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.

[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.

The premise of the show is that the Jackson Five would have adventures similar to Josie and the Pussycats, Alvin and the Chipmunks or The Partridge Family, with the unique addition being that Berry Gordy, the manager of the band in the show's universe, would come up with an idea for publicity for the band, such as having to do farm work or play a concert for the President of the United States.

A specially recorded medley of four of the group's biggest hits at the time ("I Want You Back", "The Love You Save", "ABC" and "Mama's Pearl") served as the show's theme song.

Other than the mice squeaking, the pets never spoke, but usually contributed either assistance or mischief, or joined the Jackson brothers in their performances.

This was done to avoid paying large fees to Charley Douglass, who edited laugh tracks onto the majority of network television shows at the time.

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.