The_Jacksons_(TV_series)

<i>The Jacksons</i> (TV series)

The Jacksons (TV series)

American variety show featuring the Jackson siblings

This article is about the 1976 live action series. For their 1971 animated series, see The Jackson 5ive (TV series). For the 2009 reality show, see The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.

The Jacksons is an American variety show featuring the Jackson siblings (except for Jermaine, who was signed to Motown while the Jackson group was signed to the Epic/CBS record label). It was the first variety show where the entire cast were siblings or an African-American family.[1] The thirty-minute Wednesday evening show began airing on CBS as a summer 1976 show and it continued into the 1976–1977 season, finishing on March 9, 1977 after running for 12 episodes.[2]

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Randy, Marlon, Jackie, Joey Bishop, Michael and Tito (1976)

As with the Jackson 5 regular performances, Michael Jackson was the lead performer in musical and dance performances. Despite the public acclaim following the early episodes, he was not enthusiastic with the overall project, later calling it "a dumb move" and adding he "hated every minute of it".[1]

Cast

Episodes

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References

  1. [1]
    Easlea, Daryl (October 15, 2016). Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King. New York: Race Point Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 978-1631062537.
  2. [2]
    Fearn-Banks, Kathleen; Burford-Johnson, Anne (2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 236. ISBN 978-0810879164.


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