Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan (b. 1963) is an athlete hailed by the National Basketball Association as "the greatest basketball player of all time."NBA.com Legends Profile He most notably played for the Chicago Bulls for fifteen years, competed in the Olympic Games, and became the spokesperson for a number of brands including Nike, The Coca-Cola Company, Wheaties, McDonald's, and Hanes, among others. He also played a version of himself in the 1996 feature film Space Jam opposite the Looney Tunes characters, and appeared in the 1992 Michael Jackson music video for "Jam."
==References==
* Sonia Manzano's script for Sesame Street Episode 3266 describes Linda leaping for Big Bird's book in the manner of Michael Jordan. In the blocking for the taped scene, Linda spends a fair amount of time trying to acquire the book from Big Bird by way of some coordinated footwork somewhat resembling activity that might be seen on a basketball court.
* Jordan is among a list of some "African Americans I'm thinking about" in a poem Miles has written to his grandparents in Sesame Street Episode 3578.
* Emily Perl Kingsley's script for Elmo's World: Books originally called for additional sound effects and music to be used during the "Elmo's Question" segment where books bounce their way onto a bookshelf. When a book about basketball is placed, Kingsley directed that the sound effect should emulate "Madison Square Garden fans cheer as if a basket was made by Michael Jordan." The sound effects are not present in the final version of the segment.
* The 1993 Muppet Trading Cards featured Beaker as "Air-Beaker" in a photograph styled after the silhouette of Michael Jordan used for Nike's brand of Air Jordan sneakers.
* Baby Beaker spoofed Jordan in the 2020 Muppet Babies episode "Gonzo's Coop Dreams" appearing on Baby Gonzo's "can't lose shoes" holding a glass beaker instead of a basketball.
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