I think someone here did post info on this. Certainly worth a second, deeper look after reading Jan Jenkin's comment:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzkill_(TV_series)
Buzzkill is a
hidden camera reality show created in
1995 for the
MTV network. The show derived its name from the
slang term "buzzkill", meaning a sudden undesired event that causes one's "high" or "buzz" to become of a lesser experience or depleted. Each new episode was set in a different location and consisted of three separate pranks.
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The below snippet refers to MTV's litigation concern. Duh, ya think?
Premise
A forerunner to prank reality shows,
Buzzkill was essentially a series of elaborate
pranks (backed by a major
television network's budget) played not only on the
layman but often on
celebrities and major public figures. Each prank was played by three aspiring actors from the Chicago area:
Dave Sheridan (creator), Frank Hudetz, and
Travis Draft.
The show's most memorable moment was when Hudetz disguised himself as famous designer
Isaac Mizrahi. The likeness was so uncanny that he fooled superstar
Whitney Houston at an awards show; when Houston discovered the error, she felt she was made a fool of and vowed never to appear on MTV again.
After ?? episodes, the show was cancelled due to litigation concerns at MTV. Ironically, because of
Buzzkill more outrageous reality shows would be developed for MTV, including
The Tom Green Show,
Jackass, and
Punk'd.
The show's theme song uses the exact same verse and chorus melody as the
GG Allin classic 'Multiple Forms of Self-Satisfaction'.