1991 in animation

none April 2021 1991 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, a list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths. Events January January 10: The Simpsons episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" first airs, with Dr. Nick Riviera and Lionel Hutz making their debuts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page10.shtml Bart Gets Hit By A Car 2009-03-12 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20090222072906/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page10.shtml February 22, 2009 dead mdy-all January 24: The Simpsons episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" first airs, guest starring Larry King and George Takei. January 31: The Simpsons episode "The Way We Was" first airs, being the first flashback episode of the series. February February 7: The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" first airs, with Troy McClure making his debut, voiced by Phil Hartman.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page13.shtml https://archive.today/20120629161932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page13.shtml dead June 29, 2012 Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment 2010-03-03 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all February 14: The Simpsons episode "Principal Charming" first airs, with Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman and Squeaky Voiced Teen making their debuts.http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page14.shtml Principal Charming 2007-07-30 Martyn Warren Wood Adrian 2000 BBC dead https://web.archive.org/web/20031004074028/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page14.shtml 2003-10-04 mdy-all February 21: The Simpsons episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" first airs, with Herb Powell and Mona Simpson making their debuts.June 2024 March March 7: The Simpsons episode "Bart's Dog Gets an "F"" first airs, guest starring Tracey Ullman. After the episode, the music video for Deep, Deep Trouble is first broadcast. March 20: The animation studio Rough Draft Studios is founded. March 26: 63rd Academy Awards: Creature Comforts by Nick Park wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991 The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners October 20, 2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS live https://web.archive.org/web/20141020005240/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991 October 20, 2014 March 28: The Simpsons episode "Old Money" first airs, with Professor Frink making his debut.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page17.shtml https://archive.today/20120629180413/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page17.shtml dead June 29, 2012 Old Money 2009-04-02 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all March 29: Tiny Toon Adventures concludes its first season in Syndication with the episode "High Toon". March 31: The first episode of Darkwing Duck, broadcast by the Walt Disney Company, airs.June 2024 April April 11: The Simpsons episode "Brush with Greatness" first airs, guest starring Ringo Starr.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page18.shtml https://archive.today/20130419174257/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page18.shtml dead April 19, 2013 Brush with Greatness 2007-07-30 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all April 25: The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Substitute" first airs, guest starring Dustin Hoffman, who is credited as Sam Etic. The episode is further notable for fleshing out Lisa Simpson's character.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page19.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20031223190531/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page19.shtml dead December 23, 2003 Lisa's Substitute 2009-04-02 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all May May 1: The Peanuts TV special Snoopy's Reunion premieres on CBS."Peanuts - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12. May 2: The Simpsons episode "The War of the Simpsons" first airs, with Snake Jailbird making his debut.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page20.shtml https://archive.today/20120629180414/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page20.shtml dead June 29, 2012 War of the Simpsons 2009-03-12 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all May 8: The final Garfield TV special Garfield Gets a Life premieres on CBS.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 265. 978-0-8160-3831-2. Retrieved 6 June 2020. May 9: The Simpsons episode "Three Men and a Comic Book" first airs, with Comic Book Guy and Radioactive Man making their debuts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page21.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20040426054600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page21.shtml dead April 26, 2004 Three Men and a Comic Book 2007-07-30 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all July July 11: The Simpsons concludes its second season on Fox with the episode "Blood Feud".Groening, Matt (October 28, 2010). Richmond, Ray; Gimple, Scott M.; McCann, Jessie L.; Seghers, Christine; Bates, James W. (eds.). Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 (1st ed.). HarperCollins. 9780061711282. July 26: The American film studio Animal Logic is founded. Specific date unknown in July: Pee-wee's Playhouse was pulled from its Saturday morning scheduling on CBS due to Paul Reubens' arrest for indecent exposure at an adult movie theater. Stone Phillips NBC News Pee-wee Herman creator speaks out April 5, 2004 October 23, 2023 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4653913 This program would later air on Adult Swim in 2006 as a "childhood comeback for adults" owing to this issue."Pee-wee's Playhouse" comeback aimed at adults Christopher Short The Gazette July 20, 2006 August August 2: Don Bluth's film Rock-a-Doodle premieres in the United Kingdom. This became one of the five lesser Bluth's works and his first lesser film overall.L. Johnson Malcolm 3 April 1992 'Rock-A-Doodle' Spirited but Somewhat Out of Tune https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-04-03-0000203738-story.html October 5, 2023 Hartford Courant 7 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201007064305/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-04-03-0000203738-story.html live It had some release difficulties after its completion in 1990. It was delayed in the US until April 1992 to avoid competition with Disney's Beauty and the Beast and the first Bluth-less sequel An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.Beck Jerry https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck The Animated Movie Guide Chicago Reader Press 2005 1-55652-591-5 233–4 Rock*a*Doodle registration The film Rover Dangerfield, which features a dog modeled after and voiced by comedian Rodney Dangerfield, premieres.June 2024 August 11 Nickelodeon introduces its new original cartoon brand titled Nicktoons, with the premiere of its first 3 shows: Doug, Rugrats, & The Ren & Stimpy Show.August 9, 1991 Nickelodeon into animated work https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D-lSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fYEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5889,1489783&dq=nickelodeon&hl=en July 11, 2011 The Prescott Courier Rugrats ended up becoming the first longest-running Nicktoon series. The program gained generally positive attention and popularity, as well as becoming an adult interest.TV Guide Issues Featuring Rugrats http://www.rugratonline.com/rrtvg2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120830042949/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrtvg2.htm August 30, 2012 October 11, 2023 Rugrats Online mdy-allMifflin Lawrie November 30, 1997 COVER STORY; When Grown-Ups Let Children Have a Say https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/tv/cover-story-when-grown-ups-let-children-have-a-say.html October 11, 2023 The New York Times August 23: After the three-year delay,https://books.google.com/books?id=LyzzAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Felix+the+Cat:+The+Movie%22 Cawley John Korkis Jim Cartoon Superstars 88–89 1-55698-269-0 1990 October 14, 2023 Pioneer Books Felix the Cat: The Movie makes a public marketing, but only as a direct-to-video movie due to financial issues.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB62D25E2AE1242&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM New on Video August 12, 1988 October 14, 2023 registration Beacon Journal D21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130927031725/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB62D25E2AE1242&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM September 27, 2013 Following the negative reception in North America,Halliwell's Film Guide 2008 HarperCollins Publishers 2007 978-0-00-726080-5 Gritten, David Hammersmith, London 401 Felix the Cat: The Movie Halliwell's Film Guide the movie is only available through European markets as of 2011. September September 3: The first episode of The Legend of Prince Valiant airs, based on the comics series Prince Valiant.June 2024 The first episode of Little Dracula airs.June 2024 September 7: Hammerman, an animated TV series based on popular rapper M.C. Hammer, premieres, but is cancelled after only one season.June 2024 The first episode of Rupert airs, an animated TV series based on the British comics character Rupert Bear.June 2024 The first episode of Taz-Mania airs, starring the Looney Tunes character Tasmanian Devil.June 2024 September 14: Premiere of Back to the Future: The Animated Series, the television adaptation of the 1985 film. It introduces a darker and slightly matureBrothers Back to the Future: The Animated Series CBS 1991 1 1 The offensive language "butthead" is first heard when Vern Brown corrects General Beauregard Tannen, the ancestor of Biff Tannen, who would occasionally use this term in the show, which became questionable for a children’s cartoon at the time. tone for a Saturday-morning cartoon of its time. CBS ended the series after the second season, as it was not as successful as the films of the Back to the Future franchise.Klastorin Michael Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History November 24, 2015 Harper Design New York 978-0062419149 219 Season 4 of Garfield and Friends begins on CBS with the premiere of the following episodes:November 2025 "Moo Cow Mutt/Big Bad Buddy Bird/Angel Puss" "Trial and Error/An Egg-Citing Story/Supermarket Mania" The first episode of ProStars airsPerlmutter David The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows 2018 Rowman & Littlefield 978-1538103739 481–482 and features the animated versions of real-life sports players, Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, and Wayne Gretzky. The first episode of Super Mario World airs. This third installment of Super Mario Bros. by DIC Entertainment was made under regulations of the Children's Television Act by inserting moral and educational values while eliminating instances that are closer to the 16bit game due to promotional restrictions for children.