Michael Jackson

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[[File:Hremail49.png|150px|thumb|Homestar wearing the piano shirt from "Beat It!"]]
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[[File:Beat It.png|thumb|MJ in the same shirt]]
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[[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] was born on August 29, 1958 and the eighth child of Joe and Katherine Jackson. In 1964, He and his older brothers formed a band called "The Jackson 5" and was the lead singer. They made great singles such as "ABC" and "Rockin' Robin". Later in 1975, the band was renamed to "The Jacksons". Three years later, Michael appeared in the movie Adaptation of "The Wiz", a black musical version of "The Wizard of Oz", co-staring Diana Ross. This lead Michael to become an independent singer in the late 70s through the 80s. In 1983, he made the most popular song "Thriller", which is the most popular song of the world.  
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'''[[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]]''', widely known as the King of Pop, was an American musician and remains one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time. His work had an effect on and is referenced in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.
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Then, in 1984, while he was doing a Pepsi commercial, his hair caught on fire when a spark struck and was taken to the hospital. Because of his success, Michael Jackson became a popular 80s icon. During the rest of the 80s, he made other great singles like "Bad", Smooth Criminal", and " Billie Jean". However in 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse and again later in 2005. Because of this, a lot of TV shows and films made fun of him. Fans of Michael were against the abuse and supported him. He was married originally to Lise Presley, the daughter of Elvis in 1994 ,however, it only lasted less than two years later. In 2009, he announced that he was going to do a lot of tour concerts, but suddenly, on June 25, he suffered cardiac arrest and died. Today, a lot of his fans listen to his songs and became one of the famous singers of the world.
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There's references on him on some of the Homestar Runner universe.
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== References ==
== References ==
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*[[Fan Stuff]] — On Fan Stuff Page 17, it that it's [[Homestar Runner]] dressed up as Michael Jackson from "Bad", however, he's dressed up as Neo from "The Matrix Trilogy".
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*[[Fan Stuff]] {{--}} The caption on page 17 [[Email FAQ|jokingly states]] that [[Homestar Runner]] (actually dressed as {{w|Neo (The Matrix)|Neo}}) is dressed up as Michael Jackson from the {{w|Bad (Michael Jackson song)#Music video|"Bad" music video}}.
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*Email [[Videro Games]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is based on "{{w|We Are the World}}", a song co-written by Jackson for the supergroup USA for Africa (of which he was also a member).
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*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]— Homestar was wearing the famous piano t-shirt from "Beat It!"
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*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] {{--}} Homestar wears the keyboard T-shirt from the {{w|Beat It#Music video|"Beat It" music video}}.
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**[[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|This shirt]] was again shown in the late night [[Store Thank You Message]], the email [[slumber party]], and [[Hremail 49]].
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*[[Weclome Back]] — On the DVD Commentary, Mike mentioned The Jackson 5, the band Michael and his older brothers did.
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*[[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Mike Chapman]] mentions playing "a nice Jackson 5 cover" back in high school.
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*Email [[your funeral]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]]'s dance moves and facial expressions, as well as Strong Bad's "mouth full of grape jelly", reference the {{w|Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|music video}} for "{{w|Thriller (song)|Thriller}}".
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*Email [[the movies]] — Strong Bad's intro song is based on Jackson's ''[[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]''.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} Homestar sings "[[Billy Dee Williams|Billy Dee]]" to the tune of "{{w|Billie Jean}}".
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} [[Marzipan]] dresses up as Captain EO, portrayed by Jackson in the 4D [[Disney]] {{w|Captain EO|movie of the same name}}.
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*Email [[your funeral]] — Coach Z's dance moves and facial expressions refer to Jackson's [[Wikipedia:Thriller (music video)|"Thriller" music video]]. Also referred to is Strong Bad's "mouth full of grape jelly".
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*[[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]] {{--}} The phrasing "*Actual tiles do not Billie Jean", used in a video clip demonstrating gameplay of [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]], refers to the illuminating tiles in the {{w|Billie Jean#Music video|"Billie Jean" music video}}.
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**[[:File:TrogdorBillieJean.gif|A GIF of this clip]] was used in [[The Deleteheads Download Volume 2]].
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Homestar sings "Billy Dee" to the tune of ''Billie Jean''.
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==See Also==
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*[[Popular Music References]]
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[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
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[[Category:Real band Running gags|Jackson, Michael]][[Category:Entertainment running gags|Jackson, Michael]]
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Current revision as of 21:41, 27 September 2022

Homestar wearing the piano shirt from "Beat It".
MJ in the same shirt

Michael Jackson, widely known as the King of Pop, was an American musician and remains one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time. His work had an effect on and is referenced in the Homestar Runner body of work.

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