As a dancer, Michael Jackson was great. He was like Fred Astaire. This video, a parody of the “Billie Jean” video, was done for “The New Show,” which was a prime-time NBC program that Lorne Michaels did in 1983-1984, when he wasn’t producing “Saturday Night Live.” This was the opening—it was the first piece on the first episode of the show.
My dad loves telling me a story about a time I saw Jackson do the moonwalk on TV. He says my eyes got really big, I stood up, attempted the moonwalk, then sat down.
Didn't say a word, I just tried to moonwalk. I must have been six or seven at the time. But I'm sure that the first time everyone saw Jackson do the moonwalk, they all did the same thing -- stood up and tried it. And, utterly failing, sat down in shame.
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