Michael Jackson's Halloween is a 2017 Halloween Special produced by Optimum Productions that originally aired on CBS. It is essentially a Band Toon for Michael Jackson, featuring his music and himself (through his songs and archival recordings) in the finale.
The story entails a young man named Vincent and a young woman named Victoria crossing paths and finding their way into the house of Michael Jackson. Inside, the two encounter various bizarre sights while trying to get back Victoria's boss's wandering dog Ichabod (nicknamed Icky), eventually crossing paths with Conformity, a witch who wishes to do away with music and dance.
Tropes:
- All-CGI Cartoon: The special is animated completely with three-dimensional computer graphics.
- Band Toon: Made about, has the music of, and
starring the one and only Michael Jackson! - Big Bad: The main villain is Conformity, a witch who wishes to do away with music and dancing by zombifying everyone who dares to defy her.
- Cats Have Nine Lives: Franklin Stein happens to be a cat and claims to have spent eight of his nine lives working on one of his inventions.
- Dr. Fakenstein: The special features a Mad Scientist cat named Franklin Stein.
- Good Costume Switch: Conformity when MJ makes her turn good.
- Heel–Face Turn: Generalissimo Meriweather and Franklin Stein start off on Conformity's side, but are convinced by Vincent and Victoria to turn against her.
- Impossible Hourglass Figure: Conformity has an unbelievably voluptuous body.
- Ms. Fanservice: Conformity.
- Naked People Are Funny: During the reprise of "Thriller", Michael Jackson strips off the bandages of a mummy, who promptly covers himself.
- One-Winged Angel: Near the end of the special, Conformity confronts Michael Jackson while taking the form of a large purple demon with bat-like wings and curly horns.
- Pietà Plagiarism: Generalissimo Meriweather is shown carrying his most loyal soldier in his arms after Conformity turns him into a zombie.
- Pumpkin Person: Hay Man is a living scarecrow with a pumpkin for a head.
- Stripperific: Conformity's dress.
- Urine Trouble: After Vincent and Victoria restrain Franklin Stein when they thwart his attempts at torturing them, Icky pees on his feet.
