1997 in animation
Events in 1997 in animation.
Events
January
- January 5: The Simpsons episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" features Johnny Cash as special guest voice.
- January 7: The U.S. animation studio Frederator Studios is founded.
- January 12: The first episode of King of the Hill is broadcast.[1]
February
- February 9: With the episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", The Simpsons breaks the record of The Flintstones as the longest-running (U.S.) prime-time animated TV series of all time.[2]
March
- March 3: Daria, a spin-off series of Beavis and Butt-Head is launched, of which the first episode airs today.[3]
- March 15: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth premiers, the first film in the Neon Genesis Evangelion series.[4]
- March 24: 69th Academy Awards: Quest by Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[5]
- March 26: Mark Dindal's Cats Don't Dance premiers.
April
- April 1:
- As an April Fools Day joke Cartoon Network reruns Tex Avery's Screwy Squirrel cartoon Happy-Go-Nutty for 12 solid hours straight.[6]
- In Japan an animated adaptation of the popular video game Pokémon airs, titled Pokémon.
- April 2: The first episode of Hikarian is broadcast.[7]
- April 6: In The Simpsons episode "Grade School Confidential" Seymour Skinner and Edna Krabappel become a couple.
- April 7: The first episode of The Kindaichi Case Files airs.[8]
- April 17: The first episode of Blake and Mortimer, based on the eponymous comics series Blake and Mortimer by Edgar P. Jacobs, is broadcast.[9]
- April 19:
- The first episode of The Angry Beavers airs.[10]
- In the Duckman episode "Haunted Society Plumbers" Dan Castellaneta has a surprise cameo appearance as Homer Simpson.[11]
- April 21: Matt Groening establishes the animation production company The Curiosity Company.
May
- May 4: The Simpsons episode "Homer's Enemy", featuring the one-time character Frank Grimes, is broadcast.
- May 16: Todd McFarlane's Spawn, based on the comics series Spawn, is first broadcast.
June
- June 5: The Japanese animation studio Bee Train is founded.[12]
- June 14: The first episode of The Adventures of Paddington Bear is broadcast, based on the eponymous children's book series.
- June 15: The Walt Disney Company releases Hercules, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.
July
- July 12: Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke premiers, which becomes a blockbuster in Japan.
- July 15: The first episode of David Feiss' Cow and Chicken is broadcast.[13]
- July 19: Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki's The End of Evangelion premiers.
- July 22: The first episode of I Am Weasel is broadcast.[14]
- July 26: A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation premiers.
August
- August 13: The first episode of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's South Park is broadcast. It marks the debut of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, his baby brother Ike, Kenny McCormick, Eric Cartman, Mr. Garrison, Wendy Testaburger, Butters Stotch, Bebe Stevens, Token Black, Officer Barbrady and Chef.[15]
- August 24: The first episode of Franklin airs.
- August 27: In the South Park episode "Volcano" Randy Marsh makes his debut.
- August 31: The first episode of Recess, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is broadcast.
September
- September 1: The first episode of 101 Dalmatians: The Series, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is broadcast.
- September 3: In the South Park episode Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride Big Gay Al makes his debut.
- September 5: The first episode of Kipper airs.
- September 8: Bill Plympton's I Married a Strange Person! premiers.
- September 13:
- The first episode of Pepper Ann is broadcast.
- The first episode of Science Court (later renamed Squiggle Vision) is broadcast.
- September 17: In the South Park episode "Death" Terrance and Phillip make their debut.
- September 28: In The Simpsons episode "The Principal and the Pauper" Principal Skinner is revealed to be an impostor, an episode which will prove to be controversial among long-time fans.
- September 29: The first episode of Noah's Island airs.
October
- October 2: Les Zinzins de l'Espace (Space Goofs or Home to Rent) first airs.[16]
- October 13: The first episode of Fennec is broadcast.
- October 17: The first episode of Ned's Newt airs.
- October 24: The first episode of Freaky Stories airs.[17]
- October 29: In the South Park episode "Pinkeye" Principal Victoria makes her debut.
November
- November 2: The Simpsons episode "The Cartridge Family" satirizes the gun control issue.
- November 6: In The Simpsons episode "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" Apu Nahasapeemapetilon marries Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon.
- November 14: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's Anastasia premiers.[18]
- November 16: The final episode of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters airs.[19]
- November 18: Motion Painting No. 1 and Tulips Shall Grow are added to the National Film Registry.[20][21]
- November 28: The final episode of Beavis and Butt-Head is broadcast. They will receive a short reboot in 2011. Another reboot is set for 2021.
