2002 in animation
Events in 2002 in animation.
Events
January
- January 5: The first episode of Mr. Bean airs, an animated TV series based on Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean.[1][2]
- January 21: The first episode of Cyberchase airs.[3]
February
- February 17: The Simpsons episode The Bart Wants What It Wants is broadcast, in which the family travels to Canada.[4]
March
- March 15: Blue Sky Studios releases Ice Age, directed by Chris Wedge, which becomes a surprise hit.[5][6]
- March 22: The first episode of ChalkZone airs.[7]
- March 24: 74th Academy Awards:
- The first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is awarded. The winner is Shrek by Aron Warner.[8]
- For the Birds by Ralph Eggleston wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[9]
- "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. by Randy Newman wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[10]
- March 31: In The Simpsons episode Blame It on Lisa the family travels to Brazil, which leads to controversy in Brazil.[11]
April
- April 21: The Futurama episode Where No Fan Has Gone Before features nearly the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Original Series as special guest voices.[12]
- April 28: In The Simpsons I Am Furious (Yellow) Stan Lee makes the first of several cameo appearances.[13]
May
- May 3: The first episode of Max & Ruby airs on Canadian television.[14] In the United States, the series premiered on Nick Jr. on October 21, 2002.[15]
- May 4: The first episode of Angelina Ballerina is broadcast.[16]
June
- June 7: The first episode of Kim Possible is broadcast.[17]
- June 21: The Walt Disney Company releases Lilo & Stitch.[18]
- June 28: Hey Arnold! The Movie premieres.[19]
July
- July 2: George Michael's animated music video Shoot the Dog is released, satirizing various celebrities, among them president George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, with animation by 2DTV.[20]
- July 3: The Powerpuff Girls Movie is first released.[21]
- July 13: Pokémon Heroes premiers.
- July 20:
- Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns premiers.[22]
- The first episode of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is broadcast.[23][24]
August
- August 17: The first episode of ¡Mucha Lucha! is broadcast.[25]
- August 24: The first episode of Henry's World airs.
September
- September 2: The first episode of Make Way for Noddy airs.[26]
- September 14: The first episode of Fillmore!, produced by the Walt Disney Company, airs.[27]
November
- November 2: The first episode of Clone High is broadcast.[28]
- 'November 8: The film Muhammad: The Last Prophet is first released by Richard Rich in Turkey.[29]
- November 10: In The Simpsons episode How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, Brian Setzer and Tom Petty are special guest voices.[30]
- November 22: The first episode of the German animated TV series Lauras Stern is broadcast.[31]
- November 27:
- The Walt Disney Company releases Treasure Planet.[32]
- The film Eight Crazy Nights is released, which stars an animated version of Adam Sandler and takes place at Chanukah. It received bad reviews and becomes a box office bomb.[33]
December
- December 6: The first episode of Codename: Kids Next Door is broadcast.[34]
- December 17: Beauty and the Beast and Why Man Creates are added to the National Film Registry.[35][36]
- December 20: The Wild Thornberrys Movie premiers.
- December 20, 2002[37]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: The Cat Returns[39]
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: My Beautiful Girl, Mari
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Award: Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Butt-Ugly Martians | Nickelodeon | 2002–03 |
| January 19 | Teamo Supremo | ABC, Toon Disney | 2002–04 |
| January 21 | Cyberchase | PBS Kids | 2002–present |
| February 23 | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | Adult Swim | 2002 |
| Pilot Candidate | |||
| Yu Yu Hakusho | 2002–06 | ||
| March 22 | ChalkZone | Nickelodeon | 2002–2008 |
| April 7 | Super Duper Sumos | 2002–03 | |
| May 4 | Angelina Ballerina | PBS Kids | 2002–06 |
| May 16 | Eye Drops | TechTV | 2002 |
| May 25 | Phantom Investigators | Kids' WB | |
| June 3 | Hamtaro | Cartoon Network | 2002–04 |
| June 7 | Kim Possible | Disney Channel | 2002–07 |
| July 19 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Cartoon Network | 2002–03 |
| July 20 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Nickelodeon | 2002–06 |
| August 16 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Cartoon Network | 2002–04 |
| August 17 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | 2002–05 | |
| August 23 | Transformers: Armada | 2002–03 | |
| August 31 | Inuyasha | Adult Swim | 2002–13 |
| September 2 | Liberty's Kids | PBS Kids | 2002–03 |
| September 7 | Toad Patrol | Toon Disney | 2002 |
| September 14 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Kids' WB | 2002–05 |
| Ozzy & Drix | 2002–03 | ||
| Fillmore! | ABC | 2002–04 | |
| Fighting Foodons | Fox Box | 2002–03 | |
| Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | 2002–06 | ||
| Stargate Infinity | 2002–03 | ||
| Ultraman Tiga | |||
| Ultimate Muscle | 2002–04 | ||
| October 19 | Moville Mysteries | The N | 2002–03 |
| October 21 | Max & Ruby | Nick Jr. | 2002–present |
| November 2 | Clone High | MTV | 2002–03 |
| November 7 | 3-South | ||
| December 6 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cartoon Network | 2002–08 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | The PJs | The WB | 1999–02 | Ended |
| January 15 | Max Steel | Kids' WB | 2000–02 | |
| January 21 | Daria | MTV | 1997–02 | |
| February 10 | Action League Now! | Nickelodeon | 2001–02 | |
| February 13 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Comedy Central | 1995–02 | |
| March 10 | Baby Blues | The WB, Adult Swim | 2000–02 | |
| March 23 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | HBO | 2001–02 | Cancelled |
| March 28 | The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Fox Kids | 1999–02 | Ended |
| April 7 | Sheep in the Big City | Cartoon Network | 2000–02 | |
| May 10 | Teacher's Pet | Toon Disney | ||
| May 11 | Pilot Candidate | Adult Swim | 2002 | Cancelled |
| June 22 | Alienators: Evolution Continues | Fox Kids | 2001–02 | |
| June 29 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | ABC | ||
| Phantom Investigators | Kids' WB | 2002 | ||
| August 8 | Eye Drops | TechTV | ||
| August 10 | The Zeta Project | Kids' WB | 2001–02 | |
| August 11 | Mission Hill | Adult Swim | 1999–02 | Ended |
| September 21 | The Amanda Show | Nickelodeon | ||
| October 5 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | PBS Kids | 2001–02 | |
| October 18 | Grim & Evil | Cartoon Network | ||
| November 10 | The Oblongs | Adult Swim | ||
| November 15 | Pelswick | Nickelodeon | 2000–02 | |
| November 22 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Cartoon Network | 1999–02 | |
| November 24 | Toad Patrol | Toon Disney | 2002 | Cancelled |
| December 13 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Kids' WB | 1995–02 | Ended |
| Unknown | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | Adult Swim | 2002 | Cancelled |
Deaths
January
- January 12: Ernest Pintoff, American animator and film director (The Violinist, The Critic), dies at age 70.
- January 16: Ron Taylor, American actor, singer and writer (voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy in The Simpsons), dies at age 49.
- January 17: Queenie Leonard, British actress (voice of bird in tree in Alice in Wonderland), Princess the puppy in One Hundred and One Dalmatians), dies at age 96.
- January 21: Peggy Lee, American singer and voice actress (voice of Darling, Si and Am and Peg in Lady and the Tramp), dies at age 81.[40]
February
- February 22: Chuck Jones, American animator, film director and comics artist (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Marvin Martian, Pepe LePew, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!), passes away at age 89.[41]
March
- March 12: Vitaly Peskov, Russian caricaturist, illustrator, animator and animated film director, dies at age 57.[42]
- March 17: Rosetta LeNoire, American voice actress (voice of Big Bertha in Fritz the Cat), dies at age 90.[43]
May
- May 11: Bill Peet, American children's book illustrator, writer and animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 87.[44]
- May 24: Joseph Bau, Polish-Israeli artist, philosopher, comedian, poet and animator, dies at age 81.[45]
June
- June 13: Vincent Fago, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios), dies at age 83.[46]
- June 24: Bernard Longpré, Canadian animator and animated director (Monsieur Pointu), dies at age 65.[47]
July
- July 8: Ward Kimball, American animator (Walt Disney Company) and one of Disney's Nine Old Men, dies at age 88.[48]
- July 26: Kenny Gardner, American singer and actor (voice of Dick in Mr. Bug Goes to Town), dies at age 89.
October
- October 29: Glenn McQueen, Canadian animator (Pixar, Walt Disney Company), dies at age 41 from melanoma.[49]
November
- November 8: Irv Wyner, American background artist and animator (Warner Bros. Animation, Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz, Chuck Jones), dies at age 98.
December
- December 2: Bill "Tex" Henson, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Famous Studios, Jay Ward), dies at age 78 in a traffic accident.[50]
See also
References
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- ^ http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/DABF06.txt
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/15/entertainment/et-iceage15
- ^ Donkin, John C. (March 12, 2002). "Coming Out of the Ice Age". Animation World Network. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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- ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v262609
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- ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 17, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
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- ^ http://www.billpeet.net/ Bill Peet Website
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