1995 In Animation

Events in 1995 in animation.

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Events

January

* January 2: '' The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show'' broadcasts its first episode.

February

* February 5:: Dr. Seuss' ''Daisy-Head Mayzie'' premieres on TNT. It is Dr. Seuss' first posthumous book. This publication was altered from his original text, which was republished 21 years later.
* February 13: Chuck Jones receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

March

* March 5: '' The Simpsons'' episode " A Star Is Burns" is first broadcast; it is a crossover with '' The Critic'' and guest stars Jon Lovitz and Maurice LaMarche. Matt Groening heavily criticized the episode, feeling that it was just an advertisement for ''The Critic'', and that people would incorrectly associate the show with him. Because of this, he was uncredited in the episode.
* March 27: 67th Academy Awards:
** '' Bob's Birthday'' by Alison Snowden and David Fine wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
** Elton John and Tim Rice's song '' Can You Feel the Love Tonight'' from '' The Lion King'' wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song, while Hans Zimmer wins the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the same film.

April

* April 7: '' A Goofy Movie'', produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. It became a cult classic and adult interest decades later.
* April 12: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's '' The Pebble and the Penguin'' premieres, one of the five lesser Bluth films and to be the most troublesome from his experience. Due to production problems, Bluth and Goldman opt not to be credited. Consequently, his Irish animation studio closed down by bankruptcy.

May

* May 28: The first episode of '' Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is broadcast.

June

* June 23: The Walt Disney Company releases '' Pocahontas'', directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg.

September

* September 5: The first episode of ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' airs.
* September 9: Kids' WB launches.
** The first episodes of '' Freakazoid!'', '' Pinky and the Brain'', '' The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'', and '' Earthworm Jim'' air.
* September 16: Film Roman's '' The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat'' airs. This marks the second television series based on '' Felix the Cat'', except Felix's character is reverted to his original adult self from the pre-1936 cartoons by Pat Sullivan.
* September 25: The first episode of '' Timon & Pumbaa'', produced by the Walt Disney Company airs.

October

* October 4: The first episode of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' airs.
* October 22: The first episode of '' The Little Lulu Show'' airs.

November

* November 18: '' Ghost in the Shell'' is first released, an anime feature film directed by Mamoru Oshii, based on the manga series '' Ghost in the Shell'' by Masamune Shirow. It will later become a cult classic.
* November 22: '' Toy Story'', the first CGI animated feature film, is released by Pixar and the Walt Disney Company.

December

* December 1: Trey Parker and Matt Stone make the animated short ''Jesus vs. Santa'', which features embryonal versions of the characters they'll later use in ''South Park'' and will become a viral sensation under the title '' The Spirit of Christmas''.
* December 22: Amblin Entertainment's '' Balto'' premieres. This is the last animated feature produced by Amblimation before it was closed down in 1997. Despite its failure during the release, it becomes a cult classic and is favored over the poorly received direct-to-video sequels in the 2000s.
* December 28: '' Gerald McBoing-Boing'' is added to the National Film Registry.

Specific date unknown

* Helen Hill's '' Scratch and Crow'' is first released.

