1974 MDA Telethon - Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five

[randyreal574]

Jermaine is so smoking on the Bass!!

[jessesan2003]

What amazing to spin and keep the mic out of the way

[NUBIANGODDESS100]

Remembering the Times!!!!!! Wow !

[MrFernandoAbel]

THIS IS THE REAL TALENT!! voice and dance and rythm. these guys really know what they´re doing. not like some other groups I´ve seen before like Menudo or Dominó

[dazzle21girl]

They're so gorgeous and talented

[cupanda1234]

The first lady who echoed back yeah yeah pulled back,she was shy frm mike" second was a lil kid and he did the best yeah echo, this was this racist judgemental snobby man'he did the worst

[Angel28Blue]

I like it when he wears such wide-open shirts :-)

[jazzynet1]

Wow this great! :)

[brendalg4]

Love when Michael can't hold himself back any longer and has to break free from the choreography. His brothers don't know what to do with themselves when MJ starts improvising.

[SILICONALI420001]

@brendalg4 its in the act. they practiced it like that. that`s how things were done back then...... wow peace am out

[prettyyoungthing89]

what a lame audience

[7MJKingOfPop7]

WHY DID I MISS THIS ERA!!??!??!?!? I really want to be a performer like Michael...and I promise to those people who hate this music era that I will try my hardest to bring it back!!!!!!

[brwneyesaz53]

@7MJKingOfPop7 - If you really want to perform similar to Michael Jackson you will have to study the masters like he did. Michael knew Marcel Marceau, James Brown, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Marlon Brando, Jackie Wilson, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross etc.... You have your work cut out for you. Good luck if you are truly serious. Plus Michael worked with Motown with Berry Gordy.

[msdogooder]

Labor Day 1974 Michael had just turned 16 a few weeks prior to this performance. He looks so handsome :-).

[MRJACKSON19581]

I remember watching this as it was onTV back inthe day..We knew the Jackson5 were gonna be onthe show the fanmags and althe black plubications had said so  asthe J5 was anniunced It begun- my stepsisters were passing out on the floor screaming at the brothers My mom came and stood in front of the tv and I thought my sisters were gonna hit her they were so mad lol she then joined us and watched it with us,If you missed the J-5 days back then .You missed the most exciting times ever in music

[100219763031]

I LOVE THEM MAN THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON THAT CAN DANCE LIKE MIKE CHRIS BROWN. BUT THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE MIKE. LOVE YOU M.J.

[tonyadavis8357]

LMAO THATS WHITE PEOPLE FOR U LOL >> THEY WAS SCARED OF THE BLACK MJ '

[Fourstring04]

@Mspendragon1972 I really don't know what you were listening to. Of course their mikes were on. You CAN hear them. Jackie, Marlon, Tito & Randy sung background vocals, & Jermaine, Randy & Tito were the groups musicians. So when you say "were never developed" HOW exactly do you mean?

[MuzikMichael]

Wow i remember watching this when i was 17 all day long just to see them perform Jerry Lewis waited to almost at the end of the Telethon to bring them on.

[DancingSpiderman]

Okay all you fakers who think you need plastic surgery.... YOU DO NOT NEED AN "AFTER" PHOTO. Don't get your nose changed. It is perfect as-is. That's all that needs to be said about it.

[likitt2]

OMGoodness this is way to colorful for such a white audience. When Mike approached the audience to sing in the mic one person jolts back like he was being robbed, other than that no movement, but I guess when Michaels on stage no else needs to be dancing, He's amazing to watch all of them are overflowing with talent,

[creativeeducator1]

Michael Jackson was a BEEEEAAAAUUUTIFUL BLACK MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is soooooo very sad too me that he felt the need to change himself to look like what the world says is right: White. He was coco, honey, lovely brown with his kinky damn hair and his wide nose. The way that he looked in his last days can NEVER compare to how he looked in this video. Will ALWAYS love the EARLY you baby.

