
The Jackson 5ive
Overview
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.
Episodes

S1E1 · 1971-09-11 · 30m
It All Started With...

S1E2 · 1971-09-18 · 30m
Pinestock, U.S.A.

S1E3 · 1971-09-25 · 30m
Drafted

S1E4 · 1971-10-02 · 30m
Mistaken Identity

S1E5 · 1971-10-09 · 30m
Bongo, Baby, Bongo

S1E6 · 1971-10-16 · 30m



