Saturday cartoons are a part of every childhood but no cartoon got you doo-wop’ing and dancing quite like The Jackson 5ive cartoon series, produced by Rankin/Bass and Motown Productions for ABC.
The series ran from September 11, 1971 until October 14, 1972 and featured a fictional portrayal of The Jackson 5 in a variety of musical-related adventures.
Due to a busy tour schedule, the Brother’s did not provide the voice overs for their cartoon characters – but their music was used and they specially-recorded the show’s theme song. Interesting enough, Diana Ross provided the voice over for her character, Diana, in the debut episode.
Check out an episode of The Jackson 5ive cartoon:
Season 1: The Jackson 5ive
| 1 | “It All Started With…” | September 11, 1971 |
| 2 | “Pinestock U.S.A.” | September 18, 1971 |
| 3 | “Drafted” | September 25, 1971 |
| 4 | “Mistaken Identity” | October 2, 1971 |
| 5 | “Bongo, Baby, Bongo” | October 9, 1971 |
| 6 | “The Winners’ Circle” | October 16, 1971 |
| 7 | “CinderJackson” | October 23, 1971 |
| 8 | “The Wizard of Soul” | October 30, 1971 |
| 9 | “The Tiny Five” | November 6, 1971 |
| 10 | “The Grooveatron” | November 13, 1971 |
| 11 | “Ray & Charles: Superstars” | November 20, 1971 |
| 12 | “Farmer Jacksons” | November 27, 1971 |
| 13 | “Jackson Island” | December 4, 1971 |
| 14 | “The Michael Look” | December 11, 1971 |
| 15 | “Jackson Street, U.S.A.” | December 18, 1971 |
| 16 | “Rasho-Jackson” | January 8, 1972 |
| 17 | “A Rare Pearl” | January 15, 1972 |
Season 2: The New Jackson 5ive Show
| 18 | “Who’s Hoozis?” | September 9, 1972 |
| 19 | “Michael White” | September 16, 1972 |
| 20 | “Groove to the Chief” | September 23, 1972 |
| 21 | “Michael in Wonderland” | September 30, 1972 |
| 22 | “Jackson and the Beanstalk” | October 7, 1972 |
| 23 | “Opening Act” | October 14, 1972 |
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