70's Music Revisited

Remembering the Music of the 1970's

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January 22, 2009 | 1972, Group, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Motown, Osmonds

During the Early 1970s cartoon producers Rankin/Bass produced a series of saturday morning cartoon featuring two of the popular music groups.  Both of these groups featured brothers.  The Jackson Five and The Osmonds.

The Jackson 5ive series debuted on September 11, 1971 with the last episode showing on September 1, 1973 on ABC. Season 1 had 17 episodes with Season 2 adding another 6. Other than the music of the brothers none of them voiced the parts of their cartoon images.

Beginning on September 9, 1972 the Jackson Five was joined in cartoon land by the Osmonds. In this case the brothers voiced their cartoon images and were join by their younger brother Jimmy. 17 episodes were produced in their single series.

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