List of years in animation
This is a lists of years in animation.
1800 to 1900
- Before 1900 in animation
Before 1960
- 1928 - Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie starring Mickey Mouse becomes one of the first ever cartoons with sound.
- 1930 - Dizzy Dishes marks the first original appearance of Betty Boop.
- 1932 - Flowers and Trees becomes the first colour cartoon and wins the very first Oscar for Best animated short film.
- 1933 - Popeye makes his first screen appearance along side Betty Boop in Popeye the Sailor.
- 1937 - The release of the world's very first ever full-length animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- 1939 - Release of Gulliver's Travels
- 1940 - Releases of Disney's second feature length animated film Pinocchio, three years on from the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and third film Fantasia which stars Mickey Mouse in his first feature film appearance. Knock Knock featuring Andy Panda marks the first original appearance of Woody Woodpecker, A Wild Hare marks the first official appearance of iconic Looney Tune, Bugs Bunny and Puss Gets the Boot marks the first original appearance of Tom and Jerry.
- 1941 - Releases of Dumbo, and Mr. Bug Goes to Town
- 1942 - Release of Bambi, Mouse of Tomorrow marks the first appearance of Mighty Mouse.
- 1945 - Casper the Friendly Ghost makes his first screen appearance in The Friendly Ghost.
- 1949 - Mr. Magoo makes his first appearance in The Ragtime Bear and Crusader Rabbit becomes the first made for television animated series.
- 1950 - Release of Cinderella
- 1951 - Release of Alice in Wonderland.
- 1953 - Release of Peter Pan featuring the first appearance of Disney's iconic fairy Tinkerbell.
- 1955 - Release of Lady and the Tramp becoming the first animated film in CinemaScope.
- 1957 - Hanna-Barbera is founded, followed by the first broadcast of its first show The Ruff and Reddy Show, along with The Woody Woodpecker Show
- 1958 - Alvin and the Chipmunks make their breakthrough appearance with the release of their classic Christmas song The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) along with the first broadcast of The Huckleberry Hound Show
- 1959 - Release of Sleeping Beauty and first broadcasts of The Quick Draw McGraw Show and Rocky and His Friends
1960s
- 1960 - First broadcast of popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones
- 1961 - Release of One Hundred and One Dalmatians and first broadcasts of The Yogi Bear Show, The Alvin Show and Top Cat
- 1962 - Release of Gay Purr-ee and first broadcast of The Jetsons
- 1963 - Release of The Sword in the Stone and first broadcasts of The Magilla Gorilla Show and the first anime TV series Astro Boy
- 1964 - Release of Hey There, It's Yogi Bear along with the first ever Pink Panther cartoon The Pink Phink, after The Pink Panther himself made his breakthrough appearance in the animated opening of the 1963 film of the same name, starring Peter Sellers; First original french broadcast of The Magic Roundabout along with Johnny Quest, Underdog and the Christmas TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- 1965 - First broadcast of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel along with the first screen appearance of the Peanuts in A Charlie Brown Christmas
- 1966 - First broadcasts of Space Ghost and Camberwick Green along with How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- 1967 - Release of The Jungle Book and first broadcasts of George of the Jungle and Spider-Man
- 1968 - Release of Yellow Submarine and first broadcast of Wacky Races and The Archie Show
- 1969 - First broadcasts of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, The Pink Panther Show and Clangers, along with the TV specials Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert and Frosty the Snowman
1970s
- 1970 - Release of The Aristocats and the first broadcast of Josie and the Pussycats
- 1971 - First broadcast of Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! along with the specials The Cat in the Hat and Here Comes Peter Cottontail
- 1972 - Release of Fritz the Cat, marking the launch of adult animation, along with the first broadcast of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- 1973 - Releases of Heavy Traffic, Robin Hood and Charlotte's Web and first broadcasts of The Wombles and Yogi's Gang
- 1974 - First broadcasts of Hong Kong Phooey, Roobarb and Bagpuss
- 1975 - Release of Coonskin, along with the first broadcasts of Paddington, The Great Grape Ape Show, Bod and Ivor the Engine
- 1976 - First broadcasts of The Scooby-Doo Show, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
- 1977 - Releases of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Rescuers, Wizards and The Hobbit and first broadcasts of Baggy Pants and the Nitwits, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics and The Flumps
