Some MJ funniness

After Dr. Arnie Klein's attempt to deflect attention from his possibly illegal and unethical medical practices, I decided to calm the h*ll down by lurking on You Tube; and fortunately, not only was I cheered up, I found some comic gold. The following are funny bits straight from MJ himself. Most of them were personal home movies, outtakes from the Bashir interview, or behind the scenes clips from his video shoots. For me, these bits are not only funny, but very revealing of the man whom many have taken great pains to disparage and trash just so they could save their own @$$es. What was revealed was a guileless person who didn't mind being the butt of a joke, as long as it was only a joke, not a character assassination.

Also, it should be noted that there is an absence of an alpha dog mentality - if anything, while off-stage, MJ seemed to defer to others like Chris Tucker and Macauley Culkin. More than anything, MJ's disposition reminded me of that kid in elementary school who wasn't the class clown, but had the whole class laughing nonetheless because he was completely clueless about how he came across, especially when it came to the things he said. Childlike honesty and complete obliviousness in the wake of it is always funny; essentially, MJ had a Ralph Wiggum quality to him, except that he was older, smarter, and thinner.

So here goes...

Part 1


Personally, I found MJ's enjoyment and amusement towards small things very funny, especially towards the end when a fan tried to get his attention during a motorcade.

Part 2


Among the funniest parts was the bit when the director/videographer 'encouraged' MJ to be more tactful when it came to discussing touring, despite the fact the MJ, very articulately, outlined his feelings about touring. Unfortunately, MJ interpreted the request as ' please lie' which he did to humorous effect. The hand gesture was what put me over the top - it was like an exclamation point or something.

Part 3


A trip to the grocery store was among my favorite part of this clip. It must've been surreal for the customer to see MJ there. And the musak version of Billie Jean - OMG!

There are other fantastic highlights among these clips; unfortunately, I can't remember which clips contains the specific bits. But the Salvation Army discussion was a Ralph Wiggum moment if ever I saw one. And Prince Michael exemplified the childlike honesty and complete obliviousness that characterized his father. More than anything, it was enjoyable to see that MJ had some fun and a sense of humor about himself.