The 'Michael Jackson Popcorn' meme is a legendary reaction clip taken from the 1982 music video for 'Thriller,' directed by John Landis. The scene features Michael Jackson sitting in a darkened movie theater with his date, played by Ola Ray, while he intensely watches a horror film on the big screen. Jackson is seen grabbing a large handful of popcorn and chewing with an expression of pure, focused anticipation. This clip became one of the internet's first truly universal reaction memes, used to indicate that a user is sitting back to enjoy unfolding drama, usually in a comment section or a heated Twitter thread. It represents the voyeuristic joy of watching a 'train wreck' or a high-stakes argument from the safety of the sidelines. Example captions include 'Me entering the comment section of a political post,' 'Watching the group chat drama unfold at 2 AM,' and 'Me after saying "No offense but..." and watching the fallout.'