I know the Jackson 5 had cartoons and TV specials but did they have a variety show? I've seen videos from a Jacksons TV show in The Late 70s. I assume theyhad their own nonanimated TV series.

fluid said:

Yeah, the Jacksons ran on CBS for two seasons, 1976 and 1977. It was a replacement dor some show (don't remember). 6 episodes ran each season, I believe.


The Jackson 5 Show (cartoon) also ran for two seasons. 1971-1972 and a couple of episodes in 1973, I believe.


Also, they had a pilot for a another variety series in late 1972. It was also called The Jackson 5ive Show.
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LittleBLUECorvette said:

That was the one with Bill Cosby & Rosey Grier. I had that on vinyl.

I loved the Mae West bits that Penny I mean lil' Janet did,,,,SOOOOO cute

uPtoWnNY said:

Naw ... that was their Going Back to Indiana special that aired in September of 1971.

They had a pilot that aied in November of 1972 called "The Jackson 5ive Show". The show wasn't picked up the the pilot is easy to find, it's on youtube.

Go to Youtube and type in The Jacksons Variety shows and series of them will come up. They may be corny but at the same time I think they showcase the diversity of the Jacksons, especially Michael.

Make sure you check out the episode (it's on youtube) where the whole family dances with The Nicholas Brothers. Michael really does his thing.

Michael Jackson hated doing The Jacksons weekly variety show. He said so in his autobiography Moonwalk.

This shit needs to be compiled to DVD! What network was it on? CBS?

It should be on DVD! Michael needs to get off of his ass and release:
The Jacksons-The Complete Series DVD boxset
Live in '88 DVD
Victory Tour DVD

bboy87 said:

Well it won't be Mike who re-issues that television bit because he wouldn't have the rights to it.

but yeah someone need to git on that

In the 70s,nearly every artist had a variety show Sonny and Cher,Captain and Tenille,Marily Mccoo and Billy Davis Jr,even The Brady Bunch! Many of these shows didn't last long.

I could have sworn one of the Variety Show episodes was in 1978.

Yeah, they had a variety show in the 1970s. I remember seeing commercials for it all the time. I think I saw maybe one episode. I was a child so I didn't understand the commercial when it said the time of the show....8 P.M...then they would have 7 P.M. Central in the corner of the screen....not that I knew what that meant anyway. I would turn on the TV at 8 P.M. and the damn show would be ending. I would get mad as hell. I missed a many a "Charlie Brown" specials that way also.

In the early 1980s, WGN showed the Jackson 5 cartoon episodes for a brief moment. I wish I had a VCR back then.

Yeah, the variety show was on CBS.

Yep. Cher even had her own variety show after she divorced Sonny. Don't forget Donnie and Marie on Friday nights. In 1980, Marie had her own variety show. I remember she had on Larry Graham one night singing "When We Get Married".

Hell, speaking of 1980, don't forget Sha Na Na. They had on Stepahanie Mills one night. I can't remember which song she sang. It was either "Sweet Sensation" or "Never Knew Love Like This Before". They used to always "con" or "trick" a guest into performing on their show.
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Isolar said:

That's right, he said that television ruins a music career. Ironically, it would be television that would change his music career forever.

vainandy said:

OMG I loved the Sha Na Na show. Remember Barbara Mandrell's variety show?
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I thought she and her sisters were hot

Cinnie said:

Don't be suprised if he has some say on the footage. Considering he owns the Jacksons' master tapes, which why we haven't had remastered or deluxe editions of those albums

I remember that one too. She said she was country when country wasn't cool.