1996 in animation

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Events in 1996 in animation.

Events

January

• January 14: In The Simpsons episode Two Bad Neighbors Homer Simpson and George Bush Sr. collide. The episode also marks the debut of Disco Stu.[1]
• January 19: The first episode of Detective Conan, aka Case Closed, is broadcast.[2]

March

• March 17: In The Simpsons episode The Day the Violence Died Kirk Douglas is special guest voice.[3]
• March 25: 68th Academy Awards
  • Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit cartoon A Close Shave wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[4]
  • Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas by Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song, while the soundtrack from that same film wins the Academy Award for Best Original Score.[5]
  • Chuck Jones receives an Academy Honorary Award for his entire career.[5]

April

• April 2: The first episode of Dennis and Gnasher is broadcast.[6]
• April 12: Henry Selick releases James and the Giant Peach, based on Roald Dahl's 1961 eponymous novel.[7]
• April 14: In The Simpsons episode 22 Short Films About Springfield is first broadcast.[8]
• April 28: The first episode of Dexter's Laboratory airs.[9]

May

• May 5: The Simpsons episode Much Apu About Nothing airs.[10]
• May 19: The Simpsons episode Homerpalooza is first broadcast, featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, Sonic Youth and Peter Frampton as special guest voices.[11]

June

• June 21: The Walt Disney Company releases The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise.[12]

July

• July: The Japanese animation studio Brain's Base is founded.

September

• September 3: The first episode of Quack Pack airs.[13]
• September 6: The first episode of Superman: The Animated Series airs.[14]
• September 8: The first episode of Blue's Clues airs.
• September 10: The first episode of Billy the Cat airs.[15]
• September 28: In The Dana Carvey Show a recurring animated segment is introduced, The Ambiguously Gay Duo, which will eventually become a part of Saturday Night Live.[16]

October

• October 7:
  • The first episode of Arthur is broadcast.[17]
  • The first episode of Hey Arnold! airs.[18]
• October 27: The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror VII ridicules the U.S. Presidential elections, caricaturing the candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.[19]

November

• November 2: The final episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is broadcast.[20]
• November 15: Space Jam, a cross-over between basketball icon Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters, is released in theaters.

December

• December 1: In A Milhouse Divided Milhouse's parents divorce.[21]
• December 5': Frank is added to the National Film Registry.[22][23]
• December 10: The first episode of Once Upon a Time... The Explorers airs.[24]
• December 20: The animated feature film Beavis and Butt-head Do America is released.[25] It becomes a cult film.

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films of 1996

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 1996

Date	Title	Channel	Year
February 3	C Bear and Jamal	Fox Kids	1996–97
February 24	The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper		1996–98
April 16	Amazing Animals	Disney Channel	1996–99
April 28	Dexter's Laboratory	Cartoon Network	1996–03
June 2	Big Bag		1996–98
August 26	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest		1996–97
September 2	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	PBS Kids	1996–00
September 3	Quack Pack	ABC, Syndication	1996
September 6	Dragon Flyz	Syndication	1996–97
	Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series	ABC, Syndication
	Superman: The Animated Series	Kids' WB	1996–00
September 7	Road Rovers		1996–97
	Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys	Syndication
September 8	Blue's Clues	Nickelodeon	1996–06
	Bureau of Alien Detectors	UPN	1996
	The Incredible Hulk (1996)		1996–97
	Jumanji	UPN, Syndication	1996–99
September 9	Pocket Dragon Adventures	Syndication	1996–97
September 13	Dragon Ball Z	Syndication, Cartoon Network	1996–03
September 14	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.	CBS	1996
	The Oz Kids	ABC
	Richie Rich (1996)	Syndication
September 16	Beast Wars: Transformers	Fox Kids	1996–99
September 21	The Mouse and the Monster	UPN	1996–97
	All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series	Syndication, Fox Family Channel	1996–98
	Cave Kids	Cartoon Network	1996
	Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm	USA Network
	Wing Commander Academy
September 23	Bruno the Kid	Syndication	1996–97
October 5	Jungle Cubs	ABC	1996–98
October 7	Arthur	PBS Kids	1996–present
	Hey Arnold!	Nickelodeon	1996–04
October 11	KaBlam!		1996–00
October 19	Waynehead	Kids' WB	1996–97
November 3	Inspector Gadget's Field Trip	The History Channel	1996–98

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel	Year	Notes
January 5	Highlander: The Animated Series	USA Network, Syndication	1994–96	Cancelled
January 16	Mega Man (1994)	Syndication
February 3	Dumb and Dumber	ABC	1995–96
February 8	Klutter!	Fox Kids
February 24	Biker Mice from Mars	Syndication	1993–96
	Iron Man		1994–96
	Fantastic Four (1994)
	Mutant League
March 1	The Head	MTV
March 30	Action Man (1995)	Syndication	1995–96
	Creepy Crawlers		1994–96
May 11	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	TBS	1990–96	Ended
August 10	The Adventures of Hyperman	CBS	1995–96	Cancelled
October 10	The Ren & Stimpy Show	Nickelodeon, MTV	1991–96	Ended
November 2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)	Syndication, CBS	1987–96
	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat	CBS	1995–96	Cancelled
November 9	The Oz Kids	ABC	1996
	Cave Kids	Cartoon Network
November 24	Rocko's Modern Life	Nickelodeon	1993–96
	The Tick (1994)	Fox Kids	1994–96
	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Syndication	1993–96
November 28	Quack Pack		1996
December 1	Bureau of Alien Detectors	UPN
December 7	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.	CBS
	Richie Rich (1996)	Syndication
December 12	Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders		1995–96
December 13	Earthworm Jim	Kids' WB
December 14	Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm	USA Network	1996
December 21	The Savage Dragon		1995–96
	Wing Commander Academy		1996
Unknown	Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic	Syndication	1995–96
	Santo Bugito	CBS
	Itsy Bitsy Spider	USA Network	1994–96

Deaths

February

• February 2:
  • Shamus Culhane, American animator (J.R. Bray, Fleischer Studios, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, Walter Lantz) and film director (directed the classic Woody Woodpecker short The Barber of Seville), dies at age 87.[26]
  • Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, film director, producer and choreographer (danced with Jerry the Mouse in Anchors Aweigh, choreography consultant for Cats Don't Dance), dies at age 83.[27]
• February 3: Audrey Meadows, American actress (voice of Bea Simmons in The Simpsons episode Old Money), dies at age 73.[28]

March

• March 6:
  • Simon Cadell, British actor (voice of Blackberry in Watership Down), dies at age 45.[29]
  • Paula Winslowe, American actress (voice of Bambi's mother in Bambi), dies at age 85.[30]

May

• May 8: Ed Love, American animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM (worked in Tex Avery's unit), Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 85. [31]
• May 10: Ethel Smith, American organist (played organ during the Blame It on the Samba segment in Melody Time), dies at age 93.[32]
• May 15: Virgil Walter Ross, American animator (Charles B. Mintz, Ub Iwerks, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros. Animation, Filmation, Hanna Barbera), dies at age 88.[33]
• May 24: John Abbott, British actor (voice of Akela in The Jungle Book), dies at age 90.[34]

June

• June 5: Vito Scotti, American actor (voice of Peppo, the Italian cat, in The Aristocats), dies at age 78.[35]
• June 11: Gin, Spanish comics artist, animator and illustrator (Macian Studios), passes away at age 65.[36]

July

• July 15: Dana Hill, American voice actress (Scrappy in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Buddy in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Tank Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck, Max Goof in Goof Troop, Charles Duckman in Duckman), dies at age 32 from a stroke.[37]
• July 23: Jim Pabian, American animator, animated film director and comics artist (Warner Bros. Animation, Chuck Jones), dies at age 87. [38]

August

• August 18: Al Bertino, American animator (Charles Mintz, Walt Disney Company, UPA, Grantray-Lawrence Animation, Walter Lantz), dies at age 84.[39]

December

• December 8: Stig Lasseby, Swedish animator, director, animation producer (Agaton Sax, Peter-No-Tail) and voice actor (Tänkande August in the Agaton Sax films and TV series), dies at age 71.[40]

Specific date unknown

• Jim Davis, American animator and cartoonist (Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Studios, Warner Brothers Animation, DePatie-Freleng, worked on Fritz the Cat), dies at age 80 or 81.[41]
• Rick Hoover, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation) and comics artist, dies at age 55 or 56.[42]
• Cor Icke, Dutch animator (directed Loeki de Leeuw), dies at age 82 or 83.[43]

See also

• 1996 in anime

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