1996 in animation
Events in 1996 in animation.
Events
January
- January 14: In The Simpsons episode Two Bad Neighbors Homer Simpson and George Bush Sr. collide. The episode also marks the debut of Disco Stu.[1]
- January 19: The first episode of Detective Conan, aka Case Closed, is broadcast.[2]
March
- March 17: In The Simpsons episode The Day the Violence Died Kirk Douglas is special guest voice.[3]
- March 25: 68th Academy Awards
- Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit cartoon A Close Shave wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[4]
- Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas by Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song, while the soundtrack from that same film wins the Academy Award for Best Original Score.[5]
- Chuck Jones receives an Academy Honorary Award for his entire career.[6]
April
- April 2: The first episode of Dennis and Gnasher is broadcast.[7]
- April 12: Henry Selick releases James and the Giant Peach, based on Roald Dahl's 1961 eponymous novel.[8]
- April 14: In The Simpsons episode 22 Short Films About Springfield is first broadcast.[9]
- April 28: The first episode of Dexter's Laboratory airs.[10]
May
- May 5: The Simpsons episode Much Apu About Nothing airs.[11]
- May 19: The Simpsons episode Homerpalooza is first broadcast, featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, Sonic Youth and Peter Frampton as special guest voices.[12]
June
- June 21: The Walt Disney Company releases The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise.[13]
July
- July: The Japanese animation studio Brain's Base is founded.
September
- September 3: The first episode of Quack Pack airs.[14]
- September 6: The first episode of Superman: The Animated Series airs.[15]
- September 8: The first episode of Blue's Clues airs.
- September 10: The first episode of Billy the Cat airs.[16]
- September 28: In The Dana Carvey Show a recurring animated segment is introduced, The Ambiguously Gay Duo, which will eventually become a part of Saturday Night Live.[17]
October
- October 7:
- The first episode of Arthur is broadcast.[18]
- The first episode of Hey Arnold! airs.[19]
- October 27: The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror VII ridicules the U.S. Presidential elections, caricaturing the candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.[20]
November
- November 2: The final episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is broadcast.[21]
- November 15: Space Jam, a cross-over between basketball icon Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters, is released in theaters.
December
- December 1: In A Milhouse Divided Milhouse's parents divorce.[22]
- December 5': Frank is added to the National Film Registry.[23][24]
- December 10: The first episode of Once Upon a Time... The Explorers airs.[25]
- December 20: The animated feature film Beavis and Butt-head Do America is released.[26] It becomes a cult film.
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 3 | C Bear and Jamal | Fox Kids | 1996–97 |
| February 24 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | 1996–98 | |
| April 16 | Amazing Animals | Disney Channel | 1996–99 |
| April 28 | Dexter's Laboratory | Cartoon Network | 1996–03 |
| June 2 | Big Bag | 1996–98 | |
| August 26 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | 1996–97 | |
| September 2 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | PBS Kids | 1996–00 |
| September 3 | Quack Pack | ABC, Syndication | 1996 |
| September 6 | Dragon Flyz | Syndication | 1996–97 |
| Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series | ABC, Syndication | ||
| Superman: The Animated Series | Kids' WB | 1996–00 | |
| September 7 | Road Rovers | 1996–97 | |
| Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | Syndication | ||
| September 8 | Blue's Clues | Nickelodeon | 1996–06 |
| Bureau of Alien Detectors | UPN | 1996 | |
| The Incredible Hulk (1996) | 1996–97 | ||
| Jumanji | UPN, Syndication | 1996–99 | |
| September 9 | Pocket Dragon Adventures | Syndication | 1996–97 |
| September 13 | Dragon Ball Z | Syndication, Cartoon Network | 1996–03 |
| September 14 | Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | CBS | 1996 |
| The Oz Kids | ABC | ||
| Richie Rich (1996) | Syndication | ||
| September 16 | Beast Wars: Transformers | Fox Kids | 1996–99 |
| September 21 | The Mouse and the Monster | UPN | 1996–97 |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | Syndication, Fox Family Channel | 1996–98 | |
| Cave Kids | Cartoon Network | 1996 | |
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | USA Network | ||
| Wing Commander Academy | |||
| September 23 | Bruno the Kid | Syndication | 1996–97 |
| October 5 | Jungle Cubs | ABC | 1996–98 |
| October 7 | Arthur | PBS Kids | 1996–present |
| Hey Arnold! | Nickelodeon | 1996–04 | |
| October 11 | KaBlam! | 1996–00 | |
| October 19 | Waynehead | Kids' WB | 1996–97 |
