` ` Jackson 5ive '' cartoon fictionally chronicled the brothers ' lives . The series featured songs like ` ` ABC , '' ` ` I Want You Back , '' ` ` I 'll Be There '' and director Bob Anderson co - wrote the series ' ` ` ' Submarine '' Balser tried to inject ` ` European flavor '' into a ` ` animation ' ''
`` Jackson 5ive '' cartoon fictionally chronicled the brothers ' success . The series featured songs like `` ABC , '' `` I Want You Back , '' `` I 'll Be There '' Animation director Bob Balser co-directed the Beatles ' `` Yellow Submarine '' Balser tried to inject `` European flavor '' into a `` Hollywood production ''