=https://postgradproblems.com/the-12-best-moments-from-mtv-spring-break-1995-2000/|work=Post Grad Problems|location= |access-date=}} when it became de-emphasized and handed off to mtvU,{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 14, 2019|title=Prepare for MTV Spring Break debauchery|url=https://rhymejunkie.com/2019/03/14/mtv-spring-break-2019/|work=Rhyme Junkie|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Buff|first=Christina|date=November 28, 2018|title=MTV Is Reviving Another Classic Show, But Twitter Doesn't Think It's A Good Idea|url=https://www.revelist.com/tv/mtv-spring-break-reboot/14034|work=revelist.com|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 19, 2013|title=MTV Turns Spring 'Break' Into Spring 'Fix'|url=https://www.ypulse.com/article/2013/03/19/mtv-turns-spring-break-into-spring-fix/|work=ypulse.com|location= |access-date=}} the spin-off channel of MTV targeted at college campuses.

Background

MTV began its annual Spring break coverage in 1986,{{cite news |last=Reslen|first=Eileen|date=March 21, 2014|title=FLASHBACK FRIDAY: MTV'S CRAZIEST, RAUNCHIEST SPRING BREAK CONTESTS|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2387057/mtv-spring-break-contests-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317091042/http://www.mtv.com/news/2387057/mtv-spring-break-contests-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2016|work=MTV |location= |access-date=}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.papermag.com/a-history-of-mtv-spring-break-part-1-the-80s-1426028000.html|title=A History of "MTV Spring Break," Part 1: The '80s|date=2012-03-28|work=PAPER|access-date=2018-06-11|language=en|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144920/http://www.papermag.com/a-history-of-mtv-spring-break-part-1-the-80s-1426028000.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last=Yasharoff|first=Hannah|date=November 14, 2018|title=MTV is remaking raunchy 'Spring Break' and Twitter isn't sure it's a good idea|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/14/mtvs-spring-break-twitter-users-question-reboot-metoo-era/2002177002/|work=USA Today|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Stein|first=Joshua David|date=March 11, 2014|title=A History of Spring Break|url=https://www.thecut.com/2014/03/history-of-spring-break.html|work=The Cut|location= |access-date=}} setting up temporary operations in Daytona Beach, Florida, for a week in March, broadcasting live eight hours per day. "Spring break is a youth culture event", MTV's vice president Doug Herzog said at the time. "We wanted to be part of it for that reason. It makes good sense for us to come down and go live from the center of it, because obviously the people there are the kinds of people who watch MTV."{{cite news|title=MTV to Broadcast Spring Break Coverage Live|newspaper=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=March 14, 1986|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-03-14/news/8601160380_1_tas--force-fort-lauderdale-spring|access-date=June 22, 2012|archive-date=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203185937/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-03-14/news/8601160380_1_tas--force-fort-lauderdale-spring|url-status=dead}}

After Fort Lauderdale started discouraging college students from vacationing there for Spring break in the mid-1980s, Daytona Beach, Florida mayor Larry Kelly appeared on national television to encourage college vacationers to come to Daytona Beach for Spring break instead.{{Cite news|url=https://washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/3/florida-spring-break-destinations-tire-of-partyers/|title=Florida spring break destinations tire of partyers' bad behavior, seek revenue elsewhere|last=Quimby|first=Tom|date=June 3, 2015|work=The Washington Times|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-spring-broke-documentary-20160304-story.html|title='Spring Broke' documentary on Fort Lauderdale-Daytona rivalry to air Friday|last=Diaz|first=Johnny|work=Sun-Sentinel.com|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en-US}} Soon after, beer and cigarette brands started advertising in Daytona Beach for Spring break. He later called that decision a mistake as locals experienced many problems during Spring break every year.{{Cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-07-12/news/9301230616_1_black-college-reunion-tourism-officials-spring-break-s|title=Daytona Beach May Kiss Spring Breakers Good-bye|work=tribunedigital-sunsentinel|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en|archive-date=2018-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130538/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-07-12/news/9301230616_1_black-college-reunion-tourism-officials-spring-break-s|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/06/21/daytona-debates-spring-break/|title=Daytona Debates Spring Break|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Roeper |first1=Roger |title=Spring Orgy's Over |publisher=Chicago Sun - Times |date=21 March 1993}}{{cite news |title=REVELRY WORRIES DAYTONA BEACH |agency=AP |publisher=Boston Globe |date=23 December 1989}} Kelly's efforts to reign in the revelry included promoting athletic competitions called "Spring Games" to channel youthful energy in a wholesome direction,{{cite news |title=Spring Games USA competes with bacchanalian traditions for minds and bodies of college students |work=Los Angeles Times |date=25 March 1989|id={{ProQuest|1249381954}} }} and proposing that hotels be billed for the cost of sending police to respond to calls during Spring break.{{cite news |title=MAYOR: BILL HOTELS FOR POLICE CALLS REPORT SAYS $60,000 SPENT FOR SPRING BREAK PATROLS |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=1 June 1989|id={{ProQuest|277532149}} }} Soon after he lost his election bid in 1993, Daytona cut ties with MTV.

