Jackson 5ive
The show opens with live-action footage of the Jacksons and their dancing silhouettes. Two Jackson Five songs appeared in each episode. An applause track followed each of the Jacksons' songs. Unusually for a cartoon series, The Jackson 5ive had a laugh track. From time to time, Michael Jackson had used clips from "The Jackson 5ive" in his music videos.
Episode guide
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It All Started With . . .
The Jacksons tell the story of how they met Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, and became Motown superstars.
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Pinestock U.S.A.
The boys save a forest and its wildlife from being plowed down by a villainous land developer.
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Drafted
Michael and Marlon sneak onto an Army base, and end up as new recruits.
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Mistaken Identity
Stranded in a one-horse town on the way to their next gig, the Jacksons meet up with a quintet of bandits who pass themselves off as the famous singing group.
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Bongo, Baby Bongo
At the circus, the four elder brothers must rescue bongo-playing Michael from the gorilla cage (his playing helps calm down her baby).
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The Winner's Circle
The Jacksons meet a small boy and his broken-down race horse, and the group discover that their music inspires the nag to become real racing material.
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Cinderjackson
With his four older brothers spiffed up to impress a debutante at a ball, an ill Michael is left at home until his "Hairy Godfather" sets him up... changing Rosey and Ray and Charles into s…
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The Wizard Of Soul
This show featured the band in a series of comic misadventures, usually sandwiched around two songs per show.
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The Tiny Five
A villainous scientist shrinks the Jacksons and traps them in a transistor radio.
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The Groovatron
Marlon invents a soul-dancing robot, the "Groovatron," which is stolen by a greedy producer.
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Ray And Charles: Superstars
Michael and his two pet mice wander into an animation studio, where the director finds the rodents perfect models for his new cartoon starring a rodent.
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Farmer Jackson
Out in the sticks, the city-slicker Jacksons are faced with a challenge in adapting to rural life, but are spurred on to victory in a home-grown-produce contest.
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Jackson Island
Michael dreams that he's lost on an island, with his brothers as Long John Silver and company. The Jacksons have to contend with various pirates and creatures. Music is the answer! There ar…
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The Michael Look
During a U.K. tour, the Jacksons' act is sabotaged by a pair of unemployed music-hall performers.
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Jackson Street, U.S.A.
The boys are too broke to fly out to the ceremony being held for the new street named after them... so they offer to sell all their gold record awards.
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Rasho Jackson
Each of the Jacksons tells a different version of how they helped a girl when her car broke down.
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The Rare Pearl
During a flight, the Jacksons meet flight attendant Jacqueline Pearl. They inadvertently ruin her first flight and get her fired. Knowing that the boys like her, and that they may come call…
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Who's Hoozis
Michael meets Henry and Edna, a pair of talking birds. They convince him to see Barney Hoozis, a local developer, and talk him out of cutting down the trees in the park. Barney turns out to…
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Moe White
This show featured the band in a series of comic misadventures, usually sandwiched around two songs per show.
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Groove To The Chief
Michael doesn't want to stay up late with his brothers to watch the '72 election results on TV. So, his "Hairy Godfather" (from "Cinderjackson") puts Michael in the Oval Office so he can re…
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Michael In Wonderland
This show featured the band in a series of comic misadventures, usually sandwiched around two songs per show.
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Jackson And The Beanstalk
With the Jacksons stuck for rent money, Tito has Michael try to hock their battered but beloved family car. Michael accepts some beans from a stranger, and just like in the old fairytale, t…
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The Opening Act
This show featured the band in a series of comic misadventures, usually sandwiched around two songs per show.