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/10/business/the-media-business-fcc-adopts-limits-on-tv-ads-aimed-at-children.html The Media Business F.C.C. Adopts Limits on TV Ads Aimed at Children Andrews Edmund L. April 10, 1991 The New York Times October 12, 2024 en This attempt was not successful. The third season of Captain N: The Game Master, which paired with the Mario episodes, have suffered some limits as well, but was cancelled after 7 episodes. September 16: Season 2 of Tiny Toon Adventures begins in Syndication with the premiere of the episode "Pledge Day".December 2025 September 19: Season 3 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Stark Raving Dad", guest starring Michael Jackson, who is credited as John Jay Smith.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page1.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20030623191042/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page1.shtml dead June 23, 2003 Stark Raving Dad 2008-08-25 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all September 26: The first episode of Spider! airs.June 2024 The Simpsons episode "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" first airs. September 28: The first episode of Mr. Bogus airs, an adaptation of a series of French-Belgian claymation shorts, here done in traditional animation.June 2024 October October 2: Nelvana's critically acclaimed adaptation of Hergé's comics series Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin is first broadcast. October 3: The Simpsons episode "When Flanders Failed" first airs. October 10: The Simpsons episode "Bart the Murderer" first airs, where Fat Tony, Legs and Louie make their debuts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page4.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20040405153124/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page4.shtml dead April 5, 2004 Bart the Murderer 2009-06-08 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian BBC mdy-all October 11: Gertie the Dinosaur is added to the National Film Registry.https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs Library of CongressAndrews Roberts M. 25 Films Designated For Preservation St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB04D5F1431ADB1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Fee required October 11, 1991 July 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503192354/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB04D5F1431ADB1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM May 3, 2011 October 17: The Simpsons episode "Homer Defined" first airs, guest starring Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn. October 24: The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown" first airs, where Krusty the Clown is revealed to be Jewish; it also guest stars Jackie Mason.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page6.shtml https://archive.today/20120629180415/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page6.shtml dead June 29, 2012 Like Father, Like Clown 2009-06-23 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all October 28: The first episode of Once Upon a Time... The Americas airs. October 31: The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror II" first airs. November November 7: The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Pony" first airs. November 9: Garfield and Friends concludes its fourth season on CBS with the following episodes:November 2025 "The Pizza Patrol/The Son Also Rises/Rolling Romance" "The Automated, Animated Adventure/It's a Wonderful Wade/Truckin' Odie" November 14: The Simpsons episode "Saturdays of Thunder" first airs. November 16: The infamous Super Mario World episode "Rock TV" broadcast, gaining much notoriety for its depictions of television addiction.Walsh Mark TV Stations Faulted for Dearth of Educational Fare https://www.edweek.org/education/tv-stations-faulted-for-dearth-of-educational-fare/1992/10 April 1, 2024 Education Week October 7, 1992 en November 21: The Simpsons episode "Flaming Moe's" first airs, guest starring the band Aerosmith.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page10.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20040819014310/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page10.shtml dead August 19, 2004 Flaming Moe's 2008-04-12 Martyn, Warren Wood, Adrian 2000 BBC mdy-all November 22: The Walt Disney Company releases Beauty and the Beast.