The Jackson 5ive
The Jackson 5ive
TV ShowEnded

The Jackson 5ive

5.7 / 10
1971
2 seasons
23 episodes
AnimationComedy

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.

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  • It All Started With...

    1.It All Started With...

    11-09-197130m

    The alleged story of how Diana Ross discovered The Jackson 5,we all know who originally discovered them. Anyway,the story begins when Ms. Ross finds a pink snake in her dre...

  • Pinestock, U.S.A.

    2.Pinestock, U.S.A.

    18-09-197130m

    The Jackson 5 head out to the country to perform a concert in the wilderness.This concert is promoted by a greedy millionaire named,Mr. Carruthers,who plans to have all th...

  • Drafted

    3.Drafted

    25-09-197130m

    The Jackson 5 prepare for a concert at Fort Paratroop.Michael and Marlon decides to march with some inductees and gets (accidently) inducted to the service.Jackie,Tito,and Je...

  • Mistaken Identity

    4.Mistaken Identity

    02-10-197130m

    The Jacksons are heading to Las Vegas for a big show, on the way, they make a pit stop at an old printing place to have some posters printed up for their show. But the guy...

  • Bongo, Baby, Bongo

    5.Bongo, Baby, Bongo

    09-10-197130m

    While the J5 are rehearsing for a concert in the park,a crooked clown kidnaps a bongo playing monkey and takes him to the circus for his own greedy purposes.Meanwhile,the monkey...

  • The Winners' Circle

    6.The Winners' Circle

    16-10-197130m

    Visiting a race track, Michael is tricked by a somewhat shifty horse racer into accidentally buying a lazy, unmotivated horse. When the brothers learn that the horse can race real...

  • CinderJackson

    7.CinderJackson

    23-10-197130m

    Mr. Leo King,a show business entrepeneur,has plans to make a film starring Samantha Christie,the Princess of Pop and makes an announcement that he plans to throw a fabulous birt...

  • The Wizard of Soul

    8.The Wizard of Soul

    30-10-197130m

    Michael wanders into an oasis called the Land of Soul he sees each of his brothers play a familiar Wizard of Oz character. Together they journey to find the "Wizard of Soul," who i...

  • The Tiny Five

    9.The Tiny Five

    06-11-197130m

    The Jacksons are shrunk to miniature size and have to avoid large household perils to reverse the mishap that miniaturized them.

  • The Groovatron

    10.The Groovatron

    13-11-197130m

    Marlon and Michael create a funky-dancing musical robot called ""The J5 Groovatron"",then they meet a salesman named Sam Sham,who offers the brothers some finishing touches for the...

  • Ray & Charles: Superstars

    11.Ray & Charles: Superstars

    20-11-197130m

    While taking a break from doing a commercial,Marlon and Michael visit a cartoon studio where a cartoonist is trying draw mice for an animated version of ""The Prince and the Pauper...

  • Farmer Jacksons

    12.Farmer Jacksons

    27-11-197130m

    The brothers take some time off and buy some farmland from a guy named Shtook and meet an indian named Running Water and the J5 has only a few days (or weeks) to make something out...

  • Jackson Island

    13.Jackson Island

    04-12-197130m

    On a flight to Hawaii, the five brothers crash onto an island. Michael hits his head on a coconut and meets the most fictional and evil pirates in history.

  • The Michael Look

    14.The Michael Look

    11-12-197130m

    When stranded without his stage clothing in a travel mishap at Heathrow Airport in London, Michael unwisely consults two envious Pearly Kings threatened by his success who use the...

  • Jackson Street, U.S.A.

    15.Jackson Street, U.S.A.

    18-12-197130m

    The J5 has been invited back to Gary,Indiana by the Mayor for that he wants to name a street after the hit-making sibling group. But,Michael gets Marlon,Jackie,Tito, and Jermai...

  • Rasho-Jackson

    16.Rasho-Jackson

    08-01-197230m

    The J5's producer (Berry Gordy) tries to figure out why neither of the brothers are talking to each other.Each had their own different side of the story to tell.All claim that they...

  • A Rare Pearl

    17.A Rare Pearl

    15-01-197230m

    After a series of unsuccessful dates,the J5 decides to swear off girls for good.On flight to Detroit,The brothers meets new flight attendent,Jacqualine Pearl and fall head over hee...

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