December
- December 2: Anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki is arrested for drug possession with 50g of stimulants, 7g of morphine, 9g of marijuana. While on bail he goes to the Philippines on his English-registered cruiser the Ocean Nine; returning to smuggle in an M16 with M203 grenade launcher, a Glock 17, and a large amount of ammunition.[22]
- December 16: The airing of the Pokémon episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon" causes photosensitive epileptic seizures among more than 600 viewers in Japan, an incident referred to as the "Pokémon Shock", prompting the series to have a four-month hiatus.
- December 17: In the South Park episode Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo Mr. Hankey, Mr. Mackey and Father Maxi make their debut.
- December 25: Adarna: The Mythical Bird premiers in the Philippines, becoming the first feature-length animated Filipino film to be released.
Specific date unknown
- Hanna-Barbera closed its studio doors in Hollywood, California, one year after Time Warner purchased Turner Broadcasting System.
- Milan Blažeković' Lapitch the Little Shoemaker premiers.
- Ray Nowland's Go to Hell!! premiers, an animated feature animated completely by one person.
Awards
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Film: Princess Mononoke[23]
- Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year: Princess Mononoke
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | King of the Hill | Fox | 1997–10 |
| March 3 | Daria | MTV | 1997–02 |
| April 19 | Nightmare Ned | ABC | 1997 |
| The Angry Beavers | Nickelodeon | 1997–01 | |
| May 16 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn | HBO | 1997–99 |
| July 11 | Spicy City | 1997 | |
| July 14 | Johnny Bravo | Cartoon Network | 1997–04 |
| July 15 | Cow and Chicken | 1997–99 | |
| I Am Weasel | 1997–00 | ||
| August 13 | South Park | Comedy Central | 1997–present |
| August 31 | Recess | ABC, UPN | 1997–01 |
| September 1 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | ABC, Syndication | 1997–98 |
| Extreme Dinosaurs | Syndication | 1997 | |
| Extreme Ghostbusters | |||
| September 3 | The Wacky World of Tex Avery | ||
| September 13 | Pepper Ann | ABC, UPN | 1997–00 |
| Science Court | ABC | ||
| The Legend of Calamity Jane | Kids' WB | 1997 | |
| The New Batman Adventures | 1997–99 | ||
| The New Batman/Superman Adventures | 1997–00 | ||
| September 15 | Mummies Alive! | Syndication | 1997 |
| September 20 | The New Adventures of Zorro (1997) | 1997–98 | |
| Van-Pires | |||
| October 4 | The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police | Fox Kids | |
| October 11 | Men in Black: The Series | Kids' WB | 1997–01 |
| October 20 | Channel Umptee-3 | 1997–98 | |
| November 4 | Cartoon Sushi | MTV |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series | ABC, Syndication | 1996–97 | Cancelled |
| February 15 | Gargoyles | Syndication, ABC | 1994–97 | |
| February 22 | C Bear and Jamal | Fox Kids | 1996–97 | |
| Road Rovers | Kids' WB | |||
| April 4 | Dragon Flyz | Syndication | ||
| April 16 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Cartoon Network | ||
| May 17 | Waynehead | Kids' WB | ||
| June 1 | Freakazoid! | 1995–97 | ||
| August 1 | Eek! The Cat | Fox Kids | 1992–97 | Ended |
| August 9 | Nightmare Ned | ABC | 1997 | Cancelled |
| August 22 | Spicy City | HBO | ||
| August 30 | The Mask: Animated Series | CBS | 1995–97 | |
| September 6 | Duckman | USA Network | 1994–97 | |
| September 20 | X-Men | Fox Kids | 1992–97 | Ended |
| September 27 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | Kids' WB | 1997 | Cancelled; remaining eps continued to air on Latin America and Europe countries until 1998. |
| November 23 | The Incredible Hulk (1996) | UPN | 1996–97 | Cancelled |
| November 25 | Mummies Alive! | Syndication | 1997 | |
| November 28 | Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV | 1993–97; 2011 | Ended |
| What a Cartoon! | Cartoon Network | 1995–97 | Cancelled | |
| December 2 | The Wacky World of Tex Avery | Syndication | 1997 | |
| December 4 | Extreme Ghostbusters | |||
| December 7 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Nickelodeon | 1994–97 | |
| December 24 | Extreme Dinosaurs | Syndication | 1997 |
Births
February
- February 10: Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress and model (voice of Darby in My Friends Tigger & Pooh)
March
- March 18: Ciara Bravo, American actress, voice artist, singer, and comedian (voice of Giselita in Open Season)
October
- October 10: Grace Rolek, American actress, voice actress, and singer (voice of Connie Maheswaran in Steven Universe)
Deaths
January
- January 1: Al Eugster, American animator (Fleischer Brothers, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney Productions, Famous Studios), dies at age 87.[24]
- January 18: Adriana Caselotti, American actress and singer (voice of Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 80.[25]
February
- February 8: Robert Ridgely, American voice actor (voice of The Purple Pie Man in Strawberry Shortcake, The Commander in Dexter's Laboratory), dies at 65.
