2004 in animation
Events in 2004 in animation.
Events
January
- January 5: The first episode of Dragon airs.[1]
- January 25: In The Simpsons episode "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife", the Olsen Twins and novelists Tom Clancy and Thomas Pynchon are special guest voices.[2]
- January 28: The first episode of Little Red Tractor is broadcasts.
February
- February 7: The 31st Annie Awards are held.
- February 11: Jean-François Laguionie's Black Mor's Island premiers.[3]
March
- March 4: The first episode of Tripping the Rift airs.[4]
- March 6: Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence premiers.
- March 20:
- Immortal, directed by and based on Enki Bilal's comic book La Foire aux immortels premiers.[5]
- The Danish film Terkel in Trouble airs.[6]
April
- April 2: Home on the Range, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is released.[7]
- April 3: The first episode of Danny Phantom is broadcast.[8]
- April 12: The first episode of Peep and the Big Wide World airs.[9]
- April 17: Bill Plympton's Hair High is first released.[10]
- April 18: In The Simpsons episode My Big Fat Geek Wedding Matt Groening is special guest voice.[11]
- April 28: The earliest known Eddsworld animation goes online.[12]
May
- May 10:[13] Voice actor Greg Burson is arrested after barricading himself inside his home, holding three female roommates hostage while being drunk and carrying a gun.[14][15][16]
- May 11: The pilot for Invader Zim makes its debut on DVD.[17]
- May 12-31: 2004 Cannes Film Festival: Jonas Geirnaert, a young Belgian film student, sends in a not entirely completed animated short, Flatlife, to the festival, which promptly wins the Jury Prize for Best Short Film. This launches his media career in Flanders.[18]
- May 15: Shrek 2 premiers during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[19]
- May 17: The Simpsons episode Bart-Mangled Banner first airs, which causes controversy in the United States for satirizing the U.S. Patriot Act.[20]
- May 24: The first episode of Kikoriki airs.[21]
- May 31: The first episode of Peppa Pig airs.[22]
June
- June 17: Kim Jun-ok's Tentacolino, a sequel to the notorious animated film The Legend of the Titanic, is released.[23]
July
- July 17: Katsuhiro Otomo's Steamboy premiers.[24]
- July 31: The first episode of Justice League Unlimited airs.[25]
August
- August 1: The final episode of Rugrats airs.[26]
- August 9: Donald Duck receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[27]
- August 13: The first episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends airs.[28]
- August 16: The first episode of LazyTown airs.[29]
September
- September 5: Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle is first released.
- September 6: The first episode of Atomic Betty, The Tofus airs.
- September 7: The first episode of Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is broadcast.
- September 9: SIP Animation and the newly rebranded Jetix Europe announce the work of a new co-production tentatively titled The Insiders. The show would eventually premiere as A.T.O.M. - Alpha Teens on Machines in 2005.
- September 11: The first episode of The Batman airs.
- September 13: The first episode of Higglytown Heroes airs.
- September 19: Piet De Rycker and Thilo Rothkirch's Lauras Stern (Laura's Star) premiers.
- September 22: The first episode of Bro'Town airs.
- September 25: Samurai Jack is cancelled.[30]
October
- October 1: The first episode of The Koala Brothers is broadcast.[31]
- October 11:
- The first episode of The Backyardigans is broadcast.[32]
- The first episode of Maya & Miguel airs.[33][34]
- The first episode of Postcards from Buster airs.[35]
- October 12: Episodes 21-26 of Invader Zim make their debut on DVD in the U.S.[36]
- October 21: Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express is first released.[37]
- October 24: The first Nicktoons Film Festival is broadcast and organised.[38]
- October 27:
- The Walt Disney Company and Pixar release The Incredibles.[39]
- The first episode of Drawn Together is broadcast.[40]
November
- November 5: The first episode of Cartoon Alley airs.[41]
- November 7:
- The first episode of Perfect Hair Forever is broadcast.[42]
- The first episode of 6teen airs.[43]
- November 8: The first episode of ToddWorld airs.[44]
- November 14:
- 9th Animation Kobe is held.