Films released

* January 20 - '' The Kingdom of Green Glade'' (Poland)
* January 31 - '' Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken'' (United States and Japan)
* February 3 - ''The Monkeys and the Secret Weapon'' (Denmark)
* February 6 - ''Hercules'' (United States and Japan)
* February 25 - '' Dragon Knight: Another Knight on the Town'' (Japan)
* March 4:
** '' Doraemon: Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World'' (Japan)
** '' Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn'' (Japan)
* March 7 - ''The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit'' (United States)
* March 12:
** ''Alice in Wonderland'' (United States and Japan)
** '' Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! Burning Hanamichi Sakuragi'' (Japan)
* March 17 - ''Sleeping Beauty'' (United States and Japan)
* March 28 - '' VeggieTales: Are You My Neighbor?'' (United States)
* April 1 - ''Elementalors'' (Japan)
* April 7:
** '' A Goofy Movie'' (United States)
** '' Lesson XX'' (Japan)
* April 11 - ''Pocahontas'' (United States)
* April 12 - '' The Pebble and the Penguin'' (United States and Ireland)
* April 15 - '' Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition'' (Japan)
* April 22 - '' Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus'' (Japan)
* April 27 - ''Snow White'' (United States and Japan)
* May 2 - ''The Prince and the Pauper'' (United States)
* May 9 - '' Black Beauty'' (United States and Japan)
* May 26 - '' Casper'' (United States)
* June 10 - '' Catnapped!'' (Japan)
* June 18 - ''Run'' (Japan)
* June 23 - '' Pocahontas'' (United States)
* July 12 - '' The Katta-kun Story'' (Japan)
* July 15:
** '' Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon'' (Japan)
** '' Slam Dunk: Howling Basketman Spirit!! Hanamichi and Rukawa's Hot Summer'' (Japan)
** '' Whisper of the Heart'' (Japan)
* July 20 - ''Junkers Come Here'' (Japan)
* July 22 - ''Kazu & Yasu Hero Tanjō'' (Japan)
* July 29:
** '' Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture'' (Japan)
** '' Soreike! Anpanman Yūreisen o Yattsukero!!'' (Japan)
* July 31:
** '' Little Red Riding Hood'' (United States and Japan)
** '' The Nutcracker'' (United States and Japan)
* August 4 - '' Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure'' (Japan)
* August 5:
** '' The Red Hawk'' (South Korea)
** '' Slayers The Motion Picture'' (Japan)
* August 9 - ''Curly, the Littlest Puppy'' (United States and Japan)
* August 19 - ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (Japan)
* August 27 - '' Macross Plus: Movie Edition'' (Japan)
* August 29:
** ''The Christmas Elves'' (United States)
** ''Noah's Ark'' (United States)
* September - ''The Tale of Tillie's Dragon'' (United States)
* October 4 - '' Gumby: The Movie'' (United States)
* October 12 - ''The Real Shlemiel'' (France, Germany and Hungary)
* October 16 - ''Pocahontas'' (Australia)
* October 17 - '' Jungle Book'' (United States and Japan)
* October 30 - ''Drawn from Memory'' (United States)
* November - ''Days of Rage'' (Greece)
* November 9 - ''Magic Gift of the Snowman'' (United States and Japan)
* November 18 - '' Ghost in the Shell'' (Japan and United Kingdom)
* November 21 - '' The Snow Queen'' (United Kingdom)
* November 22:
** '' Toy Story'' (United States)
** '' Yamato Takeru: After War'' (Japan)
* November 28 - '' VeggieTales: Rack, Shack and Benny'' (United States)
* November 29 - ''Lesson of Darkness'' (Japan)
* December 15 - '' The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving'' (United States)
* December 18:
** '' The Legend of the Blue Wolves'' (Japan)
** '' Silent Service'' (Japan)
* December 22 - '' Balto'' (United States and United Kingdom)
* December 23:
** '' The Hungry Best 5'' (South Korea)
** '' Memories'' (Japan)
** '' Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie'' (Japan)
* December 24:
** ''The Adventures of Mole'' (United Kingdom)
** '' Dol-a-on yeong-ung Hong Gil-dong'' (South Korea)
* December 25 - '' The Wind in the Willows'' (United Kingdom)
* Specific date unknown:
** '' Cinderella: Conspiracy at the Emerald Castle'' (Italy)
** ''The Elixir'' (Russia)
** '' Heidi'' (United States and Japan)
** '' Koushi-den'' (Japan, South Korea and Taiwan)
** ''The Mirror of Wonders'' (Italy)

Television series debuts

Television series endings

Births

January

* January 17: Indya Moore, American actress and model (voice of Brooklyn in ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'', Shep in the ''Steven Universe Future'' episode "Little Graduation").

February

* February 3: Kellen Goff, American actor (voice of Kai Chisaki / Overhaul in '' My Hero Academia'', Diavolo in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Mike Rochip / Techno-Pirate and Hot Dog Dan in the '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' episode "Miraculous World: New York - United Heroez").

March

* March 20: Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress (voice of Chiku in '' Babar and the Adventures of Badou'', Sloane Plunderman in ''D.N. Ace'', Mindy Gelato in ''The ZhuZhus'', Gina and Harmony in '' Let's Go Luna!'', Swan Maiden in ''Super Why!'', Clara Tinhorn in '' Dino Ranch'', Janine in '' Gerald McBoing-Boing''), (d. 2023).

May

* May 3: Katie Chang, American actress (voice of Maddie Kim in '' Pantheon'').
* May 4:
** Alex Lawther, English actor (voice of Philip Wittebane in '' The Owl House'', Mildred's Friend in the '' Summer Camp Island'' episode "Mildred's Friends").
** Shameik Moore, American actor and rapper (voice of Miles Morales in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' and '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'').

July

* July 4: Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer (voice of Brooklyn Bystander in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' and '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', Ray Fillet in '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'').

September

* September 5: Caroline Sunshine, American republican press secretary and former actress and singer (voice of Alexis in the '' Fish Hooks'' episode "Bea Saves a Tree").
* September 12: Ryan Potter, American actor (voice of Hiro Hamada in the '' Big Hero 6'' franchise, Kenji Kon in '' Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous'').
* September 20: Sammi Hanratty, American actress (voice of Beggar Boy, Young Cratchit Girl and Want Girl in ''A Christmas Carol'').

October

* October 3: Ayo Edebiri, American actor, comedian (voice of Missy Foreman-Greenwald in '' Big Mouth'', General Scarpaccio/Jayson Moody in ''Mulligan'', Harriet Tubman in '' Clone High'', April O'Neil in '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'', Envy in '' Inside Out 2''), television writer ('' Craig of the Creek'') and producer ('' Big Mouth'').
* October 4: Ambrosia Kelley, American former child actress (voice of Cora Walker in '' The Zeta Project'' episode "Change of Heart", young Sharon Hawkins in the '' Static Shock'' episode "Tantrum").
* October 15: Billy Unger, American actor (voice of Brad Kingstone in '' Fish Hooks'', young Sammy in '' A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures'', Michael in the '' Special Agent Oso'' episode "The Boy with the Golden Gift", Handicapped Kid in the ''Family Guy'' episode "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing").
* October 30: Andy Pessoa, American actor (voice of Raf Esquivel in '' Transformers: Prime'', Gabriel in the ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' episode "Shadows of Youth").

November

* November 17: Zach Barack, American actor (voice of Barney Guttman in '' Dead End: Paranormal Park'').
* November 22: Katherine McNamara, American actress (voice of Priscilla Pynch in '' Transformers: Rescue Bots'', Sally Jessup in '' Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas'').
* November 23: Austin Majors, American actor (voice of young Jim Hawkins in '' Treasure Planet'', Blue Teammate #3 in '' The Ant Bully'', Thomas in the ''American Dad!'' episode "Of Ice and Men"), (d. 2023).
* November 29: Laura Marano, American actress and singer (voice of Scout Y in '' The X's'', Rachel in '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', Veronica in '' Pickle and Peanut'', Mei Mei in the '' Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'' episode "Kai-Lan's Trip to China", Evie, Linda and Titanic Waitress in ''Robot Chicken'' episode "Sundancer Craig in: 30% of the Way to Crying", Girl Hamster #2 in the '' Fish Hooks'' episode "Algae Day").

December

* December 29: Ross Lynch, American actor, singer, and musician (voice of Piers in '' Snowtime!'', Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night in the '' Ultimate Spider-Man'' episode "The Howling Commandos").

Deaths

January

* January 12: William Pomerance, American animator ( Walt Disney Studios), dies at age 89.
* January 19: Don Tobin, American animator and comics artist ( Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 79.
* January 21: John Halas, Hungarian-English animator, film producer and director ('' Halas & Batchelor'', ''Animal Farm'', the animated music video of ''Love Is All'' by Roger Glover), dies at age 82.Brian McFarlane ''The Encyclopedia of British Film'', London: Methuen/BFI, 2003, p.48
* January 24: Frank Emery, American mural artist, jazz musician, photographer, animator, illustrator, and comics artist, dies at age 37.
* January 26: Cecil Roy, American actress (voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Little Lulu), dies at age 94.

March

* March 4: Gloria Wood, American singer and actress (voice of Nelly in '' Nelly's Folly'', Suzy Sparrow in '' Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom''), dies at age 71.
* March 11: Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress (voice of narrator in '' Wil Cwac Cwac'',. Potholer and Linda in the ''SuperTed'' episode "SuperTed and the Pothole Rescue", Princess Amaranth in '' Alias the Jester'', Mrs. Clonkers in ''The BFG''), dies at age 50.
* March 19 Yasuo Yamada, Japanese actor (voice of the title character in '' Lupin III''), dies at age 62.

April

* April 8: Michael Graham Cox, English actor (voice of Boromir in '' The Lord of the Rings'', Bigwig in '' Watership Down''), dies at age 57.
* April 14: Burl Ives, American singer and actor (voice of Sam the Snowman in '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''), dies at 85.
* April 19: Preston Blair, American animator ( Walter Lantz, Charles Mintz, Walt Disney Company, MGM, Tex Avery, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 86.

May

* May 2: Michael Hordern, English actor (voice of Jacob Marley in ''A Christmas Carol'', Frith in '' Watership Down'', Badger in '' The Wind in the Willows'', narrator in '' Paddington''), dies at age 83.Morley, Sheridan
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* May 18: Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (voice of Samantha in '' The Flintstones'' episode "Samantha", Barmaid in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "Showdown"), dies at age 62.
* May 26: Friz Freleng, American animator and cartoonist (''Looney Tunes'', '' The Pink Panther''), dies at age 88.

June

* June 27: Yoni Chen, Israeli actor (dub voice of various ''Looney Tunes'' characters and the Tin Man in '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''), dies at age 41.

July

* July 4: Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (voice of Duchess in '' The Aristocats'', Bianca in '' The Rescuers'' and '' The Rescuers Down Under''), dies at age 76.
* July 25: Balthasar Lippisch, German illustrator, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (worked on the TV series ''Pip & Zip''), dies at age 74 or 75.

August

* August 11: Phil Harris, American comedian, actor and jazz singer (voice of Baloo in '' The Jungle Book'', Thomas O'Malley in '' The Aristocats'' and Little John in '' Robin Hood''), dies at age 91.

September

* September 5: Paul Julian, American animator, background artist ('' My Little Pony: The Movie'', '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest''), sound effects artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voice actor ( Road Runner), dies at age 81.
* September 12: Lubomír Beneš, Czech animator and director (co-creator of '' Pat & Mat''), dies at age 59.
* September 21:
** Irven Spence, American animator (Charles Mintz, Ub Iwerks, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Chuck Jones, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Ralph Bakshi), dies at age 86.
** Ken Willard, American animator (''Gumby Adventures'', '' The Nightmare Before Christmas'', '' Bump in the Night'', '' Gumby: The Movie'', '' Toy Story''), dies at age 36.
* September 22: John Whitney, American animator, composer, and inventor (''Five Film Exercises'', co-animated the opening sequence of '' Vertigo''), dies at age 78.
* September 25: Kei Tomiyama, Japanese voice actor dies at 56.

October

* October 5: Linda Gary, American actress (voice of Queen Salena in ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', Teela, the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, Evil-Lyn, and Queen Marlena in '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'', Grandma Longneck in '' The Land Before Time'' franchise, Entrapta, Madame Razz, Scorpia, Shadow Weaver, and Glimmer in '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'', Chromia in '' The Transformers'', Aunt May in seasons 1-3 of ''Spider-Man'', Nora Crest in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', Dr. Abby Sinian in '' Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron''), dies at age 50.
* October 13: Michael Lah, American animator and film director ( Walt Disney Company, worked for Tex Avery), dies at age 83.
* October 21: Maxene Andrews, American singer (co-sang the "Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet" segment in '' Make Mine Music'' and " Little Toot" in '' Melody Time''), dies at age 79.
* October 23: Mary Wickes, American actress (live-action model for Cruella De Vil in ''101 Dalmatians'', voice of Laverne in '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame''), dies at age 85.

November

* November 4: Jackie Banks, American animation checker and scene planner (Hanna-Barbera, '' This Is America, Charlie Brown'', '' The Simpsons'', '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie''), dies at age 54.
* November 9: Robert O. Cook, American sound engineer ( Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 92.
* November 16: Charles Gordone, American playwright, actor, director, educator and actor (voice of Preacher Fox in '' Coonskin''), dies at age 70.
* November 19: Wan Guchan, Chinese animator, film director (founder of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, '' Shuzhendong Chinese Typewriter'', '' Uproar in the Studio'', ''The Camel's Dance'', '' Princess Iron Fan'', '' Havoc in Heaven'', '' Why is the Crow Black-Coated''), dies at age 95.

December

* December 4: Petar Gligorovski, Macedonian painter, comics artist, animator and film director (''Adam 5 do 12''), dies at age 57.
* December 20: Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (voice of Sarabi in '' The Lion King''), dies from leukemia at age 57.
* December 30: Doris Grau, American actress (voice of Lunchlady Doris in '' The Simpsons'', Doris Grossman in '' The Critic''), dies at age 71.

Specific date unknown

* Alex Cubie, Scottish comics artist and animator ( Rank Film Distributors), dies at age 83 or 84.

See also

* 1995 in anime

Sources

External links

Animated works of the year
listed in the IMDb

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