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'Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series' 1971 and 1972

Though young Michael Jackson and his brothers never had the chance to lend their voices to their animated counterparts for the 1971 Saturday morning cartoon series "Jackson 5ive," their singing voices are heard on all 23 episodes.

January 21, 2013 12:00 am

OFFBEAT: 'The Jackson 5ive' Saturday cartoon show finally on DVD

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

January 21, 2013 12:00 am

Gene Wilder as the title character in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" 1971

Gene Wilder as curious Willy Wonka sips from a daffodil fashioned as a cup and saucer in a scene from the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

March 19, 2012 12:00 am

OFFBEAT: Buy daffodils and keep hope blooming for cancer patients

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

March 19, 2012 12:00 am

Cast Reunion for "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The child cast of the 1971 film 'Willy Wonka' includes Michael Bollner (left to right), Denise Nickerson, Paris Themmen, Julie Dawn Cole and Peter Ostrum, shown here reunited for a CNN story segment.

December 04, 2011 12:00 am

OFFBEAT: Cast of original 'Willy Wonka' reunite for 40th anniversary

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

December 04, 2011 12:00 am

OFFBEAT: RJ Grunt's celebrating 40 years as pioneer of Lettuce Entertain You

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

June 15, 2011 12:00 am

Weather You Like it Or Not Coloring Book by Harry Volkman

Chicago weatherman Harry Volkman's first book, a 1971 coloring book called "Weather You Like it Or Not," is no longer available in print. But Volkman's new autobiography "Whatever the Weather" has just been published.

May 04, 2011 12:00 am