The Jackson 5ive (series)
- User score: 5.9
- Production country: GB, US
- Creator: Jules Bass , Arthur Rankin, Jr.
- Production companies: Rankin/Bass Productions, Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films, Motown Productions
- Genre: Animation, Comedy
- Release date: 9/11/1971
- Release date of last episode: 10/14/1972
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 2 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 23
- Run time: 30 min.
Series description
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.
