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COLLECTION · Series · 1971

The Jackson 5ive

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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* 5.8 (13)AnimationComedy
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Directors
Arthur Rankin, Jr. · Jules Bass
Creators
Arthur Rankin, Jr. · Jules Bass
Studios
ABC · Rankin/Bass Productions · Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films · Motown Productions
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
11/09/1971
Score
5.8 / 10 (13)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
17 episodes · 1971
It All Started With...
Episode 1. It All Started With...
1971-09-11 · 30 min

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 dressing room,which turns out to be Rosey,the brothers'…

Pinestock, U.S.A.
Episode 2. Pinestock, U.S.A.
1971-09-18 · 30 min

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 the trees cut down before the big show.But the brothers…

Drafted
Episode 3. Drafted
1971-09-25 · 30 min

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 Jermaine must find a way to get their younger brothers…

Mistaken Identity
Episode 4. Mistaken Identity
1971-10-02 · 30 min

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 that Jackie hired must've had his wires crossed because…

Bongo, Baby, Bongo
Episode 5. Bongo, Baby, Bongo
1971-10-09 · 30 min

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' mother is furious to find her baby's gone and takes…

The Winners' Circle
Episode 6. The Winners' Circle
1971-10-16 · 30 min

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 fast when their music is being played, the horse racer…

CinderJackson
Episode 7. CinderJackson
1971-10-23 · 30 min

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 birthday for Samantha,where she'll get to choose the…

The Wizard of Soul
Episode 8. The Wizard of Soul
1971-10-30 · 30 min

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 if located can help him get back to his (real) brothers and…

The Tiny Five
Episode 9. The Tiny Five
1971-11-06 · 30 min

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

The Groovatron
Episode 10. The Groovatron
1971-11-13 · 30 min

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 Groovatron,but after seeing its test run,Sam Sham steals…

Ray & Charles: Superstars
Episode 11. Ray & Charles: Superstars
1971-11-20 · 30 min

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"",then he asks if he could use Ray and Charles for the…

Farmer Jacksons
Episode 12. Farmer Jacksons
1971-11-27 · 30 min

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 of the land they bought or they'll lose everything.

Jackson Island
Episode 13. Jackson Island
1971-12-04 · 30 min

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
Episode 14. The Michael Look
1971-12-11 · 30 min

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 opportunity to plot to discredit him. The two Pearlies…

Jackson Street, U.S.A.
Episode 15. Jackson Street, U.S.A.
1971-12-18 · 30 min

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 Jermaine in tons of mischief not realizing after all they've…

Rasho-Jackson
Episode 16. Rasho-Jackson
1972-01-08 · 30 min

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 helped a young girl who ran out of gas,each one saying…

A Rare Pearl
Episode 17. A Rare Pearl
1972-01-15 · 30 min

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 heels in love with her,so when they arrive in Detroit,she…

Season 2
Season 2
6 episodes · 1972
Who's Hoozis?
Episode 1. Who's Hoozis?
1972-09-09 · 30 min

The Jacksons are scheduled to perform at an outdoor concert, but when Michael discovers a talking "blues bird" (a play on "blues" and bluebird) and learns that the jazz-musician voiced bird and his nest, containing an egg soon to hatch,…

Michael White
Episode 2. Michael White
1972-09-16 · 30 min

When he bumps his head in a bicycling accident, Michael dreams he is a storybook prince hiding in a tiny cottage where his brothers are dwarf-sized and warn him not to eat the poisoned apple a visiting crone soon offers (as in the story…

Groove to the Chief
Episode 3. Groove to the Chief
1972-09-23 · 30 min

Michael fantasizes about what it would be like to become Mayor of Los Angeles. His Hairy Godfather (back from the episode "CinderJackson") grants his wish and Michael discovers that it's a bigger job than he thought. The Hairy Godfather…

Michael in Wonderland
Episode 4. Michael in Wonderland
1972-09-30 · 30 min

Before a show in the Wonderland theme park, Michael accidentally falls unconscious while testing a new roller coaster ride and dreams he is in Wonderland, where he encounters soul and funk-related versions of Wonderland's famous characters.

Jackson and the Beanstalk
Episode 5. Jackson and the Beanstalk
1972-10-07 · 30 min

Michael comes across magic beans that grow a beanstalk outside his and his brothers' Indiana apartment (as in the story of Jack and the Beanstalk). When he climbs to the top, he wanders a fabulous land and encounters the giant.

The Opening Act
Episode 6. The Opening Act
1972-10-14 · 30 min

A promoter books the brothers on a heavy radio tour schedule, while trying to find an opening act for their upcoming concert.

Cast by season
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
(voice)
?
Joel Cooper
Jermaine Jackson (voice)
Donald Fullilove
Donald Fullilove
Michael Jackson (voice)
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
Tito Jackson (voice)
?
Edmund Sylvers
Marlon Jackson (voice)
?
Craig Grandy
Jackie Jackson (voice)
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