The Jackson 5ive — Season 1, Episode 10: The Groovatron
Animation, Comedy • 30 min • 2 seasons, 23 episodes • ★ 5.8/10
Episode synopsis
Marlon and Michael create a funky-dancing musical robot called ""The J5 Groovatron"",then they meet a salesman named Sam Sham,who offers the brothers some finishing touches for the Groovatron,but after seeing its test run,Sam Sham steals the funky robot and makes millions off of it.It's up to the Jackson 5 to get their Groovatron robot back from Sam Sham before they end up unemployed.
About The Jackson 5ive
The Jackson 5ive was a Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Rankin/Bass and Motown Productions on ABC from September 11, 1971 until 14 October 1972; a fictionalized portrayal of the careers of Motown recording group The Jackson 5. The series was rebroadcast in syndication through Worldvision Enterprises during the 1984–1985 Saturday morning season, during a period when Michael Jackson was riding a major wave of popularity as a solo artist. The series was animated mainly in London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor, and some animation done at Estudios Moro, Barcelona, Spain. The director was Spanish-American Robert Balser.