- The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie is first released.[45]
- November 19: The first episode of Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi.
December
- December 1: The first episode of Poko airs.[46]
- December 9: Áron Gauder's The District! premiers.[47]
- December 28: Duck and Cover and Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor are added to the National Film Registry.[48][49]
- December 31: The final episode of Loeki de Leeuw is broadcast, a series of stop-motion shorts which served as bumpers before and after commercial breaks on Dutch television. The shorts had ran since 1972.[50]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: The Incredibles
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence[51]
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Oseam
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: The Incredibles
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: P3K.Pinocho 3000
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Award: Mind Game
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Pocoyo (2004) | YouTube, Clan, Channel 5, Nick Jr | 2004-present |
| January 23 | Dave the Barbarian | Disney Channel | 2004–05 |
| January 31 | Transformers: Energon | Cartoon Network | |
| February 16 | Witch Hunter Robin | Adult Swim | 2004 |
| February 21 | Corneil & Bernie | Nicktoons | 2004–06 |
| February 27 | Duel Masters | Cartoon Network | |
| March 4 | Tripping the Rift | Syfy | 2004–05 |
| March 7 | Kaput and Zösky | Nicktoons | 2004–07 |
| March 10 | Game Over | UPN | 2004 |
| March 16 | Go, Baby! | Playhouse Disney | 2004–06 |
| April 3 | Danny Phantom | Nickelodeon | 2004–07 |
| April 12 | Peep and the Big Wide World | Discovery Kids | 2004–11 |
| April 24 | Wolf's Rain | Adult Swim | 2004 |
| April 28 | Shorties Watchin' Shorties | Comedy Central | |
| May 1 | Megas XLR | Cartoon Network | 2004–05 |
| May 24 | Case Closed | Adult Swim | 2004-2020 |
| May 31 | Peppa Pig | Nick Jr. | 2004–present |
| June 19 | Winx Club | Fox Box, Nickelodeon | 2004–present |
| June 20 | Fatherhood | Nick at Nite | 2004–05 |
| July 30 | O'Grady | The N | 2004–06 |
| July 31 | Justice League Unlimited | Cartoon Network | |
| August 1 | Stroker & Hoop | Adult Swim | 2004–05 |
| August 10 | Blue's Room | Nick Jr. | 2004–07 |
| August 13 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Cartoon Network | 2004–09 |
| August 16 | LazyTown | Nick Jr. | 2004–14 |
| August 21 | Brandy and Mr. Whiskers | Disney Channel | 2004–06 |
| August 31 | Father of the Pride | NBC | 2004–05 |
| September 6 | Atomic Betty | Cartoon Network, The Hub | 2004–11 |
| September 7 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Nickelodeon | 2004–08 |
| September 11 | The Batman | Kids' WB | |
| Da Boom Crew | 2004–05 | ||
| September 13 | Higglytown Heroes | Playhouse Disney | 2004–08 |
| September 16 | Video Mods | MTV | 2004–05 |
| September 18 | F-Zero: GP Legend | Fox Box | |
| One Piece[n 1] | Fox Box, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TVoD | 2004–09; 2013-17; 2020-present[n 2] | |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Jetix | 2004–06 | |
| October 11 | The Backyardigans | Nick Jr. | 2004–13 |
| Maya & Miguel | PBS Kids | 2004–07 | |
| Postcards from Buster | 2004–12 | ||
| October 24 | Nicktoons Film Festival | Nicktoons | 2004–09 |
| October 27 | Drawn Together | Comedy Central | 2004–07 |
| November 5 | Cartoon Alley | Turner Classic Movies | |