[thekingofcinema1]

@creativeeducator1 well me on the other hand, could care less how he looked, i never stoped liking michael because of the way he looked, i didint care, what i cared is what he did and how he was and his talent. michael was always beautiful outside and especially inside

[MRJACKSON19581]

@creativeeducator1 Mj was 16 here he was 50 when he died ..What 50 year old look like hey did whe nthey were 16 .Tour statement is stupid MJ didnt do anything to try and look white Changing your nose and adding a cleft in chin doesnt make a black man look white Mj had vitiligo he couldnt help that he lost the dark pigmentation of his skin.You need to get eduacted about what vitiligo is Its a skin disorder.Many blacks inthe bizhad afros but turned to straight hair later (see Prince)

[elfonzobonzo11]

That was fookin awsome!!

[knytrydr73]

It almost seems to me that Michael is holding back as to not upstage his brothers

[MrKevster30]

Is it just me? Ol' Jerry didn't seem all that happy about The J5 comin' on

[sonofatiger]

Mike had skill and he was handsome when he look like bronw sugar.

[sonofatiger]

Mike has skill and he was handsome.

[Thesupernova711]

love those Jackson Brothers

"It's all for love" Mj

[atosh76]

Ooooh. Michael Jackson and The amazing JACKSON Five!!!!!!

[GKRENKEL]

Love that "robot dance !!  Thankfully we have the video memories for a life time.

[buzzialdrin]

How can you dance like that lol.. that part was unreal.

[martitalovesmj]

No one did it better!

[kelimom6]

Just incredible.... Miss him SO much!

[frak2003]

WOW!!! Michael is such an unbelievable talent inside and out. He always puts 150% into his performances. Michael I love you MOST!!!

EVERYTHING I Do Is, ALWAYS All For YOU, Michael.......L.O.V.E!!!

[Shell0517nj]

Michael worked so hard. Thank you Michael for sharing your gift with the rest of the world.. Miss you.

[mjtitti]

beautiful!!!!

[pgreenlee]

this guy was ice cold on the dance moves RIP MJ

[whoslovingmj]

Damn I love the 'Robot'

[smooche54]

michael so cute!

[Hadeydeppio]

ahh two of my favorite people. michael jackson and jerry lewis

[BOBBIE041957]

all eyes were always on michael he had that it factor and really his brothers were just background cus michael stole the show every time look at him, so much energy he lived for this literally

[XxXsomeonelovesyouXx]

mmm michaels my age here :D dang hes a lot hotter than the boys at my school >:( and no black guys go to my school :( tis a shame </3

[DBANKX23]

THE GREATEST SINGING GROUP IN THE UNIVERSE!

[reallyblessed]

Jerry Lewis seemed to really enjoy it. You see him dancing toward the stage at the end. The great Jerry Lewis and the great Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson. Who knew this would be an historic night?

[mwilson11100]

The Jackson did alot of charity work in their time, and this was just 1 example

[lrwsoreal]

lmao anyone notice how jackie was looking at jermaine because he was singing over michael lmao

[cheyenne86]

Michael always stood out.. The man had talent we will miss

[2121greenapple]

Omg i would have melted if he got that close to me B/c he's so HOT

[lrwsoreal]

lmao then they had to come back out lol,

[lrwsoreal]

lmao i hope janet wasn't there, jerry lewis might've tried n married her lol j/p, i didn't know they did one of his telethons, and i didnt even know jerry lewis had been doing the this long

[msdogooder]

Joe and Katherine knows they made some beautiful sons :-D.

[hervogue]

LOVE his raspy voice!!!

[craigblast]

Jerry looked jealous.

[TheNikkiDD]

They really did!

[tgeighties]

When I think of how talented Michael has always been.

Here he is 15 or 16 putting such a great performance with so much energy and I think of the the teen so-called stars of today like Miley Cyrus < Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers.......he had more talent in his little finger than all of them combined. How lucky we were to witness his talent when he was alive and sorely he is missed.

[Ahbelina]

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[thiskiwigal]

@tgeighties Sorry but I don't think you can really compare Michael with those others you mention. He was unique. It's like comparing apples to oranges. He was great all round - singing , dancing, composing, choreography. That's a one off. But that doesn't mean that Taylor and Miley and the jonas brother's aren't good too, just different and not so widely talented.

