The Jackson 5ive

The pilot episode, introducing the five brothers, their pets, their producer (Berry Gordy) and the apocryphal origin story of the Jacksons depicting Diana Ross as their mentor who discovered them when they saved her from their pet snake, Rosey. Songs: "ABC", "Goin' Back to Indiana"

The Jackson brothers agree to play an outdoor concert similar to Woodstock, but learn that a team of cruel lumberjacks plan to level the forest where the concert is scheduled. Songs: "I'll Be There", "The Young Folks"

Marlon and Michael are accidentally drafted into Fort Paratrooper, while Jackie, Tito and Jermaine try to figure out a way to get them out before showtime, they play various pranks to avoid kitchen patrol and having their Afros cut off by a recruit with hairclippers. Songs: "I Want You Back", "2-4-6-8"

The Jacksons, out west driving to a tour date in Las Vegas, get sidetracked in an Old West town where they are mistaken for five ornery bandit brothers. Songs: "I'll Bet You", "16 Candles"

Michael finds himself the unwitting and reluctant adopted son of a female gorilla whose bongo-playing offspring is pet-napped by a malevolent clown for his circus act. The remaining Jackson brothers are forced to find ways to rescue Michael from the lovesick animal. Songs: "My Little Baby", "It's Great To Be Here"

Visiting a race track, Michael is tricked by a somewhat shifty horse racer into accidentally buying a lazy, unmotivated horse. When the brothers learn that the horse can race real fast when their music is being played, the horse racer comes up with a plan to make sure they lose everything. Songs: "The Love You Save", "How Funky Is Your Chicken?"

The brothers hear at a press conference that Mr. Leo F. King, a show business entrepreneur, is holding a lavish birthday party for Samantha Christie, the Princess of Pop, but Michael is sick and is unable to attend her party. Then he receives and a package from Gary, Indiana, which he thinks is chicken soup, but is soon greeted by an Afro-crowned "Hairy Godfather" fairy who grants him a wish to see the star. He sneaks to the ball regardless and dances with the celebrity. Songs: "Reach In", "Can I See You In The Morning?"

Michael wanders into an oasis called the Land of Soul he sees each of his brothers play a familiar Wizard of Oz character. Together they journey to find the "Wizard of Soul," who if located can help him get back to his (real) brothers and get to the show on time. Songs: "The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage", "Oh How Happy"

The Jacksons are shrunk to miniature size and have to avoid large household perils to reverse the mishap that miniaturized them. Songs: "The Wall", "I Will Find A Way"

The Jacksons tour themselves to exhaustion and long to take a break. Marlon, depicted as a gear-head genius, builds an Afro-wearing musical robot titled "The Groovatron" to stand in for them for future performance dates. However, a shifty salesman named Sam Sham witnesses the successful maiden performance of the robot, kidnaps it, and sends it on tour on its own, replacing The Jacksons and selling out instead of them. The brothers scheme at once to kidnap their robot back before their careers are destroyed. Songs: "Maybe Tomorrow", "Nobody"

Ray and Charles become envious of the success of their owners and decide to become stars on their own. Discovered by Hollywood, the two mice become superstars overnight and soon as they do, the brothers fear that the success will go to their heads. Songs: "(Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need", "(We've Got) Blue Skies"

Jackie decides that his family should have a break from superstardom and place a bet with a crook to run a farm, which leads to disasters with the animals, food and the farm itself. But with the help of their singing, they might be able to work as a team. Songs: "My Cherie Amour", "Honey Chile"

On a flight to Hawaii, the five brothers crash onto an island. Michael hits his head on a coconut and meets the most fictional and evil pirates in history. Songs: "Ready or Not (Here I Come)", "La La Means I Love You"

When stranded without his stage clothing in a travel mishap at Heathrow Airport in London, Michael unwisely consults two envious Pearly Kings threatened by his success who use the opportunity to plot to discredit him. The two Pearlies conspire to trick Michael into dressing in shabby patches and rags for his royal performance, but once he is seen on Carnaby Street, his look becomes a British fashion sensation. Songs: "Darling Dear", "I Don't Know Why I Love You"

The Mayor of Gary, Indiana, declares a street in town will be renamed "Jackson 5 Boulevard", and invites the Jackson brothers to perform on declaration day. The Jacksons plan to touch down in the town square by means of a hot air balloon, but a mishap sends the balloon soaring past and out of the city. (Ironically, the group's final album would be called 2300 Jackson Street.) Songs: "Petals", "She's Good"

In eerie precognition of future events, "Rasho-Jackson" depicts the Jackson brothers becoming alienated after an argument by their stalled car and refusing to perform with each other ever again, all becoming "The Jackson Ones." Intended to parody the Japanese artistic film Rashomon, the episode predicts how the Jackson phenomenon would end in twenty years. Berry Gordy is depicted bringing the brothers back together again. Songs: "One More Chance", "I Found That Girl"

The Jacksons swear off girls after a series of romantic mishaps, but immediately fall in love with an attractive female flight attendant named Jacqueline Pearl on their next tour flight. Jacqueline shuns all interest in the brothers and recruits her muscular football player older brother to give the Jacksons the scare of their lives when they pursue her at home. Songs: "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Mama's Pearl"