The Jackson 5ive

Name: The Jackson 5ive
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Paul Frees, Joel Cooper, Donald Fullilove, Mike Martinez, Edmund Sylvers

TV Show

First Air Date: September 11, 1971

Last Air Date: October 14, 1972

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 23

Episode Runtime: 30 min

Rating: ⭐ 5.7/10

Cast: Paul Frees, Joel Cooper, Donald Fullilove, Mike Martinez, Edmund Sylvers

Created By: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass

Network: ABC

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.