“We were zooming off and almost took him down.”

It turns outJason BatemanandRick Schroderweren’t exactly the mostsmooth criminals as kids.

“Michael was there to see [Schroder].”

Jason Bateman on Loving New York, Letterman Calling Him Notoriously Chatty & Knowing Every 80s Star. youtube.com/watch?v=39PXzQ50hAs ; 1983: Portrait of American pop star Michael Jackson wearing a red leather jacket at the opening of the stage musical, ‘Dream Girls,’ Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images)

Jason Bateman says he nearly ran over Michael Jackson with his bike as a kid.Jimmy Kimmel/ABC; Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty

“I don’t listen,hey!”

Bateman replied, raising his hands in the air.

“He was a fan of the showanda fan of the Ricker!”

Jackson was ultimately able to moon-walk away from the incident without any harm.

For its first two seasons, Bateman played Ricky’s best friend, Derek Taylor.

After Bateman’s departure,Alfonso Ribeirotook over as Ricky’s BFF for the remainder of the series.

Discover the countless other stars Bateman has met throughout his career in the video above.