| November 3 | Inspector Gadget's Field Trip | The History Channel | 1996–98 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Highlander: The Animated Series | USA Network, Syndication | 1994–96 | Cancelled |
| January 16 | Mega Man (1994) | Syndication | ||
| February 3 | Dumb and Dumber | ABC | 1995–96 | |
| February 8 | Klutter! | Fox Kids | ||
| February 24 | Biker Mice from Mars | Syndication | 1993–96 | |
| Iron Man | 1994–96 | |||
| Fantastic Four (1994) | ||||
| Mutant League | ||||
| March 1 | The Head | MTV | ||
| March 30 | Action Man (1995) | Syndication | 1995–96 | |
| Creepy Crawlers | 1994–96 | |||
| May 11 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | TBS | 1990–96 | Ended |
| August 10 | The Adventures of Hyperman | CBS | 1995–96 | Cancelled |
| October 10 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Nickelodeon, MTV | 1991–96 | Ended |
| November 2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) | Syndication, CBS | 1987–96 | |
| The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | CBS | 1995–96 | Cancelled | |
| November 9 | The Oz Kids | ABC | 1996 | |
| Cave Kids | Cartoon Network | |||
| November 24 | Rocko's Modern Life | Nickelodeon | 1993–96 | |
| The Tick (1994) | Fox Kids | 1994–96 | ||
| Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Syndication | 1993–96 | ||
| November 28 | Quack Pack | 1996 | ||
| December 1 | Bureau of Alien Detectors | UPN | ||
| December 7 | Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | CBS | ||
| Richie Rich (1996) | Syndication | |||
| December 12 | Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders | 1995–96 | ||
| December 13 | Earthworm Jim | Kids' WB | ||
| December 14 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | USA Network | 1996 | |
| December 21 | The Savage Dragon | 1995–96 | ||
| Wing Commander Academy | 1996 | |||
| Unknown | Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic | Syndication | 1995–96 | |
| Santo Bugito | CBS | |||
| Itsy Bitsy Spider | USA Network | 1994–96 |
Deaths
February
- February 2:
- Shamus Culhane, American animator (J.R. Bray, Fleischer Studios, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, Walter Lantz) and film director (directed the classic Woody Woodpecker short The Barber of Seville), dies at age 87.[27]
- Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, film director, producer and choreographer (danced with Jerry the Mouse in Anchors Aweigh, choreography consultant for Cats Don't Dance), dies at age 83.[28]
- February 3: Audrey Meadows, American actress (voice of Bea Simmons in The Simpsons episode Old Money), dies at age 73.[29]
March
- March 6:
- Simon Cadell, British actor (voice of Blackberry in Watership Down), dies at age 45.[30]
- Paula Winslowe, American actress (voice of Bambi's mother in Bambi), dies at age 85.[31]
May
- May 8: Ed Love, American animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM (worked in Tex Avery's unit), Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 85. [32]
- May 10: Ethel Smith, American organist (played organ during the Blame It on the Samba segment in Melody Time), dies at age 93.[33]
- May 15: Virgil Walter Ross, American animator (Charles B. Mintz, Ub Iwerks, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros. Animation, Filmation, Hanna Barbera), dies at age 88.[34]
- May 24: John Abbott, British actor (voice of Akela in The Jungle Book), dies at age 90.[35]
June
- June 5: Vito Scotti, American actor (voice of Peppo, the Italian cat, in The Aristocats), dies at age 78.[36]
- June 11: Gin, Spanish comics artist, animator and illustrator (Macian Studios), passes away at age 65.[37]
July
- July 15: Dana Hill, American voice actress (Scrappy in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Buddy in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Tank Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck, Max Goof in Goof Troop, Charles Duckman in Duckman), dies at age 32 from a stroke.[38]
- July 23: Jim Pabian, American animator, animated film director and comics artist (Warner Bros. Animation, Chuck Jones), dies at age 87. [39]
August
- August 18: Al Bertino, American animator (Charles Mintz, Walt Disney Company, UPA, Grantray-Lawrence Animation, Walter Lantz), dies at age 84.[40]
December
- December 8: Stig Lasseby, Swedish animator, director, animation producer (Agaton Sax, Peter-No-Tail) and voice actor (Tänkande August in the Agaton Sax films and TV series), dies at age 71.[41]
Specific date unknown
- Jim Davis, American animator and cartoonist (Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Studios, Warner Brothers Animation, DePatie-Freleng, worked on Fritz the Cat), dies at age 80 or 81.[42]
- Rick Hoover, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation) and comics artist, dies at age 55 or 56.[43]
- Cor Icke, Dutch animator (directed Loeki de Leeuw), dies at age 82 or 83.[44]
See also
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