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Jim Henson has Kermit and Michael Jackson...
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...shake hands during the 1984 Victory Tour.
Jackson on A Special Sesame Street Christmas.
Jackson on A Special Sesame Street Christmas with Oscar the Grouch and Leslie Uggams.
Michael Jackson (1958-2009) was an internationally known pop star who came to prominence first as the youngest member of the Jackson Five and later as a solo artist whose album Thriller (1982) remains the best selling album of all time.
Jackson appeared briefly in the 1978 TV special A Special Sesame Street Christmas, giving Oscar the Grouch a book about ghosts.
Jackson purchased the Beatles' music catalog from ATV in 1985; thanks to his purchase, a lawsuit against Sesame Workshop was dropped. [1]
thumb|300px|right|Michael on Sesame Street
References
- Baby Kermit portrayed Michael Jackson in issue #18 of the Muppet Babies comic book.
- Jackson's song "Beat It" was included in the 1985 stage show The Muppet Show on Tour: 2nd Edition.
- Sequences parodying the video for "Billie Jean" featured in the video clip for "I'm Gonna Always Love You."
- In the "Cubby Creature" episode of Abby's Flying Fairy School, Blogg moonwalks and wears a red leather jacket similar to Michael Jackson's in the "Beat It" music video. Blogg even does the dance from the "Thriller" video. Music cues from some of his songs accompany.
- The Sesame Street song "Wet or Dry" spoofs Jackson's "Black or White."
- The Big Bad Wolf pays tribute to Jackson in his song "Big Wolf Family", wearing a leather jacket and a single white glove.
- A copy of Jackson's album Thriller appears on the wall during the "Rechov Video" segments of Shalom Sesame.
Muppet Mentions
- A picture of Jackson with Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog is featured in his 1988 autobiography, Moon Walk. This picture was shown during the "Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service", held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center; the broadcast was aired internationally, to an estimated audience of 1 billion people.
- The documentary, Living with Michael Jackson features a Kermit the Frog pill box as part of Jackson's collection.
Sources
- ↑ Chris Cerf at a book signing for Street Gang, 1/5/09 [1]