[kwhit1516]

@tgeighties I agree 100% he one of kind ..................... Like Lady gaga to me she like a Mondonna want be

[dermisdaniel]

Ehm... In fact, Jerry goes to the stage dancing... Can't you see the tasty shoulder movement? XD... If he looks stumped, it might be because of the good the show was...

[LiteEyeZ22]

Awesome this around him going thru puberty He Looks and Sound so Beautiful!! I Love You Michael

[THEEingeniousNERD]

I LOVE this performance! Mainly because Michael looks drop dead gorgeous here AND because he kicks major ass with that robot...every time he does it, he gets better and more robotic and it flows easier. Those suits are pretty killer, too. =)

[fnell1959]

@THEEingeniousNERD I agree with you about michael but jermaine was the one who was drop dead gorgeous :)

[8mycrab]

Wow, there was Ed McMann. He died just a few days before Michael.

[tgeighties]

I love this. MJ must have been so thrilled when wireless mikes were finally developed.

I am amazed how he was able to move like that without tripping.

[SILICONALI420001]

@tgeighties practice alot even in gary

[BeauitifulMJForever]

thats great

I love Mj

and I like Jerry Lewis

[DJdoubleG100]

That was the Dancing Machine right there

[rcolleenb]

jerry started it in the 50s i think. his son died of md

[juuli01]

Mike was so cute when he had 15 !!

[DxERAx]

man what exciting times to live in! Jerry Lewis, MJ & J5, those costumes...i envy the children of this era

[kingofpop1231]

very sext i love the j5 and mikey gone way to soon

[GirlChrishonda]

Ooooh, this was when Michael was starting to be sexy. He was so beautiful. No other like him....

[Altair6films]

Jerry started doing telethons and raising money for MDA in 1952. 1966 was the first Labor Day weekend telethon and he hasn't missed a year since.

[UN1queable]

Does 2:33 look familiar :)

[7fire7ice7]

how long has jerry lewis been doing this telathon thing?

i love the J5 belts, i like the slower version of this song better but this is still a great performance!

[expostfactum]

he had some serious moves...even back then. Its a shame that things turned out the way they did.

[wrldtvlr2]

They are are so handsome in this clip, but Michael was smokin' !!

[PopeFlores]

The Telethon has had many great moments, this is one of them!

[MySerenity5]

Michael has always been awesome to me! He never stopped creating beautiful music and he always retained his beautiful heart. <3

J5 FOREVER!

[damone77]

Michael jackson was awesome before he felt as if he had to make himself into something he wasn't. I think much of the blame goes to the notorious Joe Jackson.

[7fire7ice7]

what did he make himself into?

people change as they get older but he was always pretty much the same michael, his mannerisms and how he felt about things

[CatMama75]

Definite FIVE STARS!!!

What a smashing vintage clip!

Sad to see Mike run past Ed McMahon... they died within days of each other. Bet no one back in 1974 would've believed that would ever happen.

RIP MJ

[reesesncreme]

michael always was great & never faltered..this is one of their best live performances of dancing machine..i love their belts!..the guys' dancing at the end is awesome

[splabnab]

Lol! I love how the kid was the only one who was game to sing into the mic, no wonder he preferred to hang kids than adults, kids are way more fun and carefree.

[miarjay]

I would have been such a J5 groupie .lmao too bad I was born five years after this video.

[7fire7ice7]

michael is so cute.the jackson brothers always look good in their performances

[piratesdmc]

oh my god! Michael Jackson looks sooo good in this video! Thanks for uploading!

[darthzach]

Michael has a rather deep voice in this video. huh.

[ew1951]

It's so great that YouTube is available to people, so we can find old footage like this Telethon appearance.

Thanks very much for being considerate enough to post this in a timely way, MDA.

Jerry looks really good.

By the way. I finished Jerry's book about him and Dean 9 days ago. What a beautiful and thought-filled look back at an amazing friendship.

Very well written and thought out.

I had fun viewing some old Martin & Lewis footage on YT.

Surely, Dino is welcoming Michael right now.

[tpirfan2004]

FIVE STARS - not just for the tribute - but the vintage video! I feel like dancing!

[txstoryteller]

God bless Michael; may God be with his family! Such a tragic loss! FIVE stars!