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/13/movies/review-film-disney-s-beauty-and-the-beast-updated-in-form-and-content.html Review/Film; Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Updated in Form and Content Janet Maslin The New York Times November 13, 1991 November 25, 2016 Janet Maslin Universal Pictures releases An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, a sequel to An American Tail.June 2024 It became a cult film in the 2010s.Long Christian November 25, 2019 The Best Westerns On Netflix Right Now https://uproxx.com/movies/best-westerns-on-netflix-right-now/ September 30, 2023 UproxxSunday Matinee – "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West" https://www.jimmy.org/event/sunday-matinee-an-american-tale-fievel-goes-west-2/ September 30, 2023 The Jimmy Stewart Museum November 30: The first episode of Æon Flux airs.http://scf.usc.edu/~huntleym/itp104/assignment6/mainpage.html Aeon Flux | Overview The first episode of Liquid Television airs.June 2024 December December 5: The Simpsons episode "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" first airs. December 7: The first episode of A Bunch of Munsch airs in Canada as a winter special. In the United States, the series premiered on December 17, 1991, an animated TV series based on the children's books by the American–Canadian children's author Robert Munsch. However, the series will later air regularly until the following year. Super Mario World's final episode "Mama Luigi" airs, it was also the final episode of a Super Mario cartoon. While most of the series met negative attention at the time as its originality was grounded by the mandated Children's Television Act, this episode became a legacy following as it was one of the main sources for YTP's in the late 2000s. A remake was released on YouTube in 2017, dedicating the memories of Tony Rosato and Harvey Atkin.2017-09-04 227 Artists Remade An Episode Of Super Mario World's Cartoon https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/227-artists-remade-an-episode-of-super-mario-worlds-cartoon/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170904125606/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/227-artists-remade-an-episode-of-super-mario-worlds-cartoon/ usurped September 4, 2017 October 2, 2023 Kotaku Australia en-AUFennimore Jack 2017-08-30 WATCH: Mama Luigi Reanimated By Over 227 Animators https://heavy.com/games/2017/08/mama-luigi-reanimated-super-mario-world-collab-project-cartoon/ October 2, 2023 Heavy.com en-US December 22: Rugrats concluded its first season on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the episodes "Graham Canyon/Stu Maker's Elves"."Rugrats, Season 1". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. August 11, 1991. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2022. December 26: The Simpsons episode "I Married Marge" first airs. Specific date unknown The animation studio Dong Woo Animation is founded. Turner Broadcasting purchases animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Films released List of animated feature films of 1991 January 1 - The Adventures of the Magic Globe or Witch's Tricks (Soviet Union) January 18 - The Sensualist (Japan) January 25 - Vampire Wars (Japan) February 21 - Wizardry (Japan) February 22 - Psychic Wars (Japan) March 1 - To Want to Fly (Italy) March 9: Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (Japan) Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (Japan) Magical Taruruto (Japan) Who's Left Behind? (Japan) March 12 - Okama Hakusho (Japan) March 16 - Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (Japan) March 21 - Burn Up! (Japan) April 5 - Capricorn (manga) ja カプリコン#アニメ Capricorn (Japan) May 5 - Jang Dok-dae (South Korea) May 22 - Free! Whale Peek (Japan) May 25 - Robinson and Company (France) June 7 - Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (Italy) June 16 - Beyond the Tide of Time (Japan) June 21 - The Seventh Brother (Hungary, Germany, and United States) June 29 - Nadia of the Mysterious Seas (Japan) July 20: The Adventures of Gamba and Otters (Japan) Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (Japan) Magical Taruruto: Burn! Magic War of Friendship (Japan) Only Yesterday (Japan) Soreike! Anpanman Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon (Japan) July 21 - Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb (Japan) August 2 - Rover Dangerfield (United States) August 9 - Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary (Japan) August 16 - Huckleberry no Bōken (Japan) August 17 - Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture (Japan) August 18 - Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (Japan) September 6: Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns the Duck (United States) Hisaichi Ishii's Great Political World (Japan) September 11 - The Christmas Tree (United States and Brazil) September 14 - Roujin Z (Japan) September 19 - The Magic Riddle (Australia) October 11 - Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission (Netherlands) November 2 - Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (Japan) November 21 - Christmas in January (Japan) November 22: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (United States and United Kingdom) Beauty and the Beast (United States) Ninja Ryūkenden (Japan) December 10 - Heukkkokdujanggun (South Korea) December 14: Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High (Sweden) Gekkō no Pierce: Yumemi to Gin