| November 6 | Fullmetal Alchemist | Adult Swim | 2004–09 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | 2004–06 | ||
| November 7 | Perfect Hair Forever | 2004–07 | |
| Super Milk Chan | 2004–05 | ||
| 6teen | Cartoon Network | 2004–10 | |
| November 8 | ToddWorld | Discovery Kids | 2004–08 |
| November 14 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Adult Swim | 2004–06 |
| November 19 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Cartoon Network | |
| December 18 | W.I.T.C.H. | ABC Family | |
| Unknown | This Just In! | Spike TV | 2004 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Cartoon Network | 2002–04 | Cancelled |
| January 23 | Fillmore! | Toon Disney | ||
| February 6 | Little Bill | Nick Jr. | 1999–2004 | Ended |
| February 14 | Lizzie McGuire | Disney Channel | 2001–04 | |
| February 27 | Lloyd in Space | Toon Disney | ||
| February 29 | The Weekenders | 2000–04 | ||
| March 10 | Game Over | UPN | 2004 | Cancelled |
| April 1 | Stripperella | Spike TV | 2003–04 | |
| April 4 | Home Movies | Adult Swim | 1999–2004 | Ended |
| April 28 | Rolie Polie Olie | Playhouse Disney | 1998–2004 | |
| May 22 | Static Shock | Kids' WB | 2000–04 | |
| May 29 | Justice League | Cartoon Network | 2001–04 | |
| June 8 | Hey Arnold! | Nickelodeon | 1996–2004 | |
| June 11 | The Wild Thornberrys | 1998–2004 | ||
| June 25 | VH1 ILL-ustrated | VH1 | 2003–04 | Cancelled |
| July 5 | Ozzy & Drix | Kids' WB | 2002–04 | |
| July 30 | Rocket Power | Nickelodeon | 1999–2004 | Ended |
| August 1 | Rugrats | 1991–2004 | ||
| August 17 | Teamo Supremo | Toon Disney | 2002–04 | |
| August 27 | Johnny Bravo | Cartoon Network | 1997–2004 | |
| September 25 | Samurai Jack | 2001–04, 2017 | Cancelled (until its 2017 limited revival on Adult Swim) | |
| October 22 | Evil Con Carne | 2003–04 | Cancelled | |
| December 16 | Shorties Watchin' Shorties | Comedy Central | 2004 | |
| Unknown | This Just In! | Spike TV |
Deaths
January
- January 1: Yevgeniy Migunov, Russian animated film director, caricaturist, children's book illustrator and animator (Karandash and Klyaska - Merry Hunters, Familiar Pictures), passes away at age 82.[52][53]
- January 8: Eddy Ryssack, Belgian comics artist and animator (worked for Belvision), dies at age 75 from a heart attack.[54]
February
- February 1: James Simpkins, Canadian animator and comics artist (worked for the National Film Board of Canada), dies at age 93.[55]
- February 5: John Hench, American animator, designer and creative director (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 95.[56]
- February 11: Tony Pope, American voice actor (voice of Goofy and The Big Bad Wolf in Who Framed Roger Rabbit), dies at age 56.[57]
- February 12: Anthony Rizzo, Italian-American film director (Duck and Cover), dies at age 85.
March
- March 12: William Moritz, American animation film historian, dies at age 62.
- March 14: René Laloux, French animator and film director (Les Escargots, La Planète Sauvage, Les Maîtres du temps), dies at age 74 from a heart attack.[58][59][60]
- March 28: Peter Ustinov, British actor (voice of Prince John and King Richard in Robin Hood, Dr. Snuggles in Dr. Snuggles), dies at age 82.[61]
April
- April 1: Sándor Reisenbüchler, Hungarian animated film director, animator and graphic artist, dies at age 69.
- April 14: Harry Holt, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera), passes away at age 93. [62]
- April 25: Jacques Rouxel, French animator (Les Shadoks), dies at age 73.
