Jackson 5ive (TV series)
Jackson 5ive is a Saturday morning cartoon series that aired for two seasons on ABC from September 11, 1971 to October 14, 1972. Produced by Rankin/Bass and Motown Productions, it is a fictionalized portrayal of the careers of Motown recording group the Jackson 5.[1] The series was rebroadcast in syndication in 1984–85, during a period when Michael Jackson was riding a major wave of popularity as a solo artist. It also briefly re-aired in 1999 on TV Land as part of their "Super Retrovision Saturdaze" lineup. The series was animated mainly in London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor, and some animation done at Estudios Moro (Barcelona, Spain) and Topcraft (Tokyo, Japan).
Jackson 5ive
Romeo Muller
William J. Keenan
Hal Hackady
Lou Silverstone
Susan Milburn
The Jackson 5
United States
United Kingdom
2
23
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Jules Bass
Rankin/Bass
(copyrighted as Videocraft International)
Motown Productions
Animation Services
Halas & Batchelor Animation
Topcraft
Estudios Moro
September 11, 1971 –
October 14, 1972
Home media[edit]
On January 15, 2013, Classic Media released The Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 for the very first time.[4] The 2-disc set features all 23 episodes of the series. For the remastered print (The Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series), the mono soundtrack was replaced by the 5.1 surround soundtrack in the songs, the rest of the scenes kept the mono soundtrack. The laugh track is mute for the home video release.