Release Date

11 Sep, 1971

Runtime

00:30: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

23/2

Synopsis

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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Season 1

11 Sep, 1971

Season 2

09 Sep, 1972

Created By

Jules Bass

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Actors

Paul Frees

Joel Cooper

Donald Fullilove

Mike Martinez

Edmund Sylvers

Craig Grandy

Crew

Maury Laws

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Jules Bass

Robert Balser

Romeo Muller

William J. Keenan

Hal Hackady

Lou Silverstone

Susan Milburn

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Jules Bass

Michael Jackson

Tito Jackson

Jermaine Jackson