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    What a memorable day September 11, 1971 was. Many new cartoons premiered that day, but none was more outstanding than "The Jackson 5ive."

    This series had the original Jackson lineup of the early 70's(Randy didn't join the group until after the show was cancelled) dealing with con artists, meeting pretty girls, being shrunk and imprisoned by a madman, mistaken for an outlaw gang, and most memorably, starring in Jacksonized versions of fairy tales and literature.

    I was indeed sorry to see it leave the air after two years, and only saw it sporadically after that. But a few nights ago, I decided to watch the pilot episode "It All Started With...." online, and took a closer look at what went on there. When the guys met Diana Ross, Jackie revealed their parents taught them how to sing and dance, but since the series had to be kid friendly, he didn't go completely into details. The way they were taught by their dad wasn't revealed until "The Jacksons: An American Dream," more than twenty years later. Also, Michael dreamed about being a cowboy, and owning a ranch with many animals, including a buffalo. There were no buffalo on the Neverland Ranch, but you get the idea.

    So this series is another that did well from my perspective. What do the rest of you think?
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    Many of the episodes were made in England by Halas & Batchelor Animation Ltd.

    John Halas and Joy Batchelor had sold shares in their company to Tyne Tees Television (one of the regional Independent Television companies in the UK - the Tyne and the Tees being the two rivers defining their NE England transmission area) throughout the 6os to fund their other company Educational Film Centre, where they were able to continue making more personally satisfying shorts.

    By the 70s Tyne Tees had the majority shareholding, and capitalizing on the experience of sub-contracting on series work for Popeye (1960) and The Lone Ranger (1967) they hired the studio out to US TV producers, making Tomfoolery (1971) The Jackson 5ive (1971) and The Osmonds (1973) for Rankin Bass, and The Adams Family (1972) for Hanna-Barbera.

    John & Joy subsequently bought back control of the company in the mid 70s.
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