Elmo Hammer sings the "Five Jive."
MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell, 1962) is a rapper made famous in 1990 with his recording of "U Can't Touch This." Remembered for his dance techniques and Harem pants, Hammer has won three Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, an Image Award and multiple other honors.
A Saturday morning cartoon, Hammerman, aired in 1991 on ABC and starred Hammer as a superhero with magical dancing shoes. Among his other sparse acting credits are hosting Saturday Night Live, and contributing to the film soundtracks for The Addams Family and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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- Elmo takes on the persona of MC Hammer in the song "Elmo's Jive Five."
- The song "Barnyard Rap" is in the style of MC Hammer, and features a group of rapping farm animals, led by Moo Cow Hammer.
- "Back Front Tap Rap" ends with Savion saying, "Ladies and gentlemen...MC Snuffleupagus. Please Snuffy, don't hurt 'em!"
- The Sesame Street song "Hammer Time with Hammer" is a parody of "U Can't Touch This."
- A chalkboard in Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars features the equation "E=Mc Hammer," also referencing Albert Einstein's famous mathematical formula.
- In the Elmo's World segment "Building Things," Telly appears holding a hammer and tells Elmo, "It's hammer time!", followed by a rap music cue.
- In the Abby's Flying Fairy School episode, "The Pinocchio Process," the donkey's "Dance of Joy" features a dance move by MC Hammer and is underscored by a "U Can't Touch This"-sounding song.
- "U Can't Touch This" was performed in the show Sesame Street Magical Market at Universal Studios Japan, with altered lyrics. A clip was later included in the stage show The Evolution of Dance with Sesame Street, Ernie quickly emerging from backstage to do the song's iconic sidestepping shuffle.
- The Sesame Street initiative Caring for Each Other parodies "U Can't Touch This" as "Wash Hands Now" for an animated video PSA.