1994 in animation
| Years in animation: | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
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| Years: | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
The year 1994 in animation involved some animation-related events.
Events[]
January[]
- January 3: The first episode of Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers, produced by Albert Barillé, is broadcast.[1]
- January 6: The Simpsons episode Homer the Vigilante is first broadcast and features the special guest voice of Sam Neill.
- January 18: The Peanuts special You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown first airs.[2]
- January 26: The first episode of The Critic is broadcast.[3] It will gain a cult following.
February[]
- February 3: The Simpsons episode Bart Gets Famous is first broadcast and features the special guest voice of Conan O'Brien.
- February 5: The first episode of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego is broadcast.[4]
- February 10: The Simpsons episode Homer and Apu is first broadcast and features the special guest voice of James Woods.
- February 17: The Simpsons episode Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy is first broadcast and features the special guest voice of Kathleen Turner.
- February 24: The Simpsons episode Deep Space Homer is first broadcast featuring Buzz Aldrin and James Taylor as special guest voices.[5]
March[]
- March 5: The first episode of Duckman is broadcast.[6] The show will gain a cult following.[7]
- March 9: The first episode of The Busy World of Richard Scarry is broadcast.[8]
- March 17: The Simpsons episode Homer Loves Flanders is first broadcast.
- March 21: 66th Academy Awards:
- The Wallace and Gromit short film The Wrong Trousers by Nick Park wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[9]
- March 30: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's Thumbelina premiers.[10]
- March 31: The Simpsons episode Bart Gets an Elephant is first broadcast.[11]
April[]
- April 14: The Simpsons episode Burns' Heir is first broadcast.
- April 15: The first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast is broadcast.[12][13][14]
- April 28: The Simpsons episode Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song is first broadcast as the 100th episode of the series.
May[]
- May 5: The Simpsons episode The Boy Who Knew Too Much is first broadcast.
- May 12: The Simpsons episode Lady Bouvier's Lover is first broadcast.
- May 19: The Simpsons episode Secrets of a Successful Marriage is first broadcast.
- May 20: The Return of Jafar is the first direct-to-video film by the Walt Disney Company.[15]
June[]
- June 13: The first episode of Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop airs.[16]
- June 15: The Lion King, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released.[17]
July[]
September[]
- September 4: The Simpsons episode Bart of Darkness, the first episode of the sixth season is first broadcast.
- September 5: The first episode of Aladdin: The Series is broadcast.[19]
- September 10:
- The first episode of ReBoot is broadcast.[20] The Magic School Bus aired on TV
- Jan Švankmajer's Faust premiers.[21]
- September 11:
- The first episode of The Magic School Bus is broadcast.[22]
- The Simpsons episode Lisa's Rival is first broadcast with the special guest voice of Winona Ryder.
- September 24: The first episode of Fantastic Four[23] and Iron Man[24] are broadcast.
- September 25: The Simpsons episode Another Simpsons Clip Show is first broadcast.
- September 29: Asterix Conquers America, the sixth Astérix film, premiers.[25]
October[]
- October 2: The Simpsons episode Itchy & Scratchy Land is first broadcast.
- October 7: Don Bluth's A Troll in Central Park premiers.[26]
- October 9: The Simpsons episode Sideshow Bob Roberts is first broadcast, in which Sideshow Bob runs for mayor. With the special guest voices of Larry King and Dr. Demento.[27]
- October 7: The first episode of Itsy Bitsy Spider is broadcast.[28]
- October 12: DreamWorks Animation is founded along with DreamWorks Pictures.[29]
- October 21: Cartoon Network Studios is founded.[30]
- October 24: The first episode of Gargoyles airs.[31]
- October 29: The first episode of Aaahh!! Real Monsters airs.[32]
- October 30: The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror V is first broadcast, by far the most gruesome of the Treehouse of Horror episodes to that point. With the special guest voice of James Earl Jones.[33]
November[]
- November 3: The German animated feature Felidae is first released.[34] It will gain cult status later.
- November 6: In The Simpsons episode Bart's Girlfriend, Meryl Streep is special guest voice.[35]
- November 13: The Simpsons episode Lisa on Ice is first broadcast.
