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The Jackson 5ive

TV·1971–1972·2 seasons, 23 episodes·ABC·Animation, Comedy·30m·Created by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass

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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.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0117Episodes1971–72AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Jackson 5ive S01E01It All Started With...September 11, 1971The alleged story of how Diana Ross discovered The Jackson 5,we all know who originally discovered them. Anyway,the story begins when M
  2. S01E02The Jackson 5ive S01E02Pinestock, U.S.A.September 18, 1971The Jackson 5 head out to the country to perform a concert in the wilderness.This concert is promoted by a greedy millionaire named,Mr
  3. S01E03The Jackson 5ive S01E03DraftedSeptember 25, 1971The Jackson 5 prepare for a concert at Fort Paratroop.Michael and Marlon decides to march with some inductees and gets (accidently) induc
  4. S01E04The Jackson 5ive S01E04Mistaken IdentityOctober 2, 1971The 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 p
  5. S01E05The Jackson 5ive S01E05Bongo, Baby, BongoOctober 9, 1971While 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
  6. S01E06The Jackson 5ive S01E06The Winners' CircleOctober 16, 1971Visiting a race track, Michael is tricked by a somewhat shifty horse racer into accidentally buying a lazy, unmotivated horse. When the brot
  7. S01E07The Jackson 5ive S01E07CinderJacksonOctober 23, 1971Mr. Leo King,a show business entrepeneur,has plans to make a film starring Samantha Christie,the Princess of Pop and makes an announcement t
  8. S01E08The Jackson 5ive S01E08The Wizard of SoulOctober 30, 1971Michael wanders into an oasis called the Land of Soul he sees each of his brothers play a familiar Wizard of Oz character. Together they jou
  9. S01E09The Jackson 5ive S01E09The Tiny FiveNovember 6, 1971The Jacksons are shrunk to miniature size and have to avoid large household perils to reverse the mishap that miniaturized them.
  10. S01E10The Jackson 5ive S01E10The GroovatronNovember 13, 1971Marlon and Michael create a funky-dancing musical robot called ""The J5 Groovatron"",then they meet a salesman named Sam Sham,who offers the
  11. S01E11The Jackson 5ive S01E11Ray & Charles: SuperstarsNovember 20, 1971While taking a break from doing a commercial,Marlon and Michael visit a cartoon studio where a cartoonist is trying draw mice for an animate
  12. S01E12The Jackson 5ive S01E12Farmer JacksonsNovember 27, 1971The 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 f
  13. S01E13The Jackson 5ive S01E13Jackson IslandDecember 4, 1971On 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 pira
  14. S01E14The Jackson 5ive S01E14The Michael LookDecember 11, 1971When stranded without his stage clothing in a travel mishap at Heathrow Airport in London, Michael unwisely consults two envious Pearly King
  15. S01E15The Jackson 5ive S01E15Jackson Street, U.S.A.December 18, 1971The 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,Micha
  16. S01E16The Jackson 5ive S01E16Rasho-JacksonJanuary 8, 1972The 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
  17. S01E17The Jackson 5ive S01E17A Rare PearlJanuary 15, 1972After a series of unsuccessful dates,the J5 decides to swear off girls for good.On flight to Detroit,The brothers meets new flight attendent

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1972AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Jackson 5ive S02E01Who's Hoozis?September 9, 1972The Jacksons are scheduled to perform at an outdoor concert, but when Michael discovers a talking "blues bird" (a play on "blues" and bluebi
  2. S02E02The Jackson 5ive S02E02Michael WhiteSeptember 16, 1972When he bumps his head in a bicycling accident, Michael dreams he is a storybook prince hiding in a tiny cottage where his brothers are dwar
  3. S02E03The Jackson 5ive S02E03Groove to the ChiefSeptember 23, 1972Michael fantasizes about what it would be like to become Mayor of Los Angeles. His Hairy Godfather (back from the episode "CinderJackson") g
  4. S02E04The Jackson 5ive S02E04Michael in WonderlandSeptember 30, 1972Before a show in the Wonderland theme park, Michael accidentally falls unconscious while testing a new roller coaster ride and dreams he is
  5. S02E05The Jackson 5ive S02E05Jackson and the BeanstalkOctober 7, 1972Michael comes across magic beans that grow a beanstalk outside his and his brothers' Indiana apartment (as in the story of Jack and the Bean
  6. S02E06The Jackson 5ive S02E06The Opening ActOctober 14, 1972A promoter books the brothers on a heavy radio tour schedule, while trying to find an opening act for their upcoming concert.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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