Line #59 Franchise/MichaelJackson


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3	This is Website/TVTropes' main page for any Music/MichaelJackson-related articles.
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5	[[index]]
6	!! People:
7	* Music/MichaelJackson: Main entry about the artist.
8	* Music/TheJacksonFive: The band he originally played in.
9	* Music/JanetJackson: His sister, who also had a successful music career.
10	* Creator/ParisJackson: His daughter and budding musician/actress.
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12	!! Tropes named after Michael Jackson:
13	* MichaelHackson
14	* MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody
15	* MoonwalkDance
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17	!! Music videos with their own pages:
18	* "Music/BeatIt"
19	* "Music/BillieJean"
20	* "Music/RememberTheTime"
21	* "Music/TheWayYouMakeMeFeel"
22	!! Albums:
23	* 1972 - ''Music/GotToBeThere''
24	* 1979 - ''Music/OffTheWall''
25	* 1982 - ''Music/{{Thriller}}''
26	* 1987 - ''Music/{{Bad}}''
27	* 1991 - ''Music/{{Dangerous\|Album}}''
28	* 1995 - ''Music/HistoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI''
29	* 2001 - ''Music/{{Invincible}}''
30	* 2010 - ''{{Music/Michael}}''
31	* 2014 - ''[[Music/XscapeMichaelJacksonAlbum Xscape]]''
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33	!! Films starring Michael Jackson:
34	* 1978 - ''Film/TheWiz'': Where he plays the Scarecrow, though only has one song.
35	* 1982 - ''Music/MichaelJacksonsThriller'': The infamous music video where he dances with zombies.
36	* 1986 - ''Film/CaptainEO'': A collaboration between Jackson, Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola created for Ride/DisneyThemeParks.
37	* 1988 - ''Film/{{Moonwalker}}'': A direct-to-video film, part concert movie/compilation film and bizarre story. Best remembered for the ''Smooth Criminal'' music video.
38	* 1997 - ''Film/MichaelJacksonsGhosts'': A 39 minute music video where Jackson is depicted as some eccentric man in a haunted mansion.
39	* 2002 - ''Film/MenInBlackII'': Has a small cameo as an alien MIB agent.
40	* 2004 - ''Film/ManInTheMirrorTheMichaelJacksonStory'' - An unauthorized MadeForTVMovie starring Flex Alexander as Jackson.
41	* 2009 - ''Film/MichaelJacksonsThisIsIt'' - A {{Rockumentary}} showing footage of MJ's rehearsals for the aborted ''This Is It'' concerts. Released posthumously.
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43	!! Theatre:
44	* ''Theatre/MichaelJacksonOne'': A Cirque du Soleil tour based around Jackson.
45	* ''Theatre/MichaelJacksonTheImmortalWorldTour'': A Cirque du Soleil tour based around Jackson.
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47	!! TV Appearances:
48	* WesternAnimation/TheJackson5ive: A TV cartoon series based on the success of The Jackson Five. Michael himself had nothing to do with it.
49	* [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E1StarkRavingDad The Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad"]]: Jackson was special guest voice and played the character Leon Kompowski.
50	* ''Series/TheJacksonsAnAmericanDream'': A miniseries based off the life of him and his family, he was personally involved in the casting of many of the actors in the miniseries, even personally handpicking Wylie Draper to play his adult self.
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52	!! Video games featuring Michael Jackson:
53	* 1990 - ''VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker'': Based off the movie of the same name, and is one of two games to solely focus on Jackson. The arcade and Sega Genesis ports were the first of many collaborations Jackson had with Creator/{{Sega}}.
54	* 1994 - ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles:'' Wasn't featured in the game per se, but he was heavily involved with its soundtrack before he left the game's development for varying reasons.
55	* 1999 & 2002 - ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'': Originally only had a small cameo in the first game. ''Part 2'' gives him a bigger role, and makes him a playable character. ''Part 2'' was his last video game appearance during his lifetime, and marked the end of his twelve year partnership with Creator/{{Sega}}.
56	* 2000 - ''VideoGame/Ready2RumbleBoxing'': Appears as an unlockable secret character in ''Round 2''.[[/index]]
57	* 2010 - ''Michael Jackson: The Experience'': A spinoff of the ''VideoGame/JustDance'' series. Was the last video game Jackson worked on before his death, and was released posthumously as a result.
58	* 2011 - ''Planet Michael'' - A planned MMO inspired by his life, music, and videos, being developed by SEE Virtual Worlds. As of 2017, it's officially considered {{Vaporware}}.
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60	!! Advertisements:
61	* Advertising/TheChasePepsi, a four-part Pepsi commercial that featured Jackson traveling across California to escape a mob of hyper fans and reporters. Features a [[RepurposedPopSong "Pepsi remix"]] of "Bad".
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63	!! Record labels:
64	* Creator/MJJMusic - A subsidiary of MJJ Productions that developed artists Jackson signed to his label, in addition to distributing his own material. Closed down in 2001, but relaunched after 2005.
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66	[[/index]]

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