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  • - (children) Kids react to music!

  • This episode: Michael Jackson!

  • - (FBE) Today, we're actually going to be showing you

  • a medley of some of the greatest hits

  • from one of the biggest pop stars of all time.

  • - Okay.

  • - Oh god.

  • I don't like pop because it's not real music.

  • - ♪ She was more like a beauty queen ♪

  • - What is his name?

  • - Michael Jackson?

  • - Yes! Michael Jackson!

  • - Michael Jackson! Yes!

  • - I should have known it's Michael Jackson.

  • - Yeah, he is definitely one of the greatest people.

  • - ♪ People always told me ♪

  • - (singing along) ♪ Be careful what you do ♪

  • ♪ And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts ♪

  • - I love Michael Jackson.

  • - ♪ Billie Jean is not my lover (ooh!) ♪

  • ♪ She's just a girl who claims that I am the one ♪

  • - Ooh, the dance moves are so great.

  • - ♪ ...the kid is not my son ♪

  • - I miss Michael Jackson.

  • - ♪ Just beat it (beat it) ♪

  • - Ooh, "Beat It." This is good.

  • - ♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪

  • ♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪

  • ♪ It doesn't matter who... ♪ - How does he do it?

  • - (singing along) - ♪ Just beat (beat it) ♪

  • ♪ Beat it (beat it) ♪

  • ♪ No one wants to be defeated (oh, no) ♪

  • ♪ Showin' how funky... ♪ - What are they even talking about?

  • - Yes!

  • - ♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong... ♪ - This is great.

  • People need to make music like this now.

  • - More!

  • - ♪ So let me hold you tight... ♪

  • - Oh, this is one of his most popular one.

  • - I really like this song.

  • - "Thriller." - ♪ 'Cause this thriller ♪

  • - I used to be very scared of this.

  • - We did this song for my Halloween festival at school.

  • - (singing along) ♪ Thriller, thriller night ♪

  • - ♪ 'Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare ♪

  • - Mm-mm, yeah! Love it!

  • - ♪ So let me hold you tight ♪

  • ♪ And share a killer thriller (ow!) ♪

  • - This is another one that I really, really like.

  • - I think that it's really cool that people are still listening to it

  • and still dancing to it.

  • - ♪ We are here to change the... ♪

  • - Oh, this is Captain EO. - ♪ Change the world ♪

  • - I saw that at Disneyland once.

  • - ♪ Change the world ♪ - I haven't heard this song yet.

  • - All right, I've actually never heard this one.

  • - What is happening?

  • - Yeah, I have no idea what this song is.

  • It looks like it's space.

  • ♪ (funky synthpop) ♪

  • - Oh! Whew!

  • - (FBE) That was part of Captain EO, that used to be at Disneyland.

  • - Oh. (laughing)

  • Michael Jackson had something at Disneyland?

  • - ♪ They say the sky's the limit ♪

  • ♪ And to me that's really true ♪

  • ♪ But my friend... ♪ - He's jumping over the turnstiles.

  • I don't think that's allowed.

  • - ♪ Because I'm bad (I'm bad) ♪

  • - Yeah, I-- oh my god. This brings back so many memories.

  • - (singing along) ♪ I'm bad, I'm bad ♪

  • - ♪ And the whole world has to answer right now ♪

  • ♪ Just to tell you once again ♪

  • ♪ Who's bad ♪

  • - Who's bad?!

  • - I love his dance moves. It's great.

  • - ♪ Annie, are you okay ♪

  • ♪ So, Annie, are you okay ♪

  • ♪ Are you okay, Annie ♪

  • ♪ You've been hit by... ♪

  • - Now it looks like he's part of the mafia.

  • - All his music videos are so interesting.

  • - ♪ You've been hit by ♪

  • ♪ You've been hit by ♪ - Oh my gosh!

  • That was cool.

  • - ♪ You've been hit by ♪ - (singing along) ♪ A smooth criminal ♪

  • - ♪ Ow! ♪

  • - I was gonna go as him for Halloween once.

  • - There's so much going on.

  • - What is it with him and his big dance?

  • - Oh, the moonwalk. That was cool.

  • - That was actually pretty cool, how he spinned the hat and he's like...

  • - ♪ Don't tell me you agree with me ♪

  • ♪ When I saw you kicking... ♪ - Ooh, his hair looks angelic.

  • - Oh, it's on the Statue of Liberty.

  • - ♪ But if you're thinkin' about my baby ♪

  • ♪ It don't matter if you're black or white ♪

  • - Oh yeah, this was a good message.

  • I remember this.

  • - ♪ But if you're thinkin' about my baby ♪

  • ♪ It don't matter... ♪

  • - I like this video especially because it's like all over the world.

  • - This is something that a really cheesy boy band would do,

  • like One Direction.

  • - They're all great, They're all catchy,

  • and they all have a really great meaning.

  • - ♪ Do you remember the time ♪ - Yeah!

  • - ♪ When we fell in love ♪

  • ♪ Do you remember... ♪

  • - Love the Egyptian feel.

  • - ♪ Do you remember the time ♪

  • - I've heard this song before, I just didn't know who it was by.

  • - ♪ Girl, remember the time ♪

  • ♪ Remember, my baby ♪

  • ♪ Remember the time (woo!) ♪

  • - Why does he look like a doll, kind of?

  • His skin, it's weird, like he put so much stuff over it.

  • - His face just gets weirder and weirder,

  • like the nose just gets... errrr.

  • - ♪ You are not alone ♪

  • ♪ You are not alone ♪

  • ♪ I am here with you ♪

  • - He looks like a doll.

  • - ♪ I am here with you ♪

  • - Ah! No, please.

  • - Is that him?

  • How is that him?

  • - ♪ Though you're far apart ♪ - He's so pale.

  • - ♪ I am here to stay ♪

  • - This is like one of these songs

  • where you take your flashlight out and you're like...

  • - ♪ In my heart ♪

  • - (laughing) He's just like...

  • - ♪ Though we're far apart ♪ - That's so angelic.

  • - ♪ You're always in my heart ♪

  • - He can hold his breath for such a long time.

  • - I have to say, that's better than BeyoncĂ©,

  • and that's-- I can't believe I'm saying that.

  • - I like his music a lot.

  • You can just dance along.

  • - When he died, at the time, I didn't know who he was,

  • but then my mom told me to start listening to him

  • and I did and I was like, wow.

  • - I loved all of it! It was so good.

  • I wish he was still alive today, but that's really--

  • that sucks that he died, but... at least we still have music of him.

  • - (children) Question time!

  • - (FBE) All of these were hits from the pop star Michael Jackson.

  • - Yeah!

  • - He's pretty famous.

  • - Everybody should know who he is.

  • He's like the king of pop!

  • - King. Of. Pop.

  • - He's one of the greatest pop stars of all time.

  • - If you do not know who Michael Jackson is,

  • you live under a rock, literally.

  • - (FBE) So what do you think of Michael Jackson

  • from all of the videos we showed you?

  • - He always changes. It's weird.

  • - Kind of creepy.

  • - Every one of his songs has a good message.

  • - His dance moves are great, his songs are great.

  • - He is an amazing singer. He is awesome!

  • - His dancing is so good, like top one.

  • I love him so much.

  • I wish I could just see him again!

  • - (FBE) So Michael Jackson started performing

  • when he was just six years old,

  • in a group with his brothers, which later became known as--

  • - Jackson 5! Jackson 5.

  • I LOVE the Jack-- Jackson 5.

  • - (FBE) He eventually went solo and became one of the most famous stars

  • of the '80s and '90s, and some say

  • he is the most successful entertainer in history.