no Bara no Kishi-dan (Japan) December 19 - The Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins (United States and Philippines) December 20 - The Princess and the Goblin (United States, United Kingdom, Hungary, and Japan) December 28 - Dark Cat (Japan) December 29 - The White Camel (Belgium, France, and Luxembourg) Specific date unknown: Ali Baba (Australia) The Count of Monte-Cristo (Australia) The Emperor's New Clothes (Australia) Eneida (Soviet Union and Ukraine) Filemon i przyjaciele (Poland) Frank Enstein (Australia) Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Australia) Hans and the Silver Skates (Australia) The Holiday of the New Year Tree (Soviet Union) The Legend of Zorro (Italy, Japan, and Switzerland) Ness and Nessy (Latvia) Robin Hood (Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom) Underwater Berets (Soviet Union) White Fang (Australia) Television series debuts List of animated television series of 1991 Date Title Channel Year February 25 The Pirates of Dark Water ABC, Syndication 1991–1993 March 1 Toxic Crusaders Syndication 1991 August 11 Doug Nickelodeon 1991–1994 Rugrats 1991–1994, 1996–2004 The Ren & Stimpy Show Nickelodeon, MTV 1991–1996 September 3 The Legend of Prince Valiant The Family Channel 1991–1993 Little Dracula Fox Kids 1991–1999 September 6 Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime ITV 1991–1992 September 7 Little Shop Fox Kids 1991 Taz-Mania 1991–1995 September 8 Darkwing Duck The Disney Channel, Syndication, ABC 1991–1992 Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars Syndication 1991 September 14 Super Mario World NBC Wish Kid Space Cats Yo Yogi! ProStars Hammerman ABC Mother Goose and Grim CBS 1991–1992 Where's Wally? 1991 Back to the Future 1991–1992 September 15 Young Robin Hood Syndication September 16 James Bond Jr. September 26 Spider! BBC1 (Children's BBC) 1991 September 28 Mr. Bogus Syndication 1991–1993 November 30 Liquid Television MTV 1991–1995 Æon Flux December 7 A Bunch of Munsch CTV, Showtime 1991–1992 Television series endings Date Title Channel Year Notes January 18 Wake, Rattle, and Roll Syndication 1990–1991 Cancelled February 22 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears NBC, ABC, Syndication 1985–1991 Ended May 11 Swamp Thing (1991) Fox Kids 1990–1991 Cancelled May 20 Toxic Crusaders Syndication 1991 August 8 TaleSpin The Disney Channel, Syndication 1990–1991 August 17 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ABC 1988–1991 September 10 Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates Fox Kids 1990–1991 October 5 The Real Ghostbusters ABC, Syndication 1986–1991 Ended October 26 Captain N: The Game Master NBC 1989–1991 Cancelled The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Disney Channel, ABC 1988–1991 November 2 Muppet Babies (1984) CBS 1984–1991 Ended November 16 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures CBS, Fox Kids 1990–1991 Cancelled November 23 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Fox Kids November 30 Little Shop 1991 December 1 Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars Syndication December 6 Beetlejuice ABC, Syndication 1989–1991 December 7 Hammerman ABC 1991 Super Mario World NBC Wish Kid Yo Yogi! ProStars December 8 The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda Syndication 1990–1991 December 14 Where's Wally? CBS 1991 Space Cats NBC Births January January 14: Jeanine Mason, American actress and dancer (voice of Christina Christo in the Megamind franchise, Eva in WondLa, Minuet Sonata in Trolls: TrollsTopia). January 18: Britt McKillip, Canadian actress and singer (voice of Princess Cadance in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Lola Bunny in Baby Looney Tunes, Bingo Cherry in Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, Goldilocks in Dragon Tales, Stella in ToddWorld, Harumi in Ninjago). January 25: Ariana DeBose, American actress, dancer, and singer (voice of Asha in Wish, and Once Upon a Studio, Danielle in the Human Resources episode "Rutgers is for Lovers"). January 28: Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, writer, and producer (voice of Taylor Travis in Pacific Rim: The Black, Teen Leader in the Wander Over Yonder episode "The Black Cube"). February February 10: Emma Roberts, American actress (voice of Wilma in The Flight Before Christmas, Wedgehead in UglyDolls, Amanda Barrington in the Family Guy episode "No Country Club for Old Men"). March March 5: Emi Lo, American voice actor (Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment). March 6: Tyler, the Creator, American rapper and music producer (voice of Blitz Comet and Big Trouble in the Regular Show episode "Rap It Up", Black Jesus in Big Mouth, Broto in Black Dynamite, co-creator and executive producer of The Jellies!). March 9: Brenna O'Brien, Canadian actress and artist (voice of Rin in Inuyasha). March 26: Ramy Youssef, American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director (voice of Safi in Wish). March 28: Amy Bruckner, American actress (voice of Haley Long in American Dragon: Jake Long). April April 7: Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter (voice of Lauren in Turning Red). April 10: AJ Michalka, American actress, musician and singer-songwriter (voice of Stevonnie in Steven Universe, Catra in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power). April 27: Darren Barnet, American actor (voice of Yuichi in Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Mike in Skull Island, Taigen in Blue Eye Samurai).2022-06-21 Darren Barnet facts: 15 things to know about the Never Have I Ever actor who plays Paxton London Evening Standard Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/darren-barnet-never-have-i-ever-actor-facts-a4438536.