The Jackson 5ive
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.
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Details
| Status: | Ended |
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| First Air Date: | 1971-09-11 |
| Last Air Date: | 1972-10-14 |
| Created By: | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Networks: | ABC |
| Production: | Rankin/Bass Productions, Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films, Motown Productions |