- November 15: Pinocchio and the 1933 Betty Boop cartoon Snow White are added to the National Film Registry.[36][37]
- November 18: The film The Swan Princess premiers.[38]
- November 19: The first episode of Spider-Man airs.[39]
- November 23: The mix between live-action and animation, The Pagemaster, starring Macaulay Culkin premiers.[40]
- November 27: The Simpsons episode Homer Badman is first broadcast, in which Homer gets caught up in a sexual harassment scandal. With the special guest voice of Dennis Franz.[41]
December[]
- December 4:
- The film Sailor Moon S: The Movie premiers.[42]
- The Simpsons episode Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy is first broadcast.
- December 18: The Simpsons episode Fear of Flying is first broadcast featuring the special guest voices of Anne Bancroft and the cast of Cheers including Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt.
Specific date unknown[]
- The first episode of Katie and Orbie is broadcast.[43]
- Janie Geiser's The Red Book is first released.[44]
Films released[]
Television series debuts[]
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 26 | The Critic | ABC, Fox, Atom.com | 1994–01 |
| February 5 | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | Fox Kids | 1994–99 |
| February 6 | Aladdin | The Disney Channel, Syndication, CBS | 1994–95 |
| March 5 | Conan and the Young Warriors | CBS | 1994 |
| Duckman | USA Network | 1994–97 | |
| March 9 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | Showtime, Nick Jr. | |
| April 15 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, GameTap | 1994–08 |
| July 2 | Mutant League | Syndication | 1994–96 |
| August 15 | The Brothers Grunt | MTV | 1994–95 |
| September 1 | The Head | 1994–96 | |
| September 10 | Bump in the Night | ABC | 1994–95 |
| ReBoot | ABC, Cartoon Network | 1994–01 | |
| The Magic School Bus | PBS Kids | 1994–97 | |
| Beethoven | CBS | 1994 | |
| The Tick (1994) | Fox Kids | 1994–96 | |
| BattleTech: The Animated Series | Fox | 1994 | |
| September 11 | Mega Man (1994) | Syndication | 1994–96 |
| Street Sharks | 1994–97 | ||
| September 17 | The Baby Huey Show | 1994–95 | |
| September 18 | Highlander: The Animated Series | USA Network | 1994–96 |
| Phantom 2040 | Syndication | ||
| September 24 | Free Willy | ABC | 1994–95 |
| Iron Man | Syndication | 1994–96 | |
| Fantastic Four (1994) | |||
| October 1 | Wild C.A.T.s | CBS | 1994–95 |
| October 4 | Creepy Crawlers | Syndication | 1994–96 |
| October 7 | Itsy Bitsy Spider | USA Network | |
| October 24 | Gargoyles | Syndication, ABC | 1994–97 |
| October 29 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Nickelodeon | |
| November 19 | Spider-Man (1994) | Fox Kids | 1994–98 |
| December 18 | Life with Louie | Fox, Fox Kids | 1994–98 |
Television series endings[]
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Doug | Nickelodeon, ABC | 1991–94; 1996-99 | Cancelled; until Disney revived the show in 1996. |
| January 28 | Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | CBS | 1993–94 | Cancelled |
| February 23 | Bonkers | CBS, The Disney Channel, Syndication | ||
| August 27 | Conan and the Young Warriors | CBS | 1994 | |
| October 22 | Cro | ABC | 1993–94 | |
| November 3 | Exosquad | Syndication | ||
| November 26 | Dog City | Fox Kids | 1992–94 | |
| The Little Mermaid | CBS | |||
| December 2 | Mighty Max | Syndication | 1993–94 | |
| December 3 | Sonic the Hedgehog | ABC | ||
| Beethoven | CBS | 1994 | ||
| December 4 | Double Dragon | Syndication | 1993–94 | |
| Problem Child | USA Network | |||
| December 10 | Garfield and Friends | CBS | 1988–94 | Ended |
| BattleTech: The Animated Series | Fox | 1994 | Cancelled |
Births[]
February[]
- February 23: Dakota Fanning, American actress (voice of Preschool Kim Possible in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time, Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro, Lilo Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Coraline Jones in Coraline, Young Wonder Woman in Justice League Unlimited).
April[]
- April 15: Arif Zahir, American actor (current voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy).
- April 16: Liliana Mumy, American actress (voice of Leni Loud on The Loud House, second voice of Mertle Edmonds in the Lilo & Stitch franchise).
May[]
- May 4: Alexander Gould, American actor (voice of Nemo in Finding Nemo, Bambi in Bambi II, Jimmy Olsen in Superman: Unbound).
Deaths[]
January[]
- January 5: Joop Du Buy, Dutch animator, textile salesman and comics artist (worked for Nederland Film during World War II), dies at age 59.[45]
- January 8: Pat Buttram, American voice actor (voice of Napoleon in The Aristocats, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood, Luke the muskrat in The Rescuers, Chief the dog in The Fox and the Hound, Cactus Jake in Garfield and Friends), dies at age 78.
- January 28: Hal Smith, American voice actor (voice of Owl in Winnie the Pooh, Goliath in Davey and Goliath, Flintheart Glomgold and Gyro Gearloose in DuckTales, continued the voice of Goofy, Elmer Fudd, Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 77.[46][47]
February[]
- February 1: Olan Soule, American actor (voice of Batman in Super Friends), dies at age 84.
- February 6: Jack "King" Kirby, American comics artist and animator (worked for Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears), dies at age 76.[48]
- February 8: Raymond Scott, American composer whose instrumental music is frequently featured as background music in animated cartoons, dies at age 85.[49]
- February 11: William Conrad, American actor (voice of the Narrator on Rocky and Bullwinkle), dies at age 73.
- February 17: Lou Bunin, American puppeteer and stop-motion animator (Alice in Wonderland), dies from a stroke at age 89.[50]
- February 24: Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (sang the Two Silhouettes segment in Make Mine Music and narrated and sang the Bongo the Bear segment in Fun and Fancy Free), dies at age 77.
March[]
- March 4: John Candy, Canadian comedian and voice actor (voice of Den, Dan, Desk Sergeant and Robot in Heavy Metal, voice of Wilbur in The Rescuers Down Under), dies from a heart attack at age 43.[51][52]
- March 10: Reuben Timmins, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Van Beuren Studios, Terrytoons, Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Tom & Jerry, Crusader Rabbit, Peanuts Christmas specials, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), dies at the age of 84.[53]
- March 22: Walter Lantz, American comics artist and animator (Andy Panda, Woody Woodpecker), dies at age 94.[54]
- March 29: Paul Grimault, French animator and film director (Le Roi et l'oiseau), dies at age 89.[55]
- March 31: José Escobar Saliente, Spanish animator, comics writer and artist, dies at age 85.[56]
June[]
- June 10: Jack Hannah, American animator, animation film director, screenwriter and comics artist, comics artist and comics writer (Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz), dies at age 81.[57]
- June 12: Christopher Collins, American voice actor (voice of Starscream in The Transformers, Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Mr. Burns and Moe Szyslak in season 1 of The Simpsons), dies at age 44.[58]
- June 14: Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (The Pink Panther Theme The Great Mouse Detective, Tom and Jerry: The Movie), dies at age 70.
- June 23: Piet van Elk, Dutch comics artist and animator (Stripfilm, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 74.[59]
- June 28: Richard Bickenbach, American animator and comics artist (Ub Iwerks, Warner Bros. Animation, MGM, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 86.[60]
July[]
- July 23: Owen Fitzgerald, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Studios, Warner Brothers Animation, DePatie-Freleng, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 77.[61]
- July 26: Terry Scott, British actor (voice of Penfold in Dangermouse), dies at age 67 from cancer.[62]
August[]
- August 1: Augstí Ascensio Saurí, aka Asen, Spanish animator and comics artist (worked on El mago de los sueños), dies at age 45 in a car accident.[63]
- August 4: Stanislav Látal, Czech puppeteer, animator and animated film director (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York), dies at age 75.[64]
- August 24: Rickie Sorensen, American actor (voice of Spotty in 101 Dalmatians, Arthur in The Sword of the Stone), dies at age 47.[65]
October[]
- October 3: Dub Taylor, American actor (voice of Digger in The Rescuers), dies at age 87.
- October 5: Doug Wildey, American comics artist and animator (Jonny Quest), dies at age 72.[66]
November[]
- November 2: Martin Taras, American comics artist and animator (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Terrytoons, Ralph Bakshi) and character designer (Baby Huey), dies at age 80.[67]
- November 5: Nikolay Fyodorov, Russian animator, animated film director and cartoonist (co-director of The Snow Queen), dies at age 80. [68]
- November 18: Cab Calloway, American jazz singer and dancer (voiced singing characters in the Betty Boop shorts Minnie the Moocher, Snow White, The Old Man of the Mountain), dies at age 86.
Specific date unknown[]
- Izzy Ellis, American animator (Warner Bros. Animation, Paramount Cartoon Studios, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 83 or 84.[69]
See also[]
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External links[]
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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