May
- May 3: Volus Jones, American animator (Warner Bros. Animation, Walter Lantz, Format Films, Hanna-Barbera, Famous Studios, UPA, Ralph Bakshi), dies at age 90.[63]
- May 15: Jack Bradbury, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation), passes away at age 89.[64]
June
- June 17: Todor Dinov, Bulgarian animator and comics artist, dies at age 84.[65]
July
- July 7: Vlado Kristl, Yugoslavian-Croatian animated film director and animator (Don Kihot), dies at age 81.[66]
- July 16: Andy Engman, Swedish-Finnish-American animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 92.[67]
- July 26: Oğuz Aral, Turkish comics artist, animator, animated film director and producer (Koca Yusuf (Yusuf the Wrestler), Direkler Arası (Theater), Bu Şehr-i İstanbul (This City Called Istanbul), Ağustos Böceği ile Karınca (The Cricket and the Ant), dies at age 68.[68]
- July 28:
- Jackson Beck, American actor (voice of Perry White in The New Adventures of Superman, the fox in Baby Huey cartoons, the father in Little Lulu, Buzzy the Crow in Herman and Katnip, continued voice of Bluto in the Popeye cartoons produced by Famous Studios, Brutus the Cat in Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown, narrator in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), dies at age 92.[69]
- Sam Edwards, American actor (voice of young Bambi in Bambi, voice of Rod Rocket in Rod Rocket), dies at age 89.[70]
September
- September 8: Frank Thomas, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 92.[71]
November
- November 9: Ed Kemmer, American actor (model for Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty), dies at age 83.
- November 11:
- Dayton Allen, American comedian and voice actor (voice of Deputy Dawg), dies at age 85.[72][73]
- Zvonimir Lončarić, Croatian animator, sculptor and painter (art director on Surogat), passes away at age 77.[74]
- November 12: Harry Hargreaves, British comics artist, illustrator and animator (Gaumont British, GoGo the Fox), dies at age 82.[75]
- November 30: Carmen D'Avino, American painter, sculptor and animated film director, dies at age 86.[76][77]
December
- December 15: Alma Duncan, Canadian painter, graphic artist and animated film director ( Kumak the Sleepy Hunter, Hearts and Soles), dies at age 86.[78]
- December 22: Ben van Voorn, Dutch comics artist and animator (worked for Marten Toonder's animation department and on the films Asterix Versus Caesar and Asterix and the Big Fight), dies at age 67.[79]
- December 28: Jerry Orbach, American actor (voice of Lumière in Beauty and the Beast), dies at age 69.[80][81]
See also
Notes
- ^ American release of the anime.
- ^ Episodes 168 through 195 did not air on television in the United States, but did air in Australia. Episodes 196 to 206 also due not air. These episodes were, however, released on DVD. Episodes 385 onwards also did not air due to low ratings for the previous episodes. However, they were released on DVD as mentioned earlier. Beginning with episode 579 in 2020, Funimation decided to release the every episode on TVoD services.
References
- ^ Dragon at IMDb
- ^ Diatribe of a Mad Housewife at IMDb
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- ^ Tripping the Rift at IMDb
- ^ "Immortel (ad vitam)". AlloCiné. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ The Trouble with Terkel at IMDb
- ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=homeontherange.htm
- ^ "Mystery Meat. Director: Butch Hartman; Writer: Butch Hartman, Mark Banner, Steve Marmel.". Danny Phantom. Season 1. Episode 01. April 3, 2004. Nickelodeon.
- ^ http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/
- ^ Hair High at IMDb
- ^ My Big Fat Geek Wedding at IMDb
- ^ "eddsworld's Movies". Newgrounds.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ https://nypost.com/2004/05/12/voice-of-yogi-in-boozy-boo-boo/
- ^ Baisley, Sarah. "LAPD & SWAT Surround Voice Actor Burson". AWN. AWN. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "GREG BURSON ARRESTED". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ex-WB Voice Actor Greg Burson Dies At 59". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "May 2004 releases". Media Blasters. Archived from the original on June 29, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/geirnaert_jonas.htm
- ^ Shrek 2 at IMDb
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- ^ KikoRiki at IMDb
- ^ Peppa Pig at IMDb
- ^ In Search of the Titanic at IMDb
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- ^ "Donald Duck". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends at IMDb
- ^ Leimbach, Dulcie (August 15, 2004). "Warming Up With a Health-Conscious Hero From Iceland". The New York Times.