Birthday parties included a My Super Sweet 21, which was broadcast during MTV's Spring break party. Meanwhile, Ron Norsworthy served as a visual artist and designer for MTV Spring Break 2004 and MTV Spring Break 2005.

Notable performances and locations

MTV Spring Break used to hold concerts at the Bandshell in Daytona. Mr. Mister performed at the first MTV Spring Break show in 1986 as did Craig Chaquico and Starship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/mtv-spring-break-vj-alan-hunter |title=MTV's First 'Spring Break' VJ Remembers What Spring Break Was Like Before Camera Phones |last=Hart |first=Louise |date=2016-03-30 |work=GQ |access-date=2017-09-01 }} In 1987, Crowded House played there for Spring break.

Shock G and the rest of Digital Underground's TV appearances include MTV Spring Break 1990 in Daytona Beach.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 13, 2013|title=The 25 Most Memorable Moments in MTV Spring Break History|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/03/most-memorable-moments-in-mtv-spring-break-history/hip-hop-hits-the-beach|work=Complex|location= |access-date=}} Also in 1990, Chad Smith and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers{{cite web |url=https://rpm.hardrock.com/mtv-spring-break-flashback/|title=MTV SPRING BREAK FLASHBACK|last= |first= |date= |website=rpm.hardrock.com|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}} were arrested after filming an MTV Spring Break performance. They sexually harassed a 20-year-old woman during their show, after Flea walked into the crowd and carried her away.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/567664/showtimes-spring-broke-doc-misses-its-chance-to-find-the-darkness-at-the-heart-of-a-collegiate-ritual|title=Showtime's 'Spring Broke' Doc Misses Its Chance to Expose the Darkness at the Heart of a Collegiate Ritual|website=Flavorwire|date=25 March 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}

In 1992, Primus performed hit singles “Jerry Was A Race Car Driver” and “Tommy the Cat”

In 1993, Joey Lawrence was invited to perform "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" on MTV Spring Break. Also in 1993, DJ Rectangle won the US DMC Championship and the International DJ Search, sponsored by The Box Television, to become the official DJ for Def Jam recording artist Warren G. He then toured with Warren G on his Regulate tour, and continued to appear on various television shows including MTV Spring Break. Meanwhile, DJ Head's television appearances include MTV Spring Break with Eminem, Xzibit, and Dr. Dre. Another DJ for MTV Spring Break was Dave Mays.

Because of its popularity during spring break, Club La Vela in Panama City Beach, Florida has been the focus of numerous media reports and events. MTV has made the club its home during numerous spring breaks over the past decade. The club is known for its bikini and wet T-shirt contests for women and "hard body" contests for men.

In March 1997, Aaliyah made an appearance at MTV's annual spring break celebration in Panama City{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429118/foxy-brown-spice-girls-snoop-stp-do-spring-break/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020055042/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429118/foxy-brown-spice-girls-snoop-stp-do-spring-break/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2014|title=FOXY BROWN, SPICE GIRLS, SNOOP, STP DO SPRING BREAK

|date=March 13, 1997|work=MTV news|access-date=July 21, 2018}} and during MTV Spring Break, Aaliyah performed "One in a Million".{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/top-most-iconic-spring-break-performances|title=Top 40 Most Iconic MTV Spring Break Performances

|date=April 23, 2013|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=July 21, 2018}}

Kid Rock's breakthrough hit single "Bawitdaba" was named by BuzzFeed as one of the top 50 most iconic MTV Spring Break performances.{{cite web|title=Top 40 Most Iconic MTV Spring Break Performances|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/top-most-iconic-spring-break-performances|website=BuzzFeed|date=23 April 2014 |access-date=6 January 2017}}{{cite journal|title=SPIN|date=1 October 1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ygXnnzAlaNQC&q=kid+rock+say+what+karaoke&pg=PA96|access-date=6 January 2017|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|language=en}}

Blink-182 played MTV Spring Break in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2000, a performance that still continues garner views on YouTube. The music video for their 2023 single "One More Time" features the band playing on stages and sets emulating a number of different settings from their past, including the stage from Spring Break 2000.