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220621143125/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/darren-barnet-never-have-i-ever-actor-facts-a4438536.html dead 2022-06-21 2023-06-18 May May 29: Saori Hayami, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Miyuki Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Yukino Yukinoshita in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Leona in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Himawari Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Shinobu Kochō in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Yor Forger in Spy × Family, Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler). June June 1: Zazie Beetz, German-American actress (voice of Diane Foxington in The Bad Guys franchise, Amber Bennett in Invincible). June 9: Abe Groening, American television writer and production assistant (Disenchantment). June 26: Natsuki Hanae, Japanese voice actor and YouTuber (voice of Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul, Inaho Kaizuka in Aldnoah.Zero, Takumi Aldini in Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Kōsei Arima in Your Lie in April, Sieg in Fate/Apocrypha, Korai Hoshiumi in Haikyu!!, Vanitas in The Case Study of Vanitas, Haruichi Kominato in Ace of Diamond, Maki Katsuragi in Stars Align, The Duke of Death in The Duke of Death and His Maid). June 29: Tajja Isen, Canadian writer, editor and voice actress (voice of Sister Bear in The Berenstain Bears, Jazzi in The Save-Ums!, the title character in Atomic Betty, Samantha in Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, Jane in Jane and the Dragon, Jodie in Time Warp Trio, Princess Pea/Presto in Super Why!, Nessa in My Big Big Friend, singing voice of Franny in Franny's Feet). Danielle Weisberg, American television writer and production assistant (The Simpsons). July July 8: Thuso Mbedu, South African actress (voice of Annette in Castlevania: Nocturne). July 9: Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer (voice of Jeremy Johnson in Phineas and Ferb, D.J. in Monster House). July 12: Erik Per Sullivan, American former actor (voice of Sheldon in Finding Nemo, Mino and Baby Bug in Arthur and the Invisibles). July 26: Alice Isaaz, French actress (voice of Joan of Arc in Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again). July 28: George Webster, English actor (voice of Winston in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal). August August 13: Nikita Hopkins, American actor (voice of Roo in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, young Rudy Buenaventura in The Zeta Project episode "Kid Genius"). August 14: Charlotte Nicdao, Australian actress (voice of Baby in Kuu Kuu Harajuku, Nurse and Checkout Lady in Bluey, Que in The Strange Chores, See-Thru Princess and Ancient Glass Princess in the Adventure Time: Distant Lands episode "Obsidian", Meredith in the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode "Room for Growth", Sam in the Zootopia+ episode "Dinner Rush", Princess Abigail in the Animaniacs episode "Royal Flush"). August 28: Kyle Massey, American actor and rapper (voice of Huntsboy #88 in American Dragon: Jake Long, Milo in Fish Hooks, Mr. Spoony in Mighty Magiswords, Jeremy in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chad 3000 in the Yin Yang Yo! episode "Skirting the Issue"). September September 7: Jennifer Veal, English actress and internet personality (voice of Zhan Tiri in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Ally in Descendants: Wicked World, Princess Magma in the Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero episode "Rockullan, Papyron, Scissorian"). September 9: Adam Paloian, American animator (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water), character designer (Smiling Friends, The Cuphead Show!), storyboard artist (Pig Goat Banana Cricket, SpongeBob SquarePants, Tig n' Seek), writer and director (SpongeBob SquarePants, The Cuphead Show!). October October 2: Antony Del Rio, American actor (voice of Reptil in The Super Hero Squad Show, Inferno in Avengers Assemble, Kel in Star Wars Resistance, Kyle in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Todd in Twelve Forever, Man-At-Arms in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe). October 7: Kody Kavitha, Indian-American actress (voice of Sunita in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Samosa in Apple & Onion, Norma Khan in Dead End: Paranormal Park, Saanvi Patel in the We Bare Bears episode "Money Man"). October 10: Vico Ortiz, Puerto Rican actor, drag king and activist, (voice of Tefe Holland in Harley Quinn, Hunter, Skater Y and Fern in Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, Serena in Craig Before the Creek). October 18: Ely Henry, Canadian-American actor (voice of Bamm-Bamm Rubble in Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs, Calculator