1987 in animation

Events in 1987 in animation.

Awards

• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Grand prix du long métrage: When the Wind Blows.

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films of 1987

• April 20 – G.I. Joe: The Movie (United States)
• May 22 – The Chipmunk Adventure (United States)
• July 10 – The Brave Little Toaster (United States)
• July 18 – Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (Japan)
• August – Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (United States)
• August 7 – The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (Canada)
• September – Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (United States)
• Unknown:
  • Dot Goes to Hollywood (Australia)
  • Laughter and Grief by the White Sea (Soviet Union)

Shorts

• May 27 – Sport Goofy in Soccermania (United States)

Television series

Main article: List of animated television series of the 1980s § 1987

Debuts

• April – The Shoe People debuts on TV-am (United Kingdom, 1987-1988).
• April 19 –
  • Matt Groening's The Simpsons debuts as a series of short animated segments on The Tracey Ullman Show.
  • Bionic Six debuts on USA Network (United States, 1987-1989).
• July 3 – Transformers: The Headmasters debuts on NTV (Japan, 1987–1988).
• September 14 – BraveStarr debuts in syndication (United States, 1987–1988).
• September 21 – Beverly Hills Teens debuts in syndication (United States, 1987).
• September 26 – ALF: The Animated Series debuts on NBC (United States, 1987–1989).
• November 1 – The Fruitties (Spain, 1987-1989).

Endings

• The Centurions in syndication (United States, 1985–1987).
• December 18 – Beverly Hills Teens in syndication (United States, 1987).
• November 11 – The Transformers in syndication (United States, 1984–1987).
• November 12 – The Jetsons in syndication (United States, 1962–1963, 1985–1987).

Births

• July 9 - Rebecca Sugar, American animator

Deaths

• April 19 - Milt Kahl (b. March 22, 1909), one of Disney's Nine Old Men