Comedian Jim Norton lost his place on the second season of Last Comic Standing in 2004 because of a contractual obligation to film pilot episodes for MTV which he had secured following the success of his One Night Stand special.{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7900026.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021221057/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7900026.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2017|title=Norton unleashed|newspaper=The Boston Globe|first=Nick A.|last=Zaino III|date=April 29, 2005|via=Highbeam Research|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 January 2017}} The two pilots were Camp Cool, filed in Cancun for MTV Spring Break, also starring Al Shearer about helping men meet women, and Stupid Bets.

Bam Magera and his friends went to Miami in 2006 for "Viva La Spring Break", a two-part episode rarely seen since its original broadcast. Meanwhile, the version of Parental Control which aired February 2006, differs from its premiere on MTV's Spring Break 2005 in March. A girl was to interview five boys, and after a set of about five questions for each person or an activity of some sort, the father will eliminate one of the contestants. This continues until one contestant remained.[http://www.mtv.com/parentalcontrol]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Kitchen 305 is a Sunny Isles Beach restaurant inside the [http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com/kitchen-305.shtml Newport Beachside Resort], where MTV held its Spring Break 2008 party.Staff (undated) [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/specials/spring_break/2008 "Spring Break 2008"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922213548/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/specials/spring_break/2008 |date=September 22, 2013 }}. MTV. Retrieved September 19, 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com/experience/dining-entertainment/kitchen-305/ | title=Kitchen 305 | publisher=Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort | access-date=20 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221154751/http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com/experience/dining-entertainment/kitchen-305/ | archive-date=February 21, 2015 | url-status=dead }}

3OH!3 performed in Panama City Beach, Florida for MTVU's Spring Break in March 2009.

Lil Wayne had performed a televised concert for MTV Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida in March 2009.

Spring Break Challenge aired from March 22–26, 2010 in Acapulco, Mexico (prior to the airing of The Challenge's 19th season), during MTV's annual spring break coverage. This spin-off featured teams of college-aged friends in various challenges of old and new based on previous seasons of The Challenge. The Spring Break Challenge cast was made up of original contestants from colleges across the country, as well as alumni from previous seasons of The Real World, Road Rules, and the Fresh Meat challenge serving as coaches.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218222426/http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 18, 2010 |title=Spring Break 2010 at MTV.com|website=MTV }}

B.o.B and Bruno Mars made their debut performance of "Nothin' on You" at MTV Spring Break, on March 26, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2295358/mtv-spring-break-2010-performances-bob-featuring-bruno-mars-nothin-on-you/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071227/http://www.mtv.com/news/2295358/mtv-spring-break-2010-performances-bob-featuring-bruno-mars-nothin-on-you/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2018|title="MTV Spring Break 2010' Performances: B.o.B., featuring Bruno Mars, "Nothin' On You"|last=Ryan|first=Chris|work=MTV News|date=March 26, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2017}}

The 2011 edition of MTV Spring Break was filmed at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada in March of that year and featured musical acts: Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Lupe Fiasco, and Wiz Khalifa. Pitbull, Ne-Yo, and Nayer performed the song "Give Me Everything" at MTV's Spring Break 2011.{{cite web|url=http://planetpit.com/2011/04/05/pitbull-ne-yo-and-nayer-at-mtv-spring-break-2011-in-las-vegas-photo/ |title=Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Nayer at MTV Spring Break 2011 in Las Vegas (PHOTO) |date=April 5, 2011 |work=PlanetPit.com |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |access-date=April 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413033707/http://planetpit.com/2011/04/05/pitbull-ne-yo-and-nayer-at-mtv-spring-break-2011-in-las-vegas-photo/ |archive-date=April 13, 2011 }}