in Justice League Action, Fleem in Smallfoot, Goodman in Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Edmund in Where's Waldo?, Bouncing Boy in Legion of Super-Heroes, Aristotle in Taz: Quest for Burger). Tyler Posey, American actor (voice of Alonso in Elena of Avalor, Inferno in Marvel Rising, Tony Toretto in Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, Jose in the Shorty McShorts' Shorts episode "SheZow"). November November 1: Anthony Ramos, American actor and musician (voice of King Trollex in Trolls World Tour, Mr. Piranha in The Bad Guys, Tito in the Elena of Avalor episode "Team Isa"). November 20: Lily Ki, American voice actress (voice of Miki in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, Yoshi in Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, Lena in The Misfit of Demon King Academy, Love Cute in Mashle) December December 17: Daniel Tay, American actor (voice of the title character in Doogal). December 19: Libe Barer, American actress (voice of Violet Sabrewing in DuckTales, Casey Calderon in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur). Sumire Uesaka, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Hayase Nagatoro in Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro). December 20: Jason Szwimer, Canadian voice actor (voice of James in Arthur's Perfect Christmas, D.W. Read in seasons 7-10 of Arthur and Postcards from Buster, Elf in Caillou's Holiday Movie, Phil in The Tofus). Jillian Rose Reed, American actress (voice of Naomi Turner in Elena of Avalor). Sarah-Nicole Robles, American actress (voice of Judy in Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer, Luz Noceda in The Owl House, Zuma in Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Flytrap in Carmen Sandiego). December 26: Eden Sher, American actress (voice of Star Butterfly in Star vs. the Forces of Evil). December 31: ND Stevenson, American cartoonist and animation producer (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Nimona, Bravest Warriors, Disney Television Animation). Specific date unknown Luis de la Rosa, Mexican animator (My Little Pony: The Movie, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Carmen Sandiego, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Animaniacs), (d. 2026).Luis de la Rosa Dies In Annecy Train Accident: Mexican Animator Was 34 Deaths January January 12: Keye Luke, Chinese actor (voice of Brak in Space Ghost, Charlie Chan in The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Zoltar and The Great Spirit in Battle of the Planets), dies at age 86. January 30: John McIntire, American actor (voice of Rufus in The Rescuers, Mr. Digger in The Fox and the Hound), dies at age 83."Tim McIntireI" Retrieved June 19, 2015. February February 1: Jimmy MacDonald, Scottish-American animator, actor, musician and sound effects maker (Walt Disney Company, voice of Mickey Mouse from 1948 to 1977, original voice of Chip, Gus and Jaq in Cinderella, and Humphrey the Bear, the unlucky wolf in The Sword in the Stone), dies at age 84.Obituary Variety, February 18, 1991.A Viking in the Family Keith Gregson 2011 History Press February 2: Franco Latini, Italian voice actor (dub voice of Donald Duck and Tom Cat), dies at age 63.http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,20/articleid,0857_02_1991_0031_0020_24998652/ Morto Latini, voce di Paperino Stampa Sera February 4, 1991 September 18, 2018 February 3: Nancy Kulp, American actress (voice of Frou-Frou in The Aristocats), dies at age 69.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/05/obituaries/nancy-kulp-69-dies-film-and-tv-actress.html Nancy Kulp, 69, Dies; Film and TV Actress The New York Times Associated Press New York City February 5, 1991 September 7, 2016 March March 4: Vance Colvig, American clown and voice actor (voice of Chopper in The Yogi Bear Show), dies at age 72.Vance Colvig; Roles Included 'Bozo the Clown' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23800054/vance_colvig/ Los Angeles Times March 11, 1991 A 24 Newspapers.com September 16, 2018 March 14: Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 40.Blau, Eleanor. "Howard Ashman Is Dead at 40; Writer of 'Little Shop of Horrors'", New York Times, March 15, 1991 March 26: Lechosław Marszałek, Polish film and television director (Reksio, worked on Bolek i Lolek, Studio Filmów Rysunkowych), dies at age 69.http://www.licencjanareksia.pl/index,boxes,s,4.xhtml Lechosław Marszałek Licencja na Reskia April April 10: Natalie Schafer, American actress (voice of Lovey Howell in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet), dies at age 90.Natalie Schafer, 90, ‘Gilligan's Island’ star, The Courier-News (Bridgewater, NJ), April 12, 1991, page 23 April 19: Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (made advertising animated shorts for Bergenholz), dies at age 79.