1994 in animation

The year 1994 in animation involved some animation-related events.

Years in animation:	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Events

January

• January 3: The first episode of Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers, produced by Albert Barillé, is broadcast.[1]
• 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 5: The first episode of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego is broadcast.[4]
• February 24: The Simpsons episode Deep Space Homer first airs, featuring Buzz Aldrin as special guest voice.[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 21: 66th Academy Awards:
  • The Wallace and Gromit cartoon 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 airs.[11]

April

• April 15: The first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast is broadcast.[12][13][14]
• April 28: The Fox animated series, The Simpsons reaches its 100th episode.

May

• 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

• July 16: Isao Takahata's Pom Poko premiers.[18]

September

• September 5: The first episode of Aladdin: The Series is broadcast.[19]
• September 10:
  • The first episode of ReBoot is broadcast.[20]
  • Jan Švankmajer's Faust premiers.[21]
• September 11: The first episode of The Magic School Bus is broadcast.[22]
• September 24: The first episode of Fantastic Four [23] and Iron Man [24] are broadcast.
• September 29: Asterix Conquers America, the sixth Astérix film, premiers.[25]

October

• October 2: The Simpsons episode Itchy & Scratchy Land first airs.
• October 7: Don Bluth's A Troll in Central Park premiers.[26]
• October 9: The Simpsons episode Sideshow Bob Roberts first airs, in which Sideshow Bob runs for mayor.[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 airs, by far the most gruesome of the Treehouse series.[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 specia guest voice.[35]
• 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.[41]

December

• December 4: The film Sailor Moon S: The Movie premiers.[42]

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

Main article: List of animated feature films of 1994

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 1994

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 (Original series)	Nickelodeon	1991–94	Cancelled
January 28	Cadillacs and Dinosaurs	CBS	1993–94
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

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 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 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 23: Piet van Elk, Dutch comics artist and animator (Stripfilm, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 74.[58]
• June 28: Richard Bickenbach, American animator and comics artist (Ub Iwerks, Warner Bros. Animation, MGM, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 86.[59]

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.[60]
• July 26: Terry Scott, British actor (voice of Penfold in Dangermouse), dies at age 67 from cancer.[61]

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.[62]
• August 4: Stanislav Látal, Czech puppeteer, animator and animated film director (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York), dies at age 75.[63]
• August 24: Rickie Sorensen, American actor (voice of Spotty in 101 Dalmatians, Arthur in The Sword of the Stone), dies at age 47.[64]

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.[65]

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.[66]
• 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.[67]

See also

• 1994 in anime

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