Production and hosts

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In his latter MTV years, VJ Alan Hunter{{cite book |last=Tannenbaum, Marks|first=Rob, Craig|author-link= |title=I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution|year=2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9-9vDwAAQBAJ&q=MTV+Spring+Break&pg=PA366|location= |publisher= Penguin|page=366|isbn=9780452298569}}{{cite news |last=Hart|first=Louise|date=March 30, 2016|title=MTV's First Spring Break VJ Remembers What Spring Break Was Like Before Camera Phones|url=https://www.gq.com/story/mtv-spring-break-vj-alan-hunter#:~:text=The%20first%20MTV%20Spring%20Break,'80s%20bathing%2Dsuit%20bottoms|work=GQ|location= |access-date=}} became known for his remotes and road trips in such iconic and pioneering MTV programming like MTV Spring Break, MTV's Amuck in America and MTV's Hedonism Weekend with Bon Jovi in Jamaica.

Bruce Gillmer{{cite web|title=Bruce Gillmer - LinkedIn|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegillmer|publisher=LinkedIn}} got his start as a Talent Coordinator for MTV{{cite news|title=MTV Int'l Names Bruce Gillmer SVP Talent & Music|url=http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/10/mtv-intl-names.html|accessdate=21 November 2013|newspaper=HypeBot}} in 1987, working on shows like Yo! MTV Raps, Headbangers Ball, The Jon Stewart Show, and MTV Spring Break.

Comedian Pauly Shore's big break came as an on-air MTV VJ, a position he held from 1989 to 1994. At the height of his MTV fame, Shore had his own show, Totally Pauly, serving as a host on MTV's annual Spring break parties.

Kathleen McClellan has appeared as herself as a guest host on shows such as Wild On E!, MTV Spring Break, and as herself as a TV personality on Run Away With the Rich and Famous, Search Party and The X Show.

Audra Lynn appeared in an episode of Viva La Bam on MTV as well as being mentioned by Sum 41 onTotal Request Live, and appeared on Spring Break MTV 2003 .

As a host, Dan Levy has worked on four MTV shows including Your Face Or Mine and MTV Spring Break, and his own talk show for College Humor: IHaveToGoInAMinuteShow, a daily comedy show directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.{{cite news|url=http://www.laughspin.com/2008/06/16/dan-levy-one-minute-is-all-he-needs/|title=Dan Levy: One minute is all he needs|last=Agi|first=Jessica|date=2008-06-16|newspaper=LaughSpin|accessdate=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828131453/http://www.laughspin.com/2008/06/16/dan-levy-one-minute-is-all-he-needs/|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=usurped}}

Erinn Westbrook served as one of the main hosts of MTV Spring Break 2010, 2011 and 2012. April Rose Haydock hosted MTV Spring Break 2014 from Cancun, Mexico alongside Guy Code castmate Andrew Schultz.

In popular culture

In a sketch from "Episode 6" of the seventh season of Mad TV, Fred Durst (Will Sasso) hosts an episode of MTV Spring Break. "Episode 13" of the tenth season of Mad TV meanwhile, featured a sketch involving Hispanic girls Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) as contestants on MTV Spring Break.

On an episode of Drake & Josh titled "The Drake & Josh Inn", the show came to the titular characters' house for their spring break party.

MTV Spring Break would serve as the basis for an episode of the sitcom The Goldbergs from its fifth season also called "MTV Spring Break".

The first episode of How To with John Wilson is set largely at an MTV Spring Break event in Cancún.{{Cite news |date=2021-12-07 |title=The Genius Behind the Weirdest Show on TV (Published 2021) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/magazine/how-to-john-wilson.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}

See also

  • {{section link|List of programs broadcast by MTV|Special events}}

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb title|id=0889616|title=MTV Spring Break: Lake Havasu}} (1995)
  • {{IMDb title|id=0889617|title=MTV Spring Break: Panama City Beach}} (1996)
  • {{IMDb title|id=0430324|title=MTV Spring Break (2001)}} (2001)
  • {{IMDb title|id=0772239|title=MTV Spring Break: Cancun 2005}} (2005)
  • {{IMDb title|id=1210823|title=MTV Spring Break: Tila Tequila's Spring Break Fantasy Couple}} (2008)
  • {{IMDb title|id=0401604|title=MTV Fashionably Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2000}} (2000)

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