History ReferencedBy / MichaelJackson

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* In ''Literature/BeautifulMusicForUglyChildren'', Gabe and Pete watch a Michael Jackson retrospective on VH1. Pete starts moonwalking and Gabe does the circle slide before their mom tells them to quiet down.

* Jango from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a CaptainErsatz of Jackson. When he walks, it looks like he's moon-walking forwards. In the German dub, he was even named "Jacko".
* The last 3 episodes of ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers'' have "Yukel Hakushon", an antagonist who's very much an exaggerated parody of MJ who had plastic surgery to the point where his face looks like a Picasso painting, dresses in a Peter Pan costume, and ends his sentences with "Ow!" much like MJ did in his songs. And if that wasn't enough, Hakushon's goal was to take the titular trio's daikon farm and turn it into "Nerima-Land".

* ''VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade'': One of Papa Louie's two Halloween outfits is based on Jackson's "Thriller" one, as clarified in an animated GIF that Flipline published for Halloween 2020 wherein he performs a MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody with several other characters who dress as zombies for Halloween.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza 0}}'', which takes place in the 1980s, has a sidequest where the player character, Kazuma Kiryu, can help "Miracle Johnson," the American superstar in a hat and CoolShades who is prone to spinning and going "oooh!" film his latest music video involving dancing zombies.
* ''VideoGame/LaMulana'': The "Dancer" you have to scan in the Temple of Moonlight uses one of Jackson's poses.
* ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden 3'': Kayin Amoh and his foil Ten Count. One is a weathered young man whose life as a bounty hunter has given him nothing but grief and knowing the bitter and sick after-taste of violence, while the other is a fairly insane sharp dressed hitman who delights in his career like a superstar and uses an undercover name based off of one of his methods to delightfully kill people. Both of them are respectively based off of ''Beat It'' and ''Smooth Criminal'', even right down to the wardrobe and their clashing character themes.
* ''VideoGame/KirattoPriChan'' has its CaptainErsatz of The King of Pop in the form of "Michael Kurokawa", who looks very much like how MJ did in the 80's and even has his dance moves and mannerisms.
* The ''VideoGame/WheresMyWater'' crossover with ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' features a famous singer named Jackson Sheep, who is named after and based on Michael Jackson.

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': After obtaining Dr. Faust, a Devil Arm in the shape of a hat, Dante puts it on his head and imitates Jackson's dance moves, complete with pyrotechnics.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstoneKids'' VerySpecialEpisode "Just Say No" features a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed celebrity expy]] of Jackson named "Michael Jackstone", who performs the titular anti-drug cover of "Beat It".
* The ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E1StarkRavingDad "Stark Raving Dad"]] has Homer meet a mental patient who thinks he's Michael Jackson. He just so happens to be played by the King of Pop himself.
** In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul "Bart Sells His Soul"]], aired two years after the first round of child molestation claims, Bart lists Jackson as one of many things that parents make up to scare children.
** In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect "The Joy Of Sect"]], when [[ChurchOfHappyology the Movementarians]] start taking hold of Springfieldians, [[StartMyOwn Mr. Burns tries to start his own religion]] [[AGodAmI with himself as god]], with a presentation that parodies the music video for "[=HIStory=]". It doesn't go well, with Burns catching on fire before falling off the balcony.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': [[Recap/SouthParkS8E6TheJeffersons "The Jeffersons"]] revolves around Jackson and his family moving to the titular town, disguising themselves as the eponymous family to avoid public scrutiny. The episode was made a year after the second round of child molestation accusations against Jackson and parodies them by depicting the town being disturbed by his {{manchild}} behavior and his status as a rich Black man, attempting to throw him in jail as a result. Jackson himself is additionally riffed on as neglectful of his son, naïve to the point of accidentally killing Kenny, and rotting alive due to years of plastic surgery.

* ''VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade'': Papa Louie's Halloween outfit is based on Jackson's "Thriller" one, as clarified in an animated GIF that Flipline published for Halloween 2020 wherein he performs a MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody with several other characters who dress as zombies for Halloween.