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	'''[[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.		'''[[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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	* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption on page 17 [[Email FAQ\|jokingly states]] that [[Homestar Runner]] (actually dressed as [[Neo (The Matrix)\|Neo]]) is dressed up as Michael Jackson from the [[Bad (Michael Jackson song)\|"Bad" music video]].		* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption on page 17 [[Email FAQ\|jokingly states]] that [[Homestar Runner]] (actually dressed as [[Neo (The Matrix)\|Neo]]) is dressed up as Michael Jackson from the [[Bad (Michael Jackson song)\|"Bad" music video]].
	* Email [[Videro Games]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad Email Intros\|email intro]] is based on ~~"~~[[We Are the World]]~~"~~, a song co-written by Jackson for the supergroup USA for Africa (of which he was also a member).		* Email [[Videro Games]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad Email Intros\|email intro]] is based on "[[We Are the World]]", a song co-written by Jackson for the supergroup USA for Africa (of which he was also a member).
	* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Homestar wears the keyboard T-shirt from the [[Beat It\|"Beat It" music video]].		* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Homestar wears the keyboard T-shirt from the [[Beat It\|"Beat It" music video]].
	** [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear\|This shirt]] was again shown in the late night [[Store Thank You Messages\|Store Thank You Message]], the email [[slumber party]], and [[Hremail 49]].		** [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear\|This shirt]] was again shown in the late night [[Store Thank You Messages\|Store Thank You Message]], the email [[slumber party]], and [[Hremail 49]].
	* [[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back\|DVD commentary]]) — [[Mike Chapman]] mentions playing ~~"~~a nice Jackson 5 cover~~"~~ back in high school.		* [[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back\|DVD commentary]]) — [[Mike Chapman]] mentions playing "a nice Jackson 5 cover" back in high school.
	* Email [[your funeral]] — [[Coach Z]]'s dance moves and facial expressions, as well as Strong Bad's ~~"~~mouth full of grape jelly~~"~~, reference the [[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)\|music video]] for ~~"~~[[Thriller (song)\|Thriller]]~~"~~.		* Email [[your funeral]] — [[Coach Z]]'s dance moves and facial expressions, as well as Strong Bad's "mouth full of grape jelly", reference the [[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)\|music video]] for "[[Thriller (song)\|Thriller]]".
	* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Homestar sings ~~"~~[[Billy Dee Williams\|Billy Dee]]~~"~~ to the tune of ~~"~~[[Billie Jean]]~~"~~.		* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Homestar sings "[[Billy Dee Williams\|Billy Dee]]" to the tune of "[[Billie Jean]]".
	* [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — [[Marzipan]] dresses up as Captain EO, portrayed by Jackson in the 4D [[Disney]] [[Captain EO\|movie of the same name]].		* [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — [[Marzipan]] dresses up as Captain EO, portrayed by Jackson in the 4D [[Disney]] [[Captain EO\|movie of the same name]].
	* [[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 [[Billie Jean\|"Billie Jean" music video]].		* [[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 [[Billie Jean\|"Billie Jean" music video]].
	** ~~[[File:TrogdorBillieJean.gif\|~~A GIF of this clip]] was used in [[The Deleteheads Download Volume 2]].		** A GIF of this clip was used in [[The Deleteheads Download Volume 2]].

	~~<span id~~=~~"see-also"></span>~~		== See Also ==
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	* [[Popular Music References]]		* [[Popular Music References]]
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'''[[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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* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption on page 17 [[Email FAQ|jokingly states]] that [[Homestar Runner]] (actually dressed as [[Neo (The Matrix)|Neo]]) is dressed up as Michael Jackson from the [[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|"Bad" music video]].
* Email [[Videro Games]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is based on "[[We Are the World]]", a song co-written by Jackson for the supergroup USA for Africa (of which he was also a member).
* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Homestar wears the keyboard T-shirt from the [[Beat It|"Beat It" music video]].
** [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|This shirt]] was again shown in the late night [[Store Thank You Messages|Store Thank You Message]], the email [[slumber party]], and [[Hremail 49]].
* [[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back|DVD commentary]]) — [[Mike Chapman]] mentions playing "a nice Jackson 5 cover" back in high school.
* Email [[your funeral]] — [[Coach Z]]'s dance moves and facial expressions, as well as Strong Bad's "mouth full of grape jelly", reference the [[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|music video]] for "[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]".
* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Homestar sings "[[Billy Dee Williams|Billy Dee]]" to the tune of "[[Billie Jean]]".
* [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — [[Marzipan]] dresses up as Captain EO, portrayed by Jackson in the 4D [[Disney]] [[Captain EO|movie of the same name]].
* [[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 [[Billie Jean|"Billie Jean" music video]].
** [[File:TrogdorBillieJean.gif|A GIF of this clip]] was used in [[The Deleteheads Download Volume 2]].

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* [[Popular Music References]]

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