1. Billie Jean–not until Pee Wee Herman would step onto the scene a few years later would society realize the importance of bowties (or lack thereof).
2. Black & White–Remember the face morphing scene? That alone helped convince untold throngs of children that, hey, maybe i SHOULD try hallucinogens.
3. Black & White (II)–With the continued pairing of MJ and MC, the world was getting a better and better understanding of just how fucked up that lil’ Home Alone bastard would become.
4. Bad–You can credit New Jack City all you want, but would you have bothered seeing Blade if not for this? Well, probably, but still.
5. Scream–At that point, we all needed verification that MJ and JJ were NOT the same person. Problem solved (probably).

i could go on for days, but i think you dig from whence i’m coming.

I’ve always found it really bizarre that his videos try to make him out as a heterosexual male. In “Thriller” it’s believable, but by “The Way You Make Me Feel’ it’s like… the male flipside of a Mariah Carey video as appropriated shot-for-shot by Melissa Etheridge.