- ^ Cartoon Network (August 24, 2004), Samurai Jack Says 'Sayonara' with Final Four Episodes During Special Toonami Presentation on Saturday, Sept. 25 (press release)
- ^ The Koala Brothers at IMDb
- ^ The Backyardigans at IMDb
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/maya-miguel/episodes-season-1/194996/2/
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/maya-miguel/episodes-season-1/194996/
- ^ http://www.pbskids.org/buster/ PBS Kids: Official Site
- ^ "October 2004 releases". Media Blasters. Archived from the original on August 17, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ The Polar Express at IMDb
- ^ Nicktoons Film Festival
NEXTOONS: Nicktoons Film Festival
Nicktoons Network Animation Festival
Nicktoons Network Animation Festival: 5th Year Animation Matters at IMDb - ^ The Incredibles at IMDb
- ^ Drawn Together at IMDb
- ^ http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/tcm-strolls-down-cartoon-alley/
- ^ Perfect Hair Forever at IMDb
- ^ 6Teen at IMDb
- ^ "Toddworld". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at IMDb
- ^ Poko at IMDb
- ^ The District at IMDb
- ^ "Films Added to National Film Registry for 2004" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 28, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/
- ^ https://www.televisiegeheugen.nl/televisieseries-en-programmas/loeki-de-leeuw-1972-2004
- ^ これまでの記録（第1回～10回）. Anime Kobe (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ Yevgeny Migunov, Georgy Borodin. The work in puppet animation memoirs at the Notes by Film Historian magazine № 73, 2005, p. 310 ISSN 0235-8212 (in Russian)
- ^ Obituary at Animator.ru, October 23, 2005 (in Russian)
- ^ "Eddy Ryssack". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/simpkins_james.htm
- ^ "Disney Legend John Hench Dies".
- ^ "Voice actor Tony Pope Silenced at 56". Animation World Network. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "eurekavideo.co.uk". Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Biography for 2004 in animation at IMDb
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- ^ "Obituary: Sir Peter Ustinov". BBC News. March 29, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Harry Holt". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Animator Volus Jones, RIP
- ^ "Jack Bradbury". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Todor Dinov". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ http://www.artechock.de/film/text/artikel/2004/07_21_kristl.htm Obituary] (in German)
- ^ Andy Engman at IMDb
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/aral-oguz.htm
- ^ Mclellan, Dennis. "Jackson Beck, 92; Radio, TV Voice Performer for 70 Years," Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2004.
- ^ "Character actor Sam Edwards dead at 89". Tyrone Daily Herald. Associated Press. August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://d23.com/disney-legends/?key=Frank+Thomas
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- ^ "Dayton Allen, 85, Cartoon Voice Actor, Dies". The New York Times. The Associated Press.
- ^ http://www.enciklopedija.hr/natuknica.aspx?id=37078 Lončarić, Zvonimir] at enciklopedija.hr (in Croatian)
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hargreaves.htm
- ^ https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/carmendavino/carmendavino.php
- ^ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (October 23, 2015). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - the Three Markets. ISBN 9781317519911.
- ^ McSorley, Tom; Maheux, Anne; Meloche, Jaclyn; Sinclair, Catherine; Tovell, Rosemarie L. (2014). Alma: the life and art of Alma Duncan (1917-2004). Ottawa: Ottawa Art Gallery & Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-894906-49-4.
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vanvoorn.htm
- ^ Brantley, Ben; Severo, Richard (December 29, 2004). "Jerry Orbach, Star of 'Law & Order', Dies at 69". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (December 30, 2004). "'Law & Order' Star Jerry Orbach Dies at 69". The Washington Post. Washington DC: Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb