1991 in animation

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Years in animation: 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Events[]

January[]

  • January 10: In The Simpsons episode Bart Gets Hit by a Car Dr. Nick Riviera and Lionel Hutz make their debuts.[1]
  • January 24: The Simpsons episode One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish is first broadcast, with the guest voices of Larry King and George Takei.
  • January 31: The Simpsons episode The Way We Was is first broadcast as the first flashback episode of the series.

February[]

  • February 7: In The Simpsons episode Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment Troy McClure makes his debut.[2]
  • February 14: In The Simpsons episode Principal Charming Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman and Squeaky Voiced Teen make their debuts.[3]
  • February 21: In The Simpsons episode Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Herb Powell (voiced by Danny DeVito) and Mona Simpson make their debuts.[4]

March[]

April[]

  • April 11: In The Simpsons episode Brush with Greatness Ringo Starr is special guest voice.[8]
  • April 25: In The Simpsons episode Lisa's Substitute Dustin Hoffman, credited as Sam Eric, is special guest voice. The episode is furthermore notable for fleshing out Lisa Simpson's character.[9]

May[]

July[]

  • July 11: The Simpsons episode Blood Feud is first broadcast.
  • July 26: The American film studio Animal Logic is founded.

August[]

  • August 2:
    • Don Bluth's film Rock-a-Doodle premiers.[12]
    • The film Rover Dangerfield, which features a dog modelled after comedian Rodney Dangerfield (who also voices himself), premiers.[13]
  • August 11:

September[]

  • September 3:
  • September 7:
    • The first episode of Hammerman, a short-lived animated TV series based on the popularity of rapper M.C. Hammer, is broadcast and cancelled after only one series.[17]
    • The first episode of Rupert is broadcast, an animated TV series based on the British comics character Rupert Bear.[18]
    • The first episode of Taz-Mania is broadcast, which will popularize the Looney Tunes character Tasmanian Devil.[19]
  • September 19: In The Simpsons episode Stark Raving Dad, the first episode of the third season, Michael Jackson, credited as John Jay Smith is special guest voice.[20]
  • September 26:
    • The first episode of Spider! is broadcast.[21]
    • The Simpsons episode Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington is first broadcast.
  • September 28: The first episode of Mr. Bogus is broadcast, an adaptation of a series of French-Belgian claymation shorts, here done in traditional animation.[22]

October[]

  • October 2: Nelvana's critically acclaimed adaptation of Hergé's comics series Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin is first broadcast.
  • October 3 : The Simpsons episode When Flanders Failed is first broadcast.
  • October 10: In The Simpsons episode Bart the Murderer, Fat Tony, Legs and Louie make their debuts.[23]
  • October 11: Gertie the Dinosaur is added to the National Film Registry.[24][25]
  • October 17: The Simpsons episode Homer Defined is first broadcast.
  • October 24: In The Simpsons episode Like Father, Like Clown Krusty the Clown is revealed to be Jewish. It features the guest voice of Jackie Mason.[26]
  • October 28: The first episode of Once Upon a Time... The Americas is broadcast.
  • October 31: The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror II is first broadcast.

November[]

December[]

  • December 5: The Simpsons episode Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk is first broadcast.
  • December 26: The Simpsons episode I Married Marge is first broadcast.

Specific date unknown[]

  • The animation studio Dong Woo Animation is founded.
  • Turner Broadcasting purchases animation studio Hanna-Barbera.

Films released[]

Main article: List of animated feature films of 1991

Television series debuts[]

Main article: List of animated television series of 1991
Date Title Channel Year
February 25 The Pirates of Dark Water ABC, Syndication 1991–93
March 1 Toxic Crusaders Syndication 1991
August 11 Doug Nickelodeon, ABC 1991–94; 1996-99
Rugrats Nickelodeon 1991–04
The Ren & Stimpy Show Nickelodeon, MTV 1991–96
September 3 The Legend of Prince Valiant The Family Channel 1991–93
Little Dracula Fox Kids 1991–99
September 7 Little Shop 1991
Taz-Mania 1991–95
September 8 Darkwing Duck The Disney Channel, Syndication, ABC 1991–92
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars Syndication 1991
September 14 Super Mario World NBC
Wish Kid
Space Cats
Yo Yogi!
ProStars
Hammerman ABC
Mother Goose and Grim CBS 1991–92
Where's Wally? 1991
Back to the Future 1991–92
September 15 Young Robin Hood Syndication
September 16 James Bond Jr.
September 28 Mr. Bogus 1991–93
November 30 Liquid Television MTV 1991–95
Æon Flux

Television series endings[]

Date Title Channel Year Notes
January 26 Piggsburg Pigs! Fox Kids 1990–91 Cancelled
February 16 Zazoo U
February 22 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears NBC, ABC, Syndication 1985–91 Ended
May 11 Swamp Thing (1991) Fox Kids 1990–91 Cancelled
May 20 Toxic Crusaders Syndication 1991
August 8 TaleSpin The Disney Channel, Syndication 1990–91
August 17 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ABC 1988–91
September 10 Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates Fox Kids 1990–91
October 5 The Real Ghostbusters ABC, Syndication 1986–91 Ended
October 26 Captain N: The Game Master NBC 1989–91 Cancelled
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Disney Channel, ABC 1988–91
November 2 Muppet Babies (1984) CBS 1984–91 Ended
November 16 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) CBS, Fox Kids 1990–91 Cancelled
November 23 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Fox Kids
November 30 Little Shop 1991
December 1 Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars Syndication
December 6 Beetlejuice ABC, Syndication 1989–91
December 7 Hammerman ABC 1991
Super Mario World NBC
Wish Kid
Yo Yogi!
ProStars
December 8 The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda Syndication 1990–91
December 14 Where's Wally? CBS 1991
Space Cats NBC
Unknown Wake, Rattle, and Roll Syndication, The Disney Channel 1990–91

Births[]

January[]

  • January 18: Britt McKillip, Canadian actress and singer (voice of Princess Cadance in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic).

April[]

June[]

  • June 29: Danielle Weisberg, American production assistant (The Simpsons).

December[]

Deaths[]

January[]

February[]

  • February 1: Jimmy MacDonald, Scottish-American animator, voice actor, musician and sound effects maker (Walt Disney Company, voice of Mickey Mouse between 1948-1977, original voice of Chip, Gus and Jaq and Humphrey the Bear, the unlucky wolf in The Sword in the Stone), dies at age 84.[33][34]
  • February 2: Franco Latini, Italian voice actor (Italian dub voice of Donald Duck and Tom Cat from Tom & Jerry), dies at age 63.[35]
  • February 3: Nancy Kulp, American actress (voice of Frou-Frou in The Aristocats), dies at age 69.[36]

March[]

  • March 4: Vance Colvig, American clown and voice actor (voice of Chopper in Yogi Bear), dies at age 72.[37]
  • March 14: Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (wrote songs for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin), dies at age 40.[38]
  • March 26: Lechosław Marszałek, Polish animated film and TV series director (Reksio, worked on Bolek i Lolek, Studio Filmów Rysunkowych), dies at age 69.[39]

April[]

  • April 19: Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (made advertising animated shorts for Bergenholz), dies at age 79.[40]
  • April 28: Ken Curtis, American singer and actor (voice of Nutsy the vulture in Robin Hood), dies at age 74.
  • April 30: Roy Seawright, American special effects maker and animator (animated the Tin soldiers sequence in the Laurel & Hardy film Babes in Toyland and the dinosaur sequences in One Million B.C.), dies at age 85.[41]

May[]

September[]

  • September 14: Lisa Michelson, American voice actress (dub voice of Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro, dub voice of Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service), dies at age 33 in a car accident.
  • September 24: Dr. Seuss, American children's novelist, illustrator, animator and comics artist (Warner Brothers Animation), dies at age 87.[43]
  • September 27: Floyd Huddleston, American songwriter (wrote songs for The Aristocats, and Robin Hood), dies at age 73.
  • September 29: Ed Barge, American animator (Harman-Ising, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Ralph Bakshi), dies at age 81.

October[]

  • October 26: Henry Wilson Allen, aka Heck Allen, American novelist and animation writer (Barney Bear, worked for Tex Avery), dies at age 79.

November[]

December[]

  • December 29: Tony Strobl, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, scriptwriter for Duck Tales), dies at age 76.[44]

Specific date unknown[]

See also[]

Sources[]

  1. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Bart Gets Hit By A Car". BBC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment". BBC. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Principal Charming". BBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  4. ^ "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?".
  5. ^ "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Old Money". BBC. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  7. ^ "Darkwing Duck".
  8. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Brush with Greatness". BBC. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  9. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Lisa's Substitute". BBC. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  10. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "War of the Simpsons". BBC. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  11. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Three Men and a Comic Book". BBC. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  12. ^ "Rock-A-Doodle".
  13. ^ "Rover Dangerfield".
  14. ^ a b c "Nickelodeon into animated work". The Prescott Courier. August 9, 1991. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  15. ^ "The Legend of Prince Valiant".
  16. ^ "Little Dracula".
  17. ^ "Hammerman".
  18. ^ "Rupert".
  19. ^ "Taz-Mania".
  20. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Stark Raving Dad". BBC. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  21. ^ "Spider!".
  22. ^ "Mr. Bogus".
  23. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian. "Bart the Murderer". BBC. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  24. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress".
  25. ^ Andrews, Roberts M. (October 11, 1991). "25 Films Designated For Preservation" (Fee required). St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  26. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Like Father, Like Clown". BBC. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  27. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Flaming Moe's". BBC. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
  28. ^ Janet Maslin (November 13, 1991). "Review/Film; Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Updated in Form and Content". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  29. ^ "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West".
  30. ^ "Aeon Flux | Overview".
  31. ^ "Liquid Television".
  32. ^ "Tim McIntireI" Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  33. ^ Obituary Variety, February 18, 1991.
  34. ^ Book: A Viking in the Family by Keith Gregson, published in 2011 by the History Press.
  35. ^ "Morto Latini, voce di Paperino". Stampa Sera. February 4, 1991. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  36. ^ Associated Press Staff (February 5, 1991). "Nancy Kulp, 69, Dies; Film and TV Actress". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  37. ^ "Vance Colvig; Roles Included 'Bozo the Clown'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 11, 1991. p. A 24. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  38. ^ Blau, Eleanor. "Howard Ashman Is Dead at 40; Writer of 'Little Shop of Horrors'", New York Times, March 15, 1991
  39. ^ http://www.licencjanareksia.pl/index,boxes,s,4.xhtml Licencja na Reskia
  40. ^ "Frederik Bramming".
  41. ^ "Popular Science". April 1939.
  42. ^ "OBITUARIES". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Business Media. May 27, 1991. ProQuest 1305834891.
  43. ^ "Dr. Seuss". lambiek.net.
  44. ^ "Tony Strobl". lambiek.net.
  45. ^ "X appeal: Britain's oldest living sexploitation star tells all". January 29, 2006.

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