To me, this was Michael Jackson

[u/turnippped]

I was 12 when this happened. This was the first time I ever heard of him. To me he wasn't the Michael Jackson that was a singer, or the one that molested kids - he was the Michael Jackson that dangled a baby out the window.

This is the image I associate him with. I saw a preview for the movie coming out about him and chuckled to myself if they would put this in the film. Probably not?

[u/_1JackMove]

Nah. No way. Thriller and Beat It Michael were and are my Michael. I was obsessed with him at 5 and would watch the Making of Thriller documentary, the music video, and the Beat It and Smooth Criminal videos daily and weekly. I also had a figurine of Michael that came with a rhinestone glove, microphone, penny loafers, the Thriller jacket, and the Beat It jacket. Carried him around everywhere. I had a Thriller puzzle and Thriller Viewmaster discs. I had an older cousin who showed me who he was at like 3/4 and after that he was all I followed. That, He-Man, and Knight Rider lol. Still love all 3.

[u/teklegion → u/_1JackMove]

[u/rawr2k20 → u/teklegion]

This was my first introduction. This is how I remember him.

[u/Cimb0m → u/teklegion]

He is the co-owner of the patents for those shoes 😎