- 1978 - Releases of The Lord of the Rings and Watership Down
- 1979 - First broadcast of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1980s
- 1980 - The Amazing Adventures of Morph
- 1981 - The Smurfs, Postman Pat, The Fox and the Hound, Willo the Wisp, Danger Mouse
- 1982 - SuperTed, The Secret of NIMH, The Snowman
- 1983 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Inspector Gadget, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Henry's Cat, Bananaman
- 1984 - The Transformers, The Family-Ness, Heathcliff, Voltron, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, The Trap Door, Muppet Babies
- 1985 - ThunderCats, Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, The Black Cauldron, Care Bears, The Wuzzles
- 1986 - An American Tail, The Great Mouse Detective, The Real Ghostbusters, Dragon Ball, Castle in the Sky, The Transformers: The Movie, Pingu
- 1987 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fireman Sam, DuckTales
- 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, My Neighbour Totoro, Count Duckula, Akira, Grave of the Fireflies, Oliver and Company, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Garfield and Friends, The Land Before Time
- 1989 - The Simpsons, The Little Mermaid, Wallace and Gromit, Beetlejuice, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Kiki's Delivery Service, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
1990s
- 1990 - Tiny Toon Adventures, TaleSpin, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Tom and Jerry Kids, Bobby's World
- 1991 - Beauty and the Beast, Doug, Rugrats, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Super Mario World, Darkwing Duck, The Adventures of Tintin, Only Yesterday, Aeon Flux
- 1992 - Sailor Moon, Aladdin, Batman: The Animated Series, X-Men, Crayon Shin-Chan, Porco Rosso; Cartoon Network is launched
- 1993 - The Nightmare Before Christmas, Animaniacs, Beavis and Butt-head, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, 2 Stupid Dogs, Rocko's Modern Life, Sonic the Hedgehog, Biker Mice From Mars, VeggieTales
- 1994 - The Lion King, Spider-Man, Pom Poko, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Magic School Bus, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- 1995 - Toy Story, The What A Cartoon Show, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Pocahontas, Timon & Pumbaa, Whisper of the Heart, The Mask: Animated Series, Pinky and the Brain
- 1996 - Arthur, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jungle Cubs, Dexter's Laboratory, Hey Arnold
- 1997 - Pokémon, Princess Mononoke, South Park, I Am Weasel, Johnny Bravo, Hercules, Cow and Chicken, The Angry Beavers, Cats Don't Dance, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Daria, King of the Hill, Recess, Anastasia
- 1998 - The Powerpuff Girls, A Bug's Life, Antz, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Wild Thornberrys, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, CatDog, Bob and Margaret, Bob the Builder
- 1999 - SpongeBob SquarePants, The Iron Giant, Family Guy, Futurama, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Tarzan, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Redwall, Toy Story 2, Ed, Edd 'n Eddy, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, Mona the Vampire, Oggy and the Cockroaches, My Neighbours the Yamadas, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rocket Power, Mike, Lu and Og
2000s
- 2000 - Chicken Run, Dora the Explorer, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Happy Tree Friends, Dinosaur, As Told By Ginger, Teacher's Pet, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, The Emperor's New Groove, Sheep in the Big City, Clifford the Big Red Dog
- 2001 - Shrek, The Fairly OddParents, Monsters, Inc., Spirited Away, Grim & Evil, Samurai Jack, Time Squad, Teamo Supremo, Yu-Gi-Oh!, The Proud Family, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, House of Mouse, Totally Spies!, Invader Zim; Gorillaz release their self-titled debut album
- 2002 - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Ice Age, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, The Cat Returns, Filmore!, Lilo & Stitch, ChalkZone, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Kim Possible, What's New Scooby-Doo?, Treasure Planet, Codename: Kids Next Door
- 2003 - Finding Nemo, Teen Titans, The Triplets of Belleville, The Venture Bros., The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Xiaolin Showdown, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Beyblade, Brother Bear, Creature Comforts, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sonic X, Jojo's Circus, Code Lyoko, All Grown Up!