- February 27: Harry Love, American animator and production coordinator (Charles Mintz, Warner Bros. Animation, DePatie-Freleng, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat), dies at age 85.
April
- April 16: Roland Topor, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, film script writer, TV script writer, animator and playwright (Les Escargots, Fantastic Planet), dies at the age of 59.[26]
August
- August 27: Dick N. Lucas, American animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 77.[27]
September
- September 6: Bianca Majolie, Italian-American story artist, animator, concept artist and writer (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 96.[28]
October
- October 7: Wan Laiming, Chinese animator, animated film director (founder of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Shuzhendong Chinese Typewriter, Uproar in the Studio, The Camel's Dance, Princess Iron Fan, Havoc in Heaven, Why is the Crow Black-Coated), dies at age 97.[29]
- October 18: Milt Neil, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz), passes away at age 83.[30]
- October 22:
- Per Lygum, Danish animator and comics artist (worked for the animation department of Marten Toonder, directed 1980s Christmas TV commercial for Tuborg Beer), dies at age 64.[31]
- Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (Black and White, The Grey Neck, Thumbelina), dies at age 92.[32]
- October 24: Don Messick, American voice actor (voice of Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in Yogi Bear, Bamm-Bamm Rubble in The Flintstones, Astro in The Jetsons, Muttley in Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo) dies at age 71.
December
- December 6: Eliot Daniel, American songwriter (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 89.[33] Collaborating with Johnny Lange in 1947, he wrote the classic Western song "Blue Shadows on the Trail".[34][35]
Specific date unknown
- Frank Little, American animator and comics artist (Terrytoons), dies at age 90.[36]
See also
References
- ^ Howard Rosenberg (10 January 1997). "'King of Hill' Drawn With a Drawl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ McCampbell, Marlene (December 26, 1997). "1997 Timeline". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (March 3, 1997). "Brainy 'Beavis' Pal 'Daria' Spins Off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Tex Avery". lambiek.net. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Hikarian - Great Railroad Protector (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Kindaichi Case Files (manga) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Edgar Pierre Jacobs". lambiek.net. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Angry Beavers Episodes - Angry Beavers Full Episode Guides on Nicktoons". TV Guide. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "Everett Peck". lambiek.net. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "About Bee Train" (in Japanese). Bee Train. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (July 15, 1997). "Cow and Chicken". Variety. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ Feiss, David (January 12, 2000). "Episode Guide: Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel". Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew (editor), Randall Fallows (2008). Taking South Park Seriously. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7566-9.
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- ^ "Anastasia (1997) - Gary Goldman, Don Bluth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". Retrieved Aug 2, 2020 – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ http://www.toonopedia.com/aaahh.htm Aaahh!!! Real Monsters] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 New Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. November 18, 1997. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ 「宇宙戦艦ヤマトプロデューサー 覚せい剤所持容疑で逮捕」『朝日新聞』1998年1月17日
- ^ "52th [sic] (1997年)". Mainichi Film Award (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ http://popeyeanimators.blogspot.com/2011/05/al-eugster.html Al Eugster entry from "Popeye Cartoons."
- ^ "Adriana Caselotti, 80, Voice of Snow White". The New York Times. January 21, 1997. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Roland Topor". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Dick N. Lucas - SFdb". Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ Ghez, Didier (2015). They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: the 1930s. Chronicle Books. pp. 174–83. ISBN 978-1452137438.
- ^ http://www.shfsy.com/chinese/memorial/20000805074851/402.htm Archived 2005-02-13 at the Wayback Machine Memorial
- ^ "Milt Neil". lambiek.net. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Per Lygum". lambiek.net. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Московские могилы. Амальрик Л.А." www.moscow-tombs.ru. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
- ^ "Eliot Daniel". MSN Entertainment. MSN. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ "Songs written by Eliot Daniel". secondhandsongs.com. SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ "Original versions of Blue Shadows on the Trail". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ "Frank Little". lambiek.net. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb