2003 in animation

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The year 2003 in animation involved some animation-related events.

Events[]

January[]

  • January 5: In The Simpsons episode Special Edna, Little Richard is a special guest voice.[1]

February[]

  • February 2: The Simpsons reaches its 300th episode.[2]
  • February 8: The first episode of the reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is broadcast.[3]
  • February 9: The first episode of Monkey Dust, a controversial TV series full of black comedy, airs.[4]
  • February 16: The first episode of The Venture Bros. is broadcast.[5]
  • February 20: Anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki is sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for the illegal possession of firearms, a case which happened in 1999.[6] He is released on 9 December 2007.

March[]

April[]

May[]

  • May 7: Ray Harryhausen receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[16]
  • May 18: During the Cannes Film Festival Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, a Japanese-French animated feature film directed by Daisuke Nishio, , and Leiji Matsumoto, set to a soundtrack by Daft Punk, is released.[17]
  • May 30: The Walt Disney Company releases Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton.[18]

June[]

July[]

  • July 2: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, the final DreamWorks animated film to be made in traditional animation, premiers but becomes a flop.[23]
  • July 11: The first episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series airs, but only lasts a season.[24]
  • July 19: The first episode of Teen Titans airs.[25]

August[]

September[]

October[]

  • October 10: Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 1 is released, which features an anime sequence, directed by Kazuto Nakazawa and produced by Production I.G..[35]

November[]

  • November 1:
  • November 2: In The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror XIV Jerry Lewis is special guest voice.[38]
  • November 7: The first episode of Star Wars: Clone Wars airs.[39]
  • November 9: Joe Dante's Looney Tunes: Back in Action is released.[40]
  • November 16: In The Simpsons episode The President Wore Pearls Michael Moore is special guest voice.[41]
  • November 23: In The Simpsons episode The Regina Monologues the family travels to The United Kingdom. J.K. Rowling, Ian McKellen and Prime Minister Tony Blair are special guest voices.[42]
  • November 27: The first episode of Pororo the Little Penguin airs.[43]

December[]

Specific date unknown[]

Awards[]

Films released[]

Main article: List of animated feature films: 2003

Television series debuts[]

Main article: List of animated television series of 2003
Date Title Channel Year
January 6 The Berenstain Bears (2003) PBS Kids 2003–04
January 13 Lupin the Third Part II Adult Swim 2003
February 1 .hack//Sign Cartoon Network
February 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) Fox Box, The CW4Kids 2003–10
February 10 Reign: The Conqueror Adult Swim 2003–04
February 16 The Venture Bros. 2003–present
March 1 Stuart Little: The Animated Series HBO 2003
March 4 Hey Monie! BET
March 11 The Save-Ums! Discovery Kids 2003–06
Strawberry Shortcake Direct-to-Video 2003-08
March 31 Trigun Adult Swim 2003
April 7 Miffy and Friends Noggin 2003–07
Moose and Zee 2003–12
April 12 All Grown Up! Nickelodeon 2003–08
May 17 MegaMan NT Warrior Kids' WB 2003–05
June 3 Hey Joel VH1 2003
June 9 Android Kikaider: The Animation Adult Swim
June 13 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Cartoon Network 2003–08
June 26 Gary the Rat The New TNN 2003
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"
Stripperella 2003–04
June 30 Cyborg 009 Cartoon Network 2003
July 8 Franny's Feet PBS Kids 2003–10
July 11 Evil Con Carne Cartoon Network 2003–04
Free for All Showtime 2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series MTV
July 19 Teen Titans Cartoon Network 2003–06
August 1 My Life as a Teenage Robot Nickelodeon 2003–09
August 4 Blue Gender Adult Swim 2003–04
August 5 FLCL 2003–18
August 23 Funky Cops Fox Box 2003–04
Duck Dodgers Cartoon Network 2003–05
August 30 Shaman King Fox Box
September 1 Clifford's Puppy Days PBS Kids 2003–06
September 2 Rubbadubbers Nick Jr. 2003–05
September 7 Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks PBS Kids 2003–07
September 8 Connie the Cow Nick Jr. 2003–05
September 20 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Disney Channel 2003–06
September 28 JoJo's Circus Playhouse Disney 2003–07
October 1 The Koala Brothers
October 17 VH1 ILL-ustrated VH1 2003–04
October 22 Kid Notorious Comedy Central 2003
November 1 Kenny the Shark Discovery Kids 2003–05
Tutenstein 2003–08
Xiaolin Showdown Kids' WB 2003–06
November 7 Star Wars: Clone Wars Cartoon Network 2003–05
November 14 Dragon Ball GT Cartoon Network, Nicktoons 2003–12

Television series endings[]

Date Title Channel Year Notes
January 16 3 South MTV 2002–03 Cancelled
February 5 The Legend of Tarzan UPN 2001–03 Ended
February 25 Clifford the Big Red Dog PBS Kids 2000–03
April 4 Liberty's Kids 2002–03 Cancelled
April 13 Clone High MTV
April 15 Hey Monie! BET 2003
May 24 Stuart Little: The Animated Series HBO
June 17 Hey Joel VH1
July 24 Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" TNN
September 12 Free for All Showtime
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series MTV
October 24 Disney's House of Mouse Toon Disney 2001–03 Ended
October 25 X-Men: Evolution Kids' WB 2000–03
November 7 Little Bear Nick Jr. 1995–03
November 14 Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? Cartoon Network 2002–03 Cancelled
November 20 Dexter's Laboratory 1996–03 Ended
November 26 Time Squad 2001–03 Cancelled
December 12 Transformers: Armada 2002–03
December 15 Kaput and Zösky Nicktoons Network 2002-03
December 17 Kid Notorious Comedy Central 2003
December 31 The Brak Show Adult Swim 2000–03

Deaths[]

February[]

March[]

  • March 9: Stan Brakhage, American film director and animator (Mothlight), dies at age 70.[51]
  • March 12:
    • Branco Karabajic, Croatian comics artist and animator (worked on Veliki Mitting), dies at age 77.[52]
    • Thomas Warkentin, American comics artist, comics writer and animator (Filmation, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 67. [53]
  • March 28: Bob Matz, American animator (Warner Bros. Animation, DePatie-Freleng, Peanuts specials), dies at age 90.[54]

April[]

  • April 30: Lionel Wilson, American voice actor (voiced all characters in Tom Terrific, Vincent van Gopher and Possible Possum in Deputy Dawg, Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog), dies at age 79.[55]

June[]

  • June 30: Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (voice of Pardon-Me-Pete in Jack Frost, Skittle in The Little Mermaid), dies at age 78.[56]

July[]

  • July 4: Barry White, American soul singer and voice actor (voice of Brother Bear in Coonskin, played himself in The Simpsons episodes Whacking Day, Krusty Gets Kancelled) dies at age 58.[57]
  • July 31: Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist and animator, dies at age 70.[58]

August[]

  • August 24: Robert C. Bruce, American voice actor (narrator of various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons), dies at age 88.[59]

September[]

  • September 6: Jules Engel, American sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, animated film director (Walt Disney Studios, Charles Mintz Studios, UPA) and founder of the Experimental Animation Program at the California Institute of Arts), dies at age 94.[60]
  • September 12: Johnny Cash, American country singer (voice of the Coyote in The Simpsons episode El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer), dies at age 71.[61][62]
  • September 30: Edwin Gillette, American inventor, cameraman and animator (Cambria Studios, inventor of the Syncro-Vox technique), dies at age 94.[63]

October[]

  • October 16: Carl Urbano, American animator and director (A Is for Atom, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 92.

November[]

  • November 30: Kin Platt, American caricaturist, radio writer, TV writer, comics artist and animation writer (Walt Disney Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Terrytoons, Milton the Monster), dies at age 91.[64]

December[]

  • December 22: Wah Chang, Chinese-American designer, sculptor, animator and animation producer (made maquettes and models for Walt Disney's Pinocchio and Bambi), dies at age 86.[65]
  • December 27: Pete Alvarado, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Brothers Animation, DePatie-Freleng, Republic Pictures, Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears Productions, Filmation), dies at age 83.[66]

Specific date unknown[]

  • Specific date in December unknown: Oliver Passingham, British comics artist and animator, dies at age 78.[67]
  • Claude Smith, American animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM (worked in Tex Avery's unit)), dies at age 90.

See also[]

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