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bramming_frederik.htm Frederik Bramming April 25: Carl Brandt, American musician (The Dick Tracy Show, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, Tom & Jerry), dies at age 76.TV Music Composer Dies at age 76, Mobile Register, April 29, 1991, pg. 4 April 28: Ken Curtis, American singer and actor (voice of Nutsy the vulture in Robin Hood), dies at age 74.Ken Curtis Obituary, Los Angeles Times, GunsmokeNet.com April 30: Roy Seawright, American special effects maker and animator (Babes in Toyland, One Million B.C.), dies at age 85.https://books.google.com/books?id=lSkDAAAAMBAJ&q=roy+seawright&pg=PA102 Popular Science April 1939 May May 14: Joy Batchelor, English animator, film producer and director (Halas & Batchelor, Animal Farm, the animated music video of Love Is All by Roger Glover), dies at age 77.May 27, 1991 OBITUARIES Variety Los Angeles 1305834891 August August 4: Don DaGradi, American writer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 80. September September 3: Frank Capra, Italian-born American director, producer and writer (creator of Private Snafu, directed Our Mr. Sun and Hemo the Magnificent), dies at age 94.Lambert, Gavin. "Book review: "The World Outside the Pictures: 'Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success'." The Los Angeles Times, May 27, 1992.Brooks 2006, p. 248."75th Year Booklet: The Caltech Y History." https://web.archive.org/web/20070325071034/http://www.caltechy.org/about/history/75years/ March 25, 2007 caltechy.org. Retrieved: July 24, 2011."Description of the Capra Collection" https://web.archive.org/web/20080514070350/http://www.wesleyan.edu/cinema/collections/capra.htm May 14, 2008, wesleyan.edu; retrieved March 23, 2010. September 14: Lisa Michelson, American voice actress (English dub voice of Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service), dies in a car accident at age 33. September 24: Dr. Seuss, American children's novelist, illustrator, animator and comics artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!), dies at age 87.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/seuss_dr.htm Dr. Seuss lambiek.net September 27: Floyd Huddleston, American songwriter (The Aristocats, Robin Hood), dies at age 73.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-02-me-2852-story.html Floyd Huddleston; Singer Los Angeles Times October 2, 1991 December 4, 2012Songwriter Floyd Huddleston Dies https://apnews.com/article/68d0cc6dda460672164493c2a211551b Associated Press October 2, 1991 October 23, 2020 September 29: Ed Barge, American animator (Harman-Ising, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Ralph Bakshi), dies at age 81. October October 26: Henry Wilson Allen, aka Heck Allen, American novelist and animation writer (Barney Bear, worked for Tex Avery), dies at age 79. November November 11: Morton Stevens, American composer (Tiny Toon Adventures), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 62.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-12-mn-1480-story.html Emmy-Winning Composer Morton Stevens Dies Los Angeles Times November 12, 1991 November 18: Reg Parlett, English cartoonist and comic book artist, (writer and artist for J. Arthur Rank's Animaland cartoons, one of the artists working on the animated film Animal Farm), dies at age 87.Parlett on Lambiek ComiclopediaClark, Alan The Comic Art of Reg. Parlett Golden Fun Publishing (1986) pg 5 November 25: Eleanor Audley, American actress (voice of Lady Tremaine in Cinderella and Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty), dies at age 86. Hischak Thomas S. Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary McFarland 2011 978-0786462711Audio-Commentary Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2008https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/05/meet-eleanor-audley-the-original-maleficent/371829/ Meet Eleanor Audley, the Original 'Maleficent' Zuckerman Esther May 30, 2014 The Atlantic March 25, 2018https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-27-mn-229-story.html Eleanor Audley; Actress, Voice of Disney Characters Los Angeles Times November 27, 1991 March 25, 2018Wilson Scott Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. 2016 McFarland 9781476625997 32 https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&q=Eleanor+Audley+burial+site+scott+wilson&pg=PA32 February 10, 2019 en November 27: Harry Everett Smith, American experimental filmmaker (Early Abstractions, Heaven and Earth Magic), dies at age 68. http://www.indiewire.com/2011/08/grey-matters-young-and-old-memories-of-the-hotel-chelsea-232826/ GREY MATTERS: Young and old memories of the Hotel Chelsea 2011-12-05 IndieWire 2011-08-12 Ian Grey https://web.archive.org/web/20171212032133if_/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/08/grey-matters-young-and-old-memories-of-the-hotel-chelsea-232826/ 2017-12-12 December December 29: Tony Strobl, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, scriptwriter for Duck Tales), dies at age 76.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/strobl_tony.htm Tony Strobl lambiek.net Specific date unknown David Hamilton Grant, English pornographic producer and convicted criminal (Snow White and the Seven Perverts), dies at age 52 of an alleged contract killing.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/x-appeal-britains-oldest-living-sexploitation-star-tells-all-6110509.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/x-appeal-britains-oldest-living-sexploitation-star-tells-all-6110509.html May 1, 2022 subscription live X appeal: Britain's oldest living sexploitation star tells all 2006-01-29 mdy-all See also 1991 in anime Sources External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb