Watch Series: Jackson 5ive Released in (1971) - Season 1 produced by USA, UK, The TV Series categorized in Animation, Comedy, and content rating L with duration 30 min broadcasted as these networks ABC, ABC (US), Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Arthur Rankin Jr.. The Jackson 5ive was a Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Rankin\/Bass and Motown Productions on ABC from September 11, 1971 until 14 October 1972; a fictionalized portrayal of the careers of Motown recording group The Jackson 5. The series was rebroadcast in syndication through Worldvision Enterprises during the 1984–1985 Saturday morning season, during a period when Michael Jackson was riding a major wave of popularity as a solo artist. The series was animated mainly in London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor, and some animation done at Estudios Moro, Barcelona, Spain. The director was Spanish-American Robert Balser. - Season 1