The Jackson 5ive(1971)
AnimationComedy
First Air Date: 1971-09-11
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 5.8
Votes: 13
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 23
The Jackson 5ive was a Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Rankin/Bass and Motown Productions on ABC from September 11, 1971 until 14 October 1972; a fictionalized portrayal of the careers of Motown recording group The Jackson 5. The series was rebroadcast in syndication through Worldvision Enterprises during the 1984–1985 Saturday morning season, during a period when Michael Jackson was riding a major wave of popularity as a solo artist. The series was animated mainly in London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor, and some animation done at Estudios Moro, Barcelona, Spain. The director was Spanish-American Robert Balser.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 17E01
It All Started With...
Air Date: 1971-09-11
The alleged story of how Diana Ross discovered The Jackson 5,we all know who originally discovered them. Anyway,...
E02
Pinestock, U.S.A.
Air Date: 1971-09-18
The Jackson 5 head out to the country to perform a concert in the wilderness.This concert is promoted by a gree...
E03
Drafted
Air Date: 1971-09-25
The Jackson 5 prepare for a concert at Fort Paratroop.Michael and Marlon decides to march with some inductees and ...
E04
Mistaken Identity
Air Date: 1971-10-02
The Jacksons are heading to Las Vegas for a big show, on the way, they make a pit stop at an old printing place...
E05
Bongo, Baby, Bongo
Air Date: 1971-10-09
While the J5 are rehearsing for a concert in the park,a crooked clown kidnaps a bongo playing monkey and takes him...
E06
The Winners' Circle
Air Date: 1971-10-16
Visiting a race track, Michael is tricked by a somewhat shifty horse racer into accidentally buying a lazy, unmotivat...
E07
CinderJackson
Air Date: 1971-10-23
Mr. Leo King,a show business entrepeneur,has plans to make a film starring Samantha Christie,the Princess of Pop and ...
E08
The Wizard of Soul
Air Date: 1971-10-30
Michael wanders into an oasis called the Land of Soul he sees each of his brothers play a familiar Wizard of Oz chara...
E09
The Tiny Five
Air Date: 1971-11-06
The Jacksons are shrunk to miniature size and have to avoid large household perils to reverse the mishap that miniatu...
E10
The Groovatron
Air Date: 1971-11-13
Marlon and Michael create a funky-dancing musical robot called ""The J5 Groovatron"",then they meet a salesman named ...
E11
Ray & Charles: Superstars
Air Date: 1971-11-20
While taking a break from doing a commercial,Marlon and Michael visit a cartoon studio where a cartoonist is trying d...
E12
Farmer Jacksons
Air Date: 1971-11-27
The brothers take some time off and buy some farmland from a guy named Shtook and meet an indian named Running Water ...
E13
Jackson Island
Air Date: 1971-12-04
On a flight to Hawaii, the five brothers crash onto an island. Michael hits his head on a coconut and meets the most ...
E14
The Michael Look
Air Date: 1971-12-11
When stranded without his stage clothing in a travel mishap at Heathrow Airport in London, Michael unwisely consults ...
E15
Jackson Street, U.S.A.
Air Date: 1971-12-18
The J5 has been invited back to Gary,Indiana by the Mayor for that he wants to name a street after the hit-making s...
E16
Rasho-Jackson
Air Date: 1972-01-08
The J5's producer (Berry Gordy) tries to figure out why neither of the brothers are talking to each other.Each had th...
E17
A Rare Pearl
Air Date: 1972-01-15
After a series of unsuccessful dates,the J5 decides to swear off girls for good.On flight to Detroit,The brothers mee...
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