10 Part VH-1 Series "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" July 21-25

[Pavan]

'I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman!'
'What's Up Doc?'
'DO I MAKE YOU HORNY, BABY?'
'Skipperrrrrrr!!!!!!!!'

VH1 Celebrates America's Pop Culture Icons In All-New, All-Star Special Premiering July 21-25 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)

VH1's First-Ever '200 Greatest,' Hosted by 'Sex And The City's' Kristin Davis, Features All-New Interviews with 'A-List' Celebrities including Katie Couric, Jay Leno, Britney Spears, Hugh Hefner, The Osbourne Family and Many, Many, Many Others

Illustrations by Robert Risko

HOLLYWOOD, CA. -- You can quote them in an instant. You know them by name. Something they said or did not only changed your life, but affected American life as a whole. Who are they? They are VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons." They are the folks that have significantly inspired and impacted American society and VH1 is celebrating them in an all-star special event.
Too large to be a "100 Greatest" special, for the first-time ever, VH1 will expand its reach and will recognize 200 of America's most outstanding and outrageous personalities with "VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons," premiering on Monday, July 21st and airing through Friday, July 25th from 9:00-11:00 p.m. (ET/PT) each night. Each one hour episode is illustrated by Robert Risko, and will take a fun and lighthearted look at the individuals and moments that now live immortally in American pop culture.
Along with VH1, PEOPLE magazine has published a book celebrating the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons." This special collector's edition hits newsstands July 14. Filled with beautiful photos and intimate reporting, PEOPLE brings you the divas, the visionaries, the sex symbols and more. From Marilyn and Michael to Elvis and Eminem, you can find them all in PEOPLE's keepsake, available through Labor Day.

What makes an "Icon?" It's not enough to just be famous or have won a couple of awards. You have to pass one or more of the following criteria:

* Do they pass the one-name test?
* Can you dress up as them for Halloween?
* Did they blaze a trail in pop culture?
* Did they create a signature character in pop culture?
* Can you quote them (or their character) in 10 seconds or less? (Do they have a catch phrase?)
* Did society imitate their sense of fashion? Hairstyle?
* Did "SNL" create a sketch satirizing them?
* Did someone write a song about them?
* Was or is there merchandising/paraphernalia that bears their image?
* Can they be connected to Kevin Bacon?

An eclectic group, the list includes: Lucille Ball, Al Pacino, Bill Clinton, Bugs Bunny, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Liberace, Kermit/Miss Piggy, Katherine Hepburn, Oprah Winfrey, Sigmund Freud, Scooby Doo, Muhammad Ali, Wayne Gretsky, Gilligan, James Gandolfini (as Tony Soprano), The Simpsons, Joan Collins, Farrah, Mary Tyler Moore, The Beatles and ... 180 others!!!!!
This special edition of VH1's popular "100 Greatest" franchise, "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" also features all-new interviews with Hollywood legends, sports figures, politicians and musical icons. All-star interviews include Katie Couric, Jay Leno, The Osbourne Family, Hugh Hefner, David Lee Roth, Denis Leary, Lisa Marie Presley, William Shatner, Susan Lucci, Britney Spears, Ringo Starr, Kevin Bacon, Penny Marshall and many more.
In a career that has spanned twenty years, Risko's work has been featured on the covers of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, InStyle, Time, Newsweek, The New Republic, and Interview magazines. Risko has drawn the likenesses of hundreds of notables from all walks of life-- film, television,
politics and American culture. He is also the author of The Risko Book, and has illustrated numerous book jackets, video covers, movie posters and CD packages. VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" is his first-ever television endeavor.

The complete schedule for VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons:"

Monday, 7/21 9:00 pm #200-181
10:00 p.m. #180-161

Tuesday, 7/22 9:00 p.m. #160-141
10:00 p.m. #140-121

Wednesday, 7/23 9:00 p.m. #120-101
10:00 p.m. #100-81

Thursday, 7/24 9:00 p.m. #80-61
10:00 p.m. #60-41

Friday, 7/25 9:00 p.m. #40-21
10:00 p.m. #20-1


Viewers can go online to http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_gre.../episode.jhtml for more information.

VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" is a production of VH1. Executive Producers, Robert Weiss and Michelle Mahoney.

[onefortheroad]

ya i wanna see it wicked bad

[Kristen]

I wanna see this for obvious reasons! *Looks at avatar* hehe. People magazine also put out a book about the icons. I saw it at Barnes & Noble the other night but didn't get it.

Kristen

[PZelda]

I saw the previews for it - I'm excited!

[Georgia's on my Mind]

vivien leigh better be one of them...