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HBO Special

From Rick I – Mr. Pop – Did Michael Jackson ever do TV pay-per-views? He didn’t seem to do much television.

Mr. Pop History – You are correct. He never did a PPV. Early on - the Jackson 5 made their variety show appearances, did at least one special and had their own TV show. Solo Michael was another story. He made few TV appearances. His videos did all the work. He did do the occasional TV interview, but as far as music…

His only TV concert was an HBO special from Bucharest, Romania back in October of 1992. Michael also appeared on a “Soul Train” awards show during the 1990’s. That’s about it.