The Jackson 5ive (1971)
| First Air Date: | 1971, September 11 |
| Last Air Date: | 1972, October 14 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 2 |
| Episodes: | 23 |
| Episode Runtime: | 30 min |
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.