Naming Neverland

EPISODE 181: Michael Jackson, Peter Pan, and a royal mystery.

When Yourgo Artsitas last appeared on PTFO, he was breaking open the fraudulent democracy at the core of an American institution: MTV’s Total Request Live.

This time around, he’s helping us investigate a different cultural mystery: the origins of Michael Jackson’s “Neverland Ranch.”

One of the most infamous homes in pop-culture history — named after a lifelong obsession Michael Jackson had with Peter Pan.

Which raises all sorts of questions, given our deeply litigious country, about how the most famous (and then notorious) celebrity on the planet was able to get away with inhabiting that branding.

And who the hell was defending the rights to Peter Pan, in the first place.

DKN/YOUTUBE SPOILER ALERT:

Our investigation involves a $450,000 oversized check presented to Princess Diana; a $150,000 wire transfer for a witch doctor to curse Steven Spielberg; a Spider-Man tombstone; the Bible; Robin Williams; and lots and lots of lawsuits.

Innocently,

Pablo