- 2004 - Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, The Backyardigans, Drawn Together, Shrek 2, The Polar Express, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Franny's Feet, Atomic Betty, Peppa Pig, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Danny Phantom, The Incredibles, Dave the Barbarian, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Winx Club, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, Howl's Moving Castle, Higglytown Heroes, W.I.T.C.H.
- 2005 - Ben 10, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Corpse Bride, American Dad!, Robot Chicken, Madagascar, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Catscratch, Go, Diego, Go!, Camp Lazlo, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, Squidbillies, Little Einsteins, Gerald McBoing Boing, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, American Dragon: Jake Long, Johnny Test, The Buzz on Maggie; Gorillaz release Demon Days
- 2006 - Yin Yang Yo!, Curious George, Happy Feet, Open Season, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Cars, Handy Manny, Monster House, Wonder Pets!, Flushed Away, Viva Piñata, Class of 3000, My Gym Partner's A Monkey, The Replacements, The Emperor's New School
- 2007 - Phineas and Ferb, Ratatouille, Back at the Barnyard, Chowder, Surf's Up, The Simpsons Movie, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Transformers Animated, Storm Hawks, Shaun the Sheep, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
- 2008 - Kung Fu Panda, Ponyo, Total Drama, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, WALL-E, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Ben 10: Alien Force, Random! Cartoons, Waltz with Bashir, The Mighty B, The Secret Saturdays, Sid the Science Kid, The Mr. Men Show, Martha Speaks, The Penguins of Madagascar
- 2009 - Coraline, Fanboy and Chum Chum, Mary and Max, The Garfield Show, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Up, Archer, The Cleveland Show, The Secret of Kells, 9, The Princess and the Frog, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Monsters vs. Aliens, Special Agent Oso, Dinosaur Train, The Gruffalo
2010s
- 2010 - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Despicable Me, Toy Story 3, Adventure Time, The Ricky Gervais Show, Tangled, Megamind, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Octonauts, Generator Rex, Team Umizoomi, Regular Show, The Illusionist, Planet Sheen, Arrietty, A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures, How to Train Your Dragon, Fish Hooks, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- 2011 - Bob's Burgers, The Adventures of Tintin, The Amazing World of Gumball, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Arthur Christmas, Rango, The Looney Tunes Show, Rio, Puss in Boots, Bubble Guppies, A Monster in Paris, From Up on Poppy Hill, Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- 2012 - Sofia the First, Brave, Gravity Falls, Ben 10: Omniverse, Wreck-it Ralph, ParaNorman, Hotel Transylvania, Frankenweenie, Doc McStuffins, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, Rise of the Guardians, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Legend of Korra, DreamWorks Dragons, Peter Rabbit, Littlest Pet Shop
- 2013 - Frozen, Rick and Morty, Mickey Mouse, The Wind Rises, Turbo FAST (which debuts on Netflix rather than cable or commercial TV), The Croods, Teen Titans Go!, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Steven Universe, PAW Patrol, Sanjay and Craig, Uncle Grandpa, Wander Over Yonder
- 2014 - The Lego Movie, Over the Garden Wall, Big Hero 6, Clarence, Breadwinners, The Book of Life, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas, Star Wars Rebels, When Marnie Was There, Mixels, Sonic Boom, Dora and Friends: Into the City!, BoJack Horseman, Song of the Sea, The Boxtrolls, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Sheriff Callie's Wild West
- 2015 - Thunderbirds Are Go, ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Dinotrux, Danger Mouse, Minions, The Lion Guard, The Good Dinosaur, The Peanuts Movie, We Bare Bears, Harvey Beaks, Anomalisa, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, The Little Prince
- 2016 - Finding Dory, Zootopia, The Powerpuff Girls, Sausage Party, Moana, The Secret Life of Pets, Milo Murphy's Law, Elena of Avalor, Trolls, Kung Fu Panda 3, Kubo and the Two Strings, Sing, The Loud House, Animals., Ballerina
- 2017 - Smurfs: The Lost Village, My Little Pony: The Movie, Coco, Emojimovie: Express Yourself, The Lego Batman Movie
See also
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